CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS
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For Immediate Release
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING/USAC SPRINT CARS AT VENTURA SATURDAY!
(Torrance, CA, July 6, 2017) The California Lightning/USAC Sprint Car Series returns to its home track, the Ventura Raceway, this Saturday night, July 8th. Joining the CLS on the ocean side dirt track will be the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series, Dwarf Cars and the 600’s. Gates will open at 3:00 PM with racing at 5:30.
While Ventura is the home track for the CLS, Saturday will only mark its second appearance of 2017. However, of the seven races remaining on the CLS schedule, five of them will be at the popular dirt oval that has been promoted by Jim Naylor since the late 1970’s.
Saturday’s race was slated to be the third this year at Ventura, but the first time the club was supposed to appear there on April 8th, race intervened and canceled the show. Thus, the only race contested there this year was won by San Diego’s A.J. Bender on June 3rd.
Chris Dickey of Murrieta won the last CLS race two weeks ago at Santa Maria. In doing so, he became only the third repeat winner in 2017. The only other repeat winners are four-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of Lomita, who has four wins, and Spring Valley’s Jarrett Kramer who has two.
2010 CLS champion Kramer has been in the point lead every inch of the way in 2017. Heading into Saturday night, he has a 60-point lead over impressive teenager Aiden Lange of Lakewood. Camarillo’s Cody Nigh is third in the standings and is 90-points behind Kramer. Michnowicz and Palmdale’s Eric Greco, who contested his first CLS race a year ago this weekend at Ventura, round out the top five.
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make the 2017 season possible: Christian Stover Foundation, Circle Track Performance, Cold Fire West, DK Fabrication, Extreme Muffler, Fast Undercar, Hoosier Tire, Keizer Wheels, Outlaw Wings, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Saldana Race Products, Sander Engineering, Speedmart, Speed Partz, Super Shocks, T Shirts by Timeless, Woodland Auto Display.
If you or your company would like to become part of the series for the 2017 season, please call Bobby Michnowicz at: (310) 320-5569.
To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at: http://racecls.com/
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California Lightning Sprints Championship Point Standings
1. Jarrett Kramer – Spring Valley – 1185
2. Aiden Lange - Lakewood – 1125
3. Cody Nigh – Camarillo – 1095
4. Bobby Michnowicz – Lomita – 986
5. Eric Greco – Palmdale - 942
6. Chris Dickey – Murrieta – 865
7. Wyatt Downing Lakewood - 830
8. Brent Sexton – Lakeside - 812
9. Dominic Del Monte – Gardena – 719
10. an Hillberg - Placentia – 687
2017 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule
March 11: Imperial Valley Raceway – California Midwinter Fair – Jarrett Kramer
March 12: Imperial Valley Raceway – California Midwinter Fair – Bobby Michnowicz
March 25: Bakersfield Speedway – Civil War with BCRA – Jarrett Kramer
April 8: Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Rained Out
April 22: Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National – Bobby Michnowicz
May 5: Silver Dollar Speedway – Civil War w/BCRA – Chris Dickey
May 6: Placerville Speedway – Civil War w/BCRA – Zach Keefe
May 27: Perris Auto Speedway – Salute to Indy - USAC National – Bobby Michnowicz
June 3: Ventura Raceway – USAC National – A.J. Bender
June 17: Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National – Charlie Caraccilo
June 24: Santa Maria Raceway – USAC National - Chris Dickey
July 8: Ventura Raceway – USAC National
August 2: Ventura Raceway – Fair Race - USAC National
August 26: Perris Auto Speedway – Hall of Fame Race– USAC National
September 2: Ventura Raceway – USAC National
September 23: Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National
October 7: Ventura Raceway – Civil War w/BCRA
October 28: Ventura Raceway – USAC National
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**=Proposed Date.
This schedule is subject to change.
PAST CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS
1994 Tony Everhart
1995 Gary Sexton
1996 Rob Sczymczak
1997 Jon Rahe
1998 Chris Rahe
1999 Brent Sexton
2000 Greg Bragg
2001 Greg Bragg
2002 Greg Bragg
2003 David Cardey
2004 Keith Janca
2005 Johnny Bates
2006 Donny Gansen
2007 Shane Rossen
2008 Brent Sexton
2009 Stuart Hielschier Sr.
2010 Jarrett Kramer
2011 Tim Brown
2012 Bobby Michnowicz
2013 Stephen Limon
2014 Bobby Michnowicz
2015 Bobby Michnowicz
2016 Bobby Michnowicz
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