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CHP
OFFICERS ADMITTED FREE TO SATURDAY’S
SALUTE TO INDY SPRINT CAR RACE AT PERRIS!
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris, CA, May 21, 2019)
This Saturday night when Perris
Auto Speedway hosts the annual “Salute to
Indy” for the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars,
all active and retired California Highway
Patrol Officers will be admitted to the
race for free. All they have to do is show
their CHP badge at the ticket window and
they will be given a free ticket. Once
inside, the officers will have someone to
cheer for as second-year CHP officer Jeff
Dyer will be racing in the show.
CHP Officer
Jeff Dyer will be racing in the Salute to
Indy Saturday. Doug Allen Photo.
The idea of
admitting CHP members free came about when
it came to light that Dyer, who was born
in West Covina and went to Lutheran High
in La Verne, recently received an award
from “Mothers Against Drunk Drivers”
(M.A.D.D.) for stopping and arresting 58
drunk drivers in 2018.
“We heard of
the great award Jeff received for keeping
us safe and protected while we are on the
road,” promoter Don Kazarian said. “He is
not the only one out there. We want to
show all CHP officers that we appreciate
the job they are doing, so we have decided
to let them in free on Saturday. And, they
get to come watch one of their own racing
on the track.”
Many think of
sprint cars as the most dangerous form of
auto racing. For Dyer, who now resides in
Bermuda Dunes, sprint cars are a walk in
the park. Before becoming a CHP officer in
2017, he performed one of the most
dangerous jobs in the United States Army.
He was an Explosive Ordinance Disposal
team leader. In other words, for 13-years
he disarmed bombs and explosives for a
living, and in that time served multiple
tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“It is a cool
thing that the “Mothers Against Drunk
Drivers” have a good program out there,”
Dyer said. “I was honored to receive the
award and it feels good that they
recognize people who are out there working
hard. I wish I did not have to arrest
anybody, but it is nice to get the people
who have had too much to drink and decided
to make a poor decision off the road.”
While Dyer
enjoyed the Army life, he had a couple of
dreams he wanted to fulfill. One was
racing a sprint car, which he now does for
car owner Cal Smith in the USAC/CRA Series
and in his own car in the California
Lightning Sprint Car Series. Unlike many
who dream of racing, he had no ambitions
to drive in NASCAR or Indy Cars. Going to
Ascot when he was a child, all he ever
wanted to race was sprint cars.
The other
dream he had was driving a CHP cruiser.
“Yes, that is
true,” Dyer laughed when asked about his
dreams. “I love my job. The best part of
it is getting to help stranded motorists.
Also meeting people and the feeling of a
sense of worth. Likewise, I love racing in
both the USAC/CRA Series and the
California Lightning Sprint Car Series.”
Spectator
gates for Saturday’s race will open at
5:00 P.M. and the first 200 fans through
the front gate will receive a free stadium
cup courtesy of the American Cancer
Society. The first race will take the
green flag at 7:00.
Tickets for
Saturday’s race are $25.00 for adults.
Seniors 65 and over get in for $20.00. For
active military with proper id and their
spouse or date, it is $5.00 each. 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.
Camping on the
fairgrounds opens at noon on Friday.
Tailgating on the grassy area outside of
turn four begins at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday.
Advance
tickets for all Perris Auto Speedway
events are available 24-hours a day online
at https://bit.ly/2Aa50Lj or by calling
1-800-595-4849. If you do not wish to buy
tickets in advance for any race, there
will be plenty of tickets for everyone at
the ticket window on race night.
Perris Auto
Speedway is conveniently located on the
SoCal Fair and Event Center (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, on the
Ramona Expressway and go three miles east
to the fairgrounds. For directions on
MapQuest, the address to enter is: 18700
Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is
92571.
Perris Auto
Speedway wants to thank its corporate
partners for the 2019 season. All Coast
Construction, Austin Hutchinson Realtor,
Battery Systems, Brass and Bass Firearms &
Fishing Supplies, Budweiser, Bud’s Tire
Pro, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris,
Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet
Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, HD
Industries, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging,
K2 Displays, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ
Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission,
Pepsi-Cola, Pole Position, PrintItNow.com,
Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Shaver Specialties,
Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Sunstate
Equipment, Trench Shoring, Varner
Construction, VIA RV Service and Vista
Paint.
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:
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Website:
http://perrisautospeedway.com/
Video and DVD
productions of all racing sprint cars
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 website LoudPedal Productions.
DVD’s of all
the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and Nights of
Destruction at The PAS are available from
Fourvideos. For more information call
(714) 225-9500.
racesatthepas@aol.com is the only
authorized Internet address to issue
official media news released from The
Perris Auto Speedway or Oval
Entertainment.
2019 Perris
Auto Speedway Schedule
May 25th
“Salute to Indy” Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint
Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Gun
Sprints American Cancer Society Night
Benefiting the “Up Down ‘n Dirty 4 a Cure
Mud Run
June 1st LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents Night of
Destruction III: Demo Cross, Figure 8’s,
Trailer Figure 8’s, Mini Stocks, Double
Deckers, Formula X Autocross and Cross
Karts American Cancer Society Night
Benefiting the “Up Down ‘n Dirty 4 a Cure
Mud Run
June 15th
PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks,
American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
June 29th
Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior
Sprints and PAS Young Gun Sprints
July 4th
FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR LKQ Pick Your Part
Presents Night of Destruction IV: Demo
Cross, Figure 8’s, Trailer Figure 8’s,
Mini Stocks, Double Deckers, Formula X
Autocross and Cross Karts American Cancer
Society Night Benefiting the “Up Down ‘n
Dirty 4 a Cure Mud Run
July 13th
Amsoil USAC/CRA & USAC Southwest Sprint
Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Gun
Sprints
July 20th
PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks,
American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
July 27th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents Night of
Destruction V: Demo Cross, Figure 8’s,
Trailer Figure 8’s, Mini Stocks, Double
Deckers, Formula X Autocross and Cross
Karts
August 17th
“California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night”
Amsoil USAC/CRA & USAC Southwest Sprint
Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Gun
Sprints
August 24th
PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks,
American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
August 31st
LKQ Pick Your Part Presents Night of
Destruction VI: Demo Cross, Figure 8’s,
Trailer Figure 8’s, Mini Stocks, Double
Deckers, Formula X Autocross and Cross
Karts
September 14th
PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks,
American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
September 21st
“Glenn Howard Classic” Amsoil USAC/CRA
Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS
Young Gun Sprints
September 28th
LKQ Pick Your Part Presents Night of
Destruction VII: Demo Cross, Figure 8’s,
Trailer Figure 8’s, Mini Stocks, Double
Deckers, Formula X Autocross and Cross
Karts
November 6th
Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All
Coast Construction Practice Session
November 7th
Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All
Coast Construction USAC National, CRA and
Southwest Sprint Cars
November 8th
Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All
Coast Construction USAC National, CRA and
Southwest Sprint Cars
November 9th
Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All
Coast Construction USAC National, CRA and
Southwest Sprint Cars
November 16th
“Champions Night” PASSCAR Super Stocks,
Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and
PAS Modifieds
*** Schedule
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