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Calistoga Speedway Career A-Main Wins (still partial as we accumulate historical data)

Driver, Number of feature wins Car Owner, Number of feature wins.
1. LeRoy Van Conett - 31 1. Clyde Lamar - 13
2. Brent Kaeding - 21 2. Vergil Owen - 12
3. Chuck Gurney - 17 3. Walter T. Ross - 11
4. Tim Green - 11 4. Bob Miller - 10
4. Johnny Anderson - 11 5. Quentin Bammer - 9
4. Steve Kent - 11 5. Karl Kinser - 9
7. Steve Kinser - 10 7. Mike Andreetta - 8
7. Gary Patterson - 10 7. Ted Hunting - 8
9. Mike Andreetta - 9 9. Bailey Bros. - 7
9. Phil Pedlar - 9 9. Bob Nielsen - 7
11. Billy Anderson - 8 9. Kenny Woodruff - 7
11. Ronnie Day - 8 9. Brent Kaeding - 7
11. Jimmy Boyd - 8 13. Chris Zootis - 6
11. Danny Lasoski - 8 13. Dennis Roth - 6
15. Rick Horton - 7 15. Lovell Bros. - 5
15. Lem Tolliver - 7 15. Lyle McCray - 5
15. Sammy Swindell - 7 15. DuWayne Starr - 5
15. Dave Bradway Jr. - 7 15. Swindell Motorsports - 5
19. Jac Haudenschild - 6 15. Bob Consani - 5
19. Darrell Hanestad - 6 15. Ray Smith - 5

19. Ron Horton - 6

15. Tony Stewart - 5
22. Lealand McSpadden 5 22. John R. Lawson - 4
22. Hank Butcher - 5 22. Brandy & Glaspey - 4
22. Jimmy Sills - 5 22. Weldon Offill - 4
25. Randy Tiner - 4  
25. Bobby McMahan - 4  
25. Paul McMahan - 4  

 

 

Date Sanction Winning Driver Team Notes:
1937 A guy called "Fancy Pants" arrives in Calistoga, convinces the locals that their track designed for horses could host auto races. Louie Vermeil recounts that "Fancy Pants received support from Lee Nance who owned the No. 9 car. About a dozen cars showed up for the first Calistoga race, as well as a near-capacity crowd. Pilots of the cars included Gene Figone, Walt Davis, Ed Normi, Charly Toms, Lloyd Logan, Art Armstrong, Pop Johnson, Jimmy Joy, and Billy Franks." ...The track was a 'dust bowl'.
10/28/38 Gene Figonei Figone set Calistoga's first Track Record in Benny Figello's 2-port Reilly.
11/18/38 Walt Davis #42 Charly Thom killed in turn 4 crash.
1939 We know that Mauri King was the 1939 champion of the Bay Cities Roadster Racing Association. Gene Figone was runner-up.
04/21/40 Bay Cities Roadster Racing Association The season opened on April 21, 1940 according to a vintage program. The program states that inner rails marking the track were replaced with rubber tires and banking was added to the track. ...Figone did not compete because he suffered a fractured skull in a motorcycle accident. ...Some of the drivers included Buck Bowers #19, and Johnny Soares #23. ...Jack Carmody was the announcer, and Henry DeCoursey was Chief Steward. ...DeCoursey wrote a brief welcome in the program that provided most of this information. ...The scorer was Les Driesbach, and Bert Trubody was the 'starter'. John Deauereaux was the timer.
06/09/40 Bay Cities Roadster Racing Association
07/26/40 Buck Bowers Admission price was 55 cents.
10/27/40 Track record set by Gene Figone 30.15 seconds.
1942-1945 No Racing World War II
1948 ARA   It is believed that the American Racing Association (ARA) ran six shows at Calistoga per year after World War II.
1948 ARA   Drivers in those days included Buck Whitmer, Rajo Jack, Mike Reilly, Jack Flaherty, Ernie Miller, Jack Pacheteau, Johnny Baldwin, Joe Roletto, Claude Welling, and Dave Lee.
1948 ARA   USAC midget champs, Mike McGreany and Dave Strickland both raced at Stoga during this period.
1948 ARA Indy 500 vets, Jim Hurtibise, Bob Vithe, and Earl Motter all raced at Calistoga
1949 ARA Jim McLean Listari Jack Pachateau was 2nd in Louie Vermeil's #7.
5/31/51 Floyd Glidewell Under the lights. Floyd Glidewell NTR 27.281
1950's Jim Hurtabese raced at Calistoga at least two times. Once, the Indy 500 veteran, ran a John Shanoian car. It is said that Hurtabese held the throttle longer than others entering turn one.
1957 ARA Davey Moses Spitfire #61  
1960 NARC NARC is formed. Al Frager is the promoter.
07/04/64 NARC   Jim Scarborough - killed in crash.
07/02/66 NARC Steve Kennick Forsythe #26 Sherman Cleveland killed in qualifying in turn one. "The Shy One", as he was known, arrived late and did not run hot laps. ...Steve Kennick from CRA won with Norm Paul second over Johnny Anderson, Wally Talbot and Bill Sullivan.
07/03/66 NARC Steve Kennick (2) Forsythe #26 (2) Dave Ridenour - killed. ...Bill Sullivan second over Norm Paul and Johnny Anderson
07/01/67 NARC Norm Paul The 1967 season at Calistoga is the first joint venture between the Napa County Fair Association and NARC. You must wear white pants in the pits, and no women are allowed in the pits unless with timing and scoring. ...Norm Paul beat Bob McLees, Bob Twitty, Johnny Anderson and Bill Hofeldt.
07/02/67 NARC Bob McLees Rest of top five was ...Jimmy Boyd, Bill Hofeldt, Norm Paul and Bob Twitty.
05/19/68 NARC Johnny Anderson Anderson #3x Anderson won the main event over DeWayne Woodward, Leroy Van Conett, Jim Rogers and Bill McCormick.
07/06/68 NARC Bill Gadda Sullivan #98x Gadda beat Phil Pedlar, Gary Patterson, Dick Zimmerman and Jess Purcell. The #98x driven by Gadda was a Walt Reiff car that Gadda had owned at one time.
07/07/68 NARC Bill Gadda (2) Golden #1 Gadda had to switch to another car but he still won with Norm Paul second. The race was a make up for July 5th, when the lights went out.
09/01/68 NARC Dave Logan Fred Mahoney #2 Logan won with Bob DeJong second over Hank Butcher, Jan Opperman and Mike McCreary.
05/04/69 NARC Jimmy Oskie Oskie #3x Fast time during this period was a low 25 second lap for the half-mile. ...Bob DeJong led the feature before an accident took him out. ...Jerry Graham finished fourth in the Semi.
06/14/69 NARC Johnny Anderson (2) Anderson #2 (2) Dave Logan suffered a heart attack during the main event - he later died. ...Ray Miscevich went to the hospital after a wild end over end flip. He stayed in the "crash house" for a few days, and then returned home.
06/21/69 NARC LeRoy Van Conett Bob Silva was the starter, and Henry Mathis was timer/scorer.
