Merced Speedway Race Track in Merced, California, USA

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Merced Speedway is the fastest, smoothest dirt track in the Central Valley of California. With large, covered grandstands, fans are kept cool in the summer heat with an obstruction free view of the entire speedway.

Merced Speedway races IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, Valley Sportsman, WRS 305's, Mini Late Models, Dwarf, BCRA Midget Lites, 360 Sprints, and 410 Sprints.

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• Surface: 1/3 mile banked clay oval

• 900 Martin Luther King Way
  Merced, California, 95341 USA
• lat: 37.290959, lng: -120.483021
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  Justin Sanders goes back-to-back with the SCCT 360s

  Merced, CA…Aromas driver Justin Sanders raced to his 10th career Sprint Car Challenge Tour victory on Saturday at Merced Speedway, moving into sole possession of second all-time. "I want to thank Dale and Tara Miller for all the support and giving me a great opportunity to drive this race car," Sanders said in victory lane. "We've had a strong start to the season and hopefully we can keep it up as the week's go on." Sanders jumped into the lead at the waving of the green flag and had his way with things out front. Early on things were exciting as cars ran high and low on the quarter mile bullring. Heavy daytime winds created a drying surface however, as rubber became prevalent towards the later stages. Sanders ultimately led flag to flag in the 35-lap contest to bring home victory over Fremont's Shane Golobic, Penngrove's Chase Johnson, Clovis' Dominic Gorden and Mesa, Arizona's Corbin Rueschenberg. Kaleb Montgomery, Ashton Torgerson, Isaiah Vasquez, DJ Netto and Tony Gomes rounded out the top-10. Netto earned the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award with his drive from 17th to ninth. Next up for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour is the Mel & Marlyn Hall Memorial at Marysville Raceway on Saturday May 25th. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour Merced Speedway April 20, 2024 A Feature 35 Laps 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[1]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 3. 28-Chase Johnson[7]; 4. 10-Dominic Gorden[9]; 5. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[4]; 6. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[8]; 7. 02-Ashton Torgerson[13]; 8. 83-Isaiah Vasquez[12]; 9. 88N-DJ Netto[17]; 10. 7C-Tony Gomes[14]; 11. 21-Shane Hopkins[15]; 12. X1-Michael Faccinto[10]; 13. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[16]; 14. 14-Mariah Ede[18]; 15. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 16. 5R-Ryan Rocha[21]; 17. 92-Andy Forsberg[22]; 18. 9-Dustin Freitas[24]; 19. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 20. 5V-Sean Becker[20]; 21. 67-Grant Duinkerken[11]; 22. 28X-Gauge Garcia[6]; 23. 14W-Jodie Robinson[23]; 24. 21W-Josh Wiesz[19] B Feature 12 Laps 1. 5R-Ryan Rocha[1]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg[7]; 3. 14W-Jodie Robinson[3]; 4. 9-Dustin Freitas[5]; 5. 2A-Austin Wood[8]; 6. 7H-Jake Haulot[2]; 7. 12J-John Clark[4]; 8. 2-Brooklyn Holland[12]; 9. 61-Travis Labat[9]; 10. 34-Dakota Albright[10]; 11. 38-Colby Johnson[6]; 12. 222-Wyatt VanLare[14]; 13. 9L-Luke Hayes[11]; 14. 10X-Mauro Simone[13] C Feature 10 Laps 1. 10X-Mauro Simone[1]; 2. 222-Wyatt VanLare[4]; 3. 31H-Phil Heynen[2]; 4. 76-Jennifer Osborne[5]; 5. 75-Bill Smith[3]; 6. 15-Nick Parker[6] Dash 6 Laps 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[2]; 2. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[1]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[4]; 4. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[8]; 5. 83T-Tanner Carrick[6]; 6. 28X-Gauge Garcia[3]; 7. 28-Chase Johnson[7]; 8. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[5] Heat 1 10 Laps 1. 28-Chase Johnson[1]; 2. 4SA-Justin Sanders[4]; 3. 67-Grant Duinkerken[3]; 4. 7C-Tony Gomes[10]; 5. 14-Mariah Ede[5]; 6. 5R-Ryan Rocha[2]; 7. 9-Dustin Freitas[7]; 8. 61-Travis Labat[9]; 9. 10X-Mauro Simone[6]; 10. 222-Wyatt VanLare[8] Heat 2 10 Laps 1. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[1]; 2. 10-Dominic Gorden[2]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 4. 21-Shane Hopkins[3]; 5. 21W-Josh Wiesz[8]; 6. 7H-Jake Haulot[6]; 7. 38-Colby Johnson[5]; 8. 34-Dakota Albright[7]; 9. 31H-Phil Heynen[9] Heat 3 10 Laps 1. 28X-Gauge Garcia[1]; 2. X1-Michael Faccinto[3]; 3. 83-Isaiah Vasquez[2]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[7]; 5. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[4]; 6. 14W-Jodie Robinson[5]; 7. 92-Andy Forsberg[6]; 8. 9L-Luke Hayes[8]; 9. 75-Bill Smith[10]; 10. 76-Jennifer Osborne[9] Heat 4 10 Laps 1. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[4]; 3. 02-Ashton Torgerson[6]; 4. 88N-DJ Netto[3]; 5. 5V-Sean Becker[7]; 6. 12J-John Clark[8]; 7. 2A-Austin Wood[9]; 8. 2-Brooklyn Holland[5]; 9. 15-Nick Parker[1] Qualifying A 2 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders, 00:11.136[3]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 00:11.193[7]; 3. 28-Chase Johnson, 00:11.388[12]; 4. 3-Kaleb Montgomery, 00:11.391[13]; 5. 5R-Ryan Rocha, 00:11.395[5]; 6. 10-Dominic Gorden, 00:11.504[4]; 7. 67-Grant Duinkerken, 00:11.533[11]; 8. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:11.536[10]; 9. 14-Mariah Ede, 00:11.556[1]; 10. 38-Colby Johnson, 00:11.680[8]; 11. 10X-Mauro Simone, 00:11.682[2]; 12. 7H-Jake Haulot, 00:11.828[15]; 13. 9-Dustin Freitas, 00:11.951[18]; 14. 34-Dakota Albright, 00:12.014[14]; 15. 222-Wyatt VanLare, 00:12.100[6]; 16. 21W-Josh Wiesz, 00:12.106[16]; 17. 61-Travis Labat, 00:12.298[19]; 18. 31H-Phil Heynen, 00:12.643[9]; 19. 7C-Tony Gomes, 00:15.105[17] Qualifying B 1. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[1]; 3. 28X-Gauge Garcia[4]; 4. 15-Nick Parker[3]; 5. 83-Isaiah Vasquez[10]; 6. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[16]; 7. X1-Michael Faccinto[8]; 8. 88N-DJ Netto[7]; 9. 14W-Jodie Robinson[6]; 10. 2-Brooklyn Holland[9]; 11. 92-Andy Forsberg[15]; 12. 02-Ashton Torgerson[14]; 13. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[12]; 14. 5V-Sean Becker[18]; 15. 9L-Luke Hayes[5]; 16. 12J-John Clark[13]; 17. 76-Jennifer Osborne[11]; 18. 2A-Austin Wood[17]; 19. 75-Bill Smith[19]

