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CALIFORNIA RACING WEEKEND: May 18/19/20

All American Speedway - Roseville, CA
SRS, Modifieds*, Street Stocks*, Bombers*, Mini Stocks

Altamont Motorsports Park - Tracy, CA
Thursday 05-17-07 TBA
Friday 05-18-07 Open Test: Oval Tracks
Saturday 05-19-07 "O'Reilly Auto Parts Night!" NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. WLM, 50 Laps, $1,000 to win; GAM, ALSC, ProTrucks, Formula-4. Plus...NCMA Sprint Cars!
Sunday 05-20-07 Drift Battle. Practice Day.

Antioch Speedway - Antioch, CA
Super Late Models, Dirt Modifieds, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Mini Trux

Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
IMCA Modifieds, East / West Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, NMRA TQ Midgets

Barona Speedway - Ramona, CA
DARK

Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA
DARK

Chowchilla Speedway - Chowchilla, CA
FAIR NIGHT --Modifieds-Street Stocks-Hobby Stocks-OKIE BOWL HARD TOPS-- SCHOOL BUS

Imperial Valley Speedway - El Centro, CA
DARK

Irwindale Speedway - Irwindale, CA
USG NIGHT: Late Models, Super Late Models, Super Trucks, Legend Cars, Bandoleros

Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
DARK (Gene Romero’s Flat Track SEE THE SPEED - Western ATV TT Nationals - IS CANCELLED)

Lakeport Speedway - Lakeport, CA
DARK

Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway - Blythe, CA
DARK

Madera Speedway - Madera, CA
Two Driver Tag Team 200 Lap Enduro, Trailer Races & Destruction Derby

Marysville Raceway Park - Marysville, CA
5/18: Outlaw Kart Racing
5/19: 360 Sprints, Dwarf Cars, Stock Cars, Mini Stocks, Extreme Bombers

Merced Speedway - Merced, CA
McGruff Night: Street Stocks, California Limited Sportmod, Hobby Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, Valley Sportsman

Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA
5/18: IMCA Modifieds, Late Models, Dwarf Cars, 4 Bangers, Micro 600s

Orange Show Speedway - San Bernardino, CA
Super Late Models, Pro 4s, Factory Fours, Stockcar USA
Jr. & Mini Stock Cars

Orland Raceway - Orland, CA
5/18: **Friday Night Fair Race** Mini Trucks, Mini Stocks, Mini Mods, & Dirt Stock Car
5/19:**Saturday** Destruction Derby
5/20: **Sunday** 100-Lap Endura Race (5PM Start)

Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
5/16: Open Practice - Pit Gate will open at 5:00.
5/18: Street Legal Drag Racing
5/19: PASSCAR Late Models, Super Stocks, Modifieds & Cruisers - "50's Night" Anyone Born in the 1950's - $5.00 admission

Petaluma Speedway - Petaluma, CA
360 Sprints, Dirt Modifieds, Mini Stocks, BCRA Lites

Placerville Speedway - Placerville, CA
360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS, PURE STOCKS, WINGLESS SPRINTS

Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
Late Model Stocks - IMCA Modifieds - Factory Stocks - Mini Stocks

Shasta Raceway Park - Anderson, CA
WEST CAR LATE MODELS/NASCAR LM/MOD/SS/MS/LEG/ BOAT RACES

Silver Dollar Speedway - Chico, CA
410 SPRINTS, MODIFIEDS, DWARF CARS

Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
Golden State Challenge 410 Sprint Cars, Western States Modifieds

Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA
VRA Sprints, USAC Midgets, Sport Compacts, Ford Focus Midgets & VRA Junior Focus Midgets

Victorville Auto Raceway - Victorville, CA
(fair race) Figure 8’s, Sprints

-The USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will travel to Phoenix, AZ's Manzanita Speedway.

*Unless Otherwise Noted, Racing is on Saturday, May 19th.
**Schedules Subject To Change.
***Please Support Your Local Race Tracks!

SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY - SANTA MARIA, CA

Santa Maria, CA - May 12, 2007...*Next Saturday night Late Model Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, Factory Stocks and Mini Stocks will take to the 1/3-mile clay oval. Admission prices will be: adults $14.00; seniors (65+) $10.00; children 6 to 12 $3.00; five and under free. Gates open at 3:00 p.m. with qualifying at 5:00 p.m. and racing at 6:00 p.m. Santa Maria Speedway is located 1/4-mile north of the 101/166 interchange, on Hutton Road.

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FLOCK SEEKS VICTORY #53 SATURDAY AT VENTURA; STREETER GRABS LATE VICTORY AT KINGS SPEEDWAY

Robby Flock of Murietta, Calif. will try again for his career USAC Western Midget Series triumph #53 Saturday when the series returns to the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway.

Flock nearly got #53 last Saturday at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. but flipped while leading three laps from the checkered flag. Nevertheless, he officially finished fourth at Hanford and is ninth in the latest series point standings chasing a possible fifth series driving title.

Robby has three previous Ventura victories and could become the sixth different race winner in as many 2007 series events. Troy Rutherford was the surprise race winner when the series comoeted at the 1/5-mile dirt oval April 7.

Matt Streeter of Salt Lake City, Utah became the fifth winner in five events this year as he took the lead when Flock flipped and raced to victory at Hanford. Trailing Streeter at the flag were Matt Mitchell, Shannon McQueen, Flock and Johnny Rodriguez. Mitchell led the first nine laps and Flock led the next eight before Streeter’s paced the final three.

Scott Pierovich continues to lead the 2007 standings, eight ahead of defending champion Jerome Rodela going into Ventura. Pierovich was 14th and Rodela sixth at Hanford.

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1 Scott Pierovich 204
2 Jerome Rodela 196
3 Matt Mitchell 190
4 Johnny Rodriguez 181
5 Chris Rahe 174
6 Shannon McQueen 169
7 Greg Bragg 140
8 Danny Stratton 136
9 Robby Flock 119
10 C.J. Sarna 108

MARYSVILLE RACEWAY PARK - MARYSVILLE, CA

Next week the Outlaw Karts will kick off the weekend on Friday night. On Saturday night, the MRP Winged Pacific Sprint Cars, the MRP Mini stocks and the MRP Street Stocks will be on hand for complete programs. The Extreme Bombers are also scheduled as an extra-added attraction. The Nor Cal Dwarf Cars will also be on the card for a back to back return.

Pit gates always open at 3PM. Pit meeting and pill draw are at 5PM. Spectator Gates Open at 5PM with racing getting underway at 7PM.

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From: Ventura Raceway

(Oxnard, CA. 5/14/07) Ventura Raceway continues its 2007 season at its Ventura County Fairgrounds Facility this Saturday night May 19 with a full program of exciting open wheel racing. Along with our very popular VRA Sprints Cars, spectators will be treated to USAC Midgets, USAC/VRA Ford Focus Midgets, VRA Junior Focus Midgets and VRA Sport Compacts. These exciting classes will stage a night of open wheel racing that will keep you on the edge of your seats from the opening heats to the final feature events.

VRA Sprints return to action Saturday night after another great main event last week that saw Greg Taylor take the win over Rick Hendrix and Kevin Kierce. These three drivers battled all through the thirty lap feature with Hendrix leading until lap 27 when Taylor got around Hendrix on the high side taking the lead and securing his third win of 2007. Kierce finished third after Hendrix to maintain his season point’s lead over Taylor by a narrow 45 point margin. Other strong finishes were recorded by Clark Templeman III in fourth, Jimmy Crawford in fifth, Luis Espinoza in sixth and Dennis Rodriguez in seventh. All these drivers will be back to continue the exciting racing that has been the norm for the 2007 season.

USAC Midgets are the cars that made Ventura Raceway nationally famous in the early 1990’s when they ran the ESPN Thunder Series here. Jeff Gordon, Sleepy Tripp, Wally Pankratz, Jason Leffler, Billy Boat, Tony Stewart, Mike Bliss and a host of other drivers raced midgets here. Now a younger generation of up and coming stars are here tonight to race for the glory. Leading the USAC midgets into tonight’s action is point leader Scott Pierovich. He holds an 8 point advantage over second place runner, 2005 and 2006 series champion, Jerome Rodela. Other drivers in the top five in points include Matt Mitchell, Johnny Rodriguez and Chris Rahe. Other drivers scheduled to appear include long time front runner Robby Flock, last week’s winner at Hanford, Matt Streeter and a host of other outstanding midget competitors.