06/29/69 NARC Cliff Sealock Announcers were George Kovacevic, and Dick Wallace.
07/04/69 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (2) McCray #3n No cage on the #3n. ...The car was built in 1964 by Walt Rieff of Sacramento, CA. Bert Miller won the semi-main.
07/05/69 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (3) McCray #3n (2) Bert Miller killed in main event crash.
07/18/69 NARC Gary Ponzini Ponzini Chevy #85 Jim Peacock made three main events at Calistoga in 1969 but did not finish any of them.
08/02/69 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (4) McCray #3n (3) Joe McGee takes a rock to the eye, and is injured.
08/31/69 NARC Phil Pedlar Nachreiner & Malliot Chevy #33 The McCray #3n was "wrecked and seriously damaged", according to the 1969 NARC Yearbook. ...Rich Gentes was 1969 Most Improved Driver. ...Dave Bowling was named Rookie of the Year.
05/03/70 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (5) McCray #1 (4) Day show attracted 21 cars. Jim Klemovich set fast time with 24.53 clocking for the half-mile. ...Gary Ponzini was runner-up.
06/06/70 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (6) McCray #1 (5) Leroy had quick time, 23.60. ...25 cars. Billy Anderson was second in the Andy Anderson #98. Jim Boyd finished third. ...Lou Jacquet won the dash, but got the #9 sprinter into the 2nd turn wall in the main event.
07/03/70 NARC Billy Anderson Andy Anderson #98 (3) Maybe the finest field of sprint cars to ever assemble in Northern California. 40 cars! ...From L.A., Bruce Bromme brought out his #12 Offy with Don Hawley in the seat. ...Jimmy Boyd set quick time in the Jerry Pittman #98x. ...A big party was held after the races at Lou Vermeil's place.
07/04/70 NARC Nick Porter Bill Van Pol Chevy # 21 Nick Porter, "The Northern Star from Redding", had his finest moment. Harold Simmons was seriously injured in time-trials after flipping.
08/08/70 NARC Lem Tolliver Tolliver #97 Former Steve Kennick car. Tolliver was his own mechanic. ...George Rogge barrel-rolled seven times in turn three. Tom Gomez went through the second turn wall and flipped. ...Ken Firnekas went end for end into the 3rd turn wall. ...Cliff Sealock established a New Track Record of 22.82. Walt Rieff won the very exciting semi. ...Don Melvin was second, and Jim Klemovich ran third in the feature.
09/06/70 NARC Duane Bonini The race was billed as the Scarborough Memorial. ...Bonini's first sprint car race. He was clocked at 108 mph on the backchute. ...Bob Zieske got upside down on this night in the Floyd Magnus Plymouth. ...
05/02/71 NARC Lem Tolliver (2) Day show. The season opener was always a day race.
06/05/71 NARC Duane Bonini (2) Night race.
07/03/71 NARC Duane Bonini (3)  
07/04/71 NARC Gary Patterson The Great GP's first Calistoga win?
08/14/71 NARC Billy Anderson (2)
09/04/71 NARC Jimmy Boyd Duane Bonini SR., the NARC points leader was tragically killed in a crash leaving behind his three year-old son, Duane JR.
09/05/71 NARC Lem Tolliver (3)
05/21/72 NARC Mike McCreary Warren Dorathy # 5
06/10/72 NARC Billy Anderson (3) Bryn K. Siler # 14 23 cars.
07/01/72 NARC Cliff Sealock (2) Nachreiner # 33 (2)
07/02/72 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (7) Ted Hunting #5
08/12/72 NARC Billy Anderson (4) Siler #14
09/02/72 NARC Rick Horton Jim Hearn #31 36 cars.
09/03/72 NARC Billy Anderson (5) Siler #14 (2) Hank Hanestad wrenched the winning car.
05/26/73 NARC Lem Tolliver (4) Tolliver posts a clean sweep! Quick-time, Dash, heat, and Feature win.
05/27/73 NARC Phil Pedlar (2) Lem Tolliver track record 22.649
06/09/73 NARC Rick Horton (2) George Cropp was the President of the Napa County Fair Association.
06/30/73 NARC Billy Anderson (6) Announcers in 1973 were Don Shewman, and Jack Clayton.
07/01/73 NARC Ken Gandy Timers and scorers were Pat and Tom Morrow, and Roland Harper.
07/21/73 NARC Lem Tolliver (5)
08/12/73 NARC Phil Pedlar (3)
09/01/73 NARC Phil Pedlar (4)
09/02/73 NARC Phil Pedlar (5) Pedlar is first known driver to score three wins in a row at Calistoga.
05/05/74 NARC Ron Horton Jim Hearn #2 (2) Attendance estimated at 3,000 for the `74 season opener. ...A warm Spring Sunday with a dry-slick racetrack. ...Bill McCormick put the Mike Farms sprinter into the wall in qualifying. ...Rookie driver Don Snow won the fast heat. ...B-main winner, Johnny Anderson made a spectacular drive from his 16th starting spot to capture the lead on the 9th lap of the Feature. Don Meyer of Calistoga was running sixth on lap 21 of 25 when he flipped wildly down the front chute. In the melee, the fire truck made contact with Johnny Anderson's #98, and knocked the leader out of the race! ...Phil Pedler inherited the top spot, only to spin into the infield on the white flag lap, giving the win to Ron Horton.
05/25/74 NARC Rick Horton (3) Jim Hearn #2 (3) A tragic night. Starter Mel Fernandes was struck by a car during a yellow-flag period, on lap 8 of the semi-main. Fernandes died from the injuries. He had been the assistant starter at Indianapolis 500. He preferred to flag from the track where he felt he had better control of the race. The 1974 NARC yearbook says that, "Fernandes had often brought fans to their feet with his hairbreadth escapes, but on May 25th, he did not get out of the way in time." ...37 cars. Lem Tolliver had quick-time 23.150 in Warren Dorathy's Leffler-built #97.
05/26/74 NARC Jim Peacock Yanker Chevy ...Every competitor lined up on the front chute to pay respect to fallen starter, Mel Fernandes. ...Nebraska driver Roger Abbott spent the first part of the 1972 season racing with NARC. He timed-in second quick behind Mike Andreetta. Purse: $2,510. ...Wayne Sue finished 6th, and spun in a cloud of steam after taking the checkered. ...The winner, Peacock was a Southern California invader. He took home over $300 for his win.
6/15/74 NARC Don Melvin Ray Smith #71 Don Melvin posted one of the most impressive Calistoga drivers ever when he stormed from 12th to the lead (win) of the semi-main, and then came from the back to win the Feature. The fans stood, and screamed as Melvin raced side-by-side to the Feature checkered with with Phil Pedlar. Melvin won by a scant margin. ...37 cars.
