KYLE MORRIS WINS $1000.00 PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY IMCA MODIFIED MAIN By Scott Daloisio (Perris, CA, May 29, 2022) Ramona, California’s Kyle Morris took the lead on lap nine and led the remaining 11-circuits to claim the $1,000.00 to win IMCA Modified main event on Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway’s “Salute to Indy.” April winner Matt Hicks of Santee, California, and Apple Valley, California’s Randy Thornell rounded out the top three. Kyle Morris picked up $1,000.00 for winning the IMCA Modified main event at Perris Auto Speedway last Saturday, Kenny Lonngren photo. When the Steve Russell green flag opened the 20-lapper, New River, Arizona driver Brenda Kirby raced into the lead ahead of Lake Elsinore, California’s Anthony Merritt. In a great photo opportunity coming off turn two on the opener, Morris came out on top of a five abreast battle for third. Morris and Hicks upped their positions to second and third when they passed Merritt in turn one on the second lap. Just prior to a yellow flag on lap three, Hicks shot by Morris for second and set his sights on Kirby. However, Hicks spun coming off turn four on the fourth circuit. Miraculously, the entire field avoided his stopped car and he was able to restart at the rear of the field. When action resumed, Kirby was at the point with Morris, Brandon James of Yucaipa, California, local Justin Dunn of Riverside, and Nipomo, California’s Trevor Fitz third through fifth. Morris was close to Kirby, but two times he was grabbed by the turn one cushion. Not far behind the lead duo, James and Dunn were staging a great battle for third when another photo op. presented itself in turn two when they were joined by Fitz and Thornell in a four-abreast formation. Morris slid Kirby for the lead on the sixth lap, but moments later, Fontana, California’s Dale Sauter stopped in turn one. That proved to make Morris’s tenure at the point a short one as they went back to the last completed lap and Kirby was put back into the lead for the restart. On the same yellow, Dunn’s night ended as his #14J puffed heavy smoke and coasted back to the pits. Once the race commenced again, Kirby was back in the lead until Morris shot by going into turn one on lap nine. Moments later, Fitz, who won the main the previous week at Ventura, also caught up to Kirby. They became involved in a hard, but clean side-by-side battle for the runner-up position for three laps before Kirby fought him off. By the end of the 12th lap, Morris had steered the Bryan’s Racing Enterprises/DSP Productions/Niemi Motorsports/Team Friday/GST #93 to a half straightaway lead. However, a yellow flag slowed the field by the end of the lap and put Kirby, Fitz, Thornell, and Hicks back on his rear bumper for a restart. The crowd got its money’s worth again on the restart when Morris, Kirby, and Fitz went three abreast coming off turn two for the lead. Morris had the edge again by the time they entered turn three. Kirby and Fitz renewed their battle for second which continued until Fitz slid to a stop in turn four and brought out the final yellow of the race with five laps to go. In a rerun, Morris took off on the restart and pulled to a comfortable advantage. Hicks and Thornell got past Kirby for second and third, but they had no hopes of catching Morris who waved to the crowd as he raced under the final checkered flag on the blustery night. Hicks, Thornell, Kirby, and James rounded out the top five. “You need to have interviews with me more often about how much I don’t win because obviously, it’s good luck,” the happy winner, who was resplendent in red suspenders, joked to infield announcer Chris Holt. “Every time I saw a car down there (running on the bottom) I was holding my breath. It has been so long since I have been up here, I tried to keep that out of my mind.” In the companion PAS Senior Sprint Car main, Ed Schwarz of Santa Fe Springs, California took the lead from Seligman, Arizona’s Richard McCormick in the second half of the race for his initial win of 2022. Schwarz placed second with Palmdale, California’s Rick Hendrix third. Tyler Hatzikian of Murrieta, California and defending series champion Dale Gamer of Anaheim were fourth and fifth. Stevie Rogers of Apple Valley, California won the PAS Young Guns main. The IMCA Modifieds, PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints will be back at Perris Auto Speedway along with the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars on June 25th for the first annual “Bubby Jones/Ray Sheetz Memorial.” IMCA Modified 20-Lap Main Event (with starting positions) 1. Kyle Morris, Ramona, CA – 6th 2. Matthew Hicks, Santee, CA – 8th 3. Randy Thornell, Appl Valley, CA – 13th 4. Brenda Kirby, New River, AZ – 2nd 5. Brandon James, Yucaipa, CA – 3rd 6. Tony Kincade, Pahrump, NV – 7th 7. Andy Papp, Guatay, CA – 9th 8. Dustin Stanley, Lakeside, CA – 5th 9. Trevor Fitz, Nipomo, CA – 10th 10. Braydon Gladd, Las Vegas, NV – 11th 11. Dale Sauter, Fontana, CA – 11th 12. Anthony Merritt, Lake Elsinore, CA – 1st 13. Justin Dunn, Riverside, CA – 12th DNS Blake Thornell, Apple Valley, CA PAS Senior Sprint Car 20-Lap Main Event (with starting positions) 1. Ed Schwarz, Santa Fe Springs, CA – 2nd 2. Richard McCormick, Seligman, AZ – 3rd 3. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, CA – 4th 4. Tyler Hatzikian, Murrieta, CA – 1st 5. Dale Hamer, Anaheim, CA – 5th 6. Greg Badgwell. Yorba Linda, CA – 6th 7. Mark Suchy, Tustin, CA – 7th DNS Jaime Taynor, Ramona, CA PAS Young Gun Sprint Cars (with starting position) 1. Stevie Rogers, Apple Valley, CA – 1st Advance tickets for all Perris Auto Speedway events, including this Saturday, are on sale now. Fans can order the tickets online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to purchase tickets in advance, there will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the gate each race night. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. Take the 215 Freeway. Exit at the Ramona Expressway and go east for three miles. The fairgrounds will be on your right. 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 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. Perris Auto Speedway 2022 Schedule June 4th PASSCAR SERIES - SUPER STOCKS, STREET STOCKS/IMCA STOCK CARS, AMERICAN FACTORY STOCKS AND IMCA SPORT COMPACTS June 11th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION IV DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS June 25th “BUBBY JONES / RAY SHEETZ MEMORIAL” AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINT CARS AND IMCA MODIFIEDS. PLUS “POWER OF PURPLE NIGHT” BENEFITING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE RIVERSIDE COUNTY EAST July 2nd FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V - DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS. PLUS “POWER OF PURPLE NIGHT” BENEFITING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE RIVERSIDE COUNTY EAST August 13th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VI DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS August 20th “CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT" AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINT CARS AND IMCA MODIFIEDS AND WRA VINTAGE CARS ON DISPLAY. PLUS “POWER OF PURPLE NIGHT” BENEFITING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE RIVERSIDE COUNTY EAST August 27th PASSCAR SERIES - SUPER STOCKS, STREET STOCKS/IMCA STOCK CARS, AMERICAN FACTORY STOCKS AND IMCA SPORT COMPACTS September 3rd LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VII DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS September 10th PASSCAR SERIES - SUPER STOCKS, STREET STOCKS/IMCA STOCK CARS, AMERICAN FACTORY STOCKS AND IMCA SPORT COMPACTS. (Note; No IMCA Points will be awarded for this event due to the IMCA Super Nationals running on this weekend. PASSCAR points will be awarded for this event). September 17th "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINT CARS, IMCA MODIFIEDS AND Lucas Oil POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS. PLUS “POWER OF PURPLE NIGHT” BENEFITING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE RIVERSIDE COUNTY EAST September 24th PASSCAR SERIES - SUPER STOCKS, STREET STOCKS/IMCA STOCK CARS, AMERICAN FACTORY STOCKS AND IMCA SPORT COMPACTS October 1st AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINT CARS AND IMCA MODIFIEDS October 15th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VIII DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS October 22nd PASSCAR “CHAMPION’S NIGHT” SUPER STOCKS, STREET STOCKS/IMCA STOCK CARS, AMERICAN FACTORY STOCKS, PAS MODIFIEDS AND PAS SPORT COMPACTS November 2nd 26TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS - Practice Night November 3rd 26TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS - AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL AND AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS November 4th 26TH Annual HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH BUDWEISER Oval NATIONALS - AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL AND AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS November 5th 26TH Annual HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH BUDWEISEROVAL NATIONALS - AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL AND AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS November 12th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION IX DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.