Author - Rick Faeth

Forsberg, Simas, & Rothweiler Have the Right Parts on O’Reilly Night

~~PETALUMA, CA, June 4— Pleasant summer weather and a smooth track greeted the packed pit area on Petaluma Speedway’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Night.  Three-time track champion Alissa Geving bested the field of 16 Pit Stop USA Winged 360’s during time trials positing a 12.758 in the A1A Performance Muffler #3x.  The top two points earners Geoff Ensign and Herman Klein garnered the 8-lap heat races.  The 25-lap feature found the perfect set-up for the loyal patrons as Auburn’s [...]

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Slack, Gonnella, Ensign Have the ‘Know How’ on NAPA Night

~~PETALUMA, CA, June 7— Warm sunny conditions saw Petaluma Speedway feature a heavy cushion on NAPA Auto Parts Night.  Rapid Herman Klein wheeling the Josh Bates Sport Clips #42 started the night off with a fast time effort of 13.248 in the Pit Stop USA Winged 360 Division. Grass Valley’s Jeremy Burt and Oakley’s Chris Magoon captured the 8-lap preliminary heats.  The 25-lap feature witnessed Burt and Joe Stornetta lead the 14-car field to the green.  Burt held [...]

June 11, 2014 Petaluma Speedway Read more...

Schank Jr, DeCarlo, Brady, & Mosier Make Way to Triumphs

~~PETALUMA, CA, May 31— Beautiful weather, a packed pit area, and a hooked up track greeted the dedicated Petaluma Speedway Patrons after a Memorial Day Weekend dark week.  Colton Slack in his awesome liveried #17 out-paced the 24-car Joe Hunt Wingless Sprints vs Pit Stop USA Spec Sprint field with a deft 14.672.  The three heat race format saw Tommy Laliberte, visiting Scott Hall, and Trevor Schmid notch the 8-lap preliminaries.  Hall also captured the 6-lap trophy dash [...]

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Ensign Continues Roll, Laliberte and Rothweiler Invade

~~PETALUMA, CA, May 17— The common thread this race season once again greeted Petaluma Speedway Patrons Saturday Night…sun, wind, and a Geoff Ensign victory.  Action got underway with Roberto Kirby wheeling his sharp looking #10x to fast time honors in the Pit Stop USA Winged 360 class with a 13.173.  Cotati veteran Ivan Worden copped the first heat and point leader Ensign nabbed the second 8-lapper.  A special 6-lap dash for cash was netted by Kirby.  The 25-lap [...]

May 26, 2014 Petaluma Speedway Read more...

Blackwood Captures First Lumberjack Victory

Brent Blackwood captured his first ever Lumberjack Restaurant Super Stock Race last Saturday Night, May 10th on Victory Chevrolet and Autoworld Dodge, Jeep, & Chrysler Night at Petaluma Speedway.  Blackwood's #34 performed as sharp as it looked as a solid field of super stocks challenged the tricky 3/8th's mile oval in conjunction with the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series.  Blackwood and points leader Steve Studebaker both captured preliminary heat race wins.  In the feature Blackwood [...]

May 16, 2014 Petaluma Speedway Read more...

Ensign Three-peats, DeCarlo Repeats, Stornetta Smokes

~~PETALUMA, CA, May 3— Chilly temps and blustery winds greeted Petaluma Speedway Patrons for the third points race of the season.  Herman Klein collected his first Pit Stop USA fast time award in the Winged 360 class with a 14.012.  HK backed up his single fast lap with 8 more quick ones in capturing the first heat race.  Point leader Geoff Ensign was victorious in the second heat.  The 25-lap feature saw Wayne Katen grab the early lead [...]

May 7, 2014 Petaluma Speedway Read more...