07/05/74 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (8) Ted Hunting #51 (2) Clean sweep for Leroy! He started 13th in the feature, and had the crowd on their feet with each pass in the feature. Van Conett made the winning move on lap 24 of 25. He had Fast time, won the dash, and his heat. ...Standing room only crowd of 4,000 watched 43 cars participate. ...Louis Bruce flipped hard in his debut. ...Wayne Sue also crashed down the front chute, flipping five or six times. Sue returned to his Super Modified the following night at West Capitol and won the main event. Purse: $3,227
7/06/74 NARC Rich Gentes Vermeil #65 It was the last feature race won by an Offenhauser engine. Offenhauser was once the king of power for sprints and midgets. Gentes was driving the "Vermeil Offy". # 65. He had the lead in the feature for a while until the much more powerful Chevy of Lem Tolliver passed him. Then with about 5 laps to go Lem had car trouble and dropped out. Gentes then took the win. ...The last sprint car Main Event won by an Offy in the United States? ...37 cars, quick-time to Van Conett, dash to Andreetta, Heats to Bob Bloom, Don Melvin, Phil Pedlar, and Tolliver. ...KNBR radio personality, Mike Clary handled the trackside microphone.
7/27/74 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (9) Ted Hunting #51 (3) LeRoy had quick time as well, as the feature win. ...Pedlar was in Walt Ross' #56 for the night. ...The Feature was described as one of the best of the 1974 season. ...The Hunting #51 was ten years old in the 1974 season. The car was built by Walt Rieff.
08/17/74 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (10) Ted Hunting #51 (4) "Perfect race track", prepared by George Hawkins. ...Billy Anderson broke the track record, turning the half-mile in 22.235 seconds. ...Mike Andreetta broke the dash record. ...32 cars. ...Bob Padgett destroyed Frank Allen's #74 with a vicious flip in turn one. ...LeRoy was on a roll, having won 3 of the last 4 `Stoga shows.
08/31/74 NARC Billy Anderson (7) Dick Bauer #88 Van Conett broke Billy Anderson's two-week old track record, and then Bud Riebhoff caught a first turn rut, and crashed violently. He spent the night at the hospital. ...Billy Anderson started 9th, and won his first feature of the 1974 season. Rick Horton came from 14th to 2nd, and Ken Gandy finished 3rd.
9/01/74 NARC Billy Anderson (8) Bauer #88 (2) Billy Anderson wins his 3rd Calistoga track championship. ...Anderson received $250 and a plaque. ...Mike Andreetta establishes a new track record, going 22.150 in Walt Ross' #56.
5/04/75 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (11) Hunting #2 (5) Day show marked the opening of the 1975 season. The Napa Register says, "A HUGE crowd of 3,500, and 41 cars turned out, despite threatening skies, and wind." ...Only two yellow flags. 11 of the 16 starters finished. Johnny Anderson finished second, and Rich Govan was third. ...Vel Rodgers won the 2nd heat from the last row. ...Dave Ellis took a checkered flag lap for Hayward car owner Hank Hanestad.
5/24/75 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (12) Hunting #2 (6) Record 49 cars in the pits. The first night race of the season. Little Dickie Rauser set fast time with a 22.868 aboard the Fred Kain built Amick owned #41. The "Roseville Rocket" Larry Burton picked up the dash win in his first ride in the Walt Ross #56. Jerry Belville, Pete May, Donnie Melvin, and LeRoy Van Conett took heat races. ...Vel Rodgers went for en ride in heat one. He was shaken, but walked away after the nasty series of rolls. A large car count resulted in two consy races, won by Tom Abreu and Jon Harris. Ron Horton won the semi-main, which was red flagged for a flip by John Sculatti under caution, after the front end broke. Leroy Van Conett took home the lions share of the $3000 purse, after a battle with Rich Gentes for several laps. Finishing third and fourth, were the Roger Henderson team cars of Rick Horton #51 and Rich Govan #6.
5/25/75 NARC Rick Horton (4) Henderson #5h Gary Patterson was the first car out to qualify in the Walt Ross #56. He sets track record 20.233. ...At the time the field was almost all Chevrolet, with a stray Ford, Offy, and Dodge. The Offy was owned by Stan Vermeil, and the Dodge was Chuck Ennis'. ...47 cars. ...Mike Andreetta drove the Vermeil Offy to a heat win, and semi-main win. ...CRA rookie driver, Billy Felts was there as well. ...The nonstop 25 lapper, won by Rick Horton, came after Lem Tolliver broke while leading on lap 19.
6/14/75 NARC Rich Govan Henderson #6 (2) Cars owned by Hunting, Ross, W. Anderson, and Bill Hill were DQ'd for being too loud in qualifying. First enforcement of muffler rule - a year after State mandate to quiet cars. ...First ever sprint car win for Govan.
7/4/75 NARC Gary Patterson (2) Ross #56 25 laps nonstop. Patterson set a track record - 9 minutes, 45.5 seconds. A sellout during the Napa County Fair. "GP" started 14th, and was leading on the 15th lap. ...Aussie Garry Rush was in Kenny Woodruff's #37. He drove from 12th to 3rd.
7/5/75 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (13) Hunting #2 (7) Garry Rush was 2nd, and Billy Anderson 3rd in a "sizzling show". The NARC yearbook called the feature, "The most exciting feature ever". The local paper described it as, "standing room only", and went on to call the main event, "one of the finest ever seen here". The show was sold-out. Purse was an all-time record $8,500
7/19/75 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (14) Hunting #2 (8) 40 year-old LeRoy Van Conett won convincingly on a bona-fide dry-slick race track. LeRoy staring inside the 7th row. The Anderson brothers, Billy and Johnny were second and third respectively. ...Only ten cars finished the race. LeRoy said in the Napa Register, "It was slippery and slow". ...Kiwi, Dave Jolley won the C-Main. ...Louie Vermeil estimated the attendance to be 2,500 and "good". ...Wendell Anderson Jr. made his Calistoga debut in the Anderson/Rose #98. ...LeRoy signed autographs for 30 minutes after the race, even as the lights were dimmed.
8/9/75 NARC Lem Tolliver (6) Champion Speed Shop #80 Special Napa County Championship race. ...Don Snow posted quick time. 40 cars. Rich Govan tangled with another car and flipped the Henderson #6 several times near the pit gate.
8/30/75 NARC Terry Crousore Crousore #47 Controversial race. Crousore punts Billy Anderson for the win. ...45 cars. Herb Pinckney bailed hard in qualifying in turn 4, almost into the "pond".
8/31/75 NARC Garry Rush Woodruff #3 Australian champion, Garry Rush won his first USA feature in the Kenny Woodruff owned, Trostle 4-bar car. ...Victor Mencarini posted quick time. ...Jimmy Sills flipped hard down the backchute with Terry Crousore. Sills went to the hospital but raced the following night at West Capital.
9/13/75 NARC Terry Crousore (2) Crousore #47 (2) 1st Calistoga Classic. The BIG RACE offered a guaranteed $6,000 purse, with $1,000 going to the 50-lap Classic winner. It attracted 45 cars, and actually paid $1,400 to win. ...Nasty double flip in the A-Dash, with Dick Rauser and Billy Anderson. Billy suffered a shattered wrist. The ugly crash was a career-ender for the popular Sacramento driver that was racing for Napa's Dick Bauer. ...Jimmy Sills was right behind the two flipping cars of Rauser and Anderson. ...Sills finished the main-event 2nd, with Gary Patterson 3rd, Garry Rush 4th, and LeRoy Van Conett 5th. ...Al Andrews wadded one up in turn one in qualifying. He flipped three times and went through the protective screen fence. He was only "shaken up", but they hauled him to the crash house anyway.
