Landon Brooks wins second Forni-Humphreys Classic/ Tony Gomes claims Placerville Sprint Car title

Yuba City’s Landon Brooks pocketed the richest Winged 360 Sprint Car victory in Placerville Speedway history on Saturday, while Modesto’s Tony Gomes captured his initial track championship when all was said and done.

Oakley’s Nick Baldwin also grabbed the main event win and his 7^th championship with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks at the Forni-Humphreys Classic. It marked his 39^th career triumph, tying him for second on the all-time list with Dan Jinkerson.

Yuba City’s Rod Oliver wrapped up the Kings Meats Ltd. Late Model title, while Auburn’s Ray Trimble won the feature. With the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks, it was Kevin Jinkerson winning the race and Howard Miller scooping up the title.

In the $10,085-to-win Thompson’s Winged Sprint Car feature it was pole sitter Landon Brooks who jumped out front early and kept the rest of the field at bay throughout. The 21-year-old racer won the Forni-Humphreys Classic a couple years ago and showed that he was poised to do so again.

Eyes were also fixed on the battle for the championship with Tony Gomes leading Austin Wood by seven points and Andy Forsberg by 11 going into the main event. Gomes started from position number three and never fell out of the top five in a fantastic championship drive.

Up front Brooks would pull away to a large lead after each restart and easily claim the checkered for the big win aboard the Hamilton Racing No. 21L mount.

Clarksburg’s Justyn Cox continued his excellent late season run to make a late pass of Shane Golobic to secure a runner-up finish. Cox in fact finished first or second in three of the final four races. Golobic came home third, while young Jett Barnes put on another impressive performance to claim fourth.

Gomes crossed the stripe in fifth and was good enough to give him and C&M Motorsports their first Placerville Speedway championship. Gomes ended the season with a pair of wins and nine finishes in the top five during the 12 races contested.

Completing the top 10 in the feature Max Mittry, Tanner Carrick, Dylan Bloomfield, Sean Becker and Andy Forsberg. A total of 35 Winged Sprint Cars competed at the 20^th annual Forni-Humphreys Classic.

Nick Baldwin started from the front row and ended up leading all 20-laps in the Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stock feature. It didn’t come easy in the end however, as a lapped car got sideways in front of him on the final circuit.

With Baldwin getting out of the gas Kevin Jinkerson blasted to the outside and looked to make a wild final corner move. Baldwin was smooth down low though and accepted the Darin Stahl checkered flag for his seventh win of the season.

Jinkerson crossed the line in second followed by Roy Fulmer, who put together his best night at Placerville, Ryan Peter and Wayne Trimble in the top five. Both Baldwin and Jinkerson finished among the top five in all but one race this season.

Ray Trimble ended up leading every lap in the Ltd. Late Model finale but had eventual track champion Rod Oliver all over him at times. Trimble captured his 25^th career Placerville Speedway triumph in the division, making him the third driver to reach that mark in track history.

Diamond Springs Kevin Jinkerson fended off the relentless challenge of Brycen Bragg over the closing stages to claim his third Mini Truck win of the season. Bragg, Paizlee Miller, track champ Howard Miller and Noah LaPoint rounded out the top five in the feature.

Placerville Speedway returns next week with the Malicious Monster Truck Insanity Tour on Friday and Saturday September 19^th and 20^th. Tickets can be purchased at www.placervillespeedway.com 

Results

Placerville Speedway

Forni-Humphreys Classic

September 13th, 2025

Thompson’s Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars:

1. 21L-Landon Brooks[1]; 2. 42X-Justyn Cox[4]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[2]; 4. 7-Jett Barnes[5]; 5. 7C-Tony Gomes[3]; 6. 2XM-Max Mittry[9]; 7. 83T-Tanner Carrick[7]; 8. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[14]; 9. 35-Sean Becker[15]; 10. 92-Andy Forsberg[6]; 11. 2A-Austin Wood[13]; 12. 21-Shane Hopkins[19]; 13. 17J-Josh Young[18]; 14. 12J-John Clark[20]; 15. 3-Cole Schroeder[11]; 16. 94-Greg Decaires V[10]; 17. 9L-Luke Hayes[17]; 18. X1-Chance Grasty[8]; 19. 15S-Michael Sellers[12]; 20. 25-Seth Standley[16]

Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks:

1. 17-Nick Baldwin[1]; 2. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[3]; 3. 46-Roy Fulmer[2]; 4. 83-Ryan Peter[7]; 5. 86-Wayne Trimble[5]; 6. 10-Ted Ahart[4]; 7. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[8]; 8. 47-Michael Murphy[16]; 9. 77T-Jason Armstrong[9]; 10. 43-Kenny Bernstein[6]; 11. 91-Jonny Walsh[12]; 12. 08-Jordan Schnakenberg[13]; 13. 64-Jaeger Ruckman[10]; 14. 55-Micky Dangelo[11]; 15. 48-John Evans[14]; 16. (DNS) 54-Anthony Vigna

Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models:

1. 37-Ray Trimble[1]; 2. 57-Rod Oliver[4]; 3. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[2]; 4. 22-Chris Mcginnis[5]; 5. 17Y-Tim Yeager[3]

Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks:

1. 03-Kevin Jinkerson[1]; 2. 75-Brycen Bragg[5]; 3. 26-Paizlee Miller[9]; 4. 28-Howard Miller[3]; 5. 92N-Noah LaPoint[4]; 6. 17-Luke Costa[6]; 7. 16-Mike Miller[2]; 8. 07-Tyler Goggin[8]; 9. 70-Austin Struthers[7]; 10. 22-Nick Perkins[10]

Images courtesy of Positive Times Photography

All four of the Placerville Speedway champions celebrate in victory lane!