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Golden State Challenge Series Schedule Details

By Gary Thomas

Roseville, CA - December 12, 2007...The 2008 racing schedule for the Golden State Challenge 410 Sprint Car Series has been released by the office of John Padjen Motorsports. The ‘08 schedule encompasses 26 dates at eight different tracks, included is one yet to be determined event held during the week of Skagit Speedway’s Dirt Cup in June.

Once again hosting the most Golden State Challenge Series shows will be the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. A total of six nights will be contested at the high-banked 1/4 mile bullring, including the season opener and the season finale. The year will be kicked off with the 22^nd annual Mini Gold Cup on March 7 & 8, an event that has been going on at Silver Dollar Speedway since 1987. The series will return to Chico in May for the biggest single night of action, the 18^th annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial on Saturday night May 17. The Golden State Challenge Series will also partake in another single night of competition at Silver Dollar on Saturday July 12 and the season will then wrap up in Chico with the two night GSC finale on July 25 & 26.

Returning to host four nights of racing is the 1/3 mile clay oval Thunderbowl Raceway located at the Tulare County Fairgrounds in Tulare. The Golden State Challenge Series will compete at the Thunderbowl on March 29, April 26, May 10 and June 28. The May 10 date is going to be the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial and the June 28 visit will be the Pombo/Sargent Classic, which returns to a Summer date in ‘08.

Also hosting four nights of GSC competition will be the tight 1/4 mile Ocean Speedway in Watsonville. The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds facility will see action on Friday March 14, Saturday April 12, Friday May 30 and Friday July 18. The May 30 date will be a double header weekend with action the following night in Placerville and the July 18 event will see something similar, as the series will be at Antioch the night after that event.

The high banks of Placerville Speedway will host the Golden State Challenge Series three times in 2008. The series will take to the red clay bullring on March 22, May 31 and June 21. As of now it looks like the support class during a couple of the Placerville stops will be the BCRA full sized midgets, which should make for some exciting nights of racing action. Also stepping up and hosting three events in ‘08 will be the Antioch Speedway bullring with the dates being April 5, July 5 and July 19. Last season the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds speedway saw some of the most exciting racing since returning to the GSC schedule in 2003.

The historic Calistoga Speedway in the Napa Valley will hold its traditional Memorial Day weekend double header on May 24 & 25. The weekend pays tribute to California legends Walter T Ross and Gary Patterson on the scenic ½ mile where speeds reach 130 mph. For the third year in a row the Petaluma Speedway will host a pair of events, one on April 19 and the other on June 7. The tacky and hooked up 3/8 mile track was one of the better facilities this past season as the track prep was excellent during both visits by the series.

Returning to the schedule for the second straight season is the American Valley Speedway located in beautiful Quincy. The Golden State Challenge Series competed in Quincy for the first time in June of last year and it was definitely a different experience for everyone. The series will compete at the long 3/8 mile dirt oval on Saturday night May 3.

The one "to be announced" date on the schedule is the Monday event traditionally held on the way up to Skagit Speedway’s Dirt Cup in early June. The GSC committee is in talks with another track to host the show in 2008.

All of the schedules under the John Padjen Motorsports racing banner for the upcoming season will be posted at http://www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com this weekend.

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2008 Golden State Challenge King of California Series Schedule

March 7- Silver Dollar Speedway- Mini Gold Cup
March 8- Silver Dollar Speedway- Mini Gold Cup

March 14- Ocean Speedway

March 22- Placerville Speedway

March 29- Tulare Thunderbowl

April 5- Antioch Speedway

April 12- Ocean Speedway

April 19- Petaluma Speedway

April 26- Tulare Thunderbowl

May 3- American Valley Speedway

May 10- Tulare Thunderbowl- Chris & Brian Faria Memorial

May 17- Silver Dollar Speedway- Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial

May 24- Calistoga Speedway- Salute to Walter T Ross
May 25- Calistoga Speedway- Tribute to Gary Patterson

May 30- Ocean Speedway
May 31- Placerville Speedway

June 7- Petaluma Speedway

Jun 9- TBA

June 14- Skagit Speedway Dirt Cup(Non Points)

June 21- Placerville Speedway

June 28- Tulare Thunderbowl- Pombo/Sargent Classic

July 5- Antioch Speedway

July 12- Silver Dollar Speedway

July 18- Ocean Speedway
July 19- Antioch Speedway

July 25- Silver Dollar Speedway
July 26- Silver Dollar Speedway- GSC Season Finale

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We are trying to get confirmation on the Dirt Cup weekend because we are hearing that the Dirt Cup will be on June 19, 20 and 21. Once we get official word It'll be posted.

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Okay the month of June will be looked at and some changes will be made to occupy the Dirt Cup being on June 19, 20 and 21. Keep posted to the website and here for info.

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