By Candice Martin
ANTIOCH, Calif. (Apr. 4, 2026) — Troy Foulger of Oakley opened the 2026 season at Antioch Speedway by winning both the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified and Sunoco IMCA Stock Car main events Saturday night. It was his first DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western Region victory in the Modifieds and his first EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region win of the current campaign in the Stock Cars.
Having won the season opener earlier this year at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern County Raceway, Oakley’s Andrew Pearce jumped into the early lead in the 20-lap IMCA Modified feature, followed by Matt Kampfraat of Granite Bay. Foulger slipped past Kampfraat for second on lap five, just as heat race winner Tyler Browne of Antioch spun in turn two. Browne kept going without a yellow, and Pearce soon caught slower traffic in the form of Kate Robertson of Reno, Nevada.
Pearce struggled to get around Robertson to put her a lap down, allowing Foulger to close the gap. Foulger made an inside pass in turn four on lap nine to take the lead. He then worked traffic while Pearce applied pressure until Pearce’s race ended with mechanical issues in turn four on lap 15.
Foulger went on to score the victory ahead of Kampfraat, Browne, Matt Micheli of Live Oak, and Robertson.
In the 15-lap Sunoco IMCA Stock Car main event, Foulger bolted into the lead at the start, followed closely by heat race winner Jason Robles of Rio Vista. The lead duo pulled away from the field through the early stages.
Reigning track champion Fred Ryland of Brentwood battled Dave Hill of South San Francisco before making an inside pass on the backstretch on lap seven to take third. By then, however, he trailed the leaders by a straightaway.
Foulger pulled away late to complete the sweep, with Robles finishing second and Ryland third. Hill was fourth, followed by Todd Gomez of Antioch.
Three-time Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod track champion Fred Ryland of Brentwood won the 15-lap main event.
The race was slowed by multiple yellow flags, including two before a lap was completed. Recent Merced Speedway winner Tanner Thomas of Atwater led early ahead of Ryland.
Following a lap two caution for James Graessle of Antioch, Thomas continued to lead Ryland and Jeff Bentancourt of Brentwood. Ryland made an inside pass on the frontstretch on lap four to take the lead before another yellow for Bay Point’s Danny Wagner.
The race never fully found a rhythm, with several more cautions over the next 10 laps. After a yellow with 15 laps completed, officials declared the race complete due to time limit.
Ryland was credited with the win, followed by Thomas, Bentancourt, Trevor Clymens of Brentwood, and Al Johnson of Antioch.
