2004 Archives

INCLEMENT WEATHER WINS BCRA JOHNNY BALDWIN MIDGET CLASSIC!
OCT. 16: Eighteen cars were locked in and the semi-main was about to determine the final two transfers for the $15,000 Finish Line Towing 2nd Annual Johnny Baldwin Classic at the Santa Maria Speedway - then the skies opened up, drenching the fans and competitors in the Bay Cities Racing Association sanctioned event and declaring itself as the winner!
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STRATTON CHARGES TO BCRA/USAC MIDGET WIN AT HANFORD
OCT. 9: Danny Stratton charged from twelfth to capture the 30-lap Bay Cities Racing Association and Untied States Auto Club Western States co-sanctioned Midget race in the Pacific Coast Open at the Kings Speedway in Hanford.
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Danny Stratton in victory lane after winning the co-sanctioned BCRA/USAC Midget portion of the 42nd annual "Pacific Coast Open" held at Kings Speedway in Hanford CA. (MMracingPhotos.com)

MESERAULL CHARGES TO WIN AT SHASTA RACEWAY PARK
SEPT. 25: Thomas Meseraull did it the hard way, charging from his 13th starting position to win the Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature in the "Pop Porter Memorial" at the Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, CA., doing so after receiving a penalty.
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LEWIS WINS BCRA/USAC HARVEST CLASSIC AT MADERA
Sept. 18: The United States Auto Club Western States Midgets and Bay Cities Racing Association Midgets came together to co-sanction the 33rd annualar Harvest Classic at chilly Madera Speedway Saturday evening. At the end of 40 laps, Michael Lewis stood in the winner's circle, having driven brilliantly in the Western Speed Racing #40.
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LEWIS TOPS BCRA MIDGET FIELD AT STOCKTON
SEPT. 4: Michael Lewis topped the field in the Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature at the Stockton "99" Speedway.
The Indiana driver scored the 30-lap run from his 14th starting position, leading two BCRA rookies across the line aboard the pristine Western Speed Racing Esslinger powered Beast.
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LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE FOR RUSSELL AT RENO-FERNLEY MIDGETS
AUG. 21: Rob Russell outpaced the elements and his challengers to score his second Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature win at the Reno-Fernley Raceway as lightning danced in the mountains to the East and West of the 3/8-mile dirt oval.
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CHRISTIAN BORN AGAIN WITH SANTA MARIA MIDGET WIN
AUG. 7: Jimmy Christian would seem to have been born with an affinity for the Santa Maria Speedway, taking his second Bay Cities Racing Association Midget win of the season on the quarter-mile clay oval.

Christian romped his Riolo Chevy powered Stealth to the 30-lap win on Larry Ulam's heavy track that remained in supreme condition throughout the evening and produced track records in both the Midget and Sprint Car venues.
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GARD SCORES WIN IN TANGLED TWIN CITIES MIDGET FEATURE
JULY 31: Brian Gard emerged the winner in the Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature at the Twin Cities Speedway in a caution-plagued event that saw ten caution flags and was shortened to 24 laps.
Starting the anticipated 30-lap feature from fifth, Gard managed to elude multiple tangles and spins while navigating the quarter-mile dirt oval aboard the Borghesani Beast/Gaerte Chevy.
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MESERAULL VICTORIOUS IN STOCKTON MIDGET CHALLENGE
JULY 17: Thomas Meseraull overcame a winless season to claim victory in the Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature at the Stockton "99" Speedway after six "near-miss" second -place finishes. He was so thrilled with the victory that he celebrated with a 360-degree "Nextel Cup Moment" burnout spin before pulling up to the finish line to receive his laurels.
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DENNETT JOINS ROOKIE WINNER'S CLUB AT PLACERVILLE
JULY 10: Greg Dennett hustled his was to the front to take the win in the Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature at the Placerville Speedway to become the third rookie to enter the winner's circle this season.
Driving the family 3D Racing Wirth Chevy powered Beast, Dennett began the 30-lap feature in the eighth position and quickly established domination of the Sierra Nevada gold-country quarter-mile clay oval.
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MOSTIN SCORES SECOND LAKEPORT MIDGET WIN
JULY 3: Eric Mostin raced to victory on his hometown track, the Lakeport Speedway, in the Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature at the 16th Annual Kelseyville Lumber Deake Lyndall Memorial.
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STREETER STREAKS TO WATSONVILLE MIDGET WIN
JUNE 25: Matt Streeter pulled away and never looked back, taking the win in the chaotic Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature at the Watsonville Speedway aboard his Ed Pink/Stealth.
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CHRISTIAN SCORES SANTA MARIA MIDGET WIN
JUNE 19: Jimmy Christian scored his third Bay Cities Racing Association career Midget win, charging his Riolo Chevy powered Stealth into the lead on the 13th lap of the main event at the Santa Maria Speedway.
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RUSSELL RIPS COMPETITION AT RENO-FERNLEY MIDGETS
JUNE 12: Rob Russell battled to the lead on the 26th lap to stake claim to the 30-lap Bay Cities Racing Association Midget feature at the Reno-Fernley Raceway.

Driving the pristine Frank Guerrini Jr. Stealth/Gaerte Ford, the fast qualifier began his surge from the 12th starting position on the 3/8-mile dirt oval in the high desert of Nevada.
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MOSTIN SCORES LAKEPORT MIDGET WIN BY INCHES
JUNE 5: Eric Mostin scored his first Bay Cities Racing Association Midget win at his hometown track, Lakeport Speedway, escaping the challenges of Thomas Meseraull by mere inches. The finish was so close that Meseraull pulled up to the finish line believing that he was the winner. Mostin was pushed to the line after spinning in the first turn following the checkered flag. Closely rounding out the duo was Tony Hunt.
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GARD SCORES FIRST WIN IN BCRA MIDGETS AT REDWOOD ACRES
MAY 22: Rookie standout Brian Gard scored his first career Midget win at the Redwood Acres Raceway in Eureka at the annual Bay Cities Racing Association event.

Scheduled to start the 30-lap feature on the outside of the second row, circumstances moved him to the front when Pete Davis experienced mechanical problems in his Esslinger/Beast after being pushed off for the event.
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COONS CAPTURES PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIP MIDGET FEATURE
MAY 15.: Jerry Coons hooked up with the Stealth Motorsports West house car to capture the 40-lap feature at the annual Pacific Northwest Midget Championship race at the Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Oregon.

The Arizonan began his quest with a new automatic qualifying Midget track record on the 4/10-mile paved oval in the co-sanctioned Bay Cities Racing Association and Washington Midget Racing Association event, taking the lead from BCRA rookie Greg Dennett on the 33rd lap to win over the 24-car starting field.

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HUNT TAKES EXCITING VUKOVICH CLASSIC MIDGET WIN

MAY 1: Tony Hunt held off the repeated challenges of Thomas Meseraull to score the feature Midget win in the annual Vukovich Classic at the Madera Speedway.

Hunt, the fastest qualifier in the Western Speed Racing Beast/Esslinger, took the lead on the 26th lap in one of the
hardest-fought USAC/BCRA co-sanctioned Midget races in recent memory. Hunt started in the tenth position in a compromise format agreed upon by the two racing organizations.
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HUBERT DISCOVERS GOLD IN BCRA HANGTOWN MIDGET WIN
APRIL 17: Michael Hubert III, making his dirt track Midget debut, discovered gold at the Placerville Speedway, just minutes away from the original discovery of gold that created the famed California Gold Rush of 1849 and created the settlement where the speedway now rests, then known as "Hangtown".
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Michael Lewis Endures for 100 Lap USAC Western States Cash
April 10 - The United States Auto Club Western States and Bay Cities Racing Association came together for the 2nd Annual Fred Gerhardt Classic for midgets Saturday night. Under breezy conditions the speedy cars took to the one-third mile paved oval Madera Speedway for a 100-lap 'throwback' style race.
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ALVIS BEGINS NEW SEASON WITH FEATURE WIN
MARCH 28: Floyd Alvis began his quest for an eighth championship with the win in the Bay Cities Racing Association feature at the Stockton "99" Speedway Sunday afternoon.

The 69-year-old veteran drove his Interstate Batteries Stealth/VanDyne to the 30-lap victory over Thomas Meseraull.  Meseraull traveled to Stockton following his win in the televised second "Twin 25" at the Irwindale Speedway the previous evening. He drove the Bill Ferrari Beast/Brayton Ford from seventh to challenge Alvis over the waning laps.
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