Western Allstars-Gary Jacob Memorial this Saturday

Western Allstars Super Dirt Late Models prepare for Kings Speedway this Saturday


This Saturday night June 30th the Western Allstars will host The Gary Jacob Memorial presented by Fast Undercar at Kings Speedway in Hanford, CA. This is one of the biggest events of the year for the Western Allstars Dirt Late Models. Drivers from CA, CO, AZ, NV and OR are expected to enter the $5000 to win and $700 to start event. “We are very proud of that purse for a one night event”, stated series promoter Chris Kearns.

“Besides the $5000 to win and $700 to start A-Main we are also paying $850 to win and $250 to start the Non-Qualifier race,” added Kearns.

Some of the other giveaways for this race are $100 for Indiana Truck Salvage Fast Time, Insureitforless.com drum of race fuel, $100 for best appearing car and $100 for the longest tow sponsored by Bakersfield Speedway, $50 to the youngest and oldest racer sponsored by “Some Dude in Alabama”, $100 for 5th fastest qualifier sponsored by Olsons Race Engines. $50 each to the lap 25 leader, the slowest qualifier and the non-qualifier winner sponsored by Sara Souza. $350 for the Pioneer Mercantile/Olsons Race Engines Fast Dash. 1 Hoosier tire and 1 case of oil given out in each heat race and B-main. Each B-main winner will get $100 from Hixson Backhoe Service and a 2 lb Halon Fire extinguisher from Safety Pro Inc. Hixson Backhoe Service ($100) and Safety Pro Inc. (fire extinguisher) will also be giving their prizes in the non-qualifier main event.

The A-Main winner will receive $5000, a Fast Undercar/Gary Jacob Memorial Champions jacket and a Safety Pro Inc. Halon Fire extinguisher. There will also be a Little Darlins Childcare $100 Hard Charger Award and a $100 Photo Finish Photos Hard Luck Award. On top of the great A-Main purse 2 big dirt late model fans, Late Model Mark and Steve from RaceImages.net will contribute $100 each to the 4th and 11th place.

“It is very important for myself and the Western Allstars to honor Gary Jacob with a race of this caliber”, stated Kearns.

Gary Jacob was a very respected West Coast Auto Racing Writer. Gary could be seen at as many as 4 race tracks in one weekend. Without him West Coast Racing would have never got the exposure over the years that it did. It was a passion for him, as he was never paid for his work, and he gave his life to it. He won awards over the years for attending more auto races that anyone else in the United States. Gary would attend and write about anything from go-karts to dirt LateModels and attended events on any given weekend in states such as CA, AZ, NM, OR and WS. WAS promoter Kearns adds, “It would take 5 people to replace Gary and that will never happen. We all miss just seeing Gary at the races.” Gary Jacob passed away in June of 2006 while attending a meeting in Tulare regarding racing.

According to Kearns, “The Gary Jacob Memorial could not happen without the support of series sponsor Fast Undercar of Bakersfield.” “Mike at Fast Undercar is the best supporter, financially and mentally, a promoter like me could ask for,” added Kearns. “This series would not be anywhere near as successful without him. Fast Undercar is a wholesale undercar parts distributer.

The Western Allstars/ Gary Jacob Memorial presented by Fast Undercar is this Saturday June 30th @ Kings Speedway in Hanford, CA.

