Buddy Kofoid and Casey Arneson Score Wins During Friday’s Schaeffer’s Oil Wild Wing Shootout pres. By O’Reilly Auto Parts Opener
 (San Tan Valley, AZ)- Friday night history was made at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway, as the curtain was raised on the long-awaited inaugural running of the Schaeffer’s Oil Wild Wing Shootout pres. By O’Reilly Auto Parts. In Sprint Car action it was all about California hot shoe, Buddy Kofoid who led wire to wire to score the feature event win, while North Dakota’s Casey Arneson was methodical in his charge from sixth to score the Modified win.
Leading the field to the C&B Bonding Green Flag, Kofoid would flex his muscle early as he grabbed the early lead over the new pilot of the Roth Motorsports entry, Aaron Reutzel.
Kofoid’s early lead would be short lived as the race went red on the second stanza for an overturned Sammy Swindell. While Swindell was unscathed, his night would come to an early end.
The ensuing green flag would see Reutzel take a big shot at Kofoid for the early lead, but the youngster was able to counter the advance and keep his entry out front as he soon began to distance himself from the field.
As Kofoid ripped the top, behind him Donny Schatz would take to the bottom groove of the speedway as he was able to move into the third position on the fourth lap.
Kofoid would continue to lead the way, though action behind him would pick up at the race’s halfway point as Schatz would use traffic overtake Reutzel for the second position on the 14th lap, as Carson Macedo followed suit which dropped Reutzel back to fourth.
Following a caution on the 23rd lap for debris, Kofoid was again able to power away from the field, but the final two positions on the podiums were up for grabs and turned into an intriguing battle between Schatz and Macedo.
The last trio of laps saw Macedo and Schatz slice and dice for the runner up position with Schatz narrowly nipping Macedo at the line for the spot.
Kofoid would pick up the win in convincing fashion with the aforementioned Schatz grabbing the second position as he was flanked by Macedo, Reutzel, and Pennsylvania standout, Lance Dewease rounding out the Top-Five.
Rico Abreu would finish sixth with Tony Stewart, Cory Eliason, Dominic Scelzi, and Tim Kaeding rounding out the Top-10.
A total of 26 Winged 410ci Sprint Cars checked in for the Schaeffer’s Oil Wild Wing Shootout pres. By O’Reilly Auto Parts, and the night was kicked off with Donny Schatz earning WKD Electric Fast Time honors.
Preliminary action saw Macedo, Kofoid, and D. Scelzi picking up heat race wins, with Kalib Henry winning the ‘B’.
The final event of the night would be an exciting 25-lap Modified feature event that saw Collen Winebarger and Riley Simmons lead the field to the C&B Bonding Green Flag.
Simmons would get the early jump and began to set a nice pace on the slicked off FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway surface.
The early battle for second was hotly contested between DJ Shannon, Winebarger, and Bricen James, with Shannon ultimately getting the best of his two counterparts. While in second, Shannon who started the night off by earning IMCA CA Speedweek Fast Time Honors, would start to pressure for the lead on lap five, but Simmons was able to keep him at bay and keep his machine out front.
As laps clicked off at a torrid pace, Casey Arneson would come to life from his sixth starting position as he would work into the fourth position on the 14th lap, before moving into third on the 15th lap.
Continuing to get stronger as the laps clicked off, Arneson would move into second on the 17th lap and quickly closed in on Simmons.
Closing the gap on Simmons out of the fourth turn on the 18th lap, Arneson would make his race winning move as he snuck under Simmons in turns one and two on the 19th lap.
Out in front, Arneson would set sail as he was able to race his way to a very convincing win to open the Modified portion of the Schaeffer’s Oil Wild Wing Shootout pres. By O’Reilly Auto Parts.
Simmons would hang on to finish second and Shannon would round out the podium. James would finish fourth, Winebarger fifth, as Ethan Dotson, Zach Madrid, Tim Ward, Grey Ferrando, and Chaz Baca rounded out the Top-10.
With 49 Modifieds checked in, DJ Shannon bested the field in time trials and earned the CA IMCA Speedweek Fast Time Award.
A total of six heat races were ran with wins going to Madrid, Simmons, Arneson, Shannon, Winebarger, and James, while Casey Skyberg and Austin Kuehl each won ‘B’ Mains.
The action resumes Saturday night for Night Two of the Schaeffer’s Oil Wild Wing Shootout pres. By O’Reilly Auto Parts, and two-day ticket packages are available at www.wildwingshoot.com. Fans can also purchase general admission tickets tomorrow night at the Speedway.
