Youth Victorious: Faccinto Outduels Veteran Faria, Jr.
16 Year Old Takes Heat Race, 2nd In BCRA Midget Feature
YOUNGSTER: Michael Faccinto celebrates his SCRA victory Saturday at Kings Speedway. (Paul Trevino Photo)
HANFORD, Calif. — Sixteen-year-old Michael Faccinto topped a big night of racing for himself at Kings Speedway by winning the SCRA’s 360-non-winged sprint car feature Saturday night.
Faccinto outdueled veteran Danny Faria, Jr. for the 30-lap feature triumph after winning both his heat race and the Passing Masters Dash. He also finished second in the 30-lap BCRA midget feature.
Davey Pombo charged to a second-place finish after his qualifying run was thrown out at the scales.
Faria finished third, while Jeff Gardner and Peter Murphy rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Michael Faccinto, Davey Pombo, Danny Faria, Jr., Jeff Gardner, Peter Murphy, John Niggli, Justyne Hamblin, Jonathan Logan, Rusty Carlile, John Iturriria, Richard VanderWeerd, Adam Frith-Smith, T.J. Hartman, Doug Gandy, Myles Bishop, Richard Harvey, Jr., Gregg Bragg, Jerry Wise, Jr., Dave Knott.