California’s most prestigious Sprint Car event of the year took place this weekend with the 71st Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by NOS Energy Drink hosts Kubota High Limit Racing cashing out a whopping $100,071 winner’s share Saturday.

Outrunning fellow Californian Justin Sanders in a bottom-dominant feature down the stretch, 19-year-old Corey Day made a little bit of history by capping off his third-straight Gold Cup victory, which ties the great Steve Kinser when he won three-straight from 1986-88.

Day led a race-high 22 laps, including the final 18, while Sanders led the remaining 18 laps from Lap 5-22. Brad Sweet ran as high as second from Laps 5-7, but settled for the final step on the podium in third as his right-rear blew crossing the checkers.

Fourth-running Brent Marks, fifth-running Tanner Thorson, sixth-running Giovanni Scelzi and 19th-running Rico Abreu were among drivers who suffered flat tires before Saturday’s checkered flag.

Kubota High Limit Gold Cup Saturday Results At Silver Dollar Speedway

Finish 

Start 

Driver

1

1

Corey Day          

2

2

Justin Sanders     

3

5

Brad Sweet         

4

7

James McFadden     

5

12

Tanner Carrick     

6

11

Daison Pursley     

7

6

Spencer Bayston    

8

18

Dominic Scelzi     

9

10

Joey Ancona        

10

17

Sye Lynch          

11

24

Caeden Steele      

12

13

Chase Randall      

13

15

Chance Grasty      

14

3

Giovanni Scelzi    

15

4

Brent Marks        

16

8

Tanner Thorson     

17

21

Max Mittry         

18

14

Dylan Bloomfield   

19

20

Rico Abreu         

20

22

Brady Bacon        

21

23

Ryan Bernal        

22

16

Tim Kaeding        

23

19

Sean Becker        

24

9

Cory Eliason