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For Immediate Release
From: Ventura Raceway
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(Oxnard, CA 6/04/2007) Ventura Raceway will continue its 2007 racing season at its Ventura County Fairgrounds racing facility this Saturday night June 9, with a full program of exciting racing action beginning at 5:30pm. On that night Ventura Raceway will be featuring four adult classes and one junior class. VRA Sprints and USAC Midgets will headline tonight’s action. After last weeks exciting night of USAC/CRA Sprint cars and VRA Senior Sprints that saw 2005 VRA Sprint Car Champion Blake Miller take his second USAC/CRA Sprint Car win, the VRA 360 Sprint Cars, USAC Midgets, Ford Focus Midgets, VRA Sport Compacts and VRA Junior Focus Midgets are here to continue where they left of on their last appearances in May.
Led by VRA 360 Point leader Greg Taylor, the VRA 360 Sprints have put on some of the best racing ever seen at Ventura Raceway. Almost every week we have seen drivers come on to win in the last few laps of their 30 lap feature events. Greg Taylor has four win so far in 2007 and he will be going for two in a row Saturday against the best VRA competitors, including Kevin Kierce, 2006 series champion Luis Espinoza, Dennis Rodriguez, Eric Severson, Rick Hendrix and rookie sensation Johnathon Henry who has one feature win so far in 2007. Johnathon started on the pole and finished 12th in his first ever USAC/CRA event last weekend.
Also returning to action Saturday will be the mighty USAC Midgets. On their last visit to Ventura Raceway on May 19 Garrett Hansen passed veteran Robby Flock on the last lap to take the 30 lap feature event. This battle will surely resume on Saturday night. Others scheduled to appear include Chris Rahe, Johnny Rodriguez, Scott Pierovich, Randi Pankratz, C J Sarna, Matt Mitchell and a host of other fine USAC Midget competitors.
Other classes set to compete Saturday night are our own VRA Sport Compacts, VRA Junior Ford Focus and USAC Ford Focus Midgets. In the Sport compacts, point leader Joel Chavez will be going for his fifth win of the season, after his win on May 19. VRA Junior Focus drivers will resume action with point leader Alex Bowman and the rest of the class’s drivers trying to stop Austin Mero who has won the last two races in a row from making it a record three wins in a row. Finally the USAC/VRA Ford Focus Midgets will getting back to competition, led by point leader Nic Faas who took the win here on May 19. 2006 VRA Junior Ford Focus Champion Robby Josett will be here to try to continue his Ford Focus competition that has seen him win and finish second in his only two events since turning 16 and being able to run with the regular Focus cars.
Pit gates open at 12 noon and front gates open at 3:30PM with racing getting under way at 5:30pm. Admission for this event is $14.00 for adults, $11.00 for seniors/military and juniors. Kids 7-12 are $5.00 and kids 6 and under are free. For more information, please call Ventura Raceway at (805) 985-5433.
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