Fast Fridays Speedway
Gold Country Fairgrounds
Auburn, California

Janniro and Kerrigan Take Mains
By Michael Kirby (Story & Photos)
AUBURN, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 11, 2010

Billy Janniro continues to be a dominant force at Fast Friday’s Motorcycle Speedway at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn picking up another Division I scratch main event win Friday night.  Janniro, beaten only once in the scratch main event this season when he finished second to Scott Brant last week has tallied five out of six scratch main event first place finishes so far this season.  The hard riding Brant who continues to challenge Janniro on every turn each week finished second in the scratch main just behind Janniro.

Lining up for the scratch main, after a great night of competitive racing, Charlie Venegas drew lane two, Auburn’s Tommy Hedden was in outside lane four, Brant was inside in lane one, and Janniro was in lane three.  As the tapes went up it was Venegas who got to the inside in turn one first, followed by Janniro up high in the middle of the track that he continued to work perfectly.  Venegas held Janniro off for two laps until Janniro worked the thicker part of the track and pass Venegas.  Brant continued to trail and also was able to get around Venegas to finish second behind Janniro.  Venegas was third and Hedden fourth.  It was again a very exciting finale filled with arguably the best talent racing at Fast Friday’s minus Auburn’s Bart Bast who did not race Friday night.

Kelly Kerrigan won the Division I Handicap Main Event, notching his first Division I main event win of his career.  Racing at Fast Friday’s for six years, Kerrigan has moved through the D-III and DII ranks to become a skilled Division I rider proving he belongs.  “Billy, Charlie and I kind of work together and they have really given me a good perspective on what I need to do,” said Kerrigan.  “I just keep working at it week after week,” he said. Kerrigan rode off the zero line, JJ Martynse finished second off the 20-yard line followed by Hedden in third riding off the 40-yard line.

It seemed to be a night of firsts as one of Fast Friday’s favorite riders Tori Hubbert picked up her first main event win taking the checkered flag in Division II. Hubbert has been racing great these last few weeks and seems to have turned a corner winning the consolation main event last week.  She pulled off a thrilling move passing David Fonts inside on lap four to win the main event.  Fonts finished second and Dustin Berdolt finished third.  “I’m tired of being the consi queen, week after week, and I had to go for the main,” said Hubbert.

Auburn’s Glenn Scott also found his way to the top of the winner’s podium for the first time this season winning the Division III main event.  Finishing second was Robby Northam, and third was Auburn’s Billy Parino.  Division I youth was wrapped up by Tyler Warren who finished first, PJ Bryne was second and Ryan Vaughn was third.

The sidecars teams from Southern California made their second of four stops at Fast Friday’s Motorcycle Speedway and put on a thrilling show as always.  The team of Joe Jones and Jimmy Olsen won the main event and raced hard against the team of brother Dan Jones and Brandi McElroy.

Results from 6-4-10

Division 1 Scratch Main Event
1-Billy Janniro, 2-Scott Brant, 3- Charlie Venegas, 4-Tommy Hedden

Division I Handicap Main Event
1-Kelly Kerrigan, 2-JJ Martynse 3-Tommy Hedden

Division II Main Event
1-Tori Hubbert, 2- David Fonts, 3- Dustin Berdolt

Division III Main Event
1- Glenn Scott, 2- Robby Northam, 3-Billy Parino

Division I Youth
1- Tyler Warren

Division II Youth
1-Colton Hicks
Sidecars Main Event
1-Joe Jones/Jimmy Olsen 

Photos by Michael Kirby

	Scott Brant gets off to an early handicap heat race start after a crash resulted in a restart.  Behind him is Steve Lewotsky.
	Billy Janniro remains a dominant force at Fast Friday’s with four of five scratch main event wins this season.
	Kelly Kerrigan picked up the Division I first main event win of his career with a first place finish in the handicap main event.
	The team of Dan Jones and Brandi McElroy (foreground) and the team of Joe Jones and Jimmy Olsen (far) thrilled the Fast Friday’s crowd with their exciting sidecar racing.  Jones and Olsen picked up the sidecar main event win.