Robby Josette, who won his first ever USAC Ford Focus feature event last weekend at Hanford will lead the USAC/VRA Ford Focus Drivers into Saturday’s competition. He was the VRA Junior Focus champion in 2006 and has now turned 16 and has moved up to the adult Focus division. Nic Faas holds the point lead over Walt Johnson and Nick Carlson. Carlson took the win at Ventura on March 17, while Faas took the win there on April 7.

Our last adult class for this week will be the VRA Sport Compacts. So far in 2007 Joel Chavez has run hard and strong in his front wheel drive number 20 Acura, taking three feature wins. He leads the other drivers in this class into Saturday night, atop the point’s ladder. Other drivers who will be trying to catch him include 2006 champion Jack Hoyt, David Peterson, Mike Frazier and Randal Dougan.

Also appearing on the racing card this weekend is our VRA Junior Focus Midget Class Point leader Austin Smith took the win in this class last week with Justin Kierce taking second and opening night winner Alex Bowman in third. Rounding out the top five were Dakota Kershaw and Austin Mero. All these drivers will be back Saturday to continue their season long battle to see who will come out on top when the season ends in November.

Pit gates open at 12 noon with front gates opening at 3:30PM. Racing gets under way with warm-ups at 4:00 and racing at 5:30. Admission to this event is $14.00 for adults, $11.00 for seniors/military/juniors, $5.00 for kids 7-12 and kids 6 and under free. For more information call Ventura Raceway at (805) 985-5433.

PRESS RELEASE, PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
FROM THE OFFICE OF JOHN PADJEN MOTORPORTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007
MEDIA CONTACT: BILL SULLIVAN:

Series point leaders extend early season leads entering fifth championship race of season

Humphreys, Brown and Tilford all lead their respective divisions by double digits
By Bill Sullivan

PLACERVILLE,CA – This Saturday night the 2007 El Dorado County New Car Dealer Association, Hoosier Racing Tires, Coors Light championship racing season continues at the famed Placerville Speedway with the fifth event of the racing season. Pacific Sprints, Pro Stocks and Pure Stocks will resume their championship campaigns. The three regulars will be joined by the Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Cars for the first time this season.

With just four events into the season, veteran sprint car driver C.J. Humphreys of Placerville has developed a strong lead in the Hoosier Racing Tires sprint car division. Last Saturday, Humphreys drove to his second victory of the season in his Dale Miller Plumbing and Septic #85 and went four for four in top five finishes in the season so far. With his most recent win his point lead now sits at a 23-point advantage over Placerville’s Jimmy Trulli.

Last Saturday night, Trulli advanced three positions in the point standings. With the absence of previous runner up Andy Forsberg and third place runner Colby Wiesz for the evening, Trulli capitalized on the most recent event and is one of four local drivers that sits in the top ranks of the point standings.

Trailing Trulli by 27-points is Placerville residents Scott Russell and James Sweeney who are tied for the third position in the standings. Two season’s ago Russell came within single digits of the track championship. After a challenging season last year the former outlaw kart racer and Civil War Rookie of the Year is looking to rebound this season chase down his first ever track title.

Last year, Sweeney graduated from outlaw karts into the sprint car division and at 17-years-old is the reigning Placerville Speedway Co-Rookie of the Year. Entering this Saturday’s event he is the fourth local driver within 30-points or less of the lead. Local drivers winning the sprint car championship is a rarity at Placerville Speedway in today’s competitive sport. The last local driver to win a sprint title here was Ray Rust of Garden Valley who won titles in 1987, 1994 and 1995. Prior to Rust the only other local since the track has been operated by John Padjen Motorsports was Joe Desimone Jr. of Cameron Park, who won the title in 1986.

