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SPRINT
CARS RETURN TO PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY
SATURDAY FOR GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC!
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris, CA,
September 15, 2019)
Perris Auto
Speedway will send the summer out with a
bang this Saturday night, September 21st,
with the 12th Annual Glenn Howard Memorial
for the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. The
PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints will also
be a part of the card and the dazzling
Western Racing Association vintage cars
will be on hand as well. Spectator gates
will open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at
7:00. At intermission, all kids will be
allowed onto the front straightaway to
meet and collect candy from all the
drivers.
The "Big Game Hunter," Austin Williams,
has moved up to second in the USAC/CRA
standings. Doug Allen photo.
Saturday’s race honors the late Glenn
Howard, who was part of the Southern
California racing scene for more than 50
years as a driver, car owner, official,
racing business owner and innovator. In
addition, he was instrumental in many
driver’s careers on and off the track.
“This race is always huge for so many
of our drivers,” promoter Don Kazarian
said. “Glenn did so much not only for the
sport, but also for the people in the
sport. When you think about it, there was
nothing he did not or could not do. I
think the reason most drivers want to win
it is the fact that he helped everybody.
He wanted to make the sport better for
everyone and that is exactly what he did
for a very long time. Everyone misses him
as he is one of those guys you just cannot
replace. Even though he passed away
12-years ago, his impact is still felt in
the sport today and it will be felt
forever. It has been and always will be an
honor to host The Glenn Howard Classic at
The PAS.”
When Glenn passed away,
his family stayed involved in the sport as
his son Steve continued to run the family
business, SoCal Performance. However,
since his passing, Glenn’s wife Pat, Steve
and his other son Gary have also passed
away. Gary’s passing came just a few
months ago.
“We really honor the
entire family now,” Kazarian said. “His
wife Pat was a beautiful lady with a heart
of gold. His sons Steve and Gary were good
sprint car drivers. Both were very fast
and fearless. They were the perfect
picture of old school sprint car drivers
and they both won main events in the hay
day of the original CRA.”
Thus
far, 2019 has been a very competitive
season for the USAC/CRA Series at The PAS.
Six of the group’s first 16 races have
been at the track and those races have
provided five-different winners. Only
Richard Vander Weerd, who was born in
Upland, raised in Chino and who now lives
in Visalia, has been a repeat winner at
the famous Riverside County half-mile clay
oval this year. Besides Vander Weerd’s two
wins, Garden Grove’s Brody Roa, Hunter
Schuerenberg of Sikeston, Missouri,
perennial series champion Damion Gardner
of Concord and Anaheim’s Jake Swanson have
one win each.
The PAS Senior and
Young Gun Sprints will conclude their 2019
season on Saturday night. Seeking his
second straight Senior Sprint
championship, former Speedway Motorcycle
racer and Wheel2Wheel Raceway promoter
John Aden, who resides in Apple Valley,
has a comfortable 35-point lead over Santa
Fe Springs racer Ed Schwarz going into the
race. Dan Taylor, a native of Reily, Ohio,
is third in the standings. Ramona’s Amanda
Roberson already has the Young Gun
championship sewed up.
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.
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 –
1064 2. Austin Williams – Norco, CA –
1006 3. Brody Roa – Garden Grove, CA -
996 4. Jake Swanson – Anaheim, CA – 895
5. Chris Gansen – Verdemont Heights, CA –
699
PAS Senior Sprint Cars 1.
John Aden – Apple Valley, CA – 369 2.
Ed Schwarz – Santa Fe Springs, CA – 334
3. Dan Taylor – Reily, OH – 244 4. Jim
Giardina – Riverside, CA – 222 5.
Richard McCormick – Canyon Country, CA –
181
PAS Young Gun Sprint Cars 1.
Amanda Roberson – Ramona, CA – 307 2.
Dillon Osborne – Corona, CA – 130 3.
Blade Hilldebrand – Yucca Valley, CA – 65
3. Gage Rucker – Bellflower, MO - 65
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, Communication Innovations,
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, Rugged Radios,
Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race
Fuels, Sunstate Equipment, Trench Shoring,
Upland Rock, 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
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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