(Jason Wedehase Photo)

Via Madera Speedway Media

MADERA, CALIF. (June 19, 2020) – Madera Speedway has released a revised schedule for the remainder of the 48th season of competition at the one-third mile oval. Among the changes are calendar changes for the MAVTV-televised Nut Up Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, along with their young counterparts in the Mini Cup vs. Bandoleros series.

Jeremy Doss is the 2019 Short Track Shootout Champion (Jason Wedehase photo)

Via Madera Speedway Media

MADERA, CALIFORNIA (October 5, 2019) – Jeremy Doss of Upper Lake added his name to a prestigious list of Nut Up Short Track Shootout champions, fending off numerous challengers for $10,000 in Saturday’s 150 lap classic at Madera Speedway. Doss was followed home on MAVTV by seventh finishing Austin Herzog, with the third-generation driver winning the 2019 Nut Up Pro Late Model championship.

#92 Logan Zampa is the defending Short Track Shootout champion (Jason Wedehase photo)

Via Madera Speedway Media

MADERA, CALIFORNIA (October 1, 2019) – A giant field full of the top stock car talent in the country will converge on Madera Speedway for the $10,000 to win Nut Up Short Track Shootout this Saturday night. The MAVTV-televised season finale for the Nut Up Pro Late Models is the seventh running of the prestigious 150 lap race.

Via Madera Speedway Media

MADERA, CALIFORNIA (March 4, 2019) – Nut Up Industries will increase its involvement with the MAVTV-televised racing at Madera Speedway, announcing their title sponsorship of the Pro Late Model Series in 2019. The Nut Up Pro Late Model Series will compete in nine races at Madera, headlined in October by the $10,000 to win Nut Up Short Track Shootout. The campaign kicks off March 9th with the $5,000 to win Madera Speedfest 100.

Nut Up is a family-owned full circle almond company located in Escalon, California. They provide a variety of almond products for wholesale and retail sales. Wholesale almond products include: blanched, diced and slivered almonds. Nut Up Industries is widely known for their retail Almond products including: roasted “CHOPPED” flavored almonds, whole flavored almonds and almond butter.

Nut Up products are currently available in their online store and at California retailers including Save Mart, Lucky’s, FoodMaxx, Costless, O’Brien’s Markets, Mar-Val and many independent retailers across the Central Valley.

This will be the third season of Nut Up supporting Madera Speedway, the one-third mile oval located north of Fresno, CA. The Nut Up Pro Late Model Series is one of the largest single track series in the nation with an average car count of 30 entries per race event in 2018. This season will be the fifth year of television coverage for Madera Speedway, with nearly 30 hours of television planned across seven different racing series. The Nut Up Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Energy Drink Jr. Late Models share the spotlight on all nine evenings of Late Model racing at the track.

Nut Up will have a presence throughout the entire television program including presenting the Nut Up Post Race Show. Regional promotions tied into the partnership include car shows, promotional appearances, television commercials, and opportunities to meet Madera Speedway drivers.

For more information about Madera Racing on MAVTV please visit www.racemadera.com or www.mavtv.com. For more information on Nut Up Industries please visit www.nutupindustries.com and for more information about 51FIFTY Energy Drink visit www.51fiftyenergydrink.com

Madera Speedway is presented by major partners Nut Up Industries, 51FIFTY Energy Drink, iPull-uPull, and Color Fast Industries.

Madera Racing on MAVTV airs Thursdays every week. The show airs at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. PST and is also available on the Lucas Oil Racing TV app. 2018 episodes will continue airing until the late spring, when 2019 episodes will hit the airwaves.

Logan Zampa stood tall after winning the Short Track Shootout (Photo Courtesy Jason Wedehase)

MADERA, CALIFORNIA (October 6, 2018) – Napa’s Logan Zampa cashed in the biggest win of his career, scoring the 6th Annual $10,000 to win Nut Up Industries Short Track Shootout on Saturday night at Madera Speedway. Zampa’s unlikely victory was his first in nearly 18 months and came from 11th starting position. More than 40 RPM Mortgage Pro Late Models from across the Western United States competed at the one-third mile asphalt oval.

Saturday’s MAVTV-televised races also crowned the 2018 series champions as well with Matt Erickson emerging with his second series title.

Erickson led qualifying but it was Bakersfield’s Racin Vernon who drew the pole position for the start of the 150 lap contest. Second in points Austin Herzog dove inside Randy Hedrick for fourth in turn three on lap six before Herzog spun, sending them both around. Both drivers had to restart at the rear with front end damage in a costly incident.

Vernon picked the outside on the restart against Shepherd and they ran side-by-side while Erickson and Zampa closed down for a four car lead pack. Shepherd tucked in on the high line behind Zampa, allowing Erickson to take second. Erickson then applied pressure on Vernon for the lead.

Lapped traffic bottled up the leaders a bit and the caution flew when lapped car Rick Thompson and fifth place running Ross Strmiska crashed hard in turn one. When racing resumed, Zampa used the outside to charge past Erickson for second on lap 42. Nick Grossi had a blown transmission for a spectacular red flag on the following lap, with the fluid sending both Adam Lemke and Jagger Jones around. All three were done for the evening.

A lap 50 caution allowed Buddy Shepherd to take the lead away from Vernon on lap 51.

Dillon Tucker drove from 23rd up to eighth as he avoided all the melees. Meanwhile, three-time Short Track Shootout champion Eric Holmes started to make his presence felt after starting eighth. Holmes went past Zampa for third and then challenged Vernon for second. Vernon had a slide coming into turn three that dropped him back to fifth. A top four lead pack emerged in lapped traffic of Shepherd, Holmes, Zampa, and 13 year-old Jesse Love all running nose to tail on the high side.

Holmes went for it, going three wide in and out of traffic to take the lead from Shepherd on lap 96 in a thrilling move. Holmes led the field into the lap 100 break ahead of Shepherd, Zampa, Love, and Herzog who had recovered from the earlier spin to fifth.

Coming out of the break, Shepherd challenged Holmes before tucking up behind him on lap 108. Carlos Vieira had a mechanical failure that sparked a serious crash in turn one that ended Cole Moore’s race as well.

Zampa went outside of Holmes on lap 114 and took over the lead on lap 115. Shepherd tried to go inside of Holmes into turn three and they made some contact for second as well. Herzog hopped into the fray as he looked outside Shepherd not long after. The furious battling at the front got a break when Christian Roche hit the turn three wall on lap 129.

The following restart was the maddest scramble of them all with Holmes eventually spinning down the backstretch. He lost a lap in the infield, but was saved when Jarrett Gilmer hit the turn three wall for a caution that gave Holmes the free pass and his lap back.

Zampa restarted outside Shepherd but drove away easily while Herzog fell out with a rear end issue to end his possible championship hopes. Shepherd slid into turn two on lap 136 and fell back to fourth as a result. Erickson emerged in second but had to watch Zampa drive away to a five car length advantage.

Erickson ended up having a great duel with Love but it was for a distant second place. Zampa went on for a 1.5 second victory over Erickson, Love, Shepherd, and 26th starting Blaine Rocha. Travis Milburn of Eagle, ID won the 40 lap B Main event worth $1,000 as well.

Love’s third place finish in the RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model Series was just one part of his night, as he added his ninth 51FIFTY Energy Drink Jr. Late Model win and second consecutive series championship. The ninth and final round for the series had 15 drivers ages 10-16 years old racing for 70 laps.

The Jr. Late Model feature had almost an immeasurable number of lead changes. Love led the opening ten circuits before things intensified. Anthony Guiamano from Basking Ridge, NJ and Las Vegas’ Tyler Reif, 11, had some contact coming out of turn two. In Reif’s attempt to save the car, he spun exiting turn four and clipped both Joey Iest and the turn four wall. Reif and Iest were both out of the race prematurely.

Reif’s brother Tanner put up the challenge to Love and led lap 11, before Love led lap 12. Tanner Reif then led laps 13-16 and did all of his bidding from the outside line in a seemingly endless side-by-side affair. Reif bobbled and yielded the lead back to Love for lap 17.

Reif was undeterred, using the outside to come back at Love and take the lead on lap 22. Love fought back and took over laps 30 and 31, before Reif took over yet again! Meanwhile second in points Dylan Zampa had a front row view of all of it from third. Reif brought Love, Zampa, Guiamano, and Kabe McClenny across the line for the lap 40 break.

After adjustments on the front stretch and MAVTV interviews, Love and Reif continued to trade the lead back-and-forth. Reif seemed to have the edge by lap 51 and that allowed Love and Zampa to go into their own back-and-forth affair for second.

With four laps to go, Zampa was up to second and challenging inside Reif for a move that would have likely won him both the championship and the race. They went nearly three-wide in traffic coming to lap 68 in turn four, before making contact down the front stretch. Reif went spinning and the caution flag flew. Zampa and Reif were both relegated to the rear for their involvement.

The incident gave Love a clear path to sail to victory and to the championship, leading the final two laps ahead of Guiamano, McClenny, Jesse Burks, and Jay Juleson.

Nevada’s Justin Johnson kept his slim championship hopes alive as he won his first career Lucas Oil Modified race, topping the 22 starters of the 75 lap event. Taylor Miinch had a chance to close out the title fight but was only able to muster sixth in the series’ penultimate round. Kyle Tellstrom followed Johnson closely over a long final green flag run to settle for second by just .398 seconds ahead of Cody Kay, former Madera track champion Scott Winters, and former series champion Dylan Cappello.

Kale McClenny and Riley Massey each wrapped up championships in the Mini Cups vs. Bandoleros division. Their 20 lap feature was won by the Bandolero of Kercie Jung who also unofficially won the California state championship with the effort. Seth Wise finished second while Massey was third. McClenny won the Mini Cup portion of the field by narrowly topping a late move by Madera’s Joseph Holliday. Aiden Phillips rounded out the Mini Cup top-three.

Racing continues at Madera Speedway on October 20th with the iPulluPull 11th Annual Pumpkin Smash Halloween Bash and Blow Up!, Madera Hobby Stocks, MST's, Toyota Sedans, $2,000 to Win 200 lap Enduro, the Extreme Barrel Racing Series, a Trick or Treat thru the Pits and on Track PUMPKIN SMASH for the KIDS!

For more information about Madera Racing on MAVTV please visit www.racemadera.com or www.mavtv.com. For more information on RPM Mortgage and to obtain loan information please visit www.rpmwins.com and for more information about 51FIFTY Energy Drink visit www.51fiftyenergydrink.com

Madera Speedway is presented by major partners RPM Mortgage, 51FIFTY Energy Drink, Nut Up Industries, NICERIDE, iPull-uPull, and Color Fast Industries.

Madera Racing on MAVTV airs Thursdays every week. The show airs at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. PST and is also available on the Lucas Oil Racing TV app. The fifth round of the 51FIFTY Energy Drink Jr. Late Model Series airs on October 11th!

Madera Speedway 2018 Schedule Celebrating 47 years of Racing!

October 20th - 11th Annual iPull-uPull Pumpkin Smash Halloween Bash and Blow Up and Monster Trucks!, Madera Hobby Stocks, MST's, Toyota Sedans, $2,000 to Win 200 lap Enduro, the Extreme Barrel Racing Series, a Trick or Treat thru the Pits and on Track PUMPKIN SMASH for the KIDS!

October 27th - Closed

November 10th - 2018 Championship Awards Banquet

Via Austin Herzog PR

CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA (October 3, 2018) – 16 year-old Austin Herzog will try to come from behind in the RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model Series championship, during Saturday’s 150 lap and $10,000 Nut Up Industries Short Track Shootout at Madera Speedway.

Herzog led much of the season before a broken rear end in August and a crash in September set him back into second in the points. The race on Saturday night is expected to be one of the largest in track history with 52 pre-entries.

Activities begin on Thursday night with the Nut Up Industries Kickoff Party at Savemart on Howard Road in Madera. Austin and his #11 Pro Late Model will be in attendance along with his teammate Anthony Guiamano and his F’Real #3g Pro Late Model. Race fans can get autographs and win great prizes including race tickets. The event runs from 5pm – 7pm.

On Friday night, practices will run from 3pm-9pm. Saturday’s action includes morning practice, time trials at 12:45pm, lower mains at 3pm, and opening ceremonies at 5 pm. The 150 lap Short Track Shootout is expected to go green at 7pm.

Race fans can watch Austin Herzog in action on MAVTV, Thursdays at 5pm and 8pm Pacific time. Round #5 of the RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model Series airs October 18th.

Austin Herzog Motorsports thanks Sanger Concrete, Castech Pest Control, Superior Doors, LC Services, Richard Herzog Construction, and Darrell Herzog Roofing for their support.

Potential sponsors are encouraged to contact austinherzogmotorsports@gmail.com

Race fans can keep up on all of the action for Austin Herzog Motorsports at www.AustinHerzogMotorsports.com Austin Herzog Motorsports can also be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Ross Strmiska (#90) and Buddy Shepherd (#22) battled last year with Shepherd taking the win (Photo Courtesy Jason Wedehase)

Via Madera Speedway Media

MADERA, CALIFORNIA (October 2, 2018) – The 6th annual Nut Up Industries Short Track Shootout at Madera Speedway has attracted some of the top short track talent in the western United States aiming for a $10,000 prize. The 150 lap RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model Series feature headlines a night of completely MAVTV-televised action and will also be the championship deciding race for the nine race series. Championship races for the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models and Mini Cups vs. Bandoleros are also scheduled, along with a 75 lap contest for the Lucas Oil Modified Series.

More than 50 Late Model are expected with $1,000 also being offered for the winner of the 25 lap B Main.

Only three different drivers have visited victory lane in the illustrious history of the shootout. Mike David won the inaugural running before Eric Holmes went on a streak of three-consecutive wins to earn the nickname “Mr. October”. 2015 & 2017 series champion Buddy Shepherd broke their stranglehold when he grabbed the 2017 edition. All three drivers are back to defend their places among the greatest drivers in the 47 year history of the one-third mile oval.

The subplot of a great championship battle adds to the intrigue, with Madera’s all-time winningest stock car driver Matt Erickson trying to win his second series title while battling with 16 year-old Austin Herzog. Both drivers are hungry for a piece of the $10,000 pie and the championship as well.

Among the drivers aiming for just the shootout win, arguably none are more accomplished than Trevor Huddleston and Jeremy Doss. Huddleston won the 2017 NASCAR California state championship and missed out on the national title by a scant three points. After winning 22 Late Model features last year, Huddleston has added 14 Late Model victories this year while also battling for the K&N West Rookie of the Year at the same time. One track he still needs a victory at is Madera, however.

Doss has four stock car wins at Madera including two with the Pacific Challenge Series, one with the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour, and a win last year in the RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model Series. The current SRL points leader and former Montana 200 winner would like to add his to extensive resume with a victory on Saturday night.

Linny White won last October’s Lucas Oil Modified race at Madera and is always a threat at the speedway. Jagger Jones – grandson of the legendary Parnelli Jones, has won seven times in 2018 in a Late Model and is part of a strong multi-car effort teamed with Huddleston, off-road standout Cole Potts, female driver Lexi Gay, and Dean Thompson. Long time Madera regulars Dillon Tucker, Ryan Hart, Jason Aguirre, and Garland Tyler are all still looking for their first televised victories, while Logan Zampa, Racin Vernon, and Blaine Rocha would like to return to victory lane during the richest race of the year.

The 70 lap feature for the 51FIFTY Energy Drink Jr. Late Model Series might be the mostly hotly contested of the evening. The drivers ages 10-16 years old find themselves in a championship fight for the ages with 2017 champion Jesse Love tied with three-time 2018 winner Dylan Zampa. Las Vegas’ Tanner Reif is just eight points behind in third. Reif and Zampa ended the last event spinning across the finish line as a possible harbinger of things to come. Tanner Reif and Kabe McClenny round out the top-five in the points.

Mini Cups vs. Bandoleros has had an exciting inaugural season with 20 lap combined events that see each division running for separate points and trophies. Both division championships are all but final, with Bakersfield’s Kabe McClenny leading by 49 points over Joseph Holliday in the Mini Cups. The Bandolero side is also a Bakersfield led affair with Riley Massey a likely insurmountable 30 points ahead of Zachary Ginn.

75 laps are on tap for the Lucas Oil Modified Series this weekend with Taylor Miinch opening the year with four consecutive wins to lead the series points. One of those wins came in June at Madera, when former Madera champion Scott Winters and Idaho’s Shelby Stroebel crashed in turn four sending both of their #24 cars into the wall.

Fast-time qualifier Kyle Tellstrom, an Idaho resident who is popular with the Madera fans, was involved in two separate incidents himself in a heart breaking evening. Tellstrom will be returning on Saturday night to challenge more than 20 series regulars in the ninth race of their 2018 touring season. Fresno’s Tyler Herzog is among the drivers who will race in both the RPM Late Models and the Lucas Oil Modifieds.

The biggest weekend of the year at Madera Speedway begins Thursday night with the Nut Up Industries Pre-Race Party at the Madera Savemart store from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Madera Speedway drivers and Nut Up drivers will be in attendance with their race cars and the first 50 attendees receive a free ticket to the race.

Practices at the track begin Friday with gates opening at 11 a.m. and the track open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Pit gates open at 8 a.m. on Saturday with final practices at 10:30 a.m. Qualifying is at 12:45 p.m. with C and B Main racing starting early at 3 p.m. The Mini Cups vs. Bandoleros will close out the preliminary races before opening ceremonies at 5 p.m. Jr. Late Models, Lucas Oil Modifieds, and the 150 lap Nut Up Industries Short Track Shootout will follow.

Tickets are just $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, $10 for youth ages 6-12, and kids five and under are free!

Madera Speedway is busy preparing for the Nut Up Industries Short Track Shootout on October 6th which will pay $10,000 to win the RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model feature. Pre-entry is available now at www.RaceMadera.com

For more information on RPM Mortgage and to obtain loan information please visit www.rpmwins.com and for more information about 51FIFTY Energy Drink visit www.51fiftyenergydrink.com

Madera Speedway is presented by major partners RPM Mortgage, 51FIFTY Energy Drink, Nut Up Industries, NICERIDE, iPull-uPull, and Color Fast Industries.


Madera Racing on MAVTV airs Thursdays every week. The show airs at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. PST and is also available on the Lucas Oil Racing TV app. The fifth round of the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models airs October 11th.

Madera Speedway 2018 Schedule Celebrating 47 years of Racing!

October 5th -Practice for the RPM Mortgage Short Track "Best of the West" $10,000.00 to win Shootout Event open to Lucas Oil Modifieds, Late Models, Jr. Late Models, and the Mini Cup vs Bandoleros Series

October 6th - 150 Lap $10,000.00 to WIN “NUT UP SHORT TRACK SHOOTOUT” for the MAVTV televised RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model Series 150 laps! (race #9 of the televised championship), Lucas Oil Modifieds 75 lap TV race! Race #9 of the 80 lap 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series and the Mini Cup vs Bandoleros Series

October 13th - Closed, NO RACES /

October 20th - 11th Annual iPull-uPull Pumpkin Smash Halloween Bash and Blow Up and Monster Trucks!, Madera Hobby Stocks, MST's, Toyota Sedans, $2,000 to Win 200 lap Enduro, the Extreme Barrel Racing Series, a Trick or Treat thru the Pits and on Track PUMPKIN SMASH for the KIDS!

October 27th - Closed

November 10th - 2018 Championship Awards Banquet

NUT UP INDUSTRIES SHORT TRACK SHOOTOUT PRE-ENTRY LIST
52 cars as of 4 p.m. 10/1/18

03 Robbie Knittel – Lodi, CA
1 Tyler Herzog – Fresno, CA
2 Jarrett Gilmer – Manteca, CA
2d Jeremy Davis – Denair, CA
3g Anthony Guiamano – Basking Ridge, NJ
5 Chris Scribner – Rancho Cordova, CA
8 Jason Romero – Cameron Park, CA
11 Austin Herzog – Clovis, CA
12 Greg Potts – Stockton, CA
14 Travis Milburn – Eagle, ID
15 Jeremy Doss – Upperlake, CA
16 David Lewellen – Modesto, CA
17 Will Martyn – Coarsegold, CA
18 Jack Wood – Loomis, CA
20 Cole Moore – Granite Bay, CA
21e Nick Grossi – Modesto, CA
21 Eric Holmes – Escalon, CA
22 Buddy Shepherd – Bakersfield, CA
26 Del McIntosh – Madera, CA
26 Blaine Rocha – Oakdale, CA
27 Kevin Thompson – Fresno, CA
28 Trevor Schlundt – Fresno, CA
29 Randy Hedrick – Reno, NV
38 Jesse Love – Menlo Park, CA
38 Ryan Hart – Dos Palos, CA
38 JJ Ferguson – Grass Valley, CA
42 Matt Erickson – LaGrange, CA
43 Eloy Bazan – Modesto, CA
45 Jason Aguirre – Atwater, CA
50 Trevor Huddleston – Agoura Hills, CA
51 Carlos Vieira – Livingston, CA
51 Racin Vernon – Bakersfield, CA
55 Jagger Jones – Scottsdale, AZ
56 Lexi Gay – Canton, GA
57 Dean Thompson – Anaheim, CA
57 Cole Potts – Scottsdale, AZ
71 Kyle Gottula – Modesto, CA
73 Garland Tyler – Modesto, CA
77 Rick Thompson – Fresno, CA
77 Mike David – Modesto, CA
84 Doyle Moen – Jerome, ID
88 Dillon Tucker – Fresno, CA
88 Kolby Berry – Redwood Valley, CA
89 Shelden Cooper – Clovis, CA
90 Ross Strmiska – Manteca, CA
92 Logan Zampa – Napa, CA
92 Dylan Zampa – Napa, CA
95 Erik Woods – Modesto, CA
96 Loren Kutz – Madera, CA
98 Adam Lemke – Hollister, CA
99 Christian Roche – Escalon, CA
99 Linny White – Colton, CA