Central Arizona Speedway Race Track in Casa Grande, Arizona, USA

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Central Arizona Speedway races IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods, Sprints, Micros, Pure Stocks, and Bombers.

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• Email: centralarizonaraceway@gmail.com
• Phone: 520-754-0407
• Surface: 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval

• 512 S 11 Mile Corner Road
  Casa Grande, Arizona, 85194 USA
• lat: 32.870405, lng: -111.571281
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Central Arizona Speedway Dirt Track Racing Schedule

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Central Arizona Speedway Dirt Track News

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  After Fifth and Sixth Place Finishes in Arizona, Eddie Tafoya Returns to SoCal for Salute to Indy at Perris

  Chino Hills, CA — May 20, 2026 — Making his first starts since undergoing hand surgery three weeks earlier, Eddie Tafoya Jr. came away from Central Arizona Speedway with fifth- and sixth-place finishes in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. This week, the veteran driver returns closer to home when he competes in the 73rd Salute to Indy at Perris Auto Speedway. Tafoya's surgery sidelined him for the May 2 race at the Ventura Raceway. However, he looked comfortable and fully healed throughout the weekend in Arizona. After focusing on improving his qualifying efforts heading into the event, he did exactly that on Friday by steering the handsome #51T to the fourth-fastest time in the 22-car field with a lap of 16.257. He followed that up with a fourth-place finish in his heat race, earning a favorable starting spot near the front for the 30-lap main event. Fortunately for Tafoya, who resides in Chino Hills, California, he stayed near the front throughout the feature because, behind the lead pack, the race often resembled a demolition derby. The event was plagued by crashes along with numerous yellow and red flags, eventually forcing officials to shorten the race to 20 laps. Tafoya started third and ran in fourth for most of the contest. Following a tremendous battle that earned praise from third-place finisher Austin Williams, who complimented Tafoya for "driving him clean," Tafoya crossed the line in fifth, just a car length behind the third- and fourth-place finishers. Saturday at the track, located not far from the USA/Mexico border, brought typical Arizona scorcher conditions. Blustery winds throughout the day created even more challenging track conditions than the previous night. Tafoya, 28, turned in a qualifying lap of 16.628, good enough for seventh fastest in the 26-car field. He advanced from fourth to second in his heat race and rolled off ninth in the 30-lap main event. Due to the weather conditions, the track was anything but easy to navigate. Even so, Tafoya steadily worked his way forward and climbed to fifth by the midway point of the race. While he had the speed to continue advancing, the bottom groove became the only viable racing line in the second half of the event. Tafoya stayed committed to the low line and ultimately brought home a sixth-place finish. The result gave him seven top-six finishes in seven starts in 2026. "One month out of surgery and back in the top five," Tafoya told his Facebook followers. "Solid weekend with USAC/CRA. The 51T had podium speed this weekend, just needed a little more down the stretch. Ready for more this weekend at Perris Auto Speedway." Saturday will mark Tafoya's sixth appearance in the Salute to Indy, one of the longest-running sprint car races in the country. Last season, he finished ninth in the prestigious event, which was first staged in 1948. His best finishes in the race came in 2022 and 2024, when he placed eighth. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00 on Saturday at Perris. Adult tickets are $30. Seniors 65 and over are $25. Students ages 13-17 with a school ID are $15. Kids ages 6-12 are $10, and children 5 and under are free. Active military members with proper ID will be admitted for just $5. Parking is $20, and parking payments are by card only. Advance tickets available at tix.com. For fans who do not wish to purchase advance tickets, plenty of tickets will be available at the ticket windows on race night. The track is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris, California. The track website is perrisautospeedway.com and the office phone is 951-940-0134. Eddie Tafoya can be followed on Instagram at eddietafoya51. Team Tafoya Racing would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Gasper Transportation, CMI Precision Machining, Owen's Insurance Services, Keen Concrete, DRC Chassis, and Rider Racing Engines for their continued support of the 2025 season. If you would like to join forces with the team for another fun and exciting year of racing in 2026, please contact Tafoya at Eddie Tafoya Jr. at (909) 393-3999 or mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com Eddie Tafoya's 2026 Results 2/28/26 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 3/12/26 The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Ultimate Sprint Cars 6th A Main 3/13/26 The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Ultimate Sprint Cars 6th A Main 3/21/26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 4/18/26 Central Arizona Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5/15/26 Central Arizona Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5/16/26 Central Arizona Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

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  Tafoya Set for Return at Central Arizona Following Hand Surgery

