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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 

LIGHTNING SPRINT TITLE TO BE DECIDED AT LAST RACE! 

(Torrance, CA, November 5, 2014)     The curtain will come down on the California Lightning Sprint Car season this Friday, November 7^th, at the middle night of the 19^th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All Coast Construction at Perris Auto Speedway.  At the final race, the two most important awards in the club, the overall championship and the Rookie of the Year, will be decided.  Spectator gates will open at 4:00 PM with racing at 6:45.  The USAC National & CRA Sprint Cars and the PAS Senior Sprints will be part of the show. 

Three driver are in the hunt for both of the prestigious titles.  In the overall championship, it will come down to a fight between Lomita’s Bobby Michnowicz, Damon Arnett of San Diego and Fort Irwin’s Jeff Dyer.  Michnowicz, who captured the title two years ago and who leads the series this year with six victories, heads into Saturday night’s final with a 15-point lead over Arnett and a 36-point advantage over Dyer.  Of Michnowicz six wins this year, three of them have come at Perris.  Dyer’s only win of the season also came at Perris in March.  

Dyer led the point standings for most of the season, but luck has reared its ugly head at him over the past few races.  That allowed Arnett, who had a season best 2^nd at Perris on July 4th, to take the point lead from Dyer.  Then Michnowicz quickly confiscated it from him with a late season charge to the top of the pile. 

The battle for Rookie of the Year is even tighter than the battle for the overall championship.  Teenager Corey Hoover of Corona holds a slender 2-point advantage over fellow teen Cori Andrews of Murrieta.  Jeremy Queener of Torrance, who changed rides a few race ago, is third in the R.O.Y. chase and is 29-points behind leader Hoover.  

Of the three rookie contenders, only Andrews has a win.  That victory came on The PAS hybrid track at the “Salute to Indy” in May.  Hoover has a pair of second place finishes on his plate.  Queener’s best outing of 2014 was a second place finish on July 4^th. 

Northern California star Doug Nunes of Kingsburg, who won the last race in the series two weeks ago at Ventura, is the defending champ for the CLS portion of the Oval Nationals.  

California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings

1. Bobby Michnowicz - Lomita - 2139

2. Damon Arnett - San Diego - 2924

3. Jeff Dyer - Upland - 2103

4. Zach Zauss - Murrieta - 1930

5. Corey Hoover - Corona - 1922

6. Cori Andrews - Murrieta - 1920

7. Jeremy Queener - Torrance - 1893

8. Dale Gamer - Anaheim - 1772

9. Dan Hillberg - Placentia - 1668

10. Stephen Limon - Corona - 1293 

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 2015 season, please call Bobby Michnowicz at: (310) 320-5569. 

To keep up with the CLS on line, please visit the web site at:  California Lightning Sprint Cars   

You can also follow on Facebook at: California Lightning Sprint Cars on Facebook 

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 - Bobby Michnowicz
July 4: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Firecracker) - Bobby Michnowicz

August 16: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (California Racers Hall of Fame Night) - Kevin Michnowicz
September 13: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Glenn Howard Classic) - Dan Hillberg
September 27: *Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA - Bobby Michnowicz
October 18: *Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA - Doug Nunes
November 7: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)

* = 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

Some pretty good names on there