PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Tanner Carrick had been ultra consistent this year at Placerville Speedway, and on Saturday night, the 21-year-old put it all together for his first triumph of the season.
The 25-lap Thompson’s Family of Dealerships Winged Sprint Car feature saw Carrick jump into the lead and easily distance himself from the rest of the pack.
Lots of moving and shaking was going on behind him though as Seth Standley, Michael Faccinto, Landon Brooks, Tony Gomes, Michael Ing and others went back and forth.
Lap nine saw Gomes and Ing make contact, resulting in Ing coming to a stop over the edge of the corner. Once Ing was pushed off however, he drove up and contacted Gomes under caution, which saw both drivers come to a stop.
The red lights were then flashed on, and officials allowed Gomes to make repairs, while keeping his spot in fourth at the same time. Once going back green, two more laps were clicked off before a caution waved yet again.
On the double file restart, points leader Faccinto shot into the lead, only to see the yellow lights come on for a jump start call. He was then docked two spots for being deemed early and on the ensuing restart things began to heat up again. With Carrick up front having his way, Gomes worked his way forward and did his best to catch the leader.
A final restart with three laps to go saw Gomes keep the leader honest, but Carrick hit his marks on the final circuit to accept the Ron Stahl checkered flag. It marked his seventh career Winged 360 triumph at the track.
Gomes finished second, with Brooks capping a strong night by finishing third.Â
Joining Carrick in victory lane on Saturday was Brody Fuson with the USAC Western States Midgets, Dakota Albright with the BCRA Lightning Sprints and Dan Jinkerson with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks.Â
Feature Finish (25 Laps)
1. 83T-Tanner Carrick[2]; 2. 7C-Tony Gomes[9]; 3. 94X-Landon Brooks[5]; 4. X1-Michael Faccinto[4]; 5. 94-Greg Decaires V[14]; 6. 10-Dominic Gorden[6]; 7. 45-Jake Morgan[16]; 8. 15-Michael Sellers[11]; 9. 9L-Luke Hayes[7]; 10. 21X-Gauge Garcia[15]; 11. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[13]; 12. 21-Shane Hopkins[10]; 13. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[8]; 14. 25S-Seth Standley[1]; 15. 98-Chris Masters[12]; 16. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[17]; 17. 21M-Michael Ing[3]