Schartau Wins Big In Vegas

Ryan Schartau of Montclair, Calif., out-dueled a talented field through countless re-starts to win the SPEARS Manufacturing Modified Series presented by Lucas Oil’s caution-plagued 75-lap race. He crossed the line .787 of a second ahead of 47-time Bullring winner Jason Irwin, with Dylan Cappello taking third 1.691 off the pace and 53-time Bullring winner Justin Johnson finishing fourth.

“That was the most anxiety I’ve ever had in a race,” said Schartau, who took the lead on Lap 47. “There were like 20 cautions, and I just wanted the laps to go down. I’m just happy.

“It’s really important to just try and get it done for the (points race at the) end of the season.”

Tyler Reif joined his brother, Tanner, as a Bullring race winner by taking the checkered flag in the Jr. Late Models 35-lap race, 1.155 seconds ahead of Tanner. The brothers both spun out on the back stretch while trying to get by lapped traffic, but were given their spots back during the caution.

Tyler was happy to finally get the best of his brother, who finished 11th, in Las Vegas.

“It feels really good,” Tyler Reif said. “I’ve been lacking a win all year and have been really close every race, but have been a bit unlucky. I finally got some luck and got the win.”

USLCI Legends points leader Jaron Giannini earned his first victory of the 2019 season after surviving a competitive 25-lap feature, taking the win 1.148 seconds ahead of Dezel West. It was Giannini’s fourth career Bullring win and second in the Legends division at the LVMS short track.

“That was hard,” Giannini said. “It was really slick out there, and your car would go anywhere. On the (second-to-last) re-start, I missed a shift, so (West) got the jump on us and we went three-wide into three and four and got a little sketchy. I’d like to thank my dad, my brother, Third Generation Racing, Scott Bedford, Peyton Saxton, my mom and everyone who helped me get here.”

In the USLCI Bandoleros divisions, Hank Hall cruised to his third consecutive Bandits feature win, while points leader Chloe Lynch won her third Outlaws race of the year after taking the lead on Lap 7 of 12. Haylee Morris made it a female 1-2 finish after crossing the line 1.160 seconds behind Lynch, while Jeffrey Erickson was a distant second to Hall in the Bandits race.

NEXT RACE:Action returns to The Bullring on Saturday, June 1, with a full slate that includes all four of the track’s NASCAR classes. The Jr. Late Models, USLCI Legends and Bandoleros and Skid Plate Cars also are racing, and kids 12 and under get in free with a ticketed adult.
 

Race No. 5 at The Bullring
Saturday, May 4
Complete results

USLCI Bandolero Bandits 12-lap feature (unofficial)
1. Hank Hall; 2. Jeffrey Erickson (-8.645 seconds); 3. Tuscan Nuccitelli (-9.026); 4. Ashton Leonard (-9.633); 5. Sabastian Lafia (-11.233); 6. Ethan Nascimento (-14.582); 7. Alexis Bjork (-15.873); 8. A.J. Blackwill (-16.163); 9. Max Romzek (-18.107); 10. Logan Gresser (-1 lap).
USLCI Bandolero Outlaws 12-lap feature (unofficial)
1. Chloe Lynch; 2. Haylee Morris (-1.160 seconds); 3. Ethan DeGuevara (-1.355); 4. Owen Romzek (-1.638); 5. Landon Gresser (-7 laps); 6. Brendan Tracy (-11 laps).
Jr. Late Models 35-lap feature
1. Tyler Reif; 2. Tanner Reif (-1.155 seconds); 3. Jadan Walbridge (-1.394); 4. R.J. Smotherman (-3.771); 5. Hailey Liles (-3 laps); 6. Braden Connor (-11 laps).
SPEARS Southwest Tour Series 150-lap feature
1. Derek Thorn; 2. Preston Peltier (-.441 of a second); 3. Carlos Vieira (-.985); 4. Jeremy Doss (-3.397); 5. Tyler Fabozzi (-3.624); 6. Cole Moore (-3.885); 7. Jacob Gomes (-4.313); 8. Mark Neff (-6.071); 9. Bob Lyon (-6.437); 10. Tracy Bolin (-7.676); 11. Bobby Hodges (-7.930); 12. Joe Farre (-10.744); 13. Kyle Neveau (-6 laps); 14. Matthew Meech (-10 laps); 15. Blaine Rocha (-10 laps); 16. Jack Wood (-11 laps); 17. Craig Raudman (-17 laps); 18. John Moore (-26 laps); 19. Jesse Love (-30 laps); 20. Don Zoll Jr. (-53 laps); 21. Linny White (-67 laps); 22. Jace Hansen (-70 laps); 23. Jeff Bischofberger (-74 laps); 24. Scott Sanchez (-78 laps); 25. John Dillon (-93 laps); 26. Andy Allen (-94 laps); 27. Eric Nascimento Jr. (-94 laps); 28. Mike Beeler (-94 laps); 29. Bear Rzesnowiecky (-96 laps); 30. Dan Holtz (-117 laps).
USLCI Legends 25-lap feature
1. Jaron Giannini; 2. Dezel West (-1.148 seconds); 3. John Hans (-1.614); 4. Jonathan Mawhinney (-2.554); 5. Tyler Reif (-3.348); 6. Enzo Lalama (-3.871); 7. Brian Williams (-4.226); 8. Gary Wegener (-4.604); 9. Bradley Erickson (-4.771); 10. Cody Brown (-4.985); 11. Branden Giannini (-5.155); 12. Bruce Silver (-5.545); 13. Jordan Holloway (-5.763); 14. Amilleo Thomson (-7.256); 15. Pinky White (-1 lap); 16. Dylan Fabozzi (-1 lap); 17. Tanner Reif (-6 laps); 18. Jake Bollman (-6 laps); 19. Jeff Regier (-10 laps).
SPEARS Manufacturing Modified Series 75-lap feature
1. Ryan Schartau; 2. Jason Irwin (-.787 of a second); 3. Dylan Cappello (-1.691); 4. Justin Johnson (-2.575); 5. Eddie Secord (-4.190); 6. Trevor Cristiani (-4.443); 7. Cody Kay (-5.085); 8. Travis McCullough (-6.449); 9. Jeff Longman (-8.122); 10. Kyle Keller (-9.176); 11. Mike Lovell (-9.493); 12. Jeremy Kay (-9.538); 13. Jerry Toporek (-15.157); 14. William Guevara (-13 laps); 15. Edward Vecchiarelli Sr. (-13 laps); 16. Doug Carpenter (-32 laps); 17. Victor Machado (-34 laps); 18. Tom Pfundstein (-48 laps); 19. Ken Hoobery (-53 laps).