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ScottDaloisio
May 22, 2017 at 04:49:01 PM
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 Perris Auto Speedway

18700 Lake Perris Drive

Perris, CA  92571

(951) 940-0134

http://perrisautospeedway.com/

For further information, contact Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:[email protected]

For Immediate Release

SPRINT CARS IN HISTORIC SALUTE TO INDY SATURDAY AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY!

(Perris, CA, May 22, 2017) The “Southern California Home of Major League Sprint Car Racing,” Perris Auto Speedway, will play host to one of the longest running and most historic events in west coast open wheel racing this Saturday night, May 27th, with the annual “Salute to Indy.”  The popular Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will be the main attraction on Saturday and it will be joined by The PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprint Cars and the California Lightning Sprint Cars.  Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM and the first race will begin at 7:00. 

The salute to Indy has been a Southern California staple dating back to 1948 when Dempsey Wilson won the first one.  From 1948 through 1990 the race was contested in all but five years.  After legendary Ascot Park closed in 1990, the race was put on ice until The PAS opened in 1996.   Since being reborn in 96’, the prestigious race has taken place each year except for 2008 when it was rained out.

Last year, Yorba Linda, California veteran Austin “The Big Game Hunter” Williams won the “Salute to Indy.”  It was a popular win with the fans for the then 25-year-old as it was his first victory at the track he grew up at. To add significance to the win, 33-years earlier in 1983, Williams’ father, National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Rip Williams, won his first ever sprint car main event at the “Salute to Indy” at Ascot.

Heading into this week’s race, five-time USAC/CRA Series champion Damion Gardner, a three-time “Salute to Indy” winner, sits on top of the championship point standings.  The Concord, California based driver leads Brody Roa of Garden Grove, who was the series points leader at this time last year, by 34-points.  2012 “Salute to Indy” winner Mike Spencer of Temecula, who ended a long dry spell with a win three weeks ago at Ventura, is third in the championship standings.  Anaheim’s Jake Swanson is fourth and is followed by the three Williams brothers, Cody, Austin and Logan. 

After Saturday’s 30-lap main event, all the USAC/CRA drivers in the race will immediately stop on the front straight and fans will be allowed onto the track to get autographs and take photos.  In addition, one youngster will be presented with an official winner’s plaque signed by the winning driver.

The PAS Young Gun & Senior Sprints and California Lightning Sprint Cars will also be part of the holiday weekend event.  In the Young Guns, 14-year-old West Covina High student Joel Rayborne heads the point standings.  He leads 19-year-old UCR Mechanical Engineering student Daniel Anderson by 8-points.  Hannah Mayhew, a college student from Acton, is third. 

In the Senior Sprints (drivers 40 and over) Richard McCormick of Ague Dulce and Palmdale’s Rick Hendrix are tied at the top of the standings.  Fairbanks, Alaska racer Danny Parrish is third.  There were also be two drivers making their first ever appearance in the Senior Class on Saturday.  Apple Valley’s John Aden, a former First Division Speedway Motorcycle racer and promoter of Victorville’s Wheel2Wheel Raceway, will be making his initial appearance.  He and the other Seniors will be joined by Oxnard’s Jimmy May who last raced a sprint car at Terre Haute, Indiana in 2004.

The California Lightning Sprint Car Series will be making its first of two appearances at The PAS this year.  Through the first six races of the CLS season, four different drivers have posted wins.  Coming into Saturday’s race, 2010 CLS champion Jarrett Kramer sits on top of the points.  2016 “Rookie of the Year” and recent San Diego State graduate Cody Nigh of Camarillo is second and is only 15-points behind Kramer.  Lakewood’s Aiden Lange, who turned 18 on Monday is third in the standings. 

Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $25.00.  Seniors 65 and older get in for $20.00.  Active military members with proper id, teens 13-18 with their school id and gets age 6-12 get in for $5.00.  Children 5 and under are free.  Parking on the fairgrounds is $8.00.

Advanced tickets for Saturday’s event are available 24-hours a day by calling 1-800-595-4849 or online at   http://pas.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=922994.  For those who do not wish to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday.

