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(Oxnard, CA. 3-26-2012)Ventura Raceway returns to action
this Saturday night March 31, with a full program of exciting short track
racing at its Ventura County Fairgrounds facility, conveniently located just
off the 101 freeway in Ventura CA.Saturday night we will present our first night of VRA Midget racing for
2012 as they compete for the Battle at the Beach title.We will be highlighting four of our adult
classes and three of our kid's classes tonight.VRA Midgets, VRA Senior and Pro Dwarf cars, VRA Sport Compacts and
Junior Midgets and Mini Dwarf Cars will all be in action on Ventura Raceways
tight, highly competitive 1/5 mile oval.This Saturday night is also Boy Scout Night.Any scout in uniform will be granted free
admission.
VRA Midgets are opening their season with the first of five scheduled
Battle at the Beach Series races during the 2012 season.Returning VRA Midget drivers will be racing
to see who will start the year off on top of the points race in both the Battle
at the Beach series and VRA Midget Series standings.We will also be using a new point system that
allows drivers who get a poor pill draw a better chance to move into the main
event or receive a higher semi main starting position.This change has been requested by drivers and
crews for some time.We hope to see most
of our top drivers from 2011 back in 2012 to compete for the season championship
that was won by Cory Kruseman in 2011.The class will compete in a series of 8 lap heats, semi mains as needed
and a 30 lap feature.
VRA Dwarf Cars will be racing Saturday night in two classes,
Seniors and Pros. These downsized cars always put on a great show for the fans
in attendance.Last year's champions,
George Calvo in Seniors and Ray Estrada in Pros are back to battle their peers
to try to repeat as champions in 2012.On opening night Mach 3, Mike Lewis took the Senior Division win while
Kevin Calvo took the win in the Pro Division.Saturday night they will be going for two in a row.
Our entry level Sport Compact class returns to action with a
full program of racing.These rear wheel
drive four cylinder racers provide a place for drivers to get into competition
at a reasonable cost and learn the ropes of close dirt track racing.Last year's champion was Trevor Fitzgibbon
with Jess Carlucci taking second.Their
first race on March 3 saw Trevor Fitzgibbon take the win as he goes for his third
track championship in a row this season.
Our final groups racing Saturday night will be our three
kid's divisions, Junior Midgets, Mini Dwarf Pistons and Mini Dwarf
Superchargers.2011 Champion Devin
McCree is back to defend his 2011 series championship in the Junior Midget
Class.He finished third last week to
main event winner Tommy Velasquez and Miles Hedrick.Nick Velasquez took the win in the
Superchargers last week and will be back to go for another win Saturday.In Pistons, a class that sees drivers as
young as 5 years old race, no points are given.The class is designed for beginning drivers to get a start on circle
racing.Blake Hendricks took his second
win of the new season last weekend.
Admission prices for this event
are: $14.00 for Adults, $11.00 for Seniors, Military and Juniors with kids 12
and under free with adult admission.Pit
gates will open at 12 noon with warm-ups getting under way at 3:30 and racing
at 5:30.
For more information, please call Ventura Raceway at (805)
985-5433 x115.
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