Scherer Dominates at ULTRA4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede

Photo by Jim Quaschnick Jr.

Scherer Dominates at ULTRA4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede 
PRAIRIE CITY SVRA, CA APRIL 9th, 2013: More than 2,000 fans attended the inaugural ULTRA4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede held at the Prairie City State Park near Sacramento, CA last weekend.  Over the course of two days and multiple heats, 48 ULTRA4 cars waged battle on a brutal two mile course that left only 29 vehicles running by the final two races. Drivers pushed their cars to the limit in this first race of the 2013 ULTRA4 Trail Gear Western Regional series in pursuit of both a podium finish and a chance to qualify for the 2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire.  Ultimately, two former Kings and the son of a King claimed the podium.  2009 King of The Hammers, Jason Scherer took the checkered flag followed closely by 2010 King, Loren Healy, and third place went to the youngest King of the Hammers competitor to date, 17 year old Wayland Campbell, the son of the only two-time King, Shannon Campbell.
Drivers had three chances to earn a spot in the 21 car finale.  On Friday, the top four drivers from four heats earned the first 16 spots for Saturday’s main event. The remaining 32 drivers each had two chances to claim one of the five remaining spots in the finals. Of the 5 drivers who qualified on Saturday two had major repairs to fix in the few hours between qualifying and the finals. Fifth place finisher Jason Blanton changed a ring and pinion while Grass Valley native, Kevin Yoder, started the final with only 3-wheel drive as he did not have enough time to replace a broken axle before the finals.
Once the green flag dropped, Scherer’s Rubicon Express 76 car made fast work of taking the lead followed closely by fellow Nitto Tire Team member Loren Healy in his 67 ATX car. Scherer and Healy ran 1st and 2nd most of the race as Wayland Campbell steadily moved his way up from an early 5th place position into 3rd place. 4th and 5th place finishers, Kevin Sacalas and Jason Blanton respectively, fought their way to the front from positions 18th and 20th to round out the top five in Saturday’s main event.  Six of the top 10 drivers earned qualifying spots in the 2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire as only four had already qualified. Below is a results list including those that qualified.
In addition to the ULTRA4 class, two Rubicon Express Modified cars raced side by side with the ULTRA4s while six Pro Comp Stock Cars competed in both a qualifying and a final race on the same course as the ULTRA4s.  Wayne Hartwig was declared the Modified winner. In the Pro Comp Stock Class, Richard Gauthier, Kevin Adler and Bret Scheiding took first, second and third respectively. .
The next race in the 2013 ULTRA4 Trail Gear Western Regional series will be taking place at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, CA May 24th and 25th, and the first race in the ULTRA4 4WD Hardware Eastern Regional Series will take place this weekend in Rausch Creek, PA. Live coverage will be available for both races at www.ultra4racing.com/live
 

MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede Results

ULTRA4

Finish
Driver Name

Car #

KOH Qual

1
Jason Scherer

76

Pre-Qual

2
Loren Healy

67

Pre-Qual

3
Wayland Campbell

3

Pre-Qual

4
Kevin Sacalas

4435

*

5
Jason Blanton

966

Pre-Qual

6
JT Stephens

4454

*

7
Brian Wood

510

*

8
Jake Hallenbeck

4775

*

9
Jeff Russell

4427

*

10
Alex Hardaway

4481

*

11
Jim Brown

104

*

12
Damen Nikolakakis

50

*

13
Ivan Van Ortwick

4466

*

14
Douglas Evans

4457

 *

15
Mike Trebino

4449

16
Andy Brown

4455

17
Jake Yeoman

1977

18
Marcos Gomez

4486

19
Shannon Campbell

5

Pre-Qual

20
Kevin Yoder

4434

Pre-Qual

21
Gary Ferravanti

4476

Rubicon Express Modified

1

Wayne Hartwig

4502

2

Matson Breaky

4576

Pro Comp Stock Class

1

Richard Gauthier

4643

2

Kevin Adler

4602

3

Bret Scheiding

4621

4

Bailey Cole

4654

5

Richard Williams

4664

 
 
 
ULTRA4 SPONSORS
MetalCloak is the title sponsor for the ULTRA4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede
Trail Gear is the ULTRA4 West Coast Series Sponsor
Nitto Tire is the ULTRA4 National Series Sponsor
 
Official Sponsors of ULTRA4 Racing also include:
4 Wheel Parts
ATX Wheels
Axial
Bestop
Blue Torch Fabworks
Corona Motorsports Rental
Dynomax Exhaust
GenRight Off Road
Griffin Radiator
Impact by Mastercraft Safety
Kawasaki
King Shocks
Lucas Oil
Miller Welding
Nitto Tire
Procomp
PSC
Posion Spyder
Rubicon Express
Smittybilt
Spidertrax
Trail Gear
Warn
WIDIA
 
ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING MOTORSPORTs IN THE US – ULTRA4 RACING
ULTRA4 racing began in 2007 with a dozen friends competing for bragging rights.  Six years later, more than 350 cars compete nationally and internationally in ULTRA4 races.  In 2013, races in the United States will be held in the following states: Utah, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Arkansas, California and Texas. Additionally, the 2nd annual ULTRA4 sanctioned King of the Valleys race will be taking place this August in Wales, UK.
 
ABOUT ULTRA4 RACING
ULTRA4 is a vehicle type, class and series.  ULTRA4 Racing was born from the popularity of the annual Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire, considered to be the toughest one-day off-road race. The vehicles are unlimited four-wheel drive, capable of competing in multiple racing disciplines – extreme rock crawling, high-speed desert racing and short course.  In six years, the sport has grown significantly from the inaugural King of the Hammers to an eight race national series including a National Championship. ULTRA4 Racing is managed by Hammerking Productions located in Lake Arrowhead, CA.  To learn more, log on to www.ultra4racing.com.
 
 
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