PASSCAR STOCK CAR SERIES AND IMCA MODIFIEDS AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY JULY 10TH By Scott Daloisio (Perris, CA, July 7, 2021) The most competitive season for the PASSCAR Stock Car Series and IMCA Modifieds in recent memory will continue this Saturday night, July 10th, at Perris Auto Speedway. The night of dirt track racing and clean family fun will include Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and the IMCA Modifieds. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Intermission will include an on-track autograph session featuring all the cars and drivers with free candy for the kids. Heading into round #5 of the season on Saturday, the top three drivers in the Super Stock standings are separated by a single point. Hemet’s David Lord sits on top of the heap with Riverside’s Tyson Talkington and Buena Park’s Billy Griffin tied for second, one-point behind. It has been feast or famine for Lord thus far in 2021. He won the first and third races of the season but dropped out of the second and fourth races finishing ninth both times. At the last race on June 26th, he left the race early when is car overheated. However, with the kind of luck that would send any gambler scrambling off to Las Vegas, the other three drivers who came into the night ranked in the top four spots in the standings (Talkington, Griffin and two time series champ Dennis Wooldridge of Riverside) dropped out early like Lord. Fortunately, Lord smoked the competition early in the night in his heat race and the three points he earned for that six-lap victory were enough to stake him to the lead going into this week. Marina Del Rey’s Ron Bartels won the last main event at the end of June and is fifth in the championship standings. Ron Bartels (inside) on the way to the June 26 Super Stock win. Billy Griffin is on the outside. Doug Allen Photo. Just like in the Super Stocks, first and second place in the IMCA Modified standings are only separated by one point. And just like Super Stocks, Griffin, the 2013 PASSCAR Modified champion, is also second. In the Modifieds he trails 2004 champion Tom “Slick” Smith of Norco. Behind them in third fourth and fifth are three-time track champ Chuck Becker of Yucaipa, Carla Laney of Torrance, and Riverside’s Justin Dunn. Consistency has been the name of the game for the top five as only one of them, Dunn, has a win at The PAS this season. Dunn’s victory came in the last race on June 26, and it was his third top 10 outing of 2021. Smith has only finished out of the top three one time. Griffin has yet to finish out of the top 10. Becker has three top 10 finishes and Laney has two. Compared to the Super Stocks and Modifieds, Stefan Davies of Murrieta has some breathing room in the Street Stock standings. Make that a tiny bit of breathing room as he is only three points in front of Moreno Valley's Brandon Kelly. Three-time champion Curtis Dietzsch of Riverside is swimming close to the top and is only four-points behind Kelly. Davies leads the class with two main event wins this year. Kelly has one win. At the last race two weeks ago, Lake Elsinore’s James Altman Jr. Scored an impressive green to checkers victory in the class. It was his first ever Street Stock win and propelled him up to 4th in the championship standings. Kelly's father, Doug, who also resides in Moreno Valley, is currently fifth. The biggest advantage for any of the point leaders belongs to Temecula’s Cameron Veatch in the American Factory Stocks. The two-time defending champion enjoys a 12-point lead over Nuevo’s Mike Burks going into Saturday’s race. Jason Cook of Hemet, Chris Evans of National City and Menifee’s Kris Carnish are currently third, fourth and fifth. While Veatch does not have a win yet this year, he has not finished lower than fourth in a main event. Burks was the winner the last time out. PASSCAR/IMCA Modified Points 1. Tom Smith – Norco, CA – 145 2. Billy Griffin – Buena Park, CA – 144 3. Chuck Becker – Yucaipa, CA - 127 4. Carla Laney – Torrance, CA – 126 5. Justin Dunn – Riverside, CA – 125 PASSCAR Super Stock Point Standings 1. David Lord – Hemet, CA – 59 2. Tyson Talkington – Riverside, CA – 58 2. Billy Griffin – Buena Park, CA – 58 4. Dennis Wooldridge – Riverside, CA – 51 5. Ron Bartels – Marina Del Rey, CA – 50 PASSCAR Street Stock Point Standings 1. Stefan Davies – Murrieta, CA – 80 2. Brandon Kelly – Moreno Valley, CA – 77 3. Curtis Dietzsch – Riverside, CA – 73 4. James Altman Jr. – Lake Elsinore, CA – 70 5. Doug Kelly – Moreno Valley, CA – 68 PASSCAR American Factory Stocks 1. Cameron Veatch – Temecula, CA – 81 2. Mike Burks – Nuevo, CA – 69 3. Jason Cook – Hemet, CA – 65 4. Chris Evans – National City, CA – 62 5. Kris Carnish – Menifee, CA - 55 There will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the track on Saturday. For those who wish, online tickets for this Saturday night and all other 2021 Perris Auto Speedway races are on sale at tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/ Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/ 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 online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571. 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For more information call (714) 225-9500. mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment. 2021 EVENT SCHEDULE July 10th - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds July 17th - AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints and RUSH Western Sprint Car Series July 24th - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds July 31st - LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION IV - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers August 14th - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds August 21st - CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT" AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints and RUSH Western Sprint Car Series August 28th - LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V – Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers September 11th - LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VI - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers September 18th - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds, and RUSH Western Sprint Cars September 25th - "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints, and RUSH Western Sprint Car Series October 2nd - PASSCAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds October 16th - PASSCAR SERIES – “FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT” Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds October 23rd - AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints, and RUSH Western Sprint Car Series October 30th - LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VII - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Mini Stocks and Double Deckers November 3rd - 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION - Practice Night November 4th - 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH ANNUAL OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 5th - 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 6th - 25TH ANNUAL HEIMARK/ANHEUSER BUSCH OVAL NATIONALS Presented by ALL COAST CONSTRUCTION AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 13th - PASSCAR “CHAMPION’S NIGHT” - Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks, IMCA Modifieds and RUSH Western Sprint Car Series NOTE: SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE COVID 19 LEVELS AND MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED REOPENING.