Thunderbowl Raceway Race Track in Tulare, California, USA

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Thunderbowl Raceway races Sprint Cars, Midgets, and Stock Cars.

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• 620 South K Street
  Tulare, California, 93274 USA
• lat: 36.196735, lng: -119.341896
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• Surface: 1/3 mile high-banked clay oval

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  NARC SPRINT CARS HEAD TO HANFORD FOR MORRIE WILLIAMS MEMORIAL TWIN 20-LAP FEATURES

  (10/3/22) Sacramento, CA… It's been a long two and a half months, but at long last the NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Cars return to action this Saturday, October 8th at Hanford's Keller Auto Speedway for the Morrie Williams Memorial. The race will serve as number 16 on the NARC calendar and the second of three at Keller Auto Speedway this season. In store for Saturday is a unique twist. Instead of one 30-lap Fujitsu Feature to conclude the program, drivers will partake in two 20-lap, $3,000 to win features with the second being lined up based on a complete invert of the first's finish. The first feature will be set by NARC's standard format. The driver who has the best overall performance across the two main events will earn an extra $1,000 as the Morrie Williams Memorial champion. Overall, there is more than $30,000 up for grabs. The reason for the additional main event with the top finishers heading to the back of the second is to honor the man that the race is named for, Morrie Williams. One of the most revered car owners of the West Coast, Williams fielded the iconic No. 0 sprinter for many years and saw some of the sport's top talent take his machine to victory lane before he sadly passed in 2019. The late legend enjoyed formats that emphasized drivers having to work their way forward, so the race in his honor provides just that in the second feature. Williams' zero car helped pave the path to a wildly successful career for one driver in particular, Jonathan Allard, and "JA" has reunited with the Williams crew this year and will have the honor of driving the car on Saturday with longtime team crew chief, Ashley Smith, on the wrenches. "It's quite a team bond with Ashley and the whole family with Katie and Morrie," Allard said. "And now we've brought Dalton's (Landscaping) on board, and they're part of my racing family down in New Zealand, so it's quite special to bring the two groups together and have them a part of this." Championship Chase As the west coast's premier 410 sprint car series hits the home stretch, Fresno's Dominic Scelzi continues to lead the standings in his bid for back to back titles. Colfax's Willie Croft sits second in points still with a realistic shot at his first NARC championship just 34 markers behind Scelzi. Behind the top-two it's 2017 champ Bud Kaeding (-59 points behind the lead) in third, Mitchell Faccinto (-79) in fourth, and 16-year-old Max Mittry (-105) completing the top-five. Who to Watch With Jonathan Allard returning to California aboard the Williams No. 0, he'll undoubtedly be hungry with hopes of honoring Morrie with a trip to victory lane. The Chico native owns a trio of NARC wins at Keller Auto Speedway, all three of which he earned in Williams' car. As Dominic Scelzi continues to chase his second consecutive championship, he's heading to perhaps the ideal track to contribute to that effort. Keller Auto Speedway is the winningest track on Scelzi's NARC resumé with four of his 19 series triumphs coming at the 3/8ths mile. The Scelzi Motorsports driver has won half of the past six NARC races there including May's Peter Murphy Classic. One of the hometown heroes with a strong chance at victory this Saturday will be Hanford's own Mitchell Faccinto. The Tarlton Motorsports pilot is still seeking his first NARC victory of 2022, and fortunately for him, two of his three career series wins were at his home track. The 30-year-old claimed both the 2017 & 2018 editions of the Cotton Classic and looks to make it a trio of Keller Auto Speedway NARC triumphs