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MORE
THAN $10,000 EXTRA UP FOR GRABS AT
SATURDAY’S USAC/CRA AND SOUTHWEST SPRINT
CAR RACE!
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris,
CA, August 13, 2019)
When the
Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and the Sands
Chevrolet USAC/ Southwest Sprint Cars
return to Perris Auto Speedway for the
“California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night”
this Saturday, August 17th, they will have
extra reasons to be there. More than
10,000 extra reasons to be exact as more
than $10,000.00 has been added to the
normal purse. Spectator gates for the
jointly sanctioned race will open at 5:00
P.M. and the first race will be at 7:00.
(The attached photo of Matt McCarthy
leading Damion Gardner, R.J. Johnson and
Jake Swanson on July 13th at The PAS is
courtesy of Doug Allen).
The
“California Racers Hall of Fame Night” was
known as the “Kindoll Classic” from 1997
through 2011. The race was originally
named after legendary car owner Jack
Kindoll who passed away in 1996. The name
of the race was changed in 2012 and the
purse is one of the best for traditional
sprint cars in the Western USA.
“There is all kinds of extra money up for
grabs on Saturday and it always brings out
the best in the drivers,” promoter Don
Kazarian said. “The extra money is spread
throughout the night in a number of
different ways. We want to give a massive
thank you to everyone who donated to
Saturday’s purse. 100% of their donations
go to the drivers. We also must give a big
thank you to Chris Holt. He organizes the
donations every year and does a phenomenal
job. Without his effort, none of this
would be possible.”
The winner of
Saturday’s main event will receive a bonus
of $1,500.00 from Bill Simpson in memory
of Junior Kurtz. Robert Woodland has
donated an extra $500.00 to the
second-place finisher in remembrance of
Catherine Woodland. In addition to the
usual $100.00 “Woodland Auto Display”
award for the fast qualifier, Anne
Wilkerson has thrown in an extra $500.00
for the “Billy Wilkerson Fast Time Award.”
Jeff Gardner is pledging $100.00 to the
fifth fast qualifier in memory of Jack
Gardner. National Sprint Car Hall of Famer
Lealand McSpadden has organized the “Ellen
Ellis Hard Charger Award” for the driver
who passes the most cars in the main
event. At the time this piece went to
press, that award stood at more than
$1,000.00!
Saturday’s main event
will feature more than $6,000.00 in lap
money from a variety of individuals and
companies. Each lap will pay a minimum of
$100.00 to the leader. Many of the laps
have more than one donor (each donor was
required to pay $100.00 per lap). For
instance, Pit Boss Jacks has donated
$500.00 to the leader of laps #3 and #7 in
memory of J.W. Mitchell (J.W.’s racing
number was #37). Thus, lap three will pay
$700.00 to the leader and lap seven will
see the first-place driver pocketing
$900.00.
One of the highlights of
the night will be the “Junior Kurtz Trophy
Dash.” Kurtz wife Michelle has put up a
$2,000.00 purse for that event. The four
fastest qualifiers will contest a series
of four, three-lap races. Each driver will
start in each of the four starting spots
one time. Like in Speedway Motorcycle
racing, the winner of each of the races
will get three points. Second place will
get two points, third will get one point
and fourth will get zero. At the end of
the fourth race, the points will be
tallied and the driver who has accumulated
the most points will get the $1,000.00
winner’s share. In case of a tie for
first, there will be a two-lap runoff with
the tied drivers.
“The fans love
the format for the “Junior Kurtz Trophy
Dash,” Kazarian said. “Decades ago, there
was a trophy dash at every track on every
race night. The winner would normally get
a cheap, plastic trophy. As cars became
more expensive, teams began balking at
participation in trophy dashes, but this
is a totally different deal. It is very
quick and very exciting. The whole deal
takes about four minutes and the overall
winner gets $1,000.00. That is pretty good
for less than five minutes of work.”
As well as the USAC/CRA and Southwest
Sprint Cars, The PAS Senior and Young Gun
Sprints will also be in action.
At
intermission, all fans will be allowed on
to the front straightaway to see all the
cars up close and for the kids to collect
autographs and free candy from all the
drivers.
Spectator gates for
Saturday’s night of racing and family
entertainment will open at 5:00 P.M. and
the first race will take the green flag at
7:00.
Tickets 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.
USAC/CRA Sprint
Cars 1. Damion Gardner – Concord, CA –
689 2. Brody Roa – Garden Grove, CA –
640 3. Austin Williams – Norco, CA –
611 4. Jake Swanson – Anaheim, CA – 511
5. Tommy Malcolm – Corona, CA – 467
USAC Southwest Sprint Cars 1. Brody
Roa – Garden Grove, CA – 622 2. R.J.
Johnson – Laveen, AZ – 613 3. Stevie
Sussex – Tempe, AZ – 576 4. Charles
Davis Jr. – Buckeye, AZ – 548 5. Mike
Martin – Yuma, AZ – 521
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:
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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
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
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
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 Subject to Change |
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