PETERSEN MEDIA
Getting back to the Petaluma Speedway this coming Saturday night, the Wingless Series presented by Joe Hunt Magnetos is set for the Soares Classic featuring a 50-Lap A-Main event.
A race founded by Jim Soares honoring his father, the Soares Classic once featured the 101-lap midget main, before switching to the 50-lap Non-Winged Sprint Car feature event. After Jim’s tragic passing in the off season, the 2015 Soares Classic will be a little more special, as he too will now be honored in what will be an emotional night at the Petaluma Speedway.
50-laps around the Petaluma Speedway is no easy task, and will truly be a test of the fittest drivers of the series. Terry Schank has been the man to beat with the Wingless Series over the years, and is coming into Saturday’s event with two consecutive wins to his credit, including a win during the series’ last stop at the speedway a couple of weeks back.
Though Schank has been racking up wins, San Jose, CA wheelman, Gary Nelson, Jr has Championship aspirations as he comes into the Soares Classic with a 23-point lead in the season standings. A tough showing during the last visit at the Speedway has Nelson even hungrier to redeem himself and find his first victory of 2015.
Nick Larson sits in the second spot in the point standings, and comes into the Soares Classic looking to build on his Top-10 run at the Petaluma Speedway back on July 18th. With the Championship race still wide open, Larson’s consistency has kept him in striking distance.
Perhaps the driver with the biggest chip on his shoulder returning to the Petaluma Speedway, is Shany Myhre who sits in third just 31 digits behind Nelson. Myhre had a great night going during the July 18th visit and was just laps from picking up the win. Losing the top-spot on a late restart, Myhre will certainly be one to watch when the green flag drops on Saturday night.
2015 has been a great year for the series, and as teams saw during a wild last visit to the Petaluma Speedway, anything can happen. Saturday’s Soares Classic should be another exciting race for the series as the 50-lap feature event is sure to bring non-stop excitement.
Other drivers expected to be on hand Saturday night include John Clark, Shayna Sylvia, Angelique Bell, Bradley Clark, Zach Kavert, Klint Simpson, Cody Fendley, Sparky Howard, Colton Slack, Austin Liggett, and many more of the division’s top drivers.
The Petaluma Speedway gets their program underway a little earlier than some tracks with the gates set to open at 4pm, and time trials set to go green by 5pm. Tickets for this event are available starting at $16 for adults, $12 for Juniors (6-11) and Seniors (65+), while those little fans that are 5 and under will be admitted for free.
ON TAP: The Wingless Series Presented by Joe Hunt Magnetos are right back at it this week as they return to the Petaluma Speedway on Saturday night for the Soares Classic featuring the 50-lap A Main Event.
WINNERS: Joe Stornetta (Silver Dollar Speedway on March 7th), Colton Slack (Calistoga Speedway on April 12th), Joe Stornetta (Placerville Speedway on May 30th), Austin Liggett (Stockton Dirt Track on June 13th), Terry Schank, (Calistoga Speedway on June 27th), Klint Simpson (Ocean Speedway on July 11th), Terry Schank (Petaluma Speedway on July 18th), Terry Schank (Stockton Dirt Track on August 1st).
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JOE HUNT MAGNETOS SPRINT CAR SERIES- Joe Hunt Magnetos’ Roger Gleason brought the traveling concept to non-wing sprint cars by popular demand. Over the years, the Joe Hunt Magnetos Sprint Car Series has ran a limited schedule at select tracks around the state. In 2015, the series will operate under the direction of the Prentice Motorsports Group competing in 12 races scattered at six different tracks.