this weekend. Two young guns will all be eying their first career NARC wins and have a solid chance in Hanford. Leading series Rookie of the Year candidate, Redding's Max Mittry, finished a season-best 6th in May at Keller Auto Speedway. Just last weekend Sebastopol's Joel Myers Jr. notched his first every sprint car victory, and one of his three career NARC top-fives came last October in Hanford. Other drivers expected to compete include Campbell's Bud Kaeding, Benicia's Billy Aton, Clovis' Corey Day, Fremont's Shane Golobic, Aromas' Justin Sanders, Hanford's D.J. Netto, Roseville's Colby Copeland, and more. Fan & Competitor Info The NARC-King of the West Hoosier Tire format will feature ARP Fast Time Qualifying, eight-lap heat races, a six-lap Sunnyvalley Bacon Trophy Dash, a Starr Property Management Semi if necessary, and the pair of 20-lap Fujitsu Features. After the conclusion of the first feature, drivers are to park in the infield to prepare for the second. Driving to the pits will result in starting in the back of the second feature regardless of finish in the first. No tire changes are permitted between the first and second feature. General Admission tickets for the Morrie Williams Memorial are $20. Seniors (ages 62+) and Juniors (ages 7-17) will be admitted for just $15. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or via the following link: https://www.myracepass.com/events/402015/tickets/ Keller Auto Speedway is located on the Kings County Fairgrounds at 801 South 10th Avenue Hanford, CA 93230. For more information visit racekingsspeedway.com or email kellerautospeedway@yahoo.com. The Morrie Williams Memorial can be viewed live on floracing.com along with the entire NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car Series schedule. 2022 NARC King of the West Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series Championship Points Standings (After 15 events in 20-race series - 10/1/22) Dominic Scelzi, Fresno - 1659 Willie Croft, Colfax - 1625 Bud Kaeding, Campbell - 1600 Mitchell Faccinto, Hanford - 1575 Max Mittry, Redding (R) - 1545 Shane Golobic, Elk Grove - 1501 Justin Sanders, Aromas - 1490 Billy Aton, Benicia - 1470 Joel Myers Jr, Sebastopol - 1313 Logan Forler, Boise, ID - 1195 Tim Kaeding, San Jose - 1021 DJ Netto, Hanford - 961 Corey Day, Salinas - 949 Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (R) - 904 Nick Parker, Tucson, AZ (R) - 803 Chase Johnson, Penngrove - 721 Garen Linder, Central Point, OR - 708 Colby Copeland, Roseville - 670 Tanner Carrick, Lincoln - 633 Geoffrey Strole, Hanford - 629 The NARC Fujitsu General USA Racing Series is also sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tires and Floracing.com. Associate and product award sponsors include Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bullet Impressions, Dirt.Travel, FK Rod Ends, Johnstone Supply, Kaeding Performance Center, Kimo's Tropical Car Wash, KSE Racing Products, Maxim, Mettec Titanium, Pyrotect, Roth Motorsports, Safecraft Safety Equipment, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, SCI Racing Products, Scelzi Enterprises, Starr Property Management, Swift Metal Finishing, Sunnyvalley Bacon, System 1 Ignition, Ultra Lite Brakes, Vortex Wings, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Winters Performance Products. SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION Website: www.NARC410.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NARCKingoftheWest Facebook (history page): https://www.facebook.com/NARCSprintCarHistory Twitter: https://twitter.com/NARC410 Instagram: www.instagram.com/narc410 YouTube: NARC410 TikTok: NARC410 Live Stream PPV: Floracing.com UPCOMING EVENTS: October 14 - Keller Auto Speedway (Hanford) - Anthony Simone Classic October 15 - Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) - Dennis Roth Classic October 29 - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park (Bakersfield) - Sprint Car Showdown November 5 - Stockton Dirt Track - Tribute to Gary Patterson Championship Night November 6 - NARC Championship Celebration - Brookside Country Club (Stockton)