Currently tied for the position with Sweeney is defending Track Champion Greg DeCaries. Last Saturday, DeCaires advanced four positions in the standings with a second place finish in the feature event. With a new team in the developing stages for 2008, this will reportedly be the last year for DeCaires in the John Taylor Motorsports #35 as he plans to return to the Golden State Challenge series in a new team that will be further detailed in the near future. With a Civil War title and a Placerville title on their resume, DeCaires and Taylor will surely be top contenders for the championship.

Defending Civil War champion Andy Forsberg of Auburn is sixth in the standings, dropping four positions due to his absence. Wiesz hangs on to the seventh position ahead of Troy Machado and Shannon Newton.

In the Corona Pro Stock division, Dan Brown Jr. of Nevada City has extended his point lead to 19 digits over Marek Bernert of Citrus Heights who advanced one position this past week. Former two time champion Mike Moran of Rancho Cordova moved up a position into the third position, trailing the leader by 22-points. Dennis Ahart of Cameron park stepped up three spots in the standings into the fourth position ahead of Eldorado resident Dennis Armstrong.

The Coors Light Pure Stock division has the Tilford name at the top of the point standings once again this season. This year, however, it is Matt Tilford of Folsom as he drivers the #92 that his older brother Tom drove to the championship last year. Tilford is now a two time winner with a 12-point lead over Brian Stevens of Pollock Pines. Jason Englund of Citrus Heights is third with 16-points between he and the leader. Michelle McClure is fourth with her brother Mike McClure rounding out the top five.

As the Hunt Magneto Wingless Sprints make their first season appearance here Saturday the John Padjen Motorsports series that shares points from both Placerville and Silver Dollar Speedway has a familiar face in the lead; former two time Placerville Speedway champion Billy Wallace of Grass Valley.

Wallace, a three time Chico winner this year holds a 10-point lead over Brandon Davis. Jay Youngman is third followed by Matt Streeter and Cody Myers. Reyna Krueger is one notch out of the top five in sixth.

Placerville Speedway will open at 5:00 on Saturday with warm ups starting at 5:30 followed by Zam Fencing/Direct Traffic Control sponsored qualifying at 6:30 and heat races to follow. For additional information on this event contact the track business office at 916-969-7484 or log on to www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com.

PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY...

18700 Lake Perris Drive...
Perris, CA 92571
(951) 940-0134
www.perrisautospeedway.com

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MIKE KIRBY GOES FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN ON 50'S NIGHT AT PERRIS!

(MAY 15, 2007, PERRIS, CA) The hottest driver at Perris Auto Speedway, Torrance, California's Mike Kirby, will try to run his victory streak to five straight races on 1950's Night this Saturday, May 19^th. Kirby will be racing in the Art's Concrete Extreme Late Models. The Late Models will be joined by the MC Builders Super Stocks, PASSCAR Modifieds and the Pick-A-Part Cruisers. Fans who were born in the 1950s can show a valid driver's license or id at the ticket window and receive $5.00 admission this Saturday. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 6:30.

The 41 year-old Kirby began the 2007 campaign in the brand new PASSCAR Modified class. After being spun out from behind and finishing 13^th in the Modified season opener, Kirby easily won the next three Modified main events. However, after the third victory, Kirby unexpectedly sold his Modified and bought a Late Model. With a chassis formerly driven by national Late Model star Donnie Moran and a powerful engine formerly maintained by the legendary Gardner family of Sprint Car racing fame, Kirby won in his first outing in the car two weeks ago.

In winning the Late Model main event two weeks ago, Kirby became the fifth different winner in as many races at the Riverside County clay oval in 2007. Chasing Kirby to the checkered flag was another former Sprint Car driver, Chad Jones of Temecula, California and Hawthorne, California's Ron Bartels.

Heading the field in Saturday's MC Builder's Super Stock main will be the Jerry Dodd team of Ed Perry of Carpenteria, California and defending champion Mark Shackelford of Riverside, California. Perry leads Shackelford by a scant 6 points heading in Saturday's race. As usual, the affable Shackelford will be doing double duty on Saturday racing at both The PAS and in the ASA Super Late Models at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino. Apple Valley, California's Randy Thornell tops the standings in the Modified class heading into Saturday's 20-lap main event.

