Hogge sails to IMCA Modified sweep at Ocean’s Pat Pettit Memorial special
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) – Bobby Hogge IV found himself riding with an uneasy feeling of déjà vu late in the Pat Pettit Memorial main event at Ocean Speedway. But after working his way through lapped traffic, Hogge backed up his $1,003 Friday night win at Watsonville with the $3,003 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event checkers on Saturday. “Last year I had about a half a lap lead before a late restart and Alex Stanford passed me,” he said. “This year I started 11th, got to the lead and was able to get through lapped traffic. After that it was smooth sailing.” Hogge ran three-wide with front-row starters Stanford and Nick DeCarlo for the lead, catching Stanford first and then driving past DeCarlo two laps later. Stanford, DeCarlo, Cody Burke and Robby Sawyer completed the top five in the 33-lapper. Ryan McDaniel, Kellen Chadwick, Ethan Dotson and Stanford were second through fifth, respectively, in the Friday show, also 33 laps. Both features were Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and Hogge was [Read More]