Fremont’s Shane Golobic has grabbed several special wins in his Sprint Car career and on Friday night the veteran added another, by scoring the $5,000 top prize at the Tyler Wolf Memorial in Chico.
It was Golobic’s second consecutive triumph during SCCT Western Speedweek and marked his 15th all-time victory with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Special thanks to Demo Mittry of Mittry Construction, along with Gary Perkins and Keith Arellano for bumping up the winners share at the 11th running of the Tyler Wolf Memorial.
The Silver Dollar Speedway showcased a terrific atmosphere during the penultimate round of Speedweek and the drivers certainly gave the fans on hand an intriguing feature.
Paradise driver John Michael Bunch began the evening by setting a new SCCT track record, before winning the High Sierra Industries Dash. One of the biggest roars of the night came when Bunch decided to take the Tyler Wolf Challenge and forgo his pole position, in favor of heading back to start 19th and have a shot at making some extra cheddar.
The 35-lap finale came to the line with Chico’s Kenny Allen and Golobic sharing the front row. A big pileup occurred on the opening lap however, and Bunch was among the drivers that needed to head for the work area. Once things got going it was Allen who jumped into the lead impressively and fended off every challenge that Golobic threw his way.
The former Silver Dollar Speedway Rookie of the Year hasn’t raced much the last couple years and did a fantastic job out front leading some of the top names in California Sprint Car racing. Golobic was patient as always though and waited for the opportunity to pounce, which came on lap 16.
With Allen getting a bit tight on the cushion Golobic dove below and grabbed the lead. After that he pulled away from the field but the action behind him was as hot as the weather outside. Dylan Bloomfield and Tanner Carrick were worth the price of admission on this night, battling back and forth for numerous laps.
Bloomfield solidified the runner up spot on lap 29 and then began to reel in the leader. The 18-year-old from Oakley looked like a rocket ship as he came after Golobic and when the white flag waved, he was right there. Rounding the final set of corners it looked to be a classic finish, only to have the yellow lights flash on, bringing things to a halt.
It set up a two-lap shootout that saw Golobic hit his marks to bring home the win ahead of Bloomfield, Carrick, Justin Sanders and Andy Forsberg. Finishing sixth through 10th were Chance Grasty, Shane Hopkins, Corbin Rueschenberg, Nick Parker and Allen. John Clarke earned the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award, while Bunch was able to finish 16th after taking the Tyler Wolf Challenge.
Thanks to the graciousness of several people during the night, extra money was added to the hard charger and the 19th place finisher among others. A strong field of 42 cars competed with SCCT on Friday night. Bunch took home a total of $300 for setting the Sierra Foothills Wine Services Fast Time to begin the program.
The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour finishes off Speedweek tonight at Placerville Speedway. Auburn’s Andy Forsberg brings the point lead into the grand finale. He holds a seven-point advantage over a two way tie for second between Dylan Bloomfield and Shane Hopkins.
Results
Sprint Car Challenge Tour Silver Dollar Speedway Tyler Wolf Memorial July 19, 2024
A Main 35 Laps | 00:42:39.514
1. 17W-Shane Golobic[2]; 2. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[3]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 4. 4SA-Justin Sanders[5]; 5. 92-Andy Forsberg[8]; 6. 1-Chance Grasty[6]; 7. 21-Shane Hopkins[11]; 8. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[9]; 9. 15-Nick Parker[12]; 10. 76K-Kenny Allen[1]; 11. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[14]; 12. 38-Colby Johnson[7]; 13. 2A-Austin Wood[13]; 14. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[18]; 15. 12J-John Clark[22]; 16. 11VS-John Michael Bunch[19]; 17. 01-Nick Larsen[16]; 18. 28-Gauge Garcia[10]; 19. 51-Jake Morgan[15]; 20. 7B-Sean Becker[17]; 21. 55D-Dawson Hammes[20]; 22. X1-Michael Faccinto[21]; 23. 54S-Ryan Bernal[24]; 24. 25S-Seth Standley[23]
B Main 12 Laps | 00:11:19.583
