The Street Stocks started the night’s action as Austin Sanders and Matthew Grissom claimed the heat races. A field of 26 cars gathered for the 15-lap feature. Grissom opened the race by taking the lead at the drop of the green, ahead of last week’s winner Donnie Reed. The first caution flew after six laps, a testament to drivers who kept going after spins in an attempt to keep the show moving. On the restart, Paul Gibbs proved to be the man on the move, going from third to second on the seventh lap, then grabbing the lead on the next circuit. The yellow flew again on lap 10 for a multi-car mishap. As the field was preparing for the restart, Gibbs’ car slowed with mechanical issues, handing the lead back to Grissom. When racing got back underway, Daniel Lewis was bypassed by Reed, who was coming back to the front. The field faced a few restarts with 11 laps complete. Once they were back underway, Grissom tried to hold off Reed, but ended up in the infield. Reed now took the top spot, but the fireworks weren’t over. Steve Burch lost a right rear wheel and that set up a two-lap dash to the finish. Lewis tried, but could not stop Reed from making it back-to-back mains and gave Reed his third feature of the year. Sanders used the high line to work to third at the end. Buck Woodhouse ran a strong race to snare fourth, ahead of Tim Spencer.

Tim Gay was in the process of dominating the Limited Late Model A feature until a lap 10 caution put a hard charging Bruce Harvey in command. Harvey had taken second by the fourth lap, but Gay was running off from the rest of the field. When the yellow bunched the field, Harvey seized the opportunity to snatch the lead, bringing David Simpson along. Simpson and Gay produced the best battle of the race in their bid to outdo the other for second with Simpson escaping with the spot. Gay was shuffled out of the top five as the duo avoided a lapped car. Harvey scored the win, his first of the season, and became the 13th different driver to win a Limited Late Model main in the 20 events for the class. Simpson padded his point lead with a second place finish. Timmy Bronson rallied for third with Ryan Mitchell and J. R. Prather Jr. rounding out the top five. Heats were won by Harvey and Simpson.

A field of 22 Late Models jammed the oval for the start of the scheduled 25-lap main in this class. Ted Erskine moved out on top as Bobby Alexander Sr. and Marshall Austin were his early pursuers. Austin got by Alexander, who returned the favor on a lap four restart. Alexander slipped, losing several spots, but the caution waved for a Tim Gay spin, putting Alexander back behind Erskine. The two swapped the position again, but Austin began to fade, opening the door for others to move up. Keith Nosbisch took the high line to bypass Alexander with Donnie Tanner moving to third. Tanner and Nosbisch ran side-by-side until another caution aligned the field in single file on lap 14. After a few more restarts, the field came for the green on lap 17 and chaos ensued in the second corner. Erskine spun while leading, collecting Tanner, Late Model point leader David Schmauss and K.D. Kelley, who were all running in the top 10. Kelley and Tanner stayed with heavy body damage while Schmauss went to the pits to fix his car. The car returned without the front bodywork and took a position at the tail, only to be sent off for leaking fluids. As time expired for the class curfew, the race became a 20-lap affair with Nosbisch being challenged by six-time feature winner Roger Crouse. Jeff Mathews made his move on Crouse in the white flag lap, gaining second as Nosbisch thundered home for his fifth feature win. Mathews claimed second ahead of Austin, who rallied for third. Crouse took fourth with Mark Haase gaining a top five run. Alexander Sr. and Austin won heat races. Schmauss captured the 2005 Late Model championship with his feature finish.

Two dozen Open Wheel Modifieds took the green to start their 15-lap chase. Scotty Williams held the lead until looping it in the first circuit. Dale Kelley picked up the lead and held command of the field through several restarts. Kelley and challenger David Schmauss would get together on the fifth lap, resulting in both going to the rear. The new leader was Bobby Dixon, who was immediately challenged by Wayne Hammond. As the two battled for the top spot, they slid into the frontstretch wall with Hammond getting a flat ire in the altercation. Point leader Buzzie Reutimann charged to second, but Devin Dixon slipped past and set his sight on a run for the lead. Using the high groove, Devin Dixon aced Bobby Dixon for the lead. More yellows saw the lead to bring the race to a green-white-checkered conclusion. Bobby Dixon’s engine let go, putting him out of contention. Devin Dixon won for the second straight week, picking up his fourth overall. Double duty driver Roger Crouse came home second, ahead of Reutimann, John Bradley, and Trevor Merrill. Scott Howard and Schmauss claimed heat wins.

The Outlaw 4s took the track without point leader Chad Rose in the feature field. Rose had blown an engine during the preliminary heats, which were won by teenaged racer Alex Boerner and Jim Coursen. Travis Varnadore moved from the second row to take the early race lead, but Brad Boerner had his sights set on the front of the field. Brad Boerner snatched the lead away while Jeff Conyers was coming through the pack. Conyers and Varnadore made contact, losing valuable ground in their chase of Boerner. However, Varnadore would get the lead when Boerner spun out in front of the pack. Varnadore’s time at the head of the field was short-lived when Conyers moved to the top position by the third turn. Josh Peacock rebounded from a dismal heat effort to gain second and begin his pursuit of Conyers. The effort would come up a little short when the checkered flag came out. Conyers, who also won a Friday night feature in the Go-Kart races, now leads the division with six wins. Peacock kept second with Varnadore third. Steve Miller crossed in fourth, ahead of Pete Grantham.

Four Cylinder Bombers brought 20 starters for their main event after heat victories for Johnny Lookedoo and Dan Bliss. Some wild action at the start of the feature found George Christenson doing a complete rollover, severely damaging his car, but the driver was okay. D.B. Hogwaler grabbed the lead in a race that saw plenty of contact but few cautions as drivers were able to keep going without slowing the program. Hogwaler defended his position well against the advance of Buck Skinner. Skinner was finally able to make the winning move when the white flag waved, giving Skinner his sixth straight win. Hogwaler took second with W.B. Hogwaler in third. Buck Shore was fourth and Tracy Lee gained fifth.

Racing action at east Bay Raceway Park will continue on December 2-3 with the running of the $10,000 to win Jasper Engines and Transmissions Crate Late Model World Championship presented by American Racer. Details of the two-night program can be found at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.