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“LARRY BURTON CLASSIC” UP NEXT FOR
USAC WESTERN SPRINTERS
SACRAMENTO,
CALIFORNIA (May 10, 2011) – The USAC Western Classic Racing Series heads to one of its most
important pavement events on Saturday night, as a strong field of Sprint Cars
will invade Roseville’s All American Speedway for the “Larry Burton Classic”.
The Larry
Burton Classic will honor former racer and All American Speedway promoter Larry
Burton, who was a multi-time track champion at West Capital Speedway and a Gold
Cup winner before taking the reigns of All American.Burton oversaw the paving of the facility
in the early 70s and also was a key figure in the success Rose Classic events
during the 80s.
Race fans
will get the opportunity to win a free Echo Leaf Blower courtesy of Citrus
Heights Saw & Mower with another Echo Leaf Blower being offered to the
fast-time qualifier during the evening.
Pre-race
ceremonies will include the colors being presented by the Whitney High School
ROTC color guard and exhibition races from area Quarter Midget racers on the
front stretch.
23 year-old
Scott Pierovich of Alamo, California leads the overall standings with
one dirt race and one pavement race in the books, while six-time USAC champion
Tony Hunt of Lincoln leads the way in the pavement
series fresh off of his win at Madera in early April.
Pierovich
and Hunt traded blows at Madera in a thrilling feature event.Hunt won the battle on that night with Pierovich
falling out after mechanical problems.
While
Pierovich seeks redemption at Roseville, Hunt will look to defend his home
turf.
One of the
hottest drivers in Northern California racing is Sebastapol’s Geoff Ensign.Ensign has parlayed a third place effort in
his pavement debut at Madera to rank fourth in the overall
standings.He also shares a piece of the
points lead in the California Sprint Car Civil War Series. Ensign will race in the Civil War
event on Friday and chase the USAC victory on Saturday for owner Ted Finkenbinder.
Folsom’s
Jerry Kobza is third in the series standings over Ensign and San Francisco’s Tim Barber.Pavement regulars such as 2010 series
runner-up Luis Ramos III of Clovis, Western Speed entries from Cody
Gerhardt and Tim Skoglund, and Alan Kaiser Racing’s Brian McClish are all
expected to compete.
Fair
Oaks’
Shauna Hogg has a strong showing in the early laps at Madera before falling to mechanical woes
and will return at Roseville.Bill Logan, Gordon Rodgers, Audra Sasselli, Marvin Mitchell, and Don
Emory are all expected as well.
Joining the
USAC Western Classic Racing Series sprint cars on the bill will be USAC Ford
Focus Midgets and Young Guns, NCMA Sprints, and Legends of the Pacific.
Grandstands
open at 4:00 p.m. with racing to start at 6.Tickets are just $15 for adults, $12 for students/military/seniors, $10
for juniors ages 7-15, with kids 6 and under free!Ticket information is available by calling (916)
864-8722.
More
information on the USAC Western Classic Racing Series is available on Facebook
at keywords “USAC Western Classic Racing Series”.The United States Auto Club is online at www.usacracing.comThe USAC Western States is available at www.usacwesternstates.com with contact information and the
latest news.
The USAC
Western Classic Racing Series is brought to you by: Amsoil, Hoosier Tires West,
and Kaeding Performance.
AMSOIL
USAC WESTERN SPRINT POINT STANDINGS
1-Tony Hunt-72; 2-Brian McClish-65; 3-Audra Sasselli-64; 4-Geoff Ensign-57;
5-Luis Ramos III-55; 6-Gordon Rodgers-49; 7-Jrry Kobza-47; 8-Cody Gerhardt-46;
9-Scott Pierovich-46; 10-Tim Barber-34.
USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT POINT STANDINGS
1-Scott Pierovich-91; 2-Tony Hunt-88; 3-Jerry Kobza-86; 4-Geoff Ensign-75;
5-Tim Barber-74; 6-Bill Rose-69; 7-Shauna Hogg-68; 8-Kyle Hirst-65; 9-Brian
McClish-65; 10-Andy Forsberg-64.
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