NorCal Driver Racing Highlights for August 12-14, 2011

American LeMans Series

No racing this past weekend.
Upcoming Races: Saturday, August 20th, the Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI.

Joey Hand from Sacramento, CA and co-driver Dirk Mueller are currently in 1st place in the GT class.

Seth Neiman from Woodside, CA (near Menlo Park) sits in 10th place in the GT standings. Seth is the owner of Flying Lizard Motorsports.

Johannes van Overbeek
from Oakland, CA is in 13th place in the GT class.

Dane Cameron from Glen Ellen, CA is currently in the LMPC class.

Firestone Indy Lights

Last Weekend’s Race: Sunday, August 14th, the New Hampshire 100 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Upcoming Races: Sunday, Sept. 4th, the Streets of Baltimore.

Bryan Clauson from Antelope, CA qualified 2nd and finished in the 7th spot, his 4th top 10 finish in 4 races.

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

Last Weekend’s Race: Saturday, August 13th, the Canadian Tire at the Glen from Watkins Glen, NY.
Upcoming Race: Saturday, August 20th, the Montreal 200 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec.

Scott Pruett from Auburn, CA finished 2nd in the Daytona Prototype class. Scott and co-driver Memo Rojas are still the leaders in the points standings by 26 points with only 2 races left in the season.

Jon Fogarty from Palo Alto, CA had passed two cars and was running in 2nd place when he was hit in the rear by a GT car and spun into the wall ending the day for him and his co-driver Alex Gurney. The 2-time champions are in 6th place in this season’s points standings.

Henri Richard of Los Altos Hills driving the No. 77 Doran Racing / Ford Dallara car finished 8th in the DP class. Henri with co-driver Brian Frisselle are in 8th place in the points standings.

Matt Bell from Los Altos did not race and is now 25th in the points standings.

Bill Lester from San Jose finished in 2nd place in the GT class. Bill with co-driver Jordan Taylor in the No. 88 Camaro have regained the lead in the points standings, 7 points ahead.

Jonathan Bomarito from Monterey finished in the 4th spot in the GT class. Jonathan and co-driver, Sylvain Tremblay are now in 3rd place in the GT points standings.

Dane Cameron from Glen Ellen, CA driving for Patrick Dempsey Racing finished in the 6th spot in GT. He is currently in 7th place in the points standings.

Memo Gidley from Novato, CA did not race and is currently in 25th place in the standings.

Joey Hand from Sacramento, CA struggled to a 17th place finish and is now in 48th place.

IZOD IndyCar Series

Last Weekend’s Race: Sunday, August 14th, the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Upcoming Race: Sunday, August 28th, the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway.

J.R. Hildebrand from Sausalito, CA driving the No. 4 National Guard car finished a disappointing 21st after being wrecked by E.J. Viso. J.R. qualified 11th and is the leader in the Rookie standings and is now 13th in the series points standings.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Last Weekend’s Race: No racing this weekend.
Upcoming Race: Saturday, August 20th, the VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway.

Matt Crafton from Tulare is currently in 6th place in the points standings.

Justin Marks from Rocklin, CA sits in 21st in the Truck Series points standings.

Brad Sweet from Grass Valley, CA is in 26th place in the points standings.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

No racing this past weekend.
Upcoming Race: Monday, September 5th, the Greenville 140 at
Greenville Pickens Speedway.

Matt DiBenedetto from Grass Valley is 4th in the points standings.

Cody Hodgson from Escalon, CA is in the 9th position in the standings.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Last Weekend’s Race: Saturday, August 13th, the Toyota/TTC 150 at Montana Raceway Park.
Upcoming Race: Saturday, September 3rd, at Spokane County Raceway.

Eric Holmes from Escalon earned another top 5 with a 3rd place finish after starting 2nd. It was his 6th top 5 in a row. Eric is now in 4th place in the series points standings.

Justin Philpott from Tracy, CA started 16th and finished in 20th place.

Ryan Philpott from Tracy, CA started 14th and finished 13th. Ryan is now in 9th in the standings.

Jason Fensler from Wilton, CA did not race and is still in 20th place in the points standings.