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  High Banks of Merced Speedway ready for SCCT Saturday

  Merced, CA…Merced Speedway has rapidly become one of the more popular tracks in the Golden State and this Saturday the Sprint Car Challenge Tour ventures to its high banks for a can't miss night of racing. The Merced bullring happens to be one of the more centrally located tracks in California, which should make for a solid field of cars from throughout the Northern and Central part of our state. The always action-packed quarter mile lies one hour and 45 minutes from Sacramento and just under an hour from Fresno. "We are excited to host the Sprint Car Challenge Tour at Merced Speedway this Saturday," commented track GM Doug Lockwood. "We don't have that many Sprint Car shows in Merced, but when we do, it's always a special time. It should be an outstanding field of competitors this weekend and it's your only chance to catch a Winged Sprint Car event here until the Outlaws in September, so hopefully everyone can come out and fill these grandstands." All cars that competed at the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour opener on April 6th will be vying for $3,000-to-win this Saturday in Merced, thanks to the www.shopkylelarson.com bonus up for grabs. The 24-car feature, as always, pays a guaranteed $400-to-start. Justin Sanders and owner Dale Miller picked up where they left off last year by recording a clean sweep at the SCCT opener in Stockton. The Aromas driver recorded his ninth career tour win, tying him with Fresno's Dominic Scelzi for the second most all-time. Sanders ran fourth at the Merced stop last season, while Scelzi raced to victory at the event, marking the first of his three SCCT triumphs in 2023. Both drivers will be tough to beat on Saturday but will be challenged by several of California's top racers. Fremont's Shane Golobic, Lincoln's Tanner Carrick, Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield and Oregon driver Tyler Thompson rounded out the top-five on opening night with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour recently. Other drivers among the top-10 on April 6th looking to move their way forward will include Chase Johnson, rookie driver Austin Wood, 2021 Merced Speedway winner Colby Copeland, Dustin Freitas and Mariah Ede. Freitas netted the PitStopUSA Hard Charger Award with his drive from 20th to ninth in Stockton. Tickets and Details: Adult tickets at Merced Speedway this Saturday April 20th cost just $25, juniors 11-17 will be $10, kids 6-10 are $5 and those five and under will be free. Tickets will be available at the gate on race day. The pit gate will open at 3pm, with the front gate opening at 5pm and pit meeting at 5:15pm. Hot laps will occur at 5:45pm, with Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying and racing to follow. The muffler rule will mirror what was utilized at the Stockton opener, which is Flowmaster, SpinTech, Schoenfeld 14272735-78 or Extreme mufflers. For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Merced Speedway is located at 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, California 95431. For information on the speedway visit http://www.mercedspeedway.net/ The Sprint Car Challenge Tour would like to thank Elk Grove Ford, Hoosier Racing Tires, CaliDirt.TV, Shop Kyle Larson, Pit Stop USA, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, D&D Roofing, Sierra Foothills Wine Services, Garth Moore Insurance and Financial Services, Pacific Highway Rentals and High Sierra Industries for their support this season. The Sprint Car Challenge Tour is operated under the Russell Motorsports Inc. banner, which also manages the Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California. For sponsorship opportunities and inquiries, RMI can be reached at 530-344-7592 or office@sprintcarchallengetour.com More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360. …… Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Saturday April 20: Merced Speedway (360 Challenge on the High Banks) Saturday May 25: Marysville Raceway (24th Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial) Friday May 31: Placerville Speedway (Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Opening Night)

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  BRADEN CHIARAMONTE'S RESULTS FROM THE ASPARAGUS CUP AT STOCKTON AND UPCOMING EVENTS

  (El Cajon, CA, April 11) Rising Southern California star Braden Chiaramonte made the long trek north for last week's Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour "Asparagus Cup" at the newly configured Stockton Dirt Track. The young driver transferred directly from his heat race into the main event and finished 14th after having to restart at the back early in the going. Located east of San Francisco on the San Joaquin Fairgrounds, it was the first race on the track that was reconfigured from a half-mile to a quarter mile over the off-season. For Chiaramonte, who never raced on the half-mile, it was not his first race on the fairgrounds that is located 471 miles from his El Cajon, California home. Last June, he competed in a two-night Outlaw Micro 600 race at the Delta Speedway which is on the fairgrounds and only a few hundred feet from the dirt track. His best finish of the two nights was a fifth on June 22nd. Last week, the new track surface did present some challenges for the teams on hand starting with qualifying. Driving the well-known Tiner/Hirst Enterprises #94TH that is sponsored by Slade Precision Shocks/Larry Davis Farms/System 1 Pro Ignition, Chiaramonte timed in 11th fastest of the 16 cars in group B qualifying with a time of 14.809. Chiaramonte's first race of the night was the third heat. Eight cars lined up for the 10-lapper and only the top five would get an automatic ticket into the night's 30-lap main event. All he had to do was move up one spot to get a transfer to the main. That is exactly what he did but it was not without working hard as he was battling for position a majority of the race. By the time the finale rolled around, some portions of the track were taking on a lot of character. Especially turns three and four. Chiaramonte started 18th in the 24-car, 30 lapper, and nearly got bitten early in the race. A Talladega-style tangle in turn four that involved seven cars nearly blocked the entire track. It almost gathered Chiaramonte in. However, he alertly dove to the inside to narrowly escape the carnage that brought out a red flag. For the restart after the "Big One," Chiaramonte was 10th. However, on lap six two cars got together directly in front of the young star. With nowhere to go, he slid into them pushing the right-side nerf bar into the rear tire. That resulted in a trip to the work area where the Tiner/Hirst crew quickly straightened out the damage and sent him back out to battle. Starting at the back, Chiaramonte worked his way forward and at one point was up to 12th. When the checkered signaled an end to the rough and tumble affair, the young driver came home with a hard-fought 14th-place finish. "First wing race of the year is in the books and it was not a bad night," Chiaramonte told his Facebook followers a few days after the race. "Didn't qualify to good. Started sixth in the heat and finished fifth. Started 18th in the main and got up to 10th and two cars got together in front of me. Slid into them and the nerf bar was in the right rear tire. Got to the pits and they pulled it off. I went back and finished 14th. It was a good first night. I learned a lot and am ready for the next one." That next one was supposed to be at the Placerville Speedway on April 13th. However, like so many races in California early in the 2024 season, rain wiped that show out. This week Chiaramonte and the team will head north to Kevin Lockwood's racy Merced Speedway for the next round of the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. In addition, the team is contemplating taking the micro along to race at the Delta Speedway in Stockton, which is 70-miles north of Merced, on Friday night. Spectator gates at Merced will open at 5:00 p.m. and the first green flag will fly at 7:00. The track is located at 900 Martin Luther King Drive in Merced, California. The website is http://www.mercedspeedway.net/ and the office phone number is (209) 383-7799. If things have not been busy enough, the team just rolled out its brand new DRC chassis to race with the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA 410 Sprint Car Series. They finished building the car on Saturday and tested it Sunday morning at Perris Auto Speedway. Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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  CLS/BCRA Merced Civil War event cancelled

