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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
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINTS AT BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY!
(Placentia, CA, March 25, 2014) The California Lightning Sprint Cars will be making their first of four appearance at “The West’s Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval,” the Bakersfield Speedway, this Saturday night, March 29th. Joining the CLS on the card will be the Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks. Spectator gates will open at 4:00 pm and the first race will begin at 6:00.
The theme of the first two races of the season for the CLS has been late race heartbreak for first place cars. At the season opener in El Centro, Alex Grigoreas of Upland led the first 16=laps of the main before being sidelined by a broken chain. The following week at Perris Auto Speedway, Lomita’s Bobby Michnowicz, who took the El Centro victory after Grigoreas suffered his misfortune, was leading the main when a $2.00 fuse burned up with two laps to go costing him the race and giving the win to Silver Lake’s Jeff Dyer.
Placentia’s Dan Hillberg, who has been racing open wheel cars in Southern California since the 1970’s, goes into Saturday’s race at Bakersfield with a precarious three-point lead over Dyer in the championship standings. Hillberg was fourth at El Centro and second at Perris. In addition to his Perris win, Dyer was second at El Centro. Third in the point standings and only 10-points behind the leader is Corona’s Steve Limon. The defending CLS champ, Limon has finished third in both of the first two races of the season and was fast qualifier at each event as well. Michnowicz and San Diego’s Damon Arnett are fourth and fifth in the standings.
Second generation driver Jeremy Queener of Torrance, fresh off a fifth-place finish at Perris in only his second CLS race, is the leading rookie after the first two races. Cory Hoover of Corona and Corrie Andrews are second and third.
After Saturday at Bakersfield, the CLS will trek to the gorgeous beach side Ventura Raceway on April 5th and return to Bakersfield on April 19th. Its next appearance at its home track, Perris Auto Speedway, will be on May 3rd.
Point Standings
1. Dan Hillberg - Placentia - 350
2. Jeff Dyer - Silver Lake - 347
3. Stephen Limon - Corona - 340
4 Bobby Michnowicz - Lomita - 309
5. Damon Arnett - San Diego - 308
6. Zach Zauss - Murrieta - 296
7. Jeremy Queener - Torrance - 266
8. Robert Wilhelm - El Cajon - 259
8. Jim Squire III - Lakeside - 259
10. Alex Bissett - Hemet - 258
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
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
April 5: Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA
April 19: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
May 3: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
May 10: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
May 24: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Salute To Indy)
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)
August 30: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
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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