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Kyle Hirst claims his second career David Tarter Memorial victory in a final lap thriller at Silver Dollar Speedway on Saturday
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – June 4, 2016…Over the last few years the David Tarter Memorial has never lacked excitement and on Saturday night another instant classic was born at Silver Dollar Speedway, with Paradise, Ca’s Kyle Hirst making a scintillating late race charge to get by young upstart Michael Ing on the final lap of the feature.
The outstanding final part of the main event capped a great night of celebration & remembrance of the late David Tarter, who we lost in 2012. After taking the checkered flag Hirst once again parked in turn four and saluted the Tarter family & friends that famously sit in the fourth corner bleachers. The two-time King of the West champ also won the event in 2014 with a masterful drive from the 16th starting spot that year.
Hirst’s $3500 victory this time around came from the outside of the fourth row and couldn’t have been more exciting, as he scored his second King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series victory of the season at Silver Dollar Speedway. It was also his 18th career King of the West win, which gives him sole possession of fifth on the all-time series list.
“I hope everyone enjoyed that race because it sure was fun where I was sitting,” the 28-year-old driver commented. “This is such a special race and it means a lot to win it for the second time in the last three years. I really want to thank everyone that makes it possible to drive this Tarlton & Son/ Roth Motorsports car. Michael Ing did a great job in the main event so I really have to give him kudos as well. I have a lot of confidence in this team right now. Hopefully we can go get a lot more wins as the summer goes on.”
For much of the 35-lap feature it looked as if Roseville’s Sean Becker would complete the weekend sweep after winning Friday’s track point race. The 2005 King of the West champ captured the dash and blasted into the lead at the waving of the green flag.
Early on it was Hanford’s DJ Netto that gave chase after the fast moving Becker, until getting over the edge of turns three & four to bring out a yellow flag on lap 19. This moved Chico’s own Michael Ing up to second, who was having a very impressive weekend up to that point. The 17-year-old certainly opened a lot of eyes and was able to keep pace with Becker as the race wore on.
On lap 31 the complexion of the main event then changed when Becker got over the edge in turn four, allowing Ing & Hirst the opportunity to get by. With Ing now leading the race he looked to score one of the major upsets in King of the West competition, but Hirst had other ideas. With the white flag in the air he motored to Ing’s inside and inched ahead off the second corner as the crowd came to their feet. That turned out to be all she wrote as Hirst took the Ed Entz checkered flag with just over a second to spare.
Ing ended the race with a career best runner up finish aboard the Ing Excavation No. 21 mount. The youngster drove an outstanding race and should be commended for putting together such a strong night. After leading the first 30-laps Becker crossed the stripe in third at the helm of the Menne Motorsports No. 75 machine. Although disappointed it was still a strong weekend for the man they call the “Shark.”
Chico’s Jonathan Allard had a solid run to drive from 12th to fourth in the feature, with Grass Valley’s Jason Statler earning the $250 hard charger award by carving his way from 15th to fifth. It was great to see the “Big Guy” have a good night.
The top-10 was rounded out by Hanford’s Mitchell Faccinto, Campbell’s Bud Kaeding, Sacramento’s Willie Croft, Netto and Elk Grove’s Bobby McMahan.
As noted Becker took home the Dash and the $250 prize that went with it. The three 10-lap Heat Races were picked off by DJ Netto, Sean Becker and Kyle Hirst. Bobby McMahan opened the night by setting fast time in the 24-car field with a lap of 11.849 around the quarter-mile. The veteran went home with $500 courtesy of Kyle Larson Racing. Full results will be available at www.racepmg.com
A-main finish: 1. #21X Kyle Hirst, 2. #21 Michael Ing, 3. #75 Sean Becker, 4. #3C Jonathan Allard, 5. #00 Jason Statler, 6. #37 Mitchell Faccinto, 7. #0 Bud Kaeding, 8. #29 Willie Croft, 9. #88N D.J. Netto, 10. #25 Bobby McMahan, 11. #5H Cory Eliason, 12. #98 Sean Watts, 13. #M21 Kalib Henry, 14. #12 Jarrett Soares, 15. #5V Seth Nunes, 16. #93 Stephen Ingraham, 17. #42 Chase Majdic, 18. #2R Richard Brace Jr., 19. #49 Mike Monahan, 20. #92 Andy Forsberg, 21. #31C Justyn Cox, 22. #19 Keith Bloom
The King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series will head next for the Jimmy Sills Classic on June 18 at the Stockton Dirt Track, which is a part of the San Joaquin County Fair. With paid admission to the fair, upper deck grandstand tickets cost $10 & lower deck tickets are $5. Pre-sale race tickets to be held at will call & picked up on day of race can be purchased by also calling 916-370-9417.
Adult fair admission is $10, kids 6-12 will be $5 and children 5 & under are free. Seniors, students & military with id cost $7. Fair admission can be pre-bought at https://sanjoaquinfairgrounds.com/fair/ & features a $2 discount until June 14 using the code 2off at checkout.
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For the 5th straight year at the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial the Carwash Mike Fast Time Award will be handed out. The winner of the award on April 30 goes home with a custom Jagermeister Trophy & a Coors Light Cowboy Hat, in honor of racing super fan & friend Carwash Mike Avilla, who passed away in 2011. It’s also been a tradition to raise money for fast time & has risen to over $1000 for a number of years.
If anybody would like to donate money for the award in Mike’s name please let Gary Thomas or Dave & Durica know atdurica1414@sbcglobal.net or 916-988-5958. The Carwash Mike Fast Time Award has been captured the last four years by Rico Abreu, Tim Kaeding, Roger Crockett & Bud Kaeding respectively. The Bradway Memorial was one of Mike’s favorite races each season at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway.
Lap money is also still available, so if you would like to purchase a lap be sure & let the Durica’s know asap. They will be on hand this Saturday in Placerville for the KWS opener.
The event on April 30 at Silver Dollar Speedway pays tribute to fallen race car driver Dave Bradway Jr., who lost his life in a Sprint Car crash at Skagit Speedway’s Dirt Cup in 1987. Bradway was a driver destined for stardom in Sprint Car racing and the event held in his memory has become a cornerstone for the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series each season.
“The Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial is such a special race for so many people out here in California and the support it receives year after year is always so great to see,” said King of the West Announcer & PR Director Gary Thomas. “The Bradway is an event everyone can get behind and it’s definitely cool to see all the fans, teams, crew members & sponsors become involved with donating money & product. It’s one of those events that every driver wants to win and I know we can’t wait till April 30 to see who adds their name to the list. Silver Dollar Speedway has been great lately so you won’t want to miss it. ”
The King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series is held under the management of Prentice Motorsports Group, which also operates the Civil War 360 Sprint Car Series presented by Flowmaster, the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo, the Wingless Sprint Car Series presented by Hunt Magnetos, the All Star Modified Tour and Ocean Speedway.