05/02/76 NARC Gary Patterson (3) Ross & Tierney #56 (2) ...Estimates are that Ross & Tierney have $15,000 invested in the winning #56. ...48 cars at the Season Opener, which was a day show. Start time was 1 PM. ...New grandstands add 600 new seats to the Speedway, increasing capacity to 2,900. ...Also "truck loads of fill were moved to raise the bleacher seating for improved spectator view". ...The result was a new all-time record crowd of 3,154 according to the Napa Register. The track was "slippery". ...Lanny Walker's Calistoga debut ended in hot-laps with a wicked gyration that tore off the tail & fuel cell on his #27.
05/29/76 NARC Gary Patterson (4) Walt Ross & Bill Tierney #56 (3) 22.082 Quick time - GP. ...For the 1976 season there were 87 registered NARC car-owners. 20 of those machines were brand new frames for the new season. The top five was GP, Johnny Anderson, LeRoy Van Conett, Jimmy Boyd, and Phil Pedlar.
05/30/76 NARC Mike Andreetta Andreetta #8 A weird night! First a brush and timber fire south of the track drew the attention of the fans. Then it started raining, but not long enough to put the race in jeopardy. Finally, the motor in Jerry Belleville's #84 blew-up, sending parts into the grandstand! Flying metal caused a skull fracture for Robyn Hawley of Sacramento. Two others were injured as well, with Nannie Teel of Healdsburg having to have surgery for mouth wounds. ...The semi-main took an hour to complete with six caution flags. ....51 cars. Jimmy Boyd fast time. 21.483. It is estimated that some owners have as much as $18,000 invested in one car! ...Andreetta took the lead on lap 17 of 25. He started in the fourth row.
06/19/76 NARC Johnny Anderson (3) Daphne Snow #15 22.146 - LeRoy. ...Anderson started 13th and passed Jimmy Boyd on lap 22 of 25 for the win. ...Lem Tolliver was too loud in qualifying and was told he was done for the night. ...Somehow Lem got on to the track during the main event, and then ignored repeated black flags. ...Also, the local paper, states that "Mike McCreary jumped from his car, picked up a dirt clod, and tossed it at a passing driver." ...Don Harper of Eureka won a special Rookie Race.
07/02/76 NARC Jimmy Boyd (2) Ed & Ken Woodruff #21 (2) #29 Duke Duponzi drove over the golf green in turn 4, went over two short fences, and landed in the pits in front of the front-chute grandstands. He narrowly missed the infield scoring and announcing tower, and sent crew guys scrambling. Car owner, Bruce Broussard was hit and taken away by ambulance. He was treated for a back injury and released. The Friday night race drew 2,200 fans. Jimmy Sills was second, and Gary Patterson finished 3rd.
07/03/76 NARC Jimmy Boyd (3) Ed & Ken Woodruff #21 (3) Quick Time - 21.875 - Mike 'The Rat' Andreetta. ...Les Blakeley In Bratton Ford #0 - big ride on backchute ...Another record crowd for the Saturday night race. Estimates of 3,750 paid to see Boyd start 17th and win the feature. Lap Leaders: Vel Rodgers 1-2, Don Melvin 3-8, Johnny Anderson 9-22, Jimmy Boyd 23-25. The stout top five was, 1. Boyd, 2. Anderson, 3. LeRoy Van Conett, 4. Gary Patterson, 5. Mike Andreetta.
07/17/76 NARC Johnny Anderson (4) Carville & Alves #45 Don Melvin blew up while leading. Quick time: 21.534 - Leroy. 38 cars.
08/14/76 NARC RAINED OUT - First rain-out since 1953.
09/04/76 NARC Jimmy Boyd (4) Ed & Ken Woodruff #21 (4) Quick time to Gary Patterson 21.833. 47 cars.
09/05/76 NARC Gary Patterson (5) Ross & Tierney #56 (4) 46 cars. 21.951 LeRoy
09/18/76 NARC Gary Patterson (6) Ross & Tierney #56 (5)

50 laps - Calistoga Classic. Quick-time:21.694 - Tolliver. ...A big story in the local paper tipped that the Bailey Bros. #01 cost about $20,000 complete with the tow rig, and extra tires, wheels, and parts. ...The 50 lap main-event paid $1,000 to win!
5/8/77 NARC Gary Patterson (7) Ross & Tierney #56 (6) Jimmy Boyd from 18th to 3rd, but GP won his 3rd straight, becoming the second driver to ever win 3 in a row at Calistoga.
5/28/77 NARC Johnny Anderson (5) Brandy & Glaspy #XX 62 Cars! All from Nor-Cal except Washington's Jerry Day. Herb Pinckney #91 took out a portion of backchute fence. Terry Crousore flipped hard after taking the white flag in the A-main. Race was called after 24 laps.
5/29/77 NARC Gary Patterson (8) Ross & Tierney #56 (7) 61 cars. Boyd sets a track record for 3-lap dash. ...Johnny Anderson finished 2nd to GP, who also had quick-time.
6/11/77 NARC Jimmy Boyd (5) Woodruff #21 (5) LeRoy Van Conett demolished the Bailey Bros. #01 after taking out a large part of the back-straight fence. Several tree branches came down as well.
7/2/77 NARC Phil Pedler (6) Ray Smith #17 (2) Dry-Slick - Severe drought in California. Races ended near midnight.
7/3/77 NARC Phil Pedler (7) Ray Smith #17 (3) Wayne Sue - Fast Time. Grandpa Phil goes back-to-back. ...Ken Urton was the starter during this period.
7/23/77 NARC Johnny Anderson (6) Snow #4 Start of feature - big crash - Ken Buman in the Lamar #33, and Jerry Donaly in the Consani #4x flipped hard into turn one. Anderson won from row 7.
08/13/77 NARC Phil Pedler (8) Ray Smith #17 (4) Pat Hughes left the building in turn one in qualifying - leaving the Kornbrust #88 resting on a fencepost. ...Buman bends the cage in turn two on first lap of feature. Pedlar wins by inches over Van Conett.
09/3/77 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (15) Bailey Bros. #01 Rendy Boldrini (Carville & Alves #45) sets track record for semi-main - 12 laps in 4 mins., 32.28 seconds. Runs from 19th to 2nd in the feature.
09/4/77 NARC Johnny Anderson (7) Brandy & Glaspy #XX (2) 52 cars. Jimmy Boyd was the fastest qualifier. Joe Joldersma went through the wall in turn three in the C-main. ...Anderson went from ninth to second in two laps. Following the race, the Scarborough Trophy was awarded to LeRoy VanConett. It was LeRoy's 4th Calistoga track championship.
09/25/77 NARC Gary Patterson (9) Clyde LaMar #33 Calistoga Classic. Rick Ferkel set quick-time in his first ever visit to Calistoga. Augie Grube destroyed Mike Griffin's #50 with a high into the trees backchute flip.
05/7/78 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (16) Bailey Bros. #01 (2) Day show. Opening day for Calistoga's 1978 season drew 57 cars, and the "largest crowd ever". Van Conett won wire-to-wire.
05/27/78 NARC Ron Horton (2) Watson #78 Mike Sargent cleared the fence with arms flying out of the cage, in the Arnold Chaves #05. ...Mike Wasina SR. finished third.
05/28/78 NARC Phil Pedlar (9) Billy Yon - quick time in the Starr #18. Wayne Sue, in the Brandy-Glaspy #XX took a bad spill at the start of the fourth heat. ...Andreetta was second, Gary Patterson finished third.
06/10/78 NARC/WoO Rick Ferkel Daugherty #0 A World of outlaws points race, held on the same day as a World of Outlaws race at ASCOT Park. The 4 outlaws that showed were Rick Ferkel (the winner), Dub May, Bobby Allen (2nd), and Jack Hewitt (3rd). Top finishing local was Gary Ponzini (4th). Ferkel started 18th! He also set quick time in his first visit to Calistoga Speedway.
07/1/78 NARC Jan Opperman McMillen #84 Johnny Pearson flipped the Neilson #23 on lap 3 of the feature. GP flipped the "Side-Bite" #33 in time trials. Mike Wasina, driving the Carville & Alves #45, flipped in the C-Main. Johnny Anderson passed Hank Butcher on the last lap for second. Anderson started 17th.
07/2/78 NARC Rick Horton (6) McAfee #82 Rick Horton jumped into the McAfee #82, after a problem with the Henderson #7. He started 4th and won over visiting CRA hero, Lee James in the Jim Watson car from Pasadena.
07/22/78 NARC Hank Butcher Brandy & Glaspy #XX (3) Nick Rescino set quick time, 3/10th's quicker than second fast, Mike Wasina. Aussie, Barry Lewis ended up in Intensive Care after a end of the front-chute crash that "horrified" onlookers.
08/12/78 NARC Hank Butcher (2) Starr #18 Nick Rescino, quick-time again (Yount #96x). Fantastic finish! Butcher lost the lead on the last lap to Boldrini coming off of two, but passed him back in three and then won a blanket finish over Boldrini and Tom Abreu.
09/02/78 NARC Johnny Anderson (8) Woodruff #21 (6) Anderson's first ride for Kenny Woodruff, after longtime, driver Jimmy Boyd and the #21 team split. Boyd was in the McMillen #84. ...A-main Top 3: Anderson, Van Conett, Opperman.
09/03/78 NARC Ron Horton (3) Watson & Wright #78 Arizona, ace, Lealand McSpadden flipped the Kornbrust #99 wildly into the turn one fence after a torsion arm stripped in the dash. RC Horton established a track record for the 25 main event. It lasted all of 9 minutes, and 36 seconds.
9/23/78 NARC/WoO Johnny Anderson (9) Woodruff #21 (7) 70 cars! Bob Padgett took the ride of his life in turn one, in the non-qualifiers race. Main event was 40 laps. ...Doug Wolfgang won the B-Main. Van Conett and the Bailey Brothers had just split - and LeRoy was in Duke McMillen's # 84.
05/06/79 NARC Jimmy Boyd (6) Kornburst #99  
05/13/79 NARC Jimmy Boyd (7) Kornburst #99 (2) Mike Andreetta had quick time of 22.497. Boyd won the feature followed by Andreetta, Jimmy Sills, Ron Horton, and Gary Pnzini. The purse was $5,013. 54 cars.
5/26/79 NARC Mike Andreetta (2) Andreetta #8 (2) Gary Patterson was the second car out in qualifying, and he ripped off a 21.145 for quick time. Mike Andreetta started to get into the groove at Stoga; qualifying fourth quick despite being the 49th of 50 cars to time trial. "The Rat" won the feature over Jimmy Sills, Rendy Boldrini, Jimmy Boyd, and Johnny Anderson. Anderson made a rare appearance in the Bailey Brothers #01. Andreetta pocketed $800 for the triumph.
05/27/79 NARC Lem Tolliver (7) Ross #56 (8) Jimmy Sills had quick time (21.536) in the Flammer #83. Fred Grant won the first heat. Gary Pnzini won heat two. Rick Horton took heat three in the McAfee #82. The fast heat was won by Hank Butcher in the Henderson #7. ...A rock poked a hole in the oil pan to knock LeRoy Van Conett out of competition in the Starr #18. ...Lem Tolliver started third and won his seventh and final Calistoga A-Main of his career.
06/09/79 NARC Mike Andreetta (3) Andreetta #8 (3)  
07/07/79 NARC Mike Andreetta (4) Andreetta #8 (4)  
07/28/79 NARC Mike Andreetta (5) Andreetta #8 (5)  
08/18/79 NARC Mike Andreetta (6) Andreetta #8 (6) "The Rat" is the first driver to ever win 4 A-mains in a row at Calistoga. ...The fast track saw Bill McCormick set a track record for 15 laps, at 5 minutes, 56.99 seconds.
09/01/79 NARC Mike Andreetta (7) Andreetta #8 (7) Andreetta's five race win streak at Calistoga is a All-time record. ...Russ Milbauer in Art Melzer's #61, sets a 4-lap track record of 1:39.32.
09/02/79 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (17) Joel McCray #21n  
09/22/79 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (18) Joel McCray #21n (2)  
10/27/79 NARC/CRA Billy Yon Ray Smith #17 (5)

40 lap feature. 14.58.88 seconds. Nonstop. 63 Cars. Lloyd Beard killed in heat race crash in turn one and two. Died from severe head injuries.
05/04/80 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (19) Chris Zootis #6 Total purse was $6,031. The 1980 season started with Charlie Wolleson as the Napa County Fair Manager.
05/24/80 NARC Chuck Gurney Consani #42 Ron Horton destroys Brandy Glaspy #XX in wicked front chute crash. First ever Calistoga win for Chuck Gurney. Total purse $5,506.
05/25/80 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (20) Bailey Bros. #01 (3) Purse was $5,574. George Sowle was the starter during this period. ...Chief Steward was Lou Vermeil.
06/14/80 NARC Rendy Boldrini Boldrini #52 Jack Thompson of Santa Rosa killed. ...The win was the first for Boldrini, one of the most underrated non-wing pilots ever. He dominated, setting a track record in the process. The 30 lap feature took 11 minutes, and 20 seconds. Purse: $5,076
07/05/80 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (21) Zootis #6 (2) Purse $7,874. ...Elen Frediani was the scorer and timer in 1980.
07/06/80 NARC Lealand McSpadden Bailey Bros. #01 (4) The Tempe Tornado's first Calistoga win. Purse: $5,478.
07/26/80 NARC Johnny Anderson (10) DuWayne Starr #18 (2) Purse: $5,026. The Anderson/Starr teaming was fast from the start. They went on to win again at Calistoga, plus they won with a wing in the Gold Cup.
08/09/80 NARC Chuck Gurney (2) Consani #42 (2) Fast track. Jimmy Boyd sets a non-wing track record for 10 laps at 3:44.61. Boyd was in the Brandy & Glaspy XX. ...Big purse $8,871.
