Mohave Valley Raceway Race Track in Mohave Valley, Arizona, USA

• dirt tracks
• USA
• Arizona

Mohave Valley Raceway Dirt Track Logo

Mohave Valley Raceway races include IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, Mini Sports, and South West Dwarf Cars.

Mohave Valley Raceway Dirt Track Location

• 2750 East Laguna Rd
  Mohave Valley, Arizona, 86440 USA
• lat: 34.893147, lng: -114.553628
• Link to Google Map
• Link to Apple Map
• Surface: 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval

Mohave Valley Raceway Dirt Track Contacts

• Website
• Facebook
• Email: ron.mohavevalleyraceway@gmail.com
• Phone: 928-346-3000

Mohave Valley Raceway Dirt Track Racing Schedule

Schedules are known to change without warning, double check with race track before heading out.

Mohave Valley Raceway Dirt Track News

• 
  CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES MAKES MOHAVE VALLEY RACEWAY DEBUT THIS SATURDAY

  (Torrance, CA, October 2, 2022) For the first time in its 28-season history, the California Lightning Sprint Car Series will be racing at the Mohave Valley Raceway this Saturday night, October 8th. The race on the fast 1/3 mile banked clay oval will be co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars. Spectator gates at the track located minutes away from the Colorado River and only 20 minutes from downtown Laughlin, will open at 5:30 with racing at 7:00. PAS 9_17_22=41=LiteSpt=3215-3#AF48.jpg San Diego's A.J. Bender will be looking for his fourth lightning win of the year Saturday at Mohave Valley. Doug Allen Photo. Going into the race, talented Santa Barbara teenager David Gasper carries an 80-point lead in the championship standings. After a slow start to the 2022 campaign, the defending series champion and last year's "Rookie of the Year," has won seven of the last 15 races. Included in those victories is a win at the last series race in Bakersfield two weeks ago and a four-race winning streak that stretched from early June through late July. Palmdale's Eric Greco, who scored his lone win of the year on May 21st at Ventura, is second in the championship standings. Camarillo's Cody Nigh and CHP officer Jeff "Ponch" Dyer of Yucca Valley, are ranked third and fourth and are only separated by two points. They are both seeking their first victories in 2022. Veteran Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills, the five-time series champion, is fifth in points. Michnowicz is second in series wins with three. His last two triumphs came back to back at the Placerville Speedway and the Lemoore Raceway in August and September. San Diego's A.J. Bender, the only other driver with more than one win in the CLS in 2022, will be on hand and will be doing double duty on Saturday driving on the lightning sprint portion of the program and the USAC/CRA 410 side of the show. Driving the Schweitzer #41 out of Bakersfield, Bender has three lightning sprint wins in 2022. Two of his triumphs have come with the CLS at the Bakersfield Speedway. The other came at the Bay Cities Racing Association opening race of the year at the Placerville Speedway in March. Rookie Connor Speir of Fillmore, Grant Sexton of Lakeside, and his father Brent Sexton, each have one win this season. Speir, who is second to Will Browne in the Rookie of the Year race, and Brent Sexton will both be appearing on the lightning portion of the program. Grant Sexton will be competing with the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. In addition to the lightning sprints and USAC/CRA, dwarf cars and vintage sprints will also be on the track on Saturday. The Mohave Valley Raceway is located at 2750 E. Laguna Road, Mohave Valley, Arizona. The track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (928) 346-3000. The track is a cash-only facility with no ATM on site. California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - 1796 2. Eric Greco - 1716 3. Cody Nigh - 1601 4. Jeff Dyer - 1599 5. Bobby Michnowicz - 1487 6. Will Browne - 1280 7. Connor Speir - 1256 8. Jon Robertson - 1026 9. Pat Kelley - 973 10. Dominic Del Monte - 696 Civil War Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - CLS - 514 2. Eric Greco - CLS - 451 3. Bobby Michnowicz - CLS - 433 4. Will Browne - CLS - 420 5. Cody Nigh - CLS - 385 6. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 383 7. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 358 8. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 331 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 329 10. Brandon Leedy - BCRA - 302 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged - Brent Sexton August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 - Connor Spier August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 - Bobby Michnowicz Sept. 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz Sept. 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 - David Gasper October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points *Non Points Race To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  SEXTON GATLIN RACING LOOKING TO COMPLETE PERFECT BARONA SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT SEASON

  (Lakeside, CA, September 30, 2022) Not that it needed any more incentive, but Saturday night Sexton Gatlin Racing will be attempting to wrap up a perfect Barona Speedway Lucas Oil Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series season. Heading into the final SWLS race on the San Diego County ¼ mile this season, SGR driver Brent Sexton, and his two sons Dalton and Grant, have won all the series races there this year. 307697734_8809304822420341_9193553498710361981_n.jpg On Saturday, Dalton Sexton will be seeking his third SWLS at Barona this year. Bobby Kimbrough photo. The SWLS has visited Barona five times in 2022. Defending series champion Grant Sexton has won twice. His older brother Dalton has also won two times and Brent has one victory. Brent's win came the last time the series was there on July 9th. Amazingly, of the 15 podium positions available through the five races, SGR drivers laid claim to 11 of them. The breakdown of the SGR driver's other podium finishes shows Brent with two second-place results. Grant and David Bezio, who subbed for Grant on May 14th, have one second-place ending apiece. Grant and Brent have each finished third one time. To make the team's success at the track even more impressive, only two times this year has an SGR car placed out of the top five. Heading into Saturday's race, Brent, who is seeking his third ever Lightning Sprint Car title (he was the 1999 and 2007 California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion), brings an 88-point lead over Dalton in the championship standings. Another good performance by Brent would make him tough to catch with only three races to go after Saturday. Grant, who has only started five of the first eight series races, comes into this weekend's event in sixth. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. at Barona with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors, military, EMTs and kids ages 7 to 17 are $10.00. Children 6 and under are free. The track is located at 1754 Wildcat Canyon Road, in Lakeside (92040). The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (619) 994-6560. While Saturday is the last SWLS race at Barona in 2022, the series will still have three races remaining and the Lakeside-based SGR will be at all three. A week from Saturday, October 9th, SWLS will venture to the Mohave Valley Raceway for the second time and it will be co-sanctioning the event with the California Lightning Sprint Car Series. Two weeks later, on October 21st and 22nd at the Imperial Valley Raceway, the 2022 season will come to an end. In addition to those races, SGR will field cars at October's Cal Cup at the Lemoore Raceway the third week in October. To close the campaign, the team will be at four CLS/BCRA co-sanctioned races in November. Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Johnny Motorhead, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil, Automated Interior, and an extra special thanks to Scotty and Jimmy Keys. If you or your business wants to partner up with one of the most visible Lightning Sprint teams on the West Coast, please call (619) 454-6945. You can also E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Sexton Gatlin Racing 2022 Schedule 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Brent 7th - Grant 15th March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th March 25 Bakersfield Speedway CLS Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 8th - Dalton 17th April 16 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprints Wingless - Grant 1st April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Bezio 3rd - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th April 30 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th May 14 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Bezio 2nd - Brent 3rd May 28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Grant DNS June 11 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 2nd - Dalton 11th June 25 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Dalton 1st - Brent 2nd - Grant 3rd July 9 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Grant 2nd - Dalton 6th August 6 Santa Maria Raceway CLS Winged - Brent 1st - Dalton 15th August 6th Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant 11th B Main August 11 River Cities Raceway Minkota Nationals Winged - Dalton 8th - Brent 13th - Grant 25th August 12 River Cities Raceway Minkota Nationals Winged - Brent 1st - Grant 9th - Dalton 11th August 13 Greenbush Race Park minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 6th - Brent 11th - Dalton 13th August 14 Minkota Nationals Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 1st - Dalton 15th - Brent DNS Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) POWRi Winged - Chiaramote 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 18th October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless October 24 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT SERIES LEADING ROOKIE CODY GRIGGS RACING SATURDAY AT BARONA

  (Lakeside, California, September 29, 2022) This Saturday night, October 1st, rookie driver Cody Griggs will make the short journey from his Lakeside, California home to the Barona Speedway as he continues his pursuit of the 2022 POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series "Rookie of the Year" title. Griggs comes into the race with a 50-point lead over his closest pursuer for the prestigious award. 307840716_8809316772419146_7389891547970457229_n.jpg Cody Griggs at Perris Auto Speedway on September 17th. Doug Allen photo. Griggs, who cut his dirt track racing teeth in go-karts, has a perfect attendance record thus far in 2022 with the SWLS. He has been at all nine races and started eight of the main events. The only race he did not start the main was at the July 9th event at Barona. The friendly driver's best finish of the season came at Barona when he placed fifth on May 14th. Of the eight mains he has run, Griggs has six top 10 finishes. Overall, his main event finishing average is 8.875. That is a very good average for a rookie driver. If you take away the two times he did not finish in the top 10, his average comes all the way down to a 7.0. After finishing 10th at the season opener at the Imperial Valley Raceway in March, Griggs reeled off two six-place finishes in a row. They both came at Imperial Valley. He then had an eighth and a season-best at back-to-back races at Barona. He followed those up with a seventh on the same track on June 11th. That gave him six straight top 10 finishes to start his lightning career. However, things have not gone quite as well in the last three races. On June 25th at Barona, he finished 12th. Two weeks later at the same track, he did not start the main event. The last time the SWLS was in competition was at the world-famous Perris Auto Speedway on September 17th. Griggs and his beautiful #56 lightning sprint were working as one beginning in his heat race. He started on the outside of the front row in the six lapper and he stayed in second the entire distance. He then began the main on the inside of the fourth row in the seventh spot. With a crowd from around the world watching the action on Flo Racing, Griggs immediately elevated his position up to sixth. The young driver stayed sixth and was navigating his way through traffic perfectly before disaster struck on lap 16 when he suddenly slowed and turned off the track with mechanical ills. Instead of another top 10 finish, he ended up with a disappointing 17th. Saturday's race will be the last of the year for the SWLS on its home turf at Barona. After that, the number 56 team will be on the road next week to Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway for a race co-sanctioned by the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints and the California Lightning Sprint Cars. Two weeks later, the SWLS will close its season on October 21st and 22nd at the Imperial Valley Raceway. For fans wanting to see Griggs in action this week at Barona, gates will open at 3:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors, military, EMTs and kids ages 7 to 17 are $10.00. Children 6 and under are free. The track is located at 1754 Wildcat Canyon Road, in Lakeside (92040). The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (619) 994-6560. Griggs would like to thank the following marketing partners for making his 2022 racing season possible. SES Custom Paint, Van Slyke Landscaping, Jetset Concepts, Johnson, Finch & McClure Construction, Sexton Fire Protection, Troy Dirt, and Smith Family Transport. If you would like to be a marketing partner with Griggs in 2023, please contact him at (619) 933-6566 or mailto:cmgriggs56@gmail.com. Cody Griggs 2022 Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 10th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main April 30 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 8th A Main May 14 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 5th A Main June 11 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 7th A Main June 25 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 12th A Main July 9 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints DNS Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 17th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909)226-7768. Photo courtesy of Bobby Kimbrough.

• 
  WILL BROWNE RACES AT THE BARONA SPEEDWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SATURDAY

  (Glendora, California, September 29, 2022) Rookie Southern California lightning sprint car racer Will Browne will make his first-ever appearance at the Barona Speedway this Saturday night, October 1st. For Browne, who currently leads the "Rookie of the Year" standings in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series, it will be his fourth appearance with the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints. 307699561_8809330912417732_7734925166641663056_n (1).jpg Will Browne coming off turn two at Perris Auto Speedway on September 17. Bobby Kimbrough Photo. Browne, 18, kicked off his lightning Sprint car career with the SWLS in a pair of races at the Imperial Valley Raceway on March 5th and 6th. His last appearance with the San Diego County-based racing club came at Perris Auto Speedway two weeks ago. In those three races, he has finished fifth two times and sixth once. Despite confining most of his racing to the rival CLS, and only contesting three of the eight Southwest Lightning Sprint car races this far this year, Browne is still in the top 20 (17th) in points. Last Saturday night at the Bakersfield Speedway, Browne got off to a great start at "The West's Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval." Twenty-four cars showed up for the "Civil War Series" the pitting California Lightning Sprint Car Series vs Northern California's Bay Cities Racing Association. Driving his "Win Now Racing" white #8 car, Browne turned in a lap of 14.025 in qualifying and that was fourth fastest in the stacked field. The friendly brown-haired driver started in fifth in his heat race and drove all the way up to a second-place finish. Browne had a seemingly good sixth-place starting spot for the main. That is, it seemed good until the green flag came out. A car on the front row got sideways at the start and chaos ensued behind him. Browne took evasive action to avoid getting caught up in a potential crash. Several cars got past him on the low line. On the second lap, the Glendora, California driver went to the outside in turn four and got over the cushion. He did a good job in only tapping the wall, but it cost him a few more spots. When a yellow flag came out on lap three, Browne was in the 11th-place position. Once the race restarted, he remained in that spot for the duration. "I just got too hot towards the wall," he said on his YouTube video this week. "I kind of drove it like I was going to "Cowboy Up" and run the high side but I may have hesitated. I needed to stay on the gas. That was a little driver error on my part. I was able to learn and grow from it. I could have totally put it in the wall and had a totally wrecked racecar or I could have gotten tangled up more." While he finished 11th, he did take the lead back in the CLS Rookie of the Year chase by 26-points and he also moved back into sixth place overall in the championship standings. In addition, Browne is fourth overall and is the highest ranked rookie in Civil War Series points. The busiest lightning racer in the state, Saturday will be Browne's fourth race in a span of five weeks. He began the rugged five-week streak with a trip to the Central Valley's Lemoore Raceway on September 10th. There he finished 12th after getting knocked out of the race when he was hit from behind on a restart. September 17th saw him record a fifth-place finish the first time he ever raced on the ½-mile clay track in Perris. Last Saturday was at Bakersfield. After this week's race at Barona, he is headed to Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway for the first time on October 9th. Browne will get a week off after Mohave before heading back to the Imperial Valley Raceway for races on October 21st and 22nd. The following week he will be at the Ventura Raceway making it eight races in a span of seven weeks. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00 at Barona. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors, military, EMTs and kids ages 7 to 17 are $10.00. Children 6 and under are free. The track is located at 1754 Wildcat Canyon Road, in Lakeside (92040). The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (619) 994-6560. Be sure to visit and signup for Browne's entertaining video page on YouTube at the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwSNglz0llw. Browne and his team would like to thank marketing partner Pacific Panel Products for being a part of his rookie campaign in lightning sprint cars. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookie season, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 2ND A Main August 27 Placerville Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 12th A Main September 17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 11th A Main October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

• 
  LUCAS OIL POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT SERIES RETURNS TO THE BARONA SPEEDWAY SATURDAY

  (Lakeside, CA, September 29, 2022) The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series will make its final 2022 appearance at its home track, the Barona Speedway, this Saturday night, October 1st. After that, the popular series will hit the road for its final three races of the 2022 campaign. PAS 9_17_22=3 Win=LiteSpt=3440-3 (c) copy#2C15.jpg Brent Sexton, shown on the left with Paris winner Brayden Chiaramonte and his father Daniel Chiaramonte, brings an 88-point lead into Saturday's SWLS race at Barona. Doug Allen photo. Going into Saturday's race, longtime veteran Brent Sexton of lakeside brings in an 88-point lead in the series championship standings over his oldest son Dalton. In the first nine SWLS races in 2022, the 50-year-old Tennessee native has only finished out of the top four one time. That came at the season opener at Imperial Valley Raceway on March 4th when he placed seventh. He modified that aberration the next afternoon by winning his first race of the year. Counting that win he has two victories, two second-place finishes, 1/3, and three 4th place finishes in the last SWLS races. Since procuring the lead, the two-time California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion started inching away from the pack. However, two weeks ago, his fourth-place finish at Perris Auto Speedway, coupled with Dalton dropping out early with engine issues, has allowed the elder Sexton to jump into a commanding lead. Jeremy Queener of Lake Elsinore, who is enjoying his best season in a lightning sprint, is currently third. A pair of talented rookies, Cody Griggs of Lakeside, and C.J. Marin of Imperial Beach are not only fighting for the Rookie of the Year crown, but they are fourth and fifth in the standings going into Saturday's show. Marin missed the race at Perris giving Griggs a big chance to stack up a lot of extra points. However, mechanical ills knocked him out of the race early. Griggs will be 50-points ahead of Marin to start Saturday's race. After departing the familiar confines of Barona for the final time in 2022, the SWLS will head to Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway on October 8th for a co-sanctioned show with the California Lightning Sprint Cars. Two weeks later, on 21st and 22nd, the SWLS will close the 2022 season the way it started it with a pair of races at the Imperial Valley Raceway. Joining the SWLS on Saturday's racing card will be the Modifieds, Pony Stocks, Stock/IMCA Stock Cars, So Cal Mowers, Junior Sprints, and Mini Dwarfs. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors, military, EMTs and kids ages 7 to 17 are $10.00. Children 6 and under are free. The Barona Speedway is located at 1754 Wildcat Canyon Road, in Lakeside (92040). The track website https://baronaspeedway.com/ is and the office phone number is (619) 994-6560. The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank Sexton Fire Protection, RTL Traffic Control & Equipment, Victory Graphix, BK Wing, and A.M. Ortega Construction Inc. If you or your company would like to become part of the series in 2022, please contact Brent Sexton at (619) 454-6945 or mailto:sextonfire@cox.net Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Points 1. Brent Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1301 2. Dalton Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1213 3. Jeremy Queener, Lake Elsinore, CA - 1024 4. Cody Griggs, Lakeside, CA - 958 5. C.J. Marin, Imperial Beach, CA - 908 6. Grant Sexton, Lakeside, CA - 868 7. Jim Squire, Lakeside, CA - 841 8. Braden Chiaramonte, El Cajon, CA - 745 9. Peter Benker, Alpine, CA - 707 10 David Bezio - San Diego, CA - 696 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 4 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Dalton Sexton March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Brent Sexton April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway Winged - Braden Chiaramonte April 30 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton May 14 Barona Speedway Wingless - Dalton Sexton June 11 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton June 25 Barona Speedway Winged - Dalton Sexton July 9 Barona Speedway Wingless - Brent Sexton Sept. 14 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) Winged - Braden Chiaramonte October 1 Barona Speedway Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway (co sanction with CLS) Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  MATT McCARTHY PLACES 12TH IN THE GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC AT PERRIS

  (Ontario, CA, September 27, 2022) Matt McCarthy steered his number 28M USAC/CRA Sprint Car to a 12th place finish in the annual Glenn Howard Memorial at Perris Auto Speedway on September 17th. The finish kept the Riverside, California driver in the 10th place spot in the season-long series point standings. McCarthy and his teammate Logan Williams were among the 24 drivers in action for the mid-September race. After being the fast qualifier one month earlier on the Riverside County half-mile clay Oval, McCarthy turned in another good qualifying effort. This time he was six fastest of the 24 cars on hand with a 16.532. Yorba Linda California's Williams was not far behind as he stopped the clocks in 16.681. That was the 11th best time of the night. Williams was the first of the two on the track for heat race action. He started on the inside of row two in the first heat and was battling for the fourth-place spot through the first four circuits. When he got into turn one on lap five, he clipped the cushion entering the corner. His car was thrown into a series of nasty airborne flips that launched him into the turn-one billboards. The young driver climbed out uninjured but the #5W car sustained enough damage that it was done for the night. McCarthy was up in the 3rd and final heat race in which she started in the fifth position. He battled for 4th most of the way through the 10 lapper but in the end, he had to settle for the fifth place position. For the Glen Howard 30-lap memorial main event, McCarthy was starting in the eighth spot which is outside of row four. He stayed in that spot through the first half of the exciting race. He was still there when a yellow flag came out on lap 16. As the cars circled the track under caution conditions, McCarthy suddenly darted down into the work area with a flat left rear tire. The Flowdynamics crew immediately jumped on it and got him back onto the track in plenty of time before racing resumed. However, he would have to restart at the back due to stopping. From the back, McCarthy raced his head off. He passed numerous cars and when the checkered flag ended the race, he had moved all the way back up to 12th position. It was an impressive display that if he had some more laps, would have produced an even better result. This Saturday night, October 1st, McCarthy, and Williams were supposed to be back in action at Perris Auto Speedway. However, that race was canceled due to a large concert taking up all the fairground's parking. Therefore, the Flowdynamics duo will not be on the track until Saturday, October 8th when the series makes its second-ever appearance at the Mohave Valley Raceway in Arizona. After Mohave Valley, there will only be two weekends and five total race dates left on the USAC/CRA schedule. On October 28th and 29th there will be two nights of racing at the 55th Annual Western World Championships at the Cocopah Speedway. The following weekend the series will close out the campaign when it returns to Perris for the 26th Heimark Anheuser Busch/Budweiser Oval Nationals on November 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Both of those events will pay full points for the USAC/CRA and USAC National Sprint Cars each night. When you are at a race that the Flowdynamics drivers are competing in, be sure to head down to the pits to meet McCarthy and Williams and pick up one of their fine-looking team shirts. McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., JFK Design Build, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, CRC Component Repair Co., Encore Gas and Supply, Drink-Pac, and Benic Enterprises. If you or your company would like to come on board and join up with one of the fastest rising sprint car teams west of the Mississippi, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flody.inc mailto:john@flodyinc.com Matt McCarthy 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 18th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main 8/6/22 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA 18th A Main 8-20-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 9-17-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 12th A Main Logan Williams 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 12th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main 8/6/22 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 8-20-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS 9-17-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact is available at (909) 226-7768 or via email at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com.

• 
  GASPER INCREASES HIS LEADS IN THE CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SERIES AND CIVIL WAR SERIES

  (Torrance, CA, September 28, 2022) In 2021, rookie driver David Gasper made a late-season rush to win the California Lightning Sprint Car Series and Civil War Series titles. In 2022, the Santa Barbara, California racer is starting to pull away from the competition in both series as the season hits the home stretch. Last Saturday at the Bakersfield Speedway, the teenage star scored his series-leading seventh win of the year. 307464292_522045143061459_638481491645823791_n.jpg Seven-time 2022 winner David Gasper (center) poses withrunner-upp Bobby Michnowicz (right) and third-place Jeff Dyer at Bakersfield. CLS photo. A fine field of 24 cars showed up for the fourth of five races in the Civil War Series and the first on CLS's home turf. The fans got an early glimpse of what was going to happen in the main event when the fastest three cars in qualifying - Gasper, Bobby Michnowicz, and Jeff Dyer - later finished in the top three spots in the 25-lap main event. Gasper was the quickest at 13.825. Michnowicz, who lives in Oak Hills, was second fastest at 13.937 and Yucca Valley's Dyer clocked in third at 13.987. Palmdale's Eric Greco, who is second to Gasper in both CLS and Civil War points, captured Extreme Muffler Heat #1 ahead of Glendora rookie Will Browne and Gasper. That was the only time Gasper did not lead all night. BCRA regular Dakota Albright of Waterford, who is getting married this week, won the Yoshimura R & D second heat race by beating Michnowicz and Lakewood's Aiden Lange to the stripe. The third eight lapper, which was sponsored by Jake Swanson Shock Technology, went to BCRA's Greg Dennett. Camarillo's Gage Cheek was second behind the Livermore driver with three-time CLS champion Jarrett Kramer of Spring Valley third. Gasper, in his familiar blue #18 that is sponsored by Kittle Motorsports/Certified Construction/Rattlesnake Ridge/Valley Precision Products/Martin Roofing/B2 Design/Hyper Race Cars/Saldana Race Products #18, sat on the pole for the main event. Indio's James Turnbull, who was making his second start in the potent Mike Schweitzer #41, was alongside. The second row was made up of teammates Kramer and Michnowicz with Dyer and Browne in row three. Gasper got the jump on the field as they came down to take the green flag to start the race. Turnbull got sideways on the front chute and before he could recover had slipped back to sixth. Kramer staffed the second-place spot with Albright third at the end of the first circuit. Things went fast for two laps before a yellow came out on lap three when Chino's Pat Kelly slid to a stop on the front straight. For the restart, it was Gasper, Kramer, Albright, Michnowicz, and Dyer. Gasper got a great restart and put some distance between himself and second-place Kramer. While the field was mostly comprised of bottom feeders, veteran Michnowicz was running the top. That paid big dividends on lap five when he blew by Albright and Kramer in one corner to go from fourth to second. Two laps later the festivities came to a screeching halt again when Citrus Heights driver Scott Kinney slowed on the front straightaway bringing out another yellow flag. The race restarted with 20-laps to go and Michnowicz was planted firmly on Gasper's rear end. Albright was in third, with Kramer in fourth and Dyer in fifth. Gasper and Michnowicz pulled away from the field on the restart and Dyer quickly went from fifth to third. However, he was nearly a half straight behind the lead duo. Michnowicz dove to the inside in turn three on lap seven and nearly pulled off the slider but Gasper was more than equal to that challenge and pulled away. While watching Michnowicz try to catch and pass Gasper was exciting, the best battle on the track featured Dyer, Albright, and Kramer. They were having a literal war for third. However, like earlier, another yellow flag slowed the proceedings on lap 12. By that time, Gasper had a half-straight advantage over Michnowicz and was just about to encounter lapped traffic. This time when the race restarted, Michnowicz threw it hard in turn one and got a great run down the back chute. He dove to the inside in turn three and threw a big slider on Gasper for the lead. However, he carried so much momentum into the corner, he slid to the top coming off four, and got into the fluff. That allowed Gasper to dive underneath and reclaim his lofty position at the head of the pack. The loss of momentum saw Gasper pull away. It also allowed Dyer to dive to the inside of Michnowicz and pull even with him going into turn one on the next go around. Michnowicz, still on the wide line, fought off the advances and maintained second. Gasper had built up a good size lead, but Michnowicz would not give in. He continued to terrorize his right rear tire in an effort to catch back up to the leader. If he was going to have a chance, he was probably going to need a favor from lapped traffic. That scenario began to play out at the start of lap 18 when Gasper caught the first lapper. The lappers all cooperated with the leader and kept it low allowing Gasper to maintain a half-straight lead. While it seemed cut and dried that Gasper was going to snag the win, suddenly Dyer came calling on Michnowicz. He pulled to the inside in turn one on the 24th lap and momentarily poked his nose ahead of the five-time champion. However, Michnowicz got a nice drive off two and fended off his pursuer. It was too late for Michnowicz to take another shot at the leader who carried a half-straight lead all the way to the checkers. Michnowicz placed second with Dyer, Kramer, and Albright rounding out the top five. The Speed Mart/Advanced Racing Suspension/Hepfner Racing Hard Charger award went to Elk Grove's Matt Land who started 21st and finished eighth. With the season quickly dwindling down, Gasper will take a comfortable 80-point lead over Greco in the championship standings when the CLS goes to the Mohave Valley Raceway for a show that is being co-sanctioned by the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series on October 8th. Camarillo's Cody Nigh is third but is only two points ahead of Dyer. Michnowicz rounds out the top five. Browne reclaimed the lead in the Rookie of the Year battle and will lead Fillmore's Connor Speir by 24-points going into the race in the "Copper State." Gasper's chances of winning the "Civil War Series" for the second consecutive year look strong, He will have a 63-point lead heading into the finale at Bakersfield on November 15th. Michnowicz, Browne, and Nigh make up third through fifth in the CWS. West Evens Motorsports Qualifying: 1. David Gasper, 13.825; 2. Bobby Michnowicz, 13.937; 3. Jeff Dyer, 13.987; 4. Will Browne, 14.025; 5. James Turnbull, 14.103; 6. Jarrett Kramer, 14.109; 7. Brandon Leedy, 14.177; 8. Dakota Albright, 14.244; 9. Cody Nigh, 14.257; 10. Eric Greco, 14.264; 11. Harlee Aguilera, 14.276; 12. Connor Speir, 14,296; 13. Leland Day, 14.296; 14. Aiden Lange, 14.331; 15. Greg Dennett, 14.478; 16. Dominic Del Monte, 14,658, 17. Jon Robertson, 14.806; 18. Gage Cheek, 14.911; 19. Mark Henry, 14.969; 20. Seth Dyer, 15.197; 21. Pat Kelley, 15.214; 22. Jacob Magallanes, 15.285; 23. Scott Kinney, No Time; 24. Matt Land No Time Extreme Muffler Heat #1 (8 Laps): 1. Greco; 2. Browne; 3. Gasper; 4. Leedy; 5. Day; 6. Henry; 7. Magallanes; 8. Del Monte Yoshimura R & D Heat #2 (8 Laps): 1. Albright; 2. Michnowicz; 3. Lange; 4. Turnbull; 5. Robertson; 6. Aguilera; 7. Seth Dyer; 8. Kinney Jake Swanson Shock Technology Heat #3 (8 Laps): 1. Dennett; 2. Cheek; 3. Kramer; 4. Jeff Dyer; 5. Speir; 6. Land; 7. Nigh; 8. Kelley Main Event (25 Laps With Starting Positions and Difference) 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, (1st) 2. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, -1.861 (4th) 3. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, -2,998 (5th) 4. Jarrett Kramer, Spring Valley, CA, -3.763 (3rd) 5. Dakota Albright, Waterford, CA, -4.270 (7th) 6. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, -4.560 (8th) 7. Greg Dennett, Livermore, CA, -7.406 (9th) 8. Matt Land, Elk Grove, CA, -8.198 (21) 9. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, -9.313 (13th) 10. Aiden Lange, Lakewood, CA, -10.515 (11th) 11. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, -11.328 (6th) 12. Gage Cheek, Camarillo, CA, 11.745(12th) 13. Harlee Aguilera, Orangevale, CA, -14.305 (14th) 14. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, -14.555 (15th) 15. Brandon Leedy, Placerville, CA, -14.594 (10th) 16. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, -1 Lap (18th) 17. Jacob Magallanes, Pasadena, CA -1 Lap (24th) 18. Seth Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, -1 Lap (23rd) 19. Leland Day, Bakersfield, CA, -14 Laps (16th) 20. Scott Kinney, Citrus Heights, CA, -20 Laps (22nd) 21. James Turnbull, Indio, CA, -23 Laps (2nd) 22. Mark Henry, Rosamond, CA, -23 Laps (19th) 23. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, - 24 Laps (20th) 24. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, - 24 Laps (17th) Bakersfield CLS Contingency Awards Heat Race #1 - Extreme Muffler $50.00 Product Certificate - Eric Greco Heat Race #2 - Yoshimura R & D - $50.00 CSI Product Certificate - Dakota Albright Heat Race #3 - Jake Swanson Shock Technology $50.00 Product Certificate - Greg Dennett 1st Place Main Event - Eibach Springs $100.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper 2nd Place Main Event - Vahlco Wheels $50.00 Product Certificate - Bobby Michnowicz 3rd Place Main Event - Jake Swanson Shock Technology $50 Product Certificate - Jeff Dyer 4th Place Main Event - Hyper Chassis - $50 Product Certificate - Jarrett Kramer 5th Place Main Event - Smith Titanium Product Certificate - Dakota Albright 10th Place Main Event - King Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Aiden Lange Fast Qualifier - West Evans Motorsports $25.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper Hard Charger - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Matt Land Hard Charger - Advanced Racing Suspension $50.00 Product Certificate - Matt Land Hard Charger - Hepfner Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Matt Land Hard Luck Award - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Dominic Del Monte 1st Car Not On The Lead Lap - Rebel Gears 30% Off Coupon - Jon Robertson California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - 1796 2. Eric Greco - 1716 3. Cody Nigh - 1601 4. Jeff Dyer - 1599 5. Bobby Michnowicz - 1487 6. Will Browne - 1280 7. Connor Speir - 1256 8. Jon Robertson - 1026 9. Pat Kelley - 973 10. Dominic Del Monte - 696 Civil War Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - CLS - 514 2. Eric Greco - CLS - 451 3. Bobby Michnowicz - CLS - 433 4. Will Browne - CLS - 420 5. Cody Nigh - CLS - 385 6. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 383 7. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 358 8. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 331 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 329 10. Brandon Leedy - BCRA - 302 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged - Brent Sexton August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 - Connor Spier August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 - Bobby Michnowicz Sept. 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz Sept. 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 - David Gasper October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points *Non Points Race To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. FINISHES 8TH AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