  Due to unfavorable weather predictions , this weekend's (4/13) CLS/BCRA Civil War event has been cancelled at Merced Speedway. We'll see everyone the following weekend (4/20) at Bakersfield Speedway for our regularly scheduled event (barring tornados, earthquakes, locusts or an invasion of giant rabbits).

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  Justin Sanders records clean sweep to open SCCT season in Stockton

  Stockton, CA…Aromas driver Justin Sanders put together a perfect outing to snag the Sprint Car Challenge Tour season opener on Saturday at the Stockton Dirt Track's Asparagus Cup. Piloting the Dale Miller Septic No. 4sa Sanders earned the Sierra Foothills Wine Services Fast Time Award, won his heat race, captured the High Sierra Industries Dash, and raced to victory in the 30-lap SCCT finale. "It feels good to get another win here at Stockton for Dale Miller and to be the first winner on the new track is special as well," Sanders commented following the race. "I have to thank everybody that supports this 4sa car and hopefully we can go to victory lane a lot this season." Once in front after the opening circuit Sanders had his way with things during the main event, working lapped traffic like a magician at times. Several slowdowns plagued the contest, but the reigning winner of the Dirt Cup was calm, cool and collected in the lead. Fremont's Shane Golobic found speed late and moved into the second spot with just a couple of laps left. Sanders had already pulled away however and took the checkered flag for his ninth career triumph with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, tying Dominic Scelzi for second all-time. Golobic crossed the stripe in second, followed by Lincoln's Tanner Carrick, Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield and Oregon racer Tyler Thompson. The remainder of the top-10 was filled out by Chase Johnson, Austin Wood, Colby Copeland, Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Dustin Freitas and Mariah Ede. The night's Bmain was picked off by Isaiah Vasquez, while the Dash as noted went to Justin Sanders. Heat race wins went to Sanders, Bloomfield, Thompson and Colby Johnson. Sanders set the standard in qualifying with a lap of 14.225. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour returns to action on Saturday April 20th at the Merced Speedway. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour - Asparagus Cup Stockton Dirt Track April 6, 2024 SCCT 360 Sprints - 33 Entries A Feature 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[1]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[9]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick[2]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 5. 35M-Tyler Thompson[6]; 6. 28-Chase Johnson[15]; 7. 2A-Austin Wood[17]; 8. 5V-Colby Copeland[12]; 9. 9-Dustin Freitas[20]; 10. 14-Mariah Ede[13]; 11. X1-Michael Faccinto[14]; 12. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[21]; 13. 61-Travis Labat[24]; 14. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[18]; 15. 88N-DJ Netto[3]; 16. 10-Dominic Gorden[8]; 17. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[22]; 18. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr[23]; 19. 7C-Kaleb Montgomery[19]; 20. 38-Colby Johnson[5]; 21. 75-Tony Gomes[7]; 22. 7H-Jake Haulot[10]; 23. 5R-Ryan Rocha[11]; 24. 2-Brooklyn Holland[16] B Feature 1. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[1]; 2. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 3. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr[12]; 4. 61-Travis Labat[5]; 5. 87P-Jacob Tuttle[8]; 6. 14W-Jodie Robinson[11]; 7. 92-Andy Forsberg[3]; 8. 11S-Steel Powell[6]; 9. 25S-Seth Standley[4]; 10. 222-Wyatt VanLare[7]; 11. 7DJ-Dryver Dothage[13]; 12. 77-Brayden Williams[9]; 13. (DNS) 52-David Lindt Jr Dash 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[1]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 3. 88N-DJ Netto[4]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[3]; 5. 38-Colby Johnson[2]; 6. 35M-Tyler Thompson[6]; 7. 75-Tony Gomes[7]; 8. 10-Dominic Gorden[8] Heat 1 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[4]; 2. 75-Tony Gomes[2]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[6]; 4. 14-Mariah Ede[1]; 5. 2A-Austin Wood[3]; 6. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[5]; 7. 61-Travis Labat[7]; 8. 77-Brayden Williams[9]; 9. 7DJ-Dryver Dothage[8] Heat 2 1. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[1]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 3. 5R-Ryan Rocha[2]; 4. 28-Chase Johnson[3]; 5. 7C-Kaleb Montgomery[6]; 6. 92-Andy Forsberg[5]; 7. 222-Wyatt VanLare[8]; 8. 14W-Jodie Robinson[7] Heat 3 1. 35M-Tyler Thompson[2]; 2. 88N-DJ Netto[4]; 3. 7H-Jake Haulot[1]; 4. X1-Michael Faccinto[3]; 5. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[6]; 6. 25S-Seth Standley[7]; 7. 87P-Jacob Tuttle[8]; 8. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[5] Heat 4 1. 38-Colby Johnson[2]; 2. 10-Dominic Gorden[4]; 3. 5V-Colby Copeland[5]; 4. 2-Brooklyn Holland[1]; 5. 9-Dustin Freitas[3]; 6. 11S-Steel Powell[8]; 7. 52-David Lindt Jr[7]; 8. (DNF) 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr[6] Qualifying A 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders, 00:14.225[12]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 00:14.415[17]; 3. 14-Mariah Ede, 00:14.513[2]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:14.521[7]; 5. 75-Tony Gomes, 00:14.535[3]; 6. 5R-Ryan Rocha, 00:14.560[9]; 7. 2A-Austin Wood, 00:14.594[11]; 8. 28-Chase Johnson, 00:14.623[15]; 9. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg, 00:14.670[1]; 10. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:14.674[6]; 11. 17W-Shane Golobic, 00:14.682[13]; 12. 7C-Kaleb Montgomery, 00:14.872[4]; 13. 61-Travis Labat, 00:14.918[5]; 14. 14W-Jodie Robinson, 00:15.145[14]; 15. 7DJ-Dryver Dothage, 00:15.265[16]; 16. 222-Wyatt VanLare, 00:15.429[10]; 17. 77-Brayden Williams, 00:15.959[8] Qualifying B 1. 88N-DJ Netto, 00:14.293[16]; 2. 10-Dominic Gorden, 00:14.300[6]; 3. 7H-Jake Haulot, 00:14.362[1]; 4. 2-Brooklyn Holland, 00:14.364[5]; 5. 35M-Tyler Thompson, 00:14.365[7]; 6. 38-Colby Johnson, 00:14.372[12]; 7. X1-Michael Faccinto, 00:14.422[9]; 8. 9-Dustin Freitas, 00:14.536[15]; 9. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez, 00:14.568[3]; 10. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:14.776[4]; 11. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:14.809[2]; 12. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr, 00:14.862[11]; 13. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:14.879[10]; 14. 52-David Lindt Jr, 00:15.120[13]; 15. 87P-Jacob Tuttle, 00:15.167[14]; 16. 11S-Steel Powell, 00:20.721[8]