08/30/80 NARC Johnny Anderson (11) Starr #18 (3) Johnny's last win at Calistoga came in the Starr, Tognotti #18. He was critically injured the following month at Corona, CA.
08/31/80 NARC Lealand McSpadden (2) Bailey Bros. #01 (5) Larry Albedi was the voice of Calistoga Speedway in 1980. McSpadden's winning car was a Delu Chassis.
09/20/80 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (22) Bailey Bros. #01 (6) Calistoga Classic. 48 cars. This big race paid $1600 to win! Gary Patterson, in the Ross #56, established a quick-time effort of 21.278. ...LeRoy had engine problems in the Zootis #6, and with a tight battle for the Calistoga track championship on the line, he hopped in the black #01 and won the feature to edge Chuck Gurney for the coveted "Scarborough Trophy".
5/3/81 NARC Mike Andreetta (8) Andreetta #8 (8)
5/23/81 NARC Chuck Gurney (3) Consani #1n (3) 39 cars. The top five was Gurney, Andreetta, Van Conett, Steve Scott (Frost #65), and Johnny Pearson. Alaska's Tim Gee won the second heat. Don Melvin, Jimmy Boyd, and Gary Howard were the other heat winners. Kevin Urton was in the Jack Gordon #1c and he qualified into the fast dash.
5/24/81 NARC Hank Butcher (3) Neilson #2 Chuck Gurney was the quick-timer in the Consani #1n. Heats were picked off by Don Hicks, Les Blakeley, Don Melvin, and Hank Butcher.
6/13/81 NARC Leroy Van Conett (23) Zootis #6 (3)
7/02/81 NARC Leroy Van Conett (24) Zootis #6 (4) Mark Wolleson died after suffering a heart attack in his car. ...Hank Butcher posted quick-time in the Bob Neilson #2. Heat winners were Roger Rager, Johnny Pearson, Rendy Boldrini, and Gary Howard. Van Conett earned $925 for his night's work.
7/03/81 NARC Leroy Van Conett (25) Zootis #6 (5) A healthy $9,200 purse for 1981! Van Conett totaled $1,430 in his 25th career win at the track he "owns". Rendy Boldrini, in the Ross #56 was the fastest qualifier. Heat winners were Mike Monahan, Earl Kelley, Rick Horton, and Lanny Walker. The top-five on this night was stout. 1. VanConett, 2. Hank Butcher, 3. Roger Rager, 4. Jimmy Boyd, 5. Tom Abreu.
08/15/81 NARC Leroy Van Conett (26) Zootis #6 (6)
09/03/81 NARC Ron Horton (4)
09/04/81 NARC Rich Forsberg Forsberg #92 Owner/Driver Rich Forsberg won in Super Modifieds at West Capital Raceway, before moving to sprint cars after the popular West Sacramento, CA. track closed.
9/20/81 NARC Chuck Gurney (4) Consani #1n (4) Calistoga Classic. Biggest purse of the 1981 season according to "Catch Up With NARC" Yearbook. ...Jimmy Boyd, Jack Hewitt, Leroy VanConett, and Hank Butcher completed the top-five finishers.
05/02/82 NARC Mike Andreetta (9) Neilson #2 (2) 32 cars. Hank Butcher had quick-time in the DuWayne Starr #18. Mike McCreary, Jimmy Boyd, Bryan Bullard, and Andreetta won heats.
5/29/82 NARC Hank Butcher (4) Starr #18 (4) Butcher started 16th in the 20-car field. ...Dave Bradway Jr. posted quick-time at 21.236.
5/30/82 NARC Hank Butcher (5) Starr #18 (5) Gurney blistered the track for a quick-time of 21.195. ...Mike Sweeney from Southern California made the road trip to race at Calistoga on this night.
6/11/82 NARC Jimmy Boyd (8) Brandy-Glaspey XX (4) 1982 was an incredibly tough year of competition. California boasted many fast cars with world-class sprint car equipment. On this night, Boyd made $708 for his win over Hank Butcher (Starr #18), Mike Andreetta (Neilson #2), Rendy Boldrini (Larry Baker #99), LeRoy Van Conett (Zootis #1), and Dave Bradway Jr. (McAfee #82).
6/12/82 NARC Chuck Gurney (5) Lovell Bros. #71n Ron Horton had quick-time (20.813) in the Jack Gordon #1c. Heats fell to Wheeler Gresham, Jim Richardson, Gary patterson, and Gurney. ...Jimmy Boyd went out of the ballpark in turn three in hot laps.
7/02/82 NARC Chuck Gurney (6) Lovell Bros. #71n (2) Gurney bested Gary Patterson (in the Consani #1n), Hank Butcher, Rendy Boldrini, and Billy Yon. Patterson posted quick-time. Skip Melvin won the first heat in the Ray Smith #17. Dave Bradway Jr. won heat two (McAfee #82), Brent Kaeding won the third heat, and Gurney won the fourth heat. The purse paid was $5,339.
07/03/82 NARC Brent Kaeding Single # 69 First win at Stoga for "BK" paid $1,330. ...Dave Bradway Jr. suffered through a rough weekend. He flipped twice, the second time landing in the sewer pond just over the turn four fence. ...Patterson had quick-time (22.600) for the second night in a row in the Consani #1n. ...Heat winners were Skip Melvin, Mike Johnson, Gurney, and Ed Organ. ...Ron Horton, Hank Butcher, Jimmy Boyd, and Gary Patterson were second through fifth in the A-Main.
07/24/82 NARC Gary Patterson (10) Gordon #1c The last win for GP at Calistoga.
08/14/82 NARC Dave Bradway Jr. Murphy #5n First Calistoga win for Dave Bradway Jr. came in Mike Murphy's #5n. ...Dave's brother Jeff recalls of the car... "That was a pretty interesting car to me. It was originally owned by KW (Kenny Woodruff). It was one of those Ferkel designed Tognotti cars. Woodruff sent the car to (Bob) Trostle and he cut the front and back of it off and changed all the bar heights. KW ran the car most of year ('78 or '79) I think? ...and then Rich Taylor bought it to run for awhile. Murphy got it from him and ran it in '82 until Dave started driving it in July. The car was later sold to Larry Perry who was a good friend of Dave and myself. I used to wrench on the car when Larry drove it for Friday night shows at Chico."
09/04/82 NARC Rendy Boldrini (2) Ross #56 (9) Boldrini set a 3-lap track record in the Trophy Dash of 1:02.93
09/05/82 NARC Brent Kaeding (2) Single #69 (2) Track is fast! ...Chuck Gurney set a 6 lap track record, driving the Lovell Bros. #71n. His time for the 3 miles, without a wing was 2:08.20
09/11/82 NARC Johnny Pearson McCarthy & Guiducci #57 Calistoga Classic paid Pearson $2,159.00
5/08/83 NARC Rendy Boldrini (3) Ross #56 (10) The 1983 season started with Boldrini getting the non-wing win.
05/28/83 NARC Chuck Gurney (7) Bammer #11n Jackie Whitson finished second. 38 cars. Heats fell to Whitson, Greg Petersen, Richard Forsberg, and Bryan Bullard.
