All American Speedway: Loomis' Mitchell wins Pro Late Model 50-lapper in Roseville

Kenna Mitchell of Loomis drove to her third career NASCAR Pro Late Model feature win before a packed house Saturday night at All American Speedway in Roseville. Mitchell outfoxed a field full of champion drivers in the 50-lap feature on a warm evening. Mitchell led time trials before lining up third for the main event. 2020 All American Speedway Jr. Late Model champion Aidan Daniels of Fort Bragg lined up alongside 14-year-old brother Trey Daniels, the 2022 Jr. champion. Aidan Daniels led the first lap while the top seven drivers lined up in a train behind him. Trey Daniels slipped behind Mitchell and Roseville's Josh Whitfield within the first few laps. Trey Daniels then battled Madera champion Jason Aguirre of Atwater for the fourth position. Lane Anderson of Fort Bragg and Aguirre crashed hard in the front stretch on lap 28. Anderson and Aguirre but returned after repairs. Mitchell seized the lead from Aidan Daniels on the inside line on the restart to lead lap 29. Whitfield then took over second on lap 34. Aidan Daniels tried to drive back to Whitfield but got tight in turn one, allowing 16-year-old Ethan Nascimento to look inside for third. Nascimento and Daniels raced side by side for several laps before contact on the front stretch led to Daniels hitting the wall on lap 47. Mitchell fended off a furious challenge from Whitfield over a final three-lap shootout. Trey Daniels was third, followed by Anderson and Aguirre. The NASCAR Modified division continued its battles for local, state, regional and national titles with twin 30-lap features. Rick Andersen of North Highlands and Tyler Wentworth split the open-wheel action. Andersen made quick work of the first 30-lap affair, leading wire to wire for a 3.015-second advantage at the checkered flag. Wentworth placed second, followed by Nick Lyons of Loomis. Cody Rickard of Lincoln won a spirited battle with Luke Kaper of Lincoln for fourth. Rickard led the opening lap of the second 30-lapper before Sacramento's Don Shalla, Kaper and Groveland's Samuel Winkler spun to a stop in turn three. Wentworth restarted on the outside of Rickard and seized the lead on lap four. Andersen used the outside to move into second and Lyons followed suit for third. Andersen stayed within arm's length of Wentworth throughout the event but couldn't capitalize. Wentworth earned his third win of the year, followed by Andersen, Lyons, Rickard and Dan Farrington in his series debut. Roseville's Josh Whitfield continued to excel in the Super Stock division, winning the 30-lap contest for his fourth win this season. Whitfield took the lead from Tim Walters of Dixon on the inside in the backstretch to lead lap seven. Walters, Phil Wilkins of Roseville and Roy Smith of Roseville ran closely for the second position the entire race. Whitfield, Walters, Wilkins, Smith and Antelope's Terry Thomas were the top five finishers. A frantic F4 feature saw 2021 champion Matthew Fuhs of Roseville become the fourth race winner of the season after 30 laps of battling. Fuhs raced inside of Vic Theberge of Citrus Heights in turn four coming to the white flag, regaining the top spot on lap 29. Fuhs held on for victory while Mario Novelli of Orangevale and Rocklin's John Sproule also overhauled Theberge before the finish. Roseville's Ray Molina overcame trouble in a heat race to finish fifth. Sproule appeared poised to run down Fuhs but went underneath the 16.5-second breakout rule and had to take a stop and go on the backstretch, falling to 10th. 11-year-old Vito Cancilla of Martinez won the 30-lap Jr. Late Model main event. Cancilla led the way through several restarts. A late caution set up a four-lap sprint to the finish. Former Mini Cup champion Colton Nelson of Auburn attempted to battle for the lead but fishtailed on the backstretch and slammed the wall. Cancilla dashed away for his second win of the year, followed by Nelson, Bella Thomsen of El Dorado Hills and Dayton Broyles of Roseville. Roseville's Loren Chitwood earned a victory in the Trailer Bash worth $1,000. Chitwood avenged a narrow late loss on May 20 to win the "Edge of Summer" event. Brent "Muddy" Waters won the Best Looking Car while Zach Canadas of Orland continued his reign as the Master of Disaster. Racing returns to the Placer County Fair on June 24 with the NASCAR Wild West Super Series plus the Modified, Super Stock and F4 divisions. Tickets are available at www.PlacerCountyFair.org.