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Placerville Speedway announces action packed 24 event schedule for 2008 season
By Bill Sullivan
PLACERVILLE, CA – The official 2008 racing schedule for Placerville Speedway has been released and will feature an action packed season of 24 total events spanning the months of March and October. Placerville Speedway features the excitement of open wheel and stock car racing on a tight quarter mile dirt oval located on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. This season the facility enters its 43rd year of operation and its 25th consecutive season under the successful management of John Padjen Motorsports.
The 2008 racing season will open on Saturday, March 15th with the competitive Hoosier Racing Tires California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. This event will be the series opener for the traveling campaign of 360 sprint cars that competes in 15 total events at six different California race tracks. This year Placerville Speedway will host a total of four Civil War events.
Following the opener the series will return on Saturday, May 3 for the event that recognizes one the tracks great pioneers with the annual “Tribute to Al Hinds” event that features inflated winnings in honor of the late lifelong track supporter. The winged warriors will return for their third visits on August 2 and will wrap up the series campaign on September 27.
The Golden State Challenge “King of California” Series for 410 cubic inch powered sprint cars will make two visits in 2008. The series will make its first appearance on March 22nd and will return for its second visit on May 31.
On Saturday March 29 the Hoosier Racing Tires, Coors Light, Coca Cola championship racing season will begin. This series will host three weekly divisions and a special guest division each week. The 360 cubic inch powered sprint cars will headline the weekly campaign along with the fire breathing late model style Pro Stocks and the locally populated and always exciting Pure Stock division. The Sprint Cars will compete in a total 14 races for the championship series. The Pro Stocks will race in 16 events while the Pure Stocks will run a 17 race series.
Four different venues will share the spotlight in the guest division category this season. The colorful coupes of the Nor Cal Dwarf Cars are schedules for eight visits throughout the year. This division is one of the most popular visiting divisions annually at Placerville, entertaining the most serious of race fans as well as delighting families and children with their colorful high speed antics.
The Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Spec Sprint Cars are slated for six total visits this season. Now one of California’s most popular open wheel racing divisions, the wingless sprints will compete in a twin track championship once again this year, accumulating points for a season title between Placerville and Silver Dollar Speedway throughout the year.
The Bay Cities Racing Association will be a a big part of the season to come. The chain driven Midget Lites will make eight total appearances throughout the year competing both winged and wingless. The four cylinder powered traditional wingless midgets will bring their “on the dge of your seats” program here a total of four different times during the year.
Special events to mark on your racing calendar during the year will include the annual Independence Day Spectacular on Friday July 4th when auto racing and a pyrotechnics display come together to celebrate the holiday. The third annual Mark Forni Memorial event is slated for July 12 this season. Once big weekend that’s fun for the whole family will begin on Saturday August 16th with “Kids Night” followed by the annual Placerville Police Officers Association Hangtown Destruction Derby the following Sunday, August 17th.
For additional information on the upcoming season at Placerville Speedway be sure to add www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com to your favorites list in your web browser. Nightly sponsorship packages are currently available for the upcoming season and information can be obtained by calling the track office at (916) 969-7484
2008 PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY SEASON SCHEDULE
MAR 15 SAT California Sprint Car Civil War Series 360 SPRINTS, DWARF CARS
MAR 22 SAT Golden State Challenge Series 410 SPRINTS
MAR 29 SAT POINT RACE #1 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, DWARF CARS
APR 5 SAT POINT RACE #2 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, MIDGET LITES
APR 12 SAT POINT RACE #3 - "Totally Wingless" BCRA MIDGETS, MIDGET LITES
WINGLESS SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS, PURE STOCKS
APR 19 SAT POINT RACE #4 360 SPRINTS, WINGLESS SPRINTS
PRO STOCKS, PURE STOCKS
APR 26 SAT POINT RACE #5 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, DWARF CARS
MAY 3 SAT California Sprint Car Civil War Series
"Tribute to Al Hinds" 360 SPRINTS, MIDGET LITES
MAY 10 SAT POINT RACE #6 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, MIDGET LITES
MAY 17 SAT POINT RACE #7 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, DWARF CARS
MAY 24 SAT NO RACES
MAY 31 SAT Golden State Challenge Series 410 SPRINTS, BCRA MIDGETS
JUN 7 SAT POINT RACE #8 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, DWARF CARS
JUN 14 SAT NO RACES - EL DORADO COUNTY FAIR
JUN 21 SAT Golden State Challenge Series 410 SPRINTS, BCRA MIDGETS
JUN 28 SAT POINT RACE #9 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, MIDGET LITES
JUL 4 FRI POINT RACE #10 - "Fireworks" 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, DWARF CARS
JUL 5 SAT NO RACES
JUL 12 SAT POINT RACE #11 - "Mark Forni Memorial" 360 SPRINTS, WINGLESS SPRINTS
PRO STOCKS, PURE STOCKS
JUL 19 SAT POINT RACE #12 360 SPRINTS, WINGLESS SPRINTS
PRO STOCKS, PURE STOCKS
JUL 26 SAT NO RACES
AUG 2 SAT California Sprint Car Civil War Series 360 SPRINTS, DWARF CARS
AUG 9 SAT POINT RACE #13 - "Totally Wingless" BCRA MIDGETS, MIDGET LITES
WINGLESS SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS, PURE STOCKS
AUG 16 SAT POINT RACE #14 - "Kid's Bike Races" 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS, PURE STOCKS
AUG 17 SUN Destruction Derby (Placerville Police Officers Association) DESTRUCTION DERBY
AUG 23 SAT POINT RACE #15 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, DWARF CARS
AUG 30 SAT POINT RACE #16 360 SPRINTS, PRO STOCKS
PURE STOCKS, MIDGET LITES
SEP 27 SAT California Sprint Car Civil War Series 360 SPRINTS, MIDGET LITES
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