  (Chino, CA, September 26, 2022) Eddie Tafoya Jr. maintained his grip on fourth place in the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series championship standings when he placed eighth in the September 17th 30-lap main event at Perris Auto Speedway. With just six races remaining in the season, he is now 108 points ahead of the 5th place driver. 307284638_8817312504952906_409493830939414744_n (1).jpg Eddie Tafoya Jr. at Perris Auto Speedway on September 17. Bobby Kimbrough photo. A healthy field of 24 410 Sprint cars showed up for the race at the track that is located 76 miles east of Hollywood. The 25-year-old driver with movie star good looks began his night by qualifying 13th fastest with a time of 16.779. While that 13th place qualifying time may not seem up to Tafoya's normal standards, one must realize that it was only.577 slower than the fastest qualifier in the tightly packed field. Tafoya started on the outside of the front row in the tough first 10-lap heat race. As soon as the race began, the Chino Hills, California driver jumped ahead of the pack and proceeded to lead the first four laps. When the checkers ended the hard-fought battle, Tafoya was in third. When the field assembled on the famous half-mile clay Oval for the 30-lap main event, Tafoya was on the outside of row six. There was only one way the 2019 USAC CRA and USAC southwest series rookie of the year wanted to go in the race and that was forward. That is exactly what he did. By the halfway point he had marched up to the eighth spot and he stayed there for the duration. The result kept Tafoya's best season in sprint car racing rolling along. He has a perfect attendance record through the first 15 USAC/CRA races. Besides a seven-day period when he finished out of the top 10 three times in a row, he has not finished worse than ninth in the other 12 races and he has six top five results. His overall finishing average in main events this year is 7.86. In the three races that he finished out of the top 10, his average was 15.33. In the other 12 races of the year where he has not finished worse than nine, he has a fine 6.00 finishing average. As mentioned earlier, Tafoya is 108 points ahead of the fifth-place driver as the season hits the home stretch. In addition, he only trails the racer in front of him by 36 points. This Saturday's scheduled race at Perris Auto Speedway has been canceled due to a concert at the nearby lake. Next up for Tafoya will be a return to Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway. Earlier this year he made his first-ever appearance at the "Copper State" track and placed third in the 30-lap main event. After the trip to Mohave, there will only be two weekends of racing remaining in 2022. The 55th Annual Chapman Chevrolet Western World Championship at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Arizona on October 28th and 29th and the 26th Annual Heimark Anheuser Busch Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway from November 3rd through the 5th. Tafoya has a great new YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU. Be sure to stop by the Specialty Fasteners hauler after a race to meet Tafoya and his team and to pick up one of his great-looking team shirts. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Specialty Fastener team's effort, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's 2023 plans. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. The same contact point can be used to purchase his great-looking shirts via mail. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2022 Race Results 1-27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main 1-28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 1-29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 4-30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 6-11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 6-25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main 7-8 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 13th A Main 7-9 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 10th A Main 7-10 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 15th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 8-27 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 9-17 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  SEXTON GATLIN RACING GETS EIGHTH WIN IN NINE 2022 POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT RACES

  (Lakeside, CA, September 24, 2022) For the eighth time in nine 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series races, Sexton Gatlin Racing captured the victory when the series visited Perris Auto Speedway for the very first time. However, it was the initial time that the winning driver was not named Sexton. The win went to El Cajon California's Braden Chiaramonte who was subbing for Grant Sexton. Ironically Chiaramonte is the only driver to take a non-SGR car to a win in an SWLS main event this season. That happened when he took the victory in his own car at Imperial Valley on April 23rd. PAS 9_17_22=3 20=LiteSpt=3425-3 #E07E.jpg SWLS winner Braden Chiaramonte and Kevin Bates at Perris Auto Speedway. Doug Allen Photo. SGR appeared at the world-famous Riverside County track with four cars for the mid-September show. Three of the cars were for the POWRi portion of the program. Family patriarch Brent Sexton and his oldest son Dalton manned two of them. Fifteen-year-old Chiaramonte was in the other as he was occupying the car normally driven by Brent's youngest son, Grant. Grant was there racing his full-size sprint car in the USAC/CRA portion of the program. That opened up the seat in his powerful lightning sprint and the hiring of Chiaramonte for the race. Things started out rough for SGR when Grant got over the cushion in turn one in hot laps and flipped violently into the catch fence. Fortunately, the 18-year-old climbed out of the race car without injuries. However, the same cannot be said for the car. It was heavily damaged in the flip, and the chassis will have to be replaced. As this piece went to press, work has begun to get on the track with another Ellis Chassis at the Mohave Valley Raceway on October 8th. On the Lightning side of the program, Chiaramonte and Dalton were in the first heat. Off the pole, Chiaramonte simply ran away from the field and won by nearly half the track. Dalton started seventh and finished fifth. A few moments later the second heat rolled onto the track. Brent started in sixth but had moved up to third before the field screamed into turn one on the first circuit. By the end of that lap, he was up to second. Five laps later he was still there when the checkered ended the race. For the 20-lap main event, the SGR trio comprised 50% of the top six starting spots. Chiaramonte was on the pole again. Brent was directly behind him on the inside of row two. Dalton was outside the third row in sixth. After the heat race, everyone expected another walk away from Chiaramonte. They were all surprised that when the green flag flew, his car did not get a good start and he was relegated to third by the time the field reached turn one. He nearly slipped back to 4th as Brent tried to drive around him as they came off turn two the first time. Chiaramonte fought off his car owner for the night and set sail for second place. While Chiaramonte and Brent got off to good starts, the same could not be said for Dalton. It became apparent at the hit of the throttle pedal to start the race that his car was having issues. By lap five, he was being lapped and it turned out that he had fouled a plug and was running on three cylinders. He ended up pulling his car off the track with a disappointing 18th-place finish. Chiaramonte moved up to the second-place spot on lap two. Soon thereafter he had closed in on the leader. The talented teen stocked the front-runner through the first dozen laps of the exciting main event. On lap 13 he made his move on the back straight away and commandeered the lead. From that point on he simply drove away from the field just like he did in the heat race. Lots of lapped traffic did not hinder his crowd-pleasing drive. When the race ended, he was a full straightaway ahead of the second-place car. Brent stayed in 4th for the duration. That was the first time since April 30th that he was not on the podium at an SWLS race. "I have got to thank Grant and Brent (Sexton) for letting me run their car," the happy winner told the crowd after the race. "It was all about being smooth. When we got past Dyer (Jeff Dyer who led the first 12 laps) I knew we were going to be good. I knew Seth (crew chief Seth Kramer) had this thing dialed. I want to thank all of them (SGR) for letting me run their car and my mom and dad and everybody else." Brent's good finish combined with Dalton's misfortune allowed him to extend his lead to 88-points in the SWLS championship standings. That is his biggest advantage of the year as he seeks his third ever lightning sprint car championship (he was California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion in 1999 and 2008). Another impressive performance when SGR returns to action at the Barona Speedway for the last time on October 1st would see Brent getting one hand on the championship trophy with three races to go. Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Johnny Motorhead, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil, Automated Interior, and an extra special thanks to Scotty and Jimmy Keys. If you or your business wants to partner up with one of the most visible Lightning Sprint teams on the West Coast, please call (619) 454-6945. You can also E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Sexton Gatlin Racing 2022 Schedule' 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Brent 7th - Grant 15th March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th March 25 Bakersfield Speedway CLS Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 8th - Dalton 17th April 16 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprints Wingless - Grant 1st April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Bezio 3rd - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th April 30 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th May 14 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Bezio 2nd - Brent 3rd May 28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Grant DNS June 11 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 2nd - Dalton 11th June 25 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Dalton 1st - Brent 2nd - Grant 3rd July 9 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Grant 2nd - Dalton 6th August 6 Santa Maria Raceway CLS Winged - Brent 1st - Dalton 15th August 6th Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant 11th B Main August 11 River Cities Raceway Minkota Nationals Winged - Dalton 8th - Brent 13th - Grant 25th August 12 River Cities Raceway Minkota Nationals Winged - Brent 1st - Grant 9th - Dalton 11th August 13 Greenbush Race Park Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 6th - Brent 11th - Dalton 13th August 14 Minkota Nationals Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 1st - Dalton 15th - Brent DNS Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) POWRi Winged - Chiaramonte 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 18th Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant DNS October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless October 24 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless November 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged November 17 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless November 18 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless November 19 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  "SHUGAH" SHANE SEXTON FINISHES 14TH IN PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY RETURN AND BREAKS INTO THE TOP 20 IN POINTS

  (Warner Springs, CA, September 24, 2022) Shaking off the 410 cobwebs after nearly five months out of action, "Shugah" Shane Sexton returned to USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series competition last Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway. The affable driver started 19th in the 30-lap main event and drove forward for a 14th-place finish. Driving a new GAS Chassis, Sexton timed in with a lap of 17.187 and contested the third 10-lap heat race. After a disappointing seventh-place finish in the heat, the Warner Springs, California driver lined up in the 19th position to start the 30-lap main event. He steered clear of all the tangles happening on the track and moved forward throughout the race. When Steve Russell's checkered flag brought the proceedings to a halt at the end of the 30th lap, "Shugah" was all the way up to 14th. Moving forward in the race also propelled Sexton higher up in the series championship point standings. To be exact, he jumped from 21st to 19th position heading into the next race at Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway on October 8th. Sexton's only other appearance at the track which is located a few minutes from the Colorado River and only 20 minutes from Laughlin, was a prosperous one. After qualifying 22nd fastest and placing eighth in his heat on April 22nd, Sexton started 21st in the main and advanced nine positions to finish 12th on the racy 1/3 mile oval. Sexton was due to be back on the track on October 1st at Perris with the USAC/CRA Series but that race has been canceled. As previously mentioned, he will return to action at Mohave Valley. The young driver will then wrap up his 410 sprint car season with five races in nine days. The first two dates are at the 55th Annual Chapman Chevrolet of Yuma Western World Championship at Arizona's Cocopah Speedway on October 28th and 29th. That will be followed by the 26th Annual Heimark Anheuser Busch Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway on November 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Nita Gatlin, Hugh Jorgan, Mike Pridgeon Racing Engines, AG Sandcars, Powder 1, Ron's Tire and Brake, and Savage Racing. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and get exposure not only at the tracks but around the world on Flo Racing, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921. Sexton would like to extend a thank you to Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull for the opportunity to wheel their lightning sprint and he would like to thank their team sponsors for making it possible. They are the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Foothill Tractor & Heavy Equipment, KB Rod Benders, and MJK Auto Sales. Shane Sexton's 2022 Results January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 21st A Main January 29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main March 26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main April 22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 12th A Main April 29 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main May 28 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 2nd A Main May 29 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 14th A Main July 14 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 5th A Main July 15 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 1st A Main July 16 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 21st A Main August 6 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main September 17 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:sdaloisiosprts@gmail.com

• 
  CHIARAMONTE WINS HISTORIC POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT SERIES RACE AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

  (Lakeside, CA, September 23, 2022) Picking up a ride late in the week, teenage racer Braden Chiaramonte won the historic first Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series race at Perris Auto Speedway. In addition to his convincing win in the 20-lap main event, the El Cajon-based racer blistered the field and won his six-lap heat race by half a track. In addition to it being the first POWRi race at The PAS, it was the first lightning sprint car race on the famous half-mile since 2018. Everyone was pleasantly surprised to see a fine field of 18 cars in the pit area for the much-anticipated race. 307645947_5399552343414457_4122898854922681339_n (1).jpg Braden Chiaramonte celebrates after winning the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car main at Perris, Doug Allen photo. Proceeding the main event was a pair of heat races. Each heat consisted of nine cars racing for six laps. Chiaramonte, driving the colorful Sexton Fire Protection/BK Wings/Johnny Motorhead/Troy Dirt/Victory Graphix/Swift Powdercoat/Maxima Oil/Automated Interior/Scotty and Jimmy Keys/ #3, destroyed the field and won the first heat. Lakeside's Cody Griggs placed second with Glendora's Will Browne third. Friendly veteran A.J. Bender of San Diego, who was also driving a 410 with USAC/CRA on the night, captured the second heat over series point leader Brent Sexton of Lakeside and Yucca Valley's Jeff "Ponch" Dyer. Bad news for the field was seeing Chiaramonte lineup on the pole for the main event with Dyer alongside. Sexton was in row two with Bender. Rookies Browne and Briggs were in row three. The anticipated main event slaughter by Chiaramonte did not start right away. Coming down for the green flag, his car did not get a good start. That allowed outside front row starter Dyer to be the first driver into turn one. It also allowed Bender to race by on the outside of Chiaramonte for second. Sexton and Browne rounded out the top five. Bender had a good run going into the first bend and got to the inside of Dyer. However, Dyer had a better run off two and maintained the top spot. At the same time Bender challenged Dyer, Sexton attempted to drive around the outside of Chiaramonte as they exited turn two. But Chiaramonte was getting up to speed and he fended off the advances of the Tennessee native. By the time the field hit turn three on the first lap, Chiaramonte was all over Bender. He nearly passed him coming off four, but Bender got a good run off the corner and maintained third. That is, he maintained third until turn one on lap two before Chiaramonte powered by. The teen was coming like a runaway freight train and was quickly eating up the ground between himself and race leader Dyer. However, Dyer, who decided late in the week to race, opened some extra space between himself and his teen pursuer on the fourth go around. By the end of the sixth lap, Chiaramonte had closed back in again. At that point, it was all about those two, as third-place Bender was a half straight back. On the eighth circuit, the lead duo caught the first of the lapped traffic. Some of the lappers were giving the leaders a hard time by not paying attention to the blue and yellow flag and running in the groove. In the middle of traffic and in clean air, Dyer continued to set the pace and hold Chiaramonte at bay. Chiaramonte got to the inside of Dyer on the back chute and stole the lead on lap 13. Dyer tried to cut back underneath but Chiaramonte had too much speed and was gone. As the laps dwindled down, the youngster's advantage continued to grow. By the time the Steve Russell checkered flag ended the race, Chiaramonte was a full straightaway ahead of Dyer. Bender was another half straight behind in third. Sexton and Browne rounded out the top five. Matt Sotomayor of Alpine was the "Hard Charger" starting 16th and finishing eighth. "It was a crazy race," Chiaramonte told the crowd after celebrating the win with a wing dance. "I have got to thank Grant and Brent (Sexton) for letting me run their car. It was all about being smooth. When we got past Dyer (Jeff Dyer who led the first 12 laps) I knew we were going to be good. I knew Seth (crew chief Seth Kramer) had this thing dialed. I want to thank all of them (SGR) for letting me run their car and my mom and dad and everybody else. Hopefully, we can make it to the World of Outlaws one day. I am going to race everything I can get into. We race for the next nine weekends in a row. I am pretty excited about that. We leave for Texas on Monday. Hopefully, we can bring home some hardware from Texas and see what else happens." Brent Sexton's third-place finish allowed him to increase his lead in the championship standings over his oldest son, Dalton, to 88 points with only four races remaining. Lake Elsinore's Jeremy Queener is third with series-leading rookie Griggs in fourth. C.J. Marin of Imperial Beach is fifth. The SWLS is off this weekend but returns to its home track, the Barona Speedway, for the last time in 2022 on October 1st. The following week it is off to Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway in a co-sanctioned show with the California Lightning Sprint Car Series on October 8th. The season will conclude with races at the Imperial Valley Raceway on October 22nd and 23rd. The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank Sexton Fire Protection, RTL Traffic Control & Equipment, Victory Graphix, BK Wing, and A.M. Ortega Construction Inc. If you or your company would like to become part of the series in 2022, please contact Brent Sexton at (619) 454-6945 or mailto:sextonfire@cox.net Perris Auto Speedway, September 24, 2022, Results Heat #1: 1. Braden Chiaramonte; 2. Cody Griggs; 3. Will Browne; 4. Dalton Sexton; 5. Mike Kotlinski; 6. Peter Benker; 7. Pat Kelley; 8. Kellie Griggs; 9. Matt Sotomayor (DNS) Heat #2: 1. A.J. Bender; 2. Brent Sexton; 3. Jeff Dyer; 4. Mark Henry; 5. Jeremy Queener; 6. Jim Squire; 7. Dale Gamer; 8. Seth Dyer; 9. Kevin Bates Main Event - 20 Laps (with starting positions) 1. Braden Chiaramonte, El Cajon, CA - 1st 2. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA - 2nd 3. A.J. Bender, San Diego, CA - 4th 4. Brent Sexton, Lakeside, CA - 3rd 5. Will Browne, Glendora, CA - 5th 6. Jeremy Queener, Lake Elsinore, CA - 8th 7. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA - 11th 8. Matt Sotomayor, Alpine, CA - 16th 9. Peter Benker, Alpine, CA - 12th 10. Mark Henry, Rosamond, CA - 9th 11. Kevin Bates, San Diego, CA - 15th 12. Dale Gamer, Anaheim, CA - 14th 13. Mike Kotlinski, Nuevo, CA - 10th 14. Jim Squire, Lakeside, CA - 13th 15. Kellee Griggs, Campo, CA - 17th 16. Seth Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA - 18th 17. Cody Griggs, Lakeside, CA - 7th 18. Dalton, Sexton, Lakeside, CA - 6th Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Points 1. Brent Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1301 2. Dalton Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1213 3. Jeremy Queener, Lake Elsinore, CA - 1024 4. Cody Griggs, Lakeside, CA - 958 5. C.J. Marin, Imperial Beach, CA - 908 6. Grant Sexton, Lakeside, CA - 868 7. Jim Squire, Lakeside, CA - 841 8. Braden Chiaramonte, El Cajon, CA - 745 9. Peter Benker, Alpine, CA - 707 10 David Bezio - San Diego, CA - 696 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 4 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Dalton Sexton March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Brent Sexton April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway Winged - Braden Chiaramonte April 30 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton May 14 Barona Speedway Wingless - Dalton Sexton June 11 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton June 25 Barona Speedway Winged - Dalton Sexton July 9 Barona Speedway Wingless - Brent Sexton Sept. 14 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) Winged - Braden Chiaramonte October 1 Barona Speedway Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway (co sanction with CLS) Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  WILL BROWNE TAKES FIFTH ON PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY HALF-MILE

  (Glendora, California, September 22, 2022) Rookie Lightning Sprint Car driver Will Browne had another impressive performance last Saturday. Racing on the largest dirt track he has competed on to date, the ½-mile Perris Auto Speedway, Browne finished fifth in the 18-car POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series main event. This Saturday, Browne will journey to the more familiar Bakersfield Speedway for a California Lightning Sprint Car Series race. 307699561_8809330912417732_7734925166641663056_n (1).jpg Will Browne coming off turn two at Perris Auto Speedway. Bobby Kimbrough photo. For 18-year-old Browne, who was driving the what is becoming familiar to the fans "Win It Racing" #8, it was his third race with the SWLS. He began his lightning career with the group in two races at the Imperial Valley Raceway the first weekend in March. Since then, he has been racing lightnings exclusively with the CLS. However, with an off night from that series, and the lure of racing on the track closest to his Glendora, California home, he jumped at the opportunity. While the cars in the two competing groups are identical, the race format is not. The main difference is, the Southwest Lightning Sprints draw for positions in their heat races rather than qualify like the California Lightning Sprint Cars. For his six-lap heat, Browne drew the inside of row three (fifth). He charged into fourth as soon as the race started. By lap two, he had chased down the third-place car and he made the pass for that spot one lap later. He then pursued the second-place car and was on his tail when he ran out of laps before he could snatch that spot. For his first appearance on a large clay track, it was a very impressive showing. For the 20-lap main, Browne started in the fifth-place spot and stayed there the entire distance. He drove a smooth race, negotiated the lapped cars impeccably, and was never passed by another car. It was a great introduction to competition on the world-famous racetrack. "That was a pretty solid night," Browne said to his fans on his latest YouTube video. "Fifth-place finish and there was a good amount of cars there (18). It's a really big track and probably the fastest I have gone in this car. It was a good time. I was glad to have everything reasonably figured out for Perris. I have never been there before, so I kind of guessed on setup and kind of guessed on gearing. It ended up being fairly good. I had no complaints." This week Browne and his crew will be headed back to a more familiar track in Bakersfield for round four of the CLS vs BCRA "Civil War Series." Going into the night, Browne is third in "Civil War Series" points and is only 11 points out of second. That also makes him the leading rookie in the five-race mini-series. In the CLS regular season-long standings, Browne is seventh. However, he is only nine points out of sixth and the same amount out of first in the "Rookie of the Year" chase. Saturday will be his fourth appearance at the famous Kern County racetrack. His first appearance there was on March 25th at the CLS season opener. He placed ninth. Three weeks later he went back and finished seventh. His best finish at the track came on May 14th when he came home fourth. At the CLS last race on the Kern County Oval on June 11th, he finished fifth. Be sure to check out and subscribe to Browne's YouTube channel. Click on the following link to get an inside look at his impressive performance at Perris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59z-UzfA2pQ&t=11s. Spectator gates at Bakersfield will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors 65+ and military get in for $18.00. For kids 6-12 it is just $10.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.myracepass.com/events/394488/tickets/. The track is located at 5001 N. Chester Ext., in Bakersfield (93308). The track website is http://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (661) 393-3373. Parking is free. Browne and his team would like to thank marketing partner Pacific Panel Products for being a part of his rookie campaign in lightning sprint cars. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookie season, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 2ND A Main August 27 Placerville Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 12th A Main September 17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

• 
  JEFF DYER FINISHES SECOND IN POWRi MAIN EVENT AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

  (Yucca Valley, CA, September 22, 2022) A late decision by Jeff Dyer to contest the first POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series race at Perris Auto Speedway proved to be a good one as the veteran driver finished second in the green to checkers main event. The finish ended an uncharacteristic four-race skid that saw him finish out of the top 10 in four straight races. 307981322_5399553556747669_2196949941062649884_n.jpg Jeff Dyer placed second at Perris last Saturday night. Heading to Bakersfnield this week. Doug Allen photo. Dyer, a CHP officer who lives in Yucca Valley, California, showed some early speed when he started seventh and drove to a third-place finish in the second, six-lap heat race. Seth Dyer, Jeff's 15-year-old son, started ninth and finished eighth in the same heat. On a night when several of Dyer's CHP co-workers were looking on, he started on the outside of the front row for the 20-lap main event. As soon as the green flag started the race, he steered his #4 into the lead. Over the first seven laps, he had clear sailing and established a big advantage. He began to face a challenge on the eighth go around but managed to hold off his pursuer until the 13th circuit when the latter got by. From that point, Dyer maintained second to the checkers. "My car was just really too good too early and it kind of faded on me," Dyer told The PAS crowd at the end of the race. "Then he got by me. But that kid (winner Braden Chiaramonte) is really good. It is not a real shame to lose to him." Dyer hopes Saturday's result was the beginning of another good run of finishes for the final two months of the 2022 campaign. Thus far this year, he has made 16 lightning sprint starts total between the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints and the California Lightning Sprints. Of the 16, he has finished in the top four 10 times. Six of the 10 have been second-place results. This Saturday night, the father and son team will be racing in round #4 of the "Civil War Series" featuring the California Lightning Sprint Cars vs the Bay Cities Racing Association at the fabled Bakersfield Speedway. The race will also be a full points-paying race for the CLS. Jeff is currently ranked fourth in CLS points and Seth is 13th. In four previous races at Bakersfield this year, Jeff has a fine record with one second, one third, and two fourth-place finishes. That gives him a sparkling 3.25 finishing average in 2022 at the Kern County clay oval. Seth opened his CLS career at the last race at Bakersfield on June 14th. In that event he finished 12th. Spectator gates at Bakersfield will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors 65+ and military get in for $18.00. For kids 6-12 it is just $10.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.myracepass.com/events/394488/tickets/. The track is located at 5001 N. Chester Ext., in Bakersfield (93308). The track website is http://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (661) 393-3373. Parking is free. Jeff is racing in memory of his grandfather Glenn Sels throughout the 2022 season. Dyer would like to thank the following for making the 2022 season possible in the #4 Lightning Sprint Car. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports. For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, and Specialty Fasteners make it all possible. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2022, call (760) 267-0298 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff Dyer 2022 Results 3-5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest 13th A Main 3-25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main 4-16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th B Main 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 1 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 2 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 5-21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprints 13th A Main* 8-25 Silver Dollar Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main 8-26 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprints 17th A Main 9-10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 9-17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main Seth Dyer 2022 Lightning Sprint Results 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 15th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprints 14th A Main 8-25 Silver Dollar Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS 9-10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprints 14th A Main 9-17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 16th A Main *Indicates Non Points Race * Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information, use the following: call (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com. To keep up to date with all the teams, tracks, and series represented by the above, please visit the Instagram page @socalmotorsportspr

• 
  "SHUGAH" SHANE SEXTON RETURNS TO THE PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY 410 SPRINT CAR BATTLES ON SATURDAY