Amsoil USAC/CRA Point Standings

1. Damion Gardner – Concord, CA – 325

2. Brody Roa – Garden Grove, CA – 291

3. Mike Spencer – Temecula, CA – 269

4. Jake Swanson – Anaheim, CA – 257

5. Cody Williams – Corona, CA – 221

6. Austin Williams – Yorba Linda, CA – 220

7. Logan Williams – Yorba Linda, CA – 203

8. Chris Gansen – Verdemont Heights – CA – 171

9. Richard Vander Weerd – Visalia, CA – 151

10. Tommy Malcolm – Corona, CA – 150

 

PAS Senior Sprint Point Standings

1. Richard McCormick – Agua Dulce, CA - 125

1. Rick Hendrix – Palmdale, CA - 125

3. Danny Parrish – Fairbanks, AK - 103

4. Ed Schwarz – Santa Fe Springs, CA - 102

5. Eddie Tafoya – Chino Hills, CA – 96

 

PAS Young Gun Sprint Car Point Standings

1. Joel Rayborne – West Covina, CA – 122

2. Daniel Anderson – Venice, CA- 114

3. Hannah Mayhew – Acton, CA – 107

4. Ariel Biggs – Hoquim, WA - 61

5. Gary Marshall Jr. – Pomona, CA - 55

 

California Lightning Sprints Championship Point Standings

1. Jarrett Kramer – Spring Valley – 688

2. Cody Nigh – Camarillo – 673

3. Aiden Lange – Lakewood – 625

4. Bobby Michnowicz – Lomita – 624

5. Eric Greco – Palmdale - 547

 Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank its corporate partners for the 2017 season.  All Coast Construction, Amsoil, Ayers Hotel and Spa, Brass and Bass Firearms & Fishing Supplies, Budweiser, Bud’s Tire Pro, Center Point Church, Champion Towing, City of Perris, Country Values Magazine, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Edelbrock, Flowdynamics, Full Throttle Scissor Lift Rental, Green Sheet, HD Industries, Hoosier Tires, Indiana Truck Salvage, K&N Engineering, Living Water’s Hospice, Luke’s Transmission, Paul Oil Company, Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Pole Position, PrintItNow.com, Scott Sales, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunstate Equipment, Swedish Speed, Original Tommy’s Burgers, Trench Shoring, Valley News, Vista Paint and Weedmaps.

To keep up with all the latest Perris Auto Speedway news, photos, gossip and receive special offers, please use the following links:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl

Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/

Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/

Video and DVD productions of open wheel racing events at Perris Auto Speedway are available from Loudpedal Productions. For more information on these productions you can contact them by calling (805) 844-3854, E-mailing mailto:[email protected] or you can visit the website LoudPedal Productions

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of October’s Southern California Fair), approximately one-hour east of Los Angeles and one-hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway and go three miles east to the fairgrounds.
 

[email protected] is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment.

2016-2017 PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE

 

May 27th                      "SALUTE TO INDY " USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Guns, California Lightning Sprint Cars, "Power of Purple Night" Benefiting the City of Perris Relay For Life and The American Cancer Society

 

June 3rd                        PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds

 

June 24th                      USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Guns

 

 

July 1st                         4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND FIREWORKS

LKQ PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing, Spectator Racing, Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts "Power of Purple Night" Benefiting the City of Perris Relay For Life and The American Cancer Society

 

July 15th                       PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds

 

July 22rd                      USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns

 

July 29th                       LKQ PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing, Spectator Racing, Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts

 

August 19th                  PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds

 

August 26th                  "CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Guns, California Lightning Sprint Cars

           

September 2nd              LKQ PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing, Spectator Racing, Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts

 

September 9th               PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, Modifieds

 

September 23rd             "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Guns

                                     

October 7th - 15th         Southern California Fair

 

October 21st                 USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Guns

 

October 28th                 PASSCAR "Champions Night” - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and                                            Modifieds 

 

November 8th              Oval Nationals Practice

November 9th              Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All Coast Construction"

November 10th            Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All Coast Construction"

November 11th            Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All Coast Construction"

 

NOTE; THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE






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