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  Asparagus Cup awaits Sprint Car Challenge Tour Saturday in Stockton

  Stockton, CA…After a rainout last weekend the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour is now ready to get the season started at the newly renovated Stockton Dirt Track this Saturday April 6th. The event at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds facility marks the annual "Asparagus Cup" and is the first of two SCCT appearances this year in Stockton. The fully loaded show taking place on a newly reconfigured and shortened track also features the NARC 410 Sprint Cars. The much-anticipated race is held one weekend prior to the annual San Joaquin Asparagus Festival, which sees more than 65,000 people come through the gates over its three-day run. Former winners of the Asparagus Cup include current national stars James McFadden and Giovanni Scelzi, along with most recently Colby Copeland of Roseville. With the www.shopkylelarson.com full-time Bonus automatically factored in, this Saturday's SCCT feature will award $3,000-to-win and $400-to-start. The tour will again hand out $10,000 to its champion at season's end. Last year saw the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour have its closest championship battle in series history, with the top-three in points separated by just 11 markers following the Stockton finale. Clarksburg's Justyn Cox ultimately fended off Templeton's Kaleb Montgomery by four slim points to secure his initial SCCT title. Cox, who piloted the Bates-Hamilton Racing No. 42x, became the fourth driver to claim a Sprint Car Challenge Tour championship, joining Andy Forsberg, Ryan Robinson and Kyle Hirst. Despite coming up just short, both Montgomery and Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield made it an ultra-close fight right down to the end. Suisun City youngster Chance Grasty locked up the Garth Moore Insurance Rookie of the Year Award and finished fourth in the standings, while Clovis' Dominic Gorden completed the top-five. Dale Miller Racing captured their first SCCT owner championship last season in dominating fashion. Aromas wheel-man Justin Sanders piloted the car for much of the year and book ended the campaign by winning the opener in Placerville, along with the finale at Stockton. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating for the Asparagus Cup is general admission this Saturday April 6th. Adult tickets cost $30, while seniors 65+, military and juniors 5-17 will be $25. Kids four and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://bit.ly/3PfzphN or at the gate on race day. The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 4pm. The pit meeting will be held at 4pm with cars on track at 4:30. Hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying and racing will follow. SCCT teams must utilize mufflers this Saturday in Stockton. It will mirror that of the NARC rule, which is Flowmaster, SpinTech, Schoenfeld 14272735-78 or Extreme mufflers. For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Stockton Dirt Track is located on the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California. The physical address is 1658 S Airport Way, Stockton, CA 95206. For information on the speedway visit www.stocktondirttrack.com More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360. …… Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Saturday April 6: Stockton Dirt Track (Asparagus Cup w/NARC) Saturday April 20: Merced Speedway Saturday May 25: Marysville Raceway (24th Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial) Friday May 31: Placerville Speedway (Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Opening Night)

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  JEFF DYER EXPERIENCED MIXED RESULTS IN LAST TWO RACES - WEATHER MAY AFFECT WHERE HE RACES SATURDAY