For anyone unable to attend, all three nights of racing can be viewed live
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The Schaeffer’s Oil Wild Wing Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts is additionally made possible by FK Rod Ends, Mesilla Valley Transportation, C&D Bonding, SportTruck RV, DirtDraft.com, FloRacing.com, Premium Coach Group, Earnhardt Auto Dealerships, Border Tire, Hoosier Race Tire, Speedway Motors, VP Racing Fuels, Toste Construction, WKD Electric, California IMCASpeedweek, FinishLine Graphics, and Beaver Stripes Custom Graphics.
410 Sprints – Winged
A Feature 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
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1 | 1 | Michael Kofoid | Penngrove, CA | #19AZ |
2 | 5 | Donny Schatz | Fargo, ND | #15 |
3 | 4 | Carson Macedo | Lemoore, CA | #21 |
4 | 2 | Aaron Reutzel | Clute, TX | #83 |
5 | 8 | Lance Dewease | Fayetteville, PA | #69K |
6 | 10 | Rico Abreu | St. Helena, CA | #57 |
7 | 6 | Tony Stewart | Columbus, IN | #14 |
8 | 11 | Cory Eliason | Visalia, CA | #26 |
9 | 3 | Dominic Scelzi | Fresno, CA | #41 |
10 | 13 | Tim Kaeding | San Jose, CA | #42X |
11 | 7 | D.J. Netto | Hanford, CA | #88N |
12 | 12 | Corey Day | Clovis, CA | #14D |
13 | 9 | Giovanni Scelzi | Fresno, CA | #18 |
14 | 15 | Mitchell Faccinto | Hanford, CA | #37 |
15 | 19 | Kalib Henry | Sacramento, CA | #93 |
16 | 23 | Bill Balog | North Pole, AK | #13 |
17 | 14 | Ryan Timms | Oklahoma City, OK | #5T |
18 | 20 | Tim Estenson | Fargo, ND | #14T |
19 | 21 | Mason Daniel | Springville, CA | #33M |
20 | 16 | Sean Watts | Atwater, CA | #98 |
21 | 22 | Tanner Holmes | Jacksonville, OR | #18T |
22 | 17 | Robbie Price | Cobble Hill, BC | #1 |
23 | 24 | A.J. Bender | San Diego, CA | #21B |
24 | 18 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | #56 |
B Feature 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Kalib Henry | Sacramento, CA | #93 |
2 | 6 | Tim Estenson | Fargo, ND | #14T |
3 | 1 | Mason Daniel | Springville, CA | #33M |
4 | 4 | Tanner Holmes | Jacksonville, OR | #18T |
5 | 5 | Bill Balog | North Pole, AK | #13 |
6 | 2 | Jason Solwold | Burlington, WA | #18S |
7 | 7 | A.J. Bender | San Diego, CA | #21B |
8 | 8 | Brian Boswell | Roseburg, OR | #75 |
Heat 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Carson Macedo | Lemoore, CA | #21 |
2 | 1 | Rico Abreu | St. Helena, CA | #57 |
3 | 6 | Corey Day | Clovis, CA | #14D |
4 | 4 | Donny Schatz | Fargo, ND | #15 |
5 | 3 | D.J. Netto | Hanford, CA | #88N |
6 | 9 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | #56 |
7 | 5 | Mason Daniel | Springville, CA | #33M |
8 | 8 | Bill Balog | North Pole, AK | #13 |
9 | 7 | Jason Solwold | Burlington, WA | #18S |
Heat 2
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Michael Kofoid | Penngrove, CA | #19AZ |
2 | 2 | Giovanni Scelzi | Fresno, CA | #18 |
3 | 3 | Lance Dewease | Fayetteville, PA | #69K |
4 | 4 | Tony Stewart | Columbus, IN | #14 |
5 | 5 | Ryan Timms | Oklahoma City, OK | #5T |
6 | 6 | Robbie Price | Cobble Hill, BC | #1 |
7 | 7 | Kalib Henry | Sacramento, CA | #93 |
