Perris Raceway

Perris, California

Speedway D2 / D3 Best Pairs Championship
Perris Raceway February 2, 2020
By: Steve Evans dreamteamspeedway@sbcglobal.net

MILLER AND LEOGRANDE SCORCH TO D2 PAIRS TITLE AT PERRIS

There was plenty of action in the 28 support races to the AMA Pairs on Feb 1st at Perris.

Division Two saw 5 Pairs entered, with points after two heats each sending two riders to the winner take all Main Event. Heat 1 saw Rudy Laurer and Ron Zellner 5-1 over fellow veterans Joey Donaldson and Tom Bryant. Mike Miller led home team mate Kayle LeoGrande for a 5-1 over Brad Moreau and Tyler Moszer in heat 2. Heat three had Hayley Perrault as the winner but the heat was tied at 3-3 Donaldson and Bryant behind. Heat 4 saw both maximum heat teams from round 1 drawn together, with LeoGrande winning from Zellner with Miller’s third place scoring the 4-2 and clinching a final spot. Next up Mark Fillebrown led home a 5-1 with Perrault over Moreau and Moszer to make them the other finalists. The non-qualifiers raced a 6-man Consi which won by Zellner. The final saw Miller and LeoGrande take maximum points to win the D2 crown.

Division Three had 6 teams and races had size riders. One team mate would start from the line, the other from the 20-yard line. Rees Todd won heat 1 but his team mate a non-finisher, the Fillebrown and Tanner Harmon team with third and fourth also notched 5 points. Andy Dix won heat two and team mate Bryant’s fourth place had them win the heat on 7. David Perry, a non-finisher first time out won heat 3 and team mate Jake Myers scored third to give them 8 points as the winner. Fillebrown won heat 4 but his team mate was last so Dix and Bryant topped out the race on 6. Rheten Todd took the win in the Consi The final was a close affair, Perry was the winner and his team mate Myers was 5th but Dix in second and Bryant 3rd scored 7 points to take the tie breaker and title.

Slater Lightcap took the victors spoils in the 250cc class. Jose Navarette was victorious in 150cc Mini Speedway. AMA double National Champ Levi Leutz took both heats. The Pee Wee class was won by rookie Jackson Spinuzzi. Kensei Matsudaira took the Mini Bike Main after racing legend Rod Lake won both heats. Brandon Gonzalez and Adam Leslie each took a Hooligan heat.

Division 2 Pairs: Heat scores:
Kayle LeoGrande 5+1, Mike Miller 4 = 9+1
Hayley Perrault 5+1, Mark Fillebrown 3 = 8+1
Rohn Zellner 4+1, Rudy Laurer 3 = 7+1
Joey Donaldson 3, Tom Bryant 0 = 3
Brad Moreau 2, Tyler Moszer 0 = 2

Consi: Rohn Zellner, Rudy Laurer, Tyler Moszer, Joey Donaldson, Tom Bryant

Pairs Final: Mike Miller, Kayle LeoGrande, Hayley Perrault, Mark Fillebrown (Miller / LeoGrande win 7-2)

Division 3 Pairs: Heat scores:
Andy Dix 9, Tom Bryant 4 = 13
Jake Myers 7, David Perry 5 = 12
Mark Fillebrown 8, Tanner Harmon 2+1 = 10+1
Rees Todd 9, Rheten Todd 0 = 9
Brent Smith 6, Dennis Osmer 2+1 = 8+1
Cody Baugh 3, David Newsham 3 = 6

Consi: Rheten Todd, David Newsham, Cody Baugh, Brent Smith, Dennis Osmer, Rees Todd (ex)

Main: David Perry, Andy Dix, Tom Bryant, Tanner Harmon, Jake Myers, Mark Fillebrown (ex)
Dix / Bryant 7, Perry / Myers 6, Harmon / Fillebrown 2

250cc Main:
28 Slater Lightcap
7 Justin Almon

150 Mini Main:
48 Jose Navarrete
9 Levi Leutz
74 Kensei Matsudaira
76 Nick Dunn

Pee Wee:
Jackson Spinuzzi
Levi Leutz
Nick Dunn

Mini Bike Main
74 Kensei Matsudaira
131 David Lynch
455 Stefan Langstrup
145jr Mark Fullner
98 Rod Lake non starter

Division 2 Points
Joey Donaldson - 1, 2, 2
Tom Bryant - 0, dnf, 1
Ron Zellner - 2, 2
Rudy Laurer - 3, 0
Kayle LeoGrande - 2, 3, 2
Mike Miller - 3, 1, 3
Brad Moreau - 1, 1 (Jake Myers - 0)
Tyler Moszer - 0, 0, 3
Hayley Perrault - 3, 2, 1
Mark Fillebrown - 0, 3, 0

Division 3 Points
Mark Fillebrown - 3, 5, ex
Tanner Harmon - 2, 0, 2
David Perry - 0, 5, 5
Jake Myers - 4, 3, 1
Rees Todd - 5, 4, ex
Rheten Todd - 0, 0, 5
Brent Smith - 4, 2
Dennis Osmer - 1, 1
Cody Baugh - 0, 3
David Newsham - 3
Andy Dix - 4, 4
Tom Bryant - 2, 3