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Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series

VENTURA USAC/CRA “ALL COAST CHALLENGE” RACER INFORMATION
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – MAY 5, 2014... This Saturday, May 10th, the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will invade Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway for the first time since September 2010. The $2,750-to-win, $350-to-start “All Coast Challenge” and “Fred Thomson Tribute Race” will also showcase the VRA Pro Dwarf Cars. The Pit Gates will open at Noon, the Front Gates will open at 3:00pm, with Racing scheduled for 5:30pm at “The Best Little Dirt Track In America.”

Thanks to “Big” Mike Grosswendt and All Coast Construction, every sprint car team racing with USAC/CRA at Ventura this Saturday will receive 2 FREE pit passes and their entry fee WILL BE PAID. Mike has been a major supporter of Sprint Car racing on the West Coast for several years and his contributions are appreciated very much.

All cars racing with USAC/CRA must run the Hoosier 105/16 Medium right rear tire and all four corners must be Hoosier. The Hoosier 105/16 Medium is also the current legal tire with the USAC West Coast, USAC Western Classic, and VRA Sprint Car Series.

Ventura Raceway has a strict 95db at 100 feet state mandated sound rule and track legal mufflers are:
Extreme Mufflers (Part #6014-3535 180 Degree, Part #3615-3535)
Coast Fabrication (350x625x17-2sVRA)
Spintech (180 Degree, 1545P Super Stock Series)
B&B Performance (FRAC-0375-S, 180 Degree, with side outlet)
Flowmaster (Hushpower, Suitcase = Part 53545-USAC)

The Flowmaster “Suitcase” Part 53545-USAC is also the legal muffler for Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway, Petaluma Speedway, and Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway.

Ventura Raceway is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 West Harbor Blvd. in Ventura, California. Adult tickets are $25, Senior tickets (60 and older) are $15, Active Military tickets (ID Required) are #15, Student tickets (with ID) are $15, Kids tickets (7-12) are $10, and Children’s tickets (6 and under) are FREE. For more event information, visit the track’s website at www.venturaraceway.com or call 805.648.RACE.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series thanks Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Engler Machine & Tool, Extreme Mufflers, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Pyrotect Racing Cells, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, Saldana Racing Products, Weld Racing, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, email PR Director Lance Jennings at [email protected].

For more information on the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, visit www.usacracing.com or follow the series on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/USAC-CRA-Sprint-Car-Series/167535183297971) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/USAC_CRA). Mike Truex's Loudpedal Productions has DVDs available for purchase that feature the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. For more information, call 805.407.7229 or visit www.loudpedalvideo.com.
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AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS:
1-Damion Gardner-286, 2-Nic Faas-247, 3-Mike Spencer-228, 4 Matt Mitchell-195, 5-Brody Roa-152, 6-Cory Kruseman-150, 7-Gary Taylor-143, 8-Jake Swanson-141, 9-Cody Williams-139, 10-Richard Vander Weerd-120, 11-Austin Williams-113, 12-R.J. Johnson-108, 13-Logan Williams-104, 14-Cody Swanson-95, 15-Ronnie Gardner-90, ---Greg Alexander-90, 17-Josh Pelkey-79, 18-A.J. Bender-75, 19-J.J. Ercse-68, ---Seth Wilson-68.

2014 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE:
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
May 10: Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA (All Coast Challenge - Fred Thomson Tribute Race / $2,750-to-Win)
May 24: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Salute to Indy / $3,000-to-Win)
June 14: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
June 27: Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA ($2,750-to-Win)
June 28: Petaluma Speedway - Petaluma, CA ($2,750-to-Win)
July 4: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Firecracker 40 / $3,000-to-Win)
July 5: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA ($2,750-to-Win)
August 16: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (California Racers Hall of Fame Night)
August 30: Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic / California Sprint Week)
August 31: Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic / California Sprint Week)
September 4: Silver Dollar Speedway - Chico, CA (Gold Cup Race of Champions / California Sprint Week / $2,750-to-Win)
September 5: Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA (California Sprint Week / $2,750-to-Win)
September 6: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA (California Sprint Week / $2,750-to-Win)
September 13: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Glenn Howard Classic)
October 11: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA (Cotton Classic / $2,750-to-Win)
November 7: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
November 8: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals / $20,000-to-Win)
November 14: *Canyon Speedway - Peoria, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)
November 15: *Canyon Speedway - Peoria, AZ (Hall of Fame Classic)
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC National Sprints.
This schedule is subject to change.