8 | 8 | Tim Estenson | Fargo, ND | #14T |
9 | 9 | Brian Boswell | Roseburg, OR | #75 |
Heat 3
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Dominic Scelzi | Fresno, CA | #41 |
2 | 4 | Aaron Reutzel | Clute, TX | #83 |
3 | 3 | Cory Eliason | Visalia, CA | #26 |
4 | 5 | Tim Kaeding | San Jose, CA | #42X |
5 | 6 | Mitchell Faccinto | Hanford, CA | #37 |
6 | 1 | Sean Watts | Atwater, CA | #98 |
7 | 7 | Tanner Holmes | Jacksonville, OR | #18T |
8 | 8 | A.J. Bender | San Diego, CA | #21B |
Qualifying 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | Donny Schatz | Fargo, ND | #15 |
2 | 1 | Tony Stewart | Columbus, IN | #14 |
3 | 14 | Aaron Reutzel | Clute, TX | #83 |
4 | 7 | D.J. Netto | Hanford, CA | #88N |
5 | 5 | Lance Dewease | Fayetteville, PA | #69K |
6 | 3 | Cory Eliason | Visalia, CA | #26 |
7 | 25 | Carson Macedo | Lemoore, CA | #21 |
8 | 13 | Giovanni Scelzi | Fresno, CA | #18 |
9 | 18 | Dominic Scelzi | Fresno, CA | #41 |
10 | 9 | Rico Abreu | St. Helena, CA | #57 |
11 | 19 | Michael Kofoid | Penngrove, CA | #19AZ |
12 | 8 | Sean Watts | Atwater, CA | #98 |
13 | 11 | Mason Daniel | Springville, CA | #33M |
14 | 6 | Ryan Timms | Oklahoma City, OK | #5T |
15 | 4 | Tim Kaeding | San Jose, CA | #42X |
16 | 23 | Corey Day | Clovis, CA | #14D |
17 | 16 | Robbie Price | Cobble Hill, BC | #1 |
18 | 15 | Mitchell Faccinto | Hanford, CA | #37 |
19 | 2 | Brian Boswell | Roseburg, OR | #75 |
20 | 26 | Jason Solwold | Burlington, WA | #18S |
21 | 24 | Kalib Henry | Sacramento, CA | #93 |
22 | 17 | Tanner Holmes | Jacksonville, OR | #18T |
23 | 20 | Bill Balog | North Pole, AK | #13 |
24 | 21 | Tim Estenson | Fargo, ND | #14T |
25 | 22 | A.J. Bender | San Diego, CA | #21B |
26 | 12 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | #56 |
Hot Laps 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
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IMCA Modifieds
A Feature 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Casey Arneson | Fargo, ND | #2 |
2 | 2 | Riley Simmons | Susanville, CA | #21R |
3 | 4 | D.J. Shannon | Merced, CA | #32 |
4 | 3 | Bricen James | Albany, OR | #13 |
5 | 1 | Collen Winebarger | Corbett, OR | #C9 |
6 | 7 | Ethan Dotson | Bakersfield, CA | #174 |
7 | 5 | Zachary Madrid | Phoenix, AZ | #5M |
8 | 12 | Tim Ward | Chandler, AZ | #4TW |
9 | 11 | Grey Ferrando | Stayton, OR | #V13 |
10 | 8 | Chaz Baca | Mesa, AZ | #75JR |
11 | 16 | Spencer Wilson | Minot, ND | #75 |
12 | 19 | Casey Skyberg | Rapid City, SD | #6 |
13 | 9 | Jon Debenedetti | Rogue River, OR | #21J |
14 | 18 | Kelsie Foley | Tucson, AZ | #44K |
15 | 24 | Brandon Schmitt | Beaver Dam, WI | #20 |
16 | 13 | Don Earven | Globe, AZ | #1X |
17 | 20 | Austin Kuehl | Cave Creek, AZ | #77X |
18 | 23 | Tom Smith | Norco, CA | #31T |
19 | 10 | Kellen Chadwick | Oakley, CA | #83 |
20 | 21 | Tanner Black | Otis, KS | #44T |
21 | 22 | Cody Thompson | Sioux City, IA | #25C |
22 | 14 | Trevor Geist | Burlington, CO | #10G |
23 | 17 | Cody Laney | Torrance, CA | #5L |
24 | 15 | Paul Stone | Winton, CA | #66P |
B Feature 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Casey Skyberg | Rapid City, SD | #6 |
