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JIMMY SILLS CLASSIC UP NEXT FOR USAC
SPRINTS AT SHASTA
SACRAMENTO,
CALIFORNIA (October 5, 2011) – The hotly contested USAC Western Classic and USAC Western
Sprint Car Series points battles will continue on to Rick Faeth’s Shasta
Raceway Park on Saturday night with the “Jimmy Sills Classic”.
The races
will honor Northern
California
racing icon Jimmy Sills for his contributions for the sport.Sills is a NorthState legend who has won over 400 races
around the world and more than 17 major race, track, or series
championships.Sills’ USAC
accomplishments include the Perris Oval Nationals and three USAC Silver Crown
championships.
21 year-old
Geoff Ensign of Sebastopol leads the USAC Western Classic points aboard Ted Finkenbinder’s #3F
over six-time USAC champion Tony Hunt.After a close race at Madera in the “Harvest Classic”, Hunt
finished the third ahead of Ensign in fourth allowing Hunt to close within nine
points in the standings.
Alamo’s Scott Pierovich leapt to third in
the USAC Western Classic standings after winning the “Harvest Classic”.Pierovich and Hunt put on one of the best
pavement races of the year in the “Gerhardt Classic” in April before Pierovich
dropped out with mechanical problems.The win at the Harvest was a redemption race of sorts for the #14 Ken
Pierson-owned mount.
Hunt is not
only chasing down Ensign but in the midst of one of the West Coast’s toughest
points battles as he tries to win the USAC Western Sprint Car Series for
pavement sprint cars.Hunt leads popular
female racer Audra Sasselli by five points.17 year-old rookie sensation Cody Gerhardt stumbled at Madera and fell to 36 points back from
Hunt.
The fast ShastaRacewayPark three-eights mile will come to life
with a strong field of sprints expected.Clovis’ Luis Ramos is expected to return to action after missing Madera.Idaho standout Johnny Geisler will make his much anticipated
return to California and is also expected to compete at
Irwindale on October 15.
Ensign’s
teammate Tim Barber of San Francisco will be back in the #3T car and
Gerhardt’s teammate Tim Skoglund is also expected.Pavement regulars Gordon Rodgers, Don Emery, Marvin
Mitchell, and John C. Anderson are planning to race this weekend.
Teams will
participate in a Friday practice session from 4 – 8 p.m. before getting underway with racing
activities on Saturday.Pit gates open
at 1 p.m. with practice starting at 2 p.m.Racing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.Tickets are $12 for adults ages 18-62, seniors 62+, juniors 13-17, and
the military are $10, children 5-12 $8 while children under 5 are free.The family pass for two adults and four
children is $30.
The ShastaRacewayPark is located at the fairgrounds in Anderson and online at www.shastaracewaypark.net
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.com
www.stevenblakesley.com
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