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CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS
22126 South Vermont, Unit A
Torrance, CA 90502
(310) 320-5569
http://racecls.com/
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Michnowicz (310) 320-5569
For Immediate Release
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS OPEN 25TH SEASON SATURDAY AT BAKERSFIELD!
(Torrance, CA, March 13, 2018) The California Lightning Sprint Car Series will kick off its historic 25th anniversary season this Saturday night, March 17th, at the Bakersfield Speedway. Spectator gates will open at 4:00 P.M. with racing at 6:00. The USAC Western Midgets, IMCA Stock Cars and American Stocks will also be on the program.
Saturday’s race will be the first of 18 on the silver anniversary CLS schedule. The original calendar released in December featured 17 races, but the club recently announced that it will be returning to the Barona Speedway for the first time in years on May 19th for the Jim Squire Memorial.
Veteran Bobby Michnowicz, who has won five of the last six CLS titles, and the remainder of the 2017 series regulars, including two-time series champion Brent Sexton of Lakeside and Spring Valley’s Jarrett Kramer who won the crown in 2010, will all be in action on Saturday night.
In addition to Sexton, who came back to the series in 2017 after several years off, the series will gain his two teenage sons, Dalton and Grant, who will be rookies this year.
A couple of veterans from the past are coming back into the series full-time in 2018. Past title contender Guy Maresch of Anaheim Hills and Bakersfield driver Wink Schweitzer plan on being series regulars. Schweitzer’s brother Mike, who owns Wink’s car, will also be fielding another car with a driver yet to be named.
The Ventura Raceway will once again be the CLS home track as it hosts seven races. Bakersfield Speedway will stage five races. Perris Auto Speedway and the Placerville Speedway will host two events each. Barona Speedway and the Santa Maria Raceway will each see the CLS one time in 2018.
For the second year in a row, the CLS will be part of the USAC National Lightning Sprint Car Series. As well as earning CLS points, drivers will also be earning points in the USAC National Series that pits them against Lightning Sprint drivers in other regions of the country. In 2017, three CLS drivers – Bobby Michnowicz (3rd), Jarrett Kramer (4th) and Aiden Lange (7th) – placed in the top 10 in USAC National points.
Fans wishing to attend Saturday’s race at Bakersfield can find the track at 5001 N. Chester Ext., Bakersfield (93308). The track website is http://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/ and the track phone is (661) 393-3372.
March 17 – Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National
March 24 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
April 14 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
April 21 – Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National
May 5 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
May 19th – Barona Speedway – Jim Squire Memorial
May 26 – Perris Auto Speedway – USAC National – Salute to Indy
June 16 – Bakersfield Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA
July 7 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
July 21 – Santa Maria Raceway – Civil War vs BCRA
August 1 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Ventura County Fair
August 18 – Perris Auto Speedway – USAC National – California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night
September 8 – Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National
September 21 – Placerville Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA
September 22 – Placerville Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA
October 6 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
October 27 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
November 17- Bakersfield Speedway USAC National with USAC National and Western Midgets
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make the 2017 season possible: Christian Stover Foundation, Circle Track Performance, Cold Fire West, DK Fabrication, Extreme Muffler, Fast Undercar, Hoosier Tire, Keizer Wheels, Outlaw Wings, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Saldana Race Products, Sander Engineering, Speedmart, Speed Partz, Super Shocks, T Shirts by Timeless, Woodland Auto Display.
If you or your company would like to become part of the series for its historic 25th season in 2018, please call Bobby Michnowicz at: (310) 320-5569.
To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at: http://racecls.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints/
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 Gansen
2007 Shane Rossen
2008 Brent Sexton
2009 Stuart Hielschier Sr.
2010 Jarrett Kramer
2011 Tim Brown
2012 Bobby Michnowicz
2013 Stephen Limon
2014 Bobby Michnowicz
2015 Bobby Michnowicz
2016 Bobby Michnowicz
2017 Bobby Michnowicz
This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768
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