1. X1-Michael Faccinto[2]; 2. 12J-John Clark[4]; 3. 25S-Seth Standley[1]; 4. 54S-Ryan Bernal[11]; 5. 9-Dustin Freitas[14]; 6. 9L-Luke Hayes[3]; 7. 2XM-Max Mittry[9]; 8. 76-Jennifer Osborne[15]; 9. 61-Travis Labat[5]; 10. 7W-Dennis Scherer[13]; 11. 8A-Aydan Saunders[8]; 12. 21M-Michael Ing[6]; 13. 57B-Bobby Butler[10]; 14. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[7]; 15. 71W-Mike Wasina Jr[12]
C Feature 10 Laps | 00:02:31.614
1. 9-Dustin Freitas[1]; 2. 76-Jennifer Osborne[6]; 3. 8-William Fielding[5]; 4. 93-Stephen Ingraham[7]; 5. 2S-Jayce Steinberg[9]; 6. 75-Bill Smith[3]; 7. 91J-Justin Henry[2]; 8. 11S-Steel Powell[4]; 9. 5V-Colby Copeland[8]
Dash 6 Laps | 00:01:25.427
1. 11VS-John Michael Bunch[2]; 2. 76K-Kenny Allen[1]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 5. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 6. 4SA-Justin Sanders[7]; 7. 1-Chance Grasty[6]; 8. 38-Colby Johnson[8]
Heat 1 10 Laps | 00:03:31.993
1. 38-Colby Johnson[2]; 2. 4SA-Justin Sanders[4]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 4. 15-Nick Parker[3]; 5. 01-Nick Larsen[6]; 6. 9L-Luke Hayes[5]; 7. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[8]; 8. 54S-Ryan Bernal[10]; 9. 9-Dustin Freitas[7]; 10. 8-William Fielding[9]; 11. 2S-Jayce Steinberg[11]
Heat 2 10 Laps | 00:04:11.313
1. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[1]; 2. 1-Chance Grasty[4]; 3. 28-Gauge Garcia[5]; 4. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[2]; 5. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[3]; 6. 61-Travis Labat[8]; 7. 2XM-Max Mittry[6]; 8. 7W-Dennis Scherer[10]; 9. 75-Bill Smith[9]; 10. 93-Stephen Ingraham[7]
Heat 3 10 Laps | 00:03:58.163
1. 83T-Tanner Carrick[1]; 2. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 3. 11VS-John Michael Bunch[4]; 4. 2A-Austin Wood[5]; 5. 7B-Sean Becker[7]; 6. 12J-John Clark[9]; 7. 21M-Michael Ing[6]; 8. 57B-Bobby Butler[11]; 9. 91J-Justin Henry[8]; 10. 76-Jennifer Osborne[10]; 11. X1-Michael Faccinto[3]
Heat 4 10 Laps | 00:08:21.530
1. 76K-Kenny Allen[1]; 2. 21-Shane Hopkins[5]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[4]; 4. 51-Jake Morgan[8]; 5. 55D-Dawson Hammes[9]; 6. 25S-Seth Standley[2]; 7. 8A-Aydan Saunders[10]; 8. 71W-Mike Wasina Jr[7]; 9. 11S-Steel Powell[6]; 10. 5V-Colby Copeland[3]
Qualifying A | 00:00:34.000
1. 4SA-Justin Sanders, 00:11.808[1]; 2. 1-Chance Grasty, 00:11.899[14]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:11.949[13]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:11.994[9]; 5. 38-Colby Johnson, 00:12.019[18]; 6. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez, 00:12.032[19]; 7. 15-Nick Parker, 00:12.055[10]; 8. 35KM-Tyler Thompson, 00:12.078[12]; 9. 9L-Luke Hayes, 00:12.097[11]; 10. 28-Gauge Garcia, 00:12.097[8]; 11. 01-Nick Larsen, 00:12.098[21]; 12. 2XM-Max Mittry, 00:12.136[3]; 13. 9-Dustin Freitas, 00:12.176[2]; 14. 93-Stephen Ingraham, 00:12.197[4]; 15. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:12.226[6]; 16. 61-Travis Labat, 00:12.261[16]; 17. 8-William Fielding, 00:12.359[7]; 18. 75-Bill Smith, 00:12.366[20]; 19. 54S-Ryan Bernal, 00:12.369[5]; 20. 7W-Dennis Scherer, 00:12.392[15]; 21. 2S-Jayce Steinberg, 00:12.619[17]
Qualifying B | 00:00:43.036
1. 11VS-John Michael Bunch, 00:11.676[10]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic, 00:11.866[21]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 00:11.988[18]; 4. 76K-Kenny Allen, 00:12.000[1]; 5. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg, 00:12.036[13]; 6. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:12.046[5]; 7. X1-Michael Faccinto, 00:12.079[17]; 8. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:12.088[7]; 9. 2A-Austin Wood, 00:12.104[6]; 10. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:12.132[2]; 11. 21M-Michael Ing, 00:12.178[3]; 12. 11S-Steel Powell, 00:12.230[9]; 13. 7B-Sean Becker, 00:12.279[15]; 14. 71W-Mike Wasina Jr, 00:12.322[14]; 15. 91J-Justin Henry, 00:12.397[16]; 16. 51-Jake Morgan, 00:12.418[12]; 17. 12J-John Clark, 00:12.489[20]; 18. 55D-Dawson Hammes, 00:12.516[19]; 19. 76-Jennifer Osborne, 00:12.535[8]; 20. 8A-Aydan Saunders, 00:12.731[4]; 21. 57B-Bobby Butler, 00:13.012[11]
Story by Gary Thomas. Images courtesy of Devin M Photography and Jessica Cucuk
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