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SPRINT
CARS AND MODIFIEDS IN SATURDAY’S GLEN
HOWARD MEMORIAL AT PERRIS
By Scott Daloisio
#saveperris
(Perris, CA, September 12, 2022)
This Saturday
night, September 17th, Perris Auto
Speedway will play host to the 14th annual
Glen Howard Memorial. The exciting show
will feature the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint
Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Lucas Oil POWRi
Southwest Lightning Sprints, and The PAS
Senior and Young Gun Sprints. Spectator
gates for the open wheel extravaganza will
open at 5:00 PM and the first race will be
at 7:00.
Saturday’s race honors the
late Glen Howard, who was a jack of all
trades when it came to racing. He was a
driver, car owner, innovator, official,
and racing entrepreneur. He spent his
entire adult life around the sport and
helped hundreds of drivers along the way.
Whether it meant advising on setups,
driving tips, or letting someone have
credit for parts needed to get a car on
the track, Howard never turned anyone
down. His love for the sport and seeing it
survive meant the world to him. Thus,
Saturday’s race holds a special meaning
for every competitor on the track.
“We started the Glen Howard Memorial
in 2008 after Glen passed away,” promoter
Don Kazarian said. “At that time,
virtually every driver in the series knew
Glen. Either as an official, car owner, or
through his business. So, right out of the
bag, this race was a big deal and
everybody really wanted to win it. These
days, many of the drivers from the first
few editions of the race are no longer
racing. Except for a handful of drivers
who were racing back then, a majority of
the field these days may not have known
Glen. However, a crew member or a parent
may have been racing or been around him.
They have passed on the importance of the
race to these younger drivers. Thus, it
remains one of the most significant and
coveted races on our schedule.”
Staged every year at The PAS, eight
different drivers have won the
sought-after race. Three of the eight –
Damion Gardner, Austin Williams, and
Charles Davis Jr. – will be in action on
Saturday. Gardner, the nine-time USAC/CRA
champion from Concord, California, leads
the way with four Glen Howard Memorial
wins. Williams, from Corona, has two, and
Buckeye, Arizona’s Charles Davis Jr. has
one win. Davis’s victory came last year
and he warmed up for this week’s race by
winning the last sprint car race at The
PAS on August 20th. Starting ninth in the
30-lap main event on that night, Davis,
driving his brilliant yellow #47,
methodically worked his way to the front.
In storybook fashion, he blew past Gardner
going down the back straightaway on the
last lap sending the crowd into a frenzy.
“Many of the people in attendance said
it was the greatest race in our 26-year
history,” Kazarian stated. “It would be
hard to argue that point. Charles Davis
junior smoked some of the best drivers
west of the Mississippi including the
nine-time series champion on the last lap.
The ovation he got when he climbed out of
that car was incredible. On top of
everything else, it could not happen to a
nicer guy. He is one of the really good
guys in the sport. Anybody who is counting
him out this Saturday night, better look
back at the video from last month. He is
always a contender at Perris Auto
Speedway.”
Charles Davis Jr, the defending Glen
Howard Memorial winner, and victor in the
last sprint car race at The PAS in
August. Doug Allen Photo.
Glen
Howard Memorial Winners 2008 Tony Jones
2009 Bryan Clauson 2010 Cory Kruseman
2011 Nic Faas 2012 Mike Spencer 2013
Nic Faas 2014 Damion Gardner 2015
Damion Gardner 2016 Austin Williams
2017 Damion Gardner 2018 Damion Gardner
2019 Austin Williams 2020 Canceled
2021 Charles Davis Jr.
While the
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will headline
Saturday’s show, there will also be four
other classes in action. The Modifieds
will be on hand for their final IMCA
points race of 2022. Randy Thornell, who
was The PAS Modified champion
15-years-ago, has a commanding 21-point
lead over Guatay’s Andy Papp.
For
the first time since 2018, lightning
sprints will be racing at The PAS. The
former home track of the California
Lightning Sprint Car Series, Saturday will
be the first-ever appearance of the Lucas
Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint
Series on the famous half-mile clay oval.
Lightnings were a regular part of the PAS
schedule from the first year the track
opened in 1996 through 2018. Drivers who
graduated from the lightning sprints
included five-time USAC/CRA champion Mike
Spencer, “Dynamite” David Cardey, and USAC
National star Darren Hagen.
The
PAS Senior and Young Gun Sprint Cars will
round out Saturday’s show with heats and
main events. Seligman, Arizona’s Richard
McCormick is the current point leader in
the Senior Sprints, and recent high school
graduate Stevie Rogers of Apple Valley
leads the way in the Young Guns.
Adult tickets for Saturday’s show are
$30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for
$25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just
$5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted
free. There will be plenty of tickets
available for everyone at the ticket
window on Saturday, this event will not
sell out. For those who wish to purchase
advance tickets, they are available 24
hours a day online at
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7/event/1256365
or by calling 1-800-595-4849. Perris Auto
Speedway is located on the Lake Perris
Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in
the city of Paris (91767). The fairgrounds
charges $10 for parking
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
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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