LATE MODELS HEAD BALD NIGHT RACE
AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY!

“Bald Night is a fun deal,” PAS promoter Don Kazarian recently stated. “We have people standing by the front gate waiting to see if anybody is going to get their head shaved and we always have five or six guys who do it to save on their admission price. We usually have them all line up for a team photo on the front walkway as well.”

A couple of years ago at “Bald Night” it was extra special for one fan. Unbeknownst to his girlfriend, he planned to have his head shaved at the front gate. Needless to say she was shocked (possibly mortified) when he did it! However, her biggest shot was yet to come. After the team photo with all of the other bald dudes, the guy was handed the microphone and promptly dropped to one knee and proposed to her! The crowd went wild, she said “Yes,” his hair grew back and everybody lived happy ever after.

“The proposal was great,” Kazarian said. “We knew the guy was going to do that, because he called and asked us about it earlier in the week. However, we did not know he was going to get his head shaved at the gate. It was a lot of fun and that is what these nights have been designed for. We have bigger crowds for these races and they always have a great time.”

“Tattoo Night” will follow “Bald Night” at The PAS next week when Temecula Valley Pipe and Supply presents the Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. Anybody with a tattoo will get in for just $5.00 on that night. “The tattoo has to be one that is visible to everyone. We are not going to put a blanket up so someone can show us a private tattoo,” Kazarian said with a laugh.

The Late Models come into Saturday’s show as the most competitive of PASSCAR’s five divisions. In the first eight races of the year, the class has produced seven different winners. Mike Kirby, of Torrance, is the only two-time winner thus far in 2007. Hawthorne’s Ron Bartels became the seventh different winner two weeks ago. Bartels father, Bill, leads the championship standings by 18 points over Cathedral City’s Art Peterson heading into Saturday’s race. The slender Peterson is the defending series champion and also won the truck championship at the track two years ago.

In the Modifieds, the top two in the standings have won the last two races. Randy Thornell of Apple Valley won two weeks ago while veteran Johnny Lathrop of Corona won four weeks ago. Heading into Saturday’s show, Thornell is 28 points up on Lathrop, who is a former Corona Raceway champ. In the Street Stocks, Hemet’s Tim Shadduck won the last main event, but Kenny Mann of Torrance is having a dream season. In the first six races Mann has three wins and two-second place finishes. He leads Riverside’s Jim Coates by 19-points heading into Saturday’s race. The Riverside duo of Tom and Jeff Gillum hold a commanding 72-point lead over Donnie Fengler and Phil Holmes in the Pick-A-Part Cruiser class.

Saturday’s “Bald Night” affair will feature some sure to be hairy action that will include qualifying for the Late Models and bumper bustin’ heats and main events for all classes in attendance.

In addition to Saturday's race on the half-mile clay oval, there will be drag racing on Friday at the popular Street Legal Strip at The PAS where you can race your own car for just $30.00. Gates at the will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 6:00 at the Drag Strip.

Anyone wishing more information can contact Perris Auto Speedway at (951) 940-0134.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east to the fairgrounds.

Video and DVD productions for all PASSCAR events are available from Pasadena, California’s RAZ Video. For more information on these shows call Howie Zechner at (626) 449-1175 or send an E-mail to: Howie@razvideo.com.

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ARTS CONCRETE PUMPING EXTREME LATE MODELS
1. Bill Bartels – El Segundo, CA – 263
2. Art Peterson – Cathedral City, CA – 245
3. Nick Bartels – El Segundo, CA – 340
4. Virgil Haney – Yucca Valley, CA – 297
5. Ron Bartels – Hawthorne, CA – 293

PASSCAR MODIFIEDS
1. Randy Thornell – Apple Valley, CA – 316
2. Johnny Lathrop – Corona, CA – 288
3. Kevin Busher – Temecula, CA – 260
4. Mike Kirby – Torrance, CA – 207
5. Tony Ferris – Victorville, CA – 200

STREET STOCKS
1. Kenny Mann – Torrance, CA – 311
2. Jim Coates – Riverside, CA – 292
3. Curtis Dietzsch – Moreno Valley, CA – 267
4. Hap Vertich – Huntington Beach, CA – 265
5. Henry Wesolowski Sr. – Temecula, CA – 228

PICK-A-PART CRUISERS
1. Gillum/Gillum – Riverside, CA – 282
2. Fengler/Holmes – Riverside, CA – 210
3. Bundy/Shoemaker – Glendora, CA – 171
4. Allen/Ramsey – Fallbrook, CA – 141
5. Garnica/Lillie – Hemet, CA - 114