 |
|---|
| American Speedway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Perris Raceway1205 Burton Road Team Racing Finals Results from Perris and are Continued Below...
JANNIRO LEADS EAGLES TO HISTORIC FIRST LEAGUE TITLE 8 time AMA National Champion Billy Janniro led the Perris Eagles to their first league title after the underdogs defeated the three time Champion Aces in a tight 43-39 match up. Meantime the Vikings secured third with a 45-33 win over the Heathens. Janniro, who top scored on 14 also secured the Main Event for the second time this season. Santa Maria Aces 39 – Perris Eagles 43 The Championship match was a close affair throughout. Heat 1 saw the Aces on a 4-2 after Tyson Burmeister outgated Janniro, but an inside charge from the AMA champ put it as a 3-3. The Eagles took the lead after a heat 3 5-1 from the engine room of Robbie Sauer and Michael Wells (after Rick Richards, in second, ran out of fuel on lap 4). Burmeister and Jimmy Fishback hit back with a 5-1 in heat 5 to even things up, but Sauer and Rick Shafer struck in heat 7 with a maximum to put the Eagles into a 23-19 lead. From this point the Eagles were always ahead, their biggest lead being by 7 points with three heats to go. The Aces clawed back to 2 points behind ahead of the final race but with Janniro in the mix, it was too little too late. Janniro had some epic duels with Burmeister, who inflicted his only defeat in heat 12. Rudy Laurer and Tim Gomez both won two heats for the Aces and provided good support. The Eagles simply had the depth, Michael Wells and Robbie Sauer especially being dominant in the second string roles. Aces 39: Tyson Burmeister 11 (5), Jimmy Fishback 8+1 (5), Tim Gomez 8+1 (4), Rudy Laurer 7+1 (3), Hayley Perrault 3 (4), Rick Richards 2 (3), Joey Donaldson 0 (3) Ventura Vikings 45 – Huntington Beach Heathens 33 The Vikings secured the bronze medal spot with a dominant victory over the Heathens. Dillon Ruml led his team to victory with 13+1 with excellent back up from Eddie Castro on 10 and Aaron Fox on 9. The Heathens only registered two heat winners in the entire match (Russell Green and Chance Grove). Green led the Heathens with 8+1 with veteran Bart Bast impressing with some great rides in support on 7+1. After an initial 3-3 the Vikings went into cruise control and back to back 5-1s put them 24-12 up after 6 heats. The second half of the match was more evenly contested, the Vikings losing Harold Hartke and Doug Nicol before their final programmed rides. Dillon Ruml was the only undefeated rider ahead of the final race in the event that featured all 4 teams top scorer. Janniro got the better of Ruml but it was still an outstanding performance from last years World Cup debutante. The race of the night was a 5-1 in heat 6 where Fox and Ruml were side by side with Green giving everything he got to get by but the wall of Vikings could not be penetrated. Vikings 45: Dillon Ruml 13+1 (5), Eddie Castro 10 (4), Aaron Fox 9 (5), William McCloskey 7 (3), David Pieperr 5+1 (3), Harold Hartke 1 (2), Doug Nicol 0 (3) Junior Team Race: Young Aces 31 – Young Eagles 30 Young Aces 31: Owen Williams 8+1 (maximum), Slater Lightcap 6, Travis Horn 6, Cole Ayers 5, Sebastian Palmese 4, Levi Leutz 2+1. Other Divisions Despite the colder than usual weather the event was again well supported by full stands. The Perris Winter season wraps up on April 21st with a Double Feature. The AMA National Championship Qualifier will begin at 7pm with Track Championships for Division 2, 3, 250 & 150 Junior and Pee Wees running at 5pm. Division 1 Main B Main Support Main Support B Main 250 Junior Final Heat 150 Mini Final Heat 150 Mini B Final Pee Wee
|