  Chino Hills, CA — May 14, 2026 — Three weeks after undergoing hand surgery, Eddie Tafoya Jr. is set to return to action this Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16, when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series invades Central Arizona Raceway. The pair of races on the fast 3/8-mile clay oval will mark the first of three races in a nine-day stretch for the Chino Hills, California standout. Located approximately 50 miles south of Phoenix, Central Arizona Speedway has quickly become a favorite stop for racers and fans alike. The modern dirt track is known for its wide racing surface, multiple grooves, and intense wheel-to-wheel competition that often produces some of the most exciting racing on the USAC/CRA schedule. Three days after competing at Central Arizona on April 21st, Tafoya underwent surgery to repair an injury he suffered at Perris Auto Speedway last August. The operation was successful, but it forced the popular driver to miss the May 2nd USAC/CRA race at Ventura Raceway. Now fully healed and eager to get back behind the wheel, Tafoya is ready to resume his strong 2026 campaign. In his last appearance at the Arizona oval, Tafoya qualified seventh fastest in a competitive 19-car field. After finishing third in his heat race, he rolled off from the seventh starting spot in the 30-lap main event. Early in the race, the 28-year-old battled fiercely to maintain a spot in the top 10. As the laps wound down, however, he became one of the fastest cars on the track. Charging through the field in the closing stages, Tafoya stormed all the way to fourth before ultimately finishing fifth at the checkered flag. Through his first five starts of the 2026 season, he has yet to finish worse than sixth and has already recorded three top-five finishes. His best result came in the USAC/CRA season opener at Mohave Valley Raceway on February 28th, where he scored an impressive third-place finish. Following this weekend's action in the "Copper State," Tafoya will return home to Perris Auto Speedway for one of the longest-running sprint car races in the world, the historic Salute to Indy on May 23rd. The prestigious event, which dates back to 1948, has long been one of the crown jewels of sprint car racing in the world. Gates for this weekend's races, which will close out the first half of the season at the Central Arizona Raceway, will open at 5:00 p.m. each night with racing at 7:00 p.m. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors and active military get in for $18.00. Young adults 11-17 are $10.00, and children 10 and under are free. The track is located at 512 S 11 Mile Corner Road in Casa Grande, Arizona. The track's website is https://www.centralazraceway.com/ and the office phone is 520-754-0407. For fans who can not make it, both nights will be streamed live on Flo Racing. Eddie Tafoya can be followed on Instagram at eddietafoya51. Team Tafoya Racing would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Gasper Transportation, CMI Precision Machining, Owen's Insurance Services, Keen Concrete, DRC Chassis, and Rider Racing Engines for their continued support of the 2025 season. If you would like to join forces with the team for another fun and exciting year of racing in 2026, please contact Tafoya at Eddie Tafoya Jr. at (909) 393-3999 or mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com Eddie Tafoya's 2026 Results 2/28/26 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 3/12/26 The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Ultimate Sprint Cars 6th A Main 3/13/26 The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Ultimate Sprint Cars 6th A Main 3/21/26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 4/18/26 Central Arizona Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

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  RICKY LEWIS STAYS HOT AT CASA GRANDE

  After several caution and red flags, Ricky Lewis continued his winning ways at Central Arizona Speedway. Driving the Bonneau Motorsports owned Priced Right Auto Sales #15 DRC, the Camarillo, California driver claimed the shortened 20-lap $3,000 Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car victory.

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  Tafoya Places Fifth in Arizona — Eyes Return on May 16 After Hand Surgery

  Chino Hills, CA — May 5, 2026 — Eddie Tafoya Jr. recorded another impressive fifth-place finish when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series visited the Central Arizona Speedway on April 18th. The talented veteran driver, who underwent hand surgery three days after the race, plans on returning to USAC/CRA action when the series visits the same track on May 16th. Tafoya, who will turn 29 in July and who has yet to finish outside the top six in five starts in 2026, began the night in the Copper State by qualifying seventh fastest in the 19-car field. That placed the veteran driver in the third starting spot in the first heat race. He maintained that position throughout the race, guaranteeing himself at least a seventh-place starting spot in the main event. Unfortunately for the Chino Hills, California-based driver, the six cars who qualified ahead of him also finished in the top four spots in their respective heat races. Had even one of them not done so, Tafoya would have started on the pole for the 30-lap main. Instead, he was relegated to the seventh starting spot. During the early stages of the race, Tafoya found himself battling for ninth. However, around the halfway point, he began charging toward the front of the field, and it quickly became clear he was one of the fastest cars on the track. He steadily worked his way forward. With less than three laps remaining, he briefly raced into fourth before ultimately finishing fifth at the checkered flag. "That was the first race back with that motor I had in there," Tafoya said about the Central Arizona event. "Qualifying I was a little hesitant. It would have been better if I was one spot faster and started on the front row. The more laps I was doing the more comfortable I was getting. Just figuring out how much throttle I could put into it and reading the track. Definitely, the car setup came in later." "Towards the end I was coming on pretty strong. I think I could have gotten a couple more. I looked at some of the lap times and my best lap was on lap 23. Nobody else's was better after lap 13. I definitely had something for them at the end." "Yeah, for sure," Tafoya responded when asked if the recent performances were giving him more confidence. "I have been just trying to stay pretty steady and have a good night as a whole rather than just parts of the night. I guess the last piece is just starting a little farther forward. I will put a little extra emphasis on qualifying and see what it does for us." Three days after the Central Arizona race, Tafoya underwent surgery to repair damage done to his hand in a crash at Perris last season. The surgery kept him out of last Saturday's race at Ventura Raceway. However, he plans to be back in the cockpit at Central Arizona when the USAC/CRA Series returns on the 15th and 16th of this month. He will follow that up with the prestigious Salute to Indy at Perris Auto Speedway on Labor Day Weekend. "The crash, I just must have hit the metal roll cage over by the in and out shifter," Tafoya said before his surgery. "It was just like a bunch of built up and left over tissue from a hematoma. Last year I was waiting until the end of the season to get it done. Then I had to wait more and more to get it done. Just all kinds of stuff." "It has been good," Tafoya said last week about the surgery. "I have been on some pain killers. I will have stitches in until around the fifth." Eddie Tafoya can be followed on Instagram at eddietafoya51. Team Tafoya Racing would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Gasper Transportation, CMI Precision Machining, Owen's Insurance Services, Keen Concrete, DRC Chassis, and Rider Racing Engines for their continued support of the 2025 season. If you would like to join forces with the team for another fun and exciting year of racing in 2026, please contact Tafoya at Eddie Tafoya Jr. at (909) 393-3999 or mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com Eddie Tafoya's 2026 Results 2/28/26 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 3/12/26 The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Ultimate Sprint Cars 6th A Main 3/13/26 The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Ultimate Sprint Cars 6th A Main 3/21/26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 4/18/26 Central Arizona Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

