The New Stockton 99 Speedway

10/31/2026

🏁 Brandon Jones 2026 Pure Stock Division Champion

Consistency, hard work, and a strong season on the track!

Brandon wrapped up the season with an impressive 10 wins in 10 races, along with 8 out of 10 top qualifying efforts.

A season full of competitive racing, laps turned, and results to show for the work put in.

Congratulations to Brandon on a successful 2026 season in the Pure Stock division, and thank you to everyone who supported him along the way!

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10/30/2026

🏁🏆 SAVE THE DATE! 🏆🏁

It’s time to celebrate an incredible 2026 racing season! Join us for the 2026 Stockton 99 Speedway Awards Banquet on Saturday, December 12th! 🎉

Come celebrate our drivers, teams, and champions as we recognize the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments from an unforgettable season!

📍 Location: San Joaquin County Fairgrounds – Grandstands 1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton, CA

🗓️ Saturday, December 12, 2026
⏰ 1 PM – 4 PM
🍻 1 PM – 2 PM: Happy Hour (No Host Bar)
🍽️ 2 PM: Lunch, followed by awards
🎟️ Tickets: $55 per person

To purchase your tickets click here
👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3WktDSu

For questions, call or text Heather at 916-370-3647.

Let’s come together one more time this year to celebrate the drivers, teams, sponsors, and everyone who makes Stockton 99 Speedway special! ❤️🏁

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

10/28/2026

🏁 THANK YOU, 2026 STOCKTON 99 SPEEDWAY DRIVERS! 🏁

As we wrap up an incredible 2026 racing season, we want to take a moment to recognize and thank EVERY driver who competed in our Stockton 99 Speedway divisions this year!

From the first green flag to the final checkered flag, you brought the competition, determination, talent, and passion that make Stockton 99 Speedway so special. We witnessed hard-fought battles, exciting finishes, personal victories, championship runs, and plenty of unforgettable memories along the way.

To every driver who took the track, every crew member who worked behind the scenes, and every family who supported the journey — THANK YOU! Racing takes dedication, sacrifice, teamwork, and countless hours of hard work, and we appreciate the role each of you played in making this season a success.

A huge thank-you to our 2026 drivers:

Aaron Coonfield, Adam Coonfield, Adam Morse, Aidan Daniels, Andy Rumsey, Antonio Gonzales, Austin Lefholz, Barret Sugden, Ben Johnson, Blaine Rocha, Braden Judge, Brandon Jones, Brandon White, Brenden Ruzbarsky, Brody Manning, Brooke Hegje, Bryan Jones, Buzz Devore, Calvin Hegje, Cameron Hutchison, Carl Pearce, Chad Nascimento, Chase Barnes, Chase Lopez, Cheviot Hackett, Chris Justice, Chris Lyon, Chris Wardle, Chuck Dozhier, Cody Winchell, Corey Gibson, Curtis Finch, Daniel Devore, Dave Miller, Deeahmee Malone, Denny Hadler Jr., Dilan Prigmore, Dominic Lopez, Donald Witkowski, Donnie Darter, Dylan Powell, Eric Nascimento Jr., Eric Price, Erin Brandt, Ethan Rumsey, Floyd Eaton, Freddy Irvin, Garland Powell, Garland Tyler, Gavin Wardle, Glen Cook, Greg Potts, Hank Galatsatos, Hans Beeler, Hayden Stepps, Henk Gaalswyk, Ian Elliott, Isaiah Solomine, Jack Large, James Cooke, Jameson Morrissey, Jared Hess, Jarret Dickson, Jason Gilbert, Jason Wright, Jay Juleson, Jeana Ramos, Jeremy Doss, Jeremy Tucker, Jeremy Tucker Jr., Jerry Crawford, Jesse Ruckman, JK Kinney, Joe Flowers, Joey Iest, Joey Stearns, John Callas, John Sproule, Jordan Mast, Jordan Smith, Josh Cross, Justin Fi**ne, Justin Gantt, Justin Philpott, Kai Lovell, Kaine Betancourt, Kayci Phillips, Kellen Keller, Kyle Gottula, Kyle Keller, Kyle Labrie, Kylie Daniels, Larry Tankersly, Larry Thornhill, Lawrence Massone, Leilani Sprenkel, Lillie Cook, Logan Chambers, Marty Baker, Mason Beghtel, Michael Bacon, Michael Ball, Michael Morse, Michael Mulligan, Michael Sandoval, Mike Beeler, Mike Brooks Jr., Mike Brooks Sr., Mike David, Mike Ficklin, Natalie Harper, Natalie Morse, Nic Belletto, Nicholas Mello, Patrick Geiger, Philip Purdue, Randy Gilbert, Richard Rowland, Rick Andersen, Rick Avila, Robby Czub, Roy Luft, Sam Reynolds, Sam Winkler, Sammy Nuno, Sammy Solari, Santana Gonzales, Scott Crawford, Scott Winters, Shawn O’Leary, Shelden Cooper, Spencer Morse, Stephanie Ziebell, Steve Ford, Steven Fraser, Steven Gannon, Tanner Reif, Tate Hegje, Taylor Mayhew, Tim Kelly, Tim Spurgeon, Todd Corral, Tony Vincent, Tony White, Trent Hutchison, Trey Daniels, Turner Brown, Tyler Holden, Tyler Ridley, Tyler Warmuth, Will Martyn, Wyatt Sansom, Zach Huffman, and Zach Sansom.