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  NARC NEWSLINE - September 30, 2022. By Jim Allen

  For all of you loyal 410 sprint car fans out there, you probably noticed that our NARC schedule got a little choppy during the heat of the summer. From March through mid-July, the NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car Series powered through 15-races like a runaway train … only to come to a screeching halt when the temperatures in the Central Valley hit triple-digits. That may have been a good thing or bad thing - depending on your perspective. When the original 27-race schedule was negotiated last December, there was supposed to be a smooth ebb and flow to the schedule. But then the two-day Louie Vermeil Classic dropped out. Then we subtracted three rain outs, two tire outs, and one high wind advisory out. That's way too many "outs!" Only one of those has been rescheduled. Barring a tornado, hurricane, or an unfilled tire supply chain, the Northern Auto Racing Club 2022 history book will eventually log 20-events this season. The best part of that is the final five racing events promise to rock your world. Need proof? Here is a little of what is on tap: October 8th - Morrie Williams Memorial at Keller Auto Speedway. It's hard to believe this is already the third annual event honoring the late Mr. Williams. It may have been the only good thing to come out of the covid-year. What makes this show unique is it features a pair of 20-lap main events. One is lined up straight up by times (except for the inversion and finish of the dash.) The second main event is lined up completely inverted based on the finish of the first, except for lapped cars that go to the back. Although the first race is the only official NARC championship points race, the second event is the most unpredictable. The Swift Metal Hardcharger Award is guaranteed to be a tossup with many superheroes will be charging from the back. Another way to end up in the back for the second feature is to change a tire or go to the pits after the first checkered waves. That means tire management is in play as these 40-laps must be run on the same set of tires. Wear out a Hoosier H-series right rear early in the night and you'll be passed faster than a NHRA dragster blowing past a parade float. It will be interesting to see strategies put in play. All teams must pit in the designated infield pit area between events and will be given about 10-minutes to work on their cars - or the amount of time it takes me to interview the top three finishers - whatever comes first. As usual, Ashley Smith has put forth a stellar effort to hustle up money for the show. Each 20-lapper will pay $3,000 to the winner and the overall champion will pocket $1000. Fast time is also worth $400, plus a custom timepiece courtesy of Katie Williams. The Champion Mechanic will pocket $400. Overall, there is more than $30,000 up grabs, plus a bevy of other awesome awards. Last year's winners were NARC champ Dominic Scelzi and first-time NARC winner Mitchel Moles. October 14th - Anthony Simone Classic at you got it: Keller Auto Speedway again. The Simone race was rescheduled to become part of a rich Friday-Saturday NARC double-header weekend. Saturday's show moves down the road 24-miles to Tulare for the inaugural Dennis Roth Classic. Due to the amount of racing taking place over the weekend (think tires) and the fact it is crunch time for teams chasing championship points, this show will only feature a winged 30-lap main event. The non-winged show will have to wait until 2023. I should point out that to qualify for the Simone headliner will take work - very quick work. The four heat races are only six laps in distance, lined straight up by qualifying times. The top two finishers qualify for the 10-car dash. That means the slightest hesitation at the start can be the difference between the first row of feature and lining up 20th. The phrase "snooze, you lose" will become more than just an old saying if a driver doesn't stomp on the pedal. As far as the dash is concerned, it will consist of the eight transfers, plus the next two fastest qualifiers who finished in the top five in their heat. Those two can't start any better than ninth and tenth in the 8-lap Sunnyvalley Bacon/Mr. Excitement Dash. If there are 30+ cars, there will be five no-holds barred heat races and only the top two advance to the dash. Although the official purse has yet to be announced, the 2021 Simone Classic paid $10,000 to winner Shane Golobic. October 15th - The Dennis Roth Classic at Thunderbowl Raceway. Finally! A long overdue and well-deserved event for his nationally-known car owner icon. Over the years, a total of 59 different drivers have piloted a number 83 Roth Motorsports sprint car, either locally or nationally with the Outlaws. In the process, Dennis Roth's sprint cars have won 100's of high-profile sprint car events, including the 1998 Knoxville Nationals. For his contributions he was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. What was really missing was a local event in his backyard and now we have it. This one will have a lot of flair and Beef Packers protein. In addition to prize money, the driver who sets quick time will earn ten pounds of New York Strip steak. Each heat race winner will get an ice chest with 20 lbs. of Tri-Tip. In addition to a $8,300 paycheck, the man standing on the podium at the end of the night will take home 30 pounds of Ribeye. It's a meat-fest in this $830 to start A-Main. And let us not forget about the dash winner who will earn ten pounds of Sunnyvalley Bacon. Anybody posting a clean sweep may need to get their cholesterol checked in a couple of weeks. When you add it all up, the purse will be over $35,000. Speaking of the aforementioned 1998 Knoxville Nationals, that #83 ride has been fully restored to its original condition. It will be used as the pace vehicle at the event - driven by none other than Brent Kaeding. Backtracking to the 59-drivers, there is one awesome Dennis Roth Classic t-shirt in the making which will read like a Hall of Fame in its own right. A special autograph session will take place around 4:00 p.m. under the grandstands with the likes of former Roth drivers Joey Saldana, Paul McMahan, Brent Kaeding, Dominic Scelzi, Shane Golobic, Tim Kaeding, Mitchel Moles, Kyle Hirst, and Jonathan Allard. All will be sporting commemorative hero cards so don't miss out. This Roth show also features the Kings of Thunder 360's, just a week before the Trophy Cup, so