  (Warner Springs, CA, September 16, 2022) Nearly five months after his wild crash, "Shugah" Shane Sexton will return to 410 sprint car action in the USAC/CRA Series Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway. The effervescent teen will be debuting a brand new GAS Chassis in his return. Spectator gates at the popular half-mile clay oval will open at 5:00 p.m. and racing will start at 7:00. 294095087_1658893874492132_7192374924082014097_n.jpg "Shugah" Shane Sexton. GAS Photo. Saturday will be the sixth start of the year for the 18-year-old in the premier wingless sprint car series West of the Mississippi. Four of those starts have been in Arizona and the other two have been at Perris. Sexton's plan was to race most of the races in the series this year. The season started out that way when he started five of the first seven races only sitting out a pair in Central California. His early season was punctuated by some impressive main event passing jobs. His best finish came at Cocopah on January 29th. On that night, the talkative racer started 18th in the main event and drove all the way to 11th for his best finish of the year. He also earned the Hard Charger Award on that night. Even though he has only started six of the 14 races in the series this year, he is still ranked 21st in the championship point standings. He should move back into the top 20 tomorrow night. Things were rolling along well for Sexton until the last Saturday in April at Perris. Heading into turn one on lap two of the main event, he tangled with another car and began a series of nasty flips that saw him tumble all the way to the crashwall. The car was bent, but it did its job and Sexton climbed out unscathed and ready to race again. In fact, he was supposed to race a couple of times already in a new chassis, but there was a delay in getting his engine back after it was sent out to be refreshed. Sexton should be very familiar with the GAS Chassis as his father Stan is the proprietor of the new company and builds them in his Warner Springs Ranch shop. GAS stands for Gatlin And Sexton. The Gatlin in the name is Sexton's grandmother Nita Gatlin. For more information on the new chassis or for pricing, please use the contact information in this press release. While he was out of his 410 sprint car, Sexton stayed busy wheeling a Brian Fonseca owned Lightning Sprint Car in six races in three different states. Included in the six starts was a win in a preliminary at the prestigious Dirt Cup at Washington's Deming Speedway on July 15th. He also placed second in the POWRi Lightning Sprint Car Nationals at the Central Missouri Speedway on May 28th. Last month, he finished third in the CLS race at the Santa Maria Speedway. Adult tickets to see "Shugah" Shane and the rest of the stars in action on Saturday are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Paris (91767). The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134. The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. For fans who come east on the 91 Freeway to get to The PAS, the eastbound lanes will be shut down all weekend in Corona. Fans can take the 91 east to either the 605 or the 57 north to the 60 Freeway east. Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Nita Gatlin, Hugh Jorgan, Mike Pridgeon Racing Engines, AG Sandcars, Powder 1, Ron's Tire and Brake, and Savage Racing. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and get exposure not only at the tracks but around the world on Flo Racing, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921. Sexton would like to extend a thank you to Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull for the opportunity to wheel their lightning sprint and he would like to thank their team sponsors for making it possible. They are the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Foothill Tractor & Heavy Equipment, KB Rod Benders, and MJK Auto Sales. Shane Sexton's 2022 Results January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 21st A Main January 29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main March 26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main April 22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 12th A Main April 29 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main May 28 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 2nd A Main May 29 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 14th A Main July 14 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 5th A Main July 15 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 1st A Main July 16 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 21st A Main August 6 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprint 3rd A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:sdaloisiosprts@gmail.com

• 
  SETH DYER MAKES PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY DEBUT THIS SATURDAY

  (Yucca Valley, CA, September 16, 2022) Rookie lightning Sprint car driver Seth Dyer of Yucca Valley, California will be making his Perris auto Speedway debut on Saturday night in the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series. Like his inauguration at the track, he will also be making his debut in the SWLS. As this piece went to press, it looked like he was going to be joined by his father, Jeff. The teenage racer made the massive jump from speedway sprints to lightning sprint cars with the California Lightning Sprint Car Series in early June. Since then, the second-generation racer has competed in seven CLS races on five different tracks. Prior to his debut, he learned the ins and outs of lightning Sprint car racing serving as crew chief for his father for the past few years. Saturday's race will see Dyer competing on a ½ mile oval for the very first time. Prior to this, the biggest track he had raced on was the 1/3 mile Santa Maria Raceway on August 6th. That night was the grand reopening of the track for the first time in over a year. Tough track conditions kept the speeds down at that race. Thus, on Saturday he will be going a lot faster than he ever has before in a lightning sprint car. Young Dyer has been biding his time and learning his craft by getting in a lot of laps. His best finishes have both come at the Ventura Raceway where he finished 10th two times. He is currently 13th in CLS points. Last week the youngster raced at the Lemoore Raceway in Central California for the first time. In the main event, a yellow flag came out on lap 12 of the 25-lapper. Coming down for the green flag for the restart, Jeff was in 3rd place. However, as he came off turn four to take the green flag, his chain broke slowing him drastically. That started a chain reaction crash that involved several cars including Seth. When another car spun in the middle of the straightaway, Seth had nowhere to go. He contacted the car's wheel and got turned head-on into the front straightaway crash wall. For the first time in his lightning career, he had gotten upside down. Fortunately, he quickly climbed out of his badly damaged car. The crash knocked four cars out of the race including both Dyer Motorsports entries. Jeff was credited with an 11th-place finish with Seth 14th. 306638097_8426517864032571_6224821460518837429_n.jpg Seth Dyer's car after his flip at Lemoore last week. The car has been straightened out and is ready for Perris on Saturday. DMS Photo. Adult tickets to see young Seth, and possibly Jeff, in action on Saturday, are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. For those who wish to purchase advance tickets, they are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7/event/1256365 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Paris (91767). The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134. The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. For fans who come east on the 91 Freeway to get to The PAS, the eastbound lanes will be shut down all weekend in Corona. Fans can take the 91 east to either the 605 or the 57 north to the 60 Freeway east. Dyer Motorsports will stay busy after Saturday's race at Perris. On September 24th, the team will return to the Bakersfield Speedway for round #4 of the Civil War Series featuring the CLS vs the Bay Cities Racing Association. Jeff is racing in memory of his grandfather Glenn Sels throughout the 2022 season. Dyer would like to thank the following for making the 2022 season possible in the #4 Lightning Sprint Car. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports. For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, and Specialty Fasteners make it all possible. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2022, call (760) 267-0298 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff Dyer 2022 Results 3-5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest 13th A Main 3-25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main 4-16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th B Main 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 1 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 2 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 5-21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprints 13th A Main* 8-25 Silver Dollar Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main 8-26 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprints 17th A Main 9-10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main Seth Dyer 2022 Lightning Sprint Results 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 15th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprints 14th A Main 8-25 Silver Dollar Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS 9-10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprints 14th A Main *Indicates Non Points Race * Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information, use the following: call (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com. To keep up to date with all the teams, tracks, and series represented by the above, please visit the Instagram page @socalmotorsportspr

• 
  MATT McCARTHY AND LOGAN WILLIAMS RACING IN GLENN HOWARD MEMORIAL SATURDAY

  (Ontario, CA, September 15, 2022) After four weeks off, the Ontario, California-based Flowdynamics Sprint Car team, which is comprised of Matt McCarthy and Logan Williams, will return to action in Saturday's 14th Annual Glenn Howard Memorial at Perris Auto Speedway. The competition will be the first for the two veteran drivers since the California Racer's Hall of Fame Night at Perris on August 20th. Spectator gates at the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval will open at 5:00 p.m. and racing will commence at 7:00. PAS 3-26-22=28m 5w=1085-3.jpg Matt McCarthy (inside) and Logan Williams will be at the Glenn Howard Memorial Saturday. Doug Allen photo. The team returns to the track that is located about 75 miles east of Los Angeles after having mixed results there at the last race. To start off the night, McCarthy, who makes his home in Riverside, California, set the fastest time in qualifying with a sizzling 16.845. It was his first ever fast time and it could not have come on a better night. The California Racer's Hall of Fame Night features a lot of extra money up for grabs. McCarthy grabbed some of it when he pocketed $1000.00 for the Billy Wilkerson Fast Time Award. If that was not enough, a few minutes later he won the Junior Kurtz/Bill Simpson Trophy Dash. That dash was comprised of four separate three-lap races with the four fastest qualifiers. When the checkered flag waved over the last one, McCarthy had scored more points than his three foes and took the win that paid $2000.00. For the main event, McCarthy started seventh. In storybook fashion, he would have won the main event as well, but that did not happen. Early in the race, he was battling to get into the top five when contact was made with another car and he stopped on the track. He had to go to the back for the restart and ended up 13th. Williams night ended just after it started with a violent crash in turn four in qualifying. The Yorba Linda, California racer walked away from the incident uninjured, but his car suffered heavy damage and it was through for the night. Each Flowdynamics driver has started four of the five A main events at Perris this year and each has two top 10 finishes. Williams recorded his best Perris finish when he placed fifth on June 25th. McCarthy's best finish this year at the team's home track was a 7th at the March 26th season opener. That is his overall best finish of the year (all tracks combined). Williams best overall finish came at the Bakersfield Speedway when he placed fourth on May 14th. Despite his qualifying tumble, Williams remained fifth in the series championship standings. McCarthy is currently 10th. The two teammates will get one week off before returning to Perris on October 1st. From there it will be on to Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway on October 8th. After that, there will be a total of five dates left in the year. They start with two nights of action at the 55th Annual Western World Championships at the Cocopah Speedway on October 28th and 29th. The following weekend they will return to Perris to wrap up the season at the 26th Heimark Anheuser Busch/Budweiser Oval Nationals on November 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Both of those events will pay full points for the USAC/CRA and USAC National Sprint Cars each night. After Saturday's race ends, be sure to head down to the pits to meet the Flowdynamics drivers and pick up their team racing shirts. Adult tickets to see the Flowdynamics drivers in action on Saturday are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. For those who wish to purchase advance tickets, they are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7/event/1256365 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Paris (91767). The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134. The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. For fans who come east on the 91 Freeway to get to The PAS, the eastbound lanes will be shut down all weekend in Corona. Fans can take the 91 east to either the 605 or the 57 north to the 60 Freeway east. McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., JFK Design Build, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, CRC Component Repair Co., Encore Gas and Supply, Drink-Pac, and Benic Enterprises. If you or your company would like to come on board and join up with one of the fastest rising sprint car teams west of the Mississippi, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flody.inc mailto:john@flodyinc.com Matt McCarthy 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 18th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main 8/6/22 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA 18th A Main 8-20-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main Logan Williams 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 12th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main 8/6/22 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 8-20-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact is available at (909) 226-7768 or via email at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com.

• 
  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. IS RESTED AND READY FOR SATURDAY'S PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY SPRINT CAR RACE

  (Chino, CA, September 15, 2022) After an unplanned break in the schedule and a quick, relaxing trip to Hawaii, Eddie Tafoya Jr. will return to the sprint car wars when the USAC/CRA Series visits Perris Auto Speedway for the Glenn Howard Memorial this Saturday night. The race will be the 18th of the year for the Chino Hills, California-based driver and his sixth at Perris. Tafoya last raced on August 20th on the same ½-mile clay oval he will be competing on this Saturday night. On that evening, he was the 9th fastest qualifier in the 21-car field. He backed that up with a second-place finish in his heat race. He then led the main event early on before eventually finishing fifth. That finish was Tafoya's sixth top-five finish in 14 main event starts in the series this year. It also stretched his streak of finishing eighth or better in the series to eight races dating back to April 2nd. PAS 8_20_22=51t=6326-3#0916.jpg Eddie Tafoya Jr. is fourth in the USAC/CRA standings headed into Saturday's race. Doug Allen photo. Since that last race, Tafoya and all the other series drivers were scheduled to race at the Bakersfield Speedway on September 3rd. However, blistering temperatures would have made conditions unsafe for fans, drivers, and crews. In addition, the extreme heat would have made it hard to keep the track racy and would have played havoc with tires. Tafoya, 25, the 2018 PAS Young Gun Champion and 2019 USAC/CRA and USAC Southwest Rookie of the Year, is still near the top of the season-long championship standings. Manning the fourth place spot for most of the season, he enters Saturday's show at Perris just 23-points out of third and 58-points out of second. Tafoya still has plenty of time to advance higher in the standings. Including Saturday's race at Perris, there are seven races left before the season ends on November 5th. After Saturday's race on the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval, Tafoya will have a week off before returning to the same track on October 1st. The following week he will journey to the Mohave Valley Raceway, which is minutes away from the Colorado River and only about 20 miles from Laughlin on October 8th. On his first ever appearance at that track on April 23rd, Tafoya placed third in the main event. Tafoya will be back in Arizona to finish the month of October at the 55th Annual Western World at the Cocopah Speedway on October 28th and 29th. At the end of January, Tafoya kicked off his campaign with three straight nights of action on the track which is located near Yuma. After finishing seventh at the season opener and ninth the following night, Tafoya wrapped up that trip with a season-best second-place finish on January 29th. After Cocopah, he will wrap up his season the following week with three nights of action at the 26th Annual Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway. Adult tickets for Saturday are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. For those who wish to purchase advance tickets, they are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7/event/1256365 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Paris (91767). The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134. The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. For fans who come east on the 91 Freeway to get to The PAS, the eastbound lanes will be shut down all weekend in Corona. Fans can take the 91 east to either the 605 or the 57 north to the 60 Freeway east. Tafoya has a great new YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU. Be sure to stop by the Specialty Fasteners hauler after Saturday's race to meet Tafoya and his team and to pick up one of his great-looking team shirts. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Specialty Fastener team's effort, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's plans. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. The same contact point can be used to purchase his great-looking shirts via mail. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2022 Race Results 1-27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main 1-28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 1-29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 4-30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 6-11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 6-25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main 7-8 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 13th A Main 7-9 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 10th A Main 7-10 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 15th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 8-27 Perris Auto 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

• 
  LIGHTNING SPRINT ROOKIE WILL BROWNE MAKES FIRST PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY START ON SATURDAY

  (Glendora, California, September 14, 2022) This Saturday night, Southern California lightning sprint car driver Will Browne will compete on the biggest dirt track he has ever raced on. He will be on the famous Perris Auto Speedway half-mile with the POWRi Southwestern Lightning Sprint Car Series. By comparison, the rookie driver raced on the tiny Lemoore Raceway in Central California last Saturday. 305333235_465964848777567_8472627722709539918_n (1).jpg Will Browne will make his Perris Auto Speedway debut on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Lance Jennings. Browne launched his lightning sprint career with the SWLS in March at the Imperial Valley Raceway. The Glendora, California resident gained the attention of a lot of racers and fans when he placed sixth on Saturday, March 5th. Twelve hours later under a blazing sun and blustery winds, he proved the previous night was not a fluke performance when he went one spot better and finished fifth. Since then, Browne has confined all his racing appearances to the California Lightning Sprint Car Series. With the CLS, he has raced to four top-five finishes in 11 main event starts. Until last Saturday, he had not placed out of the top nine and had never been worse than sixth in the CLS championship point standings. The long trek to Lemoore started off great for Browne. The 18-year-old qualified third fastest in the 14-car field. He then placed fourth in his heat race and started the 25-lap main event on the outside of the front row. Browne, who two weeks earlier recorded his best result when he placed second in a photo finish at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, was a solid fourth when a yellow came out on lap 12. The race resumed with a single file restart. Coming off turn four and headed towards the green flag, the third place car slowed dramatically leaving Browne nowhere to go. He tagged the slowing car and it knocked the fuel injection system off the intake boot in his "Win It Now" #8. It knocked Browne out of the race with a frustrating 12th-place finish. "Everything happened so fast," the personable teen said on his YouTube channel. "This was a bummer. I kind of got caught up in a mess. Something happened to the car in front of me where he broke. He checked me up and I got into him and everyone got into the back of me. I didn't get torn up so bad that I could not keep racing, it was because it knocked the fuel injection off the intake boot." "There is an element of personal responsibility I have to have," Browne continued. "A lot of time, a lot of energy gets put into this. So, it is hard to just say I messed up. On top of that, everything is happening so fast. So it is not a conscious decision that you make. It's tough. If I wouldn't have half spun (earlier in the race) like that in the main event, theoretically I would not have been behind the #4 and he would not have broken in front of me. I would not have been involved in all of that and I would have finished. You have to take it with a grain of salt, as hard as it is, and move onto the next one. So that is what we are doing. We are going to get ready for Perris this Saturday. We are going to rock n' roll there and get er' done. We will see you there." Adult tickets for Saturday's race in Perris are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. For those who wish to purchase advance tickets, they are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7/event/1256365 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Paris (91767). The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. Be sure to check out and subscribe to Browne's YouTube channel. Here is a link to the page and his latest video from Lemoore that included the main event crash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM3QcZNHbqQ&t=159s Browne and his team would like to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of his rookie season in lightning sprint cars. Pacific Panel Products, Tucker Tire, and Ann Blanco Homes. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookie campaign, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 2ND A Main August 27 Placerville Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 12th A Main September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

• 
  MICHNOWICZ MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW IN CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR MAIN EVENT AT LEMOORE

  (Torrance, CA, September 12, 2022) Legendary driver Bobby Michnowicz is back to his old self after a slow start to the 2022 racing season. Last Saturday night on First Responder's Appreciation Night at the Lemoore Raceway, he started on the pole and led every inch of the California Lightning Sprint Car main event for his second win in a row and his third victory of the year. 301623189_512316797367627_3074471761260193786_n.jpg Winner Bobby Michnowicz is surrounded by second place David Gasper on the right and third place Cody Nigh is on the left. CLS Photo. Fourteen CLS cars made the trek to the Central Valley in what could be best described as sketchy weather conditions due to Hurricane Kay. In fact, the heavens descended on the track in the afternoon, but fortunately, that was the last dose of the wet stuff for the day. Michnowicz, who has won the CLS title a record five times, gave everyone an early indication of what was going to happen on the night when he out-qualified the field with a time of 10.485 in West Evans Motorsports Qualifying. Defending CLS champion Dave Gasper of Santa Barbara was second quick at 10.533. Season-leading rookie Will Browne of Glendora was the third quickest qualifier at 10.594. Fillmore rookie Connor Spier started on the pole and captured Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1 over Lakewood's Aiden Lange. The young duo inflicted the only ding on Michnowicz's armor on the night as he placed third. Palmdale's Eric Greco, who entered the night second in points, won Yoshimura R & D Heat Race #2 ahead of Jeffrey Dyer of Yucca Valley and Camarillo's Cody Nigh. For the 25-lap event on the Central California oval, Michnowicz was on the pole with Browne next to him. Gasper and Dyer were in row two with Nigh and Lange in row three. Moments after the green flag waved, Michnowicz in his T Shirts By Timeless/Fabozzi Metalworks/Pflum & Wagner/Outlaw Wings/Super Shocks/Kaiser Wheels/Fast Time Studios/Bondio Fabrication #21K, was the first driver to turn one. Gasper, who got a great start, was second with 18-year-old Browne third. Dyer tried to break into the top three at the end of the first circuit but Browne fended off his advances. Looking like his old self, Michnowicz simply drove away from the field. By the end of lap three, he had over a half straightaway advantage between himself and second-place Gasper. As the race progressed, the veteran driver continued to advance his lead till it was nearly a full straightaway when he encountered lap traffic on lap seven. That allowed Gasper to chip away at his lead, but by lap eight Michnowicz had shed the lappers and pulled away again. If one lapper to deal with was fun, Michnowicz found how much fun two lappers could be a couple of laps later on the ninth circuit. He was once again slowed by traffic and this time gasper gobbled up the real estate in no time at all. In fact, he had close to within one car length of the race-long leader before Michnowicz shed the slower cars and pulled away again. A yellow flag slowed the proceedings on lap 12. That yellow flag would alter the race big time. For the restart, Michnowicz was still at the point with Gasper in second. Dyer had gotten past Browne and was up to third. Browne was fourth and Nigh was fifth. Dyer did not get off turn four well on the restart and was tagged by Browne. That knocked Dyer's chain off and Browne's fuel injection was knocked off the intake boots. As they slowed, chaos rained down behind them with cars going in every direction trying to miss them. In the bedlam, Dyer's teenage son Seth got upside down for the first time in his lightning sprint career. The red flag immediately waved, halting the action. Fortunately, young Dyer was uninjured but his car suffered heavy damage. He, his dad, Browne, and San Diego's A.J. Bender were all too damaged to continue. After the delay to remove the damaged cars for the restart with 14 laps to go, Michnowicz and Gasper were in the same spots they had been in the entire race. Nigh was up to third with Greco fourth and Lange, who was making only his second start of the year, fifth. Gasper stayed close to Michnowicz for a couple of laps, but by lap 15, he was a half straight behind. Michnowicz continued to advance his lead and a late race bobble by Gasper put the bow on the package and allowed Michnowicz to streak past the checkered with a half-track advantage. Gasper placed second with Nigh third, Greco fourth, and Spier fifth. "Rockstar" Jon Robertson of Torrance picked up the Speed Mart/Advanced Racing Suspension/Hepfner Racing Products Hard Charger Award coming from 13th to finish seventh. Seth Dyer ended up with the Speed Mart Hard Luck Award. Gasper came into the race with a 36-point lead over second-place Greco. When he left at the end of the night, he increased his lead to 48-points. Nigh firmed up his grip on third, increasing his one-point advantage over Dyer to 41-points. Michnowicz remained in fifth. The lead in the Rookie of the Year chase changed hands for the first time this year. Fifth-place finisher Spier overtook Browne and opened an 11-point advantage. The CLS returns to action in round #4 of the Civil War Series VS BCRA at the Bakersfield Speedway on September 24th. West Evans Motorsports Qualifying: 1. Bobby Michnowicz, 10.495; 2. David Gasper, 10.533; 3; Will Browne, 10.594; 4. Cody Nigh, 10.717; 5. Jeffrey Dyer, 10.772; 6. Aiden Lange, 10.772; 7. Connor Spier, 10.797; 8. Eric Greco, 10.803; 9. A.J. Bender, 10.814; 10. Leland Day, 10.922; 11. Jon Robertson, 10.956; 12. Gage Cheek, 11.177; 13. Pat Kelley, 11.255; 14. Seth Dyer, 11.676 Extreme Muffler Heat #1: 1. Spier; 2. Lange; 3. Michnowicz; 4. Browne; 5. Bender; 6. Kelley; 7. Robertson Yoshimura R & D Heat #2: 1. Greco; 2. J. Dyer; 3. Nigh; 4. Gasper; 5. Day; 6. Cheek; 7. S. Dyer Main Event (with starting positions) 1. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, (1st) 2. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, (3rd) 3. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, (5th) 4. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, (8th) 5. Connor Spier, Fillmore, CA, (7th) 6. Aiden Lange, Lakewood, CA, (6th) 7. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, (13th) 8. Gage Cheek, Santa Clarita, CA, (11th) 9. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, (12th) 10. Leland Day, Bakersfield, CA, (10th) 11. Jeffrey Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, (4th) 12. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, (2nd) 13. A. J. Bender, San Diego, CA, (9th) 14. Seth Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, (14th) CLS Contingency Awards Heat Race #1 - Extreme Muffler $50.00 Product Certificate - Connor Spier Heat Race #2 - Yoshimura R & D - $50.00 CSI Product Certificate - Eric Greco 1st Place Main Event - Eibach Springs $100.00 Product Certificate - Bobby Michnowicz 2nd Place Main Event - Vahlco Wheels $50.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper 3rd Place Main Event - Jake Swanson Shock Technology $50 Product Certificate - Cody Nigh 4th Place Main Event - Hyper Chassis - $50 Product Certificate - Eric Greco 5th Place Main Event - Smith Titanium Product Certificate - Conor Spier 10th Place Main Event - King Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Leland Day Fast Qualifier - West Evans Motorsports $25.00 Product Certificate - Bobby Michnowicz Hard Charger - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Jon Robertson Hard Charger - Advanced Racing Suspension $50.00 Product Certificate - Jon Robertson Hard Charger - Hepfner Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Jon Robertson Hard Luck Award - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Seth Dyer 1st Car Not On The Lead Lap - Rebel Gears 30% Off Coupon - Pat Kelley California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - 1657 2. Eric Greco - 1609 3. Cody Nigh - 1515 4. Jeff Dyer - 1474 5. Bobby Michnowicz - 1354 6. Connor Spier - 1204 7. Will Browne - 1193 8. Jon Robertson - 965 9. Pat Kelley - 932 10. Dominic Del Monte - 656 Civil War Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - CLS - 375 2. Eric Greco - CLS - 344 3. Will Browne - CLS - 333 4. Bobby Michnowicz - CLS - 300 5. Cody Nigh - CLS - 299 6. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 282 7. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 263 8. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 244 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 239 10. Brandon Leedy - BCRA - 236 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged - Brent Sexton August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 - Connor Spier August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 - Bobby Michnowicz Sept. 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz Sept. 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points *Non Points Race To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS VISIT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY

  (Lakeside, CA, September 12, 2022) For the first time in its brief history, the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series will be appearing at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night, September 17th. In addition to the SWLS making its debut on the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval, the night will also mark the first POWRi-sanctioned event at the track. "We are looking forward to seeing lightning sprint cars at The PAS for the first time in four years," Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian said. "From our opening year in 1996 through 2018, lightning sprint cars were a regular part of The PAS program. They put on some spectacular races and were the launching pad of stars like 5-time USAC/CRA champion Mike Spencer, David Cardey, Darren Hagen, and others. We are pleased to have lightnings back and to have POWRi on board for the first time ever at The PAS." Going into the first lightning sprint car race at the track in four years, Lakeside's Brent Sexton, who was a regular at The PAS when he won the California Lightning Sprint Car Series titles in 1999 and 2008, leads the SWLS championship point standings. The 50-year-old Lakeside resident has scored two wins in the series this year and brings a 36-point lead over his oldest son Dalton into Saturday's race. While he is second in points to his dad in the championship chase, Dalton currently paces the series with three triumphs in 2022. Firefighter C.J. Marin of Imperial Beach is third in points with Perris Auto Speedway 2005 Street Stock champion Jeremy Queener of Lake Elsinore 11-points behind him in fourth. Sixth place Cody Griggs of Lakeside is only 35 markers behind Queener. All three will be in action on Saturday. Fifth-place Grant Sexton, the 2021 SWLS champion, will be on hand but will only be competing in the USAC/CRA 410 portion of the show. Sexton drivers have dominated the series in 2022 winning seven of the first eight events. In addition to Brent and Dalton's five wins, Grant has two victories. The only non-SGR driver to post a win in 2022 is El Cajon's Braden Chiaramonte. Rising USAC/CRA star A.J. Bender of San Diego, veteran Pat Kelley of Chino, rookies Will Browne of Glendora and Seth Dyer of Yucca Valley will all be joining the SWLS regulars Saturday at The PAS. In addition to the SWLS, the USAC/CRA Sprint cars, IMCA modifieds, and The PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints will also be in action. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM in the first race will be at 7:00. Adult tickets are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. For those who wish to buy tickets in advance, they are available online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7/event/1256365 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. The famous track is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris drive in the city of Perris (91767). The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone is (951) 940-0134. After Saturday's race at Perris, the SWLS will have four-point paying races remaining in 2022. October 1st at Barona, October 8th at Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway, and the season enders at Imperial Valley on October 22nd and 23rd. The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the Sexton Fire Protection, RTL Traffic Control & Equipment, Victory Graphix, BK Wing, and A.M. Ortega Construction Inc. If you or your company would like to become part of the series in 2022, please contact Brent Sexton at (619) 454-6945 or mailto:sextonfire@cox.net Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Points 1. Brent Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1160 2. Dalton Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1124 3. C.J. Marin, Imperial Beach, CA - 908 4. Jeremy Queener, Lake Elsinore, CA - 897 5. Grant Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 868 6. Cody Griggs, Lakeside, CA - 862 7. Jim Squire, Lakeside, CA - 744 8. David Bezio, San Diego, CA - 696 9. Deejay Dumas - San Diego, CA - 611 10. Ryan Dumas, El Cajon, CA - 602 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 4 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Dalton Sexton March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Brent Sexton April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway Winged - Braden Chiaramonte April 30 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton May 14 Barona Speedway Wingless - Dalton Sexton June 11 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton June 25 Barona Speedway Winged - Dalton Sexton July 9 Barona Speedway Wingless - Brent Sexton Sept. 14 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) Winged October 1 Barona Speedway Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway (co sanction with CLS) Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  WILL BROWNE BRINGS CLS ROOKIE POINT LEAD INTO LEMOORE