2 | 4 | Tanner Black | Otis, KS | #44T |
3 | 2 | Tom Smith | Norco, CA | #31T |
4 | 7 | Jake Pike | Pahrump, NV | #223 |
5 | 3 | Troy Morris Jr | Bakersfield, CA | #07X |
6 | 8 | KC Dieckman | Surprise, AZ | #21 |
7 | 16 | Paris Archie | Sparks, NV | #26A |
8 | 6 | Vinny Raucci Jr | Las Vegas, NV | #911 |
9 | 10 | Kelly Johnson | Peoria, AZ | #93 |
10 | 11 | Mark Gaylord | Boring, OR | #34X |
11 | 14 | Kersey Ferrando | Stayton, OR | #23K |
12 | 13 | Josh Sneed | Sun City, AZ | #97 |
13 | 5 | Chad Stevens | Gilbert, AZ | #61 |
14 | 15 | Jerry Schram | Vancouver, WA | #77S |
15 | 9 | David Spriggs | Petaluma, CA | #5 |
16 | 12 | Steve Studebaker | Santa Rosa, CA | #46S |
B Feature 2
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Austin Kuehl | Cave Creek, AZ | #77X |
2 | 3 | Cody Thompson | Sioux City, IA | #25C |
3 | 8 | Brandon Schmitt | Beaver Dam, WI | #20 |
4 | 6 | Brenda Kirby | Bullhead City, AZ | #5B |
5 | 4 | Chuck Grohnke | Gilbert, AZ | #23C |
6 | 9 | Randy Ahrns | Kingman, AZ | #101 |
7 | 14 | Jimmy Mills | Queen Creek, AZ | #16 |
8 | 7 | John Pierce | San Jose, CA | #80 |
9 | 5 | Jeremy Mills | Clear Lake, IA | #18Z |
10 | 15 | Justin McCreadie | Phoenix, OR | #15JT |
11 | 1 | Alyssa Smith | Norco, CA | #31A |
12 | 11 | Lucas Rodin | Marion, ND | #19 |
13 | 10 | Joey Franklin | Las Vegas, NV | #15 |
14 | 12 | Jeremy Richey | Medford, OR | #15J |
15 | 13 | Anthony Merritt | Hemet, CA | #98 |
Heat 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Zachary Madrid | Phoenix, AZ | #5M |
2 | 5 | Ethan Dotson | Bakersfield, CA | #174 |
3 | 2 | Don Earven | Globe, AZ | #1X |
4 | 6 | Casey Skyberg | Rapid City, SD | #6 |
5 | 4 | Tanner Black | Otis, KS | #44T |
6 | 7 | Jake Pike | Pahrump, NV | #223 |
7 | 8 | Kelly Johnson | Peoria, AZ | #93 |
8 | 9 | Josh Sneed | Sun City, AZ | #97 |
9 | 3 | Paris Archie | Sparks, NV | #26A |
Heat 2
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Riley Simmons | Susanville, CA | #21R |
2 | 3 | Jon Debenedetti | Rogue River, OR | #21J |
3 | 1 | Paul Stone | Winton, CA | #66P |
4 | 6 | Tom Smith | Norco, CA | #31T |
5 | 4 | Chad Stevens | Gilbert, AZ | #61 |
6 | 5 | KC Dieckman | Surprise, AZ | #21 |
7 | 7 | Mark Gaylord | Boring, OR | #34X |
8 | 8 | Kersey Ferrando | Stayton, OR | #23K |
Heat 3
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Casey Arneson | Fargo, ND | #2 |
2 | 4 | Grey Ferrando | Stayton, OR | #V13 |
3 | 3 | Cody Laney | Torrance, CA | #5L |
4 | 5 | Troy Morris Jr | Bakersfield, CA | #07X |
5 | 6 | Vinny Raucci Jr | Las Vegas, NV | #911 |
6 | 7 | David Spriggs | Petaluma, CA | #5 |
7 | 2 | Steve Studebaker | Santa Rosa, CA | #46S |
8 | 8 | Jerry Schram | Vancouver, WA | #77S |
Heat 4
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | D.J. Shannon | Merced, CA | #32 |
2 | 2 | Chaz Baca | Mesa, AZ | #75JR |
3 | 6 | Trevor Geist | Burlington, CO | #10G |
4 | 7 | Alyssa Smith | Norco, CA | #31A |
5 | 5 | Chuck Grohnke | Gilbert, AZ | #23C |
6 | 8 | John Pierce | San Jose, CA | #80 |
7 | 4 | Joey Franklin | Las Vegas, NV | #15 |
8 | 3 | Anthony Merritt | Hemet, CA | #98 |
Heat 5
