An entertaining night of racing at the annual Carnett Clash was capped with Lincoln’s Tanner Carrick scoring his first Placerville Speedway win of the season on Saturday.
Sharing victory lane at the event were Anthony Slaney with the Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models, Nick Baldwin with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Mike Miller with the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks.
The 25-lap Thompson’s Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car feature began with Tanner Carrick and youngster Austin Wood going at it for the lead.
The pair battled back and forth before Carrick assumed the point that he would never relinquish. Although Carrick officially led for the duration, it did not come easy for the driver of the TC Guide Service No. 83T.
Placerville’s Shane Hopkins moved into second around lap 11 and began to hound the rear of Carrick, while having to contend with Auburn’s Andy Forsberg at the same time. The trio raced close together for several laps in exciting fashion, but Carrick ran a near mistake free race up front.
Carrick went on to cross the Ron Stahl checkered flag for his eighth career Placerville Speedway Winged 360 triumph, tying Kalib Henry and Glen Boune on the all-time win list. Hopkins came home in second and became the new point leader by two markers ahead of third place finisher Forsberg.
Modesto’s Tony Gomes and Elk Grove’s Bubba Decaires rounded out the top-five. Completing the top-10 were Luke Hayes, Chance Grasty, Izaak Sharp, Austin Torgerson and Austin Wood.
The $1,000 to win Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Model feature saw Martinez driver Anthony Slaney continue his impressive campaign. Live Oak’s Matt Micheli led the early laps as things clicked off fast and furious.
Slaney looked ultra-fast though as he charged around the high side of the quarter mile bullring. The current Placerville Speedway point leader took over the lead on lap 10 and went on to hold command for the extent, crossing the stripe for his fourth triumph of the season.
Rod Oliver gave it a strong run in second, followed by Micheli, Dan Brown Jr., and Ryan McDaniel.
The Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks also showcased a tremendous 25-lap finale, which kept fans on the edge of their seats. Multiple drivers battled it out for the $750 grand prize as part of the Carnett Clash.
Tommy Sturgeon led the first couple laps, before Placerville’s Tyler Lightfoot charged to the point.
Lightfoot has put together a solid campaign in the Pure Stock and cut smooth laps up front, while contending with five-time track champion Nick Baldwin. Lapped traffic made things interesting up front and at one point, Baldwin split the difference as he battled with Lightfoot for the top-spot.
With 18 laps complete Baldwin snagged the lead and would go on to lead the final seven circuits for his 30th career Placerville Speedway triumph. Lightfoot came home in second, followed by Kevin Jinkerson, Sturgeon and Wayne Trimble in the top-five.
Placerville’s Mike Miller continued his mastery of the Mountain Democrat Mini Truck division on Saturday, leading all 20 laps for victory. Luke Costa had one of his best career runs in second, followed by Austin Struthers, Thomas Jensen and Paizlee Miller.
Placerville Speedway returns to action this coming Saturday with the $8,500 to win Forni-Humphreys Classic.
Results
Placerville Speedway
Carnett Clash
July 27, 2024
Winged Sprint Cars:
1. 83T-Tanner Carrick[2]; 2. 21-Shane Hopkins[3]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[8]; 4. 7C-Tony Gomes[7]; 5. 94-Greg Decaires V[5]; 6. 9L-Luke Hayes[9]; 7. 1-Chance Grasty[6]; 8. 24S-Izaak Sharp[16]; 9. 88-Austin Torgerson[11]; 10. 2A-Austin Wood[1]; 11. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[15]; 12. 15-Cody Key[17]; 13. 17-Anthony Snow[14]; 14. 98-Chris Masters[13]; 15. 25JR-Cody Johnson[22]; 16. 17T-Grasen Ternora; 17. 93-Stephen Ingraham[19]; 18. 97-Blaine Craft[20]; 19. 77-Ryan Lippincott[4]; 20. 3-Cole Schroeder[10]; 21. 79-Mark Hanson[12]; 22. 34-Dakota Albright[21]; 23. 75-Bill Smith[18]
Late Models:
1. 4X-Anthony Slaney[3]; 2. 57-Rod Oliver[5]; 3. 96M-Matt Micheli[2]; 4. 15-Dan Brown Jr[6]; 5. 25-Ryan McDaniel[8]; 6. 37-Ray Trimble[4]; 7. 17Y-Tim Yeager[1]; 8. 22G-Paul Gugliomoni[12]; 9. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[10]; 10. 01-Terry Kaiser[11]; 11. 15J-Jay Norton[7]; 12. 98-Kiely Ricardo[9]; 13. (DNS) 54-Matt Davis
Pure Stocks:
1. 17-Nick Baldwin[4]; 2. 23-Tyler Lightfoot[1]; 3. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[5]; 4. 16-Tommy Sturgeon[2]; 5. 86-Wayne Trimble[3]; 6. 4D3-Dan Jinkerson[9]; 7. 53-Jason Clayton[7]; 8. 14P-Nicholas Pate[11]; 9. 43-Kenny Bernstein[6]; 10. 91-Andrew Brulez[10]; 11. 53JR-Jason Clayton Jr[8]; 12. 93-Mel Byers[12]; 13. 12J-Jason Ramos[13]
Mini Trucks:
1. 16-Mike Miller[1]; 2. 7-Luke Costa[10]; 3. 70-Austin Struthers[5]; 4. 08JR-Thomas Jensen[3]; 5. 26-Paizlee Miller[8]; 6. 28-Howard Miller[7]; 7. 07-Tyler Goggin[4]; 8. 03-Bobby Clark[6]; 9. 21-Paige Miller[11]; 10. 24K-Michael Barreno[2]; 11. 65X-Brian Tremblay[9]
Images courtesy of Petersen Media
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