SAN BERNARDINO, CA

Former National Champion "Flyin' Mike" Faria (below, left) was victorious in the Scratch main event at Inland Motorsports Speedway in San Bernardino, California.

The Scratch main event was reduced from five riders to four when Buck Blair was excluded for touching the tapes. When the tapes finally went up, Faria jumped to the front, ahead of his competitors. The wily veteran was never seriously threatened and calmly led all four laps to claim the victory. Shaun Harmatiuk (above, right) finished second, Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback was third, Gino Manzares finished fourth, and Blair was credited with fifth.

Youth National Champion Brad Pappalardo led the eight-rider Handicap main event through the first lap before the red flag came out. Pappalardo started at the front of the restart but was under pressure from Tyson Burmeister, who then went by the 16-year-old on the third lap but found himself being pestered by Harmatiuk. Burmeister withstood the challenge for four laps and was leading when he took the white flag but then ran out of fuel and relinquished the lead. Shaun Harmatiuk (below) led the last lap for the win. Jason Ramirez finished second, Fishback was third, Pappalardo finished fourth, and Josh Abbott was fifth.

The Last Of The Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge began with two four-rider semis that determined who would challenge previous winners Burmeister and Manzares in the final. Faria won the first semi and Fishback won the second semi. In the final, Burmeister was the first to be eliminated and was followed by Manzares. Fishback defeated Faria in the last battle to claim the prize.

Joey Holt (above) continued his dominance of speedway's middle division by winning the Second Division main event. Drew Coats was second, Steve Bowen finished third, and Ed Lynch was fourth.

Former sidecar competitor Chris Jones led the Third Division main event for 3 ½ laps before succumbing to the constant pressure of Chris Thomas (above). Then Thomas held off Jones through the final corner to take the victory. Tyson Talkington finished third, Mike Wiley was fourth, Steve Brown finished fifth, Rick Huspek was sixth, and Justin Weeks finished seventh.

Nick Varner overcame a large handicap to pass and defeat Jimmy Fishback IV to win the Pee Wee main event.

Results

P/W: 1. Nick Varner (Honda); 2. Jimmy Fishback IV (Yamaha).

D-3: 1. Chris Thomas (JAWA/CZ); 2. Chris Jones (JAWA/CZ); 3. Tyson Talkington (JAWA/CZ); 4. Mike Wiley (JAWA/CZ); 5. Steve Brown (JAWA/CZ).

D-2: 1. Joey Holt (JAWA/CZ); 2. Drew Coats (JAWA/CZ); 3. Steve Bowen (JAWA/CZ); 4. Ed Lynch (JAWA/CZ).

LAST OF THE MOHICANS LAST MAN OUT CHALLENGE: 1. Jimmy Fishback (JRM); 2. Mike Faria (JAWA/CZ); 3. Gino Manzares (JAWA/CZ); 4. Tyson Burmeister (GM).

HDCP: 1. Shaun Harmatiuk (JAWA/CZ); 2. Jason Ramirez (JAWA/CZ); 3. Jimmy Fishback (JRM); 4. Brad Pappalardo (GM); 5. Josh Abbott (JAWA/CZ).

SCR: 1. Mike Faria (JAWA/CZ); 2. Shaun Harmatiuk (JAWA/CZ); 3. Jimmy Fishback (JRM); 4. Gino Manzares (JAWA/CZ); 5. Buck Blair (JAWA/CZ).