NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION STAR JESSE GORDON MAKES PASSCAR SUPER STOCK DEBUT SATURDAY AT PERRIS By Scott Daloisio (Perris, CA, July 20, 2021) When LKQ Pick Your Part Presents Night of Destruction at Perris Auto Speedway, there is no mistaking that Jesse Gordon and his Batmobileol.com Figure 8 car are the fan’s favorite. Those fans can start getting a double dose of Gordon this Saturday night, July 24th, when he expands his racing endeavors by joining the ranks of the PASSCAR Super Stock Series. Spectator gates to see Gordon’s Super Stock debut will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Be sure to bring all the neighborhood kids to meet Gordon and the other track stars at the on-track autograph session and candy giveaway at intermission. Gordon has been absent at the last couple Nights of Destruction and that has caused some concern among his legion of fans. However, he had a happy reason and a gloomy reason for being out of the driver's seat. The happy reason is he married his girlfriend Aubree in early June. The woeful reason is just before getting hitched, he had surgery to remove a kidney stone. He is now a very happy married man and has recovered from the surgery. To make things even sweeter, he was offered a ride in a brand-new Super Stock Car to race at the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval. The car is owned by 2017 track Super Stock champion Andy Moreton. “I have always been good friends with Andy Moreton down through the years,” Gordon said from his Beaumont, California home on Monday night. “I raced for him previously in Modifieds back in 2013 at the Orange Show (for a year when it was dirt) and at Victorville. He is building a new car and he is getting up there in age. He feels like he may not be able to handle Perris as much. He wants me to race for him, so I have kind of been working with him on his car and helping him out. That is how it happened.” For the last five years Gordon, who is a respiratory therapist at Kaiser Permanente-Riverside Medical Center, has concentrated on the rough and tumble world of Night of Destruction and Figure 8 racing. To say the least he has done well. His first night racing in a Figure 8 was the season opener at Perris in 2017. He arrived late due to work and had to start at the back all night long. But when the final checkered flag flew, he finished second. From that night through the end of the 2019 season, he won three straight Figure 8 championships (2017, 2018, 2019), the 2017 Iron Man and the 2019 Figure 8 Trailer race titles. That gave him five championships in four seasons at Perris. However, it all began racing on the ovals. Jesse Gordon in his famous Batmobile Figure 8 car. Doug Allen photo. “I started in Street Stocks and within the next year I was into Sport Modifieds and then IMCA Modifieds,” the affable driver said. “I actually raced an IMCA Modified at Perris in 2016. It has not been that long.” Not only will it be the first night for Gordon to be in a Super Stock, but it will also be the first time for the car on the track as it is brand new. That can sometimes be problematic shaking the car down on a race night, but Gordon has high hopes. “My expectations are not to have any new car blues,” he stated. “Hopefully – let's be optimistic – end up with a top five. Lets start low. I have not tested it yet. It has been run around the yard at his house (Moreton), but I have not actually been on a track and tested it. We will shake it down in hot laps. Hopefully sooner, but that is probably where we will end up doing it.” Night of Destruction fans need not fret as the healed Gordon and his Batmobile car are revved up and ready to return to Night of Destruction. Heading into Saturday night’s race, Riverside’s Tyson Talkington is the leader in the Super Stock Point standings. Brandon Kelly of Moreno Valley sits in first place in the Street Stocks and three time defending champion Cameron Veatch of Temecula is the leader in the American Factory Stocks. Buena Park veteran Billy Griffin, the 2013 PAS Modified champion, leads the way in the IMCA Modifieds. Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $20.00. Kids aged 6-12 get in for $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. There will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the track ticket window on Saturday. This event will not sell out. For those who wish to purchase online tickets for Saturday or any other 2021 Perris Auto Speedway race, please visit tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. The fairgrounds charges $10.00 for parking. PASSCAR Super Stock Point Standings 1. Tyson Talkington – Riverside, CA – 94 2. David Lord – Hemet, CA – 91 3. Ron Bartels – Marina Del Rey, CA – 89 4. Billy Griffin – Buena Park, CA – 85 5. Dennis Wooldridge – Riverside, CA – 79 PASSCAR Street Stock Point Standings 1. Brandon Kelly – Moreno Valley, CA – 100 2. Curtis Dietzsch – Riverside, CA - 92 3. James Altman Jr. – Lake Elsinore, CA - 91 4. Doug Kelly – Moreno Valley, CA – 88 5. Stefan Davies – Murrieta, CA – 80 PASSCAR American Factory Stocks 1. Cameron Veatch – Temecula, CA – 104 2. Mike Burks – Nuevo, CA – 84 3. Jason Cook – Hemet, CA – 82 4. Swede Ogren – Anza, CA – 80 5. Lanny Savage – Fontana, CA - 68 PAS/IMCA Modified Point Standings 1. Billy Griffin – Buena Park, CA – 179 2. Tom Smith – Norco, CA – 169 3. Justin Dunn – Riverside, CA – 163 4. Carla Laney – Torrance, CA – 159 5. Chuck Becker – Yucaipa, CA - 154 Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below. 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/ 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 online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571. Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners. 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For more information call (714) 225-9500. mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment. 2021 EVENT SCHEDULE July 24th - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds July 31st - LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION IV - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers August 14th - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds August 21st - CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT" AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints August 28th - LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V – Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers September 11th - LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VI - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers September 18th - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds September 25th - "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints October 2nd - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds October 16th - PASSCAR SERIES – “FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT” Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds October 23rd - AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints October 30th - LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VII - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers November 3rd - 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION - Practice Night November 4th - 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH ANNUAL OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 5th - 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 6th - 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 13th - PASSCAR “CHAMPION’S NIGHT” - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks, IMCA NOTE: SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE COVID 19 LEVELS AND MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED REOPENING.