05/29/83 NARC Chuck Gurney (8) Bammer #11n (2) Gary Patterson was killed in a wicked front chute flip - driving the Jack Gordon #1c. 39 cars. Earlier in the night, Patterson won the second heat and transfered through the semi-main. ...Luie Albedi finished 6th in the A-Main. ...Rendy Boldrini had quick-time in the Ross #56.
6/11/83 NARC Rick Horton (6) Rodolph & Forloine
7/2/83 NARC Rick Horton (7) J.C. Racing #8 Only 28 cars. ...Boldrini had quick-time in the Walt Ross #56. Gurney won the dash in the Moeller Bros. #11. Heat winners were, Scott Murray, Dean Nelson, Mike Monahan, and Rick Horton.
7/3/83 NARC Chuck Gurney (9) Bammer #11n (3) Only 22 cars. Gurney took home a large payday of $1,554. He also had quick-time. Jackie Whitson won the first heat in the Lamar-Walker # 3. Darrell Hanestad, and Rick Horton won the other two heats. ...Rick Hirst was driving the Ron McMahan #25
7/23/83 NARC Chuck Gurney (10) Bammer #11n (4)
8/13/83 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (27) Neilson #2
09/03/83 NARC Chuck Gurney (11) Bammer #11n (5) Mike Andreetta was second in the Jack Gordon #1c. ...Mike Monahan had a great night, running fourth in the feature.
NARC Jimmy Sills Bailey Bros. #01 (7)
09/04/83 NARC Ron Horton (5) McAfee #82 (2) Top five: 1. Horton, 2. Gurney, 3. Andreetta, 4. Van Conett, 5. Rick Horton.
9/18/83 NARC Ron Shuman Lovell #71 (3) Calistoga Classic. Doug Wolfgang was second in the C.K. Spurlock Gambler "house car" #18. Chuck Gurney finished third.
5/05/84 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (28) Neilson #1 (3) Cinco De Mayo yielded win #28 for LeRoy VanConett. Purse paid was $9,359. Tommy Astone was driving the Bob Consani #1n.
5/26/84 NARC Chuck Gurney (12) Bammer #11 (6) Gurney again outperformed all at the nasty half-mile. Hank Butcher was second, and Darrel Hanestad third in the feature. Former NARC champion, Wally Talbot returned to drive the Hank Marsh #02.
5/27/84 NARC Chuck Gurney (13) Bammer #11 (7) First Tribute to "GP". Gary Patterson was killed a year earlier on Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend. ...30 cars. Total purse was a strong $12,721. The top four teams of Gurney (Bammer #11), Boldrini (Watson #78), Hanestad (M.B. Racing #57), and Dave Bradway Jr. (Lamar #3) all made over $1,000.
6/3/84 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (29) Neilson #1 (4)
6/9/84 NARC Chuck Gurney (14) Bammer #11 (8) Rick Hirst - big flip.
6/30/84 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (30) Bob Neilson #1 (5) Hank Butcher was the fastest qualifier in the Zootis #6n. Rendy Boldrini won the dash in the Ed Watson #78. Roy Van Conett (Leroy's son), Chuck Gurney, Jim Richardson, and Johnny Pearson were heat winners. "Big" John Carroll from Washington finished ninth in the A-Main.
7/01/84 NARC Chuck Gurney (15) Bammer #11 (9) Lealand McSpadden was in the Bailey Brothers #01. He set quick time and finished second to Gurney. For their fourth place finish, car owner Don Snow and driver Ron Horton spilt $360.
7/21/84 NARC Rich Forsberg (2) Forsberg #92 (2) Forsberg led wire-to-wire
8/11/84 NARC LeRoy Van Conett (31) As far as we can tell, this was LeRoy's last win at Calistoga.
09/01/84 NARC Lealand McSpadden (3) Top five included McSpadden, Gurney, Van Conett, Brent Kaeding, and Rendy Boldrini.
09/02/ 84 NARC Lealand McSpadden (4) Top five was: McSpadden, Brent Kaeding, 3. Van cOnett, 4. Rick Horton, 5. Chuck Gurney.
09/29/84 NARC Lealand McSpadden (5) Calistoga Classic. ...Dave Bradway Jr. finished second followed by the Horton brothers - Ron, and Rick, and Jimmy Sills.
05/04/85 NARC Brent Kaeding (3) Kaeding #69 1985 season opener.
05/25/85 NARC Brent Kaeding (4) Kaeding #69 (2)

Interviewed on the P.A., Kaeding, Hank Butcher, Jason McMillen, and Kevin Urton.
05/26/85 NARC Brent Kaeding (5) Kaeding #69 (3) Kaeding passed Hank Butcher on the back chute on lap 22 to score the Tribute to GP win. BK set a new track record of 20.212, eclipsing Patterson's track record that had stood for ten years. ...Interviewed Mike Monahan, and Billy Yon
06/22/85 NARC Dave Bradway Jr. (2) Lamar #1 (2) Ronnie Day takes a nasty ride.
07/06/85 NARC Brent Kaeding (6) Kaeding #69 (4) Interviewed Rendy Boldrini, and Lealand McSpadden. ...Hank Butcher was second, and Rendy Boldrini was third.
07/07/85 NARC Brent Kaeding (7) Kaeding #69 (5) 26 year-old, BK won his 11th NARC race of the year
07/27/85 NARC Brent Kaeding (8) Kaeding #69 (6) Controversial race between Kaeding and Boldrini. Fans booed BK, who, put a big slider on Rendy. There was a confrontation after the feature. Kaeding won for the 6th time in seven races at Calistoga. ...Dave Bradway Jr. finished second. Ted Montague III, Jason McMillen, and Kevin Urton rounded out the top-five.
08/10/85 NARC Ron Horton (6) Bill & Gaye Deschamps #44 Horton had "Ma's motor" - which was a 393 cubic inch small block. It was a great, close race between Ron Horton, BK & Darrell Hanestad. They were so close on every lap, it was exciting.
08/31/85 NARC Jac Haudenschild Watson #78 (2) More drama in the Kaeding vs. Boldrini wars. This time, a crewman hit Brent's wife, JoAnn in a wild front chute melee. Interviewed on the PA: Dave Bradway Jr., and Dan Burton. ...Butron finished second, and Ted Montague III was third.
09/01/85 NARC Dave Bradway Jr. (3) Lamar #1 (3) Jason McMillen flipped over the curtain in turn one, suffering a bruised lung.
09/28/85 NARC Jac Haudenschild (2) Watson #78 (3) Last non-wing sprint car race at Calistoga was a boring yawner. Haudenschild also had quick time. Drivers interviewed were: Hank Butcher, Brent Kaeding, Doug Gandy, Rendy Boldrini, Kevin Urton, and Haudenschild.
05/10/86 NARC Chuck Gurney (16) Owen #14 1st winged race at Calistoga 18.634 fast time. Sheila Boivin was the first driver to qualify with a wing. 36 cars.
