(1984-2020)
Tribute to Gary Patterson
Memorial
Champion
Gary Patterson was one of the original Outlaws, traveling from track to track before it was fashionable. As a true independent, he answered only to himself. He raced what he wanted and where he wanted, seeking the biggest challenges or the biggest purse. But, no matter where he was found, he lived and raced by his choices. No promoter, not race owner, and no sanctioning body had a leash on "GP".
He was among the most well known sprint car drivers of the world, revered in some quarters, considered in more controversial terms in others. Regardless of his politics, he stood for hard, wheel-to-wheel, give-no-quarter, competitive racing.
"GP", "The Precher", was one of Northern California's favorite sons. The scenic 1/2 mile of Calistoga Speedway was one of his favorites. He raced Calistoga by Choice. Even the 1983 accident that took his life was the results of his own choice - to take his chances with the wall rather than take out another driver along the way. He lived by his own decisions, he raced by his own decisions, and was never afraid to face the consequences.
Starting in 2017 the GP Classic becomes both a 360 and 410 sprint race with final race of the season for KoW/NARC and the 360 SCCT Series......
Champions:
At Calistoga Speedway
1984 Chuck Gurney
1985 Brent Kaeding
1986 Tim Green
1987 Jimmy Sills
1988 Jeff Swindell
1989 Jason McMillen
1990 Jimmy Sills (2)
1991 Tim Green (2)
1992 Tim Green (3)
1993 Randy Tiner
1994 Brent Kaeding (2)
1995 Paul McMahan
1996 Steve Kent
1997 Randy Tiner (2)
1998 Randy Hannagan
1999 Brent Kaeding (3)
2000 Steve Kent (2)
2001 Brent Kaeding (4)
2002 Jason Meyers
2003 Dennis Moore Jr.
2004 Sparky Howard
2005 Steve Kent (3)
2006 Steve Kent (4)
2007 Jonathan Allard
At Silver Dollar Speedway
2008 Tim Kaeding
2009 Kyle Hirst
2010 Zack Zimmerly
2011 Peter Murphy
2012 Rico Abreu
At Stockton 99 Dirt Track
2013 Rico Abreu (2)
2014 Shane Golobic
2015 Jonathan Allard (2)
2016 Tim Kaeding (2)
2017 Cory Eliason (410)
Dominic Scelzi (360)
2018 Rico Abreu (410) (3)
Shane Golobic (360) (2)
2019 Shane Golobic (410) (3)
Rico Abreu (360) (4)
2020 No Race Cancelled due to Covid 19
Total "GP" Tribute Wins:
Brent Kaeding 4
Steve Kent 4
Tim Green 3
Rico Abreu 2
Jonathan Allard 2
Tim Kaeding 2
Jimmy Sills 2
Randy "Boo" Tiner 2
Shane Golobic 1
Chuck Gurney 1 (Won 1st Race)
Randy Hannagan 1
Kyle Hirst 1
Sparky Howard 1
Paul McMahan 1
Jason McMillen 1
Jason Meyers 1
Dennis Moore Jr. 1
Peter Murphy 1
Jeff Swindell 1
Zach Zimmerly 1