you can expect a gaggle, or herd, or pack, or whatever you call a ton of cars at the Thunderbowl. Double duty will be the name of the game for many teams doing a little TC tune-up! October 29th - The Sprint Car Showdown at the Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park. NARC will make the trip down I-5 to Bakersfield for their lone appearance at the 1/3-mile oval. The Sprint Car Showdown pays $3500 to win, $500 to start the A, AND, every team will also receive a $100 gift card courtesy of Fujitsu General Heating & Air Conditioning. If you haven't been to this track yet, it's time for a road trip. The Dirt Track is always multi-grooved and racy and worth the price of admission. November 5th - The Tribute to Gary Patterson at the Stockton Dirt Track. This popular show has taken another step towards greatness with its new Triple Crown status. Three championships will be finalized on this night and the Stockton grandstands and pits should be packed. This program will decide the titles for the JW Hunt Wingless Series, the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and of course, the NARC Fujitsu General 410 series. It doesn't get much better than that. NARC CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION: Another good thing about the NARC season is that when it's over - it's really over! No waiting a couple of months for point fund checks with a post-Holiday hangover. The Stockton Triple Crown is Saturday night and the awards celebration crowning of our "King of the West" champ takes place the next afternoon at a local country club. It all takes place on Sunday, November 6th at the private Brookside Country Club (one of the few places I have not golfed at.). Fans, promoters, sponsors, heck - EVERYBODY - is invited until the fire department says we have 140 people in attendance. The show includes a massive brunch spread, tons of videos, a fair share of comedic events, an auction for the NARC Benevolent Fund, championship awards for the top ten and a preview of what is in store for 2023. Teams in the top 15 in points can reserve a table for eight at a discounted rate of only $200 (if purchased by October 15th.) Otherwise, tickets are $50 each. To get yours contact me at 714-397-7417. NARC NOTES: Yes, it was depressing that we missed racing at the Louie Vermeil Classic again. But it might have been a slight reprieve as it was 113 degrees over the Labor Day weekend at Calistoga Speedway. There is slow progress taking place between the City and the County regarding the sale and getting the historic half-mile opened up again. The key word in the sentence is "slow." And even when the ink dries on the contract, there will be a ton of work to do to get the place race ready. Need proof? Check out the August 29th post on our Facebook page. Mother nature has taken over anything that resembles dirt with 3' tall weeds. It's heartbreaking in its own right. … First, it's Kanye and Kim. Who is next? Tom and Gisele? Maybe! How about car owners Joshua Bates and Roger Hamilton who split the sheets with Tim Kaeding. They enjoyed a nice five-year run together, which is an eternity in the sprint car world. Sometimes change is good as proven by that statement made by my lawyer to my first-wife. … The Bates-Hamilton team will be looking for a new pilot, and TK will search for a ride that can get him 13 more wins and a chance to pass Brent Kaeding on the all-time win list. … The future is extremely bright for sprint car racing as was proven during the Outlaws West Coast swing. Blake Carrick, Ryan Timms, Max Mittry, Corey Day and Joel Myers Jr. all put together stellar performances against the big boys. Along those lines, Carrick, Timms, Mittry and Myers are overdue for their first NARC win. Who is going to be first? … Joel Myers Jr. will be headed to New Zealand in December for their sprint car season. How cool is that for a 16-year-old? Have you ever noticed there is a substantial amount of moaning, groaning and sometimes a bit of whining, during the pill draws for qualifying order? Some want an early number; others want a late number. That mentality may change during the final five events of the season because Mettec Titanium is now paying $100 to the driver who pulls the number one pill (or the lowest number). That right, all you must do is pull the lowest number. Mettec and Dirk Van Cott also sponsor the NARC lap leader award which pays $10 for every lap led in the feature. … … Dominic Scelzi is the current NARC point leader. He holds a manageable 34-point lead over Willie Croft in his quest for his second consecutive NARC title. Scelzi started the season red hot, stringing four wins in a row at one point, but Croft has actually scored more points during the past five shows (519-509.) So has Bud Kaeding and Mitchell Faccinto, Shane Golobic, Tim Kaeding and DJ Netto. What does all that mean? How about anything is possible - and I have a calculator. ... Idaho driver Logan Forler should finish in the top ten in NARC points if he competes at the final five races. That would be a nice accomplishment. RANDOM OPEN WHEEL NOTES: Pennsylvania has the Posse when the Outlaws come to town. California teams need a nickname as well. The "California Cartel" made a short run and continues to circulate, but is that really our top choice? Got any ideas? … How many of you have played the new World of Outlaw: Dirt Racing game on PS or Xbox? It's addictive, especially with several Golden Stater's represented in the game! … How cool is it that Carson Macedo has won 11 WoO features this season? He will soon be nipping at the door of his first national championship. BTW, it would have been 12 wins had it not been for a "bump and run" at the Hanford show. … Watching the scary cockpit fire in the Tarlton Motorsports 21 driven by Caeden Steele at Hanford was enough to make my heart jump out of my chest. Caeden has serious burns on his legs and has a lengthy recovery process ahead of him. Our hero of the month award goes to DJ Netto who came to Caeden rescue in a valid effort to smother the flames before safety crews arrived. This is why fire suppression devices will be mandatory in sprint cars in the very near future. Get well Caeden. ... Austen Wheatley, who was seriously banged up at the Dirt Cup at Skagit in a frightening accident, has reported his recovery is on track. His ribs have healed enough that he can start physical therapy and strength training. Good to hear! Coming to you live from Auburn, CA. We will catch up at a track near you. See ya!

