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JONES $1000.00 HARD CHARGER AWARD –
GROSSWENDT ADDRESSES PURSE
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris, CA, November 2, 2019)
Mike Grosswendt is pleased to announce
that the Tony Jones Award will continue to
pay $1,000.00 to the driver who passes the
most cars in the finale of next week’s
24th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
Presented by All Coast Construction at
Perris Auto Speedway. The award is named
after the retired racer who won the 2000
edition of the event. Grosswendt also
addressed rumors regarding the purse for
the three-day race.
The Hard
Charger award was named after Jones
several years ago. It honors the driver
who is arguably the most popular racer in
the 24-season history of the famous
Riverside County half-mile clay oval. In
addition to his prowess on the track,
Jones has tutored young drivers who are
new to the sport and is currently wrapping
up his first season as Race Director for
the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series.
USAC/CRA Race
Director Tony Jones. Doug Allen Photo.
“I am pleased
to announce that All Coast Construction
will once again sponsor the Tony Jones
Hard Charger Award,” Grosswendt said on
Thursday. “It will pay $1,000.00 to the
driver who passes the most cars in the
main event on Saturday night. It goes to a
deserving driver who does a lot of hard
work during the main event.”
Grosswendt,
who’s All Coast Construction Company has
been the presenting sponsor of the Oval
Nationals for nearly a decade, also wanted
to dispel a rumor that had been
circulating about the race’s purse. The
rumor was that Grosswendt cut a portion of
the purse due to USAC moving the last race
of the year to Arizona. He stated that the
rumor was untrue.
“Last year we
put a lot of money into the event and it
was spectacular,” Grosswendt stated. “This
year I had to cut back. Anybody that knows
me or that knows me on social media knows
that my wife was diagnosed with cancer. We
decided to cut back expenses to see how it
played out. Fortunately, it turned out
very well. She is cancer-free now. It took
a year of aggressive treatment and her
remarkable attitude.”
“It has come
to my attention that a lot of people think
that I cut the purse because USAC moved
the crowning of the champions (the final
race) to Arizona and the Western World,”
Grosswendt continued. “I have to tell you,
I was hugely disappointed as was Don
(Perris promoter Don Kazarian). We put a
lot of money and time into making the Oval
Nationals a natural crowning of the
champions. To read about it in the news
that it was being yanked away and sent to
Arizona was extremely hard to swallow. But
cutting the purse had nothing to do with
that. It was strictly a family decision
based on what we were going through.”
While
disappointed, Grosswendt understands and
accepts USAC’s decision.
“But I get
it,” the longtime sponsor said. “I am just
one of thousands of sponsors in racing.
The average racecar owner throws more
money into the sport than I do every year.
I am over it. I respect USAC and the guys
I deal with like Richie Murray, Rich
Forman, Levi Jones and the late Dick
Jordan...all of the guys back east. It was
their business decision (moving the last
race to Arizona). I am looking forward to
the Oval Nationals and it looks like it is
shaping up to be another great event.”
All three
nights of the famed race will be full
points-paying races for the Amsoil
USAC/CRA & USAC National Sprint Cars and
the Sand Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint
Cars. To date, 42 cars have entered with
drivers from nine different states.
Tickets for
the 24th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
are available 24-hours a day by calling
1-800-595-4849 or online at
https://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7.
For fans who do not wish to buy tickets in
advance, there is no worry. There will be
plenty of tickets available for everyone
at the ticket window each night.
# Driver
Residence Owner
0 Bud Kaeding
Campbell, CA Morrison Williams
4 Damion
Gardner Concord, CA Mark Alexander
4 Justin Grant
Ion, CA Topp Motorsports
4G Chris
Gansen Verdemont Heights, CA Dennis and
Christol Gansen
5 Tye Mihocko
Peoria, AZ Tye Mihocko
5G Chris
Windom Canton, IL Parralax Group/Goacher
Racing
5X Tommy
Malcolm Corona, CA Dino Napier
7BC Tyler
Courtney Indianapolis, IN Clauson
Marshall/Newman Rcg.
7G Donnie
Gansen San Bernardino, CA Dennis and
Christol Gansen
10 Richard
Vander Weerd Visalia, CA Ron Vander Weerd
12 Stevie
Sussex Tempe, AZ ABC Body Shop
12B Joel
Rayborne West Covina, CA Rodney Rayborne
13G Dennis
Gile Phoenix, AZ Gene Gile
13M Thomas
Meseraull Waveland, IN Gene Gile
15 Chris
Bonneau Peoria, AZ Chris Bonneau
16 Mike Martin
Yuma, AZ Mike Martin
19 Kevin
Thomas Jr. Cullman, AL Hayward Thomas
Motorsports
19 Logan
Seavey Sutter, CA Andy Reinbold
19AZ C.J.
Leary Greenfield, IN Andy Reinbold
19S Hunter
Schuerenberg Sikeston, MO Andy Reinbold
28M Matt
McCarthy Riverside, CA John McCarthy
32 Chase
Stockon Fort Branch, IN Chase Stockon
34 Jake
Swanson Anaheim, CA John Grau/Mike
Burkhart
42 Brody Roa
Garden Grove, CA Dwight Cheney
42X Jason
McDougal Tulsa, OK Dwight Cheney
44 Cody
Williams Norco, CA Cody Williams
44 Jake Helsel
Monroe, WA Tony Helsel
50 Charles
Davis Jr. Buckeye, AZ Charles Davis Jr.
51 R.J.
Johnson Laveen, AZ Rickey Johnson
51T Eddie
Tafoya Jr. Chino Hills, CA Eddie Tafoya
Sr.
57 Steve Hix
Ventura, CA Steve Hix
68 Chase
Johnson Penngrove, CA Shawn Thomas
69 Brady Bacon
Broken Arrow, OK Hoffman Auto Racing
69 Randy
Waitman Ramona, CA Randy Waitman
73T Max Adams
Loomis, CA Josh Ford Motorsports
74X Josh
Hodges Albuquerque, NM Hodges Motorsports
83 Austin
Liggett Tracy, CA Tim Liggett
88 Jace Vander
Weerd Visalia, CA Ron Vander Weerd
91R Brody Roa
Garden Grove, CA BR Performance
92 Austin
Williams Corona, CA Tom and Lauri Sertich
98 Verne
Sweeney Lomita, CA Ken Tracy
98X Jeremy
Ellertson Lawndale, CA Jeremy Ellertson
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,
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.
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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
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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