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FIRST JOHNNY KEY CLASSIC QUALIFYING
RACE ON TAP FOR OCEAN SPRINTS
WATSONVILLE,
CALIFORNIA (June 21, 2011) – After two weeks off the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo will
return to action this Friday night with the first Johnny Key Classic qualifying
race in 2011.The Johnny Key Classic
will be held on Saturday night August 27 with winners of the qualifying races
guaranteed a spot in the feature.
Salinas’ Ronnie Day leads the points
standings aboard the Keith Day Trucking #22 after picking up his first career
Ocean Sprints victory on June 3 in a duel against Tommy Tarlton.
Tarlton,
aboard the #21 for Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino and Corporate America
Lending, is second in the standings at just 16 markers behind Day.Tarlton is yet to win at Ocean Speedway this
year but did win the Ocean Sprints feature at Tulare in April.
The only
repeat winner this year has been Bud Kaeding, with Tim Kaeding and Shane
Golobic the other main event winners through six rounds thus far.
Justin
Sanders of Prunedale, a consistently strong qualifier, is on the move in the
points standings with his sixth place finish on June 3 placing him third in the
standings.St. Helena’s Rico Abreu and Tommy Laliberte
round out the top-five in the points.Laliberate is on a hot streak as of late with sixth and seventh place
finishes.
The 51st
Johnny Key Classic will pay $5,000 to win.Tim Kaeding won the 50th edition of the classic last August
over Kyle Larson.The race honors Johnny
Key who was a legendary figure in Bay Area motorsports throughout the 40s and
50s when he won four San Jose Speedway track championships and hundreds of
races.
Just four
qualifying races will be held for the Johnny Key Classic this year with the
race winners locked into the show.The
top-two cars in the points at the time of the Johnny Key Classic will also be
locked in, while the remaining entries that night will have to qualify and race
their way into the prestigious event.
Friday
night’s qualifier is expected to draw a strong field to Watsonville as it also
serves as the prelude to the Golden State King of the West (July 1-2) and
California Sprint Car Civil War races (July 8) coming up on the schedule at the
John Prentice-promoted quarter-mile oval.
The Ocean
Sprints presented by Taco Bravo show this Friday night includes Wingless
Sprints, American Stocks, and 4-Bangers also scheduled.Adult tickets are just $17 with seniors
65+$15 and kids ages 6-12 are $12.The family pass for two adults and two
children is value priced at just $50.Qualifying will get underway at 6 p.m. with fan gates opening at 4:30
p.m.
For more
information on the Ocean Sprint Cars presented by Taco Bravo log onto http://www.oceansprints.com
and for more on the Ocean Speedway visit http://www.oceanspeedway.com
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