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Former National Champion "Flyin" Mike Faria was the guest of honor and went home with top honors as he collected the main event victory on Flyin Mike Faria Night at Inland Motorcycle Speedway in San Bernardino. The promoters of IMS wanted to honor the three-time National Champion for his many years of entertaining speedway fans not only in the Inland Empire but throughout the world as well. Former World Champion Billy "The Bullet" Hamill added the occasion to his limited competitive schedule for 2011. Billy Hamill dominated the evening prior to the main event. Billy Hamill had first gate choice because of his perfect score and decided on gate four. Mike Faria, starting in gate two, was first off the line when the tapes went up and went to the inside line through the first corner, but Billy Hamill found traction in the cushion and was alongside Mike Faria on the back straight. Mike Faria was better through the next corner and led after lap one. Mike Faria led the second lap but Billy Hamill didn't give up the chase and loyally stuck to the outside line. Billy Hamill's steadfast attitude brought him to the leader's back wheel as they began the final lap. Billy Hamill found ample grip exiting turn two and took the lead as they entered the final corner. However, his momentum carried him too deep into the corner and Mike Faria's inside path gave him the lead as they exited turn four. Billy Hamill made one last desperate charge but came up a half-length short. Mike Faria's many longtime Inland Empire fans were just as thrilled as he was to see him come out on top of his special evening. Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback finished third and Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell was fourth. McConnell opened the heats with a win over Michael Raines. Mike Faria led the second heat until "Fast" Eddie Castro took the lead and the win. Billy Hamill started his evening with a win over Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz. Fishback finished round one with a win over Drew Coats. Billy Hamill began the third round by beating Raines for his third straight win. Fishback made a brilliant outside ride to pass and beat Joey "The Bolt" Holt in event 28. John "Mongoose" Marquez beat Mike Faria in the next event. McConnell beat Tyson Talkington, who was masquerading as Mike Faria, for his third straight win to end the round three. Mike Faria started the final round by beating Schwartz. Raines beat Aaron Fox for his second win of the night. Billy Hamill beat Marquez for his fourth victory in a row. Fishback finished the heats with a win over Castro. Faria beat McConnell and Raines in a runoff to earn a direct spot in the main event. McConnell didn't hang his head, though, and won the Last Chance to earn the final berth in the main event field. Gabe Price continued his domination by winning the Second Division Main Event for the third week in a row. Rohn Zellner was second, Joey St. Louis finished third, and Brandon Leedy was fourth. Steve "Beach Ball" Brown made the best start in the Third Division Main Event and was in front entering turn one. His lead was short-lived, however, as Kevin Fife went by as they exited turn two. Fife opened up a comfortable lead and cruised to the victory. Brown held on to second, Kip McClain was third, and C.J. Sanborn finished fourth. Dillon Ruml was the initial leader in the Youth 250cc Main Event, but his older brother, Max Ruml, was in close pursuit. Max Ruml was patient for two laps, but went by Dillon Ruml at the halfway point. Dillon Ruml didn't give up, but was unable to retake the lead. Max Ruml was first to the checkered flag, Dillon Ruml finished second, Broc Nicol was third, Kurtis Hamill finished fourth, and Hayley Perrault was fifth. Maverick Molloy led the Youth 200cc Main Event for one lap, but Nicol deftly weaved through traffic to take the lead. Nicol ran away from the pack after that and was victorious. Perrault finished second, Michael Wells was third, Dalton Leedy finished fourth, Chase Sanborn was fifth, and Molloy was sixth. Jimmy Fishback IV led all four laps en route to victory in the Pee Wee Main Event. Sara Cords finished second, Luke Whitcomb was third, and Mikey Ortega finished fourth. RESULTS Pee Wee Main Event Youth 200cc Main Event Youth 250cc Main Event Third Division Consolation Third Division Main Event Second Division Consolation (restarted) Second Division Main Event First Division Heat Scoring1234T Race Results First Division Last Chance (restarted) First Division Main Event |
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