  (Yucca Valley, CA, March 20, 2024) For veteran open-wheel racer Jeff Dyer, the past two weeks have produced vastly different results in two separate disciplines of open-wheel competition. On March 9th, the racing California Highway Patrol Officer finished second in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series main event at the Bakersfield Speedway. One week later, he ended up 19th in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series main event at Perris Auto Speedway. Dyer, who turned 41 last week, hopped into his son Seth's car for the impressive performance at Bakersfield. The unselfish teen offered Dyer the ride after the latter lost an engine during the California Mid-Winter Fair races at the Imperial Valley Raceway. The CLS has a throwaway rule where each driver throws out a race throughout the year. The elder Dyer used his throwaway when mechanical ills plagued him at the season-opening race. Thus, he could not afford to sit out the Bakersfield event. However, he was prepared to do so until Seth approached him with an idea. The teen would sit out and use his throwaway and his father would not lose a race. The move paid great dividends for both. Jeff got to race and in doing so, he got seat time in Seth's car and adjusted it for the teen's future races. After qualifying fourth fastest in the 14-car field with a lap of 13.062, the Yucca Valley, California racer placed fourth in his eight-lap heat race. For the main at Bakersfield, Dyer, who won a main event at the track last June, was starting on the inside of row three. After initially slipping back to sixth, the veteran racer moved back to fifth on lap four. Two laps later he executed a daring pass going into turn one. He passed two cars at one time and found himself in third. From laps six through 19, Dyer became mixed up in one of the best scraps for position the CLS has seen in quite some time. It was initially a seesaw battle with Aiden Lange that had them fighting for third place. Simultaneously, they sandwiched the second-place car and suddenly the battle between the two was for the number two spot. Dyer finally took control of that position on lap 19. He set his sights on the race-long leader, but victory was not his to be and he raced home second. When the CLS next hits the track in April, Dyer will be sixth in points. While things went well at Bakersfield, the same could not be said for the March 16th race in the USAC/CRA Series at Perris Auto Speedway. After qualifying with a lap of 17.117, things spiraled downhill in a hurry. In his heat race, lap seven contact with another car knocked him out of the 10-lapper. The tangle destroyed the front shocks, a wheel, and a few other bolt-on parts. Dyer and his crew got the car repaired for the main event and he started the 30-lapper in 19th. Things were going better until lap 22 when disaster struck. As Dyer sped into turn four, a car was stopped on the cushion. With no time to miss the car, Dyer threw it sideways and hit it. The contact saw Dyer get airborne and head back across the track where he landed on top of another car before settling right side up. This time the yellow #39 sustained too much damage and was towed back to the pit area to be loaded back into the trailer. "We hit sideways," he commented about the main event tangle. "It was no man's land at that point in time as I had already committed. We hit Ricky Lewis bounced down the track and then Cody Williams hit us. We were ready to flip and when Cody hit us it brought us back down to earth. Cody had nowhere to go. It (the crash) ripped the rear end out of the car and it destroyed the header and some other bolt-on pieces. Actually, it was not as bad as we thought. The chassis is okay. I thought it was going to be bent for sure. It is all fixable. Unfortunately, I was gone last week and we could not get it fixed for Cocopah." "I really did not expect the track to be that good and I completely missed the setup in qualifying," the CHP Officer nicknamed "Ponch" lamented. "We were way too tight. In the heat, we were doing pretty good and then we got in that tangle. We were pretty good in the main, too. We need to do a little bit more to the car. I called Spike ( the Spike Chassis company) and got some notes from them. Actually, the notes they gave me, we were quite a bit off from where we should be. With the changes they told us, we should be a lot better." Last week Dyer was doing some training at the CHP facility in Sacramento, California. Being there for the week meant he did not have time to fix his car for last Saturday's USAC/CRA race at Arizona's Cocopah Speedway. Weather permitting, he will return to the track for the first race in the new Ultimate Sprint Car Series presented by Inland Rigging at the Kevin Harvick Kern Raceway this Saturday, March 30th. In case of inclement weather, Dyer and his teenage son will head south to the Barona Raceway for the So Cal Lightning Sprint Car race. If the race happens at Kern, hot laps will begin at 4:45 p.m. and opening ceremonies will be at approximately 6:30. Adult tickets are $25.00. Kids five and under are free. The track is located at 13500 Raceway Boulevard Interstate 5 and South Enos Lane in Bakersfield. The track website is https://www.kernraceway.com/ and the office phone is (661) 835-1264. If the weather gets the best of Kern and Dyer heads to Barona, the track is located at 1754 Wildcat Canyon Road, in Lakeside, California. Gates will open at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday with racing at 6:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. For kids 7 to 17, admission is $10.00. Seniors, Military, and EMTs also get in for $10.00. Children 6 and under and parking are free. Family packs of two adults and two kids are $50.00. The track website https://baronaspeedway.com/ and the phone number is (619) 994-6560. Upcoming on Dyer's schedule is a date at Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway on April 6 for round #4 of the USAC/CRA Series. On April 13th he and Seth will make the long drive north to the Merced Speedway for the opening battle in the annual California Lightning Sprint Cars vs Bay Cities Racing Association Civil War Series. In 2024, the following marketing partners will help keep the Dyers on track. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, Straight Time Stirrups, Justice Brothers, Fonseca Racing, Specialty Fasteners, and Blud Racing Lubricants. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2024, call (760) 550-7237 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff is racing in memory of his grandparents, Glenn, and Beverly Sels, throughout the 2024 season. Jeff Dyer's 2024 Racing Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 3/1/24 Imperial Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints DNS 3/2/24 Imperial Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main 3/9/24 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main Seth Dyer's 2024 Racing Results 3/1/24 Imperial Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main 3/2/24 Imperial Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints 13th A Main Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information: phone (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com.

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  Spring Fever Frenzy jump starts SCCT season at Placerville Speedway Saturday

  Placerville, CA…The Sierra Foothills situated Placerville Speedway will be the destination for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour this Saturday, as the always competitive Winged 360 series opens its 2024 campaign. The annual "Spring Fever Frenzy" kicks-off a 17-race season for the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. It marks the first of three appearances at the popular El Dorado County Fairgrounds venue, which is located just a short drive from the capital city of Sacramento. The famous Placerville Speedway Easter Bunny will also make an appearance for photos with the kids on Saturday to commemorate Easter weekend. Live music will be performed by the band Mix Up from 4-6pm to coincide with Coors Light Happy Hour. With the www.shopkylelarson.com full-time Bonus automatically factored in, this Saturday's 35-lap feature will award $3,000-to-win and $400-to-start. The tour will again hand out $10,000 to its champion at season's end. Last season saw the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour have its closest championship battle in series history, with the top-three in points separated by just 11 markers following the Stockton finale. Clarksburg's Justyn Cox ultimately fended off Templeton's Kaleb Montgomery by four slim points to secure his initial SCCT title. Cox, who piloted the Bates-Hamilton Racing No. 42x, became the fourth driver to claim a Sprint Car Challenge Tour championship, joining Andy Forsberg, Ryan Robinson and Kyle Hirst. Despite coming up just short, both Montgomery and Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield made it an ultra-close fight right down to the end. Suisun City youngster Chance Grasty locked up the Garth Moore Insurance Rookie of the Year Award and finished fourth in the standings, while Clovis' Dominic Gorden completed the top-five. Dale Miller Racing also captured their first SCCT owner championship last season in dominating fashion. Aromas wheel-man Justin Sanders piloted the car for much of the year and book ended the campaign by winning the opener in Placerville, along with the finale at Stockton. Sanders has struck gold at the Spring Fever Frenzy each of the last two seasons. Former Spring Fever Frenzy winners, Andy Forsberg of Auburn and Tanner Carrick of Lincoln will both be favorites on Saturday. Forsberg has claimed nine career Placerville Speedway titles and earned his 200th career victory at the Tribute to Al Hinds this past season. Carrick was a winner on the red clay in July of last year and has shown the propensity to get around Placerville as well as anybody. Additional drivers looking to punch their ticket to victory lane at the Spring Fever Frenzy include Fremont's Shane Golobic, Hanford's Michael Faccinto, Modesto's Tony Gomes, Roseville's Colby Copeland and Sean Becker, Placerville's Shane Hopkins; Glendale, Arizona's Ashton Torgerson and many more. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating for the Spring Fever Frenzy is Reserved this Saturday March 30th. Adult tickets cost $25, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $22. Kids 6-11 cost $10 and those five and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-033024 or at the gate on race day. The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360. …… Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Saturday March 30: Placerville Speedway (8th annual Spring Fever Frenzy) Saturday April 6: Stockton Dirt Track (Asparagus Cup w/NARC) Saturday April 20: Merced Speedway Saturday May 25: Marysville Raceway (24th Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial)

