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JEFF DYER OPENS A BUSY 2024 SEASON AT SATURDAY'S USAC/CRA RACE AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

2024-02-20 14:01

(Yucca Valley, CA, February 18, 2024) Sprint car racing California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Dyer will kick off a busy season when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series opens its 20th campaign this Saturday night, February 24th, at Perris Auto Speedway. Dyer will be returning to the track for the first time since he closed his 2023 season last October.

2023 ended up being a triumphant year for the Dyer Motorsports team. Jeff Dyer captured the championship in the final season of the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series. In addition, his teenage son, Seth, whacked the field to notch his first win in a SWLS race at the Imperial Valley Raceway on October 21st. As well as that accomplishment, the personable young driver was named the series Rookie of the Year.

Despite the triumphs, the season had tribulations. Most notable was Jeff suffering a torn Achilles tendon playing softball last August. Initial reports had "Ponch" done for the season. However, he believed that he could make it back before the year ended. Against the odds, he amazingly returned to action and dominated the competition in a Lightning Sprint Car race at the Mohave Valley Raceway on October 14th. Hard work since then has him nearly as good as new.

"It is going well," the Yucca Valley, Californian commented on his rehab. "I am probably about 85% back to normal. It is getting better. In the morning when it is cold out, it is a little stiff until I get up and start walking around. I can pretty much do everything I was doing before."

Getting his Achilles straightened out did take some time away from working on the cars for the 2024 season. However, the most important things were recovering from the injury and getting in better shape. Happily, he has achieved both.

"First of all, I have been working on myself and my fitness," he said. " I have lost 30 pounds over the off-season. I have been working hard on that. On the cars, we kind of got off to a late start. Me and Seth were kind of burned out through the end of the year. We went through the holidays without touching the cars from the last race. After the new year, we really started getting on it. Now things are starting to get together and we are more excited about it."

The plan for 2024 was for Jeff to run all of the Perris USAC/CRA races, a lot of CLS races, and when possible, a few races with the new Ultimate Sprint Car Series. After an impressive run at the end of last season, Seth's main focus this year is on the GAS Chassis Young Gun Sprint Cars at Perris Auto Speedway. However, he will miss the season opener this weekend as his engine is not ready. He will also run as many CLS races as possible.

While Seth is out of action this Saturday, he will not have long to wait to get in his first laps of the year. Both he and Jeff will be at the Imperial Valley Raceway when the California Lightning Sprint Car Series starts its 30th season during the Midwinter Fair on March 1st and 2nd.

"When we get to Imperial it will be pretty much what we did last year," Jeff said. "The same cars. Well, we built Seth a new car last year so it is ready to go. We made a couple of changes on mine that will hopefully work. I am not going to tell you what they are but we made some drastic changes to my car. We are excited to see what happens with that."

Saturday's race, which will be the opener for Perris Auto Speedway's 28th season, will begin at 7:00 p.m. Spectator gates will open at 5:00. Adult tickets are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are admitted free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Advance tickets for Saturday's opener are available 24 hours a day at the following link https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. You can also order on the phone by calling 1-800-595-4849. If you do not wish to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the freeway close Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris (92571). Take the 215 Freeway. Exit at the Ramona Expressway and head three miles east to the fairgrounds.

In 2024, the following marketing partners are helping keep the Dyers on the track. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, Straight Time Stirrups, Justice Brothers, Fonseca Racing, Specialty Fasteners, and Blud Racing Lubricants. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2024, call (760) 550-7237 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com.

Jeff is racing in memory of his grandparents, Glenn, and Beverly Sels, throughout the 2024 season.

Jeff Dyer 2023 Results

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 17th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprints 15th A Main

4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

5-5-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main
5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway CLS/BCRA Civil War 1st A Main

6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 12th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main

7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway CLS vs SWLS Best of the West 1st A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway Lightning Sprint Western States Champ. 3rd A Main

Seth Dyer 2023 Lightning Sprint Results

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 12th A Main

3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS

5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 11TH A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 6th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 7th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway Young Gun Sprint Cars 5th A Main

9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 9th A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway Lightning Sprint Western States Champ. 14th A Main

AJ Bender 2023

9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information: phone (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com.