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For Immediate Release
From: Ventura Raceway
(Oxnard, CA, 10-1-2007) This Saturday night October 6, at 5:30pm racing fans will witness the third and final visit, in the 2007 season, of the mighty USAC/CRA 410 Sprint Cars to Ventura Raceway’s 1/5 mile clay oval located just off the 101 freeway in Ventura, CA.
The USAC/CRA Sprint Cars are the fastest cars that race at Ventura Raceway. Along with the USAC/CRA Sprints, VRA Senior Sprints will also run a full program of racing featuring our over 45 year old sprint car stars. The final event tonight will be the 17th edition of the WAGSDASH, a special race for sprint cars.
USAC/CRA Sprints are 800 hp, 410 cubic inch, open wheeled cars that can hit speeds of over 80mph as they race around Ventura’s oval. Led by point leader Tony Jones, Mike Spencer, David Cardey, Ricky Gaunt, Danny Sheridan, Cory Kruseman, Rip Williams, Blake Miller, Josh Ford, Troy Rutherford, Jimmy Crawford, Scotty Weir and a host of other outstanding drivers this racing group always puts on some of the best and most competitive racing seen at Ventura.
The program will include qualifying sessions, heat races, a semi main and a 30 lap feature event that is sure to keep all the fans in attendance on the edge of their seats. Last week at Perris Auto Speedway, Rip Williams took the win. He will be at Ventura Saturday night to try to take another win in this competitive series.
In USAC/CRA’s last appearance on September 8, several VRA drivers did very well. It will be interesting to see if any of our VRA 360 stars come out Saturday night to challenge the USAC stars this visit. On the last visit of these powerful racers, Ventura favorite Cory Kruseman took the win in a hard fought victory over Danny Sheridan and David Cardey.
Also on the card Saturday night is the VRA Senior Sprints. These 360 Sprint Cars are slightly less powerful than the 410’s but their racing is often just as competitive. The other major difference between the two groups racing tonight is the fact that the Seniors are all over 45 years of age. Point leader Danny Miller leads Steve Stasa, Wiley Miller and the other Seniors into tonight’s competition. Others scheduled to compete are Bob Alderman, Ron Bach, Bruce Douglass, Tim Moon and a host of others. These racers will compete in a full program of heat races and a 20 lap feature. On their last appearance here two weeks ago Wiley Miller defeated his brother Danny Miller to take the win.
The final event for this Saturday will be the 17th running of the WAGSDASH for Sprint Cars. This special event is for drivers and teams who have worked hard all year long, but may not have had the best of luck in their competition. Ken Wagner always provides the fans with a great race and a special purse for these drivers. This race will be a 15-20 lap race run at the end of the night.
Pit gates will open at 11:00am this weekend so the team can get set up early and take part in the special events that are a part of the WAGSDASH festivities that includes a chili feed, auction of racing memorabilia and other special events to be determined. Front gates are open early so fans can also participate. At 3:00pm all fans not having pit passes will be asked to clear the area and purchase their race admissions.
Admission prices for this special event are $18.00 for adults, $15.00 for seniors/military/juniors, $7.00 for kids 7-12 and kids 6 and under are free. For more information, please call Ventura Raceway at 805-985-5433 m-f, 8-5.
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