Industry Speedway season is over.
Not quite the final main event we were expecting, sans Charlie Venegas. Perhaps the field caught up to him, especially Ricky Wells, the 17-year-old from Yorba Linda who won his sixth event of the season. Venegas, of San Bernardino, finished the season with a series-high 10 victories.
The final results, courtesy Jim Short of industryspeedway.com:
FIRST DIVISION
Heat race winners
1. Charlie Venegas, San Bernardino; 2. Ricky Wells, Yorba Linda; 3. Bobby Schwartz, Costa Mesa; 4. Shawn McConnell, Brea; 5. Russell Green, San Bernardino; 6. Jimmy Fishback, Rancho Cucamonga; 7. Shaun Harmatiuk, Garden Grove; 8. Jason Ramirez, Orange; 9. Schwartz; 10. Mike Faria, Reno, Nevada; 11. Venegas; 12. Wells.
QUALIFYING POINTS
Points for the 4-rider heats are awarded on the basis of 3 for a heat win, 2 for second, and 1 for third; the top 8 scorers advance to the semifinals:
Schwartz 8 (3-2-3); McConnell 7 (3-2-2); Harmatiuk 7 (2-3-2); Venegas 7 (3-1-3); Wells 6 (3-0-3); Fishback 6 (2-3-1); Faria 6 (2-1-3); Dale Facchini, Riverside, 5 (2-1-2); Green 4 (1-3-0); Tim Gomez, Hesperia, 4 (1-2-1); Robbie Sauer, Bakersfield, 4 (1-2-1); Ramirez 3 (0-3-0); Neil Facchini, Riverside, 3 (1-0-2); Brad Sauer, Bakersfield, 1 (0-0-1); John Marquez, Menifee, 1 (0-1-0); Eloy Medellin, Yorba Linda, 0.
First semifinal
1. Wells; 2. McConnell; 3. Fishback; 4. Venegas.
Second semifinal
1. Faria; 2. Harmatiuk; 3. D. Facchini; 4. Schwartz.
Last Chance qualifier
1. Schwartz; 2. Fishback; 3. D. Facchini; 4. Venegas.
Main event
1. Wells; 2. Faria; 3. Harmatiuk; 4. McConnell; 5. Schwartz.
OTHER MAIN EVENT WINNERS
Sidecar: Bob Brayton, Midway City, and Dwayne King, Mission Viejo; Stuart Glass, Auckland, New Zealand, and Jack Straw, Torrance.
Second Division: Marvin Sonnier, Bakersfield.
Third Division: Danny Baker, Covina.
Youth: Austin Novratil, Huntington Beach; River McDougal, Bakersfield.
PeeWee: Nicky Reimer, Seal Beach.