05/24/86 NARC Darrell Hanestad Nielson #2 (6) Dave Bradway Jr. NTR 18.631. Mike Monahan suffered burns in after driving all the way down the front chute on fire.
05/25/86 NARC Tim Green Snow #4 (2) Tribute to GP. Dave Bradway JR was 2nd, Hank Butcher 3rd.
06/14/86 NARC Darrell Hanestad (2) Suiter #3 Fast time to Hank Butcher 18.758.
07/05/86 NARC Craig Keel Chinen #20 $1,000 to winner. Packed house. 45 cars. NTR - Chuck Gurney 18.598
07/06/86 NARC Dave Bradway Jr. (4) Lamar #3 (4) NTR: 18.536 - Dave Bradway Jr.
07/26/86 NARC Dave Bradway Jr. (5) Lamar #3 (5) Bradway JR. continued his Calistoga brilliance with his 2nd win of the season, to go with three 2nd place runs in six races. JR started in the 7th row.
08/09/86 NARC Chuck Gurney (17) Consani #4 (5) 55.29 for 3 lap dash - BK NTR.
08/30/86 NARC Dave Bradway Jr. (6) Lamar #3 (6) Gurney 18.164 NTR. Billy Vuckovich III finished 10th.
08/31/86 NARC Jac Haudenschild (3) Saucier #1st Greg Rule 18.331. Haudenschild earned $1,500 as the winner. ... J.T. Hayes was Dash winner.
10/05/86 NARC Jimmy Sills (2) Chinen #20 (2) Classic. Tim Green NARC track record. 17.796 - Green was the first driver to run a 17 second lap at the big half mile.
10/19/86 WoO Doug Wolfgang Weikert #29 Steve Kinser was the second car to qualify and he turned a 18.991. That stood as quick time until Rocky Hodges went 18.895. 38 cars. Pennsylvania Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allen raced at Calistoga on this night. Ron Shuman was in the Ofixco #21. Dave Blaney was driving Gary Stanton's #40. Jack Hewitt was driving the Hampshire #63. Shane Carson was steering for Bob Miller. Keith Kauffman was also on the entry list. ...After Wolfgang, Steve Kinser was second, Bobby Davis Jr. third, Brad Doty fourth, and Jac Haudenschild was fifth. Jimmy Sills finished sixth in the #7x. The top-ten was filled out with Brent Kaeding, Kenny Jacobs, Hewitt, Blaney, and Mark Kinser.
5/2/87 NARC Dave Bradway Jr. (7) Lamar #3 (7) Jim Appleton - Big Ride in turn one. Dave Bradway Jr. runs a 17.837 to join Tim Green in the 100 MPH Club.
5/23/87 NARC Bryan Bullard Gillespie/Ross #56 (11) Bullard's first NARC win.
5/24/87 NARC Jimmy Sills (3) Owen & Smith #14 (2) Tribute to GP. Dave Bradway Jr. quick-time.
7/3/87 NARC Scott Luhdorff Castro Shane Scott pushed the Kitchell #47 around the 1/2 mile in 17.975 seconds to become the third man in the 100 MPH (avg.) club.
7/5/87 NARC Shane Scott Kitchell #47 Hank Butcher was the quick qualifier in the immaculate DuWayne Starr #18. Shane Scott won the feature with Steve Kent second, Darrell Hanestad third, Hank Butcher fourth, and Leonard Lee fifth. ...Don O'Keefe, John C. Anderson, Jim Appleton, and Kent won heats. 26 cars raced for a paid purse of $7660.
8/8/87 NARC Leonard Lee Neilson #2 (7) Calistoga Classic paid $2,700 to win. Bryan Bullard and Leonard Lee into 100 MPH Club in time-trials.
9/6/87 NARC Tommie Estes Jr. Lamar #3 (8) 38 cars. Quick Time - Jac Haudenschild 17.391. Fast track - Cris Eash recorded a new heat race track record. ...Visiting youngster, Andy Hillenburg finished 4th.
9/20/87 WoO Steve Kinser Karl Kinser #11 17.350 NTR. Steve Kinser. Brad Doty was second. Mark Kinser fourth in the #51.
5/28/88 NARC Tim Green (2) Owen #14 (3) New NARC track record set by Jeff Swindell 17.553. Danny Burton was 2nd in the A-Main.
5/29/88 NARC Jeff Swindell Williams #11x Tribute to GP.
5/30/88 NARC/GSC Tim Green (3) Owen #14 (4) Top 5: Green, Jeff Swindell, Brent Kaeding, Chuck Gurney, Ron Shuman.
7/2/88 NARC Darrell Hanestad (3) Robertson #8 Hanestad earned $1250 for the night of driving for Brock Robertson. Brent Kaeding was second, Rick Downey third, Rick Hirt fourth, and Don Myer fifth. ...Jimmy Carr finished tenth, and Paul McMahan was eleventh. ...Sparky Howard drove the Jack Boydson #7n to a fifth place run in the B-Main. ...Ed Dimock of Paradise made the feature in his own #64.
7/3/88 NARC Brent Kaeding (9) Miller #69 A bad night. 5 flips - Curfew - 16 laps. Hanestad through trees in Turn 3, after riding Roger Kolb's wheel at the end of the backchute. One of THE all-time scariest rides in `Stoga history. ...Jimmy Carr finished 2nd. ...Paid purse was $7,250
8/13/88 NARC Brent Kaeding (10) Miller #69 (2) Quick time and feature win for BK. NARC rookie, Paul McMahan drove the family #25 to a 3rd place finish.
9/3/88 NARC Brent Kaeding (11) Miller #69 (3) 27 laps - curfew shortened. Calistoga Classic.
9/4/88 NARC/GSC Jason McMillen McMillen #21 BK Fast Time.
5/06/89 NARC/GSC Steve Kent Danell & Dehart #5n 41 cars. Kent opened the season with his first Calistoga win, after setting quick-time. ...Kevin Pylant finished 2nd, and Darrell Hanestad was 3rd.
5/27/89 NARC Brent Kaeding (12) Miller #69 (4) Kaeding made $1430 on the night. ...Jamie Cavagnaro finished eigth in the Family Auto Service #98x. ...Steve Kent finished second. Rick Hirst was third, and Jason McMillen was fourth.
5/28/89 NARC Jason McMillen (2) McMillen #21 (2) Tribute to GP. McMillen first NARC winner from the pole in over two years. Lee James 5th. ...28 cars. Kaeding had quick-time, won the dash, and his heat in the Bob Miller #69. McMillen made $2,050 for the win.
07/01/89 NARC Brent Kaeding (13) Miller #69 (5) The top five was: 1: Kaeding, Brent (69 - Miller) 2: Kent, Steve (5 - Danell/DeHart) 3: Hirst, Rick (71 - Lovell) 4: Pylant, Kevin 5: Howard, Sparky
07/02/89 NARC Brent Kaeding (14) Miller #69 (6) The top five was: 1: Kaeding, Brent (69 - Miller) 2: Sills, Jimmy 3: Kent, Steve (5 - Danell/DeHart) 4: Hirst, Rick (71 - Lovell) 5: Hanestad, Darrell (17 - Bailey)
8/12/89