Whether you were fighting for a championship, celebrating a personal milestone, or simply doing what you love, you helped make the 2026 season one to remember. Every lap, every pass, every battle, and every moment contributed to the history and tradition of Stockton 99 Speedway.

Congratulations to all our champions and competitors! We are grateful for every team that chose to race with us this season and for everyone who continues to support grassroots racing.

🏁 Thank you for being part of the Stockton 99 Speedway family.

10/26/2026

10/26/2026

🏁 THAT’S A WRAP ON THE 2026 RACING SEASON! 🏁

What a season it has been! ❤️🏁

What started with so much uncertainty following Tony’s accident turned into a season none of us will ever forget. Through the unknowns, the challenges, and the ups and downs, we came together, kept pushing forward, and witnessed a year filled with incredible racing, hundreds of competitors, unforgettable moments, and memories that will forever be part of the history books.

This season brought us the highest of highs, the lowest of lows, lessons learned, records made, and moments that reminded us exactly why we love this sport. Racing is so much more than what happens on the track. It’s the people, the passion, the sacrifices, the friendships, the rivalries, and the community that stands behind it all. ❤️

As we close the chapter on 2026, we want to say THANK YOU to everyone who played a part in making this season what it was.

🙌 To our FANS - thank you for showing up, tuning in, cheering loud, and supporting us every step of the way.

🏎️ To the DRIVERS & RACE TEAMS - thank you for bringing the competition, putting on a show, and giving us moments we’ll be talking about for years to come.

🤝 To our SPONSORS & PARTNERS - thank you for believing in us, investing in this sport, and helping make it all possible.

💪 To our STAFF, CREW, AND EVERYONE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES - thank you for the long hours, dedication, hard work, and countless things that often go unseen but never go unappreciated.

❤️ And even to the HATERS - thank you for watching, talking, and keeping our name in the conversation. Love us or hate us, you helped make this season one to remember! 😉

Most importantly, we’re grateful for the opportunity to keep doing what we love, for everyone who stood beside us when things were uncertain, and for the memories made along the way. Seasons like this remind us that no matter what happens, the racing community is something special.

2026, you gave us a little bit of everything and we wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.

THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR 2026 SEASON. We appreciate every single one of you more than you know!

10/26/2026

❤️ THANK YOU, Sam's Club! ❤️

From Kids Night to Trick-or-Treating in the Pits, we want to give a huge THANK YOU to Sam’s Club for your incredible support throughout this racing season! 🏁🎃

Your generosity and willingness to support our track, our families, and our community mean more than you know. It takes amazing people and businesses to help make these special events happen, and we are so grateful to have you in our corner!

Your entire team is absolutely amazing, and we especially love Irma! ❤️ Thank you for always being so wonderful to work with and for helping us create memorable experiences for our fans, especially the kids who make our track so special.

From all of us at Stockton 99 Speedway, thank you for being part of our racing family! We appreciate you more than words can say, and we look forward to continuing this partnership. 🏁❤️

Thank you for supporting local racing and our community! 🏎️👏

10/26/2026

Solari makes history at Stockton 99; Vegas leadfoot bags $10,000

📝 Bill Pointdexter

There were two celebrations along the front stretch at Stockton 99 Speedway on Saturday night – one at Kyle Keller’s No. 12 car, the other just past the flag stand at Sammy Solari’s No. 22 machine.

Keller’s party erupted after he went low into turn 3 on the 99th and final lap and nipped JoJo Stearns of Stockton by .228 of a second at the checkered flag to win the Pro Late Model main event. It was Keller’s only lead – two turns and the front stretch – and it earned him $10,000 for the win.

Solari’s gathering was calm by comparison but history-making. The Escalon driver became what is believed to be the first racer in the 77-year history of Stockton 99 to win two track championships in the same season. One week after claiming his second Stockton Late Model points title in a row and third overall in the division on Championship Night #1, Solari finished fourth in the main event to win the Pro Late Model crown on Championship Night #2, the season finale. Solari now has 10 total track championships in his legendary Stockton 99 career.

Solari mentioned his crew, his sponsors and supporters, the car owners – everyone he could think of, during his trackside interview.

“None of them ever say, ‘No, we can’t do that.’ That’s probably what makes all the success,” Solari said. “Who else got three championships in two years, huh? It’s crazy actually. People race their whole career and don’t win championships. Three of them in the last two years. That’s how dedicated our crew is.”

Starting sixth in the stout 17-car field, Solari dropped to eighth early and spent the rest of the race slowly and surely picking off one car after the other, finally passing Keller for third following a restart on lap 80. With the front pack bunched again, Solari made a go at Madera-born Joey Iest, who followed Stearns for most of the race. Solari and Iest made contact coming out of turn 2, sending Solari off the asphalt and allowing Keller to motor by Iest into second.

“I got into Joey, I didn’t mean to. I lost a bunch of spots,” Solari said. “Jojo was actually holding both of us up. And I don’t have patience, that’s my problem. I didn’t mean to get into Joey, and then I had to take the dirt highway back there to get back to it.”

Solari reentered the track in fifth and passed Bubba Nascimento a second time to move into fourth.

Up front, Keller chased Stearns over the final nine laps. Keller, who won the CARS Tour West Pro Late Model race on April 18 at Stockton 99, said he noticed Stearns’ car “getting freer and freer” in the exits.

“I feel like I was one of the best cars on the bottom, and … I was working the bottom for a moment like that and then it happened, it came to me,” said Keller, who finished second in points in the CARS Tour West Southwest Pro Late Model class. “The 54 (Iest) and the 22 (Solari) got into it and I was like, ‘Man, this is my chance.’ ”

Keller’s crew sprinted from the infield – cheering and shouting – to the Las Vegas driver’s No. 12 machine parked on the front stretch, dousing the car with water while another crew member tossed what was left of his pack of ci******es onto the hood.

“My guy Red said he’d stop smoking ci******es if I won, and I won,” Keller said.

Stearns (.228), Iest (.609) and Solari (.664) all finished within a second of Keller.

Solari led Hans Beeler by 28 points going into the Pro Late Model finale. Minus winning the race, Solari knew going in how close he needed to finish behind Beeler to clinch the track title. But it never materialized. Beeler was involved in a crash with Chris Lyon on the front stretch on the 22nd lap and was towed to the infield.

“You never want to see anybody crashed up,” said Solari, who totaled nine victories this season in the two Late Model classes. “I had pretty good faith in myself we were gonna beat him fair and square and I’d rather beat him fair and square. I feel I had the car to beat here tonight.”

Pure Stock: Lodi’s Brandon Jones completed a perfect season by winning his ninth main event and claiming his third points championship at Stockton 99.

Jones gave Stockton’s Jeremy Tucker a tap on the back bumper in turn 4 of the second lap and passed him coming out of turn 2 on the third lap to take control in the 20-lap feature. Jones lapped four cars on four consecutive laps and beat Tucker by 5.604 seconds. Donnie Darter of Valley Springs, debuting a new car in his first appearance of the season, finished third. Jones’ dad, Brian Jones, finished fourth and gave his son a pat on the backside in victory lane.

“I worked my (tail) off all year to get this car where it’s at,” Jones said. “Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of competition, but I’m glad everybody showed up to the last race that we’ve raced with hard in past years. And it shows it. We came out on top, and I’ve never won every race in a season so it was good.”

Trailer race: Timothy Esmond of Brentwood roared to victory in a fun, entertaining and destructive race that left boat and trailer wreckage and debris strewn throughout the oval and infield during the event. With Live Action Motorsports co-owner KC Prill riding sh***un and pumping his fists out the window, Esmond wheeled his 1990 Chevrolet C1500 truck around and through the massive field of 20 boat/trailer teams to earn his second this year. He also won in Roseville.

Spectator racing: Tom Calmese of Valley Springs successfully defended his victory in the July drags, earning another trophy in his 717-horsepower 2026 BMW M5 wagon. He celebrated with a smoke show to beat all smoke shows in the front stretch, leaving the crowd in a thick fog.

Stockton 99 Speedway would to thank its sponsors: Black Oak Casino Resort, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Shamblin Softwash and Pressure Washing, Hoosier Racing Tire, Community West Bank, Raising Cane’s, Bass Pro Shops, J. Milano Co. Hardware, Franks, N&S Tractor, Masellis Drilling, Sunoco Race Fuels, Queirolo’s Heating and Air, Garton Tractor, Kleen Blast and Tracy Ford.

STOCKTON 99 SPEEDWAY

Championship Night #2 results, Oct. 24

Pro Late Model (99 laps): 1. Kyle Keller, 2. JoJo Stearns, 3. Joey Iest, 4. Sammy Solari, 5. Bubba Nascimento, 6. Justin Philpott, 7. Mason Beghtel, 8. Henk Gaalswyk, 9. Glenn Cook, 10. Michael Sandoval, 11. Mike Beeler, 12. Dominic Lopez, 13. Tim Kelly, 14. Mike Ficklin, 15. Chris Lyon, 16. Jason Wright, 17. Hans Beeler.

Pure Stock (20 laps): 1. Brandon Jones, 2. Jeremy Tucker, 3. Donnie Darter, 4. Brian Jones. 5. Dilan Prigmore, 6. Tony White, 7. Jerry Crawford, 8. Dylan Powell.

Photos by DALE BOSOWSKI

Keller celebration: Kyle Keller and his crew celebrate along the front stretch after his pass in the last turn sent him to the checkered flag in the Pro Late Model main event Saturday night, Oct. 24, at Stockton 99 Speedway.

Pro Late Model bunched: JoJo Stearns (6), Joey Iest (54), Kyle Keller (12) and Sammy Solari (22) are bunched up late in the Pro Late Model main event Saturday night, Oct. 12, a Stockton 99 Speedway.

Brandon Jones: Brandon Jones poses in victory lane after completing an unbeaten season in the Pure Stock division at Stockton 99 Speedway. Jones won all nine main events this season.

Trailer race: The second trailer race of the season drew 20 entries at Stockton 99 Speedway and left behind the usual wreckage, carnage and debris, to the delight of the fans.

Drifting: A drifting team generates clouds of smoke during an exhibition Saturday night, Oct. 24, at Stockton 99 Speedway.

10/25/2026

Congratulations Pure Stock Champion Brandon Jones

10/25/2026

🏁 TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS. ONE INCREDIBLE SEASON. A LEGACY BUILT OVER A LIFETIME. 🏆

Congratulations to Sam Solari, the 2026 Pro Late Model Champion and the 2026 Stockton Late Model Champion! Winning two championships in one year is more than impressive. It’s a testament to the talent, determination, experience, and heart of a racer who has dedicated decades of his life to this sport.

But to understand what these championships truly mean, you have to understand the man behind the wheel.

This was no easy season. Sam faced fierce competition, and nothing was handed to him. Every win had to be earned, every position fought for, and every point mattered. Championships aren’t won on talent alone. They’re won through consistency, sacrifice, perseverance, and the determination to keep pushing when the competition is tough and the pressure is on. Sam did exactly that.

And this season is just another chapter in a racing legacy that spans decades. From championship seasons at Delta Speedway, Altamont, and Carson City, Nevada, and other Stockton 99 championships to track records that still stand today, Sam has proven time and time again that he belongs among the best. His accomplishments tell the story of a talented racer, but the people who know him best will tell you there is so much more to that story.

Behind every successful driver is a team, and Sam is fortunate to have the right people in his corner. From his wife, who stands beside him, to his longtime crew members who have become more like family, their loyalty, dedication, and countless hours of hard work have all played an important role in his success. Racing may put one driver in the spotlight, but championships are built by an entire team.

And then there’s Sam himself.

He may look rough and tough, like the kind of guy you wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of at the racetrack, but those who truly know him understand that underneath that exterior is one of the biggest softies around. Sam is the kind of person who will help just about anyone who needs it, even his own competition. Because to him, racing is about more than checkered flags, trophies, and bragging rights. It’s about the people, the friendships, and the respect earned along the way.

That’s who Sam has been since his younger racing days at Delta Speedway. Long before these championships, he was already showing people what kind of man he was. He shows up. He lends a hand. He stands by his people. And when it’s time to race, he puts in the work.

This season, he showed up and proved that the fire is still burning.

Two championships in one year. Countless laps. Decades of experience. A lifetime of dedication to the sport. And a whole lot of heart behind the wheel.

Sam, congratulations on an incredible 2026 season. These championships are well deserved, and they represent so much more than what you accomplished on the track. They represent the years of hard work, the sacrifices made, the people who stood beside you, and the character you’ve shown throughout your racing journey.

The trophies will find their place on the shelf, and the checkered flags will eventually come down, but the legacy you’ve built, both as a racer and as a person will last far longer.