FAMILIES BATTLING FOR IMCA MODIFIED TITLE AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY! By Scott Daloisio (Perris, CA, May 30, 2017) When it comes to families in racing one must look no farther than the IMCA Modifieds when they return to Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night, June 3rd. Four of the top five places in the championship standings are occupied by fathers and their racing children and all are expected to be in action Saturday. In addition to the Modifieds, the PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks and American Factory Stocks will also be racing. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM and the first race will be at 7:00. Big Bear’s Billy Wormsbecker, a former Modified champion at the Victorville Speedway, is the IMCA point leader heading into round #4 at The PAS. However, if he feels some families may stick together and gang up on him, it is perfectly understandable. Lomita’s Mike Kirby, who has two wins in the first three races, trails Wormsbecker by 5-points. Trailing Kirby by 2-points is 2016 PAS/IMCA Modified champ Chuck Becker of Yucaipa. Becker’s son Brandon, a San Bernardino County Sheriff who also resides in Yucaipa, is currently fourth. Kirby’s daughter Brenda, a college student who turned 21 two weeks ago, is fifth. “When you watch these kids race, it is clear the apple did not fall far from the tree,” Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian said. “They are just like there championship winning dads. Good racers who are very determined and very safe drivers as well. It has been fun watching them development as drivers. On top of everything else, they are extremely nice.” Veteran Mike Kirby of Lomita being chased by daughter Brenda Kirby at Perris Auto Speedway. Please give photo credit to Vane Ledgerwood. Leader Wormsbecker and fifth place Brenda Kirby are only separated by 16-points. Thus far Wormsbecker, 41, has parlayed second, fifth and sixth finishes into the point lead going into Saturday’s race. While the fight for the point lead in the Modifieds is tight, it is anything but that in the PASSCAR Street Stocks. Riverside’s Luke Dodd has won the first three races of 2017 and carries a massive 57-point lead over Garden Grove racer Bryce Mulvey going into Saturday. While Dodd is running away at the front, the next five drivers, Mulvey, Temecula residents Henry Wesoloski and Blaine Whitson, Eddie Gurwell of Riverside and Murrieta’s Stefan Davies are only separated by 6-points. Despite finishing a disappointing 10th in the last PASSCAR Super Stock main event, El Cajon’s Mike Lerwell has a 12-point advantage over local racer Fred Estrada of Riverside after three races. Sheffield, England native Andy Moreton, Ricky Lee of Beaumont and Huntington Beach’s Patrick Tone round out the top five. Riverside’s Dennis Wooldridge, who missed the season opener in March, won the last main event three weeks ago. Rounding out Saturday’s action will be the PASSCAR American Factory Stocks. Lake Elsinore’s James Altman Jr. warmed up for the last race on May 13th by tossing around some bags of concrete before heading to the track. The exercise worked as he won his second straight main event. Add his second-place finish in the season opener and it is easy to see why he is the point leader. Popular Alyssa Smith of Norco, who turned 15 on Sunday, is second. 2015 champion Jeff Elder of Redlands, who flipped at the last race, Mike Burks of Nuevo and Menifee’s Kris Carnish round out the top five. All drivers will contest heat races, B main events if applicable and A main events on Saturday. Adult tickets for Saturday’s show are $15.00. Active military with proper id, teens 13-18 with their school id and kids 6-12 get in for just $5.00. Children 5 and under are free. Parking on the fairgrounds is $8.00. Fan wishing to buy advance can do so 24-hours a day online at http://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those fans who do not wish to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on race night. IMCA Modified Points 1. Billy Wormsbecker – Big Bear –111 2. Mike Kirby – Lomita – 106 3. Chuck Becker – Yucaipa – 104 4. Brandon Becker – Yucaipa – 96 5. Brenda Kirby – Lomita – 95 PASSCAR Street Stocks 1. Luke Dodd – Riverside – 193 2. Bryce Mulvey – Garden Grove – 136 3. Blaine Whitson – Temecula – 134 4. Henry Wesoloski - Temecula – 132 5. Eddie Gurwell – Riverside - 130 5. Stefan Davies - Murrieta – 130 PASSCAR Super Stocks 1. Mike Lerwell – El Cajon - 158 2. Fred Estrada – Riverside - 146 3. Andy Moreton – Sheffield, England– 145 4. Ricky Lee - Beaumont – 138 5. Patrick Tone – Huntington Beach – 136 PASSCAR American Factory Stocks 1. James Altman Jr. – Lake Elsinore – 190 2. Alyssa Smith – Norco - 168 3. Jeff Elder – Redlands – 143 4. Mike Burks – Nuevo – 125 5. Kris Carnish – Menifee - 113 The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will be back at The PAS on June 24th and LKQ Pick Your Part will present Night of Destruction 4 on Saturday, July 1st, along with the biggest and best fireworks show in Riverside County. Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank its corporate partners for the 2017 season. 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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 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 8 Demo Cross at the Southern California (afternoon and evening shows) 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 SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE