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CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS
22126 South Vermont, Unit A
Torrance, CA 90502
(310) 320-5569
http://www.calightningsprints.com/
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Michnowicz (310) 320-5569
For Immediate Release
THREE DRIVERS BATTLE FOR CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS!
(Torrance, CA, June 10, 2014) To say the California Lightning Sprint Car Series has been graced by a great crop of rookies in the 2014 season is a massive understatement. Three rookies, Corey Hoover, Cori Andrews and Jeremey Queener, are locked into a tight battle for the Rookie of the Year award and they will next square off on the track this Saturday night, June 14th, at the series home track, Perris Auto Speedway. The USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, and PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints will also be appearing on the quadruple header program. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM and the first race will be at 7:00.
The CLS season reaches the hallway point Saturday. Heading into the race, the first year trio is separated by a mere 61-points in the standings. Hoover, a 15-year-old from Corona leads the way followed by Andrews, a 15-year-old from Murrieta, and Queener, a 28-year-old from Torrance. Hoover is 43-points ahead of Andrews and Queener trails Andrews by 18-points/
Andrews has the only win of the three and that came at the last race at The PAS when she bested Hoover by over a full straightaway. Hoover has the most top five finishes with four. All four of those came within the last five races and include two second place finishes. Queener has a pair of top fives including a second place finish at Bakersfield. Queener also missed a Perris main event when he had mechanical issues that cost him valuable points.
In the overall CLS championship standings, Hoover is ranked fourth, with Andrews seventh and Queener eighth.
Fort Irwin’s Jeff Dyer took over the lead in the championship standings at Perris three weeks ago. The United States Army Sargeant holds a 36-point advantage over San Diego’s Damon Arnett heading into Saturday’s race. Defending champion Steve Limon of Corona is third, but recently sold his car and plans on moving up to the USAC/CRA or the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series. Hoover is fourth overall with Bobby Michnowicz of Lomita, who leads the series with three wins, fifth/
Saturday’s race will only be the fourth in the first nine races of 2014 at The PAS. However, five of the final eight races will take place at the famous Riverside County racing facility. Saturday’s race will be on the hybrid track which uses turns one and two on the inner quarter-mile oval and turns three and four of the half-mile.
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank series sponsors Performance by Rosson Racing, T Shirts by Timeless, Cold Fire West, Circle Track Performance, Extreme Mufflers, Racing Optics, Saldana Race Products, Keizer Wheels, Sander Engineering, Christian Stover Foundation, Hoosier Racing Tires, Drake Incorporated and DK Machine. If you or your company would like to become part of the California Lightning Series for the 2014 season, please call Bobby Michnowicz at: (310) 320-5569.
To keep up with the CLS on line, please visit the web site at: http://www.calightningsprints.com/index.html
You can also follow on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/calightning.sprints?fref=ts
California Lightning Sprint Car Series Pont Standings
1. Jeff Dyer - Fort Irwin - 1333
2. Damon Arnett - San Diego - 1297
3. Stephen Limon - Corona - 1242
4. Corey Hoover - Corona - 1194
5. Bobby Michnowicz - Lomita - 1193
6. Zach Zauss - Murrieta - 1172
7. Cori Andrews - Laguna Niguel - 1151
8. Jeremy Queener - Torrance - 1133
9. Dale Gamer - Anaheim - 1097
10. Robert Wilhelm - El Cajon - 1023
2014 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule
March 8: Imperial Fairgrounds Raceway - El Centro, CA - Bobby Michnowicz
March 15: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Sokola Shootout) - Jeff Dyer
March 29: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA - Dakota Albright
April 5: Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA - Stephen Limon
April 19: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA - Dan Hillberg
May 3: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA - Bobby Michnowicz
May 10: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA - Bobby Michnowicz
May 24: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Salute To Indy) - Cori Andrews
June 14: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
July 4: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Firecracker)
August 16: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (California Racers Hall of Fame Night)
September 13: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Glenn Howard Classic)
September 27: *Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
October 18: *Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA
November 7: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
November 8: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
November 15: Imperial Fairgrounds Raceway - El Centro, CA
* = Co-Sanctioned Event With BCRA Midget Lites.
This schedule is subject to change.
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
2013 Stephen Limon
This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768
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