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  NARC 410 SPRINT CARS SERIES SET TO INVADE MERCED SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY!

  (6/18/24 - Ben Deatherage) Merced, California ... The Central Valley is about to hear the roar of the 900+ horsepower powerplants of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series on Saturday, March 23rd, when the tour returns to Merced Speedway! The high-banked ¼-mile clay oval will host the cars and stars of the NARC organization for the first time since August of 2021 and will be the lone visit to the facility in 2024. This marks the second stop on NARC's 65th Anniversary 25-race campaign, which is slated to visit 17-different dirt oval tracks in California, Oregon, and Washington. "I'm super excited to get to Merced," said Lemoore driver Cole Macedo, hot off a big win at the Mini-Gold Cup in the Tarlton Motorsports #21 sprint car. "I know (promoter) Doug Lockwood has put in a lot of effort to make that place what it is today. I think Drew Warner (crew chief) will give me a fast race car, and if I do my job, we should come out with a good finish." Macedo is the current NARC championship point leader after scoring his second NARC feature win of his career in Chico. Many of the NARC sprint cars stars will be competing on the action-packed bullring for the first time, including a strong class of rookie drivers. This year's rookie field includes Lemoore's Caeden Steele, who finished third in Chico, Fresno's Gauge Garcia, Dominic Gorden from Clovis, Chico's Michael Ing and Wilton's Ashlyn Rodriguez. Who to Watch Aromas' Justin Sanders, expected to be a strong challenger for the 2024 NARC title, will be looking to rebound after a crash took him out of contention in Chico. Sanders hit pay dirt in the series' last visit to the track in August 2021 and knows that a victory gets him right back into the title hunt. Shane Golobic, who finished second in the NARC season opener in Chico, is looking to put the Matt Wood Racing #17W car in NARC victory lane for the first time at Merced Speedway. Golobic placed fifth in 2021 and was 16th when the World Of Outlaws visited in March 2022. Bud Kaeding, who claimed the series title in 2017, still doesn't have a Merced victory on this impressive resume. He came across the line in sixth when NARC was in Merced last time. With a retro look for the #29 team, the Campbell racer is looking to check off Merced on his win list. Tim Kaeding, from San Jose, will no doubt wow the crowd in the famed Williams Motorsports #0 entry. The "Governor of Good Times" was fourth in the last NARC trip to Merced. Kaeding is hitting the NARC trail heavy this spring and the 2002 and 2011 series champion is hungry to revisit victory lane. He has 72 NARC victories to his credit. Chase Johnson of Penngrove has a lot of laps and wins at Merced in many different types of cars, but the pilot of the #24 has yet to win in the 410 ranks. Johnson was third in a USAC-CRA race in September of 2019 and is in search of his fourth career NARC win. Other NARC 410 Series stars expected to compete include Justyn Cox from Clarksburg, Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield, Billy Aton of Benicia, Gilroy 's Jarrett Soares, Kaleb Montgomery of Templeton, Michael Faccinto and DJ Netto from Hanford and many more! Fan & Competitor Info The companion divisions for the evening include the Hobby Stocks, Mini Late Models, and IMCA Northern SportMods. Merced Speedway is located at 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Merced, California. Tickets are $25.00 for Adults, Juniors (11-17) $10.00, Kids (6-10) $5.00, and 5 and Under are FREE. Pit Gates will open at 2:00 PM and the Front Gates at 5:00. Hot Laps are expected to begin around 6:00, with racing kicking off at 7:00. Additional information can be found at www.mercedspeedway.net. The NARC racing format includes qualifying, four eight-lap heat races, an exciting six-lap trophy dash, a 12-lap last chance race, and a 30-lap main event. The NARC 410 Sprint Series is the leading 410 Sprint Car tour west of the Rocky Mountains. Since 1960, they have enthralled countless thousands of fans from tracks up and down the Pacific Coast. For more information, visit their website at www.narc410.com or social media pages. The event at Merced Speedway can be viewed live on Floracing.com, along with every NARC 410 Sprint Car Series race. The NARC 410 Sprint Car Racing Series is also sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tires and Floracing.com. Associate and product award sponsors include Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Beacon Wealth Strategies, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bullet Impressions, Diversified Machine Inc., Jim Allen Promotions, Kaeding Performance Center, Kimo's Tropical Car Wash, KSE Racing Enterprises, Lifeline LLC, Maxim Racing Products, Mettec Titanium, Pyrotect, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Scelzi Enterprises, SCI Racing Products, Starr Property Management, System 1 Ignition, Ultra Lite Brakes, Williams Roofing, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Winters Performance Products. NARC 410 SPRINT CARS SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS (AFTER ONE EVENT IN 25-RACE SERIES) Cole Macedo, Lemoore - 142 Shane Golobic, Fremont - 139 Caeden Steele, Fresno (R) - 138 Dylan Bloomfield, Oakley - 137 Bud Kaeding, Campbell - 136 Tanner Carrick, Lincoln - 135 Sean Becker, Roseville - 134 Nick Parker, Chico - 133 Justyn Cox, Clarksburg - 132 Gauge Garcia, Lemoore (R) - 131 Ryan Robinson, Roseville - 130 Chase Johnson, Penngrove - 129 Justin Sanders, Aromas - 128 DJ Netto, Hanford - 127 Andy Forsberg, Auburn - 127 Jayson Bright, Antioch (R) - 125 Kalib Henry, Sacramento - 125 Michael Faccinto, Hanford - 123 Robbie Price, Cobble Hill, B.C. - 122 Max Mittry, Redding - 121 UPCOMING EVENTS: April 6 - Stockton Dirt Track - Asparagus Cup with SCCT April 13 - Kings Speedway (Hanford) - $11,000 to win Peter Murphy Classic April 27 - Stockton Dirt Track - Salute to NARC champ Leroy Van Conett May 4 - Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) - Chris & Brian Faria Memorial May 11 - Antioch Speedway - Contra Costa County Clash May 18 - Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) - KRC Night at the Races June 1 - Placerville Speedway - Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial

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  NARC 410 SPRINT CARS SERIES SET TO INVADE MERCED SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY!