Dylan Lupton
from Wilton, CA started 13th and finished in the 12th spot in the first K&N Pro Series race for the 17 year-old.

John Wood from Walnut Creek, CA qualified in the 18th position and finished 14th.

Greg Rayl from Salida, CA started 17th and finished in the 15th spot.

Jack Sellers from Sacramento, CA finished 19th after starting in the 18th position.

Justin Funkhouser from Paradise, CA started 20th and came in 19th place.

NASCAR Nationwide Series

Last Weekend’s Race: Saturday, August 13th, the Zippo 200 at the Glen.
Upcoming Race: Saturday, August 20th, the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada.

T.J. Bell from Sparks, NV started in the 29th position and came in 42nd after having brake problems.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Last Weekend’s Race: Monday, August 15th, the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen.
Upcoming Race: Sunday, August 21st, the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

A.J. Allmendinger from Los Gatos qualified 2nd and finished in the 8th spot. This allowed A.J. to move up a spot to 16th place in the points standings.

Jeff Gordon from Vallejo started 17th and raced to a 13th place finish. Jeff remained in 8th in the points after 22 races.

T.J. Bell from Sparks, NV qualified 34th and finished in the 37th spot in his 4th race of the year.

Scott Speed
from Manteca, CA started 29th and finished in the 39th position after having suspension problems.

Mike Skinner from Susanville, CA started 37th and finished in 43rd after having brake problems.

NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series

Last Weekend’s Race: No racing this weekend.
Upcoming Race: August 18 – 21, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals from Brainerd , MN.

Top Fuel

Ron August Jr. from Pleasanton, CA is currently in 25th place in the points standings.

Steve Faria from Tulare, CA is in 28th place in the standings.

Mike Salinas from San Jose, CA is in 35th place after competing in Sonoma.

Funny Car

Robert Hight from Alturas, CA is currently in 2nd place in the series points standings.

Brian Thiel from Pleasant Grove is in the 17th position in the standings.

Jeff Diehl from Monterey is now in 20th place in the points.

Pro Stock Motorcycles

Karen Stoffer from Minden, Nevada is the current points leader.

Katie Sullivan from Corning, CA is in 23rd place in the points.

Matt Guidera from Loomis, CA is in 29th place after racing in Sonoma.

USAC Amsoil Sprint Car National Championship Series

Last Weekend’s Race: Tuesday, 8/9 in Iowa, Friday 8/12 and Sat. 8/13 in Dodge City, KS and Sunday 8/11 in Grain Valley, MO.
Upcoming Races: Saturday, September 10th, in Terre Haute, IN.

Damion Gardner from Concord, CA had finishes of 10th, 7th, 18th and 12th and is now in 8th place in the points standings.

Keith Bloom Jr. from Anderson, CA finished 19th, 13th, 9th and 10th and is 14th in the points.

Bryan Clauson from Antelope, CA won his heat and finished 22nd in the Main before head to New Hampshire to race in the Indy Lights series. Bryan is still 10th in the points standings.

Kyle Larson from Elk Grove won his heat and the Main at Southern Iowa Speedway on Tuesday before heading to the Knoxville Nationals. Kyle is 21st in the points.

Bud Kaeding from Campbell finished 20th on Tuesday and is in 20th place in the points.

USAC Mopar National Midget Series

Last Weekend’s Races: No races this weekend.
Upcoming Races: Sunday, August 21st, at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Praire, WI.

Kyle Larson from Elk Grove is 3rd in the points standings, 4 points behind fellow NorCal driver, Bryan Clauson.

Tanner Swanson from Kingsburg is now in the 8th position in the points standings.

Bryan Clauson, who grew up in Antelope, CA is the currently 2nd in the points standings, 25 points behind Darren Hagen from Riverside, CA.

Kody Swanson from Kingsburg is up to 18th in the points standings.

USAC Silver Crown Series

Last Weekend’s Races: No racing this weekend.
Upcoming Race: Saturday, August 20th at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, IL.

Kody Swanson from Kingsburg, CA back from his accident is currently in 18th place.

Tanner Swanson from Kingsburg is tied for the lead in the 2011 points standings.

Bud Kaeding from Campbell is in 5th place in the points.

Kyle Larson from Elk Grove is 9th in the standings.

Bryan Clauson, who grew up in Antelope, CA is in 11th place so far this year.

Brad Sweet from Grass Valley, CA is currently in 24th position.

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Last Weekend’s Races: Wednesday August 10th to Saturday, August 13th, the Goodyear Knoxville Nationals.
Upcoming Races: Friday, 8/19 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND and Saturday, 8/20 at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, SD.

Jason Meyers from Clovis started in the 4th spot and finished a disappointing 22nd. He is still the leader in the points standings with a 52 point lead over Donny Schatz, the winner of the 51st Knoxville Nationals.

Paul McMahan from Elk Grove started 16th and finished in the 12th position. Paul is currently in 5th place in the standings with 3 wins so far this year.

Brad Sweet from Grass Valley, filling in for the injured Joey Saldana, started in the 2nd spot and finished 8th. Brad is up to 15th in the points after running a partial schedule.

Other NorCal drivers who traveled to Iowa to try and make Saturday’s race were Tim Kaeding from San Jose, Jonathan Allard from Chico and Bud Kaeding from Campbell, CA.

The 2011 California Automobile Museum Car Cruise

The 3rd Annual CAM Car Cruise, hosted by the California Automobile Museum (CAM) was Saturday, August 6th on Fulton Ave in Sacramento. Since we live nearby, I grabbed my son, Ryan and a camera and headed over to see the cars. At 4pm the long line of cars left Sac State and cruised to Fulton Avenue where they had blocked off the street so the cars could just line up and park right in the middle of the street. We got there right about 5 when most of the cars were already lined up. It was hot, but not as hot as usual for August in Sacramento. We walked along from Marconi Ave. all the way to El Camino and back. We were impressed with the variety of the cars participating. There were everything from Model T’s to Ferrari’s (I had never seen 6 in one spot in my life). There was also 2 bands playing in 2 different locations on either side of Fulton. Fulton Avenue is or was, known as Auto Row in Sacramento, so there were automotive businesses all along the way with their own car displays including brand new Fiats from Fiat of Sacramento. Here are a few of our favorites:

1935 Ford Coupe owned by Bob Taylor from Sacramento, CA.

 

1948 Mercury Convertible owned by Dave Petersen from Granite Bay, CA.

 
1955 Pontiac Fire Chief owned by Bob Lindberg from Grants Pass, OR.

 
1958 BMW Isetta 300 owned by Ken and Lorrain Mullin from Sacramento.

Northern California Car Shows & Swap Meets: August 5-7, 2011

Fresno

No Town Blaze Fundraiser Car Show is Saturday, August 6th at Victory Outreach at 4927 E. McKinley Ave in Fresno from 9am to 2pm.

Palo Alto

Carlson Volvo’s 10th Annual Car Show is Saturday, August 6th at Carlson Volvo, 4180 El Camino Real in Palo Alto. The hours are from 8am to 2pm.

Rocklin

Motor Madness 3 is Saturday, August 6th at the Sunset Christian Center at 6900 Destiny Drive in Rocklin from 10am to 2pm.

Sacramento

On Saturday, August 6th, 2011, get ready for Sacramento to come alive with the sights and sounds of hundreds of unique cars from all eras and manufacturers as they celebrate an American summertime tradition of cruising with community-wide participation.
The 3rd Annual CAM Car Cruise, hosted by the California Automobile Museum (CAM), will be a fun-filled day for the whole family as we cruise through the streets of Sacramento and along Fulton Avenue where we will conclude with a huge car show on Fulton between El Camino and Marconi.

Sacramento

The Sacramento Swap Meet – In Rust We Trust is Sunday, August 7th at Power Balance Pavillion (Arco Arena) from 6am to 4pm.

Sacramento
Ride Fest 2011 is Sunday, August 7th at the Universal Technical Institute at 4100 Duckhorn Drive in Sacramento from 10am to 3pm.

South Lake Tahoe

Hot August Nights – The South Lake Tahoe Experience runs Saturday, August 6th through Tuesday, August 9th. Show-n-Shines, Classic Car Auctions and lots of entertainment will take place at the MontBleu Resort Casino, the Heavenly Plaza, and the Horizon Hotel Casino.

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