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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 SPRINT CARS AT BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY! 

(Placentia, CA, April 16, 2014)  Round #5 of the highly competitive 2014 California Lightning Sprint Car Championship Series will take pace this Saturday, April 19^th, at Scott Schweitzer’s Bakersfield Speedway.  Joining the CLS on “The West’s Fastest 1/3 of a Mile High Banked Clay Oval” will be the Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks and the NMRA ¾ Midgets.  Spectator gates will open at 4:00 PM and the first race will be at 6:00. 

Saturday’s race at the Kern County track will be the fifth of 18 races in the 2014 CLS championship series.  Thus far, the first four races have produced four different winners.  Lomita’s Bobby Michnowicz won the season opener at Imperial Fairgrounds Raceway.  Silver Lake’s Jeff Dyer won at Perris Auto Speedway and visiting Northern California star Dakota Albright won the first race at Bakersfield three weeks ago.  Two weeks ago defending champion Stephen Limon of Corona notched his first win o0s the season at the Ventura Raceway. 

Limon’s win at the beach side Ventura track thrust him to the top of the standings for the first time this year.  However, he only leads Placentia’s Dan Hillberg by 10 points.  Michnowicz took over third in the standings while Dyer, who escaped unscathed from a nasty flip at Ventura, dropped to fourth.  Third year CLS driver Damon Arnett of San Diego is fifth.  The top five in the standings are separated by a mere 94-points. 

Jeremy Queener of Torrance paces the “Rookie of the Year” standings heading into Saturday.  The past Perris Street Stock champ is 37-points of Corona’s Corey Hoover.  Laguna Niguel’s Cori Andrews is third amongst the freshman. 

Saturday’s speed contest is the second of four at Bakersfield this year.  The other two will be on May 10^th and September 27^th.  Sandwiched in between Saturday’s race and the May 10^th date will be a May 3^rd event at the CLS home track, Perris Auto Speedway. 

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

Pont Standings

1. Stephen Limon - Corona - 765

2. Dan Hillberg - Placentia - 755

3. Bobby Michnowicz - Lomita - 712

4 Jeff Dyer - Silver Lake - 702

5. Damon Arnett - San Diego - 671

6. Zach Zauss - Murrieta - 645

7. Jeremy Queener - Torrance - 623

8. Dale Gamer - Anaheim - 595

8. Corey Hoover - Corona - 586

10. Robert Wilhelm - El Cajon - 571

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
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