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  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

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  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

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  Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 28 presented by Rudeen Racing fast approaching at Thunderbowl Raceway

  The most anticipated period of the season at Thunderbowl Raceway is fast approaching with the Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 28 presented by Rudeen Racing ready to invade Tulare on October 20th, 21st and 22nd.

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  SIMONE RACE RESCHEDULED FOR NARC SPRINT CARS AT HANFORD

  (8/20/22) Sacramento, CA ... The Northern Auto Racing Club and Keller Auto Speedway announced that the Anthony Simone Classic has been rescheduled for Friday, October 14th. The original sprint car race date in April was cancelled due to high wind advisories in the Hanford, CA area. The Anthony Simone Classic will now be part of a huge NARC Fujitsu General 410 Sprint Car Series weekend that also features the inaugural Dennis Roth Classic at the Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway on Saturday, October 15th. The lucrative Simone Classic is unique in that it features both a winged and non-winged sprint car feature event, both sanctioned by the Northern Auto Racing Club. Teams must use the same cars for both shows with only limited adjustments allowed to the car (no front axle changes.) They have 15-minutes to convert their cars to the non-wing configuration. With the cancellation of the August 27th show at the Stockton Dirt Track due to a shortage of Hoosier race tires, the NARC sprint cars are dark until October 8th Morrie Williams Memorial at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford. That event features twin-20 main events with the second race totally inverted by the finish of the first. Other events in October include the a stop at the Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park on the 29th. The season finale is on November 5th when the Stockton Dirt Track hosts the Tribute to Gary Patterson Championship night. The NARC Championship Celebration is on November 6th at the Brookside Country Club. With five races remaining on the NARC schedule, Fresno's Dominic Scelzi is the current championship point leader.

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  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. 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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

Thunderbowl 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.

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  Tulare County Kart Club Race Track0 miles away - Tulare, California, USA
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  Keller Auto Raceway Race Track9 miles away - Visalia, California, USA
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  Keller Auto Speedway Race Track18 miles away - Hanford, California, USA
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  Lemoore Raceway Race Track26 miles away - Lemoore, California, USA
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  Bakersfield Speedway Race Track54 miles away - Bakersfield, California, USA
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  Kern County Raceway Park Race Track62 miles away - Bakersfield, California, USA
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  Merced Speedway Race Track98 miles away - Merced, California, USA

Thunderbowl Raceway Dirt Track Racing Organizations

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  ASCS - American Sprint Car Series Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  IMCA - International Motor Contest Association Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  KWS - King of the West Sprints by NARC 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