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FACTS
ON THE 24TH ANNUAL BUDWEISER OVAL
NATIONALS
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris, CA,
November 4, 2019)
Facts on the
24th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals at
Perris Auto Speedway
EVENT: 24th 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 7, Friday November 8 and Saturday
November 9. PROGRAM: Qualifying,
heats, preliminary and A Mains each night.
PRACTICE: Free for fans in the
grandstands at 5:00 PM Wednesday, November
6. $2.00 pizza, beer and soft drinks.
WHO: The Amsoil USAC National & CRA Sprint
Cars and the Sands Chevrolet USAC
Southwest Sprint Cars. SANCTIONING
BODY: United States Auto Club (USAC)
TIMES: Spectator gates will open at 5:00
PM on Thursday & Friday with racing at
7:00. Gates will open and 4:00 PM Saturday
with racing at 7:10. PURSE:
$93,820.00. $5,000.00 to win and $500.00
to start the A mains on Thursday and
Friday. $7,500.00 to win and $1,000.00 to
start the A main on Saturday. GRAND
MARSHAL: Moose Racing Owners Tom and Lauri
Sertich 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: www.tix.com.
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 42
cars from nine states have pre-entered
(complete entry list below). DEFENDING
CHAMPION: Kevin Thomas Jr. from Cullman,
Alabama PAST CHAMPIONS EXPECTED TO
ENTER: Kevin Thomas Jr, (2017, 2018),
Damion Gardner (2009, 2011, 2016), Chris
Windom (2010) and Bud Kaeding (2001, 2002,
2007). Complete list of past winners
below. AUTOGRAPH SESSION: 4:00 – 5:00
P.M. Saturday on the front straightaway.
CAMPING ON THE FAIRGROUNDS: $25.00 per
night. Campgrounds opens at noon on
Wednesday, November 6. 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
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Driver Residence Owner
0 Bud
Kaeding Campbell, CA Morrison Williams
4 Damion Gardner Concord, CA Mark
Alexander
4 Justin Grant Ion, CA
Topp Motorsports
4G Chris Gansen
Verdemont Heights, CA Dennis and Christol
Gansen
5 Tye Mihocko Peoria, AZ
Tye Mihocko
5G Chris Windom Canton,
IL Parralax Group/Goacher Racing
5X
Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA Dino Napier
7BC Tyler Courtney Indianapolis, IN
Clauson Marshall/Newman Rcg.
7G
Donnie Gansen San Bernardino, CA Dennis
and Christol Gansen
10 Richard
Vander Weerd Visalia, CA Ron Vander Weerd
12 Stevie Sussex Tempe, AZ ABC Body
Shop
12B Joel Rayborne West Covina,
CA Rodney Rayborne
13G Dennis Gile
Phoenix, AZ Gene Gile
13M Thomas
Meseraull Waveland, IN Gene Gile
15
Chris Bonneau Peoria, AZ Chris Bonneau
16 Mike Martin Yuma, AZ Mike Martin
19 Kevin Thomas Jr. Cullman, AL
Hayward Thomas Motorsports
19 Logan
Seavey Sutter, CA Andy Reinbold
19AZ C.J. Leary Greenfield, IN Andy
Reinbold
19S Hunter Schuerenberg
Sikeston, MO Andy Reinbold
28M Matt
McCarthy Riverside, CA John McCarthy
32 Chase Stockon Fort Branch, IN Chase
Stockon
34 Jake Swanson Anaheim, CA
John Grau/Mike Burkhart
42 Brody
Roa Garden Grove, CA Dwight Cheney
42X Jason McDougal Tulsa, OK Dwight Cheney
44 Cody Williams Norco, CA Cody
Williams
44 Jake Helsel Monroe, WA
Tony Helsel
50 Charles Davis Jr.
Buckeye, AZ Charles Davis Jr.
51
R.J. Johnson Laveen, AZ Rickey Johnson
51T Eddie Tafoya Jr. Chino Hills, CA
Eddie Tafoya Sr.
57 Steve Hix
Ventura, CA Steve Hix
68 Chase
Johnson Penngrove, CA Shawn Thomas
69 Brady Bacon Broken Arrow, OK Hoffman
Auto Racing
69 Randy Waitman
Ramona, CA Randy Waitman
73T Max
Adams Loomis, CA Josh Ford Motorsports
74X Josh Hodges Albuquerque, NM Hodges
Motorsports
83 Austin Liggett
Tracy, CA Tim Liggett
88 Jace
Vander Weerd Visalia, CA Ron Vander Weerd
91R Brody Roa Garden Grove, CA BR
Performance
92 Austin Williams
Corona, CA Tom and Lauri Sertich
98
Verne Sweeney Lomita, CA Ken Tracy
98X Jeremy Ellertson Lawndale, CA Jeremy
Ellertson
Oval Nationals Winners
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. 2018 – Kevin Thomas
Jr.
Perris Auto Speedway is
conveniently located on the SoCal 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, 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.
Perris Auto
Speedway wants to thank its corporate
partners for the 2019 season. All Coast
Construction, Austin Hutchinson Realtor,
Battery Systems, Brass and Bass Firearms &
Fishing Supplies, Budweiser, Bud’s Tire
Pro, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris,
Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat &
RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof
Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, HD Industries,
Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, K2
Displays, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick
Your Part, Luke’s Transmission,
Pepsi-Cola, Pole Position, PrintItNow.com,
Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rugged Radios,
Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race
Fuels, Sunstate Equipment, Trench Shoring,
Upland Rock, Varner Construction, VIA RV
Service 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:
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Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/
Video and DVD productions of all
racing sprint cars 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.
DVD’s of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing
and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are
available from Fourvideos. For more
information call (714) 225-9500.
racesatthepas@aol.com is the only
authorized Internet address to issue
official media news released from The
Perris Auto Speedway or Oval
Entertainment.
2019 Perris Auto
Speedway Schedule
November 6th
Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All
Coast Construction Practice Session
November 7th Budweiser Oval Nationals
Presented by All Coast Construction USAC
National, CRA and Southwest Sprint Cars
November 8th Budweiser Oval Nationals
Presented by All Coast Construction USAC
National, CRA and Southwest Sprint Cars
November 9th Budweiser Oval Nationals
Presented by All Coast Construction USAC
National, CRA and Southwest Sprint Cars
November 16th “Champions Night”
PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks,
American Factory Stocks and PAS Modifieds
*** Schedule Subject to Change |
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