Families can save on Saturday with the popular PAS Family 4-Pack. Mom, Dad and two kids will get into Saturday's races for $40.00 and they will also get four hot dogs and four sodas. All they have to do is ask for the Family 4-Pack at the ticket window.

Saturday's 50's Night celebration, featuring the latest in 2007 dirt track technology, will including qualifying for the Late Models and heat races and main events for all of the classes. And, a few pushes, bumps and crashes along the way.

Anyone wishing more information can contact Perris Auto Speedway at (951) 940-0134.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the 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 at the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east to the fairgrounds.

Video and DVD productions for all PASSCAR events are available from Pasadena, California's RAZ Video. For more information on these shows call Howie Zechner at (626) 449-1175 or send an E-mail to: [email protected].

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

KINGS SPEEDWAY...HANFORD, CA - www.kingsspeeedway.net

Chris & Brian Faria Memorial on deck for Thunderbowl Raceway this Saturday

By Gary Thomas

Tulare, CA - May 15, 2007... Campbell’s Brent Kaeding will lead the charge as the Golden State Challenge 410 winged sprint car series invades the Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway this Saturday night. The 12-time Golden State Challenge King of California has been on fire over the last month and brings the GSC point lead into this year’s Chris & Brian Faria Memorial.

This event has been known as the Chris Faria Memorial in the past and has payed tribute to former driver Chris Faria who was killed during a freak farming accident in 1993. This year it has been decided to honor Chris’s brother Brian Faria as well to make it the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial. Brian was the oldest of five children of Danny Sr. and Arlete Faria, and was killed in January of 2006 when a tree hit his truck while he was driving on the highway coming home from a New Years holiday vacation. Chris was the youngest of the five siblings and was taken from us at the young age of 21. Most would agree he was destined to become a champion in the sport of auto racing.

Two competitors that want to win the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial more than any other, are drivers Mike and Danny Faria Jr. of Tipton. The Chris & Brian Faria Memorial is held in memory of their fallen brother’s and both drivers have yet to the event. They’ve been trying hard for years and desperately want to win the race in honor of Chris and Brian. Danny Jr. came very close in 2005 before getting taken out with just a handful of laps left in the race while running second. The run by Danny Jr. in ‘05 was one of the most memorable performances in recent memory at the Thunderbowl and he’ll look to notch a Chris & Brian Faria Memorial win for the first time this Saturday. Mike has been second quickest in qualifying at both Thunderbowl GSC shows this season and will look to transfer that over to the rest of the night as he also try’s to win one for the family.

The Chris & Brian Faria Memorial will be the 12th round of action for the Golden State Challenge Series and the third time they have visited Thunderbowl Raceway this season.

Last Saturday night at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Kaeding picked up his fourth victory in the last five GSC races and moved into the point lead for the first time this season. He has been dominant over the last month ½ and hasn’t finished out of the top five since March 17. The victory last Saturday was his fourth career win at the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial and 74th of his Golden State Challenge Series career. Kaeding has also won both GSC races at the Thunderbowl this season and dating back to last year he’s won the last four GSC races at the 1/3 mile clay oval aboard his Al’s Roofing Supply, Kaeding Performance No. 69. Kaeding last won the Chris Faria Memorial in 2004 when it was an unsanctioned $5,000 to win show and finished runner-up in the event last year.

After leading the GSC points from March 24 on, Oroville’s Sean Becker now finds himself in second place, but he sits just two points back of Kaeding. Last Saturday in Chico the 05' GSC King of California finished outside the top five for the first time since opening night, but his sixth place finish was still a solid run for the driver of the Fisher/Main Motorsports, Cherry St. Mini Storage No. 35m.

Following a disappointing night in Chico last Saturday, defending King of California Jonathan Allard comes into the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial third in points, but now 72 out of the lead. Allard got upside down in his heat race last Saturday and broke while leading the C-main to put himself in a very big hole that will be difficult to claw out of. The driver of the Williams Motorsports, GT Trends No. 0 won the Chris Faria in 2003 and finished ninth last year after getting spun around and going to the back while running second on the opening lap.

