Redwood Acres Raceway

Remembering The North State Modified Series

11/5/2023

2023 marked the final season for the North State Modified Series. After 10 seasons and 86 races, the series announced that this would be the final year for the Northern California modified touring series. The NSMS was the first touring series of its kind as prior to the...more

Barnwell A Champion Again

10/29/2023

After several years away from racing, Brandon Barnwell returned to racing at Redwood Acres Raceway in the late model division in 2022. The three-time sportsman division champion had a respectable season finishing fourth in the final standings but was not able to show his...more

Doss Wins INEX Legend Nationals

10/25/2023

2023 has been a season to remember for Upper Lake, California’s Jeremy Doss. He has had an amazing season driving late models winning numerous events this season and has had an even better year in his Legends car. Not only was he the winner of the inaugural season for the...more

Krupa Becomes A Legend And A Champ In 2023

10/22/2023

Tyler Krupa has proved that he is a talented driver. He won the 2021 bomber division championship at Redwood Acres Raceway and has several main event wins in that class to his credit. He has been a fast and consistent front-runner in the Legends division but while he had...more

Several Drivers Sidelined By Mechanical Woes

5/17/2023

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Several Drivers Sidelined By Mechanical Woes

Part of the challenge of racing back-to-back nights is being able to race both days. Unfortunately for some drivers this past weekend, several drivers in the visiting Gunslinger Sprint Cars as well as the local bombers were unable to get through the weekend without issues.

Adam Carter was unable to race his Gunslinger Sprint in a competitive situation. Carter made eight laps in practice before a parts failure put a premature end to his race weekend.

Bryan Warf was a victim in the 30-lap sprint feature when his left rear tire and wheel came off his car off the fourth turn on lap 13. Warf hit the wall resulting in his weekend also coming to an end.

Saturday saw additional tough luck for other drivers. Kyle Alberding was sidelined thanks to mechanical gremlins in practice.

Friday night’s feature winner, Eric Humphries had a catastrophic failure as he was beginning his qualifying run when part of his car broke and entered the cockpit. Humphries was taken to a local hospital but was fortunate to not be seriously injured and was in fact able to return to the track by the end of the night.

Saturday night’s $10,000 winner Aaron Willison was nearly another victim of mechanical gremlins. Willison’s crew put in a yeoman’s effort replacing his car’s engine between the trophy dash and main events.

The sprint car drivers were not the only ones who were victim to the rigors of back-to-back races. Defending bomber champion Jordan Krupa broke in Saturday practice following a perfect three-for-three night of victories on Friday. Not being able to race Saturday evening not only erased his lead in the points but now has him in fourth position, 34 points behind new leader Doug Way.

Tickets are currently available for the next race on RacinTheAcres.com. The North State and Upstate Modifieds will be in action Saturday June 3. Late models, Legends, bombers, mini stocks and roadrunners will also be racing. More information is available on Redwood Acres Raceway’s Facebook and Twitter pages @RacinTheAcres.

Submitted By: Matthew Sullivan

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