Like father, like daughter: Janniros win main events at Fast Fridays

What a night at Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway in week six, as those wild speedsters that call themselves the Extreme Sidecars roared into McCann Stadium at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn. It was the second of five rounds for the Extreme Sidecars at Fast Fridays' tricky dirt oval this season, including the AMA National Extreme Sidecar Championship on Aug. 30, and they did not disappoint. Tremendous fan favorites, five Extreme Sidecar teams rode four heat races and a main event on their 1000cc three-wheeled supercharged chariots. The teams in this round were Joe Jones and Johnny Glover, Robert Curry and Michael McGovern, Jason Fritze and Tiffiny Leppien, Wade Boyd and Eric Lindauer and Ace Kale and Brent Smith. When the dust settled, Joe Jones and Johnny Glover came out on top. In the four heats leading to the main event, Jones and Glover won three, losing only to Curry and McGovern in heat four. In the main event, Curry and McGovern got the hole shot out of lane 1 and held the lead for three of the four laps. Jones and Glover, in second place, kept gaining on them and found an opening to take the lead. Jones and Glover took the checkered flag then did doughnuts in a cloud of dust on the track as the crowd cheered. Boyd and Lindauer placed second, Curry and McGovern were third and Fritze and Leppien were fourth. Billy Janniro had an excellent night, picking up another win in the scratch program. Janniro was perfect again, winning his heat and semifinal. It was a tight battle in the main event between Janniro and Broc Nicol, as they left the starting line side by side out of lanes 1 and 2. Janniro led out of turn 1 with Nicol on his tail; throw the pesky Charlie Trana into the mix and you have a fantastic race that was tight and close. Janniro held onto his narrow lead to take the checkered flag. Nicol was second, Trana third and Daniel Faria was fourth. It was Janniro's third scratch main event win of the season, tying Nicol. Janniro won the main in weeks two, three and six. Nicol won the main in weeks one, four and five. Janniro and Nicol are the only riders to win scratch main events this season. Timmy Dion recorded his first main event win of the season in the handicap program. Riding off the 20-yard line, Dion finished ahead of Trana, who was second, and Russell Green in third. Dion led the entire race with Faria close behind and Trana in the mix. Trana made his move to second place, and Green was third. Christian Faria also registered his first main event win of the season in the Support Class. Faria, part of the well-known speedway racing Faria family, was first and second in his heat races. Catherine Moore, who has been riding well this season, was right behind Faria and settled for second with Antonio Coffman third. Back in the USA from racing overseas in the 2025 SGP 3 FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship, Brady Landon cruised to a win in the Youth 250cc D1 main event. Winning all his heat races, barely letting off the gas in all his laps, Landon took the main event. Riley Rearick was second and Jameson Hutchinson was third. Proving the apple does indeed not fall far from the tree, Gracie Janniro, 15, Billy Janniro's daughter, got to the winner's podium for the first time this season in the Youth 250cc D2 main event. Janniro was undefeated in the program. Justin Gist was second and Gavin Evans-Seeley was third. The Schroeders, Zander, 11, and Zeva, 9, went home with trophies and smiles in the Youth 150cc programs. Brother Zander won the Youth 150cc D1 main event, followed by Hudson Jones and Brady Wills. Sister Zeva won the Youth 150cc D3 main ahead of Ryder Faria and William Bruce. Mason Howell topped the Youth 150cc D2 main event. Leeann Emerson was second and Evans-Seeley was third. Of course, the 20 or so Pee Wee riders thrilled the crowd, as they do each week. These pint-sized racers roared into the stadium to wild applause. This Friday, June 20, the season-long team grudge match continues with round three of the Team Challenge Series. Team IFC and Team Law Tigers are tied 18-18.