Jim Soares Passes Away
It is with deepest regrets that we have to announce that longtime Petaluma Speedway Promoter Jim Soares has passed away after a brief illness.
Petaluma Auto Parts NAPA Night this Saturday
Only five events remain for the 2014 Petaluma Speedway Racing Season. This Saturday Night is Petaluma Auto Parts NAPA Night at the races. They'll be plenty of contests and prizes at intermission. On tap will be the Pit Stop USA Winged 360's and Spec Sprints, Lumberjack Restaurant Super Stocks, and the Jakes Performance Hobbies Mini Stocks. Get over to one of your local McLea's Tire & Automotive Center's and pick up your discount tickets. These tickets normally are [...]
Slack, Blackwood, Johnson, & Mosier Victorious on Driven Raceway Night
~~Smooth, ultra-fast, and hooked up would adequately describe the surface and warm and breezy the weather at Northern California’s fastest 3/8ths mile dirt oval Saturday Night. Driven Raceway Night embarked with Morgan Hill’s Tommy Laliberte outshining the 16-car Joe Hunt Wingless Series vs Pit Stop USA Spec Sprint field with a swift 14.275 effort. Stockton’s Trevor Schmid and Brentwood’s Colton Slack copped wins in the pair of 8-lap heat races. Slack validated his heat race with a win [...]
Visiting Allard Visits Pit Stop USA Victory Lane
~~A beautifully warm summer evening and lightning fast race track greeted patrons and competitors on Jake’s Performance Hobbies Night at Petaluma Speedway Saturday Night. Penngrove’s Alissa Geving blistered a 12.332 (109 mph) effort as she outpaced a 16-car Pit Stop USA Winged 360 Division field. Bradley Terrell and Jeremy Burt collected wins in the pair of 8-lap heat races. At the outset of the 25-lap finale Terrell launched into the lead from his outside front row starting spot. [...]
Schank Jr. Wins 3rd Soares Classic
By: Bradley Kennedy Sacramento, California (8-11-14) One of the greatest races of all time and the greatest race in Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Shootout Series competition. Promoter Rick Faeth prepared a phenomenal race track for all four divisions to race on. 19 cars signed into the star studded field ready to do battle for the second time in 2014 at the Petaluma Speedway for the third annual Johnny Soares Classic. The Joe Hunt Series was joined by [...]
The 2015-2018 Super Stock Rules Released
The new Lumberjack Restaurant Super Rules which will cover the 2015-2018 racing season have been posted. Click on the Drivers Zone then click on Rules. They are downloadable in (.pdf) format. These rules will take effect on January 1, 2015.
Zack Lynskey Scores First Pit Stop USA Winged 360 Triumph
~~PETALUMA, CA – July 26 Hot Petaluma temperatures led to a smooth sealed surface on Five Corners Automotive and Western Auto Body Night at Petaluma Speedway Saturday Night. Sacramento’s Billy Butler blazed a rapid lap of 12.456 as he collected fast time honors in the Pit Stop USA Winged 360 Division. Alissa Geving and Zack Lynskey were victorious in the pair of heat races. Bradley Terrell got the better of Wayne Katen on the initial start of the [...]
Schedule Change for September 6th
Petaluma Speedway's Carr Racing Chassis IMCA Modified Division Event is being removed from the September 6th race night schedule. IMCA points are not awarded the week of Sept 1-7 due to the Boone, IA Supernationals which is the annual crown jewel IMCA Modified event. The remaining 2014 modified dates are: Aug 16, Sept 13, and Sept 20.
Bradley Terrell Caps Successful Return On Oilstops Night
~~Typical pleasant Petaluma Summer weather and a very fast track welcomed patrons on Oilstop Oil Changers Night at Petaluma Speedway Saturday Night. Fresno’s Kyler Shaw opened eyes with a swift 12.734 as he out-qualified the 21-car Pit Stop USA Winged 360 Division. Visiting Steven Tiner, Geoff Ensign, and Benicia’s Billy Aton captured the three eight lap heat races. The start of the 25-lap feature saw outside pole sitter Aton get the jump on Alissa Geving. On the move [...]
Schank, DeCarlo, While, Mosier Perform on Jake’s Hobbies Night
~~PETALUMA, CA, July 12 A fog drenched evening that led to a hooked-up Adobe oval greeted patrons on Jake’s Performance Hobbies Night at Petaluma Speedway Saturday Night. Former Track Champion Terry Schank Jr. paced the 18-car Pit Stop USA Spec Sprint field with a rapid 14.748 effort. Schank, Gary Nelson Jr., and Brian Azevedo nabbed the three eight lap heat races. The start of the 25-lap feature saw pole sitter Azevedo in his recently purchased wingless racer lead [...]
