FACTS ON THE 26TH ANNIVERSARY HEIMARK ANHEUSER BUSCH BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS By Scott Daloisio #saveperris (Perris, CA, October 31, 2022) Facts on the 26th Annual Heimark Anheuser Busch Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway EVENT: 26th Annual Heimark Anheuser Busch Budweiser Oval Nationals WHERE: "The Southern California Home of Major League Sprint Car Racing," Perris Auto Speedway on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (18700 Lake Perris Drive, Perris, CA 92571) TRACK: 1/2-mile clay oval. WHEN: Thursday, November 3, Friday, November 4, and Saturday, November 5. FORMAT: Qualifying, heats, preliminary, and A Mains each night. PRACTICE: Free for fans in the grandstands at 5:00 PM Wednesday, November 2. $2.00 pizza, beer, and soft drinks. WHO: The Amsoil USAC CRA & National Sprint Cars SANCTIONING BODY: United States Auto Club (USAC) TIMES: Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM each day with racing at 7:00. PURSE: $118,270.00. $5,000.00 to win and $500.00 to start the A mains on Thursday and Friday. $20,000.00 to win and $1,000.00 to start the A main on Saturday. Link for the purse http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/2022/22ovalpurse.pdf  RAY SCHEETZ MECHANIC OF THE RACE AWARD: Named after the legendary crew chief who had 10 sprint car championships and 155 race wins. DEAN THOMPSON HIGH POINTS AWARD: Named after the National Sprint Car Hall of Famer. The award goes to the driver who accumulates the most points in the preliminary nights. BILL AND EVELYN PRATT MAIN EVENTS: Named after longtime car owners and officials Bill and Evelyn Pratt. Thursday’s main will be the “Bill Pratt Main Event” and Friday’s main will be the “Evelyn Pratt Main Event.” BUBBY JONES RACING MASTER OF GOING FASTER SERIES: Saturday will be the final of the “Bubby Jones Master of Going Faster” 10-race series. TICKETS: Advance tickets are available by phone at 1-800-595-4849 or online at: https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window all three nights. We will not sell out. ENTRIES: As this piece went to press 41 cars(seven more than this time last year) from five states have pre-entered (complete entry list below). DEFENDING CHAMPION: Kevin Thomas Jr. Cullman, Alabama PAST CHAMPION PRE ENTERED: C.J. Leary (2019), Kevin Thomas Jr, (2017, 2018, 2021), and Damion Gardner (2009, 2011, 2016). Complete list of past winners below. CAMPING ON THE FAIRGROUNDS: $25.00 per night on the grassy area outside of turn four. The campground opens at noon on Wednesday, November 6. TRACK PHONE NUMBER: (951) 940-0134 TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ TRACK SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: Perris Auto Speedway; Twitter: perrisautospdwy; Instagram: perrisautospeedway Oval Nationals Winners 1996 – Jimmy Sills 1997 – Rip Williams 1998 – Rodney Argo 1999 – Rickie Gaunt 2000 – Tony Jones 2001 – Bud Kaeding 2002 – Bud Kaeding 2003 – Cory Kruseman 2004 – Cory Kruseman 2005 – Dave Darland 2006 – Dave Darland 2007 – Bud Kaeding 2008 – Jesse Hockett 2009 – Damion Gardner 2010 – Chris Windom 2011 – Damion Gardner 2012 – Mike Spencer 2013 – Dave Darland 2014 – Robert Ballou 2015 – Bryan Clauson 2016 – Damion Gardner 2017 – Kevin Thomas Jr. 2018 – Kevin Thomas Jr. 2019 – C.J. Leary 2220 – No Race 2021 – Kevin Thomas Jr. 26th Heimark Anheuser Busch Budweiser Oval Nationals Early Entry List (as of October 31) 1 Damion Gardner Concord, CA Mark Alexander 1J Jake Neal Omaha, NB Brian Kracht 1$ Nate Schank Santa Rosa, CA Nate Schank 2 Austin Williams Corona, CA Austin Williams 4 Justin Grant Ion, CA Topp Motorsports 4G Chris Gansen Verdemont Heights, CA Gansen Motorsports 5 Tye Mihocko Peoria, AZ Tim Mihocko 5W Logan Williams Yorba Linda, CA John & Tammy McCarthy 5T Dan Taylor Reilly, OH Dan Taylor 5X Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA Dino Napier 6 Logan Calderwood Goodyear, AZ Logan Calderwood 8M Chase Johnson Penngrove, CA Jason May 12 Danny Sheridan Santa Maria, CA Robbie & Gaye Allen 12 Robert Ballou Rocklin, CA Ballou Motorsports 14 Jaden Rogers Worthington, OH Jeremy Ottinger 15 Chris Bonneau Peoria, AZ Chris Bonneau 17GP Kevin Thomas Jr. Cullman, AL Michael Dutcher Motorsports 19AZ Mitchell Moles Rasin City, CA Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports 21 AJ Bender Ramona, CA Richard Bender 21AZ Jake Swanson Anaheim, CA REP Group 22AZ Jason McDougal Broken Arrow, OK REP Group 28M Matt McCarthy Riverside, CA John & Tammy McCarthy 33M Matt Westfall Pleasant Hills, OH Ray Marshall Motorsports 34 Sterling Cling Tempe, AZ Sterling Cling 39E Kyle Edwards Fountain Valley, CA Gordon Edwards 39T Troy DeGaton Live Oak, CA Troy DeGaton 41 Ricky Lewis Camarillo, CA Stensland Hally Motorsports 42 Logan Seavey Sutter, CA Cheney Racing 44 Cody Williams Norco, CA Cody Williams 47 Charles Davis Jr. Buckeye, AZ Charles Davis Jr. 47BC Emerson Axsom Franklin, IN Clauson/Marshal Racing 51 R.J. Johnson Laveen, AZ Ricky Johnson 51T Eddie Tafoya Jr. Chino Hills, CA Eddie Tafoya Sr. 69 Brady Bacon Broken Arrow, OK Dynamics, Inc. 71 Brent Owens Rancho Cucamonga, CA Martin Russell 72 Austin Grabowski Riverside, CA Austin Grabowski 72 Gary Marshall Jr. Pomona, CA John Bellegante 74 Shane Sexton Warner Springs, CA Shane Sexton 77 C.J. Leary Greenfield, IN Michael Motorsports 91R Brody Roa Garden Grove, CA Brody Roa Performance 98 Verne Sweeney Lomita, CA Ken Tracy There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on all three nights of the race. For fans who wish, advance tickets are available online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. In addition, there will a practice session for Oval Nationals-only cars on Wednesday, November 2nd that will be free for fans in the grandstands. Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), 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. 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.