  (Glendora, California, September 9, 2022) Will Browne heads to California's Central Valley to contest the California Lightning Sprint Car Series race on First Responders Appreciation Night at the Lemoore Raceway this Saturday, September 10th. The effervescent 18-year-old enters the race as the leader in the series Rookie of the Year chase. 305255847_762704451652371_2366630231652135019_n.jpg Will Browne on action earlier this year at the Bakersfield Speedway. Lance Jennings photo,. Saturday will be his first time at Lemoore. While he has never raced on the track, he has recently been studying and comparing it to tracks he is familiar with. He has found some comparisons. "I don't know much about it," Browne said when asked what he knew about the Lemoore track. "It looks like the inside berm is cut pretty sharp. It looks similar to what I raced at Wheel2Wheel Raceway, so I think I know what the track will be like to a certain extent. It will probably be a bit of learning. We are going to get the car set up for the track and we will be all set. It is just up to me to do well." One thing that has been fun for Browne this season in addition to leading the rookie points is, he has been on racetracks that he had seen, but not been to. They were all new at the start of the year and like Lemoore, some are still new. However, he has now raced on Bakersfield, Ventura, and Imperial multiple times. "It has been a lot of fun," the talented teen driver said. "In previous years before I began racing a lightning sprint, I became a fan of dirt track racing in California. It is cool to race on the tracks that I have (only seen) on Flo Racing and Dirt Vision." A studious racer on and off the track, Browne has been busy in the garage this week getting the car ready for Saturday. It is a never-ending chore and a part of racing as no two tracks are exactly alike. Therefore, after every race, the car gets general maintenance and is then set up for that particular week's track. "We are going to loosen the car up," Browne responded when asked about changes the team was making for Lemoore. "We will change the gearing just because the track (Lemoore) is a little bit tighter and a little bit smaller than Silver Dollar and Placerville where we raced on last. We are getting the car ready and doing some basic maintenance on it. After this weekend we will be changing the gearing way up for Perris." Browne's last outings at Silver Dollar and Placerville saw him with a second and a ninth-place finish. In a rare feat by a lightning sprint car newcomer, he has yet to finish worse than ninth in a main event. In the 12 main events he has started, he has an average finishing percentage of 5.16. The races he missed due to engine woes saw him drop from fifth to sixth in the series point standings. He is 104 points behind the fifth-place driver. Browne has led the Rookie of the Year standings since race #1 at Bakersfield on March 25th. Entering Saturday, he has an 11-point advantage in that battle. The Lemoore Raceway is located at 1750 CA-41, Lemoore, CA (93245). The track website is http://www.lemoorejetbowl.com/. Be sure to check out and subscribe to Browne's YouTube channel. Here is a link to the page and his latest video from the night at Chico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5fW4xxVnwk&t=12s Browne and his team would like to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of his rookie season in lightning sprint cars. Pacific Panel Products, Tucker Tire, and Ann Blanco Homes. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookie campaign, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 2ND A Main August 27 Placerville Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

• 
  JEFF DYER RACES IN FIRST RESPONDER'S NIGHT AT LEMOORE RACEWAY ON SATURDAY

  (Yucca Valley, CA, September 9, 2022) This Saturday night, September 10, the California Lightning Sprint Car Series will be part of the First Responder's Appreciation Night at the Lemoore Raceway. The race will have a special meaning for CLS regular Jeff Dyer who makes his living as a California Highway Patrol officer. 302097417_8357875280896830_7343646968036017347_n.jpg Jeff Dyer and his son Seth working on his car in the hotel parking lot at Placerville. Dyer photo. Dyer, who lives in Yucca Valley, California, comes into the event fourth in the season-long championship standings. He is hoping to rebound after a nightmare weekend in Northern California two weeks ago. It was just one of those weekends that roll around every so often when what could go wrong, does go wrong. The woes began soon after the team unloaded Dyer's familiar #4 at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. "The first night we put a new engine in," Dyer said on Thursday after spending a few days in Mammoth. "When we broke it in, it didn't seem right but the engine builder said just to run it. It lasted about eight laps and then it began running sour. We checked in the pits and we had a cylinder that was completely gone. Seth (Dyer's son and teammate) told me to get in and take his car. Got in his car and his clutch went out. I think we finished 17th, so that was not a good night." The next night Dyer was racing in Seth's car a couple of hours south at the Placerville Speedway. The racing part came after they worked on the car under the hot sun during the day. "We worked all day on Saturday to get the car running," Dyer said. "We got out there in qualifying and broke a throttle cable. We fixed that and I started last in the heat race. Fortunately, I was able to pass quite a few cars. That put us on the front row of the main, but we missed the setup. I overdrove it, spun out, and got hit. 100% my fault, no one else's." With the nightmare weekend in his rearview mirror, Dyer is hoping for better fortunes for himself and Seth when they get to Lemoore, which is a little over 30 miles south of Fresno, on Saturday. "We put our older engine back in," Dyer stated. "It is a really good engine. We just wanted to put a fresh one in to finish the year out and that kind of backfired on us. The one we just put back in the car has, I think, four or five fast times this year. It is the best one we have so we should be okay." While Dyer slipped from second back to fourth in the CLS championship standings, he is only one point out of third. Last October Dyer participated in the three-night Cal Cup at Lemoore. He finished 11th on the first night and third on the second night. At the finale, he was near the front of the pack when his throttle began sticking and he ended up 16th. For fans who would like to attend Saturday's race, the Lemoore Raceway is located at 1750 CA-41, Lemoore, CA (93245). Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. The track website is http://www.lemoorejetbowl.com/. Jeff is racing in memory of his grandfather Glenn Sels throughout the 2022 season. Dyer would like to thank the following for making the 2022 season possible in the #4 Lightning Sprint Car. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports. For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, and Specialty Fasteners make it all possible. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2022, call (760) 267-0298 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff Dyer 2022 Results 3-5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest 13th A Main 3-25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main 4-16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th B Main 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 1 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 2 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 5-21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprints 13th A Main* 8-25 Silver Dollar Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main 8-26 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprints 17th A Main Seth Dyer 2022 Lightning Sprint Results 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 15th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprints 14th A Main 8-25 Silver Dollar Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS *Indicates Non Points Race * Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information, use the following: call (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com. To keep up to date with all the teams, tracks, and series represented by the above, please visit the Instagram page @socalmotorsportspr

• 
  CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS HEAD TO LEMOORE RACEWAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION NIGHT

  (Torrance, CA, September 5, 2022) The California Lightning Sprint Car Series is headed to Central California's Lemoore Raceway for this Saturday's First Responder's Appreciation Night. It will be the only 2022 appearance for the CLS at the track that is located 30 minutes south of Fresno. Spectator gates will open at 4:00 p.m. and the first race will take the green flag at 7:00. 305625882_3189317574652903_578269527231321681_n.jpg CLS President Jon Robertson is inviting all the drivers from the Bay Cities Racing Association to participate in the show. The CLS will honor all BCRA memberships and will pay a $100.00 bonus to the highest finishing BCRA driver. Saturday's race will be the 15th of the year for the CLS. After the series races in Northern California two weeks ago, the top four in the point standings got shuffled. David Gasper of Santa Barbara, the 2021 series champion, still leads the pack heading into Lemoore. However, Palmdale's Eric Greco has moved up to second and Cody Nigh of Camarillo has taken over third. Jeff Dyer, who calls Yucca Valley home, had a nightmare weekend in Nor Cal and dropped from second to fourth in the championship standings. Five-time CLS champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills, who won the main event at Placerville, is fifth. Gasper went into the two Nor Cal events having won four straight points races. He also had a 39-point advantage over Dyer when he arrived at Chico on August 26th. He finished fourth on the first night of the Nor Cal junket and eighth on the second night. Greco came into the races trailing Gasper by 41-points. He finished one position ahead of Gasper each night and cut his disadvantage down to 36-points going into Lemoore. Nigh is one point ahead of Dyer in the battle for third. The second half of the top 10 going into the weekend is comprised of Glendora's Will Browne, Connor Spier of Fillmore, "Rockstar" Jon Robertson of Torrance, Chino's Pat Kelley, and Dominic Del Monte of Gardena. Browne and Spier are locked in a battle for the Rookie of the Year award. Browne leads his fellow freshman by 22 points. At Chico, the two teenagers bested the veterans and finished first and second in the main event. It was Spier taking the photo finish victory prevailing by a scant .088. In addition to leading the CLS and Civil War Series point standings, Gasper sits on top of the CLS victory chart with six wins in the first 14 races. In the 13 mains he has started, he has a whopping .461 winning percentage. Michnowicz and San Diego's A.J. Bender each have two wins. Greco, Spier, and the father and son combo of Grant Sexton, and his father Brent of Lakeside, have one win each. Joining the CLS stars at Lemoore will be Bender. He has the night off from his USAC Western Midget and USAC/CRA Sprint Car duties and will be on hand this weekend. Last October, Bender appeared in the three-night Cal Cup at Lemoore driving for Sexton Gatlin Racing and he posted a win, a third, and a fifth-place finish. This week he will be in Mike Schweitzer's #41B. In four races together in 2022, Bender and Schweitzer have combined to win two times at the Bakersfield Speedway. Aiden Lange of Lakewood, a CLS regular and winner over the past few years, will make his second appearance of 2022 at Lemoore. The Lakewood racer last competed at the season opener in Bakersfield on March 25th. In addition to the CLS, five other classes will be racing on Saturday. The Lemoore Raceway is located at 1750 CA-41, Lemoore, CA (93245). The track website is http://www.lemoorejetbowl.com/. After Saturday's race at Lemoore, the CLS will return to action at the Bakersfield Speedway for round #4 of the Civil War Series vs the BCRA on September 24th. California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - 1526 2. Eric Greco - 1490 3. Cody Nigh - 1390 4. Jeff Dyer - 1389 5. Bobby Michnowicz - 1215 6. Will Browne - 1111 7. Connor Spier - 1089 8. Jon Robertson - 875 9. Pat Kelley - 847 10. Dominic Del Monte - 656 Civil War Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - CLS - 375 2. Eric Greco - CLS - 344 3. Will Browne - CLS - 333 4. Bobby Michnowicz - CLS - 300 5. Cody Nigh - CLS - 299 6. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 282 7. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 263 8. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 244 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 239 10. Brandon Leedy - BCRA - 236 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged - Brent Sexton August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 - Connor Spier August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 - Bobby Michnowicz Sept. 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged Sept. 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points *Non Points Race To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  WILL BROWNE GETS CAREER-BEST LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR FINISH AT CHICO

  (Glendora, California, September 1, 2022) Rookie driver Will Browne continued to impress race fans when he nearly won his first ever California Lightning Sprint Car Series main event last Friday night at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California. The 18-year-old chased down the leader heading for the checkered flag and only lost out by .088 in a thrilling photo finish. 301007239_500286882099639_8484225452044924975_n.jpg Will Browne's "Win It Now" #8 ready for action last weekend in Northern Calif. CLS photo. It became apparent from the start of the night that the Glendora, California-based driver was going to have good results on his first-ever trip to the track. He qualified third fastest of the 21 cars on hand with a time of 14.273. He quickly backed that up with a third-place result in his heat race. The young driver lined up on the inside of the third row for the 20-lap main event. At the outset, Browne was initially in third-place. He briefly slid back to fourth on lap four but swiftly fought his way back to third. From that point on, he kept the "Win It Now" #8 going forward. When the race reached the halfway point, he used the inside line to drive past the second-place car. When he took over second, Browne was a long way behind the leader but there was still a long time to go. When it got down to five laps remaining, it looked like he would have to settle for second. He had a good size advantage over the third-place car, but the leader also had a big cushion between himself and Browne. As precious laps whittled away, Browne kept on hitting his marks and that started to pay off with three laps left. The leader clipped a hole in turn four and bobbled. That allowed Browne to inch closer. Suddenly, he was clearly the quickest car on the track. On the last lap, the nearly impossible happened. Brown pulled up to the leader's rear end in turn one. However, the leader had a perfect turn two and pulled away. Positive thinking Browne did not give up. Going into turn three for the last time, he made up some ground. When a lapped car stumbled in front of the leader coming off four, the leader slipped off the bottom. Browne saw the inside line of the track open like the parting of the Red Sea and quickly seized the last opportunity he would get. He commandeered the inside, got a huge drive, and reeled in the leader as they crossed the line. In the end, he came up .088 short. The second-place result was the best of his young lightning sprint career. Afterward, Browne told fans of his YouTube channel, "That was a fun race. I just had to get up on the wheel and really work it. I was a little loose towards the beginning. I had to move the wing up a bit and it was perfect. I ended up catching the leader towards the end. Just did not have enough time to seal the deal. That was a good night for us. Made the podium and we are making steps forward." Twenty-four hours after his impressive showing at Chico, Browne journeyed south to the red clay ¼-mile Placerville Speedway. Of the 22 cars that took qualifying that night, he was fourth fastest at 12.604. Browne started and finished fifth in his heat race. That placed him in the 14th starting spot for the 25-lap main event. Browne had the handsome white #8 moving forward immediately in the race. By the end of the second circuit, he was up to 12th and after a lap three red flag, he was 10th. By the time the race reached lap six, the 2022 high school graduate had passed eight cars and was all the way up to the eighth spot. When the checkers ended the action, he was ninth. The rookie season for Browne has been what most new drivers dream of. In ten lightning sprint car main event starts, he has never finished out of the top nine. He has maintained his lead in the CLS Rookie of the Year chase and is ranked sixth overall in the championship standings. For Browne, the racing was not done after Saturday's event at Placerville. He headed south and gave a glimpse of what could someday be in his racing future. He drove a full-size sprint car for the very first time at the Cory Kruseman Sprint Car Driving School at the Ventura Raceway. It was a new experience and needless to say, he had a blast. "It was a lot of fun," Browne said of his first time in a full size sprint car." I feel like I got used to the car fairly quickly. I've driven more non-wing stuff than winged so it felt pretty second nature even though I haven't really driven a full-size sprint car before. It was a great time, there is nothing like it. It only fueled my racing bug." After getting this weekend off, Browne will be back at it on September 10th when the California Lightning Sprint Car Series heads to the Lemoore Raceway for the only time in 2022. Be sure to check out and subscribe to Browne's YouTube channel. Here is a link to the page and his latest video from the night at Chico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5fW4xxVnwk&t=12s Browne and his team would like to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of his rookie season in lightning sprint cars. Pacific Panel Products, Tucker Tire, and Ann Blanco Homes. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookie campaign, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 2ND A Main August 27 Placerville Speedway CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

• 
  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. GETS ANOTHER USAC/CRA TOP-FIVE FINISH IN HALL OF FAME CLASSIC

  (Chino, CA, August 29, 2022) Eddie Tafoya junior turned in another impressive performance when he placed fifth in the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series California Racer's Hall of Fame Night at Perris Auto Speedway. It was the sixth top ten finish for the Chino Hills, California driver in 14 series starts this year. PAS 8_20_22=51t=6326-3#0916.jpg Eddie Tafoya heads to Bakersfield fourth in the USAC/CRA standings. Doug Allen Photo. Tafoya, 25, began his night in qualifying with a lap of 17.137. That was good enough for the eighth fastest time in the 21-car field. That lap placed the series 2019 Rookie Of The Year on the outside of row two in the third 10-lap heat race. Tafoya immediately advanced to second and stayed there until a yellow flag on lap five saw him take over the lead. He maintained the top spot until lap nine when he dropped to second and finished in that position. Combining Tafoya's lap in qualifying with his second-place finish in his heat race gave him a very nice starting spot for the 30 lap main event. It was the coveted pole position. When the green flag began the race, Tafoya took full advantage of starting on the pole and raced into the lead. He slipped back to second on lap two. From that point on, Tafoya participated in a tremendous see-saw battle for the third-place spot. He swapped positions back and forth with three other cars all the way to the checkered flag and when the race ended, he finished fifth. With last weekend off, Tafoya got some R&R with a quick trip to Las Vegas. This week he will return to action in the USAC/CRA Series when it goes to the Bakersfield Speedway for the second and final time in 2022. Including this week, there are still nine races left in the season. That gives him plenty of time to move up in the championship standings. Of the nine races, five are at Perris, two at Cocopah, and single events at Mohave Valley, and Saturday's competition at Bakersfield. At Perris this year, he has a fourth and a fifth-place finish. His season best at Cocopah was a second. He has third place finishes at Bakersfield and Mohave Valley. Heading into this week at "The West's Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval," he is only 23-points behind the third-place driver and 58-points out of second. Fans who would like to attend Saturday's USAC/CRA race at Bakersfield can find the track at 5001 N. Chester Ext., in Bakersfield (93308). The track website is http://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (661) 393-3373. The pit gate will open at 3:00 p.m., spectator gates at 5:00, and racing will start at 7:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors and military get in for $18.00. For kids 6-12 it is $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Be sure to check out Tafoya's brand new YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgMCW64p0uyBmOcKN7_bDQ. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Specialty Fastener team's 2022 season effort, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's 2022 plans. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. The same contact point can be used to purchase his great-looking shirts via mail. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2022 Race Results 1-27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main 1-28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 1-29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 4-30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 6-11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 6-25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main 7-8 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 13th A Main 7-9 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 10th A Main 7-10 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 15th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 8-27 Perris Auto 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

• 
  BOBBY MICHNOWICZ NOTCHES CLS VS BCRA CIVIL WAR WIN AT PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY

  (Torrance, CA, August 31, 2022) Longtime veteran Bobby Michnowicz took the familiar road to the top step of the podium when he outdistanced the field in round #3 of the CLS vs BCRA Civil War Series at the Placerville Speedway last Saturday night. The win was the second of the year for the legendary racer. 1200x1200-tI37sNK6uox761655.jpg Bobby Michnowicz after his Civil War Series win at Placerville. Twenty-two cars showed up for the race on the famous red clay banked quarter mile on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. BCRA point leader Matt Land of Elk Grove kicked things off when he set fast time in West Evans Motor Sports Qualifying with a lap of 12.517. Last season's CLS champion and current point leader David Gasper of Santa Barbara turned in the second best time with a 12.581. Longtime BCRA star Dakota Albright of Waterford was third quickest at 12.594. Land kept his night perfect when he won the Extreme Muffler Heat #1 over Michnowicz, and Friday's Chico winner Connor Spier of Fillmore. In Yoshimura R & D Heat Race #2, Livermore's Greg Dennett gave BCRA two wins to start the night. Camarillo's Cody Nigh placed second with Josef Ferolito of Modesto third. Albright gave BCRA a clean sweep of the heats when he topped Harley Aguilera of Orangevale and Palmdale's Eric Greco in the Saldana Race Products third heat. Nigh, who was looking for his first win of the season, was on the pole for the main with Yucca Valley's Jeff Dyer alongside. Dennett was off the inside of row two for the 25-lapper with Oak Hills resident Michnowicz next to him. Albright and Land occupied row three. Nice guy Nigh raced into the lead at the drop of the green and had Dyer, Michnowicz, Dennett and Land in pursuit. Nigh started to put some distance between himself and the pack on lap two while his uncle, Michnowicz, relegated Dyer to third in turn three on the same lap. Dyer spun in turn two on the third revolution on the famous oval. Land, with nowhere to go clobbered him and was then in turn hit by Ferolito. Land, who was working on a clean sweep, tipped over onto his right side. The red flag came out and while both were uninjured, the heavy damage their cars sustained knocked them out for the night. On the restart, Nigh was at the point with Michnowicz in tow. Dyer, whose car took off again when Land hit him before the red flew, was third. Dennett and Albright were fourth and fifth. Spier, who was sixth, immediately raced by Albright and Dennett to move up to fourth. However, he was behind Dyer whose car was definitely feeling the effects of being part of the crash and was drastically slower. The California Highway Patrol officer called in a night after two more laps. Michnowicz chased down his nephew on lap five and tried to sneak by on the inside in turn three. However, he caught a piece of the berm and bobbled allowing Nigh to stretch his lead out. Michnowicz turned the tables on Nigh when the latter drifted a little high off two on lap seven and tapped the rough stuff on the outside going down the back straight. The wily veteran seized the opportunity and flew by the race-long leader as they drove into turn three. Michnowicz, who has been having an uncharacteristic season with only one win and several DNF's, pulled away as soon as he commandeered the lead. When he caught the lapped traffic on lap 11, he was a full straightaway in front of his closest pursuer. Nigh was being pressured by Spier and Albright, but he eventually pulled away from them. Albright broke into the top three when he got by rookie Spier on the 16th go around but that was as far as he was going to get. When he raced under the checkers, ageless Michnowicz had a full straight lead over Nigh. Albright placed third with Spier fourth and Dennett fifth. "It is nice to finally get a win and it is nice to see everybody here," the happy winner told the fans. "The track was good and the car was good. It has been a long time and we have been in a slump, no doubt. I just kept looking down the front straightaway and counted down the laps, because when you have been snake bitten like we have been, you just know something is going to go wrong." Spier who started 10th and finished fourth was the race "Hard Charger" and picked up contingencies from Speed Mart, Advanced Racing Suspension and Hepfner Racing Products for the effort. Land picked up the Speed Mart "Hard Luck Award" and "Rockstar" Jon Robertson received the "First Car Not on the Lead Lap" contingencies from Rebel Gears. Gasper remains in the CLS point lead and has a 36-point advantage over the new guy in second, Greco. Nigh moved up to third while Dyer slipped back to fourth. Placerville winner Michnowicz remained in fifth. Will Browne maintains the lead in the Rookie of the Year chase. Spier is 22-points behind. Going into the final Civil War Series race at the Bakersfield Speedway on September 24th, defending champ Gasper has a 31-point lead over Greco. Glendora's Browne is third with Michnowicz and Nigh fourth and fifth. The CLS returns to action on September 24th when it makes its only appearance of the year at the Lemoore Raceway. West Evans Motorsports Qualifying: 1. Matt Land, 12.517; 2. David Gasper, 12.581; 3. Dakota Albright 12.594; 4. Will Browne, 12.604; 5. Josef Ferolito, 12.612; 6. Eric Greco, 12.644; 7. Bobby Michnowicz, 12.650; 8. Hunter Kinney, 12.665; 9. Brandon Leedy, 12.667; 10. Connor Spier, 12.676; 11. Cody Nigh, 12.742; 12. Harlee Aguilera, 12.778; 13. Nick Chivello, 12.823; 14. Greg Dennett, 12.851, 15. Jon Robertson, 13.017; 16. Cody Meyer, 13.019; 17. Kaden Ramos, 13.185; 18. Scott Kinney, 13.412; 19. Greg Meyers, 13.575; 20. Jaden Meyer, 13.725; 21. Danielle Clauson-Sevo, 14.473, 22. Jeff Dyer, 14.473 Extreme Muffler Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. Land; 2. Michnowicz; 3. Spier; 4. Dyer; 5. Browne; 6. Greg Meyers; 7. Cody Meyer Yoshimura R & D Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. Dennett; 2. Nigh; 3. Ferolito; 4. Hunter Kinney; 5. Gasper; 6. Jayden Meyer Saldana Race Products Heat 3: (8 laps): 1. Albright; 2. Aguilera; 3. Greco; 4. Leedy; 5. Robertson; 6. Clauson-Sevo; 7. Scott Kinney Main Event with Distance Behind and Starting Positions (20 Laps) 1. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, (4th) 2. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, +4.942, (1st) 3. Dakota Albright, Waterford, CA, +6.011, (5th) 4. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, +7.541, (10th) 5. Greg Dennett, Livermore, CA, +8.711, (3rd) 6. Hunter Kinney, Citrus Heights, CA, +9.243, (11th) 7. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA,+9.992, (9th) 8. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA,+10.375, (13th) 9. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, +11.208, (14th) 10. Harlee Aguilera, Orangevale, CA, +11.476, (7th) 11. Brandon Leedy, Placerville, CA,+13.148, (12th) 12. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, +1 Lap, (16th) 13. Nick Chivello, Manteca, CA, +1 Lap, (19th) 14. Jayden Meyer, Placerville, CA, +1 Lap, (17th) 15. Danielle Clauson-Sevo, CA, +4 Laps, (21st) 16. Gage Myers, Placerville, CA, +11 Laps, (15th) 17. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, + 21 Laps, (2nd) 18. Matt Land, Elk Grove, CA, +23 Laps, (6th) 19. Josef Ferolito, Modesto, CA, +23 Laps, (8th) 20. Kaden Ramos, Cameron Park, CA, +24 Laps (20th) 21. Scott Kinney, Citrus Heights, CA, +25 Laps (18th) DNS Cody Meyer CLS Contingency Awards Heat Race #1 - Extreme Muffler $50.00 Product Certificate - Matt Land Heat Race #2 - Yoshimura R & D - $50.00 CSI Product Certificate - Greg Dennett Heat Race #3 - Saldana Racing Products $50.00 Product Certificate - Dakota Albright 1st Place Main Event - Eibach Springs $100.00 Product Certificate - Bobby Michnowicz 2nd Place Main Event - Vahlco Wheels $50.00 Product Certificate - Cody Nigh 3rd Place Main Event - Jake Swanson Shock Technology $50 Product Certificate - Dakota Albright 4th Place Main Event - Hyper Chassis - $50 Product Certificate - Connor Spier 5th Place Main Event - Smith Titanium Product Certificate - Greg Dennett 10th Place Main Event - King Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Harlee Aguilera Fast Qualifier - West Evans Motorsports $25.00 Product Certificate - Matt Land Hard Charger - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Connor Spier Hard Charger - Advanced Racing Suspension $50.00 Product Certificate - Connor Spier Hard Charger - Hepfner Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Connor Spier Hard Luck Award - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Matt Land 1st Car Not On The Lead Lap - Rebel Gears 30% Off Coupon - Jon Robertson California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - 1526 2. Eric Greco - 1490 3. Cody Nigh - 1390 4. Jeff Dyer - 1389 5. Bobby Michnowicz - 1215 6. Will Browne - 1111 7. Connor Spier - 1089 8. Jon Robertson - 875 9. Pat Kelley - 847 10. Dominic Del Monte - 656 Civil War Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper - CLS - 375 2. Eric Greco - CLS - 344 3. Will Browne - CLS - 333 4. Bobby Michnowicz - CLS - 300 5. Cody Nigh - CLS - 299 6. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 282 7. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 263 8. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 244 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 239 10. Brandon Leedy - BCRA - 236 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged - Brent Sexton August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 - Connor Spier August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 Sept. 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged Sept. 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points *Non Points Race To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  CONNOR SPIER GETS FIRST LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR WIN AS CLS SWEEPS THE PODIUM AT CHICO

