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Perris Auto Speedway
18700 Lake Perris Drive
Perris, CA 92571
(951) 940-0134
perrisautospeedway.com
For Further Information contact Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or [email protected]
For Immediate Release
OVAL NATIONALS SATURDAY FORMAT TWEAKED TO ADD EXCITEMENT!
(OCTOBER 28, 2010, PERRIS, CA) When the nation's number one traditional Sprint Car race, the 15th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals, kicks off next Thursday, November 4th, fans will notice one important change to the racing format. Actually the change will not come into play until the final night of racing when the B Main is eliminated and replaced by three Final Heat races.
The move has been developed to add excitement to the program and give the best chance for the top drivers to get into the 40-lap A Main event. In the past the B Main on the final night has been 20 laps with 24 cars and the top 12 finishers transferring to the A Main. The field gets strung out and some of the top drivers have encountered problems with lapped cars costing them a chance to get into the 40-lap finale.
"We are going to replace the B Main with three eight-car 10-lap final heats," promoter Don Kazarian said. "The top four finishers from each heat will advance to the A Main event. In the past, quite a few top drivers have had problems with traffic and not gotten to the A Main. We had a couple fans suggest this to us last year and it makes sense. This should ensure a stronger A Main event lineup and it will be 10 less laps of wear and tear on the cars and drivers who transfer. And, it should also add excitement to the program. Instead of one intense fight to get into the A main event, we will now have three!"
The Thursday and Friday formats will remain unchanged and will consist of qualifying, five eight-car 10-lap heats races (top finishers cars from each heat will transfer to that nights A Main), 10-lap C Main (top four from the C Main will transfer to the back of the B Main), 12-lap B Main (top four from the B Main will transfer to the A Main) and a 25-lap A Main. The fastest six drivers who transfer out of their heats will be inverted in the first three rows. Rows four through 12 will be lined up straight up by qualifying times.
Saturday's show will consist of a 20-lap C main with the driver who is 31st in points starting on the pole. The top six finishers from the C Main will transfer to the back of the three qualifying heats (two per heat). The qualifying heats will be lined up by points with the driver 13th in points from the first two nights on the pole for the first heat, 14th in points on the pole for the second heat, 15th in points on the pole for the third heat and so on. The top four finishers in each heat will transfer to the 40-lap A Main event. The first six rows of the A main will consist of the top 12 point drivers from Thursday and Friday. The first three of those rows will feature the top six in points and they will be inverted. The last six rows will be the twelve drivers transferring from the final heat races and they will be lined according to how they finished the heats.
Advance tickets for the 15th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals are on sale now. You can order by phone at: 1-800-595-4849 or online at perrisautospeedway.com or tix.com
You can keep up with all of the latest news from Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/perrisautospdwy.
For more information call The PAS at: (951) 940-0134.
Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of October's 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 on the Ramona Expressway and go three miles east to the fairgrounds.
Video and DVD productions of all racing events at Perris Auto Speedway are available from Jeff Kristensen's Raceway Video. For more information on these productions you can call: (818) 618-9764 or visit the web site at: racewayvideo.com.
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15th ANNUAL BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS ENTRY LIST
OK – Kenny Perkins – Victorville, CA – Bill Perkins
007 – Wes Gutierrez – San Martin, CA – WG Motorsports
2 – Austin Williams – Yorba Linda, CA – Jack Jory
2B – Bryan Clauson – Noblesville, IN – RWB Motorsports
3 – Rip Williams – Yorba Linda, CA – Jack Jory
3M – Marty Hawkins – Santa Rosa, CA – Marty Hawkins
4 – Tony Jones – Orange, CA – Mark Alexander
4G – Casey Shuman – Indianapolis, IN - Gerry Cook
4X – Tracy Hines – Wilkinson, IN – Tracy Hines
5 – Justin Grant – West Liberty, IN – Baldwin Brothers Racing
5X – Bobby East – Brownsburg, IN – Klatt Enterprises
7 – Darren Hagen – Riverside, CA – Mark Priestley
7A – John Aden – Apple Valley, CA – John Aden
8 – Shane Cottle – Kokomo, IN – Brat Racing
8X – Jim Richardson – Graeagle, CA – Jim Richardson
9 – Matthew Shedarowich – Mission Viejo, CA – Matthew Shedarowich
10 – Richard Vanderweerd – Visalia, CA – Ron Vanderweerd
10F – Blake Fitzpatrick – West Terre Haute, IN – John Fitzpatrick
11 – Jimmy Crawford – Newbury Park, CA – Jimmy Crawford
11 – Chris Windom – Canton, IL – Jeff Walker
15 – R.J. Johnson – Phoenix, AZ – Bobby Martin
18 – Danny Sheridan – Santa Maria, CA – Brian Kittle
20 – Levi Jones – Brownsburg, IN – Tony Stewart Racing
21K – Cory Kruseman – Ventura, CA – Kruseman Motorsports
23 – Greg Alexander – Torrance, CA – John Bellegante
27 – Cody Kershaw – Oak Park, CA – Rob Kershaw
28 – Ludvig Solberg IV – Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Ludvig Solberg IV
29 – Bud Kaeding – Campbell, CA – Mark Draskovic
30 – TBA – Ron Vanderweerd
37 – Matt Mitchell – Yorba Linda, CA – JW Mitchell Motorsports
37X – Casey Riggs – Shelbyville, IN – Terry Riggs
38 – TBA – Glenn Crossno
44 – Cody Williams – Yorba Linda, CA – Jack Jory
50 – Mike Spencer – Temecula, CA – Ron Chaffin
51 – Rusty Carlile – Bakersfield, CA – Rusty Carlile
53 – Jon Stanbrough – Jamestown, IN – Fox Brothers Racing
55 – Tony Everhart – El Cajon, CA – Tony Everhart
59 – David Cardey – Riverside, CA – David Cardey
66 – Rickie Gaunt – Torrance, CA - David Miller
67 – Henry Clarke – Villa Park, CA – Keith Kunz Motorsports
67K – TBA - Keith Kunz Motorsports
69 – Jerry Coons Jr. – Plainfield, IN – Hoffman Auto/Phillips Motorsports
71 – Damion Gardner – Pittsboro, IN – DG Racing
73 – Josh Ford – Camarillo, CA – Keith Ford
73X – Robert Ballou – Sacramento, CA – Keith Ford
76 – JJ Hughes – Columbus, IN – Hughes Auto Racing
88 – Jace Vanderweerd – Visalia, CA – Ron Vanderweerd
92 – Greg Bragg – Visalia, CA – Tom & Lauri Sertich
92T – Brandon Thomson – Norwalk, CA – Fred Thomson
93 – Ronnie Gardner – Whittier, CA – Jeff Gardner
BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS CHAMPIONS
1996 - Jimmy Sills
1997 - Rip Williams
1998 – Rodney Argo
1999 – Rickie Gaunt
2000 – Tony Jones
2001 – Bud Kaeding
2002 – Bud Kaeding
2003 – Cory Kruseman
2004 – Cory Kruseman
2005 – Dave Darland
2006 – Dave Darland
2007 – Bud Kaeding
2008 – Jesse Hockett
2009 – Damion Gardner
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