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23rd
ANNUAL BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS THIS WEEK
AT PERRIS
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris, CA, November 5, 2018)
Facts on the
23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals at
Perris Auto Speedway
-EVENT:
23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
Presented by All Coast Construction
-WHERE: "The
Southern California Home of Major League
Sprint Car Racing," Perris Auto Speedway
on the SoCal Fair and Event Center (18700
Lake Perris Drive, Perris, CA 92571)
-TRACK:
1/2-mile clay oval.
-WHEN:
Thursday, November 8, Friday November 9
and Saturday November 10.
-PROGRAM:
Qualifying, heats, preliminary and A Mains
each night.
-PRACTICE:
Free for fans in the grandstands at 5:00
PM Wednesday, November 7. $2.00 pizza,
beer and soft drinks.
-WHO: The
Amsoil USAC National and CRA Sprint Cars.
-SANCTIONING
BODY: United States Auto Club (USAC)
-TIMES:
Spectator gates will open at 4:00 PM on
Thursday & Friday with racing at 7:00.
Gates will open and 3:00 PM Saturday with
racing at 7:00.
-PURSE:
$131,380.00. $5,000.00 to win and $500.00
to start the A mains on Thursday and
Friday. $25,000.00 to win and $1,000.00 to
start the A main on Saturday.
-GRAND
MARSHAL: Mike Grosswendt from All Coast
Construction
-TONY JONES
HARD CHARGER AWARD: To the driver who
passes the most cars in Saturday’s “A”
main event.
-RAY SCHEETZ
MECHANIC OF THE RACE AWARD: Named after
the legendary crew chief who had 10 sprint
car championships and 155 race wins.
-DEAN THOMPSON
HIGH POINTS AWARD: Named after the
National Sprint Car Hall of Famer. The
awards goes to the driver who accumulates
the most total points on the two
preliminary nights.
-BILL AND
EVELYN PRATT MAIN EVENTS: Named after
longtime car owners and officials Bill and
Evelyn Pratt. Thursday’s main will be the
“Bill Pratt Main Event” and Friday’s main
will be the “Evelyn Pratt Main Event.”
-TICKETS:
Advance tickets available by phone at
1-800-595-4849 or online at:
https://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7http://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7
There will be plenty of tickets available
for everyone at the ticket window all
three nights. We will not sell out.
-ENTRIES: As
this piece went to press 46 cars from
seven states have pre-entered (complete
list at the end of this release). A few
more, including Stevie Sussex, are
expected to enter when they get to the
track.
-DEFENDING
CHAMPION: Kevin Thomas Jr. from Cullman,
Alabama
-PAST
CHAMPIONS EXPECTED TO ENTER: Kevin Thomas
Jr, (2017), Damion Gardner (2009, 2011,
2016), Chris Windom (2010), Dave Darland
(2005, 2006, 2013), Bud Kaeding (2001,
2002, 2007). Complete list of past winners
below.
-AUTOGRAPH
SESSION: 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. Saturday on the
front straightaway.
-CAMPING ON
THE FAIRGROUNDS: $25.00 per night. No hook
ups. No reservations required.
-TRACK PHONE
NUMBER: (951) 940-0134
-TRACK
WEBSITE:
http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/index.html
-TRACK SOCIAL
MEDIA: Facebook: Perris Auto Speedway;
Twitter: perrisautospdwy; Instagram:
perrisautospeedway
2018 Budweiser
Oval Nationals Entries
Car # Driver
Residence Car Owner
2 Austin
Williams Yorba Linda, CA John Jory
4 Damion
Gardner Concord, CA Mark Alexander
4 Justin Grant
Ione, CA Topp Motorsports
4D TBA Gansen
Motorsports
4G Chris
Gansen Verdemont Heights, CA Gansen
Motorsports
5 Chris Windom
St. Louis, MO Baldwin Brothers
5 Tye Mihocko
Peoria, AZ Tye Mihocko
5M Max Adams
Loomis, CA Max Adams
5X Tommy
Malcolm Corona, CA Dino Napier
5X Logan
Williams Yorba Linda, CA John Jory
7BC Tyler
Courtney Fishers, IN Clauson/Marshall
8 Michael
Faccinto Hanford, CA Jim Richardson
10V Richard
Vander Weerd Visalia, CA Vander Weerd
Racing
12 Dave
Darland Lincoln, IN Robert Ballou
12 Joel
Rayborne West Covina, CA Rodney Rayborne
13 Dennis Gile
Mesa, AZ Gene Gile
15 Danny
Sheridan Santa Maria, CA Rick Johnson
16 Bud Kaeding
Campbell, CA MMR
19S Jason
McDougal Andrew Reinbold
19AZ Andrew
Reinbold
21 A.J. Bender
Ramona, CA Richard Bender
28 Matt
McCarthy Riverside, CA Matt MCCarthy
30 C.J. Leary
Greenfield, IN Chuck Leary
32 Chase
Stockon Fort Branch, IN Chase Stockon
34AZ Jake
Swanson Anaheim, CA Grau/Burkhart
39E Kyle
Edwards Fountain Valley, CA Gordon Edwards
42 Danny Faria
Jr. Tipton, CA Dwight Cheney
44 Cody
Williams Corona, CA John Jory
50 Charles
Davis Jr. Buckeye, AZ Charles Davis Jr.
51 Austin
Ervine Bakersfield, CA James Ervine
52 Isaac
Chappell Wilkinson, IN Isaac Chappell
55 Tony
Everhart El Cajon, CA Tony Everhart
68 Chase
Johnson Penngrove, CA Shawn Thomas
69 Kevin
Thomas Jr. Cullman, AL Dynamics, Inc.
72 Gary
Marshall Jr. Pomona, CA Gary Marshall Sr.
& Jr.
77 Thomas
Meseraull San Jose, CA Bill Michael
74X Josh
Hodges Tijeras, NM Jack Hodges
83 Austin
Liggett Tracy, CA Tim Liggett
88V Jace
Vander Weerd Visalia, CA Vander Weerd
Racing
90 Randy
Waitman Ramona, CA Randy Waitman
91R Brody Roa
Garden Grove, CA BR Performance
92 R.J.
Johnson Laveen, AZ Tom & Lauri Sertich
92X TBA Tom &
Lauri Sertich
98 Verne
Sweeney Lomita, CA Ken Tracy
98 Jeremy
Ellertson Lawndale, CA Jeremy Ellertson
99 Brady Bacon
Broken Arrow, OK Bacon/Marshall
Oval Nationals
Champions
1996 Jimmy
Sills
1997 Rip
Williams
1998 Rodney
Argo
1999 Rickie
Gaunt
2000 Tony
Jones
2001 Bud
Kaeding
2002 Bud
Kaeding
2003 Cory
Kruseman
2004 Cory
Kruseman
2005 Dave
Darland
2006 Dave
Darland
2007 Bud
Kaeding
2008 Jesse
Hockett
2009 Damion
Gardner
2010 Chris
Windom
2011 Damion
Gardner
2012 Mike
Spencer
2013 Dave
Darland
2014 Robert
Ballou
2015 Bryan
Clauson
2016 Damion
Gardner
2017 Kevin
Thomas Jr.
Advance
tickets for all the 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.
Camping for
the Oval Nationals will begin on Monday.
The price to camp is $25.00 per night.
There are no hook-ups.
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.
To keep up
with all the latest Perris Auto Speedway
news, photos, gossip and receive special
offers, please use the following links:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl
Twitter:
Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter.
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/
Website:
http://perrisautospeedway.com/
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
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
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