  The Central Valley is about to hear the roar of the 900+ horsepower powerplants of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series on Saturday, March 23rd, when the tour returns to Merced Speedway!

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  $10,000 ON THE LINE FOR NARC MINI-GOLD CUP WINNER AT CHICO ON SATURDAY

  (3/11/24 - Ben Deatherage) Chico, CA ... The NARC 410 Sprint Car Series is excited to lift the lid on its 65th competitive season on Saturday, March 16th, at Silver Dollar Speedway! The historic Chico ¼-mile clay oval hosts the opening leg of the 2024 campaign and will have $10,000 on the line to the driver that bests the field of the Mini Gold Cup main event. After last weekend's rainout at Hanford, this marks the first of 25 premier racing events that will invade 17-different dirt oval tracks in California, Oregon, and Washington. "This is going to be such a great event at this place, and it's great to have NARC back to Chico," commented Silver Dollar Speedway General Manager and Announcer Troy Hennig. "We've done some really wonderful things here over the offseason, and I think fans and drivers are going to like it, especially the brand-new catch fence." With defending champion Corey Day moving to the national touring High Limit Series and two-time champ Dominic Scelzi touring around the country this Spring, the battle for the prestigious NARC championship is expected to be a wide open and highly-contested affair. The addition of several new up and coming drivers and teams promise to make it even more interesting. Who to Watch Justin Sanders, from Aromas, has amassed two of his series triumphs at Silver Dollar, achieved in 2019 and 2021. The Mittry Motorsports #2X pilot was runner-up at the April 30th show in 2022. Both Chico events were rained out last season. Sanders, a 15-time winner on the NARC circuit, is expected to be a top contender for the NARC championship this season. Justyn Cox made it to Silver Dollar Speedway just a handful of times in 2023 but did manage to put the Bates-Hamilton Racing #42X in the main events during the Gold Cup Race of Champions. Cox posted 15 top ten NARC finishes last year including a huge victory at Tulare and will be a nightly force to be reckoned with. Lemoore's Cole Macedo and Bud Kaeding of Campbell are also expected to be battling for the title this season. Both have ample experience to make that happen. Macedo, who has won several races around the country, captured his first NARC feature event last season and Kaeding was the 2017 NARC series champion. Kaeding has 21 series wins to his credit. There's no doubt that the biggest target on anyone's back is Shane Golobic. The Fremont chauffeur, piloting the Matt Wood Racing #17W, is the most recent non-sanctioned 410 feature winner at SDS when he won the fair race on May 28th. The last time the facility was in action, he scored the victory on the final night of the 360 Fall Nationals last October. Many young Central Valley competitors are expected to be in the field, including Lemoore's Gauge Garcia, Dominic Gordon from Clovis, 2019 NARC champion D.J. Netto from Hanford, and Caeden Steele of Fresno. Other competitors include Penngrove driver Chase Johnson, Oakley pilot Dylan Bloomfield, Jarrett Soares of Gilroy, Benicia's Billy Aton, reigning Rookie of the Year Nick Parker from Tucson, Tim Kaeding of San Jose, Chico's Michael Ing, Ashlyn Rodriguez of Wilton, Lincoln's Tanner Carrick, Kaleb Montgomery of Templeton, Auburn's Andy Forsberg, and many more. Fan & Competitor Info Silver Dollar Speedway is located at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds at 2357 Fair Street in Chico, California. Tickets can be purchased online at silverdollar.ticketspice.com. Tickets are $30.00 for Adults, Juniors (13-17)/Seniors (65+)/Military $25, and Kids (12 and Under) are FREE. Pit gates open at 2:00 p.m. Front gates open at 4:00 p.m., qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing by 6:30 p.m. Additional information can be found at www.silverdollarspeedway.com. The NARC racing format includes qualifying, four eight-lap heat races, an exciting six-lap trophy dash, a 12-lap last chance race, and a 30-lap main event. The lone companion division for the evening is the Hobby Stock division in what is expected to be a fast paced show. The NARC 410 Sprint Series presented by Hoosier Tires, is the leading 410 Sprint Car tour west of the Rocky Mountains. Since 1960, they have enthralled countless thousands of fans from tracks up and down the Pacific Coast. For more information, visit their website at www.narc410.com or social media pages. The event at Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway can be viewed live on Floracing.com, along with every NARC 410 Sprint Car Series race. ED NOTE: Silver Dollar Speedway will host a 410 open show on Friday night, March 15th. The NARC 410 Sprint Car Racing Series is also sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tires and Floracing.com. Associate and product award sponsors include Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Beacon Wealth Strategies, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bullet Impressions, Diversified Machine Inc., Jim Allen Promotions, Kaeding Performance Center, Kimo's Tropical Car Wash, KSE Racing Enterprises, Lifeline LLC, Maxim Racing Products, Mettec Titanium, Pyrotect, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Scelzi Enterprises, SCI Racing Products, Starr Property Management, System 1 Ignition, Ultra Lite Brakes, Williams Roofing, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Winters Performance Products. Mini Gold Cup Former Winners: 1987- Jac Haudenschild 1988- Jimmy Sills 1989- Jac Haudenschild 1990- Bobby Davis Jr. 1991- Brent Kaeding 1992- Steve Kinser 1993- Brent Kaeding 1994- Jimmy Sills 1995- Steve Kent 1996- Brent Kaeding 1997- Randy Tiner 1998- Paul McMahan 1999- Jason Meyers 2000- Eric Rossi 2001- Brent Kaeding 2002- Roger Crockett 2003- Tim Shaffer 2004- Willie Croft 2005- Tim Kaeding 2007- Tim Kaeding 2008- Jason Meyers 2009- Jason Meyers 2011- Craig Dollansky 2012- Donny Schatz 2013- Paul McMahan 2015- Donny Schatz 2016- Donny Schatz 2019- Carson Macedo UPCOMING EVENTS: March 23 - Merced Speedway - March Madness Sprint Car Show April 6 - Stockton Dirt Track - Asparagus Cup with SCCT April 13 - Kings Speedway (Hanford) - $11,000 to win Peter Murphy Classic April 27 - Stockton Dirt Track - Salute to NARC champ Leroy Van Conett May 4 - Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) - Chris & Brian Faria Memorial May 11 - Antioch Speedway - Contra Costa County Clash

