North State Modifieds, the Feature Attraction at Redwood Acres Raceway Saturday Night

[Crop of a photo by Sherie Bialous]

After a two-week break, racing returns to Redwood Acres Raceway this Saturday for the third race of the 2021 season. O’Reilly Auto Parts and SuperCuts will be presenting what promises to be a thrilling night of action on the 3/8-mile paved oval. Late models will be in action for the second time this season while Legends, bombers, mini stocks and roadrunners will also be in action. In addition, the top modified stars of the region will gather at the Acres as the North State Modified Series will make their first of two stops this year.

Jeremiah Martin leads Bob Ratzlaff by seven points in the roadrunner division standings. The mini stock points are currently being led by Eric O’Ferrall. His advantage over second place is only five points with C.J. Dalton and Colton Kinsey tied for the position. The points for the bomber division are deadlocked at the top with Tyler Krupa and Raymond Taylor, Jr. tied for the lead. Chris Lawrence doubled up in the most recent event on May 15, winning two main events on the night. Those victories have propelled him to a 10-point lead over Brett Murrell. Luke Hall made a late-race pass to win the season-opening late model feature on May 1. The win placed him first in points.

This Saturday’s North State Modified Series race will be the third race of the season for Northern California’s premiere touring division. Kyle Tellstrom is one of the top drivers not just in modified competition but in all short track racing on the west coast and has won both feature events this season at Shasta Speedway and Madera Speedway. The defending series champion will most definitely be among the favorites to win Saturday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts/SuperCuts 60.

Saturday’s event presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts and SuperCuts begins with the pits opening at 9:00 AM. Practice will start at 1:00 PM, grandstands open at 4:00 PM with racing starting at 5:30 PM. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased online at https://market.myracepass.com/store/tickets/?i=1249086&store=20226 or by visiting several local outlets, Automasters or Don’s Rent-All in Eureka, McKinleyville Barber Shop in McKinleyville or JC Auto in Fortuna. Fans are reminded to bring cash as vendors will be roaming the stands selling beer, soft drinks and food and can only do cash transactions. The event will be live streamed on YouTube and on RAR’s Facebook page.

For full points and race results and more information, visit www.RacinTheAcres.com. You can also find RAR on Facebook or Twitter @RacinTheAcres.