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Chris Mistretta

Chris MistrettaChris Mistretta

2019 West Coast Vintage Speedway National Champion

Nickname: "The Dark Knight"
Rider Number: 254 Vintage
Hometown: North Hills (L.A.), California - USA
Place of Birth: Michigan City, Indiana
Date of Birth: November 10, 1957
Occupation: Motion picture lighting&Building custom motorcycles at Mistretta's M/C's
Marital Status: In a great relationship with a fantastic lady, Nadine Roemer
Children: Daughters Ana and Jacqueline
Relatives in Speedway:
E-mail: 1984xr1000@gmail.com
Facebook Page: Chris Mistretta
Date Started Speedway: 1980
Reason to Race Speedway: I love motorcycles and speedway bikes are my favorite! I've ridden them all and to me nothing compares to speedway! The power to weight ratio, power sliding, roosting, that smell!
Goals or Ambitions for Speedway: To have fun and Win!
Photos by: RC Jones, Paul Flanders and Scott Daloisio

Bike: Jawa

Tracks Ridden:
USA: Ventura Raceway, Costa Mesa, Perris Raceway, Santa Maria Raceway, Ascot, IMS San Bernardino, and all the others we visited around SoCal in the 80's

Professional Achievements:
2023 - 1st Place Vintage Main - Perris Raceway 10/28/2023
2021 - 1st Place Upright Main - Santa Maria 08/07/2021
2021 - 2nd Place Vintage / Upright Main - Ventura Raceway 08/21/2021
2020 - 3rd Place Upright / Vintage Main - Perris Raceway 10/24/2020
2019 - 1st Place Upright Vintage Main - Perris Raceway 11/16/19
2019 - West Coast Vintage National Champion - Ventura Raceway 06/15/19
2018 - 1st Place Vintage Main - Perris Raceway 09/15/18
2018 - 1st Place Vintage Main - AJ Herrera Memorial, Ventura Raceway 07/21/18
2018 - 1st Place Vintage Main - Ventura Raceway 06/16/18
2018 - 1st Place Vintage Main - Ventura Raceway 05/19/18
2017 - 2nd Place Vintage West Coast Championship Main - Ventura Raceway 09/30/17
2017 - Vintage Main - Ventura Raceway 07/22/17
2017 - 3rd Place Support / Vintage Main - Ventura 04/29/17
2016 - Vintage Class - Perris Raceway 11/19/16
2016 - Vintage Class - Vintage West Coast Championships - Ventura Raceway 09/17/16
2016 - 1st Place Vintage Main - Ventura 07/23/16
2016 - Vintage Main - Ventura Raceway 06/18/16
2015 - Vintage West Coast Championships - Ventura Raceway 09/19/15
2015 - Vintage West Coast Championships - Ventura Raceway 06/20/15
2015 - 4th Place Support Main - Ventura Raceway 03/07/15
1982 - 1st Place Second Division Main - Costa Mesa Aug 20

Wins at Ventura - Ascot - Costa Mesa - Perris - Santa Maria

Chris Mistretta

Chris Mistretta
This photo by Kenny Lonngren shows just what a beautiful bike this is!

Chris Mistretta
(L) Chris Mistretta (R) Mike Lupo
November 16, 2019 - Perris Raceway

Chris Mistretta

Chris Mistretta

Chris Mistretta
Chris Mistretta at the Antelope Valley Fair race in Lancaster in 1983

Chris Mistretta
Lancaster 1983