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JESSE GORDON AND THE BAT MOBILE RETURN
FOR SATURDAY’S NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION
By Scott Daloisio
(Perris, CA,
July 28, 2021)
For the first time in three months, Jesse
Gordon and his popular Batmobile car will
return to Figure 8 racing when LKQ Pick
Your Part Presents Night of Destruction
this Saturday night, July 31st, at Perris
Auto Speedway. The popular driver has not
raced in a Night of Destruction since May
1st due to surgery for a kidney stone.
The last time Gordon took to the
tricky Figure 8 track located in the
infield of the famous Riverside County
half-mile clay oval, was the first Night
of Destruction of the year. On that
evening, he kicked off his 2021 racing
campaign with a victory in the main event.
Since then, his only other time in a
racecar was last Saturday when he was on
hand to drive a brand new PASSCAR Super
Stock. Gordon and crew arrived late, but
they unloaded and got ready for the night
of racing. Officials gave the veteran
racer a few laps of practice to shake the
car down and it was fast, but on the
second or third lap, it snapped the
driveshaft ending his night.
“It
will be great to have Jesse Gordon back in
his Batmobile car at Saturday’s Night of
Destruction,” promoter Don Kazarian said.
“People have been contacting us wondering
where he has been. They have really missed
him while he has been out. Especially the
kids. They love his car and when they meet
him at the on-track autograph sessions
before the races, they get to learn what a
nice guy he is. On top of everything else,
he is a great competitor who gives 100%
every time he is on the track. It is going
to be fun for everyone when he renews his
rivalry with Earl Cox this Saturday night.
We expect to see them put on a great show
like they always do.”
Gordon, who
is a respiratory therapist at Kaiser
Permanente in Riverside, started racing in
the Figure 8 class in 2017. He won the
championship that year and followed it
with wins in 2018 and 2019. Of course
there was no champion in 2020 as the
season was canceled after one race. This
year will see a different champion for the
first time since 2016 when Clint Keenan
won the title. In 2015, the first year the
track kept Figure 8 points, second
generation star Earl Cox claimed the
crown.
Going into this week’s
race, Cox, who lives in Norco, sits on top
of the points heap in the Figure 8 class
with a total of 177. Riverside’s Roger
Storey and Cox’s brother, Kevin, who lives
in Foothill Ranch, are tied for second
21-points behind the leader. The “Doctor
of Love,” Anthony Guisa of Norwalk, and
Brian Kedzior, who calls Rancho Cucamonga
home, round out the top five.
Of
course it would not be Night of
Destruction without the zany Double
Deckers. Since Kazarian introduced the
class in 2019, they have become the crowd
favorite. The Double Deckers are just what
the name implies. One car stacked on top
of the other. The driver in the bottom car
controls the throttle and brake pedals.
The driver in the top car steers. Last
month the father and son team of Chris and
Eric Evans raced the strange looking
machines for the first time, and they
smoked the competition much to the delight
of the crowd. They will be back on
Saturday trying to make it two in a row.
In addition to the Figure 8s and
Double Deckers, there will be exciting
Mini Stock, Demo Cross, and Trailer Figure
8 races to entertain the crowd. Before the
races from 5:15 to 5:45, there will be an
on-track autograph session where the
drivers will not only sign autographs, but
they will also pass out free candy to all
the kids in attendance.
“For
anybody who has never been to Night of
Destruction, it is a fast-paced fun show,”
Kazarian mused. “It is normally just a
little over two hours long and is packed
with exciting racing and some crazy
crashes. It is only $5.00 for kids 6-12.
Where else can you entertain your kids for
two straight hours and see them smile all
night long for just $5.00? Kids five and
under get in for free.”
Gates will
open at 5:00 p.m. for Saturday’s show and
the previously mentioned autograph/session
candy giveaway will be 30-minutes long
from 5:15 to 5:45. The first race will
take the green flag at 7:00. There will
be plenty of tickets for everyone at the
front gate. This event will not sellout.
Adult tickets for Night of
Destruction are $20.00. Kids 6-12 get in
for just $5.00 and children 5 and under
are free. The fairgrounds charges $10.00
for parking.
Advance tickets for
Saturday and the remainder of the 2021
schedule are available at www.tix.com
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. Ahern Equipment Rentals, All
Coast Construction, Anderson Chevrolet,
Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire Pro, Chris’
Hauling, City of Perris, Communication
Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed
Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft,
Flowdynamics, HD Industries,
Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires,
Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice,
LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission,
Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance
Online, Pole Position, PrintItNow.com,
Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rugged Radios,
Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race
Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner
Construction and Vista Paint.
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.
DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing
and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are
available from Fourvideos. 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 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 and RUSH Western
Sprint Car Series
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, and
RUSH Western Sprint Cars
September
25th - "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" AMSOIL
USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints,
and RUSH Western Sprint Car Series
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,
and RUSH Western Sprint Car Series
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 Modifieds and RUSH Western
Sprint Car Series
November 20th -
LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION VIII - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double
Deckers
NOTE: SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT
TO CHANGE DUE COVID 19 LEVELS AND
MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED REOPENING. |
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