Former National Champion Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz thrilled the crowd by
scoring his first main event victory of the season at Industry Speedway.
Schwartz entered the main as the top scorer and wisely selected gate one. When
the tapes went up Schwartz beat "Flyin" Mike Faria and the rest of the field to
turn one. Faria pursued the former World Pairs Champion for a lap before
pulling up on the back straight. That left an insurmountable gap between the 53
year old leader and the rest of the field. Schwartz went uncontested the rest
of the way and was first to the checkered flag. Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell
finished second, "Battling" Buck Blair was third, Austin Novratil finished
fourth, and Faria was credited with fifth.
Novratil opened the heats with a win over Tyson Burmeister. "Fast" Eddie
Castro beat Tyson Talkington in the second heat. Schwartz defeated Neil
Facchini for his first victory. Blair beat Russell Green to end the first
round.
McConnell started the second round by beating Neil Facchini. John Marquez
defeated Talkington in the next heat. Faria beat Green in event 11. Schwartz
finished round two with a win over Novratil.
Castro began the final round by defeating Blair. Talkington handed Schwartz
his only defeat by impressively winning event 18. McConnell beat Brad
Pappalardo to score his second straight win. Faria ended the heats with a win
over Novratil.
Faria and McConnell finished one-two in the first semi to transfer to the main.
Schwartz won the second semi with Novratil following him into the main. Blair
won the Last Chance to fill the final spot in the main.
Eloy Medellin charged from the ten yard line and took control of the Second
Division Main Event in turn one. The veteran rider extended his lead with each
lap and romped to victory. Kevin Wybenga finished second, John Pavia was third,
Bubba Vazzana finished fourth, and Tim McGrath was fifth.
DeWayne "Sugar Daddy" Stark put together four smooth laps and the 69 year old
claimed the victory in the Third Division Main Event. Chris Jones was second,
Jake Myers finished third, Kip McClain was fourth, Tony DeAlmeida finished
fifth, and Kevin Johnson was sixth.
Dillon Ruml led all four laps en route to victory in the Youth Second Division
Main Event. Broc Nicol finished second, Michael Wells was third, Maverick
Molloy finished fourth, and Chase Sanborn was fifth.
Sebastian Palmese led the Pee Wee Main Event from start to finish and collected
the win. Tristan Britt was second, Dylan Smith finished third, Dominic Laney
was fourth, Alyssa Smith finished fifth, and Walker Calvo was sixth.
National Champions Joe Jones and Jimmy Olsen made the best start in the Sidecar
Main Event and led the first two laps with no pressure. Gerard Jackson and Dave
German closed ground on the leaders and were planted on the back tire when they
took the white flag. Jones and Olsen held firm while Jackson and German made a
mistake and veered toward the infield. Jones and Olsen crossed the finish line
first with Dylan Beard and Crystal Laurie taking second.
The program included an exhibition between two-time World Speedway Champion
Bruce Penhall and sprint car racer Wally Pankratz racing Ford Focus midget
sprint cars. Next week's event will include the Speedway Racers Wheelie
Competition.

RESULTS

Sidecar Main Event
1 - Joe Jones/Jimmy Olsen
5150 - Dylan Beard/Crystal Laurie
66 - Gerard Jackson/Dave German
2 - Brian Motis/Brandi McElroy (non starters)
13 - Scott Driggers/Casey Driggers (non starters)

Pee Wee Main Event
795 - Sebastian Palmese
11 - Tristan Britt
13 - Dylan Smith
19 - Dominic Laney
31 - Alyssa Smith
21 - Walker Calvo

Youth Second Division Main Event
111 - Dillon Ruml
146 - Broc Nicol
214 - Michael Wells
34 - Maverick Molloy
108 - Chase Sanborn

Youth First Division Main Event
308 - Max Ruml

Third Division Main Event
268 - DeWayne Stark 0
116 - Chris Jones 10
175 - Jake Myers 0
316 - Kip McClain 0
157 - Tony DeAlmeida 10
122 - Kevin Johnson 10

Second Division Main Event (awarded)
178 - Eloy Medellin
191 - Kevin Wybenga
355 - John Pavia
274 - Bubba Vazzana
186 - Tim McGrath (fell)

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T
6 – Shawn McConnell E 3 3 6
9 – Mike Faria 1 3 3 7
11 – Bobby Schwartz 3 3 2 8
14 – Eddie Castro 3 1 3 7
19 – Dale Facchini 1 0 1 2
26 – Tyson Burmeister 2 F 1 3
39 – Buck Blair 3 F 2 5
41 – John Marquez 1 3 0 4
63 – Michael Raines 1 1 1 3
86 – Neil Facchini 2 2 1 5
145 – Brad Pappalardo 0 0 2 2
146 – Aaron Fox 0 1 0 1
151 – Brandon Leedy 0 1 F 1
181 – Austin Novratil 3 2 2 7
220 – Tyson Talkington 2 2 3 7
321 – Russell Green 2 2 0 4

Heat Results
1: Novratil, Burmeister, Raines, Fox
2: Castro, Talkington, Faria, Pappalardo
3: (restarted) Schwartz, N.Facchini, Marquez (penalty line), Leedy
4: Blair, Green, D.Facchini, McConnell (engine failure)
9: McConnell, N.Facchini, Raines, Pappalardo
10: (awarded) Marquez, Talkington, Fox, Blair (fell)
11: Faria, Green, Leedy, Burmeister (fell)
12: Schwartz, Novratil, Castro, D.Facchini
17: Castro, Blair, Raines, Green
18: Talkington, Schwartz, Burmeister, Marquez
19: McConnell, Pappalardo, D.Facchini, Fox
20: Faria, Novratil, N.Facchini, Leedy (fell)
Semi #1: Faria, McConnell, Blair, Castro (tape penalty), Green
Semi #2: Schwartz, Novratil, Talkington, N.Facchini, Marquez (fell)

First Division Last Chance
39 - Buck Blair
14 - Eddie Castro
86 - Neil Facchini
220 - Tyson Talkington

First Division Main Event
11 - Bobby Schwartz
6 - Shawn McConnell
39 - Buck Blair
181 - Austin Novratil
9 - Mike Faria (engine failure)

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