Race #1
Story and Photos by Joe Myers
Saturday, Feb. 20
The NORRCA 1999 Paved Oval Series kicks off it's season at the Velodrome in Encino CA. This is race ONE of a Seven races series, and one of only two Velodrome stops on this years series. With NORRCA concentrating on bringing paved oval racing back to short tracks and parking lot types of tracks, the series will be made mostly of these types of surfaces.
This is the first "OFFICIAL" 4 Cell race by NORRCA, and the results were very impressive to most. Speeds were good, and drivers who never thought they would enjoy it commented how supprisingly quick the cars actually were.
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 Expert Modified |
Expert Stock |
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Modified Nastruck |
Sportsman Stock |
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Sportsman Modified |
Rookie |
Roger Pane, who has been the master of this Velodrome in 6 cell kept up his winning ways.
He blistered the track in qualifying and ran the only 23 lap runs of the weekend,
turning a 23/4:05.30 in qualifying. Pane also went on to run a 23/ 4:07.30 in the
main holding of former world champion Tony Neisinger, who ran a 22/4:00.84. Making
up the rest of the top five spots were Frank Killam, Gary Hamilton and Mike Dyer. Joe Myers was able to hold off Tom Kendall for the TQ, and
went on to win over Vic Nalley. Myers, last years series winner, ran a 19/4:05.84 for the
TQ. The Expert Stock class had to Say UNCLE, Uncle Buck that was.
With Buck Van Patten taking TQ honors. Uncle Buck ran a 19/4:06.20 to beat
out Steve Pacquing for the pole, but the main belonged to Larry Ruby. Ruby
starting shotgun on the field came from last spot to win the first race of the year. Ruby
had also won two classes on the Dirt Oval the night before in NORRCA's Dirt Oval Series
held in Saugus CA. Following Larry to the stripe was Paul Cathey, Steve Pacquing,
Nic Case and Gary Scott, all five running 19 lap runs. Vince Guzman TQ'd over Jason Hastings with a 21/4:03.25 vs.
21/4:09.47. Guzman was able to hold off the charging John Hobson and Todd
Nalley for the win as well. With TJ Kendall and James Albera rounding out the top 5. Nick Sava spent most of the day wondering if he liked 4 cell or
not. It was a bit of a struggle for him most of the day. But, in the end it
was Sava who wound up with the TQ with a 18/4:04.74, and the race win. Nick beat
Michael Smith by nearly 5 seconds, while Smith had Craig Kaplan and Joe Camargo breathing
down his neck. Finishing 5th was Todd Keizer. The "NEW" Rookie Class being offered this year is to allow both racers
who have never raced oval, and who have never raced before a place to try out Paved Oval
Racing. The entry into this class is being offered at 1/2 the normal entry fee to
encourange "NEW" participants. With only two drivers taking advantage of this class this weekend, it
was Warren Pratt who TQ'd, but it was Matt Kendall who will be in the Record book as
winning the First ROOKIE A main.
Roger Pane 
"Makin'
4cell MOVE!"
Expert Modified
Modified Nastruck
Expert Stock
Sportsman Modified
Sportsman Stock
Rookie
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