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Updated
2.21.12, new updates in red: The RACELINE
2012 Silly Season page will chronicle drivers who have moved
into new full-time rides for the 2012 racing season in
California, categorized by track, division, or series. Please
contact
info@stevenblakesley.com to be added to the list.
NASCAR K&N
Pro Series, West
Greg Rayl
Racing
01 Trevor
Cristiani Former AABLM champion moves to K&N full-time
Jack Sellers
5 Dylan
Hutchison Part-time or full-time program being mulled for
Hutchison
Sunrise
Ford / Bob Bruncati
6 Derek Thorn
Thorn ran the last few races of 2011 and will go for the
championship in 2012
Bill McAnally
Racing
10 Bobby
Grewohl Rumored to run full-time after posts on FB with 2012
K&N schedule
McGowan
Motorsports
17 David
Mayhew Rumored to come back full-time with Victory Circles
Mark Lundgren at the helm
Joiner Race
Cars
# Jacob Gomes
will run for JRC and also for family-owned team in about
half of the K&N races this year
Naake-Klauer
Motorsports
88 Jessica
Brunelli Unsigned, but moved back to California recently and
is pursuing sponsorship. Ran three races in the 88 last year.
Unknown team
24 Cameron
Hayley Rumored to have shopped a deal with Gene Price and
Bill McAnally. One rumor has him driving West for
McAnally and SRL for Price.
Spears SRL
Southwest Tour
Joiner Race
Cars
26 Jacob
Gomes Moves over to seat vacated by Derek Thorn for
championship run
55 Ryan Reed
& others Car will likely run full-time with various drivers
in the seat
JRC / Dave
Reed Racing
14 Austin
Reed & Jason Jefferson Reed will run five races to preserve
rookie status, unknown if Jefferson will be in a second car or
run Reeds car when he isnt in it
Bob Stranwold
Racing
1 Michael
Sandoval 2011 Rookie of the Year will anchor four-car effort
2 Craig
Raudman Reportedly a part-time effort to put the SWT champ
back in seat
3 Jared Vorse
Instant title contender by moving to BSR after 14th
in points last year
4 Dave Byrd
Byrd is back to BSR after 7th in 2011 points with
low-budget Kenny Whalen team
Moeller Bros.
/ Quentin Bammer
18 Jim Pettit
2011 series champion takes over the 18 car vacated by Eric
Holmes
NTS
Motorsports
29 Jeff Oleen
Oleen is reunited with the Newberry family after racing back
east for a few years
New teams:
16 Donny St.
Ours former Speed Truck and Legends standout going SRL
racing
# Andre
Prescott 16 year-old Bando winner moving up to SRL
Delong Racing
64 Eric
Sunness reportedly full-time efforts for both Irwindale
Super Stock regulars
84 Rich
Delong III
Nascimento
Motorsports
27 Colby
Potts Potts moves up to full-time SRL program after winning
first WLM race last year
All
American
Speedway
/ Madera Speedway / Stockton 99 Speedway Late Models
2 Unknown -
Josh Bews posted on his Facebook page that he's building a new
Late Model for a driver returning to Roseville.
# Kiel
Spaulding Elk Grove Karting standout purchased a former Late
Model campaigned by Jacob Gomes
21 Bobby
Runyan - Former Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle driver
has joined Golden Gate Racing to run the 6 race series at
Madera. He is also likely to run some Roseville and
Stockton races as a teammate to Michael Self
50 Chris
Lambert
Former Street Stock champion moves into Late Models
74 Luis
Tyrell Possibly teaming up with Nascimento Motorsports
after strong Legends season in 2011
84 Mindy
McCord McCord has relocated to
Sacramento
area from Montana to work at Naake shop and drive Late Models
presumably at both Stockton and Roseville
All
American
Speedway
/ Stockton 99 Speedway Modifieds
# Multiple
drivers Ron Suttons Winners Circle will likely field a
third full-time Modified to be split between Joey Licata and
new members Cody Hoover, Matt Gilbert, Kyle Slader, and Tripp
Gaylord
# Jessica
Clark 2011 double Ford Focus champ will move into the
Modifieds full-time with RSWC
# Paden
Phillips Strong performances in late 2011 RSWC campaign have
him likely for full-time in 2012
# Brodie
Kostecki 24-time USAC Ford Focus winner in 2011 likely to
run Modifieds in 2012, possibly in Lucas Oil Tour instead of
Roseville / Stockton program
08 Mickey
Owens - Former All American Speedway Street Stock
champion driver and engine builder will run for the Modified
title in 2012
2 Todd Lewis
- Former Altamont regular Todd Lewis shared with us his 2012
plans which include part-time in the Star Racing Supply
limited Modifieds at Stockton 99. His oldest sons Tyler
Lewis and Dallas Dildine will share a Mini Truck at Antioch
Speedway while daughter Jillian Breese will run a kart at
Stockton Motorplex. Busy season in store for the Lewis
family
63 Mikey Regelman - Regelman will
return to drive for Cherokee Muffler in a bid for the
California State championship
98 TBA
- In
addition to fielding a Modified for Keegan Walmer, K&K
Motorsports intends to field a second car at All American
Speedway for a funded driver. K&K Motorsports may swell
to as many as four cars with Cody Thompson's family possibly
fielding a second car as well.
