CAR 49

CAR 49 Roch Courreges & Patrick Tone
Dirt is for racing; Asphalt is for getting there. "Semper Fi" Some dreams take longer then others.

**In November of 2001 Patrick and Roch went to work on building a dirt track car for Victorville Raceway, $500 got us a 1977 Camaro and we went to work on her, 9 years later on October 3, 2009 Patrick took his first Green Flag at Perris Auto Speedway. In 2013 the Car 49 built from the ground up at the Courreges Ranch by Roch & Patrick was retired. To help get us to the next level a newer Car 49 wa

s unveiled in 2014

**Owner Jean Tone
Driver: Patrick Tone
Pit Crew: J.D. Tone, Roch Courreges, Tyler & Nick

**Why Blue & Yellow? From the early '80s Patrick has been a Dale Earnhardt fan. When it came time to choose a color, we went with "The Man in Black." In 1979 Dale drove a blue and yellow car owned by Mike Curb. We wanted to copy the same scheme but he had a paint shop, we had a backyard.

**Why 49? I wanted 3, Roch and Nancy wanted 17, both were taken.
49 was used by the now deceased Southern California Timing Association starter Bob Higbee of the San Diego Roadster Club. Before he passed my father asked Bob if he could use his number to run Bonneville and he said yes. Bob was the starter the first time I raced at El Mirage Dry Lake and as a San Diego Roadster Club member I couldn't think of a better number to use.

**Sponsors:
Tone Motorsports
Fountain Valley, CA
Courreges Ranch
Fountain Valley, CA
Trackside Racing
Huntington Beach, CA
Jack's Garage
Fountain Valley, CA

Awards
Old Car 49:
10-03-09 First Race (ever)
10-26-13 Last Race
Podium Finishes:
04-20-13 2nd Place (Perris)
**PAS Track Points
2009 10th
2010 4th
2011 No Points
2012 15th
2013 9th
**Barona Track Points
2013 18th


New Car 49:
04-05-14 First Race
09-21-24 Last Race
Podium Finishes:
03-14-15 3rd Place (Perris)
08-20-15 3rd Place (Perris)
08-13-16 2nd Place (Barona)

PAS Track Points
2014 7th
2015 8th
2016 10th
2017 4th
2018 16th
2019 & 2020 No Racing
2021 12th
2022 19th
2023 11th
2024

Barona Track Points
2015 12th
2016 10th

Affiliation:
PASCAR Super Stock
Western Pro Stocks
Barona Super Stock
Tri State Pro Stocks

Thank you, Dave Kommel Photography
10/01/2025

Thank you, Dave Kommel Photography

Spent the last 4 days at the World Finals at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Four generation were representing Tone Motorspo...
09/30/2025

Spent the last 4 days at the World Finals at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Four generation were representing Tone Motorsports, from 10 months old to 81 yrs old. We made 5 passes on a new motor. With tuning and a carb swap, we got a top speed of 155 mph, not what we were looking for, but we are still the record holder at 169mph.

We only raced Bako a few times, Enjoyed it everytime.
02/03/2025

We only raced Bako a few times, Enjoyed it everytime.

While no more history will be made in the dirt oval at Bakersfield Speedway, the racing and the speedway's owners will take on a new life as part of the Kern Raceway campus.

Perris Auto Speedway, Super Stock Main 9-21-24 from Four Videos
10/13/2024

Perris Auto Speedway, Super Stock Main 9-21-24 from Four Videos

Fast cars, Super Stocks Race on a 1/2 mile banked dirt track in Southern CA

Sat Sept 21, 2024, Super Stock Main Event, started 2nd, Finished 6th360 View Camera
10/10/2024

Sat Sept 21, 2024, Super Stock Main Event, started 2nd, Finished 6th
360 View Camera

Perris Auto SpeedwaySuper Stock Main EventSaturday, September 21, 2024Perris, Super Stock, Pro Stock, Car 49, Perris Superstock, Perris Auto Speedway, PASCAR...

09/24/2024

Saturday, September 21, 2024
PASSCAR Super Stock 20-Lap Main (with starting positions)

1. Billy Griffin, Beuna Park, CA … 6th
2. Tyson Talkington, Riverside, CA … 1st
3. Chuck Becker, Yucaipa, CA … 7th
4. Blaine Whitson, Temecula, CA … 3rd
5. Tom Wesolowski, Canyon Lake, CA … 5th
6. Patrick Tone, Huntington Beach, CA … 2nd
7. Tim Shadduck, Hemet, CA … 12th
8. Ed Bustin, Campo, CA … 8th
9. Steve Welch, Beaumont, CA … 14th
10. Rick Arringdale, Victorville, CA … 9th
11. Tom Davis, Riverside, CA … 11th
12. Ricky Lee, Banning, CA … 4th
13. Lonnie Skillman, Riverside, CA … 10th
14. Dennis Wooldridge, Riverside, CA … 15th
DNS Mike Gitmed, Chino, CA
DNS Tony Kinkade Jr., Pahrump, NV

Started 4th of 8 in the Heat Race, Finished 3rd. Starting 2nd, outside front row.
09/22/2024

Started 4th of 8 in the Heat Race, Finished 3rd. Starting 2nd, outside front row.

Ready to go one last time in Super Stock. I hope to drive back on the trailer but either way we’ll be having fun.
09/21/2024

Ready to go one last time in Super Stock. I hope to drive back on the trailer but either way we’ll be having fun.

What started out as the best pass of the week, probably a qualifying pass😄, it went to s**t. To prevent showing speed ...
08/08/2024

What started out as the best pass of the week, probably a qualifying pass😄, it went to s**t. To prevent showing speed secrets to the competition, here the spark plug. Heading home from another Great Speed Week.

8/6/24: After a missed the tune adjustment and driver staring off in high gear, still managed 154mph run. All ready m...
08/07/2024

8/6/24: After a missed the tune adjustment and driver staring off in high gear, still managed 154mph run. All ready made the adjustments to the carb, back at it again today.

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