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FINAL
SPRINT CAR TUNE-UP FOR OVAL NATIONALS THIS
SATURDAY!
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris, CA, October 16, 2018)
Perris Auto Speedway will hold
the final dress rehearsal for November’s
Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All
Coast Construction this Saturday night,
October 20th. Saturday’s program will
feature the Amsoil USAC Sprint Cars along
with The PAS Senior and Young Gun Sprints.
Spectator gates will open at 5:00 P.M. and
the first race will be at 7:00.
“This is
always a very special race on the
schedule,” promoter Don Kazarian said on
Monday. “While some teams will come out
and rent the track before the Oval
Nationals, this will be everyone’s final
tune-up under race conditions at The PAS
before the big race. It is the last
full-dress rehearsal before all our local
guys battle with the USAC National stars
in November. The meeting at the Oval
Nationals for the two series is kind of
like the Dodgers squaring off against the
Yankees at the World Series.”
One driver
coming out from the Midwest to get some
extra practice at The PAS this week is
USAC National Series star Justin Grant.
The Ione, California native, who happens
to be the son in law of National Sprint
Car Hall of Famer Bubby Jones who helped
design The PAS, is flying in from his
Indiana base to drive for Arizona car
owner Andrew Reinbold. The last time the
two teamed up at The PAS was on June 23rd,
Grant had a great main event battle with
track kingpin Damion Gardner to win the
30-lap main event. The 27-year-old is
currently ranked eighth in USAC National
Sprint Car points, 5th in the National
Midgets and he finished second overall in
the USAC Silver Crown Series this year.
Justin Grant
won the last time he was at The PAS on
June 23. Please give photo credit to Doug
Allen.
Another entry
for Saturday who is not a stranger to The
PAS is Austin Liggett. Last weekend, the
21-year-old from Tracy, California sewed
up the championship in the USAC West Coast
Sprint Car Series.
In addition to
the visiting drivers, the battle between
Brody Roa and Damion Gardner for the
USAC/CRA championship will continue
Saturday. The two have fought hard all
season long for the title and counting
Saturday’s race, they will have six rounds
to decide it. When the series last visited
The PAS on September 22nd, Roa, who lives
in Garden Grove, led Concord’s Gardner by
51-points. However, in the last three
races, six-time champion Gardner has
chopped that disadvantage down to
30-points.
“The
Roa/Gardner battle for the title has
produced some great racing all season
long,” Kazarian said. “It is a perfect
example of old school, hardball sprint car
racing at its finest. They have not backed
off and with only six races to go, it is
getting very critical for each of them to
not make a mistake. The intensity in the
battle for the title between them has been
amazing. Fans are coming out just to watch
those two alone. It has been that good.”
Damion
Gardner, inside,and Brody Roa will
continue their battle for the 2018
USAC/CRA championship Saturday. Please
give photo credit to Doug Allen.
In addition to
the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, The PAS Senior
and Young Gun Sprints will also be in
action on Saturday. Apple Valley’s John
Aden has won every single Senior main
event this year and leads defending
champion Richard McCormick of Canyon
Country by 19-points. In the Young Gun
Series, the title has already been decided
as Eddie Tafoya Jr. of Chino Hills has a
238-point advantage over second-place
Amanda Roberson of Ramona.
Tickets for
Saturday’s race are priced at $25.00 for
adults. Seniors 65 and over get in for
$20.00. For active military with proper
id, teens 13-18 with their school id and
kids 6-12, it is just $5.00. Children 5
and under are free. Parking on the
fairgrounds is $8.00.
Advance
tickets for all PAS events, including
Saturday’s race and the November 8th, 9th
and 10th 23rd Annual Budweiser Oval
Nationals presented by All Coast
Construction, are available 24 hours a day
online at
https://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7
or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For fans who
do not want to buy advance tickets, there
will be plenty available for everyone at
the ticket window each race night.
USAC/CRA
Points
1. Brody Roa –
Garden Grove, CA – 1,292
2. Damion
Gardner – Concord, CA – 1,262
3. Auston
Williams – Yorba Linda, CA – 1,108
4. Cody
Williams – Corona, CA – 1,012
5. Jake
Swanson – Anaheim, CA - 947
PAS Senior
Sprint Cars
1. John Aden –
Apple Valley, CA – 318
2. Richard
McCormick – Canyon Country, CA – 299
3. Ed Schwarz
– Santa Fe Springs, CA – 265
4. Rick
Hendrix – Palmdale, CA - 263
5.Tyler
Hatzikian – El Segundo, CA - 191
PAS Young Gun
Sprint Cars
1. Eddie
Tafoya Jr. – Chino Hills, CA – 311
2. Amanda
Roberson – Ramona, CA – 173
3. Austin
Brundage – Apple Valley, CA – 155
4. Ricky Lewis
– Oxnard, CA – 115
4. Tyler Most
– Peoria, AZ - 115
Perris Auto
Speedway wants to thank its corporate
partners for the 2017 season. All Coast
Construction, Amsoil, Austin Hutchinson
Realtor, Battery Systems, Brass and Bass
Firearms & Fishing Supplies, Budweiser,
Bud’s Tire Pro, Center Point Church,
Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Country
Values Magazine, Daytona Boat & RV
Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft,
Edelbrock, Flowdynamics, Full Throttle
Scissor Lift Rental, Green Sheet, Greg
Smith Equipment, Harley’s Custom Cycles,
HD Industries, Hoosier Tires, Indiana
Truck Salvage, K2 Displays, K&N
Engineering, Living Water’s Hospice,
Luke’s Transmission, Moreno Valley
Magazine of Values, Paul Oil Company,
Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Pole
Position, Precision Engine of Temecula,
PrintItNow.com, Shaver Specialties, Square
H, Sunstate Equipment, Swedish Speed,
Trench Shoring, Valley News and Vista
Paint.
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Video and DVD
productions of all racing events at Perris
Auto Speedway are available from Loudpedal
Productions. For more information on these
productions you can contact them by
calling (805) 844-3854, E-mailing
mailto:trtruex@gmail.com or you can visit
the website LoudPedal Productions
Perris Auto
Speedway is conveniently located on the So
Cal Fair and Event Center (home of
October’s Southern California Fair),
approximately one hour east of Los Angeles
and one hour North of San Diego. To get to
the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on
the Ramona Expressway and go three miles
east to the fairgrounds. For directions on
MapQuest, the address to enter is: 18700
Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is
92571.
racesatthepas@aol.com is the only
authorized Internet address to issue
official media news released from The
Perris Auto Speedway or Oval
Entertainment.
2018 Perris
Auto Speedway
October 20th
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint
Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars
October 27th
PASSCAR "Champions Night” - Street Stocks,
Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and Modifieds
November 7th
Oval Nationals Practice
November 8th
23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
“Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC
National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
November 9th
23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
“Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC
National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
November 10th
23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
“Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC
National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
NOTE; THIS
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