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LKQ
PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS THE NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION I SATURDAY AT PERRIS AUTO
SPEEDWAY!
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris, CA, March 12, 2017)
Things are going to get crazy at Perris
Auto Speedway this Saturday night, March
18th, when LKQ Pick Your Part Presents
“The Night of Destruction” featuring wild
Figure 8 racing, a crazy Figure 8 Trailer
race, insane Democross and spectator
racing. In addition to the standards that
have made the show so popular over the
years, Saturday will mark the debut of
Formula-X Autocross and CrossKart racing
at The PAS. Spectator gates will open at
5:00 PM and the destruction will begin at
7:00.
Since the
famous Riverside County clay oval
introduced “Night of Destruction”
six-years ago, the show has grown in
stature with both fans and competitors
alike. It is a full night of motorized
mayhem that includes the hair-raising
intersection action of Figure 8 racing
that was made popular long ago at places
like Ascot Park in Gardena and the Corona
Raceway to the wild spectacle of Democross
which combines all the aspects of
demolition derby and oval track racing.
“I am not sure
exactly what we thought when we started
Night of Destruction, but we never dreamed
it would become as popular as it has,”
beamed longtime Perris Auto Speedway
promoter Don Kazarian. “The show kind of
combines the old Joie Chitwood Thrill Show
with monster truck style action,
demolition derbies and racing. It is a
night of non-stop, high intensity action
that has worked beyond our wildest dreams.
The stands are packed and the fans are
literally louder than the cars when we get
going. It is fun and you can feel the
excitement in the stands from the time the
front gate opens.”
Donald Douma
of Chino #121 and Dickie Vander Muelen of
Ontario drive through boats and jet skis
during a Democross race at Perris Auto
Speedway in 2016. Please give photo credit
to Vane Ledgerwood.
Night of
Destruction started as a one night a year
event that has grown from day one.
Kazarian added dates through the years as
warranted and in 2016 expanded it to its
current six night a year status. The fans
love every minute of the action, but what
seems to be the favorite event at every
Night of Destruction is Democross. The
immensely popular event is contested on
the track’s quarter-mile oval. It is
basically a Demolition Derby and a race
all in one. It is 20-laps and virtually
anything goes when it comes to taking out
the other competitors and being the first
to checkered flag. In addition to there
being other competitors on the track, the
fearless drivers encounter obstacles.
Those obstacles include boats, jet skis,
55-gallong drums of water and a giant
soccer ball. The survivor gets to take
home a first-place check in the amount of
$500.00.
“Democross is
just wild,” Kazarian laughed. “It is
wrecking and racing all rolled into a
crazy 20-lap package. The crowd roars
throughout the duration of the main event
as there is something crazy happening on
the track every second. I was not sure of
how it would work when we started it, but
make no mistake about it, it is as popular
as any event we have ever staged.”
As well as
Democross and Figure 8 racing, Saturday’s
show will include Formula-X Autocross and
CrossKart racing for the first time at The
PAS. They weigh approximately 750 pounds
and are powered by 750cc-150 horsepower
engines that can go from 0-60 in three
seconds. They will be competing on a road
course that will wind its way through the
infield and onto the front straightaway.
Spectator
racing will round out Saturday’s card and
it is just what it sounds like. Two street
legal cars on the track at one time. One
starts in the middle of the front straight
and one starts in the middle of the back
straight (they are separated so they do
not have to worry about crashing into each
other). The first car two complete two
laps moves on in the competition. Much
like drag racing, the field gets whittled
down to two cars and a winner takes all
finale.
Saturday’s
show will see new presenting sponsor “LKQ
Pick Your Part” presiding over the event.
“We are
pleased to have LKQ Pick Your Part as
presenting sponsor for the 2017 Night of
Destruction,” Kazarian said. “Lots of the
cars you see on the track at Night of
Destruction and lots of the parts on the
cars will have come from Pick Your Part.
They are a great company that has over 80
salvage yards across the nation and
recycle parts for over 600,000 cars and
trucks a year. They are a great partner to
have for this show.”