  (Torrance, CA, August 30, 2022) Rookie Connor Spier scored the first California Lightning Sprint Car Series victory of his career in a thrilling photo finish at round two of the CLS VS BCRA Civil War Series last Friday at the Silver Dollar Speedway, in Chico, California. Spier beat fellow CLS rookie Will Browne by .008 for his initial win. Eric Greco took the third place spot on the all-CLS, all-teenage podium. 296949593_3167406126844048_7421381587190912824_n.jpg Conner Spier won his first California Lightning Sprint Car race last Saturday at the Silver Dollar Speedway. CLS photo. Twenty-one cars showed up for round two of the annual four-race series. The first order of business was West Evans Motorsports Qualifying and the BCRA drew first blood when Placerville's Brandon Leedy turned in the fastest lap with a time of 13.866. BCRA point leader Matt Land of Elk Grove was second quickest at 14.216. The fastest of the CLS drivers was Browne, who ended up being the third quickest of all when he stopped the clots at 14.273. Extreme Muffler Heat Race #1 went to defending CLS champion David Gasper of Santa Barbara. Placerville's Cody Meyer placed second in that one with Orangevale's Harlee Aguilera third. Five-time CLS champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills drove to victory in Yoshimura R & D Heat #2 ahead of his nephew Cody Nigh and Land. The final heat, which was sponsored by Saldana Race Products, went to BCRA's Josef Ferolito who calls Modesto home. He was chased to the checkers by Spier and Browne. When the 20-lap main rolled onto the famous quarter-mile clay oval, BCRA's Meyer was on the pole. Outside of him was CLS freshman Spier of Fillmore. The second row was comprised of the CLS duo of Browne and Nigh. Ferolito and fellow BCRA driver Land comprised row three. Meyer raced into the lead when the green lights flashed on with Spier, Browne, Land, and Nigh giving chase. Racing slowed down early when Jayden Meyer spun his #21D in turn four on the second lap. Land had passed Nigh for fourth and Michnowicz also had gotten past Nigh before the yellow for fifth. The revised top five read Meyer, Spier, Land, Browne, and Michnowicz. The driver who got the best restart was Gasper. The rising teenage star used the outside to pass Michnowicz and Browne in the first bend. That moved him up from sixth all the way to fourth. Land tried to knife his way inside Spier in turn two on the fourth circuit. Spier held him off, and then Land clipped the inside berm in turn four and went from third back to seventh. That moved Gasper to third, Browne to fourth, and Palmdale's Eric Greco to fifth. By lap five, Browne had gotten back around Gasper and he dragged Greco with him. But they were about a half straightaway behind leader Meyer and Spier. A couple of laps later the yellow flew for the second time in the race when Jayden Meyer slid to a stop on turn four. That destroyed the advantage Cody Meyer and Spier were enjoying and brought the rest of the field to their rear ends. Cody Meyer was at the point for the restart with Spier's brilliant red Channel Islands Floorcovering #57 right behind him, just as he had been all race long. Browne was back to third with Greco and Gasper rounding out the top five. This time when the race resumed, Spier went to the inside and as they reached turn one, he relieved Meyer of the lead. Spier quickly pulled away and left a torrid battle for second behind him that saw Meyer trying to fight off Browne and Greco. As they crossed the start-finish line at the halfway point of the race, Browne swung to the inside and took second away from Meyer. One lap later, Greco also use the inside line and pushed Meyer back to fourth. With five laps to go, Spier was about 1/3 of a straightaway in front of second place Browne. With laps dwindling away fast, it did not seem like Browne had a chance. However, things were about to get exciting. On lap 17, Spier clipped a hole in four and gave up some valuable real estate. That allowed Browne and his "Win Now Racing" #8 to get closer. Spier quickly recovered and was back up to speed just in time to spy a lapped car lurking just ahead. Browne was closing fast as they crossed under the white flag. In the middle of one and two, he had closed to within one car length of leader Spier, who likewise was closing in on the lapper. However, Spier seemed to hit turn two perfectly and pulled away from his pursuer. The race seemed to be a slam dunk at that point, but as Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over till it's over." Coming off four the final time, the lapped car got a little sideways directly in front of Spier. He then drifted off the pole and Spier did likewise right behind him. That opened up the bottom of the track for Browne, who took full advantage of the situation offered to him. He got a drive on the low line and made his move for the lead. He pulled alongside Spier, but in the end, ended up .008 short in the thrilling finish. Greco finished third with Gasper fourth and early race leader Cody Meyer fifth. Greco ended up being the race "Hard Charger" and picked up awards from Speed Mart, Advanced Racing Suspension, and Hepfner Racing Products. Yucca Valley's Jeff Dyer, who came into the night second in CLS points, got the Speed Mart Hard Luck Award. Braden Meyer received the Rebel Gears First Car Not On The Lead Lap Award. The teams had little time to relax as they had to head 120-miles southeast to race 24 hours later at the red clay Placerville Speedway. West Evans Motorsports Qualifying: 1. Brandon Leedy, 13.866; 2. Matt Land, 14.216; 3. Will Browne, 14.273; 4. David Gasper, 14.292; 5. Bobby Michnowicz, 14.302; 6. Greg Dennett, 14.401; 7. Eric Greco, 14.502; 8. Cody Nigh, 14.536; 9. Jon Robertson 14.546; 10. Harlee Aguilera, 14.275; 11. Jeff Dyer, 14.769; 12. Connor Spier, 14.905; 13. Cody Meyer 15.007; 14. Don Hart 15.168; 15. Josef Ferolito, 15.168; 16. Jayden Meyer, 15.319; 17. Hunter Kinney, 15.350, 18. Kaden Ramos, 15.350; 19. Scott Kinney, 15.514, 20 Seth Dyer, 15.665 Extreme Muffler Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. Gasper; 2. C. Meyer; 3. Aguilera; 4. Greco; 5. Leidy; 6. J. Meyer; seven. S. Kinney Yoshimura R & D Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. Michnowicz; 2. Nigh; 3. Land; 4. J. Dyer; 5. S. Dyer; 6. H. Kinney Saldana Race Products Heat 3: (8 laps): 1. Ferolito; 2. Spier; 3. Browne; 4. Dennett; 5. Robertson; Six. Ramos Main Event with Distance Behind and Starting Positions (20 Laps) 1. Connor Spier, Fillmore, CA, (2nd) 2. Will Browne, Glendora, CA,+.008, (3rd) 3. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, +.603, (12th) 4. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, +4.806, (8th) 5. Cody Meyer, Placerville, CA, +5.491, (1st) 6. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, +6.608, (7th) 7. Josef Ferolito, Modesto, CA,+7.502, (6th) 8. Matt Land, Elk Grove, CA,+8.138, (5th) 9. Brandon Leedy, Placerville, CA, + 9.414, (10th) 10. Greg Dennett, Livermore, CA, +9.539, (11th) 11. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA,+10.313, (4th) 12. Harlee Aguilera, Orangevale, CA, +13.524, (9th) 13. Jon Robertson, torrents, CA, +18.992, (13th) 14. Jayden Meyer, Placerville, CA, +18 laps, (14TH) 15. Kaden Ramos, Cameron Park, CA, +18 Laps, (16th) 16. Jeff Dyer, Yucca, Valley, CA, +19 Laps, (15th) DNS Seth Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA DNS Don Hart, Campo, CA DNS Hunter Kinney, Citrus Heights, CA DNS Scott Kinney, Citrus Heights, CA DNS Jimmy Riddell, Modesto, CA CLS Contingency Awards Heat Race #1 - Extreme Muffler $50.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper Heat Race #2 - Yoshimura R & D - $50.00 CSI Product Certificate - Bobby Michnowicz Heat Race #3 - Saldana Racing Products $50.00 Product Certificate - Josef Ferolito 1st Place Main Event - Eibach Springs $100.00 Product Certificate - Connor Spier 2nd Place Main Event - Vahlco Wheels $50.00 Product Certificate - Will Browne 3rd Place Main Event - Jake Swanson Shock Technology $50 Product Certificate - Eric Greco 4th Place Main Event - Hyper Chassis - $50 Product Certificate - David Gasper 5th Place Main Event - Smith Titanium Product Certificate - Cody Meyer 10th Place Main Event - King Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Greg Dennett Fast Qualifier - West Evans Motorsports $25.00 Product Certificate - Brandon Leedy Hard Charger - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Eric Greco Hard Charger - Advanced Racing Suspension $50.00 Product Certificate - Eric Greco Hard Charger - Hepfner Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Eric Greco Hard Luck Award - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Jeff Dyer 1st Car Not On The Lead Lap - Rebel Gears 30% Off Coupon - Braden Meyer The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged - Brent Sexton August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 - Connor Spier August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 September 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged September 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged November 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 November 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points *Non Points Race To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  MATT McCARTHY TAKES FAST TIME AND WINS SPECIAL TROPHY DASH IN USAC/CRA RACE AT PERRIS

  (Ontario, CA, August 27, 2022) Riverside, California's Matt McCarthy had the best night in his young sprint car racing career last Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway. The veteran driver not only out-qualified the 21-car field in the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series sanctioned California Racer's Hall of Fame Night, but he also won a high-dollar, speedway motorcycle-style trophy dash. PAS 8_20_22=Matt Dash Win=6490-3#8CF4.jpg Trophy dash winner Matt McCarthy, center, is surrounded by his father John, (left) and National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Jimmy Oskie. Doug Allen Photo. Things did not start well for the Flowdynamics team at the annual race. McCarthy's teammate, Logan Williams of Yorba Linda, California, came into the event in 5th place in the standings and was coming off five straight top 10 finishes. Those finishes included a fourth-place result two weeks earlier at the Santa Maria Raceway. However, in qualifying Williams flipped violently in turn #4. The 2014 series rookie of the year was uninjured in the crash, but his car was badly damaged and he was done for the night. Not long after Williams' crash, McCarthy took to the track for his qualifying effort. He stopped the clocks on the famous Riverside County half-mile clay Oval in a time of 16.485. It was the first fast qualifying effort of his career and it earned him the $1,000.00 Billy Wilkerson Fast Time Award. "It is my first quick time," McCarthy told the crowd. "We really did not see it coming. We have just been trying to get the car going pretty good. We put a fresh motor in and I want to tell you, that thing is screaming." The Plastic Express Junior Kurtz/Bill Simpson Trophy Dash featured a different concept than trophy dashes of years gone by. Instead of being three or four laps, it was four separate three-lap races. Each of the four drivers started off every starting position one time. The winner of each three-lap race scored three points. Second place got two points, third received one, and the last place driver obtained zero points. At the end of the fourth race, the points were tallied up and the driver with the highest total would be the winner and would pocket $2000.00. By virtue of being the fastest qualifier, McCarthy had to start last in the first three lapper. He finished third and earned one point. For the second race, he started and finished third. That gave him two points halfway through the event and he was three points behind the two cars tied for first. For the third three lapper, he was starting on the outside of the first row. That sounded good, but he did not get a particularly good start. In fact, by turn two he had slipped back to third. However, in the move of the race, he went from third to first on the back straight away and captured that round and three more points. That gave him 5 points going into the finale, which was one point shy of the two drivers tied for first. The slender driver started on the pole in the last race and led it green to checkers for the victory and the $2,000.00 winner's share of the purse. He ended up with a total of eight points which was one clear of the two drivers who finished tied for second. "That was probably the hardest 12-laps I have ever ran," the affable racer told infield announcer Chris Holt. "I knew I was going to be running with some fast guys and if I got behind them, try and learn something. The car felt damn good. There was kind of like a lot of pressure and I wanted to run really good and see how we could do. At the same time, I did not want to make a dork head mistake in the corner and junk a racecar or junk somebody else." Being the fastest in the first heat race meant that McCarthy had to start outside the third row in sixth. The key to the race was to finish in the top four to be in the invert for the first three rows of the main event. McCarthy moved into fifth early in the race and was chasing down the fourth place car. Coming off turn four on the fifth circuit, the fourth place car bobbled forcing McCarthy to check up. When he did, the sixth-place car shot by on the inside. McCarthy ended up finishing sixth and that meant he would start on the inside of the fourth row in the 30-lap main. In the main, McCarthy was trying to fight his way into the top five when there was contact with another car in turn four on the second circuit. The two cars stopped on the top of the track and brought out the yellow flag. McCarthy quickly went to the work area where his crew checked out the car and sent him back out to battle. Once he got back on the track, he had to start at the back in 18th. When the checkers ended the race, he had clawed his way back to 13th. Despite his flip in hot laps, Williams maintained his fifth place spot in the championship standings. Likewise, McCarthy remained in 10th. PAS 8_20_22=5=6309-3#BDF8.jpg Despite flipping in qualifying Logan Williams maintained his fifth place spot in the point standings. Doug Allen Photo. McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., JFK Design Build, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, CRC Component Repair Co., Encore Gas and Supply, Drink-Pac, and Benic Enterprises. If you or your company would like to come on board and join up with one of the fastest rising sprint car teams west of the Mississippi, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flody.inc mailto:john@flodyinc.com Matt McCarthy 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 18th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main 8/6/22 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA 18th A Main 8-20-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main Logan Williams 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 12th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main 8/6/22 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 8-20-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact is available at (909) 226-7768 or via email at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com.

• 
  WILL BROWNE RACES AT CHICO AND PLACERVILLE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEKEND

  (Glendora, California, August 24, 2022) When Will Browne makes the trek north to race in the California Lightning Sprint Cars vs Bay Cities Racing Association Civil War at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico and the Placerville Speedway this Friday and Saturday nights, he will be making his first appearance at each track. However, that should not bother the rookie driver as prior to this year, he had never raced on any of the tracks he has competed on in 2022 in the CLS. Browne, who makes his home in Glendora, California, has visited five different tracks to race his lightning sprint car in 2022. Even though all the tracks have been new to him, his performance on his initial visits has been impressive. He has finished in the top 10 in his first main at each track. That began when he made his lightning sprint car debut in the POWRi Southwest Lightning Series at Imperial Valley on March 5th when he placed sixth. Three weeks later he made his CLS debut and placed ninth at Bakersfield. On the first Saturday in April, he journeyed north to the Merced Speedway and steered the "Win Now Racing" #8 to a fourth-place finish. His first race at Ventura on May 21st saw him end up sixth and two weeks ago he came home ninth in his initial start at Santa Maria. In addition to him not finishing out of the top nine in his debut at the tracks, the 18-year-old has not finished worse than that in his other four starts this year. Despite missing the last three CLS points races due to engine problems, the likable 18-year-old is still sixth in points. In the Civil War Series, he will start the weekend in fourth when he takes the green flag at Chico and he is only 10-points out of second. This week's shows will be rounds #2 and #3 in the four-race series that wraps up at the Bakersfield Speedway on September 24th. For fans who wish to be on hand to see the impressive rookie race at Chico, spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at six. Tickets are $10 each for everyone 12 years of age and older. Everyone who is 11 years old or younger, will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.eventsprout.com/event/back-to-school-kids-bike-night. Silver Dollar Speedway is located at 2357 Fair St, in Chico (95928). For more information check out the track website at https://www.silverdollarspeedway.com/ or call the office at 530-332-8881. Adult tickets at Placerville are $18.00. Juniors aged 12-17, seniors 62 and over, and military get in for $16.00. Kids 6-11 are $8.00 and children 5 and under are free. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.eventsprout.com/event/points-race-16. The track is located on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds at 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville, California (95667). For more information please visit the track website at https://www.placervillespeedway.com/ or call the office phone at (530) 344-7592. When you have time, be sure to check out and subscribe to Browne's YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMv2wqKLls4. Will Browne and his team would like to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of his rookie season in lightning sprint cars. Pacific Panel Products, Tucker Tire, and Ann Blanco Homes. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookie campaign, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars August 27 Placerville Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars September 9 TBA September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

• 
  ROXY RIDING WITH JEFF DYER IN CLS RACES AT CHICO AND PLACERVILLE

  (Yucca Valley, CA, August 24, 2022) They say that a dog is a man's best friend. People who own dogs usually say that a dog is not only a best friend but they are also a family member. Last month Southern California open wheel racer Jeff Dyer's beloved pug Roxy passed away. At this week's California Lightning Sprint Car Series/Bay Cities Racing Association Civil War races at the Silver Dollar and Placerville Speedways, there will be a remembrance of Roxy displayed on Dyer's #4 car. troxy.jpg Roxy was a regular at the races and was well known and liked by everyone in the CLS pit area. The first week Dyer got her, the tiny pup was at the races at Perris Auto Speedway meeting new friends and getting used to the noise of race cars. From that day on she would be greeted, petted, and held by a stream of friends who would stop by to see her at Dyer's trailer at the races. She was loved by all. Last month, unexpectedly, Roxy passed away. The racer who makes his living as a California Highway Patrol officer and his family were devastated. To pay homage to his lovable companion, beginning this week Dyer will have a likeness of her with angel wings, a halo, and her name on the side of his car. "I really miss my dog," Dyer said via phone on Wednesday. "People say it is like losing a part of your family and it really is. She died unexpectedly and it put a hole in our family for sure. I am trying to keep her memory alive racing with her this week." "We used to bring her all of the time," Dyer continued. "Ever since she was a puppy, she was coming to the races. The last race she went to was at Ventura. I think it was in June. Just her and I went and she sure had a good time. She loved her In N' Out Cheeseburger afterward. Wish I would have known that was the last time I took her racing." With Roxy on his car and on his mind, Dyer, who lives in Yucca Valley, California, has hopes of continuing with his successful season. In the first 10-point paying races of the year, Dyer has finished out of the top 10 once. All told he has five second-place finishes, two third-place results, and came home fourth one time. The consistent finishes see him heading into this weekend's races in second place in the CLS championship standings. He is only 39-points out of the lead. "I have been there one time, but it was a few years ago," Dyer said of racing at Chico. "I remember it to be pretty fast and pretty hooked up. I had issues in the heat race so I had to start at the back of the main. I went from about 20th up to third before the sideboard fell off of my wing and I think I finished like fifth." At his last appearance at Placerville in November of 2021 during the three-night Hangtown 100, Dyer's best finish was a fifth on the first evening of competition. In addition to Jeff Dyer competing at the two Northern California tracks this weekend, his son Seth will be making his debut at both. The teen will be contesting his sixth CLS race. Thus far his best results are a pair of 10th-place finishes. He enters this weekend's race 13th in the series point standings. For fans who wish to be on hand to see the Dyers race at Chico, spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 6:00. Tickets are $10 each for everyone 12 years of age and older. Everyone who is 11 years old or younger, will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.eventsprout.com/event/back-to-school-kids-bike-night. Silver Dollar Speedway is located at 2357 Fair St, in Chico (95928). For more information check out the track website at https://www.silverdollarspeedway.com/ or call the office at 530-332-8881. Adult tickets at Placerville are $18.00. Juniors aged 12-17, seniors 62 and over, and military get in for $16.00. Kids 6-11 are $8.00 and children 5 and under are free. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.eventsprout.com/event/points-race-16. Placerville Speedway is located on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds at 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville, California (95667). For more information please visit the track website at https://www.placervillespeedway.com/ or call the office phone at (530) 344-7592. Jeff is racing in memory of his grandfather Glenn Sels throughout the 2022 season. Dyer would like to thank the following for making the 2022 season possible in the #4 Lightning Sprint Car. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports. For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, and Specialty Fasteners make it all possible. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2022, call (760) 267-0298 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff Dyer 2022 Results 3-5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest 13th A Main 3-25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main 4-16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th B Main 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 1 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 2 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 5-21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprints 13th A Main* Seth Dyer 2022 Lightning Sprint Results 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 15th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprints 14th A Main *Indicates Non Points Race * Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information, use the following: call (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com. To keep up to date with all the teams, tracks, and series represented by the above, please visit the Instagram page @socalmotorsportspr

• 
  CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINTS HEAD NORTH TO BATTLE WITH BCRA

  (Torrance, CA, August 22, 2022) The Southern California-based California Lightning Sprint Car Series will journey north to lock horns with the BCRA in rounds two and three of the annual Civil War Series this Friday and Saturday, August 26th and 27th. Friday's action will take place at the Kyle Larson/Brad Sweet/Colby Copeland promoted Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. Twenty-four hours later the two series will battle it out on the famous red clay of the Placerville Speedway. unnamed.jpg The first round of the annual Civil War Series took place on April 2nd at the Merced Speedway. In that one, defending CLS and Civil War Series champion David Gasper of Santa Barbara won the main event. The personable teen, who has won six of the first 11 CLS point-paying races in 2022, commandeered the lead from BCRA star Dakota Albright on lap 10 and went on for his first win of the year. Albright hung onto second with CLS regulars Eric Greco of Palmdale and Glendora teen Will Browne placing third and fourth. BCRA driver Harlee Aguilera of Orangevale ended up fifth. This weekend's races will pay Civil War points and CLS regular season points as well. Gasper sits on top of the heap in both. In the Civil War Series, he comes into the night with a 16-point gap between himself and Albright and Greco, who are tied for second. Browne, who is leading the CLS Rookie of the Year chase, is fourth with Aguilera fifth. Going into the shows on the CLS side, Gasper's lead has grown to 39-points over Yucca Valley's Jeff Dyer in the season-long championship chase. Dyer is being pressured by Greco, who is just two points behind the California Highway Patrol officer. Camarillo's Cody Nigh is fourth. Five-time CLS series champion and legend Bobby Michnowicz rounds out the top five. After this weekend's races, the CLS will be off until September 10th at Lemoore. Two weeks later it will wrap up the 2022 Civil War Series at the Bakersfield Speedway on September 24th. In addition to the Lightning Sprints, 360 Winged Sprints, Hobby Stocks, and B Modifieds will all be in action in Chico. It will also be the track's annual Kids Bike Night. Kids will race within their age group for prizes on the racetrack. In addition, several brand new bicycles donated by sponsors will be given away. For fans who wish to attend the race at Chico, spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at six. Tickets are $10 each for everyone 12 years of age and older. Everyone who is 11 years old or younger, will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.eventsprout.com/event/back-to-school-kids-bike-night. Silver Dollar Speedway is located at 2357 Fair St, in Chico (95928). For more information check out the track website at https://www.silverdollarspeedway.com/ or call the office at 530-332-8881. Joining the lightning sprints on Legend's Night Saturday at Placerville will be 360 Winged Sprint Cars, Hobby Stocks, and the Vintage Hard Tops. Adult tickets at Placerville are $18.00. Juniors aged 12-17, seniors 62 and over, and military get in for $16.00. Kids 6-11 are $8.00 and children 5 and under are free. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.eventsprout.com/event/points-race-16. Placerville Speedway is located on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds at 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville, California (95667). For more information please visit the track website at https://www.placervillespeedway.com/ or call the office phone at (530) 344-7592. California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 1313 2. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 1274 3. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 1272 4. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, 1195 5. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 984 6. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, 894 7. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 854 8. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 847 9. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 739 10. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 656 CLS vs BCRA "Civil War Series" Points 1. David Gasper - CLS - 142 2. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 126 2. Eric Greco - CLS - 126 4. Will Browne - CLA 116 5. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 109 6. Cody Nigh - CLS - 104 7. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 100 8. Hunter Kinney - BCRA - 92 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 89 10. Tim Kinser - 83 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged - Brent Sexton August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 September 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged September 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged November 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 November 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points *Non Points Race To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  BROWNE GETS NINTH IN RETURN TO CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES

  (Glendora, California, August 19, 2022) After a couple of races off, Will Browne and the "Win Now Racing #8" returned to the California Lightning Sprint Car Series at the grand reopening of the Santa Maria Raceway. On a wild night where survival was part of the game, Browne ended up finishing ninth in the 25-lap main event. 292047240_100284949427121_5428769323005397705_n.jpg Will Browne's "Win Now Racing" #8. For Browne, a recent high school graduate, it was his first ever race at the track that opened in 1964. It was also the first night the popular track was in operation since July of 2021. With that long of a break in the action, track officials, Brown, and all the other competitors were pleasantly surprised when they were greeted by a sellout crowd! Browne's night did not start the way he wanted. When the Glendora, California resident went out for hot laps, his car fired off fine, but after a couple of laps, it began to lose power. The team dove into the car to try to find out what the issue was and discovered it was a clogged nozzle. By the time they analyzed the problem and got it fixed, the affable driver missed qualifying and his heat race. At most races, missing qualifying and your heat race could be construed as a major problem. For the positive thinking Browne, that was not necessarily true on this night. The track was extremely rough and bumpy. Especially in turns one and two. The young driver surmised that the conditions were going to take some toll on the other drivers. By missing qualifying and his heat, he figured he would be fresher than the others for the main event. While he found light at the end of the tunnel in missing qualifying and his heat, not everything was peaches and cream. He had to start on the back row for the 25-lap race. Once the green flag flew to start the race, Browne began to move forward on a track that was proving to be a challenge for everyone. He was quickly into the top ten and was only passed by one car. By lap 15, he steered the white #8 all the way to eighth. However, one of the ruts in turn one got the best of him on lap 17. It lifted his rear tires off the ground and Browne slid to a stop. Another driver, with nowhere to go, got into the side of him. Both were done for the night. "The main event was fun and I was having a good time," Browne told his YouTube followers after the race. "It was quite physically challenging with all those bumps. It was making me work at it for sure. I got in the bumps in turn two. I was watching on the GoPro and it lifted my rear tires off the ground. It was just a bummer to end it that way, but I had fun." To see a video recap of Browne's night at Santa Maria, please click on the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMv2wqKLls4 and be sure to subscribe to his channel. Browne will continue hitting new tracks when he returns to action on August 26th with a race at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California. Twenty-four hours later it will be another new venue when he visits the Placerville Speedway. In addition to both races being points races for the CLS, they will be rounds three and four of the annual Civil War Series matching the CLS vs Northern California's BCRA. In his first Civil War race at Merced on April 2nd, Browne placed fourth in the main and will be fourth in points when he takes the green flag at Chico. In addition, he is sixth in CLS points and still leads the Rookie of the Year standings. Will Browne and his team would like to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of his rookie season in lightning sprint cars. Pacific Panel Products, Tucker Tire, and Ann Blanco Homes. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookie campaign, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars August 27 Placerville Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars September 9 TBA September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

• 
  FLOWDYNAMICS DRIVERS READY FOR SATURDAY'S HALL OF FAME NIGHT AT PERRIS

  (Ontario, CA, August 18, 2022) Fresh off an appearance at the Santa Maria Raceway two weeks ago, Flowdynamics drivers Matt McCarthy and Logan Williams are primed and ready for this Saturday's California Racer's Hall of Fame Night at Perris Auto Speedway. Going into the night, both drivers on the young team are fighting for positions in the USAC/CRA Series championship point standings. Williams enters Saturday's battle fifth in points. He only trails the fourth-place driver by 13-points. He is only 31 markers behind his brother Austin and he has also closed to within 60 points of the second place driver. Riverside, California's McCarthy, will begin the night tied for 10th in the standings. He is a mere three points out of ninth. 279716798_8133969086620588_727036198051136743_n.jpg Logan Williams enters Saturday's race at Perris 13-points out of fourth place in USAC/CRA points. Bobby Kimbrough photo. Thus far in 2022, Perris has been good to the Flowdynamics drivers. McCarthy's two best finishes have come at the track closest to his Riverside home. He placed seventh at the track's sprint car season opener on March 26th. He took an eighth on the famous half-mile oval the last time USAC/CRA was there on June 25th. DSC_5694.jpg Matt McCarthy will start Saturday off only three points out of ninth, Charles Fawcett photo. Williams, who has two fourth-place finishes on the year including the last series race two weeks ago at Santa Maria, scored a fifth at the PAS on June 25th and an eighth in the Salute to Indy on Memorial Day weekend. Williams, who lives in Yorba Linda, California has been second fastest in qualifying two times in the first 13 races of the year. One of those came at Tulare in early April and the other was at Perris on June 25th. He was 5th quickest at The PAS on March 26th. Like Williams, McCarthy has also qualified in the top five three times. His best qualifying result was a third at Mohave Valley Raceway in April. His best effort at Perris was on March 26th when he timed in fourth fastest. His other top five was a fifth at Ventura on June 11th. In preliminary heat race action this year, each Flowdynamics driver has two wins. McCarthy has triumphed at Perris and Arizona's Cocopah Speedway. Williams' victories have come at the Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford and the Bakersfield Speedway. Saturday's race is one of the most popular of the season at Perris for fans and drivers. It is the annual California Racer's Hall of Fame Night. In addition to the regular USAC/CRA purse, fans have jumped on board and chipped in more than $12,000.00 in bonus prize money. The Billy Wilkerson Fast Time Award will pay a whopping $1,000.00 (plus an extra $400.00 if the fast time breaks the existing track record). The four fastest qualifiers on the night will contest the Plastic Express Junior Kurtz/Bill Simpson trophy dash. The winner will receive $2,000.00 for that event and second place will pay $1,000.00. The main event has $5,900.00 posted in lap money with the leader of each lap taking home a minimum of $100.00 all the way up to $700.00. In addition, there will be other bonuses on the night like $500.00 for the best passing job in the main event and $100.00 for the winner of each heat race. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM on Saturday, and the first race will be at 7:00. For fans who would like to attend to watch the Flowdynamics duo in person, adult tickets are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get him for $25. For kids 6 through 12 it is just $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those who do not wish to purchase tickets in advance, there will be plenty of tickets available at the ticket window on Saturday. The track is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Perris (92571). The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. After Saturday's race at Perris, McCarthy and Williams will get back on the track when the series heads to the Bakersfield Speedway for the second time in 2022 on September 3rd. They will then return to their home track in Perris on September 17th. McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., JFK Design Build, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, CRC Component Repair Co., Encore Gas and Supply, Drink-Pac, and Benic Enterprises. If you or your company would like to come on board and join up with one of the fastest rising sprint car teams west of the Mississippi, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flody.inc mailto:john@flodyinc.com Matt McCarthy 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 18th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main 8/6/22 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA 18th A Main Logan Williams 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 12th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main 8/6/22 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA 4th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 and mailto: sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. BACK AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY

  (Chino, CA, August 18, 2022) When Eddie Tafoya Jr. returns to action in the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series California Racer's Hall of Fame Night this Saturday night, August 20th, at Perris Auto Speedway, he will be in the center of a "Battle Royal" for a top spot in the series championship point standings. He has been closing in on the second and third-place drivers, but the fifth-place driver is now breathing down his neck. 279321455_8132730456744451_930894433788625215_n.jpg Eddie Tafoya Jr. taking a break in the action at a recent race at Perris. Bobby Kimbrough photo. Tafoya, of Chino Hills, California, has been fourth in the championship standings for most of the 2022 season and he has been methodically inching closer to the top two. When the green flag signals the start of Saturday's racing, Tafoya will only be 18 points out of third place. In addition, the handsome 25-year-old is only 47 points out of second. If not for a rough three-race stretch at the end of March and the first weekend of April when he finished 18th, 13th, and 15th, Tafoya would likely be in second now. Baseball Hall of Famer Satchel Paige once said, "Don't look back. Something may be gaining on you." In Tafoya's case, that is true. While he is closing in on second and third in the championship standings, the fifth-place driver has likewise been closing on him. Going into Saturday's race, Tafoya's advantage over the fifth place driver is 13-points. Thus, he is part of a thrilling four-driver battle fighting for second through fifth in the championship standings. A slip-up by any of the four on Saturday would be disastrous. In four starts at Perris this year, Tafoya has a fourth, two eighth place finishes, and an 18th. The 18th came during the Sprint car season opener at the Riverside County clay oval on March 26th when he was hit from behind. The 4th place finish came at the last race at the famous track on June 25th. In addition to finishing 4th that night, he was the third fastest qualifier in the 20-car field. Prior to the main event, he finished second in his 10-lap heat race. Thus, it was his best appearance at his home track this year. He hopes to better that excellent performance on Saturday night. This weekend's event will only be Tafoya's second appearance in the California Racer's Hall of Fame Night. Last year he sat the race out as his equipment was in Indiana waiting for the three-day Kokomo Speedway Smackdown. Two years ago the race was canceled due to Covid. Tafoya made his debut in the race during his Rookie of the Year season in 2019. On that night, he qualified 15th in the 30-car field. He ended up sixth in his heat race and was seventh in the 12-lap B main, missing the transfer to the A main by one spot. Tafoya and all the other drivers will have some extra incentives to race for on Saturday. Fans and race supporters have donated more than $12,000.00 extra to be added to the regular purse. The Billy Wilkerson Fast Time Award will pay a whopping $1,000.00 (plus an extra $400.00 if the fast time breaks the existing track record). The four fastest qualifiers on the night will contest the Plastic Express Junior Kurtz/Bill Simpson trophy dash. The winner will receive $2,000.00 for that event and second place will pay $1,000.00. The main event has $5,900.00 posted in lap money with the leader of each lap taking home a minimum of $100.00 all the way up to $700.00. In addition, there will be other bonuses on the night like $500.00 for the best passing job in the main event and $100.00 for the winner of each heat race. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM on Saturday, and the first race will be at 7:00. For fans who would like to attend in person, adult tickets are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25. For kids 6 through 12 it is just $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available at the following link https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those who do not wish to purchase tickets in advance, there will be plenty of tickets available at the ticket window on Saturday. The track is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Perris (92571). The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. Be sure to check out Tafoya's brand new YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgMCW64p0uyBmOcKN7_bDQ. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Specialty Fastener team's 2022 season effort, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's 2022 plans. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. The same contact point can be used to purchase his great-looking shirts via mail. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2022 Race Results 1-27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main 1-28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 1-29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 4-30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 6-11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 6-25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main 7-8 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 13th A Main 7-9 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 10th A Main 7-10 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 15th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  "SHUGAH" SHANE SEXTON HAS AN IMPRESSIVE NIGHT AT SANTA MARIA

  (Warner Springs, CA, August 14, 2022) Making a rare start at the Santa Maria Raceway in a Lightning Sprint, teenage racer "Shugah" Shane Sexton had an impressive night by setting fast time and placing third in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series main event on August 6th. It was the young driver's first visit to the track since winning a USAC/CRA 410 Sprint Car Series heat race there on July 3rd, 2021. 297282170_574421387661402_8923974225601788818_n.jpg "Shugah" Shane Sexton gets his reward for being the fast qualifier at Santa Maria. Sexton was driving Brian Fonseca's #3F Diablo for his first appearance with the CLS in 2022. He recorded a sizzling lap of 14.161 at 83.892 miles per hour in qualifying. That was the best in the 16-car field and earned the always smiling driver a $100.00 bonus from Savage Racing. Being the fast qualifier in the first eight-lap heat race, the newly turned 19-year-old had to start at the back in sixth. He was only able to finish fifth and that was an early indication that the track was going to be tough to pass on as the night progressed. It also meant that he would not be in the dash and at best would start seventh in the main event. For the main, Sexton was on the outside of row four on the start. The track was more than challenging to drivers including Sexton. Realizing the consequences that could happen at any time, Sexton bided his time. He was up to fifth on lap 15 and went for more in the closing laps of the race. He moved all the way up to third at the finish. Being patient and not being careless, Sexton was one of only four cars to complete all 25-laps of the main event. While Sexton had a great night in the Fonseca car, he was forced to scrap the plan of doing double duty when the engine for his 410 USAC/CRA Sprint Car was not done in time for the race. It will hopefully be back and ready to go for this Saturday's California Racer's Hall of Fame Night at Perris Auto Speedway. Sexton would like to extend a thank you to Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull for the opportunity to wheel their lightning sprint and he would like to thank their team sponsors for making it possible. They are the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Foothill Tractor & Heavy Equipment, KB Rod Benders, and MJK Auto Sales. Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Nita Gatlin, Hugh Jorgan, Mike Pridgeon Racing Engines, AG Sandcars, Powder 1, Ron's Tire and Brake, and Savage Racing. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and get exposure not only at the tracks but around the world on Flo Racing, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921. Shane Sexton's 2022 Results January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 21st A Main January 29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main March 26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main April 22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 12th A Main April 29 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main May 28 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 2nd A Main May 29 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 14th A Main July 14 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 5th A Main July 15 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 1st A Main July 16 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 21st A Main August 6 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprint 3rd A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:sdaloisiosprts@gmail.com

• 
  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. FINISHES 8TH AT SANTA MARIA REOPENING

  (Chino, CA, August 11, 2022) On a track that was as demanding and technical as any the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series has competed on in 2022, Eddie Tafoya Jr. finished eighth in the main event last Saturday night at the Santa Maria Raceway. The finish allowed him to get closer to the drivers ranked second and third in the championship point standings. PAS 5-28-22=51=3940-3.jpg Eddie Tafoya Jr., shown here at speed at Perris Auto Speedway, is currently four in USAC/CRA points. Built in 1964, Saturday's race was the first at the track in over a year. Race starved locals welcomed the return of the motorized action and the event was a complete sellout. Tafoya, who lives in Chino Hills, California, kicked off his night with a fast lap of 14.288 in qualifying. That was the fifth quickest time in the 31-car field. The time placed him on the inside of the third row for the first 10-lap heat race. Early in the heat, the friendly driver slipped back to sixth. That was two spots out of the final transfer position. On a track that was proving hard to pass on, it took Tafoya until late in the race to get past the fifth-place driver. Once by, he dramatically closed in on the 4th place car. However, before he could get by and into the final transfer spot, the 10-lap race ended. Tafoya was one car length out of the final transfer. The fifth-place finish in the heat race meant that Tafoya had to start the B Main. The top six cars in the 12-lap affair would advance to the night's 30-lap A Main. Being that he was the fastest qualifying car in the B, the 25-year-old and his #51T started on the pole. That was especially important as the track was quickly deteriorating in turns one and two and passing was going to be at a premium. As soon as the green flag started the race, Tafoya removed any doubt that he would not be in the A main by running away from the remainder of the field. When he flew by the checkered flag at the end of the 12-lapper, "Mr. Smooth" was a full straightaway ahead of the second-place car. For the main, Tafoya started on the inside of row four. He was seventh in the early going and stayed around that spot most of the race. In the end, he crossed the line in eighth, giving him seven top 10 finishes in the last seven USAC/CRA races. Amid his best season in a sprint car to date, Tafoya shaved valuable points off the advantages of the drivers just ahead of him in the championship standings. Going into Santa Maria, he was 67-points out of second. He left the track only 47-points out of the runner up spot. In addition, he was 39-points out of third going into the show and came out of the event only 21 shy of the driver in third. Tafoya returns to his home digs, Perris Auto Speedway, for the annual California Racer's Hall of Fame Night on August 20. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Be sure to check out Tafoya's brand new YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgMCW64p0uyBmOcKN7_bDQ. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Specialty Fastener team's 2022 season effort, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's 2022 plans. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. The same contact point can be used to purchase his great-looking shirts via mail. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2022 Race Results 1-27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main 1-28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 1-29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 4-30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 6-11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 6-25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main 7-8 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 13th A Main 7-9 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 10th A Main 7-10 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 15th A Main 8-6 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  SEXTON WINS SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT SERIES RACE

  (Torrance, CA, August 10, 2022) Two-time California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Brent Sexton raced to a convincing win when the CLS was part of the reopening of the Santa Maria Raceway last Saturday night. The win, Sexton's first ever at the San Luis Obispo County oval, came before an enthusiastic, sellout crowd. 297991327_3167530226831638_1986578303688048617_n.jpg Winner Brent Sexton (center), 2nd place Jeremy Queener (left) and 3rd place "Shugah" Shane Sexton. CLS Photo. A total of 16 CLS cars showed for the first race at Santa Maria in over a year. Savage Racing Qualifying saw teenager "Shugah" Shane Sexton record the fastest lap with a time of 14.161. Defending CLS champion and current point leader David Gasper of Santa Barbara was second best on the clocks with a 14.275. Five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills turned in the third fastest time at 14.308. T Shirts By Timeless sponsored the two CLS heat races. San Diego's A.J. Bender, who has two CLS winds at the Bakersfield Speedway in 2022, captured the first heat race over "Rockstar" Jon Robertson of Torrance, and Michnowicz. Rookie driver Connor Speir of Fillmore captured the second heat over Sexton, who was the eighth fastest driver in qualifying, and Gasper. A three lap trophy dash, sponsored by R&R Racing, Dick Hindman, Timeless Enterprises, and J.J. Ercse, would determine the starting positions for the first three rows of the main event. Bender picked up right where he left off in his heat race and won the dash, too. The victory was worth $230.00. He would start on the front row of the main with Gasper alongside. Third place Robertson was on the inside of the second row and was joined by Sexton. The third row was slated to feature Jeremy Queener of Lake Elsinore and Michnowicz. However, Michnowicz withdrew for the night after the dash. Bender steered Mike Schweitzer's #41B into the lead on the start with Gasper, Sexton, Robertson, and Yucca Valley's Jeff Dyer giving chase. The boat captain by trade quickly put some distance between himself and Gasper and was a quarter straightaway ahead by lap 5. Likewise, Gasper had pulled away from third place Sexton. Bender caught up to the lapped traffic on lap 9. That was despite broken wing struts on the front wing of his race car. As the lappers momentarily slowed his progress, Gasper, in the "Kittle-Blue #18," closed in on the leader. He raced outside of Bender going into turn three and snatched first place as they raced off turn four. Bender closed back in on Gasper on lap 11. He tried to go by on the inside in turn one. By that time of the night, turns one and two looked like a lunar landscape and Gasper maintained the top spot. Conditions continued to deteriorate on the same end of the track and Bender got way sideways in turn two on the 13th circuit. By the time he recovered, Sexton had raced by for second. Three laps later, series leading rookie Will Browne spun in the same spot where Bender got sideways. Gasper who was not far behind, could not avoid the white #8 and plowed into him. The current point leader broke a shock and bent his front axle and was knocked out of the race. However, it could have been worse. As the race was scheduled in June, it was not a traditional points race. All drivers who showed received the same amount of points. Thus, Gasper will have the same point lead at the next race. When the race resumed, Sexton, who has two wins and is the point leader in the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series, had Bender on his tail with less than 10 circuits remaining. That is, he had Bender behind him until lap 22 when the #41B broke a chain tensioner and the chain ripped all the teeth out of the back sprocket. Bender's exit gave Sexton a commanding lead. When the checkers ended the race, he was nearly a half track ahead of the competition in his Sexton Fire Protection/BK Wings/ Johnny Motorhead/Troy Dirt/Victory Graphix/Swift Powdercoat/ Maxima Oil/Automated Interior/Scotty and Jimmy Keys #44. Queener ended up second with Sexton's nephew, "Shugah" Shane Sexton, third. Robertson and Bakersfield's Leland Day were the first two CLS regulars across the line and they finished fourth and fifth respectively. It was the best 2022 series finish for both. "Me and my boys are running the Minkota Nationals next week," Sexton told the massive crowd after the race. "So, I wanted to come out here and shake the car down. It worked out perfect. Hopefully, it will be a shot in the arm for us back in the Midwest. It is great to see Santamaria back open again. This place is awesome. Hopefully, we can keep doing it." Sexton pocketed the lion's share of the lap money when he took home $250.00. Bender grabbed $200.00 before his exit and Gasper pocketed $175.00 before his early dismissal. The drivers and staff of the CLS would like to thank the following for making the race possible. Timeless Enterprises, Savage Racing, Dyer Motorsports, Sexton Fire Protection, Speir Racing, Kittle Motorsports, Dick Hindman, JJ Ercse, R&R Racing, Schweitzer Motorsports, Gasper Racing, Greco Racing, Chris Dickie, Win Now Racing, and Dave Miller. The CLS is now off until August 26th and 27th when the club journeys north to battle the BCRA on two of its local tracks, the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, and the Placerville Speedway. In addition to being the next two-point paying races for the CLS, the events will be rounds two and three of the annual Civil War Series. Savage Racing Qualifying: 1. Shane Sexton, 14.161; 2. David Gasper, 14.275; 3. Bobby Michnowicz, 14.308; 4. Eric Greco, 14.322; 5. Jeremy Queener, 14.364; 6. Cody Nigh, 14.377; 7. Grant Sexton, 14.395; 8. Brent Sexton, 14.517; 9. AJ Bender, 14.607; 10. Leland Day, 14.808; 11. Jon Robertson, 14.892; 12. Connor Speir, 14 529; 13. Seth Dyer, 15.868; 14. Jeff Dyer, NT; 15. Harlee Aguilera, NT; 16. Will Browne NT T Shirts By Timeless Heat Race #1 (8 laps): 1. A.J. Bender; 2. Jon Robertson; 3. Bobby Michnowicz; 4. Jeremy Queener; 5. Shane Sexton; 6. Seth Dyer T Shirts By Timeless Heat Race #2 (8 laps): 1. Connor Speir; 2. Brent Sexton; 3. David Gasper; 4. Jeff Dyer; 5. Cody Nigh; 6. Eric Greco; 7. Harlee Aguilera; 7. Leland Day Six Lap Dash: 1. A.J. Bender; 2. David Gasper; 3. Jon Robertson; 4. Brent Sexton; 5. Jeremy Queener; 6. Connor Speir Main Event 25-Laps (with finishing diff. and starting positions: 1. Brent Sexton, Lakeside, CA, (4th) 2. Jeremy Queener, Lake Elsinore, CA, 7.132, (5th), 3. Shane Sexton, Warner Springs, CA, 9.118, (8th), 4. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 10.690, (3rd) 5. Leland Day, Bakersfield, CA, 1 Lap, (11th) 6. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 1 Lap, (6th) 7. Harlee Aguilera, Galt, CA, 2 Laps, (13th) 8. AJ Bender, San Diego, CA, 3 laps, (1st) 9. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, 9 Laps, (14th) 10. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 10 Laps, (2nd) 11. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 16 Laps, (9th) 12. Cody Nigh, Camarilla, CA, 17 Laps, (10th) 13. Jeff Dyer, Yucca, Valley, CA, 20 Laps, (7th) 14. Seth Dyer, Yucca, Valley, CA, 21 Laps, (12th) 15. Grant Sexton, Lakeside, CA, 24 Laps, (15th) DNS Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 1313 2. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 1274 3. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 1272 4. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, 1195 5. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 984 6. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, 894 7. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 854 8. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 847 9. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 739 10. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 656 CLS vs BCRA "Civil War Series" Points 1. David Gasper - CLS - 142 2. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 126 3. Eric Greco - CLS - 126 4. Will Browne - CLA 116 5. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 109 6. Cody Nigh - CLS - 104 7. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 100 8. Hunter Kinney - BCRA - 92 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 89 10. Tim Kinser - 83 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged - Brent Sexton August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 September 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged September 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged November 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 November 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points *Non Points Race To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  "SHUGAH" SHANE SEXTON DOUBLING UP SATURDAY AT SANTA MARIA

  (Warner Springs, CA, August 5, 2022) When it comes to being busy, West Coast open-wheel driver "Shugah" Shane Sexton always has more than enough on his plate. That is why it should not be a surprise that the teenage driver will be doing double duty when the USAC/CRA Sprint Car and California Lightning Sprint Car Series' converge on the Santa Maria Speedway this Saturday night, August 6. 297121009_10225755973623827_5395968017135417835_n.jpg "Shugah" Shane Sexton's car just waiting for an engine earlier this week. Sexton photo. The teen from Warner Springs, California will be climbing back into his 410 sprint car for the first time since a spectacular lap two main event crash at Perris Auto Speedway on April 29th. His brilliant red car flipped several times going into turn 1 and ended up against the crash wall. With fans holding their breath, the personable driver scampered from the car uninjured. The GAS Chassis did its job and protected the driver but was heavily damaged in the crash and was done for the night. While that tangle put an unplanned vacation to his 2022 410 plans, Sexton has been in action driving Northern California car owner Brian Fonseca's Diablo Chassis lightning sprint. At the end of May he drove the car to a second place in the POWRi Lightning Sprint Car Nationals at the Central Missouri Speedway. Last month he steered the same #3F to a win and a fifth-place finish in the preliminaries for the annual Clay Cup at Washington's Deming Speedway. One of the pre-race favorites for the Finale, he got caught up in someone else's mess in turn one on the first lap of the main event. The tangle knocked him out of the race before he had a chance to shine. Even though he has only started six USAC/CRA main events in 2022, "Shugah" Shane enters Saturday's race 21st in series points. After Saturday's race at Santa Maria, Sexton will stay busy as he will return to Perris Auto Speedway for the California Racer's Hall of Fame Night on August 20th. Spectator gates at Santa Maria will open at 4:00 p.m. and racing will begin at 6:00. The track is located at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo (93444). Sexton would like to extend a thank you to Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull for the opportunity to wheel their lightning sprint and he would like to thank their team sponsors for making it possible. They are the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Foothill Tractor & Heavy Equipment, KB Rod Benders, and MJK Auto Sales. Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Nita Gatlin, Hugh Jorgan, Mike Pridgeon Racing Engines, AG Sandcars, Powder 1, Ron's Tire and Brake, and Savage Racing. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and get exposure not only at the tracks but around the world on Flo Racing, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921. Shane Sexton's 2022 Results January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 21st A Main January 29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main March 26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main April 22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 12th A Main April 29 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main May 28 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 2nd A Main May 29 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 14th A Main July 14 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 5th A Main July 15 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 1st A Main July 16 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 21st A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:sdaloisiosprts@gmail.com

• 
  WILL BROWNE BACK IN CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR ACTION SATURDAY

  (Glendora, California, August 5, 2022) After a two-race absence, the familiar face of Will Browne and his white "Win Now Racing" #8 will return to action in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series this Saturday, August 6th, at the Santa Maria Raceway. In his absence, Browne only lost one spot in the championship standings, but he remains on top of the heap in the Rookie of the Year chase. For Further Information Contact Will Browne: willbrowne88@gmail.com, (626) 261-5310 For Immediate Release WILL BROWNE BACK IN CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR ACTION SATURDAY (Glendora, California, August 5, 2022) After a two-race absence, the familiar face of Will Browne and his white "Win Now Racing" #8 will return to action in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series this Saturday, August 6th, at the Santa Maria Raceway. In his absenteeism, Browne only lost one spot in the championship standings, but he remains on top of the heap in the Rookie of the Year chase. 292047240_100284949427121_5428769323005397705_n.jpg Browne, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate from Glendora, California, was in fifth place in the championship for most of the first half of the CLS season. However, a borrowed engine had issues at the June 25th race at the Ventura Raceway and he was unable to contest the main event. While his own engine was sent out to be repaired, he missed two more races. Thus far in his CLS rookie season, the former Wheel2Wheel Pro Speedway Sprint champion and Irwindale Speedway Speed Truck Rookie of the Year has three top-five CLS finishes. Two of the top five were fourth-place results at Merced and Bakersfield. In addition to his fourth place at Bakersfield, he also has a fifth at the track affectionately known as "The Okie Bowl." He has yet to finish out of the top 10 in the CLS main events he has started. Before the CLS kicked off its season, Browne opened his rookie campaign with a pair of POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint races at the Imperial Valley Raceway on the first weekend in March. There, the total newcomer to the sport recorded fifth and sixth place finishes. Saturday's expedition to Santa Maria will see Browne tackle the semi-banked 1/3 mile clay oval for the first time in his young career. A positive beforehand is the fact that all three of his CLS top five wins have come on similar size tracks. While Browne did drop to sixth in his two-race absence, he is only 90-points out of fifth. He also has a 32-point cushion between himself and his closest competition in the Rookie of the Year award chase. One of California's most historic tracks, the 58-year-old Santa Maria Raceway opened its doors in 1964. The track ran continually until 2020 when like most tracks in California, it was closed by Covid. The track reopened in 2021 but was shuttered in late July. Saturday's race will be its grand reopening. In addition to the CLS, the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, IMCA Sport Compacts and Dwarf Cars will also be a part of Saturday's program. For race fans who would like to be a part of Santa Maria's grand reopening, the gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. The track is located at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo (93444). Be sure to visit Browne's website at https://willbrowneracing.com/. It is filled with information on him and has some interesting, fun videos. Will Browne and his team would like to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of his rookie season in lightning sprint cars. Pacific Panel Products, Tucker Tire, and Ann Blanco Homes. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookiea campaign, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars August 27 Placerville Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars September 9 TBA September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768 Browne, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate from Glendora, California, was in fifth place in the championship for most of the first half of the CLS season. However, a borrowed engine had issues at the June 25th race at the Ventura Raceway and he was unable to contest the main event. While his own engine was sent out to be repaired, he missed two more races. Thus far in his CLS rookie season, the former Wheel2Wheel Pro Speedway Sprint champion and Irwindale Speedway Speed Truck Rookie of the Year has three top-five CLS finishes. Two of the top five were fourth-place results at Merced and Bakersfield. In addition to his fourth place at Bakersfield, he also has a fifth at the track affectionately known as "The Okie Bowl." He has yet to finish out of the top 10 in the CLS main events he has started. Before the CLS kicked off its season, Browne opened his rookie campaign with a pair of POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint races at the Imperial Valley Raceway on the first weekend in March. There, the total newcomer to the sport recorded fifth and sixth place finishes. Saturday's expedition to Santa Maria will see Browne tackle the semi-banked 1/3 mile clay oval for the first time in his young career. A positive beforehand is the fact that all three of his CLS top five wins have come on similar size tracks. While Browne did drop to sixth in his two-race absence, he is only 90-points out of fifth. He also has a 32-point cushion between himself and his closest competition in the Rookie of the Year award chase. One of California's most historic tracks, the 58-year-old Santa Maria Raceway opened its doors in 1964. The track ran continually until 2020 when like most tracks in California, it was closed by Covid. The track reopened in 2021 but was shuttered in late July. Saturday's race will be its grand reopening. In addition to the CLS, the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, IMCA Sport Compacts and Dwarf Cars will also be a part of Saturday's program. For race fans who would like to be a part of Santa Maria's grand reopening, the gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. The track is located at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo (93444). Be sure to visit Browne's website at https://willbrowneracing.com/. It is filled with information on him and has some interesting, fun videos. Will Browne and his team would like to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of his rookie season in lightning sprint cars. Pacific Panel Products, Tucker Tire, and Ann Blanco Homes. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookiea campaign, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main August 6 Santa Maria Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars August 27 Placerville Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars September 9 TBA September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

• 
  TAFOYA CONTINUES USAC/CRA SEASON SATURDAY AT SANTA MARIA

  (Chino, CA, August 4, 2022) Eddie Tafoya Jr. returns to the cockpit of his gorgeous #51T sprint car this Saturday night, August 6th, for the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series race at the Santa Maria Raceway. It will be his first time back in the car since three nights of action at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota in early July. 281003119_10166345930220201_6189903679195045342_n.jpg Eddie Tafoya Jr. earlier this year at Perris Auto Speedway. Bobby Kimbrough photo. Tafoya, who recently celebrated his 25th birthday while racing in the Midwest, comes into Saturday's race with a head of steam in the USAC/CRA Series. The Chino Hills, California racer is currently fourth in the series standings and is only 39-points out of third place. In addition, he trails the second-place driver by 68-points. The 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year is having his best season to date. His recent appearances at Huset's drew the attention and praise from longtime Midwest fans. He racked up his first ever USAC/CRA top-10 finish, a 10th on July 9th. One night later, the friendly driver weaved his way from fifth to the front and captured his first ever USAC National checkered flag in his qualifier. A few moments after that he continued to impress the crowd in the 40-lap finale by racing his way up to second against the best drivers in the world and staying there for six laps. A slap against the wall saw him drop back later in the race, but he clearly showed he belonged with the best in the nation. On the home front, in his last six USAC/CRA races, Tafoya has only finished out of the top five two times. Those two finishes were both eighth places and both came at Perris Auto Speedway. The other four results include a third place, a fourth, and two fifth-place finishes. Last year USAC/CRA paid one visit to Santa Maria. That came on July 3rd and Tafoya qualified sixth fastest of the 22 cars on hand. He followed that up with a sixth-place finish in his 10-lap heat. The then 24-year-old racer started the 30-lap main in ninth and moved forward for a sixth-place finish. Two years ago the series never made it to Santa Maria due to COVID. In 2019, when Tafoya was the series rookie of the year, he contested his first two races on the San Luis Obispo County track. The then newcomer scored 11th in 18th place finishes in those events. Be sure to check out Tafoya's brand new YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgMCW64p0uyBmOcKN7_bDQ. For fans who would like to catch Tafoya at the reopening of the Santa Maria Raceway on Saturday, gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. The track is located at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo (93444). If you or your company would like to be a part of the Specialty Fastener team's 2022 season effort, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's 2022 plans. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. The same contact point can be used to purchase his great-looking shirts via mail. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2022 Race Results 1-27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main 1-28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 1-29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 4-30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 6-11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 6-25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main 7-8 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 13th A Main 7-9 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 10th A Main 7-10 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 15th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  JEFF DYER CONTINUES PURSUIT OF CLS CHAMPIONSHIP AT SANTA MARIA

  (Yucca Valley, CA, August 3, 2022) Fresh off a second-place finish in the California Lightning Sprint car series race two weeks ago at the Ventura Raceway, Jeff Dyer will be back in action this Saturday night, August 6, for the club's next race at the Santa Maria Raceway. In addition to Jeff fighting for the title, his teenage son, Seth, will be making his Santa Maria debut. 295003528_3159563550961639_1183350322502484247_n.jpg The race will be the first for the CLS on the banked 1/3 mile oval since a pair of events there in July of last year. In those races, the Yucca Valley, California-based driver finished sixth and 11th. Due to Covid restrictions, the CLS did not appear at Santa Maria in 2020. In 2019, the longtime California racing club made one appearance there and that was on July 27th. Dyer led the first 10-laps and the final seven of that race for his only CLS victory of that season. Coming into this week's race, Dyer has moved back into second place in the CLS championship standings and he is only 39 points out of the lead. His performance thus far in 2022 has been the best overall in his career. Thus far void of wins, he has finished no worse than fourth in only one of his 10 CLS starts. Included are five second-place finishes and two third-place results. The one time he did not place in the top four is the only race he did not finish this year. That was due to a flat tire at Ventura on June 25th. "I feel this has been my best start to a season, for sure," Dyer affirmed when he was asked about the assessment that it has been his best year to date. "I wish we had a couple of wins, but we have been in contention every race, so I cannot complain about that." "It is very frustrating because a majority of the second places, I have had the better car," Dyer responded when asked about waiting for his initial victory of the campaign. "I either caught lapped traffic at the wrong time or a yellow came out after I passed the leader. Circumstances that were out of my control. Maybe I should have driven harder. Those races have been frustrating. The only race I can say that I deserved second place was the last race. I did not have anything for Gasper (David Gasper)." Seth will be making his first appearance at Santa Maria and it will be the biggest track on which he has ever raced. It will be his fifth ever lightning sprint car race. In the last two races in his new car, he has finished 10th both times at Ventura. He qualified nearly a second and a half faster the last time out. "I think he has made big strides," Dyer said about his son's initial races in the CLS. "The first time he drove it (the new car), there were some electrical gremlins so we had to fix that and did not have time to work on the setup. The last race we were able to concentrate on his driving and setting the car up. I think he needs to get over the speed (his lightning sprint is much faster than the speedway sprint he used to drive) a little. I have noticed when he has gotten lapped, he kind of gives up a little bit. I told him he just needs to stay on the gas. I am happy with his progress and I think he will do well at Santa Maria." For fans who would like to see the Dyer's in action on Saturday, the gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. The track is located at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo (93444). When you think you have seen it all with Jeff Dyer, you may need to take another look at him at Perris Auto Speedway on August 13th. Current plans have him racing a mini stock in the Night of Destruction! Jeff is racing in memory of his grandfather Glenn Sels throughout the 2022 season. Dyer would like to thank the following for making the 2022 season possible in the #4 Lightning Sprint Car. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports. For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, and Specialty Fasteners make it all possible. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2022, call (760) 267-0298 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff Dyer 2022 Results 3-5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest 13th A Main 3-25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main 4-16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th B Main 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 1 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 2 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 5-21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main Seth Dyer 2022 Lightning Sprint Results 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 15th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information, use the following: call (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com. To keep up to date with all the teams, tracks, and series represented by the above, please visit the Instagram page @socalmotorsportspr

