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CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS
413 Saint Andrews Place
Placentia, CA 92870
(714) 719-0295
[email protected]
http://www.calightningsprints.com/
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Hillberg (714) 719-0295 or [email protected]
For Immediate Release
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS RETURN TO PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY!
(Placentia, CA, May 22, 2013) For only the third time in 2013, the California Lightning Sprint Car Series will return to its home track, "The Southern California Home to Major League Sprint Car Racing," Perris Auto Speedway, this Saturday night, May 25th, for the Annual "Salute to Indy." Joining the CLS on the card will be the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint Cars and the PAS Young Gun Sprints. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM for the quadruple header show and the first race will be at 7:00.
While Saturday's race will only be the third at The PAS in the first eight races of the campaign, six of the final ten after Saturday will be staged on the famous Riverside County clay oval. Included will be the season ending 18th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals on November 1st and 2nd.
In the previous two races of 2013 at The PAS, Placentia's Dan Hillberg and 2010 series champion Jarrett Kramer of Spring Valley picked up the main event wins. Overall in 2013, Lomita's Bobby Michnowicz is the only driver with more than one win and he has three. 2011 Rookie of the Year Steven Limon of Corona and Northern California's Doug Nunes are the other drivers with CLS victories in the first half of the season.
Limon led the championship point standings from the first race until two weeks ago at Bakersfield when Hillberg commandeered the top spot. Heading into Saturday show, which
will include a 20-lap main event for the CLS, Hillberg has a narrow 12-point advantage over Limon. Michnowicz, who has missed one race, is third in the standings followed Hemet teenager Alex Bissett and Guy Maresch of Anaheim Hills. There is only a seven point spread from fourth place Bissett to sixth place Tom Downing of Lakewood.
There has been one change to the CLS schedule. The June 1st non wing race scheduled for the Orange Show Stadium in San Bernardino has been cancelled.
For 2013, cars in the CLS will be carrying transponders and they will qualify at all events. The
driver with the most fast qualifying times at the end of the season will win the "Cold Fire West Qualifying Championship" and will pocket an extra $500.00. Another new sponsor to the
series this season is Extreme Muffler. They will sponsor the "Extreme Muffler Heat Race Championship" and the driver with the most heat race wins will collect a $500.00 check.
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank series sponsors Christian Stover Foundation, Rod End Supply, Cold Fire West, Sander Engineering, Saldana Race Products, DK Machining and Fabrication, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Hoosier Racing Tires, Circle Track Performance, Extreme Muffler, Performance by Rosson Racing, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Oil Twins Amsoil and Haul Ass Fuel. If you or your company would like to become part of the California Lightning Series for the 2013 season, please call Dan Hillberg at: (714) 719-0295.
To keep up with the CLS on line, please visit the web site at: http://www.calightningsprints.com/index.html
2013 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Points
1. Dan Hillberg – Placentia – 1173
2. Steve Limon - Corona – 1161
3. Bobby Michnowicz - Lomita – 1078
4. Alex Bissett - Hemet – 998
5. Guy Maresch – Anaheim Hills – 995
6. Tom Downing - Lakewood – 991
7. Zach Zauss - Murrieta - 928
8. Damon Arnett – San Diego – 891
9. Dale Gamer – Anaheim – 880
10. Jeff Dyer – Silver Lake – 856
2013 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule
March 9 Perris Auto Speedway Winged – Dan Hillberg
March 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged – King of California Mini Sprint Challenge – Bobby Michnowicz
March 30 Ventura Raceway Winged – Steve Limon
April 13 Perris Auto Speedway Winged – Jarrett Kramer
April 20 Bakersfield Speedway Non Wing – King of California Mini Sprint Challenge – Doug Nunes
April 27 Orange Show Speedway Winged – Bobby Michnowicz
May 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged – King of California Mini Sprint Challenge – Bobby Michnowicz
May 25 Perris Auto Speedway Winged
July 4 Perris Auto Speedway Winged
July 27 Route 66 Motorplex Winged
August 10 Santa Maria Speedway Winged
August 17 Perris Auto Speedway Winged
September 14 Perris Auto Speedway Winged
September 28 Bakersfield Speedway Winged
October 19 Ventura Raceway Winged
November 2 Perris Auto Speedway Winged
November 3 Perris Auto Speedway Winged
PAST CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS
1994 Tony Everhart
1995 Gary Sexton
1996 Rob Sczymczak
1997 Jon Rahe
1998 Chris Rahe
1999 Brent Sexton
2000 Greg Bragg
2001 Greg Bragg
2002 Greg Bragg
2003 David Cardey
2004 Keith Janca
2005 Johnny Bates
2006 Donny Gansen
2007 Shane Rossen
2008 Brent Sexton
2009 Stuart Hielschier Sr.
2010 Jarrett Kramer
2011 Tim Brown
2012 Bobby Michnowicz
This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768
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