Sacramento’s Willie Croft has moved up to fourth place in the GSC point standings driving the Holey Smokes BBQ, Amerikote High Temp Coatings No. 29. Croft has been one of the pleasant surprises this season as he’s done very well in his first full season of competition with GSC. Last Saturday night he earned a $1,000 bonus for setting fast time, which was the third race this season he has been quick time at.

San Jose’s Jason Statler had a rough night last Saturday in Chico and comes into the Chris Faria Memorial fifth in points. The ‘04 King of California got upside down in his heat race at the Bradway Memorial and failed to transfer out of the C-main, which has dropped him to 117 points behind leader Brent Kaeding. Statler won the Chris Faria Memorial in 2005 and will look for better things this weekend in the Tom Rolfe Trucking, DF Rios Construction No. 10.

The rest of the top 10 in the Golden State Challenge Series point standings is made up of the Ridgeline Framing No. 1 of Ronnie Day from Salinas, the Care Free Pools No. 1x of Chico’s Brett Miller, the NOS Energy Drink No. 6m of Jon Maiwald from Gilroy, the Louis Galli Farms No. 29 of Tracy’s Jason Botsford and the GP Development No. 6 of Grass Valley’s Brad Sweet. Sweet finished second last weekend in Chico and also finished second when GSC visited the Thunderbowl on April 28.

Golden State Challenge Series rookie contender Evan Suggs of Scotts Valley is expected to miss the next couple GSC races to get ready for his finals at San Jose State. Suggs won his first career GSC heat race last Saturday in Chico.

The Chris & Brian Faria Memorial will see Medford, Oregon’s Roger Crockett make his first GSC start since March 31 at the Thunderbowl. Crockett has hooked up with Vallejo, CA car owner Roger Henderson this season and the pair have had much success so far in 2007. They’ve made three GSC starts this year and have scored finishes of 1st, 2nd and 5th and they’ve also earned one fast time award. The Crockett/Henderson combination has also competed at three events in Washington with the Northwest Sprint Challenge Series and remarkably have also tallied finishes of 1st, 2nd and 5th. They have also scored two quick times with the NSCS and will be one of the teams to be beat this Saturday at the Thunderbowl.

Other drivers expected at the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial include: Campbell’s Bud Kaeding, Sydney, Australia’s Trevor Green, Fairmont, Indiana’s Brandon Wimmer, Fresno’s Craig Stidham & Tommy Tarlton, Visalia’s Ricci Faria, Discovery Bay’s Jim Skinner, Kingsburg’s Kody Swanson, Carruther’s Garrett Ishii and more.

Defending Chris Faria Memorial champion Stephen Allard will not be competing at the Thunderbowl this weekend so there will a new winner. Who will it be? Come on out to the Thunderbowl Raceway to see.

The front gate at the Thunderbowl Raceway will open at 5 pm this Saturday with Reserved Grandstand tickets costing $18 and General Admission bleacher tickets costing $15. To purchase tickets call 559-688-0909. First race is scheduled for approximately 7pm. For a seating chart, directions, a list of hotels and more, log onto http://www.tularethunderbowl.com

For the full Golden State Challenge Series point standings visit http://www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com

The Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway is located at the Tulare County Fairgrounds on the corner of Bardsley and K Streets in Tulare.

Press Release

Santa Maria, CA - 5-16-07...Late Model Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, Factory Stocks and Mini Stocks will vie for points and purse Saturday night at Santa Maria Speedway.

*Jerry Stewart, of Bakersfield, tops the Late Model Stock parade after leading the final ten laps of the May 5 main event to take the win. Buena Park's Billy Griffin is three points off the pace with defending champion Mike Johnson, of Lompoc, another two points back. Lompoc's Dana Beattie and Santa Barbara's Brian Wirtz are separated by a single point for fourth and fifth with Beattie nine markers out of the lead.