• 
  AFTER A SIX-WEEK SCHEDULE BREAK, THE FLOWDYNAMICS TEAM RETURNS TO ACTION SATURDAY

  (Ontario, CA, August 3, 2022) After a six-week summer break in the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series schedule, Flowdynamics drivers Matt McCarthy and Logan Williams will return to action this Saturday night, August 6th, at the Santa Maria Raceway. The race will be the first for the talented duo at the 58-year-old speed plant since July 3rd, 2021. PAS 3-26-22=28m 5w=1085-3.jpg Flowdynamics drivers Matt McCarthy #28M and Logan Williams at Perris Auto Speedway. Doug Allen photo. The break in the schedule was originally slated to be six weeks from July 9th through August 20th. However, the races slated for the Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, and the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare on July 8th and 9th were canceled due to the heat, cost of fuel, and scarcity of tires. Fortunately, for teams and fans, a race at Santa Maria was added to the schedule. It will be the first action at the track since its premature closure for non-racing-related issues one year ago. The last time USAC/CRA appeared on the banked 1/3 mile oval 13 months ago, Williams, who lives in Yorba Linda, California, finished eighth in the 30-lap main event. His teammate, McCarthy, who calls Riverside, California home, was one spot behind his young teammate in ninth. Saturday will be race #13 for the series and both Flowdynamics drivers in 2022. Williams heads into the event fifth in USAC/CRA points and is only 26-points out of fourth. McCarthy is currently 10th and is just 16 points out of ninth. In their last outing on June 25th at Perris Auto Speedway, both drivers had top 10 finishes. Williams placed fifth in the 30-lap main event and McCarthy came home eighth. That was Williams' second-best result thus far in 2022 and was only surpassed by a fourth-place effort at the Bakersfield Speedway on May 14th. Likewise, it was McCarthy's second-best finish of the current campaign and it was only beaten by a seventh at Perris on March 26th. For fans who would like to watch the Flowdynamics duo do their racing thing in person on Saturday, adult tickets start at $17.00. For military, seniors (65+), and students with id, tickets start at $15.00. For kids 6-12, tickets start at $6.00. Children 5 and under are free. Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. The Santa Maria Raceway is located at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo (93444). After Saturday's gala reopening at Santa Maria, Williams and McCarthy will be back at it when the series returns to its home track in Perris on August 20th. That race will be the annual California Racer's Hall of Fame Night and it will feature an expanded purse with thousands of dollars in extra rewards spread throughout the show in qualifying, a high-dollar trophy dash, and main event lap money. It is annually one of the most popular events on the USAC/CRA schedule. McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., JFK Design Build, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, CRC Component Repair Co., Encore Gas and Supply, Drink-Pac, and Benic Enterprises. If you or your company would like to come on board and join up with one of the fastest rising sprint car teams west of the Mississippi, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flody.inc mailto:john@flodyinc.com Matt McCarthy 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 18th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main Logan Williams 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 12th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 6/25/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 and mailto: sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  CORRECTION TO THE CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT SERIES PRESS RELEASE

  (Torrance, CA, August 1, 2022) Correction to the California Lightning Sprint Car Series press release. Eric Greco won the July 23, 2021 race at the Santa Maria Speedway. The complete corrected release appears below. ***************************************************************************************** For years, the Santa Maria Raceway was one of the most popular stops on the annual California Lightning Sprint Car Series schedule. However, when the 2022 schedule was released, drivers and fans were saddened to see that the Santa Barbara County clay oval was not listed. That all changes this Saturday night when the CLS is part of the grand reopening of the 58-year-old facility with its "Historical Little 1" main event. Last year the CLS had four dates booked at the track. However, after the second appearance on July 24th, the track was shuttered for something that had nothing to do with racing. There were questions as to whether the semi-banked 1/3 of a mile would ever see another race. Fortunately, the word came out in June that the track would reopen and one of the classes invited for opening night was the CLS. "More often than not, racetracks shuttering their doors has been the way times have been going," said longtime racer and first-year CLS President Jon Robertson. "It's extra special to both myself and the entire California Lightning Sprint family to be part of the resurrection of a racetrack, especially one with such a long history as the Santa Maria Raceway. I've personally participated at a lot of races at Santa Maria over many years, it's a unique facility with a great surface and a fantastic fan base. I've always seen great crowds and equally great races there. It will be something special to once again be able to experience it all at a track that we thought we lost. My hope is that this is just a new beginning to be followed by many more seasons to come." Going into Saturday's race, David Gasper, who calls Santa Barbara home, has won six of the 11 races on the 2022 CLS schedule including the last four in a row. The 2021 CLS champion recently moved into the series point lead and brings a 39-point advantage over Yucca Valley's Jeff Dyer heading into the event. Palmdale's Eric Greco is currently third and only trails Dyer by two points. Camarillo's Cody Nigh and five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills make up the remainder of the top five. Greco was the fastest qualifier and posted the second of his four wins in 2021 at the track on July 3rd. He will be back on hand this Saturday. The last CLS race at Santa Maria came three weeks after Gasper's triumph on July 24, 2021. On that night, San Diego's A.J. Bender won the main event in the Mike Schweitzer-owned #41B. The bad news for the competition is that the Bender/Schweitzer combo will be returning to battle this Saturday. Due to Bender's rides in the USAC/CRA Sprint Car and USAC Western Midget Series, he has only made three CLS races in 2022. In those two races, he has posted two wins and a seventh-place finish. In addition, he won the Bay Cities Racing Association opener on March 26th at the Placerville Speedway. Thus, he has three wins in four lightning sprint starts in 2022. In addition to the drivers mentioned above, a full field of CLS regulars is expected to be on hand on Saturday including the complete top nine in points. Joining them will be the current POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series point leader Brent Sexton, and the 2021 SWLS champion, his son Grant. The Lakeside-based duo has won four of the first eight SWLS races in 2022. A Sexton relative, "Shugah" Shane Sexton, who a couple of weeks ago won one of the preliminary main events at the prestigious Clay Cup in Washington will head north from his Warner Springs home for Saturday's race. He will be driving the same Brian Fonseca-owned Diablo that he drove to victory in the "Show Me State." Joining him in another Fonseca car will be Orangevale's Harlee Aguilera who is currently second in the BCRA championship point standings. Bender, Grant Sexton, and Shane Sexton will all be doing double duty at Santa Maria as they will all compete in the USAC/CRA Series as well as the CLS. Saturday's CLS main will pay $100 to take the green flag. As it was a late addition to the schedule, it will not be a traditional points race as all money is being paid out to the racers. Drivers who show up will receive double sign-in points (40 points). In addition to the CLS and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, the IMCA Sport Mods and Dwarf Cars will also be in action. Adult tickets start at $17.00. For military, seniors (65+), and students with id, tickets start at $15.00. For kids, 6-12 tickets start at $6.00. Children 5 and under are free. Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. The track is located at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo (93444). After Santa Maria, the CLS is off until August 26th and 27th when the club journeys north to battle the BCRA on two of its local tracks, the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, and the Placerville Speedway. In addition to being the next two-point paying races for the CLS, the events will be rounds two and three of the annual Civil War Series. California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 1273 2. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 1234 3. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 1232 4. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, 1155 5. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 944 6. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, 854 7. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 822 8. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 814 9. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 699 10. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 656 CLS vs BCRA "Civil War Series" Points 1. David Gasper - CLS - 142 2. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 126 3. Eric Greco - CLS - 126 4. Will Browne - CLA 116 5. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 109 6. Cody Nigh - CLS - 104 7. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 100 8. Hunter Kinney - BCRA - 92 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 89 10. Tim Kinser - 83 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 Santa Maria Raceway Winged - August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 September 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged September 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged November 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 November 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  SHANE SEXTON GETS WIN IN CLAY CUP PRELIMINARY

  (Warner Springs, CA, July 31, 2022) Warner Springs, California teenage driver "Shugah" Shane Sexton scored a huge win in the second night preliminary for the annual Clay Cup at Washington's Deming Speedway. The victory was the first in 2022 for the recent high school graduate. 294300941_1658893784492141_3051717262848817953_n.jpg "Shugah" Shane Sexton after his win in the Clay Cup preliminary main event in Washington. As was the case when he finished second on a preliminary night at the POWRi Lightning Sprint Nationals at the Central Missouri Speedway in May, Sexton was again wheeling the Brian Fonseca owned#3F Diablo. The first night in the "Evergreen State," things started off good for the personable driver. He timed in 12th fastest with a lap of 11.976 in qualifying. He did that without brakes. When his heat race came around, he rolled onto the track still sans brakes. He started on the pole in the eight-lapper and did a masterful job bringing his car home second. The team thrashed to solve the brake problem and they did so in time for "Shugah" to take his fourth place starting spot in the 25-lap main event. When the checkered flag fell, the impressive young driver had a fifth-place finish. Night two saw Sexton time in at 11.245. That was 15th quick. Issues forced him out of his heat race after only two laps. However, things went perfectly for him in the main event. The talkative racer led every single lap in the 25-lap affair and at one point, had gapped the field by more than two seconds. For the finale on Saturday, the only race in Sexton's class was the championship main. With two top-five finishes, one of which was the win 24 hours earlier, Sexton was one of the pre-race favorites. Unfortunately, some drivers near the front of the pack had not heard the adage that you cannot win the race on the first lap. A multi-car tangle going into turn one on lap one left several drivers with nowhere to go. One of them was Sexton. He slid into the mess and was clobbered by the car behind him, which also had nowhere to go. A broken shock and a bent axle knocked him out of the race less than five seconds after it started. The result was an extremely frustrating 21st-place finish. Sexton will be on the track a couple of times in August. On August 6th he will be doing double duty driving in the USAC/CRA and California Lightning Sprint Series when the Santa Maria Raceway reopens for the first time in more than a year. Two weeks later on August 20th, he will be back in the #74 410 sprint car at Perris Auto Speedway for the annual California Racers Hall of Fame Night. Sexton would like to extend a thank you to Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull for the opportunity to wheel their car in Washington and he would like to thank their team sponsors for making it possible. They are the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Foothill Tractor & Heavy Equipment, KB Rod Benders, and MJK Auto Sales. Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Nita Gatlin, Hugh Jorgan, Mike Pridgeon Racing Engines, AG Sandcars, Powder 1, Ron's Tire and Brake, and Savage Racing. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and get exposure not only at the tracks but around the world on Flo Racing, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921. Shane Sexton's 2022 Results January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 21st A Main January 29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main March 26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main April 22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 12th A Main April 29 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main May 28 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 2nd A Main May 29 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 14th A Main July 14 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 5th A Main July 15 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 1st A Main July 16 Deming Speedway Clay Cup 21st A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:sdaloisiosprts@gmail.com

• 
  JEFF DYER SETS FAST TIME AND FINISHES SECOND IN VENTURA CLS MAIN EVENT

  (Yucca Valley, CA, July 27, 2022) Veteran driver Jeff Dyer continued his impressive season in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series when he set the fastest qualifying time and finished second in the 25-lap main event last Saturday night at the Ventura Raceway. The impressive showing saw the likable driver move into the second position in the series championship point standings. In addition to Jeff Dyer being in competition, his son Seth finished 10th in the same race. Fourteen CLS cars showed up for the night of racing at the track located adjacent to the beach on the Ventura County Fairgrounds. When all was said and done in West Evans Motorsports qualifying, Jeff had recorded the quickest time when he toured the 1/5 mile oval in 12.246. Seth ended up 10th with a time of 13.483. That was nearly a second and a half faster than his time of 14.781 on the same track two weeks earlier. Jeff ended up second in his heat race. A few moments later Seth took fifth in his eight-lapper. The heats set the table for the 25-lap main event that saw Jeff starting outside of the second row in fourth. Seth was coming from the inside of row seven in the 13th position. When the green flag started the main event, Jeff was initially third. He stayed in that spot until he got a drive on the inside of turn two on the seventh lap and advanced up to second. The Yucca Valley, California driver remained in second for the duration. Seth got his laps in one more time and came home 10th for the second race in a row. Jeff's efforts on the night saw him jump up to the second place spot in the series championship point standings as the season hit its halfway mark. He is 39 points out of the lead with ten, full-point paying races to go this year. Rookie Seth now sits 14th out of the 47 cars that have raced with the CLS in 2022. And he is only 100 points out of 11th. Through the ten races he has contested with the CLS in 2022, Dyer has only finished worse than fourth one time. That was on June 25th when a flat tire knocked him out of the race at Ventura and saddled him with an 11th-place finish. In his other nine races, he has five runner-up results, two third place finishes and he has been fourth twice. The month of August shapes up to be a busy one for dire Motorsports. On the 6th of the month, Jeff will be doing double duty when the USAC/CRA and California Lightning Sprint Car Series both appear at the reopening of the Santa Maria Raceway. Seth will race the CLS portion of the show. One week later there is the possibility that Jeff will appear driving a mini stock at Perris Auto Speedway's wild Night of Destruction. On the 20th he does plan on racing at Perris in the California Racer's Hall of Fame Night featuring USAC/CRA. One week later, on the 26th and the 27th, both Jeff and Seth will be racing with the CLS at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico followed by a trip to the Placerville Speedway one night later. Jeff is racing in memory of his grandfather Glenn Sels throughout the 2022 season. Dyer would like to thank the following for making the 2022 season possible in the #4 Lightning Sprint Car. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports. For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, and Specialty Fasteners make it all possible. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2022, call (760) 267-0298 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff Dyer 2022 Results 3-5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest 13th A Main 3-25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main 4-16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th B Main 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 1 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 2 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 5-21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main Seth Dyer 2022 Lightning Sprint Results 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 15th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 7-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information, use the following: call (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com. To keep up to date with all the teams, tracks, and series represented by the above, please visit the Instagram page @socalmotorsportspr

• 
  DAVID GASPER WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR RACE

  (Torrance, CA, July 25, 2022) Two weeks ago when the California Lightning Sprint Car Series visited Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway, it took 23 laps for David Gasper to take the lead and win the main event. Last Saturday night at Ventura, it only took until turn two on the opening lap for Gasper to grab the top spot and then walk away for his fourth consecutive series win. The triumph gave the personable teen six wins in 11 CLS starts in 2022. 294070989_3157239741194020_1818848445051240778_n.jpg Winner David Gasper surrounded by second-place finisher Jeff Dyer (left) and third-place Cody Nigh. CLS photo. Fourteen CLS drivers showed up for the race on the 1/5-mile oval on the pleasant night. Among the 14 were three champions who account for 33% of the titles in the clubs first 27-years. They were Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills, who has five titles, three-time champion Jarett Kramer of Spring Valley and defending king Gasper. Yucca Valley's Jeff Dyer was the fastest of the 14 in West Evans Motorsports Qualifying with a time of 12.246. Just a breath behind in second was Camarillo's Cody Nigh who stopped the clocks at "The Best Little Dirt Track in America" with a 12.260 lap. Gasper was third, and right behind the lead duo at 12.316. After starting third in the Extreme Muffler eight-lap heat race, Gasper steered his Kittle Motorsports/Certified Construction/Rattlesnake Ridge/Valley Precision Products/Martin Roofing/B2 Design/Hyper Race Cars/Saldana Race Products #18 to the win over Dyer and Michnowicz. Kramer, who was driving a team car owned by fellow series champion Michnowicz, thumped the field in the CSI Shocks heat race winning by nearly ½ track over "Rockstar" Jon Robertson of Torrance and Palmdale's Eric Greco. The lineup for the 11th CLS main event of the 2022 season saw Nigh on the pole with Gasper alongside. Ventura local Robb Pelmear sat on the inside of the second row with Dyer, who in nine previous CLS starts this year had only finished out of the top four once, next to him. Kramer and Gasper staffed row three. When the field set sail, Nigh and Gasper were side-by-side into turn one. As they came off turn two, Gasper planted the "Kittle Blue" #18 into the lead. Nigh, Dyer, and Greco were second through fourth at the end of the first circuit. Michnowicz ended up being the biggest mover on lap one when he used the outside to go from eighth to fifth. Gasper immediately put some distance between himself and the competition. He continued to move away until a lap seven yellow flag came out when Pelmear spun in turn two. The top five was in the exact same order for the restart as it was at the end of the opening circuit. Once the race restarted, Dyer pushed his #4 to the inside of Nigh coming off turn two. He got a drive and took over the second-place spot. While Dyer was passing Nigh, Michnowicz went another route. He took to the outside and passed Greco for fourth entering turn one on lap eight. By the time Dyer and Michnowicz advanced their positions in the standings, the hard driving teen at the point had already begun reconstructing his previous advantage. By the time lap nine rolled around, it was nearly a half straightaway again. Chris Kornder waved the second yellow flag of the event on lap 12 and once again, it briefly brought all the competition to Gasper's rear end for the restart. This time the top five was a little shuffled up with Dyer second, Nigh third, Michnowicz fourth and Greco fifth. With Gasper gapping the field like usual when the race restarted, Michnowicz continued his march forward by passing Nigh for third on lap 13. However, that would prove to be the series all-time leading winners last hurrah on the night. His car seemed to slow on lap 16 and coming off turn two on the 17th go around, he fell dramatically off the pace bringing out a yellow flag. His night was done due to an overheating engine. To make matters worse for the team, a few laps from the finish, Kramer, who was in fourth, slowed in turn four and rolled to a stop with a blown fuse. It was obvious that the only thing that could have beaten Gasper on the night was a tsunami rolling off the Pacific Ocean. Fortunately, that did not happen and Gasper won the main event by nearly a half straightaway. Dyer maintained second with Nigh not far behind in third. Gardena's Dominic Del Monte equaled his season best finish when he crossed the line in fourth. Greco ended up fifth. Ventura's Josh Hackett, making his third start with the CLS, won the Speed Mart/Advance Racing Suspension/Hepfner Racing Products Hard Charger Award coming home eighth after starting 14th. Gasper increased his point lead to 39 markers. Dyer, who had gone from leading the points to third, moved up to the runner-up position with his second place finish. Greco is third but is only two points behind Dyer. Nigh sits fourth with his uncle, Michnowicz, in fifth. Despite missing the race waiting to get his engine back, Will Browne of Glendora remains the leader in the Rookie of the Year chase. Fillmore's Conner Speir, who dropped out of the main event early and finished 14th, is second to Browne. Despite his misfortune in the main, he cut Browne's advantage to 40-points. The CLS returns to action a week from Saturday on August 6th at the highly anticipated reopening of the Santa Maria Raceway. CLS officials are still collecting lap money for that race and three laps are still available. If you would like to purchase a lap (s), they are $50.00 each. You can use the contact information in this release for Jon Robertson to confirm payment or ask any questions. After Santa Maria, the CLS is off until August 26th and 27th when the club journeys north to battle the BCRA on two of its local tracks, the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, and the Placerville Speedway. In addition to being the next two point paying races for the CLS, those two events will be rounds two and three of the annual Civil War Series. Ventura Raceway July 23, 2022, Results West Evens Motorsports Qualifying: 1. Jeff Dyer, 12.246, 2. Cody Nigh, 12.260, 3. Dave Gasper, 12.316, 4. Eric Greco, 12.331, 5. Dominic Del Monte, 12,417, 6. Jarrett Kramer, 12.444, 7. Robb Pelmear, 12.501, 8. Jon Robertson, 12.656, 9. Pat Kelley, 13.064, 10. Seth Dyer, 13.483, 11. Dale Gamer, 13.500, 12. Connor Speir, 13.519, 13. Bobby Michnowicz, 20.236, 14. Josh Hackett, No Time Extreme Muffler Heat Race #1: 1. David Gasper, 2. Jeff Dyer, 3. Bobby Michnowicz, 4. Robb Pelmear, 5. Dominic Del Monte, 6. Dale Gamer, 7. Pat Kelley CSI Shocks Heat Race #2: 1. Jarrett Kramer, 2. Jon Robertson, 3. Eric Greco, 4. Cody Nigh, 5. Seth Dyer, 6. Josh Hackett, 7.Connor Speir 25-Lap Main Event (With Starting Positions) 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 2nd 2. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 4th 3. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, 1st 4. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 9th 5. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 6th 6. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 10th 7. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 7th 8. Josh Hackett, Ventura, CA, 14th 9. Dale Gamer, Anaheim, CA, 11th 10. Seth Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA,13th 11. Jarrett Kramer, Spring Valley, CA, 5th 12. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 8th 13. Robb Pelmear, Ventura, CA, 3rd 14. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 12th Lap Leaders: David Gasper, 1-25 Speed Mart/Advanced Racing Suspension/Hepner Racing Products Hard Charger: Josh Hackett, 14th-8th Ventura Raceway July 23 Contingency Awards Heat Race #1 - Extreme Muffler $50.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper Heat Race #2 - Yoshimura R& D - $50.00 CSI Product Certificate - Jarrett Kramer Saldana Racing Wild Card Award - $50.00 Saldana Race Products Certificate- Bobby Michnowicz 1st Place Main Event - Eibach Springs $100.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper 2nd Place Main Event - Vahlco Wheels $50.00 Product Certificate - Jeff Dyer 3rd Place Main Event - Jake Swanson Shock Technology $50 Product Certificate - Cody Nigh 4th Place Main Event - Hyper Chassis $50 Product Certificate - Dominic Del Monte 5th Place Main Event - Smith Titanium $50.00 Product Certificate - Eric Greco 8th Place Main Event - BT Motorsports $25.00 Product Certificate - Josh Hackett 10th Place Main Event - King Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Seth Dyer Fast Qualifier - West Evans Motorsports $25.00 Product Certificate - Jeff Dyer Hard Charger - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Josh Hackett Hard Charger - Advanced Racing Suspension $50.00 Product Certificate - Josh Hackett Hard Charger - Hepfner Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Josh Hackett Hard Luck Award - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Connor Speir 1st Car Not On The Lead Lap - Rebel Gears 30% Off Coupon - Seth Dyer California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 1273 2. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 1234 3. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 1232 4. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, 1155 5. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 944 6. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, 854 7. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 822 8. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 814 9. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 699 10. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 656 CLS vs BCRA "Civil War Series" Points 1. David Gasper - CLS - 142 2. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 126 3. Eric Greco - CLS - 126 4. Will Browne - CLA 116 5. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 109 6. Cody Nigh - CLS - 104 7. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 100 8. Hunter Kinney - BCRA - 92 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 89 10. Tim Kinser - 83 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged - Dave Gasper August 6 Santa Maria Raceway Winged - August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 September 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged September 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged November 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 November 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  DYER MOTORSPORTS DRIVERS HEAD BACK TO VENTURA ON SATURDAY

  (Yucca Valley, CA, July 22, 2022) After a week off, Jeff Dyer and his son Seth are heading back to Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway for round 11 of the 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series championship chase. It will be the fourth time the father and son combo has competed together in the CLS. 293040294_572026781182905_2649443573339017656_n.jpg Jeff Dyer, sitting on the left rear tire, and his son Jeff will be racing this Saturday at the Ventura Raceway. Dyer Motorsports Photo. Two weeks ago, Jeff placed third in the 25-lap main event on the same oceanside 1/5 mile oval. The 40-year-old from Yucca Valley, California ran second most of the race and dogged the leader until slipping back to third on lap 21. He stayed close for the duration and crossed the line on the tail of the second place car. The podium finish gave him an amazing eight top-four finishes in nine starts with the CLS this year. Fifteen-year-old Seth was making his third appearance in the CLS. However, it was his first ever night driving the former Tulsa Shootout-winning car previously owned by NASCAR racer Chase Briscoe. Wiring problems plagued the teen's #4X car in his heat race. A thrash by Jeff in the pits got his son's car ready for the main event where he started 11th and finished 10th. Earlier in the evening, Jeff placed fifth in his preliminary heat race. The previously mentioned wiring problems Seth encountered saw him finish sixth in his heat. Heading into Saturday's race, which marks the halfway point in the CLS 2022 season, Jeff is third in the championship standings. However, he is only 35-points out of first and just 18-points out of second. For fans who wish to escape the Inland heat and see the father and son team in action on Saturday, spectator gates at the Ventura Raceway will open at 3:00 PM. The first race will be at 5:30. Adult tickets are $18.00. For seniors 60 and over, military with ID, and students with ID it is $15. Kids 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. The Ventura Raceway is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard (93001). The track website is http://venturaraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (805) 648-RACE. Jeff Dyer is racing in memory of his grandfather Glenn Sels throughout the 2022 season. Dyer would like to thank the following for making the 2022 season possible in the #4 Lightning Sprint Car. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports. For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, and Specialty Fasteners make it all possible. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2022, call (760) 267-0298 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff Dyer 2022 Results 3-5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest 13th A Main 3-25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main 4-16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th B Main 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 1 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 2 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 5-21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main Seth Dyer 2022 Lightning Sprint Results 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 15th A Main 7-16 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information, use the following: call (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com. To keep up to date with all the teams, tracks, and series represented by the above, please visit the Instagram page @socalmotorsportspr

• 
  CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT SEASON HITS HALFWAY MARK SATURDAY

  (Torrance, CA, July 18, 2022) The California Lightning Sprint Car Series will hit the halfway point of its 28th season this Saturday night, July 23rd, when it visits Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway. The race will be the third in a row for the CLS on its home track in 2022. It will also be the sixth of seven races on the 1/5 mile oval this year. The first half of the season has been highly competitive for the CLS. The first ten races of the year have seen four different drivers lead the championship point standings. Currently on top of the heap is defending series champion David Gasper of Santa Barbara. It took the 16-year-old until the race at Ventura two weeks ago to capture the point lead for the first time in 2022. He goes into Saturday's race with a narrow 17-point advantage over Palmdale's Eric Greco. Yucca Valley's Jeff Dyer currently sits third and trails Greco by 18 points. The fourth spot in the championship standings belongs to Camarillo's Cody Nigh. Five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills currently sits fifth. In addition to four drivers leading the championship standings in the first 10 races of the year, five different drivers have been to victory circle. Once again, Gasper who drives the Kittle Motorsports #18, leads the way with five victories. The only other driver with more than one win on the year is San Diego's, AJ Bender. Greco, Michnowicz, and lakeside's Grant Sexton have one win each. 292306869_3146664285584899_2796833742840871257_n.jpg David Gasper leads the CLS point standings and also leads the series in wins with five. CLS photo. Gasper, who got off to an up and down start to the season blowing up in the first race of the year, winning the second, and blowing up again in the third, has won four of the last seven races including the last three in a row and the last two at Ventura. In the battle for Rookie of the Year, Glendora's Will Browne, who missed the last race while his engine was being repaired, currently leads Bakersfield's Connor Speir by 108 points. They are currently ranked sixth and seventh in the overall championship standings going into Saturday's race at "The Best Little Dirt Track in America." A healthy 47 cars have raced with the CLS this year and the average car count is 15.1. The Bakersfield Speedway has the highest average count with 16.5 cars showing up at the first four races there. The Kern County oval hosted the largest CLS car count of the season when 22 cars appeared at the March 25th race that also featured the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars. The CLS will be joined by the VRA Sprint Cars, Senior Sprints, Dwarf Cars, Hobby Stocks, WMR Midgets, and Kid's Classes on Saturday. Adult tickets are $18.00. Seniors 60 & over, military with id, and students with id get in for $15.00. Children 12 and under, who are accompanied by an adult, are free. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 p.m. and the first race will be at 5:30. The Ventura Raceway is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard (93001). The website is http://venturaraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (805) 648-RACE. After this week's race at Ventura, the CLS will be off until the highly anticipated reopening of the Santa Maria Raceway on August 6th. CLS officials are still collecting lap money for that race. If you would like to donate, laps are $50.00 each. You can use the contact information in this release for Jon Robertson to confirm payment or ask any questions. California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 1134 2. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 1117 3. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 1099 4. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, 1029 5. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 865 6. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, 854 7. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 746 8. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 721 9. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 597 10. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 539 CLS vs BCRA "Civil War Series" Points 1. David Gasper - CLS - 142 2. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 126 3. Eric Greco - CLS - 126 4. Will Browne - CLA 116 5. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 109 6. Cody Nigh - CLS - 104 7. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 100 8. Hunter Kinney - BCRA - 92 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 89 10. Tim Kinser - 83 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. http://rebelgears.com/http://rebelgears.com/2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 September 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged September 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged November 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 November 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  TAFOYA CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH BEST USAC NATIONAL RESULTS

