Austin Williams Awes USAC-CRA Crowd at Petaluma Speedway

~~PETALUMA, CA, June 28— Short-sleeve weather, a heavy cushion, and a packed grandstand welcomed the USAC-CRA 410 Sprint Car Series back to Petaluma Speedway on Flowmaster & Lumberjack Restaurant Night.  The “Demon” Damian Gardner went out 29th to qualify in a field of 30 and laid down the best lap of 14.129 to claim fast time honors.  The four 10-lap heat races saw: Gardner, Ryan Bernal, Richard Vander Weerd, and Brody Roa pick up wins.  The semi-main saw [...]

Buffalo Wild Wings Partners With Petaluma Speedway

Petaluma Speedway is proud to announce its newest neighbor is now a partner. New to the East Washington Place Shopping Center, Buffalo Wild Wings has joined forces with the legendary 3/8ths-mile oval. Buffalo Wild Wings will be the title sponsor of the upcoming July 5th Civil War Sprint Car Series event and will cater to the post-race crowd staying open until 2 a.m. on Saturday’s, as well as 2 a.m. on Friday’s. Nestled directly behind the speedway, Buffalo [...]

Forsberg, Simas, & Rothweiler Have the Right Parts on O’Reilly Night

~~PETALUMA, CA, June 4— Pleasant summer weather and a smooth track greeted the packed pit area on Petaluma Speedway’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Night.  Three-time track champion Alissa Geving bested the field of 16 Pit Stop USA Winged 360’s during time trials positing a 12.758 in the A1A Performance Muffler #3x.  The top two points earners Geoff Ensign and Herman Klein garnered the 8-lap heat races.  The 25-lap feature found the perfect set-up for the loyal patrons as Auburn’s [...]

Slack, Gonnella, Ensign Have the ‘Know How’ on NAPA Night

~~PETALUMA, CA, June 7— Warm sunny conditions saw Petaluma Speedway feature a heavy cushion on NAPA Auto Parts Night.  Rapid Herman Klein wheeling the Josh Bates Sport Clips #42 started the night off with a fast time effort of 13.248 in the Pit Stop USA Winged 360 Division. Grass Valley’s Jeremy Burt and Oakley’s Chris Magoon captured the 8-lap preliminary heats.  The 25-lap feature witnessed Burt and Joe Stornetta lead the 14-car field to the green.  Burt held [...]

Schank Jr, DeCarlo, Brady, & Mosier Make Way to Triumphs

~~PETALUMA, CA, May 31— Beautiful weather, a packed pit area, and a hooked up track greeted the dedicated Petaluma Speedway Patrons after a Memorial Day Weekend dark week.  Colton Slack in his awesome liveried #17 out-paced the 24-car Joe Hunt Wingless Sprints vs Pit Stop USA Spec Sprint field with a deft 14.672.  The three heat race format saw Tommy Laliberte, visiting Scott Hall, and Trevor Schmid notch the 8-lap preliminaries.  Hall also captured the 6-lap trophy dash [...]

Ensign Continues Roll, Laliberte and Rothweiler Invade

~~PETALUMA, CA, May 17— The common thread this race season once again greeted Petaluma Speedway Patrons Saturday Night…sun, wind, and a Geoff Ensign victory.  Action got underway with Roberto Kirby wheeling his sharp looking #10x to fast time honors in the Pit Stop USA Winged 360 class with a 13.173.  Cotati veteran Ivan Worden copped the first heat and point leader Ensign nabbed the second 8-lapper.  A special 6-lap dash for cash was netted by Kirby.  The 25-lap [...]

Blackwood Captures First Lumberjack Victory

Brent Blackwood captured his first ever Lumberjack Restaurant Super Stock Race last Saturday Night, May 10th on Victory Chevrolet and Autoworld Dodge, Jeep, & Chrysler Night at Petaluma Speedway.  Blackwood's #34 performed as sharp as it looked as a solid field of super stocks challenged the tricky 3/8th's mile oval in conjunction with the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series.  Blackwood and points leader Steve Studebaker both captured preliminary heat race wins.  In the feature Blackwood [...]