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PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY...
18700 Lake Perris Drive...
Perris, CA 92571 (951) 940-0134
www.perrisautospeedway.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or [email protected] or Kim Donner (951) 940-0134
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS AT PERRIS ON 40'S NIGHT THIS SATURDAY!
(APRIL 24, 2007, PERRIS, CA) Major league Sprint Car racing returns to Riverside County's Perris Auto Speedway when Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply presents the Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars on 40's Night this Saturday, April 28th. All fans born in the 1940s, who show a valid id at the ticket window, will get into Saturday's race for just $5.00. In addition, The PAS will pass out free magnet schedules to all fans courtesy of longtime track sponsor Barratt Homes. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 7:00.
Two weeks ago when Santa Maria, California's "Showtime" Danny Sheridan won his first main event of 2007, it tied the all-time USAC record of 11 different winners in the first 11 races of a season. In addition to another different winner on Saturday setting the all-time USAC record, it would equal the CRA mark set in 1974 when 12 different drivers emerged victorious in the first 12 races of the year. Incidentally, dating back to the first weekend of November in 2006, the highly competitive Lucas Oil USAC/CRA series has produced an amazing 14 different winners in the last 16 races!
Saturday's 40's Night promotion is just another in the long line of promotions promoter Don Kazarian has planned for this year. In fact, he has been doing it for several years. "We always have a lot of promotions on our schedule like this week's 40s night," Kazarian said on Monday afternoon. "Competition for the entertainment dollar is fierce these days, especially in Southern California where there is so much to do. We try to have a little something for everyone. You go to some tracks in small cities in different parts of the country and there is nothing else to do, so everybody goes to the races. It is not like that here in the greater Los Angeles area so we have to be creative."
Creative is just what Kazarian has been over the past few years. The next scheduled promotion after this Saturday will be 50's Night on May 19th. The month of June is annually Kid's Month and all kids 12 and under are admitted free when an adult accompanies them. Other promotions in June include Bald Night (June 16th) and Tattoo Night (June 23rd). On Bald Night, anyone who is completely bald gets in for free. However, if someone shows up at the front gate with a full head of hair and wants to get in free, The PAS hires a barber who is stationed at the front gate to shave heads. There are several takers each year. On Tattoo Night, anyone with a tattoo that can be publicly seen gets in for just $5.00. And, you guessed it. If someone does not have a tattoo and they want to get in for free, there will be a tattoo artist at the front gate. No need to worry, guaranteed, the tattoo artist will be not be the barber who is shaving heads the week before.
The tracks most popular promotion is Skirt Night. Anyone, female or male, who wears a skirt or a dress, gets in for $5.00 and they get $1.00 hot dogs and $2.00 beers. Last year nearly 75 men showed up wearing skirts and dresses, which triggered an impromptu best-dressed contest among the men at intermission. The winner was to be determined by the cheers from the crowd. "Some guy who would dwarf most NFL offensive linemen showed up wearing a blue moo-moo," Kazarian said laughing. "The crowd went wild and he won in a landslide! Then we made him trophy girl for the main event. You should have seen the look on Damion Gardner's face when the guy stepped up on the podium to present him his trophy! It was priceless." This years Skirt Night will be August 3rd.
Other promotional nights on this years schedule that we have not mentioned include Hot August 70's Night on August 18th, Back to School Night on September 15th, 60's Night on September 29th and Fan Appreciation Night & Toy Drive on November 17th.
Saturday's 40's Night will be filled with the 21st century all-out action supplied by the Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and will include qualifying, four 10-lap heat races, a 12 lap B main and a vicious 30 lap A main event.
On Friday, the red-hot drag racing action at the Street Legal Strip at The PAS will continue. Friday's gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 6:00.
Anyone wishing more information can contact Perris Auto Speedway at (951) 940-0134.
Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east to the fairgrounds.
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LUCAS OIL USAC/CRA SERIES SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS
1. Tony Jones – Norco, CA – 637
2. Mike Spencer – Temecula, CA - 543
3. Danny Sheridan – Santa Maria, CA – 495
4. Rickie Gaunt, - Torrance, CA – 488
5. Darren Hagen – Riverside, CA – 460
6. Scotty Weir – Marion, IN – 448
7. Rip Williams – Yorba Linda, CA - 416
8. R. J. Johnson – Phoenix, AZ – 403
9. Garrett Hansen – Manhattan Beach, CA – 364
10. Cory Kruseman – Ventura, CA - 343
11. David Cardey – Riverside, CA – 325
12. Tyler Brown – Norco, CA - 285
13. Damion Gardner, Concord, CA – 240
14. Jason York – Chico, CA – 225
15. Josh Ford – Camarillo, CA – 215
16. Charles Davis Jr. – Buckeye, AZ – 210
17. Michael Trimble – San Jose, CA – 207
18. Rodney Argo – Gardena, CA – 204
19. Dustin Morgan – Tulsa, OK – 201
Josh Wise – Riverside, CA – 201
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