Author Archives: Bill Sessa

Author Archives: Bill Sessa
Bill Sessa

No Stopping Sanders In Petaluma Sprint

No Stopping Sanders In Petaluma Sprint

Even a lack of brakes couldn’t slow down Justin Sanders as he muscled his way through heavy traffic to win the feature for winged 360 sprint cars at Petaluma Speedway Sunday night.
Author Archives: Bill Sessa
Bill Sessa

High Road Takes Terrell To A Soares Classic Win

High Road Takes Terrell To A Soares Classic Win

Bradley Terrell took the high road, where no one else dared to go, and drove it to a win in the Soares Classic at Petaluma Speedway Saturday night.
Author Archives: Bill Sessa
Bill Sessa

Calistoga’s Crossroads

Calistoga’s Crossroads

Most things in California’s Napa Valley only get better with age. The valley produces some of the world’s best wines from vineyards that, in some cases, are a century old and passed on through three or four generations.
Author Archives: Bill Sessa
Bill Sessa

BT Express Conquers Petaluma

BT Express Conquers Petaluma

Three-time track champion Bradley Terrell, known as the “BT Express” for his success at Petaluma Speedway, ran away from the field in the late stages of the race to win the 30-lap Pit Stop USA feature for non-wing sprint cars Saturday night, but only after holding off a mid-race challenge by runner-up Nick Robfogel.
Author Archives: Bill Sessa
Bill Sessa

Madjic Turns Things Around At Petaluma

Madjic Turns Things Around At Petaluma

With a little help from an exploding tire, Chase Madjic turned a mid-race setback into a split-second victory in the Pit Stop USA sprint car series at Petaluma Speedway Saturday night, beating Andy Forsberg to the checkers by a mere .8 of a second
Author Archives: Bill Sessa
Bill Sessa

Sean Becker Conquers Petaluma Sprint

Sean Becker Conquers Petaluma Sprint

Yellow turned out to be Sean Becker’s lucky color Sunday night, giving him the opening he needed to charge into the lead on a restart to win the Pit Stop USA Winged 360 sprint car series feature at Petaluma Speedway
Author Archives: Bill Sessa
Bill Sessa

Calistoga Opens Ticket Sales For Vermeil Classic

Calistoga Opens Ticket Sales For Vermeil Classic

Calistoga Speedway officials have announced that tickets are now on sale for the 13th annual Louie Vermeil Classic on Sept. 4-5.
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Bill Sessa

Brent Kaeding Shifting Gears

Brent Kaeding Shifting Gears

It seemed like a typical night at Ocean Speedway.  
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Bill Sessa

Becker Dominates Petaluma’s Adobe Cup

Becker Dominates Petaluma’s Adobe Cup

On a tacky, slot-car-fast track that made even the back-markers look like fast and furious heros, Sean Becker was quickest and fastest all night long and dominated the Adobe Cup at Petaluma Speedway Saturday night
Author Archives: Bill Sessa
Bill Sessa

California Car Owner Morrie Williams, 85

California Car Owner Morrie Williams, 85

Morrie Williams, owner of the iconic number No. 0 sprint car and a veteran of six decades of racing on the West Coast, has died at the age of 85