Adult tickets
for Saturday’s Night of Destruction are
$15.00. Active military members with
proper id, teens 13-18 with their school
id and kids 6-12 get in for $5.00.
Children 5 and under are free. Parking on
the fairgrounds is $8.00.
Advanced
tickets for Saturday and all regular PAS
events are available 24-hours a day by
calling 1-800-595-4849 or online at
http://bit.ly/1t68k0R.
Advanced
tickets for the April 1st World of Outlaws
show are available by calling
1-844-347-8849 or online at:
http://bit.ly/2mcze8i.
Perris Auto
Speedway wants to thank its corporate
partners for the 2017 season. All Coast
Construction, Amsoil, Ayers Hotel and Spa,
Brass and Bass Firearms & Fishing
Supplies, Budweiser, Bud’s Tire Pro,
Center Point Church, Champion Towing, City
of Perris, Country Values Magazine,
Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet
Proof Driveshaft, Edelbrock, Green Sheet,
HD Industries, Hoosier Tires, Indiana
Truck Salvage, K&N Engineering, Luke’s
Transmission, Paul Oil Company,
Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Pole
Position, PrintItNow.com, Scott Sales,
Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunstate
Equipment, Swedish Speed, Original Tommy’s
Burgers, Trench Shoring, Valley News,
Vista Paint and Weedmaps.
To keep up
with all the latest Perris Auto Speedway
news, photos, gossip and receive special
offers, please use the following links:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl
Twitter:
Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter.
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/
Website:
http://perrisautospeedway.com/
Video and DVD
productions of all racing events at Perris
Auto Speedway are available from Loudpedal
Productions. For more information on these
productions you can contact them by
calling (805) 844-3854, E-mailing
mailto:trtruex@gmail.com or you can visit
the web site LoudPedal Productions
Perris Auto
Speedway is located on the Lake Perris
Fairgrounds (home of October’s 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 on the Ramona Expressway
and go three miles east to the
fairgrounds.
racesatthepas@aol.com is the only
authorized Internet address to issue
official media news released from The
Perris Auto Speedway or Oval
Entertainment.
2016-2017
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE
March 18th LKQ
PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing, Spectator Racing,
Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts “Power of
Purple Night" Benefiting the City of
Perris Relay For Life and The American
Cancer Society
April 1st "SO
CAL SHOWDOWN” WORLD OF OUTLAWS, USAC/CRA
Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS
Young Guns "Power of Purple Night"
Benefiting the City of Perris Relay For
Life and The American Cancer Society
April 8th
PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
April 29th LKQ
PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing, Spectator Racing,
Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts
May 13th
PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks, IMCA Modifieds and
CDCRA Dwarf Cars
May 20th LKQ
PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing, Spectator Racing
and Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts
May 27th
"SALUTE TO INDY " USAC/CRA Sprint Cars,
PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and
California Guns, California Lightning
Sprint Cars, "Power of Purple Night"
Benefiting the City of Perris Relay For
Life and The American Cancer Society
June 3rd
PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
June 24th
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints
and PAS Young Guns
July 1st 4TH
OF JULY CELEBRATION AND FIREWORKS
LKQ PICK YOUR
PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION - Demo
Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer
Racing, Spectator Racing, Formula-X
Autocross & CrossKarts "Power of Purple
Night" Benefiting the City of Perris Relay
For Life and The American Cancer Society
July 15th
PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
July 22rd
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints,
PAS Young Guns
July 29th LKQ
PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing, Spectator Racing,
Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts
August 19th
PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
August 26th
"CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT"
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints
and PAS Young Guns, California Lightning
Sprint Cars
September 2nd
LKQ PICK YOUR PART PRESENTS NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing, Spectator Racing,
Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts
September 9th
PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks, Modifieds
September 23rd
"GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" USAC/CRA Sprint
Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young
Guns
October 7th -
15th Southern California Fair
October 21st
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints
and PAS Young Guns
October 28th
PASSCAR "Champions Night” - Street Stocks,
Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and Modifieds
November 8th
Oval Nationals Practice
November 9th
Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All
Coast Construction"
November 10th
Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All
Coast Construction"
November 11th
Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All
Coast Construction"
NOTE; THIS
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