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Costa Mesa Speedway
Orange County Fairgrounds
Costa Mesa, California
2009 Jack Milne Cup
August 15, 2009 - Costa Mesa
By: Ryan Evans
Shawn “Mad Dog” McConnell added another trophy to his ample collection by winning the prestigious Jack Milne Cup at the world famous Costa Mesa Speedway.
McConnell started in gate one and made it pay off by getting the best start and leading the five-rider field into the first turn. He was chased by Jimmy Fishback down the back straight but he firmly held the lead through the first lap. Fishback tried to force a mistake out of the leader throughout the balance of the race, but Hedden opened the heats by beating Brad Pappalardo for his first win. Fishback defeated Buck Blair to win the second heat. McConnell passed Castro on the inside to win the third heat. Tim Gomez ended round one with a win over Shaun Harmatiuk.
Jason Ramirez started round two by beating Gino Manzares. Hedden made it two in a row by beating Brad Sauer. McConnell won his second straight race ahead of Fishback. Castro finished the second round with by defeating Burmeister.
The final round began with a scary incident. Brad Sauer was leading when Doug Greyson went down in turn three on the third lap. Greyson was unable to remove himself from harm’s way but the red flag never came out. Sauer entered turn three the final time only to find Greyson directly in his path. Sauer’s evasive action was too late and he hit Greyson and went down in a heap. After several minutes Sauer was able to get up and his pain was tempered by discovering that he was awarded the victory.
Gomez beat Burmeister in the next heat for his second win. McConnell beat Hedden to remain the only perfect rider on the evening. Fishback ended the heats with his second win.
Fishback and Hedden ran one-two in the first semi to transfer to the main event. Castro got away with a flying start in the second semi and led McConnell all the way as both riders transferred to the main event. Burmeister won the Last Chance to take the final spot in the main.
Philip Harmatiuk was dominant en route to victory in the Support Main Event. Dylan Black was second, Josh Abbott finished third, Kyle Hicks was fourth, and Rick Farron finished fifth.
Tim McGrath led all four laps to collect the win in the Support B Main Event. Mike Wiley was second, Charlie Ousley finished third, and Jonni Jade was fourth.
Hayley Perrault put together four smooth laps to win the Youth Third Division Main Event. Elijah Harrison-Hicks was second, Jacob Wondolowski finished third, Brian Pintar was fourth, and Michael Wells finished fifth.
River McDougall led from start to finish and won the Youth Second Division Main Event. Nicky Reimer finished second, Maxwell Ruml was third, Samuel Ramirez finished fourth, and Dillon Ruml was fifth.
Rocco Scopellite defeated Kyle Hicks to win the Youth First Division Main Event.
National Champions Joe Jones and Jimmy Olsen charged to victory in the Sidecar Main Event. Sean Driggers and Missy Driggers finished second, Brian Motis and Matt Davis were third, and Danny Jones and Chris Jones finished fourth.
The next event at Costa Mesa Speedway is Orange County Harley Davidson Night which will feature the ever-popular street-legal Harley races.
RESULTS
Youth Third Division Main Event
0 – Hayley Perrault
3 – Elijah Harrison-Hicks
251 – Jacob Wondolowski
58 – Brian Pintar
14 – Michael Wells
Youth Second Division Main Event
5 – River McDougall
41 – Nicky Reimer
356 – Maxwell Ruml
22 – Samuel Ramirez (fell, remounted)
111 – Dillon Ruml
Youth First Division Main Event
9 – Rocco Scopellite
103 – Kyle Hicks
Support B Consolation
116 – Chris Jones
198 – Mike Boyle
169 – Dan Wensloff
174 – Ari Gardner
Support B Consolation
129 – Norman Graham
231 – Gene Stone
292 – Mike Schultz
124 – Paul Thornton
Support B Main Event
186 – Tim McGrath
101 – Mike Wiley
312 – Charlie Ousley (tape penalty)
266 – Jonni Jade
Support Consolation
182 – Rudy Laurer
00n – Victoria Hubbert
177 – Steve Bowen
243 – Sean McDougall (non starter)
Support Main Event (restarted)
149 – Philip Harmatiuk
201 – Dylan Black
141 – Josh Abbott
103 – Kyle Hicks
147 – Rick Farron
Jack Milne Cup Scoring 1 2 3 T
6 – Shawn McConnell 4 4 4 12
11 – Bobby Schwartz 0 2 2 4
14 – Eddie Castro 3 4 2 9
17 – Robbie Sauer 2 2 1 5
21 – Brad Sauer 1 3 4 8
22 – Mike Bloom 1 1 2 4
24n – Ben Essary 1 F 1 2
25 – Jimmy Fishback 4 3 4 11
30 – Tim Gomez 4 1 4 9
39 – Buck Blair 3 R 1 4
40 – Tommy Hedden 4 4 3 11
41 – John Marquez F 1 0 1
66 – Jason Ramirez 2 4 2 8
86 – Neil Facchini 1 0 N 1
120 – Doug Greyson 0 0 F 0
139 – Shaun Harmatiuk 3 2 3 8
145 – Brad Pappalardo 3 1 0 4
184 – Tyson Burmeister 2 3 3 8
221 – Gino Manzares 2 3 3 8
321 – Russell Green 0 2 1 3
Race Results
1: Hedden, Pappalardo, R.Sauer, Essary, Greyson (fell, remounted)
2: Fishback, Blair, Burmeister, Facchini, Green
3: (restarted) McConnell, Castro, Ramirez, B.Sauer, Marquez (fell)
4: Gomez, Harmatiuk, Manzares, Bloom, Schwartz
9: (restarted) Ramirez, Manzares, Green, Gomez, Greyson (penalty line)
10: Hedden, B.Sauer, Harmatiuk, Pappalardo, Blair (retired)
11: (restarted twice) McConnell, Fishback, R.Sauer, Bloom, N.Facchini (penalty line)
12: Castro, Burmeister, Schwartz, Marquez, Essary (fell)
17: (awarded) B.Sauer, Manzares, Castro, R.Sauer (fell, remounted), Greyson (fell)
18: Gomez, Burmeister, Bloom, Blair, Pappalardo
19: McConnell, Hedden, Ramirez, Essary, Facchini (fell)
20: Fishback, Harmatiuk, Schwartz, Green, Marquez
Semi #1: Fishback, Hedden, Manzares, Ramirez, B.Sauer
Semi #2: Castro, McConnell, Burmeister, Gomez, S.Harmatiuk
First Division Last Chance
184 – Tyson Burmeister
30 – Tim Gomez
221 – Gino Manzares
66 – Jason Ramirez (fell)
Jack Milne Cup Main Event
6 – Shawn McConnell
25 – Jimmy Fishback
40 – Tommy Hedden
184 – Tyson Burmeister
14 – Eddie Castro
Past Jack Milne Cup Winners
1998 - Bobby Schwartz
1999 - Gary Hicks
2000 - Charlie Venegas
2001 - Gary Hicks
2002 - Scott Brant
2003 - Scott Brant
2004 - Mike Faria
2005 - Mike Faria
2006 - Charlie Venegas
2007 – Mike Faria
2008 – Bobby Schwartz
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