Foulger doubles up an Antioch

Modified, Northern SportMod, Results, Stock Car

Kenny Shrader used his third local feature win of the season to capture a second straight Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod title at Antioch Speedway. (Photo by Katrina Kniss)

By Candice Martin

ANTIOCH, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2024) – Troy Foulger won both the 20 lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main events Saturday at Antioch Speedway.

The championship night format put point Kellen Chadwick on the pole of the Modified race and he bolted into the lead ahead of Foulger and Jacob Mallet Jr. Andrew Pearce spun on lap two, collecting Tyler Browne.

Chadwick continued to lead Mallet and Foulger on the restart, and an intense battle ensued. A low pass in turn three of the eighth lap briefly gained Mallet the lead, but Chadwick came rushing by on the outside down the back stretch a lap later.

A three-wide battle on lap 10 saw Foulger make an inside pass for second, but Mallet went inside on the front stretch on lap 11 to get by both Chadwick and Foulger. A high pass on lap 12 gained Foulger the lead from Mallet.

Foulger would lead the remaining laps for the impressive victory, followed by Mallet, new track champion Chadwick, Katelynn Robertson and Pearce.

In the Stock Car race, Jason Robles started on the front row and bolted into the lead at the green flag. Following a yellow flag for Chester Kniss, Robles continued to lead Fred Ryland on the restart. Foulger was pressuring Ryland for second when the yellow flag waved for Nick Caughman Jr. on lap three. Robles continued to lead Ryland and Foulger on the restart.

Robles had it hooked up on the outside groove and Ryland couldn’t make the move.

However, Foulger made a back stretch pass on lap six to gain second and made another move on the inside down the back stretch to grab the lead on lap 10. Foulger went on to win by a straightaway with Robles out-dueling Ryland for second. New champion Jason Jennings and Kniss rounded out the top five.

Kenny Shrader won the 25 lap Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod main event. This was his third win of the season, and he used it to clinch his second consecutive track championship. 

The championship night format had Shrader and Jason Ryan Jr. sharing the front row. Shrader only held a one point lead over Ryan going into the night and Shrader charged into the lead at the start. The opening lap saw Ryan brushing the back wall but maintaining his pace in second.

Ryan was challenging Shrader on the outside for the lead on lap eight and there was a little bit of contact. A lap later, Ryan beat Shrader to the line, only to see the pass negated when the yellow flag waved for James Graessle of Antioch.

Shrader continued to lead Ryan and Tommy Clymens Jr. on the restart. Ryan had a sluggish start but managed to get up to the rear bumper of Shrader within a couple laps. Trent Golden made his division debut, but he brought out a yellow flag on lap 17. Again, Shrader charged ahead of Ryan on the restart with Buddy Kniss of Oakley moving into third.

Ryan saw his run end when he lost his brakes and got into the turn one wall for a lap 18 yellow flag. 

Shader knew he had the championship in hand as he maintained his lead on the restart ahead of Kniss. A pass on Lap 21 gained Fred Ryland third. Shrader went on to win ahead of Kniss. Ryland was disqualified, moving Matthew Hagio into third ahead of Trevor Clymens and Tommy Clymens Jr.

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