03/25/2025
Josh Young Grabs Win in Placerville Opener on Saturday Night!
By: Fast Time Media
3/25/25… Placerville, California: On Saturday Night, The Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Tour, presented by Transport Products Unlimited was back in action at the Placerville Speedway for the second points race of the 2025 season!
Twenty Five cars ended up signing in to the Placerville Speedway pit area on Saturday Night. Kicking off the night with time trials, it was the #32 of Shawn Arriaga who was the Joe Hunt Magnetos Fast Qualifier.
Heat Race action was exciting on Saturday Night, & kicked off with the of Josh Young winning Benic Enterprises Heat Race #1. A.R.T Enterprises Speed Equipment Heat Race #2 was captured by the of Bryant Bell, while King Racing Products Heat Race #3 was won by the #36 of Bob Newberry.
The 25-lap feature would be another exciting one. When the green flag fell, it was Shane Hopkins who jumped out to the lead, with Jake Morgan trying to track him down in 2nd. While trying to reel him in, Jake Morgan would get upside down & end his night, but was luckily okay.
When the green flag dropped again, the racing would be exciting up front. Young, Bell, Hopkins, Steck, & Moniz all battled up front trading positions & fighting for the lead as the feature went on.
Ultimately, it was the of Josh Young who was able to grab the win. Next to him on the podium was the of Bryant Bell who would grab 2nd, & the #21 of Shane Hopkins who rounded out the podium in 3rd.
Some other awards handed out on Saturday:
Hard Charger awarded by Santomauro Racing Products - #38 Austin Cato (passed 7 cars)
Hard Luck awarded by – Matt Streeter Racing – #32 Shawn Arriaga
BR Motorsports 15th place in the A Main awarded to Daniel DeKeyser
Best Presenting Feature Car awarded by Arbogast Technologies Inc.- #22 Braidon Moniz
A Main Finishing Order
Josh Young
Bryant Bell
Shane Hopkins #21
Brent Steck
Braidon Moniz #22
Joshua Wooten #95
Eathon Lanfri
Paul Van Den Berg #9
Jeffrey Scotto
Heath Holdsclaw #47
Kevin Box #2
Austin Cato #38
Joshua Gillis #18
David Johnson #53
Daniel DeKeyser
Bob Newberry #36
Kaden Ramos
Carson Hawkins
Patrick Richards
Jake Morgan
Previous Placerville Speedway Winner: Josh Young
2025 Schedule:
March 8th - Stockton Dirt Track - Jake Morgan
March 22nd - Placerville Speedway - Josh Young
April 26th - Antioch Speedway
(NEW) May 3rd - Merced Speedway
May 10th - Petaluma Speedway (Randy Larson Memorial)
June 14th - Marysville Raceway
June 21st - Antioch Speedway (Cameron Martin Memorial)
June 28th - Placerville Speedway
July 26th - Antioch Speedway (Back To School Backpack Night)
August 16th - Petaluma Speedway (Soares Classic)
September 27th - Petaluma Speedway (Adobe Cup)
October 25th - Antioch Speedway (Track-N-Treat)
November 8th - Stockton Dirt Track (Championship Finale)