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  Eddie Tafoya Jr. Hopes His First Start of 2026 Is as Hot as the Arizona Temperature

  Chino Hills, CA — February 26, 2026 — Chino Hills, California, sprint car veteran Eddie Tafoya Jr. will open his 2026 racing season Saturday night, February 28, when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars visit Arizona's racy 1/3-mile, banked Mohave Valley Raceway. Spectator gates at the desert oval—where temperatures are expected to soar to 94 degrees in the afternoon—will open at 4:00 p.m., with the first green flag dropping at 6:00. The 28-year-old returns to a track where he has enjoyed consistent success since sprint cars made their return to the facility in 2022. In seven USAC/CRA starts at the speedway—located just five minutes from the Colorado River and 25 miles from Laughlin, Nevada—Tafoya has recorded five top-10 finishes, including two top-five results and a best finish of third. Simply put, it is one of his favorite places to race. "We are usually a real good car out of the box when we get there," Tafoya said before a race in 2025. "I think the only times I have not run good there is when I have had motor issues." Last season, after opening his year with six USAC National Sprint Car Series races in Florida, Tafoya made his first USAC/CRA start of the year at Mohave Valley. He qualified 10th in a stout 31-car field, but trouble struck during qualifying when the torque ball backed off. The issue forced the team to replace the entire torque tube and bell housing, sidelining Tafoya for his heat race as the crew thrashed to make repairs. Once back on track, Tafoya started on the outside of the front row in the 12-lap B Main, needing a top-six finish to advance to the 30-lap feature. He left no doubt, racing to a third-place finish to earn his transfer spot. In the main event, the 2018 Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns Champion and 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year, delivered one of the standout performances of the night. Rolling off from 10th on the outside of row five, Tafoya methodically carved his way through the field to finish fifth. Only two drivers passed more cars during the exciting feature. Fans wishing to see Tafoya in action this Saturday can purchase tickets at the gate, cash only, with pricing as follows: General Admission (including seniors): $25.00 Children ages 6-12: $15.00 Children 5 and under: FREE!!!! For those unable to make the trip to The Grand Canyon State, Saturday night's race will be streamed live on Flo Racing. Tafoya can be followed on Instagram at @eddietafoya51. Team Tafoya Racing would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Gasper Transportation, CMI Precision Machining, Owen's Insurance Services, Keen Concrete, DRC Chassis, and Rider Racing Engines for their continued support of the 2025 season. If you would like to join forces with the team for another fun and exciting year of racing in 2026, please contact Tafoya at Eddie Tafoya Jr. at (909) 393-3999 or mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com Eddie Tafoya's 2025 Results 2/10/25 Volusia Speedway Park USAC National Sprint Cars 5th B Main 2/11/25 Volusia Speedway Park USAC National Sprint Cars 7th B Main 2/12/25 Ocala Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 5th B Main 2/13/25 Ocala Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 19th A Main 2/14/25 Ocala Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 18th A Main 2/15/25 Ocala Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 20th A Main 2/22/25 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/1/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4/5/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 4/11/25 Central Arizona Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4/12/25 Central Arizona Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main 5/24/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 6/7/25 Bakersfield Speedway USCS Sprint Cars 9th A Main 6/21/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 7/19/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main 8/16/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 8/30/23 Calistoga Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main 8/31/25 Calistoga Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main 9/1/25 Petaluma Speedway USCS Sprint Car 4th A Main 9/13/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main 9/27/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 10/24/25 Central Arizona Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 23rd A Main 10/25/25 Central Arizona Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 13th A Main 11/1//25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main 11/8/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

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Central Arizona Speedway Nearby Dirt Tracks

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  Adobe Mountain Speedway Race Track65 miles away - Glendale, Arizona, USA

Central Arizona Speedway Dirt Track Racing Organizations

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  ASCS - American Sprint Car Series Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  HLR - High Limit Racing Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  IMCA - International Motor Contest Association Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  USAC - United States Auto Club Dirt Track Racing Organization