  (Chino, CA, July 14, 2022) Eddie Tafoya Jr's decision to celebrate his 25th birthday 1,600 miles away from his Chino Hills, California home in South Dakota, proved to be a wise one. While competing in the USAC Nationals at Huset's Speedway last weekend, he won his first-ever USAC National Sprint Car Series preliminary race and posted a series career-best 10th place in Saturday's main event. PAS 5-28-22=51=3940-3.jpg Eddie Tafoya on the throttle at Perris Auto Speedway. Doug Allen photo. The prelim race win and 10th place finish only scratch the surface of his weekend showing in the "Mount Rushmore State." Beginning with a third-place finish in his heat on Friday, Tafoya looked much more confident in the car while racing against the best traditional sprint car drivers in the nation. Tafoya was getting his first in-person glimpse at the beautiful track located in the upper Midwest. The 2018 Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns champion got off to a good start on Friday when he turned in a lap of 12.721 on the fast 1/3 mile clay oval in qualifying. That was the fifth fastest in his group and the 12th fastest of the 26 cars on hand. Tafoya started on the outside of the front row in his Friday night heat race and immediately jumped into the lead. The California-based driver led the first seven laps of his first ever race on the South Dakota track before ending up third in the 10-lapper. In the companion 30-lap main event, the friendly racer started 15th and moved forward two spots to place 13th at the finish. The Saturday night program saw Tafoya qualify third quickest in his group and 14th overall with a time of 13.180. He again placed third in his heat race and started third in the main event. He ended up 10th, which was his best ever finish against the national series cars. The big night of the three-day racing weekend was Sunday. In his 10-lap qualifier on the night, Tafoya started inside row three in fifth. From there he bobbed and weaved his way up to second and was about to snatch the top spot when the leader's engine blew. For the restart with three laps to go, the visiting Southern California driver had two of USAC's biggest stars on his tail. Unfazed and full of confidence, Tafoya pulled away from them and won the race by five car lengths. "Oh yeah, for sure, every point helps," Tafoya told a worldwide audience watching live on Flo Racing when asked if the pressure was on for the finale. "We are tied for tenth. So, we were just trying to better our starting spot. It felt pretty good to weave through the pack like that. The car has been getting better and better every night." Tafoya's results over the first two nights and Sunday's qualifier victory placed him third for the start of the 40-lap finale. To say the least, his performance in the main did not disappoint. After briefly poking his nose into third at the end of the first lap, the young driver settled into the fourth place position. He began to battle the third place driver on lap seven and four laps later he had not only made a pass for third in his beautiful #51T, but he had also raced into second. Tafoya maintained the second place spot until slipping back to third on lap 17. As he came off turn four on the 18th circuit, he got a little wide and slapped his right rear tire off the crash wall by the start-finish line. The contact sent the car onto its left side wheels before the front end snapped around and his right front clipped the wall. Amazingly, and this was pointed out by a shocked announcer, Tafoya continued on! While he endured, it was obvious something was not right with the car. He stayed on the track for the duration and came home on the lead lap in 15th. Many thought that he may have broken the bird cage. Tafoya was one of them, but he explained earlier this week that was not the case. "Just bent the wheel real bad, so it was shaking (car vibration) me," the affable driver said. "I didn't know at the time if the ladder or anything else was broken, so I didn't want to sail in on the top for another 20 laps. So, I just ran the bottom the best I could and rolled the car into the trailer. We have too many races to go to be wrecking stuff out there." Tafoya and the crew get some time off before continuing their attack on the USAC/CRA point standings on August 6th when the Santa Maria Raceway reopens its doors. Two weeks after that, he will return to his home track, Perris Auto Speedway, for the annual California racers Hall of Fame Night. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Specialty Fastener team's 2022 season effort, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's 2022 plans. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. The same contact point can be used to purchase his great-looking shirts via mail. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2022 Race Results 1-27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main 1-28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 1-29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 4-30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 6-11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 6-25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main 7-8 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 13th A Main 7-9 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 10th A Main 1-10 Huset's Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 15th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  SHANE SEXTON BACK ON TRACK AT WASHINGTON'S CLAY CUP THIS WEEK

  (Warner Springs, CA, July 14, 2022) For the first time since Memorial Day weekend, "Shugah" Shane Sexton returns to action this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 14th through the 16th, at the IBEW/NECA Clay Cup at Everson, Washington's Deming Speedway. Sexton is one of two California racers entered in the prestigious event that also features drivers from the state of Washington and the province of British Columbia in Canada. 285363015_10228039959248309_6776080178909825202_n.jpg Shane Sexton in action at the Central Missouri Speedway in May. Sexton family photo. For his return, Sexton will once again be driving a car owned by Northern Californian's Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull. Sexton's last appearance in their #3F came at the 2nd Annual POWRi Lightning Sprint Car Nationals at the Central Missouri Speedway in May. The first night in the "Show Me State," the recent high school graduate won his heat race from the pole and finished second in the 20 lap main event. 24 hours later he again won his heat race, this time coming from 4th place. The heat race wins and the second-place finish in Friday's main event meant that Sexton would start on the pole and was one of the favorites in Saturday's 30-lap finale. The lineup featured drivers from six states and one Canadian province. The Warner Springs, California teen was making a pass for the lead when the leader chopped down on him and sent him into a tractor tire. Sexton flipped and then was hit at speed by another car who had nowhere to go. Fortunately, the Diablo car he was driving was equipped with a Halo on top of the cage and he escaped injury. However, he ended up with a disappointing 14th place finish. This week's race in Washington will be the 39th running of the Clay Cup. Thursday and Friday will be preliminaries and will be followed by the finale on Saturday. For those not able to be at the 1/6 mile oval located less than an hour south of the Canadian border, the three nights of racing will be shown live on pay-per-view at the following link https://fastfourmedia.com/schedule/#. After Sexton returns from the clay cup, he is going to stay busy racing. On August 6th he will be doing double duty when the Santa Maria Raceway reopens for the first time in more than a year. On that night, the teenage racer will be competing in the Sexton family owned #74 sprint car in the USAC/CRA series. He will also be racing Fonseca's lightning sprint in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series. Two weeks later on August 20th, he will be back in the #74 at Perris Auto Speedway for the annual California Racers Hall of Fame Night. Sexton would like to extend a thank you to Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull for the opportunity to wheel their car in Washington and he would like to thank their team sponsors for making it possible. They are the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Foothill Tractor & Heavy Equipment, KB Rod Benders, and MJK Auto Sales. Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Nita Gatlin, Hugh Jorgan, Mike Pridgeon Racing Engines, AG Sandcars, Powder 1, Ron's Tire and Brake, and Savage Racing. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and get exposure not only at the tracks but around the world on Flo Racing, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921. Shane Sexton's 2022 Results January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 21st A Main January 29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main March 26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main April 22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 12th A Main April 29 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main May 28 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 2nd A Main May 29 Central Missouri Speedway POWRi 14th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:sdaloisiosprts@gmail.com

• 
  GASPER WINS THIRD STRAIGHT CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT MAIN

  (Torrance, CA, July 12, 2022) The hottest lightning Sprint car driver in the nation, David Gasper, took the lead with two laps to go and raced to the win in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series main last Saturday night at the Ventura Raceway. The triumph was the teenager's third in a row and series-leading fifth win of 2022. In addition, it allowed the 2021 series champion to take the lead in the point standings for the first time this year. 292337107_3146787982239196_4999241284313038673_n.jpg Winner Gasper is in the middle. Second place finisher Michnowicz is on the right and 3rd place finisher Dyer is on the left. CLS photo. Twelve CLS cars made the trek to the famous 1/5 of a mile oval that is located next to the beach on the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The first order of business was time trials. Palmdale's Eric Greco, who came into the night leading Gasper by four points in the standings, topped the chart in West Evans Motorsports Qualifying with a lap of 12.211. It was Greco's series-leading fourth fast time of the 2022 campaign. Gasper was second quickest when he stopped the clocks at 12.241 and Yucca Valley's Jeff Dyer was third at 12.255. A pair of eight-lap heat races preceded the main event. "Rockstar" Jon Robertson of Torrance won his first heat of the year in the Extreme Muffler Heat Race #1 when he beat Ventura local Robb Pelmear and Greco to the Chris Kornder checkered flag. Gasper, who calls Santa Barbara home, won the Yoshimura R&D Heat Race #2 over rookie Connor Speir of Fillmore, and five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills. It was Gasper's second heat race triumph of the year. When the cars rolled through the pit gate for the 25-lap main event, Michnowicz and Dyer lined up in row one. The second row featured Robertson and Pelmear with young gassers Greco and Gasper in row three. Veteran Michnowicz, whose lone win this year came at Ventura on April 30th, raced into the lead on the start ahead of Dyer. Before the field exited turn two on the opening circuit, Gasper, in the Kittle Motorsports/Certified Construction/Rattlesnake Ridge/Valley Precision Products/Martin Roofing/B2 Design/Hyper Race Cars/Saldana Race Products #18, drove by Pelmear for third. Things stayed tight with Michnowicz about two car lengths ahead of Dyer at the end of the second lap. By the end of the fifth go around, the leader had expanded his advantage to approximately 5 car lengths. However, the size of that advantage seesawed back and forth several times in the early going. And the same with third place Gasper. The teenager would close on Dyer one lap and on the next lap he would lose some ground. Things remained status quo up front until lap nine when Michnowicz was slowed by a lapped car. That allowed Dyer to close to the leader's rear end. Once the two leaders negotiated their way by the lapper, the same car momentarily slowed third place Gasper. The race returned to its normal pace until lap 19 when things started to get very interesting. Michnowicz was again slowed by a lapped car, and Dyer and Gasper closed in. On lap 21, the same lapped car and the lead trio came up on a pack of other lapped cars in turn one. The lapper was the first to get past the pack. Michnowicz and Dyer hit the corner nose to tail on the edge of the cushion, leaving the bottom wide open. Seeing that, Gasper bolted to the inside and raced by Dyer for second. Once past Dyer, Gasper glued himself to Michnowicz' rear. Michnowicz could not get away as he was still being impeded by the same lapped car. As they completed lap 23, Gasper went to the outside of Michnowicz. They battled side by side through one and two and came off the corner with the same lapped car just in front of them. Michnowicz stayed on the bottom and Gasper knifed his way in between the leader in the lapped car thrilling the crowd as they sped toward turn three, three abreast. The two leaders finally shook off the lapped car and continued to race side by side into three and all the way through turn four. Gasper planted his right rear on the edge of the cushion coming off four and rocketed into the lead as they took the white flag. When they got to turn one on the final go around, Gasper turned to the inside forcing Michnowicz to tap on the binders. That sewed up the win for the defending series champ as he pulled away coming off turn two. When they crossed the line in the race that went green to checkers uninterrupted, it was Gasper for the win by three car lengths. Michnowicz was second with Dyer right behind him in third. Pelmear placed fourth with Greco fifth. In addition to winning the main and taking the point lead, Gasper also received the SpeedMart, Advanced Racing Suspension, Hepfner Racing Hard Charger Awards which equal to $100.00 in product certificates. After Saturday's race, Gasper, who was crowned the 2021 series Rookie of the Year as well as winning the championship, has a 17-point lead over Greco. Dyer stayed third in the standings. Camarillo's Cody Nigh, who missed the race, remains fourth with Michnowicz breaking into the top five for the first time this year. Gasper will attempt to make it four wins in a row in the "Kittle Blue" #18 when the series returns to action at Ventura on July 23rd. CLS officials are still collecting lap money for the August 6th race at the Santa Maria Raceway. If you would like to donate, laps are $50.00 each. You can use the contact information in this release for Jon Robertson to confirm payment or ask any questions. Extreme Muffler Heat Race #1: 1. Jon Robertson, 2. Robb Pelmear, 3. Eric Greco, 4. Jeff Dyer, 5. Dale Gamer Yoshimura R&D Heat Race #2: 1. David Gasper, 2. Connor Speir, 3. Bobby Michnowicz, 4. Dominic Del Monte, 5. Pat Kelley, 6. Pat Dyer Ventura 25-Lap Main Event (with starting positions) 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 6th 2. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 1st 3. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 2nd 4. Robb Pelmear, Ventura, CA, 4th 5. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 5th 6. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 7th 7. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 3rd 8. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA. 8th 9. Dale gamer, Anaheim, CA, 9th 10. Seth Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 11th 11. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 10th DNS - Jacob Magallanes, Pasadena, CA Lap Leaders: Bobby Michnowicz 1-23, Gasper 24-25. CLS Contingency Awards Heat Race #1 - Extreme Muffler $50.00 Product Certificate - Jon Robertson Heat Race #2 - Yoshimura R& D - $50.00 CSI Product Certificate - David Gasper Saldana Racing Products Wildcard Award - $50.00 Product Certificate - Dale Gamer 1st Place Main Event - Eibach Springs $100.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper 2nd Place Main Event - Vahlco Wheels $50.00 Product Certificate - Bobby Michnowicz 3rd Place Main Event - Jake Swanson Shock Technology $50 Product Certificate - Jeff Dyer 4th Place Main Event - Hyper Chassis - $50 Product Certificate - Robb Pelmear 5th Place Main Event - Smith Titanium Product Certificate - Eric Greco 10th Place Main Event - King Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - Seth Dyer Fast Qualifier - West Evans Motorsports $25.00 Product Certificate - Eric Greco Hard Charger - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper Hard Charger - Advanced Racing Suspension $50.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper Hard Charger - Hepfner Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate - David Gasper Hard Luck Award - Speed Mart $25.00 Product Certificate - Jacob Magallanes 1st Car Not On The Lead Lap - Rebel Gears 30% Off Coupon - Jon Robertson California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 1134 2. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 1117 3. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 1099 4. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, 1029 5. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 865 6. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, 854 7. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 746 8. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 721 9. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 597 10. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 539 CLS vs BCRA "Civil War Series" Points 1. David Gasper - CLS - 142 2. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 126 3. Eric Greco - CLS - 126 4. Will Browne - CLA 116 5. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 109 6. Cody Nigh - CLS - 104 7. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 100 8. Hunter Kinney - BCRA - 92 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 89 10. Tim Kinser - 83 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. http://rebelgears.com/http://rebelgears.com/2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 September 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged September 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged November 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 November 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  SETH DYER GETS A NEW FAMOUS LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR RIDE AT VENTURA

  (Yucca Valley, CA, July 7, 2022) The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for 15-year-old racer Seth Dyer. Just five weeks ago, Dyer was a regular in the speedway sprints at Wheel2Wheel Raceway. Beginning this week at Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway, the young driver is stepping up into a full-time ride in a well-known car in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series. The original plan was for the Yucca Valley, California driver to spend the entire 2022 season racing at Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville, and then race for Rookie of the Year in the CLS in 2023. However, a little over a month ago, long-time CLS competitor Pat Kelley offered to put the youngster in one of his cars for a race in Bakersfield. That was on June 11th. Two weeks later on June 25th, he did it again. Those two races altered the original plan. The final detonation of the plan came this week when Dyer's father Jeff purchased a car for Seth to run in the CLS. It is the same car that now NASCAR Cup Series star Chase Briscoe drove to the win in the 2016 Tulsa Shootout. The elder Dyer purchased the car from Brent Owens, who he competes with in the CLS and the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. Owens is getting his 410 back together and decided to sell the lightning sprint. It sounded like a good deal to Dyer who now has four race cars in the garage and driveway of his home. "I asked him if he just wanted to run three or four races and concentrate on 2023, or run as much as he could this year," Jeff Dyer said when asked about the jump up in competition for his son. "He opted to run as much as he could. Bobby Michnowicz (five-time CLS champion) also had a little bit of say in that to run him as much as possible." The plan right now is for the youngster to race at Ventura this Saturday and again in two weeks on July 23rd. Depending on if his dad's USAC/CRA car is together or not, the youngster may be in action at the reopening of the Santa Maria Raceway on August 6th. "He is having fun at the Victorville track," the former United States Army Demolitions Expert said of his young protege. "But it seems like he is learning more of how to avoid crashes there these days than racing. My expectation for him (in the CLS) is to finish the races and get some laps. I know a little bit more of how to set this car up than I did with Pat's (Kelley). So I can help him with a little bit more because the car is similar to the one I drive." Last Saturday at Seth's last race at Wheel2Wheel, his father did not have a race scheduled. So, he picked up a ride and the father and son got to race against each other. "Seth called Rex Staten and we were able to put something together so I had a car to drive there last week," Jeff said. "We actually had a really good time. He beat me in the heat race and the B main. I made some changes for the main event and was able to beat him. It was a lot of fun swapping slide jobs with him in the main event. That was probably the most fun I ever had racing." Needless to say, Seth is looking forward to Saturday at the joint known as "The Best Little Dirt Track in America." "I am really excited, and I cannot wait," the personable teen said on Wednesday. "I would say it is going to take me two or three races to get used to it, but it is the next logical step. In the class I ran before there, the restricted 500 (at Wheel2Wheel), you had to keep those cars pretty straight to be fast. That is kind of like a lightning sprint." While Seth will be there getting in some laps, Jeff will be right in the middle of the hornet's nest when he gets to Ventura. Two weeks ago when he arrived at the beachside Oval, he was the CLS point leader. However, he cut a tire after only two laps in the main event and dropped out of the race. It was the first time in eight CLS starts this year that he finished worse than fourth. The cut tire dropped him from the point lead back to third, but he is only 24-points out of the top spot. For fans who wish to see the father and son team in action on Saturday, spectator gates at the Ventura Raceway will open at 3:00 PM. The first race will be at 5:30. Adult tickets are $18.00. For seniors 60 and over, military with ID, and students with ID it is $15. Kids 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. The Ventura Raceway is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard (93001). The track website is http://venturaraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (805) 648-RACE. Jeff Dyer is racing in memory of his grandfather Glenn Sels throughout the 2022 season. Dyer would like to thank the following for making the 2022 season possible in the #4 Lightning Sprint Car. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports. For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, and Specialty Fasteners make it all possible. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2022, call (760) 267-0298 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff Dyer 2022 Results 3-5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest 13th A Main 3-25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main 4-16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th B Main 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 1 4-30 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 2 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 5-21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 4th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main Seth Dyer 2022 Lightning Sprint Results 6-11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 15th A Main Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information, use the following: call (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com. To keep up to date with all the teams, tracks, and series represented by the above, please visit the Instagram page @socalmotorsportspr

• 
  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. HEADS TO SOUTH DAKOTA FOR USAC SPRINT CAR NATIONALS

  (Chino, CA, July 5, 2022) When Eddie Tafoya junior and his crew got word that this Friday and Saturday night's USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series races were canceled, they decided to hit the road. Instead of sitting idle, the team is headed to Brandon, South Dakota for this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday's USAC Nationals at Huset's Speedway. All three nights of action will feature the USAC National Sprint Cars and National Midgets. image_6483441.jpg Eddie Tafoya Jr. and his father Eddie Sr. after his second-place finish at Cocopah in January. Tafoya photo. The whole scenario was created last week when the Friday, July 8th race at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, California, and the July 9th race at the Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway a few miles up the road in Tulare were both canceled. The reasons for the cancellations were drought and water restriction conditions, the current tire crisis facing all of racing, and the cost of fuel. The deletions created a six-week void in the USAC/CRA Series schedule before the next slated race at the Santa Maria Raceway on August 6th. Tafoya has made several trips to Indiana to race in the national series over the past few years. However, this week's races will be his first-ever in "The Mt. Rushmore State." Huset's Speedway, which opened in 1954, recently had a massive upgrade and is now considered one of the crown jewels of dirt tracks in the United States. The 1/3 mile banked oval is also one of the fastest in the country. It will be Tafoya's second trip to race in the Midwest in 2022. At the beginning of May, the Chino Hills, California driver went back for a two-night show at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Ohio. Unfortunately, the team was within a couple of hours of its destination when it got word that the shows had been canceled due to heavy, persistent rains. That was the only trip to the Midwest the team had scheduled this year until the two cancellations were announced last week. The 2019 USAC/CRA and USAC Southwest Series Rookie of the Year is having his best year to date racing 410 Sprint cars. In 12 starts in the USAC/CRA Series, Tafoya has placed in the top five, five times, and has been in the top ten nine times. Included is a second-place finish on January 29th at Arizona's Cocopah Speedway and a third-place finish on another "Copper State" track, the Mohave Valley Raceway, on April 23rd. All told, the good finishes currently have him ranked fourth in USAC/CRA points and he has been closing in on third. For those who can get away and who would like to watch the 2018 Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns Champion in his South Dakota debut, the track is located at 2012 S. Splitrock Boulevard in Brandon, South Dakota (57005). Racing will begin each night at 7:00 p.m. CDT. The race website is https://www.usacnationals.com/ and the email is mailto:USACNationals@gmail.com. For fans who cannot make it to the race, all three nights will stream live on Flo Racing. Details are at https://www.floracing.com/. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Specialty Fastener team's 2022 season effort, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's 2022 plans. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. The same contact point can be used to purchase his great-looking shirts via mail. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2022 Race Results 1-27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main 1-28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main 1-29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 3-26 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main 4-1 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main 4-2 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 4-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 4-30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 5-14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 5-28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 6-11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main 6-25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  LIGHTNING SPRINTS TAKE HOT POINT BATTLE TO VENTURA RACEWAY

  (Torrance, CA, July 5, 2022) When the California Lightning Sprint Car Series returns to Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway this Saturday, July 9th, it is bringing along a torrid battle for the lead in the championship point standings. First-place Eric Greco has a mere four-point lead over David Gasper going into the race. If that is not tight enough, third-place Jeff Dyer is only 21-points behind Gasper, and fourth-place Cody Nigh is 30-points behind Dyer. 279243948_10166289203490201_3977784047593679138_n.jpg Eric Greco leads the CLS points heading into this week's race at Ventura. Saturday's program at the track known as "The Best Little Dirt Track In America," will be the fifth of the year at the beachside Oval for the CLS. Thus far, only one driver, defending series champion Gasper, has won more than once on the 1/5 of a mile track this year. The Santa Barbara, California 16-year-old has taken the Chris Kornder checkered flag twice. The first time was on April 30th, and the last was two weeks ago, on June 25th. Current point leader Greco, who lives in Palmdale, and five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills, have one win each. 290692849_567954571584127_3022268383138269232_n.jpg David Gasper leads the CLS with four main event wins in 2022 including two at Ventura. Gasper, who also tops the series with four wins this year, led the June 25th race at Ventura green to checkers. Michnowicz placed second and Greco was third. Yucca Valley's Dyer, who came into that race leading the points standings, dropped out on a yellow after only two laps with a cut tire. Behind Gasper in the overall series win column for 2022 is San Diego's, A.J. Bender. He has two triumphs and is the only other driver in the CLS with more than one victory this year. In addition to Michnowicz and Greco's single victories, Grant Sexton of Lakeside has one win. As well as the CLS, the ICMA Modifieds, VRA Dwarf Cars, hobby stocks, NMRA ¾ Midgets, and motorcycles will also be in action on Saturday night. For fans who wish to see the show on Saturday, spectator gates at the Ventura Raceway will open at 3:00 PM. The first race will be at 5:30. Adult tickets are $18.00. For seniors 60 and over, military with ID, and students with ID it is $15. Kids 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. The Ventura Raceway is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard (93001). The track website is http://venturaraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (805) 648-RACE. After Saturday's race at Ventura, the CLS will return there on July 23rd for the third straight time. California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA, 998 2. David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA, 994 3. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, 974 4. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA, 943 5. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, 776 6. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, 735 7. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, 649 8. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA, 643 9. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA, 492 10. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, CA, 432 CLS vs BCRA "Civil War Series" Points 1. David Gasper - CLS - 142 2. Dakota Albright - BCRA - 126 3. Eric Greco - CLS - 126 4. Will Browne - CLA 116 5. Harlee Aguilera - BCRA - 109 6. Cody Nigh - CLS - 104 7. Greg Dennett - BCRA - 100 8. Hunter Kinney - BCRA - 92 9. Matt Land - BCRA - 89 10. Tim Kinser - 83 The following companies have become marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies that will be awarded on top of the regular racing purses and they will be paid out throughout the year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection, Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels, Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI, Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing, Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed. If you or your company would like to become a partner of the longtime racing organization, contact Jon Robertson via email at mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. http://rebelgears.com/http://rebelgears.com/2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 25 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing -- Civil War #1 - David Gasper April 16 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged - Bobby Michnowicz May 14 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - A.J. Bender May 21 Ventura Raceway Winged - Eric Greco June 11 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - David Gasper June 25 Ventura Raceway Winged - David Gasper July 9 Ventura Raceway Winged July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged - Civil War #2 August 27 Placerville Speedway Winged - Civil War #3 September 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged September 24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - Civil War #4 October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged - With SWLS October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged November 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged - With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5 November 17 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 18 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points November 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing - With USAC Midgets - No Points To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints 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 2014 Bobby Michnowicz 2015 Bobby Michnowicz 2016 Bobby Michnowicz 2017 Bobby Michnowicz 2018 Jarrett Kramer 2019 Jarrett Kramer 2021 David Gasper This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

• 
  WILL BROWNE TAKES SEVENTH IN FIRST-EVER WESTERN MIDGET RACING MAIN

  (Glendora, California, July 3, 2022) Glendora, California open-wheel racing driver Will Browne notched a seventh-place finish in his first-ever midget race. The debut came in the Western Midget Racing Series at the famous beachside Ventura Raceway on a night Browne had planned on doing double duty by also competing in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series. 275582030_443396880914565_5356839545929998043_n.jpg Will Browne qualifying for a wingless race earlier this year. The WMR is a relatively new racing organization that promotes affordable midget racing at tracks in Arizona and California. The roster for the series is populated by seasoned veterans and by many well-known up-and-coming drivers. It is a perfect place for a driver like Browne to get his feet wet in midget racing. For his initial WMR competition, Browne was driving the Paul Sanders #22 Drive-In Automotive Special. The recent Glendora High School graduate drove a smooth race. He steered clear of crashes in front of him and advanced forward to a very impressive seventh-place finish in his midget debut. Unfortunately, things did not go quite as well in the companion CLS race. Coming into the night, Browne led the rookie point standings. However, while preparing the car for the Ventura race, the team noticed a bearing going bad in the Pacific Panel Products/Tucker Tire/Ann Blanco Homes #8. With no time to fix it for the race, Browne borrowed an engine from a fellow competitor, but that engine gave up the ghost in hot laps. While the engine failure kept the rookie out of the CLS portion of the program, he still maintains his rookie point lead and his lofty fifth-place spot in the championship standings. Even though Browne is a rookie with the CLS and WMR, he is anything but a newcomer to racing. Last year he was crowned Pro 500 Speedway Sprint champion at Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville, California. Two seasons ago, the then 16-year-old drove spec trucks at the Irwindale Speedway finishing second in points and winning the Rookie Of The Year title. In 2019, one year after he and his father/crew chief Todd Browne started racing dirt karts at Wheel2Wheel Raceway, he was named Rookie Of The Year in the restrictor class at the same track. Be sure to visit Browne's website at https://willbrowneracing.com/. It is filled with information on him and has some interesting videos. Will Browne and his team would like to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of his rookie season in lightning sprint cars. Pacific Panel Products, Tucker Tire, and Ann Blanco Homes. If you would like to join the friendly newcomer in his rookie campaign, drop an email or give him a call at the following: willbrowne88@gmail.com or (626) 261-5310. Will Browne 2022 Racing Results March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 9th A Main April 2 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main April 16 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 7th A Main May 14 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 4th A Main May 21 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 6th A Main June 11 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 5th A Main June 25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars DNS June 25 Ventura Raceway WMR Midgets 7th A Main July 9 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars July 23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars August 27 Placerville Speedway BCRA Lightning Sprint Cars September 9 TBA September 10 Lemoore Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars September 24 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars October 29 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 15 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 17 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 18 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars November 19 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or (909) 226-7768

Mohave Valley Raceway Dirt Track Videos

• HIGHLIGHTS: AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Cars | Mohave Valley Raceway | 4/23/2022

Mohave Valley Raceway Nearby Dirt Tracks

Distance information is direct (as the crow flies) - driving distance will differ due to road routes and things like lakes or mountains.

• 
  Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track Race Track98 miles away - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Mohave Valley Raceway Dirt Track Racing Organizations

• 
  USAC - United States Auto Club Dirt Track Racing Organization