*Tim Breshears, of Santa Maria, leads the IMCA Modified points after an eighth place finish in last week's main. Six of the seven cars ahead of him were at the Speedway for the first time this season. Chad Weber, of Arroyo Grande, moved into second in points, four behind Breshears, with his fifth place finish. Third place David Addamo is six points in arrears and fourth place Jacob Jones is thirteen points out of the lead. Both are from Santa Maria. Atascadero's Von Vondera and Santa Maria's Doug Thornton are tied for fifth, fifteen points behind Breshears.

*Kirk Morgan clearly leads the Factory Stock championship after winning both main events this season. Fellow Santa Maria driver, and defending champ, Glen Sparks trails Morgan by fourteen points with third place Tom Renner, of Nipomo, another four points back. Gary Rayburn, Jr., of Grover Beach, is twenty-two points behind the leader and Carpinteria's Theo Van De Sande is another two markers off the pace.

*Arroyo Grande drivers Ken Kehs and Justin Crockett are fighting it out for the lead in the Mini Stock points race, separated by just three, after Crockett's victory last Saturday. Nipomo's Justin Marsh is third in the chase, trailing Kehs by seven. Rob Gilbertson, of Santa Maria, trails by fifteen and Matt Sweeney, of Van Nuys, by twenty.

*Saturday night's spectator gates will open at three, with qualifying at five and racing at six. Prices for the night are: Adults - $14.00, Seniors (65+) - $10.00, Children 6 to 12 - $3.00, 5 and under free. The Speedway no longer accepts credit cards.

*The Speedway is located 1/4-mile north of the 101/166 interchange on Hutton Road. For information call: 805-922-2233.

Wittmeier Autocenter Night at Silver Dollar Speedway
By Troy Hennig

Three divisions will race this Friday night, May 18, at John Padjen's Silver Dollar Speedway. The 410-sprint cars, dirt modifieds and dwarf cars will all race during the Feather Falls Casino point championship series event number eight.

Wittmeier Auto Group will sponsor the night's activities and add extra money to the 410-sprint car main event winner. Another $2,000 is on the line for the only weekly 410-sprint car winged racing in California.

Front grandstand gate will open at 6 pm. Sprint car qualifying is slated to start at 7 pm with racing to follow. Prices on Friday night are as follows. Adult general grandstand admission is $10.00. Juniors and senior's are $8.00 while children are $4.00. Pit gate will open at 4 pm.

Chico's Jonathan Allard continues to lead the sprint car point standings. However, he has some company. Auburn's Andy Forsberg, last years champion, has moved into the second spot while Oroville's Sean Becker moved into third. Becker won last Friday's main event and now has three wins on the year. Allard holds a thirteen-point advantage over Forsberg. Becker is just two points behind Forsberg. San Jose driver Jason Statler sits in the fourth spot and is just seven points behind Becker. Chico's Stephen Allard is in the fifth spot and sits eleven points behind Statler. Both Allard and Becker have dominated the main event wins with three each. Only Brett Miller, sixth in points, has the other win. An impressive 59 drivers have earned points so far in just seven championship races.

Chico's Richard Papenhausen holds a twenty-one-point lead over Chico's Darin Ruley in the dirt-modified division. Papenhausen has scored four top five main event finishes in five races. Ruley has three top fives. Papenhausen has one main event win. Chico's Mark Abouzeid and Chris Compton are engaged in a spirited battle for third in the points. Abouzeid leads Compton by just three points. Marysville's Randy McDaniel rounds out the top five and has two main event wins. Other main event winners include Mike Sohnrey, seventh in points, and Ryan McDaniel, eighth in points.

The traveling Dwarf Cars will be on hand for the second time this season. Their first appearance was on April 6. Neil Stinson won the main event. The dwarf cars have a wonderful website to gather more information at www.dwarfworld.com/NCDCA.html. Michael Grenert is the current point leader. Stinson is currently in second. Kevin Bender sits third. Grenert has won four main events this season to grab the point lead.

The Wittmeier Auto Center is located on Forest Ave in Chico. Look for the big American Flag off highway 99 in Chico. More information can be found at http://wittmeier.com/.