Langenderfer, Crain, Ross Win Orland Raceway Features

Orland, CA...June 30...Jeremy Langenderfer continues to roll in the Pure Stock division at Orland Raceway. On Saturday night, Langenderfer came from the back of the pack after an early tangle with rival Paul Stevens and won his fourth Main Event of the season. Stevens was in close pursuit as he once again settled for second. A late tangle between Shannon Collins and Thomas Pavlik resulted in Pavlik falling back several spots and Collins finished third, followed by John Camper and Amanda McAbel. Steve Martin finished sixth and picked up one of the heat race wins. Langenderfer won the other heat.

Barbara Crain continued her impressive season in the Mini Stock division with her third 20 lap feature triumph. Les Fernandez raced into the lead and pulled ahead while reigning champion Tom Davis found his way into second by lap five. Davis reeled in Fernandez as they caught traffic on lap 10, and Crain was up to third by then. Fernandez got tangled with a slower car for a lap 13 yellow flag, putting Davis into the lead. Davis led through two more yellow flags, but Crain passed him for the lead at the white flag and went on to victory. Heat race wins went to Davis and Sean Perry.

After the California Hardtop Association decided to cancel on Friday due to the heat and a race they had scheduled for Sunday at Petaluma Speedway, management contacted the Mini Truck drivers to add them to the schedule at the last minute. This resulted in an entertaining and sometimes wild race, won by reigning champion Keith Ross. During the race, Jeff Bennett made contact with a back stretch infield field tractor tire and got the front end of his truck high in the air. He was uninjured in the incident. Pure Stock star Jeremy Langenderfer finished second, and Ross won the heat race.

Antonia Boscaci returned and won both the 600 Micro Main Event and heat race. Alex Forler grabbed the victory in the 250 Micro feature, while Pax Gonzalez won the heat race.

Racing continues on July 14th as the Wingless Gas Sprints are back in action. Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and 250 and 600 Micro Sprints make up what should be another exciting night of racing. For further information, check out Orland Raceway on Facebook.