Mitchell pulls off NASCAR Super Series, Pro Late Model sweep

Racing on her graduation day from Del Oro High School, Loomis' Kenna Mitchell scored an impressive sweep of the Wild West Super Series and Pro Late Model features during the 70th season opener at Roseville's All American Speedway. Mitchell's wins were part of seven main events and the Trailer Bash at @the Grounds. Former NASCAR Southwest Tour and ARCA West competitor Thomas Martin of Auburn led qualifying in Pro Late Model. A six-car inversion placed Auburn's Adam Kern and 2023 champion Josh Whitfield of Roseville on the front row for the 40-lap feature. Mitchell and Martin shared row three. Whitfield led the first lap and Martin quickly advanced to second by lap 10, then was challenged by Mitchell for the second position. They raced side by side with Mitchell advancing into second on lap 18. Whitfield started to get loose in the turn four end of the speedway. Mitchell clawed toward him by the 22nd lap as the leaders approached slower traffic and drove inside Whitfield on the backstretch into turn three on lap 26 but spun, drawing the caution. Mitchell restarted at the tail of the lead lap drivers for the restart. Martin charged around the outside to edge into the lead over Whitfield. Who was then hit by Fort Bragg's Trey Daniels in turn three. Martin, Aidan Daniels and Mitchell were the top three with 10 laps remaining. Mitchell made quick work of second place, then drove inside Martin to lead lap 32. Mitchell took the checkered flag for her fourth Roseville Pro Late Model win, followed by Martin, Aidan Daniels, Whitfield and Trey Daniels. 2007 All American Speedway champion Eric Schmidt of Roseville topped Super Series time trials with a sizzling 13.3-second lap before 2021 NASCAR California State Champion John Moore of Granite Bay won the dash. The Wild West Super Series ran a unique challenge format of 20-lap races, punctuated by bonus points and full inverts after each segment. The first three segments were won by 2020 All American Speedway champion Cole Moore of Orangevale, John Moore and Mitchell. The final 40-lap segment was fully inverted, but Mitchell made her move from third. She dived underneath Cole Moore on the exit of turn two to lead lap 69, to the approval of the fans. Mitchell was never challenged again, darting to the $3,000 victory. Cole Moore settled for second while John Moore fended off Schmidt for third. The Modified class delivered an exciting feature event with Cody Winchel of Sebastopol avoided an incident to take the 30-lap win – his first – worth $1,000. Winchel assumed the top spot with 14 laps to go and never relinquished it, followed by track champion Tyler Wentworth of Rocklin, Luke Kaper of Lincoln, Mike Gorham of Lincoln and Richard Poppert Jr. of Citrus Heights. 2022 Modified track champion Brandon White of Eureka won the 35-lap opener for the Legends track championship series in Roseville, which also served as a round for the traveling NorCal Legends Series. A B-main event narrowed the field to 18 starters with David Shelly of Roseville picking up the win. Fast qualifier Cole Brown of Ukiah charged through the field to run second by lap 19, but the gap behind White was nearly a full two seconds. The lead was nullified on lap 23 when Mike Doss of Upperlake spun in turn two. Brown worked around the outside of White on the restart to grab the top spot on lap 24. White and Brown collided in turn one on lap 27, knocking the rear bumper loose on Brown's machine. White took advantage and led the final six laps, followed by Henry Barton of San Francisco, Robbie Czub of Huntington Beach, Aidan Daniels and Kylie Daniels. Phil Wilkins of Roseville ended a multi-year drought from victory lane by grabbing the Super Stock 30-lap feature. Tim Walters of Dixon led the first 13 laps before Wilkins took over on lap 14. Wilkins won by a few car-lengths over Walters with Antelope's Terry Thomas, Benicia's Ryan Skidmore and Gary Eisenhour of Rancho Cordova rounding out the top five. 14-year-old Chase Lopez of San Leandro won the Jr. Late Model feature in his first start at All American Speedway. Lopez led the first 14 laps before slipping in turn four, allowing Kylie Glick, 13, of Lincoln to scratch into the lead. A restart gave Lopez a chance to drive past Glick. Lopez motored around on the high side to lead lap 22 and held on for victory, followed by Glick, Dayton Broyles and Bella Thomsen. The all-new F4 division thrilled with higher speeds but still some of the same familiar drivers battling at the front of the pack. Vic Theberge of Citrus Heights approached 2023 champion Matthew Fuhs of Elverta and took over the lead on lap 13. Theberge held off multi-time champion Ray Molina of Elverta for the 30-lap feature win, followed by Fuhs, Newcastle's Kameron Bair and Tony Davis of Rio Linda. The Trailer Bash involved nine wild competitors battling in a 15-lap event. Alan Bridgman of Sheridan and Roseville's Loren Chitwood avoided the chaos to emerge as the top two. Bridgman then knocked the trailer off of Chitwood's machine, allowing him to take over the lead and drive to the $1,000 win. Modified regular Luke Kaper of Lincoln won the Best Decorated and Master of Disaster for a $500 day in the Spiderman-themed vehicle. Racing returns on Aug. 24 with the NASCAR Summer Classic.