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Wingless Sprints, BCRA Midgets highlight five division program at Placerville Saturday
By Bill Sullivan PLACERVILLE, CA – Five divisions of race cars will be in competition this Saturday Night at Alan Padjen's Placerville Speedway for the third event in the 2007 El Dorado County New Car Dealers, Hoosier Racing Tires, Coors Light championship racing season. The Wingless Sprint Cars of the Hunt Magnetos, Placerville Speedway/Silver Dollar Speedway championship series will make their first appearance of the season here. The duel track series will be joined by the mighty Midgets of the Bay Cities Racing Association along with wingless Midget Lites as well as Pro Stocks and Pure Stocks. As the Wingless Sprint Cars make their first of five appearances here, Placerville Fans will welcome two time track champion Billy Wallace of Grass Valley back to the track where he won championship titles in the winged division in 1999 and 2001. After competing in several venues for much of last season, Wallace has committed to racing in the wingless series for the 2007 racing season and will return to his home track in the wake of a victory last Friday at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. Wallace currently leads the series point standings with an 8-point advantage over Jay Youngman. Brandon Davis ranks third in the standings, 12-points out of the lead while Matt Streeter is fourth followed by Cody Myers. Saturday's event will mark the first of two season appearances for the traditional full powered midgets of the Bay Cities Racing Association. This exciting division competes on both pavement and dirt throughout their annual season and will share the spotlight with their sister division, the Midget Lites. Unlike last week, the Midget Lites will compete wingless for this Saturday's event, making all of the events throughout the evening on-the-edge exciting as driver's must finesse their machines far more than when racing with a wing. Saturday's event is the third championship point race of the season for the Pro and Pure Stock divisions at Placerville. In the Pro Stock division, look for last week's winner Marek Bernert to return with the likes of Dan Brown Jr., Wayne Trimble, Del and Jimmy Tremblay, Mike Moran and many more. In the Pure Stock division, James Gillespie won the feature event last season after holding off a determined Heather Bartlett to the finish line. It is unconfirmed if the two North State regulars will return this Saturday but surely Folsom's Matt Tilford will be on the roster along with Danielle Clauson, Terry Scher, Brian Stevens, Eddie O'Rourke and many more.
Saturday's event will feature qualifying that will start at 6:30 p.m. Heat Races for all five divisions will take place as well as the necessary feature events that will lead up to the evening concluding feature events. For further information on Saturday' race, visit www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com, the official website of Placerville Speedway. Additional information can also be obtained by calling the track business office at (916) 969-7484.
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