WAS notes and winners from Reno-Fernley June 16th

Based on the crowd size and enthusiam at Reno Fernley Raceway for the Western Allstars first visit to the track, you would never know there were only 23 cars on hand. It was a great night of racing and entertainment. Next to Las Vegas, it was probably the largest crowd the WAS has raced in front of this year. The racer participation for the autograph session was awesome and the fans seemed to really enjoy getting to come down on the track and meet the drivers. Zack Forster and Mike Johnson even let the fans sign there cars.The top West Coast Super Dirt Late Model drivers such as Mike Johnson, John Duty, Darren Coffel and the nights main event winner Kellen Chadwick put on a great show. As usual Dirt Late Model rookie Chris Shannon was his consistent self with another top 5 finish. AJ Kirkpatrick and Andy Obertello had a great side by side battle for several laps. Obertello moved up 13 positions to earn the Little Darlins Child Care Hard Charger award. Jeffrey Priddy had his most impressive showing of the year and Chet Buckleys bad luck continued, as he flipped in the main event, earning the Photo Finish Photos Hard Luck award. I would like to thank all of the racers who attended this long distance race (Duty 609mi) (Buckley 525mi) (All Bakersfield cars 460mi) It was a great time. To me the Reno-Fernley race wasn't just about the race, it was about having fun with family and friends. On Friday about 20 of us (my family, the Shannon crew, the Forster crew, the Sevisind family, the Detrich family) all floated down the Truckee River for about 3 hours. That was probably the best time of the weekend and the most work. (it wasn't easy knocking Chris Sevisind in the water) My son and I and several racers did battle on the Go-cart slick track. At night we hit floating golf balls into the driving range-lake and even did some bowling. It was a great weekend. Hopefully next year more racers and families will come enjoy this Western Allstars-Reno Fernley weekend. I may even try and ad a Friday night race somewhere. Here are all the winners. Hoosier Tire for the Longest tow, sponsored by Western Allstars: JOHN DUTY (This was not a planned giveaway, but I wanted to thank the drivers that supported this event) Driver meeting Drum of Race Fuel giveaway, sponsored by www.InSureItForLess.com : BOBBY HOGGE (This was not a planned giveaway either, but Doug Thompson wanted to also show support of the racers that attended this event. The fuel giveaway is normally only given out at points races) Indiana Truck Salvage $100 Fast Time Award: DARREN COFFELL (18.34) Case of oil giveaway for last place in each heat race: RELDON HATCH, CHET BUCKLEY, JAY ELLENBERGER, ANDY OBERTELLO Pioneer Mercantile Fast Dash: 1st) $100 KELLEN CHADWICK, 2nd) $75 ZACK FORSTER, 3rd) $50 DARREN COFFELL, 4th) $25 MIKE JOHNSON Reno-Fernley Raceway $100 slow dash winner: MARCUS AUE (this was also not a planned event or giveaway, Chris from Reno-Fernley just wanted to show his appreciation to the racers in attendance) $3000 A-MAIN Winner: KELLEN CHADWICK www.PhotoFinishPhotos.com $100 hard luck winner: CHET BUCKLEY Little Darlins Child Care $100 Hard Charger Award: ANDY OBERTELLO (13 positions) I would also like to thank the Reno-Fernley Raceway for inviting the Western Allstars to there awesome facility and to my crew for once again making me look good by running a perfectly organized show. (I just wish one of them would have driven that 2 seater for me, so I would have looked good there also) Thank you, Chris Kearns Western Allstars

Gary Jacob Memorial June 30th Kings Speedway

Gary Jacob Memorial Firecracker 50 presented by Fast Undercar. June 30th Kings Speedway- Hanford,CA 1) $5000 2) $2000 3) $1200 4) $1200 5) $1050 6) $1025 7) $1025 8) $1000 9) $1000 10) $1000 11) $ 875 12) $ 775 13) $ 775 14) $ 750 15) $ 750 16) $ 725 17) $ 700 18) $ 700 19) $ 700 20) $ 700 21) $ 700 NON-QUALIFIER MAIN $850 to win- $250 to start 1 Hoosier tire given to first non transfer in each heat race. 1 case of oil given to last place in each heat race and B-Main A-Main winner will recieve a Fast Undercar/Gary Jacob Memorial Champions jacket 55 Gallon drum of Race Fuel given away in drivers meeting. Sponsored by www.insureitforless.com Indiana Truck Salvage $100 Fast Time award Olson's Race Engines $100 for 5th Fast Qualifier Little Darlins Childcare $100 Hard Charger award www.PhotoFinishPhotos.com $100 Hard Luck award Pioneer Mercantile/Olson's Race Engines Fast Dash $100,$75,$50,$25,$25,$25,$25,$25 A-Main,each B-Main and Non-Qual winners will recieve a 2lb Halon Fire Extinguisher from Safety Pro Inc. ($159 retail value) $100 to win each B-Main-sponsored by Hixson Backhoe Service $50 to the lap $25 leader, $50 to the slowest qualifier and $50 to the winner of the Non-Qualifier Main event. Sponsored by Sara Souza (chevcamarolvr) $100 to the Best Appearing Car- Sponsored by Bakersfield Speedway-Scott Schwietzer $100 to the Longest Tow- Sponsored by Bakersfield Speedway- Scott Schwietzer $100 added to 11th place- Sponsored by www.raceimages.net $100 added to 4th place by Late Model Mark A 30 pack of Bud Light on ice for the first car to retire from the A-Main. supplied by Scott Woodhouse/Westernatv.com $50 to the youngest racer in attendance/ $50 to the oldest racer in attendance- Sponsored by Some Dude in Alabama (Dodger dog) Over $32,000 in purse and giveaways for a 1 day show. $50 entry fee/ $40 pit pass For more information contact Chris Kearns 805-714-8538 chriskearns@verizon.net or www.westernallstars.com