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CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS
11522 Wilder Way
Lakeside, CA 92040
(619) 454-6945
[email protected]
californialightningsprintcars.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Brent Sexton (619 454-6945 or [email protected]) or Scott Daloisio (909 226-7768 or [email protected])
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS BEGIN BUSIEST PART OF SEASON SATURDAY AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY!
(MAY 26, 2010, LAKESIDE, CA) After two weeks off the California Lightning Sprint Cars series will embark on its busiest portion of the 2010 season this Saturday night, May 29th, at the annual Salute to Indy at Perris Auto Speedway. Joining the Lightning Sprints on Saturday's racing card will be the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, USAC Ford Focus Midgets and the USAC Western Young Guns series. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM and the first race will be at 7:00.
Beginning with this week's race, the CLS will in action on four straight Saturdays. On June 5th the series will be at the Ventura Raceway for the second time in 2010. The series will return to its home track, Perris Auto Speedway, on June 12th and then head to the Santa Maria Speedway on June 19th.
This Saturday's race at The PAS will be the CLS fifth time on the Riverside County clay oval in 2010. However, the race will have a totally different look. For the first time this year, the cars will be racing without wings and they will be on the tracks inner quarter-mile oval. "The Lightning Sprints put on some great shows on our quarter mile in 2009," Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian said on Tuesday. "The racing is always tight and there is a lot of passing. I look forward to seeing more of the same great racing on Saturday."
Heading into this Saturday's event, the 16-year-old series has produced four different winners in six races thus far in 2010. Ramona's Bobby Bender sits on top of the victory list with three wins. Johnny Bluntach of Hacienda Heights, Orange resident Corey Ballard and Lakeside's Jarrett Kramer have won the other three races. At the last race on May 8th at The PAS, Kramer emerged triumphant over Ballard and Bender's younger sibling A.J.
Kramer, who has yet to finish farther back than fourth in 2010, holds a commanding 131-point lead over A.J. Bender in the championship point standings. Bobby Bender is third, just 19 points behind his brother, with Bluntach and Kramer's brother Seth rounding out the top five (top ten in points can be found below).
DVD's from Saturday's race will be available form Raceway Video. You can visit their website at: www.racewayvideo.com. You can also call: (818) 618-9764
California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to acknowledge the following sponsors for making the 2010 campaign possible. The Christian Stover Foundation, Performance by Rosson Racing, BK Wings, Circle Track Performance and Hoosier Tires. Anyone wishing to come on board as a series sponsor can call Brent Sexton at: (619) 454-6945.
For more information on this Saturday's race or the 2010 California Lightning Sprint Car Series, contact Brent Sexton ((619) 454-6945 or [email protected]) or Scott Daloisio (909 226-7768 or [email protected]).
POINT STANDINGS
1. Jarrett Kramer – Spring Valley, CA - 789
2. A.J. Bender – Ramona, CA – 658
3. Bobby Bender – Ramona, CA – 639
4. Johnny Bluntach – Rowland Heights, CA – 624
5. Seth Kramer – Lakeside, CA – 621
6. Dan Hillberg – Placentia, CA – 546
7. Guy Maresch – Anaheim Hills, CA - 528
8. Corey Ballard - Orange, CA – 528
9. Robert Wilhelm – El Cajon, CA – 505
10. Dale Ganmer – Anaheim, CA – 489
2010 CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SRPINT CAR MAIN EVENT WINNERS
Bobby Bender … 3
Johnny Bluntach … 1
Cory Ballard … 1
Jarrett Kramer … 1
2010 CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE
May 29th … Perris Auto Speedway
June 5th … Ventura Raceway
June 12th … Perris Auto Speedway
June 19th … Santa Maria Speedway
July 3rd … Perris Auto Speedway
July 24th … Perris Auto Speedway (1st Annual Christian Stover Memorial
July 31st … Bakersfield Speedway
August 14th … Perris Auto Speedway
August 28th … Perris Auto Speedway
September 11th … Ventura Raceway
September 25th … Bakersfield
October 2nd … Perris Auto Speedway
October 9th … Perris Auto Speedway (Southern California Fair)
November 5th & 6th … Perris Auto Speedway (Oval Nationals)
PAST CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS
1994 Tony Everhart
1995 Gary Sexton
1996 Rob Sczymczak
1997 Jon Rahe
1998 Chris Rahe
1999 Brent Sexton
2000 Greg Bragg
2001 Greg Bragg
2002 Greg Bragg
2003 David Cardey
2004 Keith Janca
2005 Johnny Bates
2006 Donny Ganson
2007 Shane Rosson
2008 Brent Sexton
2009 Stuart Hielshier Sr.
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