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

  (Yucca Valley, CA, February 18, 2024) Sprint car racing California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Dyer will kick off a busy season when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series opens its 20th campaign this Saturday night, February 24th, at Perris Auto Speedway. Dyer will be returning to the track for the first time since he closed his 2023 season last October. 2023 ended up being a triumphant year for the Dyer Motorsports team. Jeff Dyer captured the championship in the final season of the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series. In addition, his teenage son, Seth, whacked the field to notch his first win in a SWLS race at the Imperial Valley Raceway on October 21st. As well as that accomplishment, the personable young driver was named the series Rookie of the Year. Despite the triumphs, the season had tribulations. Most notable was Jeff suffering a torn Achilles tendon playing softball last August. Initial reports had "Ponch" done for the season. However, he believed that he could make it back before the year ended. Against the odds, he amazingly returned to action and dominated the competition in a Lightning Sprint Car race at the Mohave Valley Raceway on October 14th. Hard work since then has him nearly as good as new. "It is going well," the Yucca Valley, Californian commented on his rehab. "I am probably about 85% back to normal. It is getting better. In the morning when it is cold out, it is a little stiff until I get up and start walking around. I can pretty much do everything I was doing before." Getting his Achilles straightened out did take some time away from working on the cars for the 2024 season. However, the most important things were recovering from the injury and getting in better shape. Happily, he has achieved both. "First of all, I have been working on myself and my fitness," he said. " I have lost 30 pounds over the off-season. I have been working hard on that. On the cars, we kind of got off to a late start. Me and Seth were kind of burned out through the end of the year. We went through the holidays without touching the cars from the last race. After the new year, we really started getting on it. Now things are starting to get together and we are more excited about it." The plan for 2024 was for Jeff to run all of the Perris USAC/CRA races, a lot of CLS races, and when possible, a few races with the new Ultimate Sprint Car Series. After an impressive run at the end of last season, Seth's main focus this year is on the GAS Chassis Young Gun Sprint Cars at Perris Auto Speedway. However, he will miss the season opener this weekend as his engine is not ready. He will also run as many CLS races as possible. While Seth is out of action this Saturday, he will not have long to wait to get in his first laps of the year. Both he and Jeff will be at the Imperial Valley Raceway when the California Lightning Sprint Car Series starts its 30th season during the Midwinter Fair on March 1st and 2nd. "When we get to Imperial it will be pretty much what we did last year," Jeff said. "The same cars. Well, we built Seth a new car last year so it is ready to go. We made a couple of changes on mine that will hopefully work. I am not going to tell you what they are but we made some drastic changes to my car. We are excited to see what happens with that." Saturday's race, which will be the opener for Perris Auto Speedway's 28th season, will begin at 7:00 p.m. Spectator gates will open at 5:00. Adult tickets are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are admitted free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking. Advance tickets for Saturday's opener are available 24 hours a day at the following link https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. You can also order on the phone by calling 1-800-595-4849. If you do not wish to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the freeway close Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris (92571). Take the 215 Freeway. Exit at the Ramona Expressway and head three miles east to the fairgrounds. In 2024, the following marketing partners are helping keep the Dyers on the track. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, Straight Time Stirrups, Justice Brothers, Fonseca Racing, Specialty Fasteners, and Blud Racing Lubricants. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2024, call (760) 550-7237 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com. Jeff is racing in memory of his grandparents, Glenn, and Beverly Sels, throughout the 2024 season. Jeff Dyer 2023 Results 3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 17th A Main 3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprints 15th A Main 4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main 4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main 5-5-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main 5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main 5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main 6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway CLS/BCRA Civil War 1st A Main 6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main 7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main 8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main 10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway CLS vs SWLS Best of the West 1st A Main 10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main 11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway Lightning Sprint Western States Champ. 3rd A Main Seth Dyer 2023 Lightning Sprint Results 3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS 5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main 5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 11TH A Main 5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main 6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 6th A Main 6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main 7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main 8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 7th A Main 9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway Young Gun Sprint Cars 5th A Main 9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main 10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main 10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 9th A Main 10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main 11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway Lightning Sprint Western States Champ. 14th A Main AJ Bender 2023 9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main Scott Daloisio produced this release. 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Merced Speedway 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.

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  Stockton Dirt Track Race Track61 miles away - Stockton, California, USA
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  Delta Speedway Race Track62 miles away - Stockton, California, USA
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  Lodi Cycle Bowl Race Track68 miles away - Lodi, California, USA
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  Ocean Speedway Race Track72 miles away - Watsonville, California, USA
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  Lemoore Jet Bowl Race Track79 miles away - Lemoore, California, USA
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  Kings Speedway Race Track81 miles away - Hanford, California, USA
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  Antioch Speedway Race Track88 miles away - Antioch, California, USA
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  Plaza Park Raceway Race Track90 miles away - Visalia, California, USA
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  Thunderbowl Raceway Race Track98 miles away - Tulare, California, USA
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  Tulare Kings Kart Club Race Track98 miles away - Hanford, California, USA
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  Dixon Speedway Race Track100 miles away - Dixon, California, USA
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  Placerville Speedway Race Track100 miles away - Placerville, California, USA

Merced Speedway Dirt Track Racing Organizations

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  BCRA - Bay Cities Racing Association Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  CLS - California Lightning Sprints Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  HMWT - Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  NARC - Northern Auto Racing Club Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  SCCT - Sprint Car Challenge Tour Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  USAC - United States Auto Club Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  WoO - World of Outlaws Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  WSDCA - Western States Dwarf Car Association Dirt Track Racing Organization