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Collen Winebarger | Corbett, OR | #C9 |
2 | 2 | Kellen Chadwick | Oakley, CA | #83 |
3 | 4 | Spencer Wilson | Minot, ND | #75 |
4 | 6 | Austin Kuehl | Cave Creek, AZ | #77X |
5 | 8 | Jeremy Mills | Clear Lake, IA | #18Z |
6 | 5 | Brandon Schmitt | Beaver Dam, WI | #20 |
7 | 3 | Lucas Rodin | Marion, ND | #19 |
8 | 7 | Jimmy Mills | Queen Creek, AZ | #16 |
Heat 6
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Bricen James | Albany, OR | #13 |
2 | 4 | Tim Ward | Chandler, AZ | #4TW |
3 | 5 | Kelsie Foley | Tucson, AZ | #44K |
4 | 7 | Cody Thompson | Sioux City, IA | #25C |
5 | 3 | Brenda Kirby | Bullhead City, AZ | #5B |
6 | 8 | Randy Ahrns | Kingman, AZ | #101 |
7 | 2 | Jeremy Richey | Medford, OR | #15J |
8 | 6 | Justin McCreadie | Phoenix, OR | #15JT |
Qualifying 1
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Zachary Madrid | Phoenix, AZ | #5M |
2 | 17 | Paul Stone | Winton, CA | #66P |
3 | 1 | Casey Arneson | Fargo, ND | #2 |
4 | 15 | Don Earven | Globe, AZ | #1X |
5 | 19 | Riley Simmons | Susanville, CA | #21R |
6 | 8 | Steve Studebaker | Santa Rosa, CA | #46S |
7 | 22 | Paris Archie | Sparks, NV | #26A |
8 | 10 | Jon Debenedetti | Rogue River, OR | #21J |
9 | 13 | Cody Laney | Torrance, CA | #5L |
10 | 7 | Tanner Black | Otis, KS | #44T |
11 | 21 | Chad Stevens | Gilbert, AZ | #61 |
12 | 2 | Grey Ferrando | Stayton, OR | #V13 |
13 | 5 | Ethan Dotson | Bakersfield, CA | #174 |
14 | 14 | KC Dieckman | Surprise, AZ | #21 |
15 | 16 | Troy Morris Jr | Bakersfield, CA | #07X |
16 | 6 | Casey Skyberg | Rapid City, SD | #6 |
17 | 18 | Tom Smith | Norco, CA | #31T |
18 | 20 | Vinny Raucci Jr | Las Vegas, NV | #911 |
19 | 23 | Jake Pike | Pahrump, NV | #223 |
20 | 11 | Mark Gaylord | Boring, OR | #34X |
21 | 24 | David Spriggs | Petaluma, CA | #5 |
22 | 3 | Kelly Johnson | Peoria, AZ | #93 |
23 | 4 | Kersey Ferrando | Stayton, OR | #23K |
24 | 9 | Jerry Schram | Vancouver, WA | #77S |
Qualifying 2
Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 | D.J. Shannon | Merced, CA | #32 |
2 | 19 | Collen Winebarger | Corbett, OR | #C9 |
3 | 18 | Bricen James | Albany, OR | #13 |
4 | 17 | Chaz Baca | Mesa, AZ | #75JR |
5 | 16 | Kellen Chadwick | Oakley, CA | #83 |
6 | 22 | Jeremy Richey | Medford, OR | #15J |
7 | 23 | Anthony Merritt | Hemet, CA | #98 |
8 | 10 | Lucas Rodin | Marion, ND | #19 |
9 | 14 | Brenda Kirby | Bullhead City, AZ | #5B |
10 | 15 | Joey Franklin | Las Vegas, NV | #15 |
11 | 12 | Spencer Wilson | Minot, ND | #75 |
12 | 8 | Tim Ward | Chandler, AZ | #4TW |
13 | 13 | Chuck Grohnke | Gilbert, AZ | #23C |
14 | 6 | Brandon Schmitt | Beaver Dam, WI | #20 |
15 | 11 | Kelsie Foley | Tucson, AZ | #44K |
16 | 5 | Trevor Geist | Burlington, CO | #10G |
17 | 7 | Austin Kuehl | Cave Creek, AZ | #77X |
18 | 20 | Justin McCreadie | Phoenix, OR | #15JT |
19 | 1 | Alyssa Smith | Norco, CA | #31A |
20 | 4 | Jimmy Mills | Queen Creek, AZ | #16 |
21 | 9 | Cody Thompson | Sioux City, IA | #25C |
22 | 2 | John Pierce | San Jose, CA | #80 |
23 | 3 | Jeremy Mills | Clear Lake, IA | #18Z |
24 | 24 | Randy Ahrns | Kingman, AZ | #101 |