King of
the West Sprints
00 Jason Statler
- Jason Statler has confirmed to us that he will return to the
KWS in the DF Rios #00 car for the 2012 championship run
83 Tim Kaeding
It
was confirmed at the King of the West banquet that Tim Kaeding
will return with Roth to compete for the 2012 KWS championship
# Tyler
Walker popular former King of California was rumored to
return. No idea if that will materialize
89 Rico Abreu
Abreu ran most of the 2011 season and was expected to run
for the 2012 championship but has confirmed to us that his
2012 plans are still up in the air at this time.
California
Sprint Car Civil War
14s Justin
Sanders Sanders will go for the 2012 championship aboard the
Smitty Boys mount wrenched by Darin Smith
88 Koen Shaw - 2011 Ocean Sprints regular Koen Shaw has
moved up into the Civil War for a full-time run in 2012
Ocean
Sprints presented by Taco Bravo
2 Brad Furr
Furr hit the King of the West full-time in 2011 but is
expected to return to Watsonville on a full-time basis in 2012
for a championship run
9J Shane
Golobic After splitting time between the 121 and the #9 last
year, Golobic will go for the championship in the #9J Steve
Osborne car
21x Carson Mecedo - Micro Sprint
racer moving up to Sprints. Running for Rookie of the Year as
a teammate to Tommy Tarlton
USAC
Western Classic Racing Series
2 Ryan Bernal With GoPro sponsorship, Ryan Bernal is expected to run most
of the Western Classic dirt campaign. Bernal has updated
his plans as of February 9th to include full-time in the USAC/CRA,
splitting time between Kittle Motorsports and Josh Ford
Racing. Bernal will mix in USAC West Coast 360 and USAC
Western Classic races to round out his busy 2012 schedule
3F
Geoff Ensign 2012 overall champion not expected to return to
the series at this time
7 Taylor
Simas Purchased an injected 360 in the off-season and may
run entire dirt schedule
25b
Dustin Baxter - Petaluma Wingless regular has
announced plans to run a 410 powered car in several of the
USAC Western Classic / CRA combination races in 2012
56 Scott
Hall - Likely to run the full 2012 schedule
depending on the rules for CRA combination races
# Scott
Clough Rumored to run the full dirt schedule in 2012 after a
few years out of the seat
Silver
Dollar
Speedway
04 Kevin
Sharrah Sharrah is going for the 2012 track championship
with Dutch Bros. sponsorship
2 BJ
Martin - Driver finished third in Wingless points
in 2011 and is expected to move into 410s
13 Rowdy
McClenon - Another Wingless driver rumored to be
racing 410s this season
# Bud
Walberg - Modified driver who has sold his car and
purchased a 410 to race at Silver Dollar in 2012
56 Scott
Hall - Listed as one of the top contenders for 2012
championship according to a poll on Facebook
Other Series
15 Ryan Reed - Former Super Late Model standout throughout the Southwest is likely to run the full ARCA Racing Series for Venturini Motorsports after a strong showing at Daytona
44 Dylan Lupton - Former Irwindale Speedway regular Dylan Lupton has signed with FDJ Motorsports to run Late Models throughout North Carolina and Virginia in 2012 |
