PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY INTRODUCES REVERSE PURSE! By Scott Daloisio (Perris, CA, April 1, 2018) Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian has announced a new, innovative purse structure to help the sport of racing. Beginning with the next race on April 14th, purses for all classes at the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval will be reversed to help the lower budget teams. “I was laying in bed staring at the ceiling the other night thinking about how we can help the lower budget teams,” the longtime promoter said. “Then it hit me like a bolt of thunder. Reverse the entire purse at every race. I was so excited, I woke up my wife to tell her, but she told me to go back to sleep.” The way the reverse purse will work is just as it sounds. The driver who finishes last in a main event will now receive the winner’s share of the purse and the winner will be paid last-place money. Likewise, the driver who finishes next to last will receive second place money and so on throughout the field. “This is an effort to help the smaller teams with little or no budget,” Kazarian stated. “You know, teams that run used tires, bent parts and at times, have a hard time just getting to the track. They spend a lot of time working on their cars to get them to the races. The big money teams spend the same, if not more time, and they have a lot more money to spend.” “I have not exactly told them yet,” Kazarian whispered when queried as to the big team’s reaction to the new reverse purse. “I figure, the ones that do not hear about this release will find out when they receive their purse money after the next race. I think they will understand that it is to help the sport and they will be very happy with it.” One person who was excited when he heard the news was Tony Jones. The news was so big that Jones has announced he is coming out of retirement. “This is great news and I am happy to say I am coming out of retirement because of it,” the 2007 USAC/CRA champion said. “You have to hand it to Don Kazarian as he comes up with these great ideas at least one time every year. With this idea, I think I can make the most money I have ever made in racing. You know, I have been out of the seat for quite some time and I am going to be rusty, so I am looking forward to cashing those big checks. I just hope I fit in one of those full containment seats. Nowadays, I have a lot more to contain than I did when I quit racing.” Jones, who won the Oval Nationals in 2000, is very excited to get another shot at winning the big race in 2018. “It will be great to get back in that race to compete against the best drivers in racing,” Jones gushed. “It is so prestigious. I just can’t wait to take part in it again to compete against all of the modern day guys at that big race in November. I am going to take the green flag, shut er’ off and turn into the pits before turn one to collect that $25,000.00.” Another question came up for Kazarian when it came to who would receive the trophies normally given to the top three finishers in the main events at the track that is about to embark on its 23rd season of racing. “Come on, of course, the top three finishers will receive the trophies as usual,” Kazarian bristled. “We would never consider taking their trophies away from them. They work hard and spend a lot of money to get to the top of the sport. It would not be right to deprive them out of the trophies they earned.” “I am really looking forward to this and I know all of the big teams will be as enthused as I am,” Kazarian said before adding with a wink and a smile. “I hope everyone has a very happy April Fool’s Day.” Advance tickets for all PAS events, including the July 4th Night of Destruction and November’s 23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals presented by All Coast Construction, are available 24 hours a day online at https://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not want to buy advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window each race night. Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank its corporate partners for the 2017 season. 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For directions on MapQuest, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571. racesatthepas@aol.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment. 2018 Perris Auto Speedway Schedule April 14TH PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds April 21st "SOKOLA SHOOTOUT" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY NIGHT Benefiting the Up, Down 'n Dirty 4 a Cure MUD RUN April 28th NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION II - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts May 12th PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds May 19th NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION III - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts May 26th "SALUTE TO INDY " USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars, California Lightning Sprint Cars AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY NIGHT Benefiting the Up, Down 'n Dirty 4 a Cure MUD RUN June 9th PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds June 16th NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION IV - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts June 23rd USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars June 30th PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds July 4th 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND FIREWORKS NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY NIGHT Benefiting the Up, Down 'n Dirty 4 a Cure MUD RUN July 21st PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds July 28th NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VI - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts August 18th "CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars, California Lightning Sprint Cars August 25th PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds September 1st NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION NOD VII - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X Autocross & CrossKarts September 22nd "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars October 6th - 14th SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAIR October 20th USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars October 27th PASSCAR "Champions Night” - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and Modifieds November 7th Oval Nationals Practice November 8th 23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 9th 23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 10th 23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals “Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars NOTE; THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE