Ramsey fifth in record field

Jim Ramsey’s second consecutive Barona Speedway fifth-place main event finish occurred during the October 10 race which saw a track record car count for the Pure Stocks division.

Ramsey was one of 17 Pure Stock drivers that night. “It was a tough field out there,” he said. “I was pretty happy to get in the top five.”

Barona Speedway initiated the Pure Stocks class for the 2009 season, and the October 10 race was the eleventh in the division’s history.

The previous car count record had been 15 vehicles. “It’s really a growing class. Every week there’s another car or two starting up,” Ramsey sai...