CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS
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Placentia, CA 92870
(714) 719-0295
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Hillberg (714) 719-0295 or [email protected]
For Immediate Release
NEW POINT LEADER AS CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS GO TO BAKERSFIELD!
(Placentia, CA, April 27, 2011) The California Lightning Sprint Car Series will have a new point leader when it makes its first 2011 appearance at the Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday night, April 30th. Veteran driver Tim Brown of Wildomar, California, is the new man at the top of the heap. Spectator gates will open at 4:30 PM at Bakersfield and the first race will begin at 6:00. The Late Models, Mini Stocks and the Youth Racing Series will join the CLS on the "West's Fastest 1/3 of a Mile High Banked Clay Oval."
Brown, 51, has had a fantastic start to the 2011 campaign. He finished second at the CLS first two races at Perris Auto Speedway and was fourth in the main two weeks ago at Ventura. Heading into round #4 of the 2011 CLS championship chase at Bakersfield, Brown has a comfortable 59-point lead over Placentia's Dan Hillberg in the standings. At Ventura, Hillberg, a veteran of over 30-years of open wheel racing, won his second ever CLS main event.
Teenage star Kevin Michnowicz, who won the first two races of the year at Perris Auto Speedway, crashed in his heat race at Ventura and missed the main event. That leaves the former point leader third in the standings some 80 points behind Brown. Fellow teenagers Alexander Bissett of Hemet and Carlsbad's Jacob Will round out the top five. Bissett is only 5 five points behind Michnowicz with Will just 7 in back of Bissett.
After this Saturday's race the CLS will be back in action on May 14th at the Santa Maria Speedway and May 28th at Perris Auto Speedway.
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to welcome three new corporate sponsors for the 2011 season. Electro Tech Powder Coating, Saldana Racing Products and DJ Safety. They join Performance by Rosson Racing, DK Machine and Fabrication, Sander Engineering, Elliott's Powder Coating, Circle Track Performance, Hoosier Tires, Racing Optics and the Christian Stover Foundation. If you or your company would like to become part of the California Lightning Series for the 2011 season, please call Dan Hillberg at: (714) 719-0295
2011 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings
1. Tim Brown - Wildomar - 465
1. Dan Hillberg - Placentia - 406
3. Kevin Michnowicz - Lomita - 385
4. Alexander Bissett - Hemet - 380
5. Jacob Will - Carlsbad - 373
6. Paul Krueger - Buena Park - 341
7. Dale Gamer - Anaheim - 336
8. Donna Kotlinski - Nuevo - 326
9. Darren Hillberg - Corona - 311
10. Stephen Limon - Corona - 300
2011 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule
March 12 - Perris Auto Speedway - Kevin Michnowicz
April 2nd - Perris Auto Speedway - Kevin Michnowicz
April 16th - Ventura Raceway - Dam Hillberg
April 30th - Bakersfield Speedway
May 14th - Santa Maria Speedway
May 28th - Perris Auto Speedway
May 29th - Victorville Raceway Park (T)
July 2nd - Perris Auto Speedway
July 23rd - Bakersfield Speedway
July 30th - Perris Auto Speedway
August 20th - Perris Auto Speedway
August 27th - Santa Maria Speedway
September 24th - Bakersfield Speedway
October 15th - Ventura Raceway
October 29th - Victorville Raceway Park (T)
November 4th - Perris Auto Speedway
November 5th - Perris Auto Speedway
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 Hielcshier Sr. 2010 Jarrett Kramer
This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768. Please keep an eye out for our other clients: Perris Auto Speedway, "Dynamite" David Cardey, Greg Alexander and Justin Marvel in the RB Motorsports #1B.
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