MISSOURI STAR JESSE “THE ROCKET” HOCKETT ENTERS USAC/CRA SEASON OPENER AND PAS 360 CHAMPIONSHIP! 
(JANUARY 28, 2008, PERRIS, CA) With the 2008 season opener less than two weeks away, Perris Auto Speedway officials are pleased to announce that young Warsaw, Missouri superstar Jesse “The Rocket” Hockett has posted an entry for the Perris 360 Sprint Car Championship and the USAC/CRA season opener on February 8th and 9th. Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply will present the two nights of racing. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM both nights.

Last November 2nd, Hockett, 24, journeyed to The PAS and defeated one of the toughest fields of Sprint Cars assembled in 2007 when he the won the main event on the second preliminary night of the Budweiser Oval Nationals. It was Hockett’s first ever-main event win on the brightly lit Riverside County clay oval. One night later he ended up an impressive fourth in the prestigious Oval Nationals A main event.

Hockett heads into The PAS season opener coming off a very impressive showing in the USAC National Series in 2007. He ended up fifth in USAC National points and along the way posted one win (mentioned above), eight top five finishes and 14 top tens. His season was impressive enough to earn the “Most Improved Driver” award in what is commonly known as the nation’s toughest non-wing sprint car series. 

While 2007 was Hockett’s first full season with the USAC National Sprint Car Series, he is no stranger to racing fans or success. In fact, he won his first main event at Pikeston, Kansas’ Linn County Speedway 10 years ago at the tender age of 14. In 2003, he pocketed $10,000.00 when he won the Non-wing World Championship at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas. He made the A main at the 2004 Knoxville Nationals and journeyed down under to win the Western Australia Points Week Championship in 2005. Two weeks ago, Hockett placed 12th in the A main at the Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. That is extremely impressive as 275 cars vied for the 24 spots in the A main!

Hockett will be behind the wheel the familiar VKCC Motorsports #75s in both halves of the season opening program. 

Another driving star named Jesse is also among the early entries for the 360 portion of the program. Jesse Mack, of San Luis Obispo, California is the defending Bandit Sprint Car Series champion. Mack won four main events on his way to last year’s title and all four of his wins came at the Santa Maria Speedway.

Advance tickets for the season opening doubleheader are available now by calling (800) 595-4849 or (951) 940-0134. You can also order tickets on the Internet at tix.com or perrisautospeedway.com.

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

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds, home of the Southern California Fair. The track is 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 Lucas Oil USAC/CRA at races Perris Auto Speedway are available from North Hollywood, California’s Raceway Video. For more information on these shows call Jeff Kristensen at (818) 618-9764 or visit the website at www.racewayvideo.com

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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