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Tuff McBride made his journey from New York pay off by winning the Handicap
Main Event on Speedway Billy Night at Inland Motorsport Speedway in San
Bernardino presented by Bully Dog.

Josh Abbott led the eight-rider field into turn one and McBride found himself
in second place on the first lap. Abbott's lead lasted until turn four of the
second lap when he slid off and allowed McBride to go by. Buck Blair, who had
charged through the field from the 40 yard line, immediately tried to chase down
the leader. McBride, who competed on Southern California circuit two decades
ago, was never fazed by the presence of Blair and smoothly led all the way to
the checkered flag. Blair settled for second, "Fast" Eddie Castro was third,
Shawn McConnell finished fourth, and Russell Green was fifth.

Blair drew gate one for the Scratch Main and he made it pay off when he jumped
into the lead at the start. Jimmy Fishback tried the entire four-lap race to
find a way past the Colorado native, but his efforts proved to be futile. Blair
took the victory, Fishback was second, Castro finished third, Green was fourth,
and "Nasty" Nate Perkins finished fifth.

The Last of the Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge first saw Josh Abbott and then
Russell Green get eliminated. This left McConnell and New York's Adam Mittl for
the final, two-lap battle. McConnell made the best start, but Mittl was
undeterred and tried to go underneath the leader on the back straight.
McConnell held him at bay, but Mittl tried the same move again on the final lap.
McConnell was equal to the task and was able to hold him off for the victory.
The appreciative crowd gave both riders a loud ovation for their effort.

The Second Division Main was easily the wildest event of the evening. The
first attempt ended when Kyle Hicks made contact with Northern California's
Steve Lewotsky, sending him through the turn four fence. Lewotsky was able to
walk away, but didn't take part in the restart. The track staff replaced the
plywood, but on the restart Hicks got into trouble in turn three and hit the
fence in a different part of turn four. The result was a shortened motorcycle
and more work on the turn four fence. On the third attempt, Philip Harmatiuk
patiently worked through the field and claimed the victory. Rick Valdez
finished second, Bubba Vazzana was third, and Geoff Herkner finished fourth.
Second-generation racer Tyson Talkington collected the hardware in the Third
Division Main Event with a dominant victory. Chris Jones finished second, Mike
Wiley was third, and Rod Requejo finished fourth.

Nick Varner led all four laps to win the Pee Wee Main Event. William
Ballasteros finished second and Hanna Smith finished third.

The event was held in honor of "Speedway Billy" Huspek, a long-time speedway
supporter who passed away earlier this year. Huspek was a fixture at every
speedway event and made friendships with many of the riders, promoters, track
staff, and fans of speedway in Southern California.

RESULTS

Pee Wee Main Event
3 – Nick Varner
7 – William Ballasteros
9 – Hanna Smith

Third Division Consolation
268 – DeWayne Stark
211 – Steve Brown
226 – Rick Huspek
124 – Paul Thornton
308 – Hugh Randolph

Third Division Main Event
220 – Tyson Talkington
116 – Chris Jones
101 – Mike Wiley
131 – Rod Requejo

Second Division Consolation
257 – Justin Weeks
189 – Chris Thomas
122 – Kevin Johnson
100 – Phil Harmatiuk

Second Division Main Event (restarted twice)
149 – Philip Harmatiuk 30
293 – Rick Valdez 30
274 – Bubba Vazzana 0
208 – Geoff Herkner 0
103 – Kyle Hicks 20 (non starter – second restart)
190n – Steve Lewotsky 30 (non starter – restart)

Last of the Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge
6 – Shawn McConnell
2e – Adam Mittl
321 – Russell Green
141 – Josh Abbott

Handicap Main Event
72e – Tuff McBride 20
39 – Buck Blair 40
14 – Eddie Castro 40
6 – Shawn McConnell 40
321 – Russell Green 20
184 – Tyson Burmeister 30
149 – Philip Harmatiuk 10
141 – Josh Abbott 10 (fell)

First Division Last Chance
39 – Buck Blair
2e – Adam Mittl
72e – Tuff McBride
86 – Neil Facchini (fell, remounted)

Scratch Main Event
39 – Buck Blair
25 – Jimmy Fishback
14 – Eddie Castro
321 – Russell Green
13 – Nate Perkins (fell, remounted)


Thanks to Ryan Evans