PAS SENIOR & YOUNG GUN SPRINTS, AND AMERICAN FACTORY STOCKS JOIN USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS AT PERRIS By Scott Daloisio (Perris, CA, July 11, 2023) When Heimark Distributors Anheuser Busch presents the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night, July 15th, three other divisions will be joining the show. The PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints and the PASSCAR American Factory Stocks will be a part of the exciting four-division program. The Senior Sprints saw their first action at the PAS in 2011. A spinoff of the series from the Ventura Raceway, it is for drivers 40 and over who want to compete, but not necessarily in the intense Amsoil USAC/CRA Series. Anaheim’s Dale Gamer, a past Speedway Motorcycle racer and current California Lightning Sprint Car driver, leads the Senior Sprint Car standings heading into Saturday’s race. The defending class champion is 30 points ahead of Santa Fe Springs veteran Ed Schwarz. Bob Suchy of Tustin, Chris Wakim of Simi Valley and Palmdale’s Rick Hendrix round out the top five. Dale Gamer won last year's Senior Sprint Car title and currently leads the 2023 standing. Doug Allen photo. Through the first four races of the 2023 season, four different drivers have posted wins in the Seniors. Hendrix, who earlier in his career raced at Ascot and who won championships in the USAC ¾ Midgets, USAC Western States Midgets, and the USAC Western Sprint Cars, captured the first main event of the year in March. Hendrix has also won Senior Sprint titles at both The PAS and the Ventura Raceway. Wakim made a rare PAS appearance and won the main on April 22nd. At the Salute to Indy on May 27th, Bruce Douglass, 71 years old, made his first PAS appearance in years a successful one when he outdistanced the field for the win. The Ventura local was The PAS Senior champion nine years ago. The last Senior main on June 10th went to Schwarz. The Young Guns class is comprised of drivers aged 14-25 (occasionally an older driver is allowed to compete in the class). Teen Blake Hendricks, who has two wins in his first season racing at The PAS, has a slender lead in the championship standings. Recent New Cuyama high school graduate Elexa Herrera only trails Hendricks by three points. Fourteen-year-old Cash Culp, who has one win this year, is currently third and only one point behind Herrera. If that is not tight enough, Brandon Nelson of Arroyo Grande, who has the other class win this year, only trails Culp by two points. Defending Young Guns champion Stevie Rogers of Apple Valley is fifth. However, she is only 11 points out of first. First-year driver Blake Hendricks has two wins and the point lead in the Young Gun Sprints. Doug Allen photo. The PASSCAR Factory Stocks will make their fourth appearance of 2023 on Saturday. Menifee’s Kris Carnish, who has a win, a second, and a third in the first three races, currently sits on top of the Factory Stock points. On an emotional night four weeks ago, he took the main event win just hours after his father had a heart transplant. Fellow Menifee driver David Uraine is eight points behind Carnish going into Saturday’s race. Norco’s Ethan Kintop, and Austyn Jaramillo of Winchester are third and fourth. Fifth is Buena Park’s Peyton Griffin. She is another recent high school graduate who is headed to Golden West College as a soccer goalie. Kris Carnish has not finished out of the top three this year and leads the American Factory Stock points. Doug Allen photo. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $30.00. For seniors 65 and over, it is $25.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $5.00 and children 5 and under are admitted free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking. Advanced tickets for every race at The PAS are available until noon on race day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to buy advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window each race night. 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, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions 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. 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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 2023 SCHEDULE July 15th Heimark Distributors/Anheuser Busch Presents the AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS Sprint Cars And PASSCAR Factory Stocks Plus “Power Of Purple Night” Benefiting The American Cancer Society Relay For Life Riverside County East July 22nd PASSCAR - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks, IMCA Modifieds And IMCA Sport Compacts August 5th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VI - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Mini Stock Figure 8’s, Mini Stocks And Insane Double Deckers August 12TH PASSCAR - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks, IMCA Modifieds And IMCA Sport Compacts August 19th Heimark Distributors/Anheuser Busch Presents the AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior/Young Guns Sprint Cars, Southwest Lightning Sprints And WRA Vintage Cars On Display Plus “Power Of Purple Night” Benefiting The American Cancer Society Relay For Life Riverside County East September 16TH LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VII - DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCK FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND INSANE DOUBLE DECKERS September 23rd Heimark Distributors/Anheuser Busch Presents the "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS PAS Senior/Young Guns Sprint Cars, PASSCAR Super Stocks September 30th PASSCAR - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks, IMCA Modifieds And IMCA Sport Compacts October 21st LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VIII - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Mini Stock Figure 8’s, Mini Stocks And Insane Double Deckers October 28th PASSCAR - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks, PAS Modifieds And IMCA Sport Compacts November 11th Heimark Distributors/Anheuser Busch Presents the AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS (40 LAPS), PAS Senior/Young Guns Sprint Cars And Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.