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For Immediate Release
From: Ventura Raceway
(Oxnard, CA 4/15/07) Ventura Raceway continues its 2007 racing season this coming Saturday night April 21, at 5:30pm with another night of exciting short track racing action at its Ventura County Fairgrounds facility conveniently located just off the 101 Freeway in Ventura California.
Welcome to Ventura Raceway for another night of great short track racing. Tonight we will be featuring VRA Sprint Cars, VRA/USAC Ford Focus Midgets, VRA Sport Compacts, IMCA Modifieds and our Junior Ford Focus Class for junior drivers. Each of these exciting divisions will entertain you with the best in short track racing to be seen anywhere.
Last Saturday night was a very special night for VRA Sprint Cars at Ventura Raceway as 16-year-old Johnathan Henry took his first ever sprint car main event victory. He defeated the best that VRA could throw at him in the form of Greg Taylor, Kevin Kierce, Steve Conrad and Dennis Rodriguez. In a most exciting race, Henry took the lead on lap 29 from Taylor who had led from the start. Henry had been running third behind Taylor and Kierce as the race neared an end. As the two leaders came up on lapped traffic, Henry went to the high side and passed them both to take the win in only his eighth sprint car race. Henry a graduate of the VRA Junior Focus Class of 2006, will be back tonight in the Cory Kruseman Sprint Car School number 17 to try to make it two in a row. Kevin Kierce's third place finish has him in the season points lead followed by Taylor, Luis Espinoza and Dennis Rodriguez. With USAC/CRA taking the weekend off, we expect to see several of their competitors here tonight. We have had verbal commitments from Josh Ford and Ventura favorite Cory Kruseman that they will be here to challenge VRA's best.
VRA Sport Compacts are back tonight with point leader Joel Chavez trying to take another win in his number 20 Acura. Chavez took the win in the last race that this class raced her on April 7. Other top Sport Compact drivers scheduled to appear include 2006 series champion Jack Hoyt, David Peterson and a host of other to competitors in this entry level class.
IMCA Modifieds also return to action this weekend. This high powered open wheel stock car class has thrilled the Ventura crowds all season with exciting racing action and large car counts. Season points leader Steve Smith, 2006 series champion Jack Parker, Rick Rodarte, Bill Waltman, Joe Weaver and other Ventura regulars will try to hold off visiting drivers from throughout California in the 20 lap feature event. .
VRA/USAC Ford Focus Midgets will also be a part of tonight's event. Last race Nic Faas took the win. He will be back this weekend to try for two in a row against the best drivers in this fast and furious racing class.
The final class racing tonight will be the VRA Junior Focus Midgets. This class for up and coming derivers aged 13 to 16 has provided the Ventura fans with some very good racing so far in 2006. Austin Smith took the win on April 7 over Justin Kierce, Dakota Kershaw, Brent Owens and Scott Oliver Jr. These and other drivers will be back tonight to continue their battle to see who will become the 2007 season champion.
Next week Ventura Raceway will take a weekend off as a special event is held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. We will return to action with a full program of VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints. IMCA Modifieds, VRA Dwarf Cars and our kids classes on May 5. We hope to see you all then.
Pit Gates open at 12 noon with front gates opening at 3:30 and racing getting under way at 5:30pm. Admission prices are: $14.00 for adults, $11.00 for Senior/Military and Juniors with a school id, $5.00 for children 7-12 with kids 6 and under free. For more information, please call Ventura Raceway at (805) 985-5433 Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.
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