Marysville Raceway resumes competition Saturday
After a three-week break, championship auto racing resumes with a stellar five-division night of racing on Saturday at Marysville Raceway.
The winged 360 sprint cars, IMCA Sport Mods, Super Stocks, Economy Winged Sprints and the BCRA Midget Lites will battle during point race No. 7 at the quarter-mile clay oval in Linda.
Marysville’s Jeremy Hawes continues to lead the winged 360 sprint car point standings. Hawes is in search of his first career winged sprint car championship and holds a 20-point lead over Sutter’s Tyler Seavey.
Another solid car count is excepted Saturday night. Reno’s Mike Monahan, Yuba City’s Korey Lovell and Applegate’s Jimmy Steward round out the top five in the division.
Phillip Shelby is dominating the point standings during the IMCA Sport Mods point series. He holds a jaw dropping 39-point edge over Mike Smith. That big of a lead is unprecedented this early in a season.
Defending Super Stock champion James Castleberry holds a four-point edge over Mike Walko. Both drivers have visited victory lane this year. Rod Oliver sits in the third spot, just seven points back.
Adam Ermolenko has won his share of main events this sea- son, and because of this, holds a 10-point edge over Cameron Haney Jr. in Economy Winged Sprints. Yuba City’s Jaylon Deas is in the third spot and only 14 points behind Ermolenko.
Scott Kinney was the most recent winner during the BCRA Midget Lites main event at Marysville Raceway. His son, Hunter, finished a close second. Craig Dillard was a close third
and Emilee fourth.
The pit gate will open at 3 p.m., while the front grandstand gate opens at 5 p.m.
Adult general admission is $13 into the grandstands. Seniors, juniors and military with ID are $10 each, kids ages 6-11 are $6 and children five and under are free. A family pass is available and consists of two adult tickets, two junior tickets or three kids tickets for a combined price of $40.
Fans can also purchase tickets online by visiting www.marysvilleraceway.com. Lindgren was