Mini Stocks, Mini Trucks Return To Orland Raceway

Orland, CA...The fifth round of championship racing at Orland Raceway takes place this Saturday night. The fans are still talking after the race on June 2nd where the B Modified division made their debut at the track. They are asking for more, and they'll get their wish with the division's return on July 28th. This Saturday night, Mini Stocks and Mini Trucks return to the program along with the Pure Stocks, Wingless Gas Sprints and 250 Micros.

The Mini Truck division has been putting on some crowd pleasing shows so far this year. Reigning champion Keith Ross has picked up a pair of victories, while Jeff Bennett has also made it to the Winner's Circle. Truck count has improved into double-digits thanks to the addition of several newcomers. 2016 champion Dan Webster has a new truck this year and is hoping to add his name to the win column. The steady William Fogle, who ranked third in the standings last season, will be out to do the same. Newcomers like Kevin Kvalick, Tony Quinonez, Rocky Wagner and Justin Vance are making things interesting and giving the fans lots of excitement to watch on the track.

After picking up back-to-back wins to start the season, Barbara Crain finally met her match in long-time racer Paul Stevens. It seems as if Stevens has driven everything in his career, so a Mini Stock was the next choice for the 2015 Pure Stock champion. Two-time reigning champion Tom Davis is still looking for his first win as is another past champion, John Kirkpatrick. Car count has improved noticeably in this class as Dustin Hills and Sean Perry have been joined by such newcomers as Cindy Wagner, Les Fernandez and Scott Camper.

It was 2017 Battle Of The Axles winner Paul Stevens getting the win in the most recent Pure Stock race. He joins Richard Vanderploog and reigning champion Jeremy Langenderfer on the Winner's List so far this year. Langenderfer has won twice. Shannon Collins is still searching for his first win of the season here, but he picked up a win in the most recent race at Marysville. The competition level is top notch in this division with past champion Steve Martin, John Camper, Amanda McAbel and Bill Matlock in the field.

After four Wingless Gas Sprint races, the wins have been divided up equally between many time champion Josh Jacobo and Josh Tucker. Tucker has won the last two races. Can somebody new join the winner's list this week? RJ Baker, Taylor Thomson, David Johnson and Rob Worthington will be other drivers to watch.

It should be a great night of racing at Orland Raceway this Saturday night. For further information, go to www.orlandraceway.org or look the track up on Facebook.