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MORE
THAN $10,000.00 EXTRA ADDED TO SATURDAY’S
USAC/CRA PURSE
By Scott Daloisio
(Perris, CA, August 16, 2022)
This Saturday night, August 20th, when the
USAC/CRA Sprint Car drivers return to
Perris Auto Speedway for the first time in
eight weeks, they will have a lot of extra
reasons to be there. To be precise, more
than 10,000 extra reasons as the fans and
friends of the sport have chipped in and
added nearly $12,000.00 extra on top of
the regular purse for the California
Racer’s Hall of Fame Night. Spectator
gates for the show will open at 5:00 and
racing will begin at 6:00.
Defending California Racer's Hall of Fame
Night champion Brody Roa. Kenny Lonngren
photo.
The California Racer’s Hall
of Fame Night is one that keeps the fans
on the edges of their seats and the
drivers sawing on their steering wheels
all night long. It starts in qualifying
where the driver who turns the fastest lap
will receive the $1000.00 Billy Wilkerson
Fast Time Award. If by chance that driver
breaks Nic Faas’ existing track record of
15.833, he will receive an extra $400.00
from the Woodland’s Auto Display.
Following qualifying, one of the track’s
most popular races of the year will hit
the famous Riverside County half-mile clay
oval, the Plastic Express Junior
Kurtz/Bill Simpson Trophy Dash. This is
not your grandpa’s yawner three-lap trophy
dash for a plastic trophy. This one is
done Speedway Motorcycle style. The four
fastest qualifiers will contest four
three-lap races. Each driver will begin in
each starting position one time. The
winner of each three lapper will receive
three points. Second place will get two
points, third will get a single point and
fourth gets a zero. At the end of the
final three lapper, the points from all
four races will be tabulated and the
driver with the highest total will receive
$2,000.00! Second highest will receive
$1,000.00. The third place finisher will
pocket $600.00 and fourth will take home
$400.00. In addition, there will be a
mystery award of $200.00. That will go to
one of the four drivers via a random draw.
“We want to thank all the
supporters who generously donated to this
Saturday’s race,” promoter Don Kazarian
said on Tuesday. “Every year they step up
and put extra dollars into the purse. This
year they have added more than $12,000.00
on top of the regular prize money for the
show. That is amazing. We also must thank
Chris Holt for managing all of this. He
has been with us since day one in 1996 and
when it comes to this race, he oversees
all the donations and makes everything
work without a hitch.”
“There is
extra money available throughout the
program for the sprint cars,” Kazarian
continued. “Every lap in the main event
pays a minimum of $100.00 to the leader.
There are several laps that pay more
including two laps that pay $400.00 to
lead, two that pay $500, and one that pays
$700.00. In addition, the driver with the
best passing job in the main event will
receive a $500.00 bonus. If a driver were
to sweep the show, between the regular
purse and all the bonuses, he would take
home over $12,000.00.”
Going into
Saturday’s race, Garden Grove,
California’s Brody Roa has won the series'
last two races (Perris on June 25 and
Santa Maria on August 6th) in a row. In
addition, he took the lead with two laps
to go and won last year’s California
Racer’s Hall of Fame Night. Roa will be
challenged by nine-time series champion
and archrival Damion Gardner of Concord,
Yorba Linda’s Matt Mitchell, Austin
Williams of Corona, Eddie Tafoya Jr. of
Chino Hills, Norco’s Cody Williams,
teammates Logan Williams of Yorba Linda &
Matt McCarthy of Riverside, Corona’s Tommy
“Thunder” Malcolm, and Arizonian’s Charles
Davis Jr., R.J. Johnson, and others.
As well as the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars,
the IMCA Modifieds, PAS Senior, and Young
Guns Sprint Cars will be racing. 2007
track modified champion Randy Thornell of
Apple Valley brings a 15-point lead over
Riverside’s Justin Dunn into Saturday’s
race. Brandon James of Yucaipa is one
point behind Dunn in third. Andy Papp of
Guatay is fourth and Matt Hicks of Santee
is fifth.
Seligman, Arizona’s
Richard McCormick holds a 24-point lead
over Palmdale’s Rick Hendrix in the Senior
Sprints. Ed Schwarz of Santa Fe Springs is
third. Apple Valley’s Stevie Rogers has
been the only Young Gun on the track this
year and has been running with the Senior
Sprints. This week she will receive Young
Gun competition when Nuevo’s Cash Culp and
Elexa Herrera of New Cuyama make their PAS
debuts.
As an added attraction, the
beautiful, vintage WRA cars will be on the
track for an exhibition.
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.
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. Ahern
Equipment Rentals, Anderson Chevrolet,
Battery Systems, 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 Raceway,
PrintItNow.com, Rainbow Bolt & Supply,
Rene’s Bar & Grill, 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.
Perris Auto
Speedway 2022 Schedule
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 THE
TRACK. 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, Lucas Oil POWRi SOUTHWEST
LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS, AND WRA VINTAGE
CARS ON DISPLAY. 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. |
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