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PRESS RELEASE, PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
FROM THE OFFICE OF JOHN PADJEN MOTORPORTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007
PLACERVILLE,CA – The 2007 El Dorado County New Car Dealer Association, Hoosier Racing Tires, Coors Light championship racing season will resume this Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. Under the promotion of John Padjen Motorsports, the 2006 National Auto Racing Promoter of the Year, Saturday’s program will be the third championship event of the year and will feature 360 cubic inch sprint cars, pro stocks, pure stocks and wingless sprint cars on the quarter-mile clay oval at the El Dorado County Fairground.
In the Pacific Sprint Division, the early season point standings show Colby Wiesz of Colfax in the lead with a one point advantage over Auburn’s Andy Forsberg. Placerville’s own C.J. Humphreys is the highest rank local driver after his recent feature victory. Humphreys sits third in the standings, six points ahead of Placerville’s James Sweeney, the 2006 Rookie of the Year. Placerville drivers Scott Russell and Jimmy Trulli are fifth and sixth in the ranks.
In the Pro Stock division, Dan Brown Jr. of Nevada City leads the point standings. Already a one-time winner this season, Brown holds a three-point advantage over Auburn’s Wayne Trimble. Two time champion Mike Moran of Rancho Cordova is third sitting ahead of Jeff Arbogast of Auburn, Marek Bernert of Orangevale and local drivers Dennis Armstrong , Forryst Carnett and Dennis Ahart.
This Saturday’s event will mark the first appearance of the 2007 racing season for defending Pro Stock Champion Jon Tilford of Folsom. Last season Tilford won the Pro Stock championship while his brother Tom Tilford won the Pure Stock title and the duo became the first set of brothers to share a championship title here.
“I’m ready to come back, my brother Tom and I will be sharing the wheel during the year but I’ll be driving up until the fourth of July or so,” said Tilford. “I’m kind of nervous, I’ve been in the standings the last couple of weeks and everyone in the Pro Stock division has gotten so fast this year, especially Dan Brown, he is looking really fast. I’m looking forward to being on the other side of the fence again though and hopefully at the end of the night we’ll be parked on the front stretch.”
In the Pure Stock division, Matt Tilford of Folsom is the newest member of the Tilford clan to be at the top of the point standings. Driving the same #92 which his brother Tom drove to the title last year, Matt Tilford is proving the family name has strong blood lines in auto racing as he leads the standings with a four point advantage over Brian Stevens of Pollock Pines. Jason Englund of Citrus Heights is third followed by Terry Scher of Pollock Pines and Joe Olshowka. Former champion Mike McClure of Nevada City is one notch out of the top five in sixth, sitting ahead of his younger sister Michelle McClure.
The three track regulars will be joined on this night by the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Cars. This divison which competes at Placerville and Silver Dollar Speedways for combined points will make its first appearance of the season here with a very familier face leading the standings.
Former two time winged sprint car champion Billy Wallace of Grass Valley will headline the wingless roster on Saturday night. After many years of success in the winged division, Wallace has commited to racing the wingless circuit in 2007 and already has a pair of victories at Silver Dollar Speedway. The current division point leader will be one to watch as he returns to the high banks of Placerville Speedway, the track he still calls home, aboard his family owned #6w.
Jay Youngman sits second in the wingless division point standings, 10-points behind Wallace. Brandon Davis is third ahead of Matt Streeter, Cody Myers and Justin Funkhouser.
Saturday’s event will feature qualifying that will start at 6:30 p.m. Heat Races for all four divisions will take place as well as the necessary feature events that will lead up to the evening concluding 25-lap Sprint Car feature.
For further information on Saturday’ race, visit www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com, the official website of Placerville Speedway. Additional information can also be obtained by calling the track business office at (916) 969-7484.
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