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Davis Back in Winter Challenge Victory Lane at CSP
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (February 1, 2012) – Charles Davis, Jr., evened the score in the win column for the ASCS Canyon Region forces versus their foes from the USAC West Coast Series as the Winter Challenge resumed with round four of six at Canyon Speedway Park on Wednesday night.
The two-time ASCS Canyon Region champion picked off his second win in four nights of Winter Challenge competition aboard the Massey Motorsports No. 50 entry after USAC shoes Jon Stanbrough and Tracy Hines topped rounds three and four, respectively.
Davis, Jr., led from his pole position throughout in the $2,000-to-win affair before surviving a last-lap caution that set up a green-white-checkered dash to the stripe, fending off Hines to secure the win. R.J. Johnson claimed the final step on the podium in the show position after starting eighth.
Bob Ream, Jr., was fourth, with Stevie Sussex rounding out the top five. Jon Stanbrough was sixth, with Shane Cottle, Casey Shuman, Mike Martin and Shon Deskins completing the top ten.
Stanbrough, Johnson and Davis, Jr., won Wednesday night’s heat races, with Rick Ziehl victorious in the “B” Main.
With Hines just four points ahead of Davis, Jr., in Winter Challenge points, action resumes with Round Five on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and then the $5,000-to-win Sixth and Final Round on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Winter Challenge Round Four Results from Canyon Speedway Park:
"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 4-Tracy Hines, 3. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 4. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 5. 1-Stevie Sussex, 6. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 7. 5x-Shane Cottle, 8. 97-Casey Shuman, 9. 16-Mike Martin, 10. 20-Shon Deskins, 11. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 12. 29-Bud Kaeding, 13. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 14. 23-Colby Copeland, 15. 62-Chris Bonneau, 16. 32b-Brian Hosford, 17. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 18. 7k-Bruce St. James, 19. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 20. 9s-John Shelton, 21. 6-Ronnie Clark, 22. 20z-Rick Ziehl.
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 2. 1-Stevie Sussex, 3. 20-Shon Deskins, 4. 16-Mike Martin, 5. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 6. 23-Colby Copeland, 7. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 8. 9s-John Shelton, 9. 51-Cody Cambensy.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 2. 4-Tracy Hines, 3. 29-Bud Kaeding, 4. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 5. 62-Chris Bonneau, 6. 6-Ronnie Clark, 7. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 8. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 9. 32b-Brian Hosford.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 3. 7k-Bruce St. James, 4. 97-Casey Shuman, 5. 5x-Shane Cottle, 6. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 7. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 8. 53-Tom Lee.
“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 2. 62-Chris Bonneau, 3. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 4. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 5. 32b-Brian Hosford, 6. 9s-John Shelton, 7. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 8. 53-Tom Lee, 9. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 10. 51-Cody Cambensy.
Winter Challenge Points (Top Ten – Through Round Four of Six): 1. Tracy Hines (New Castle, IN) 542, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 538, 3. R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 518, 4. Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA) 502, 5. Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 463, 6. Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) 459, 7. Jon Stanbrough (Avon, IN) 447, 8. Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ) 437, 9. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 434, 10. Colby Copeland (Roseville, CA) 425.
Remaining Winter Challenge Schedule at Canyon Speedway Park:
Round Five – Friday, February 3 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win)
Round Six – Saturday, February 4 @ 1:00 p.m. ($5,000 to win)
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THE HOOSIER TIRE MIDWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES 2012 SCHEDULE
Haubstadt, IN - January 29, 2012. The 2012 schedule being released by the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series will offer competitors and fans thirteen diverse events. This will be the twelfth season for the series. A wide range of purses will offer top prizes of $2,000 (2), $2,500 (2), $3,000 (3), $4,000 (1), $5,000 (3), and $10,000 (2).
The season opener will be held at the Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday May 5th. This is a must-do event for drivers posturing to make a run for the series title. Brady Short is the MSCS defending champion. The feature that night will pay $2,000 to win.
The season will continue with a co-sanctioned event for MSCS and USAC on May 12th at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN. This will be the third time in history that the two sanctioning groups have raced together on the swift high banked ¼ mile facility.
MSCS will also be visiting several other Indiana tracks. The series will make a special weeknight appearance at the half mile Terre Haute Action Track. MSCS will share the spotlight on a racing bill headlined with a special NASCAR Night promotion. This race is set for Tuesday evening June 19th, just two days after the series makes a Father's Day Sunday evening appearance at Tri-State Speedway. Both will be great family night opportunities to attend the races!
The series is set for an encore performance at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville after last year's successful return to the facility. The date for the MSCS Return II Putnamville is August 18. The top prize is $3,000. The strong contingency of regular sprint drivers that frequent the track always present formidable opposition for the series.
The Fall Clash at Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, IN, on Friday September 14th will kick off the only weekend this season in which the series has back to back races scheduled. The $5,000 to win that night and the $10,000 to win the Haubstadt Hustler the next night will provide the biggest single MSCS racing weekend of the season. The Haubstadt Hustler will be a co-sanctioned MSCS-USAC event again in 2012.
The MSCS drivers will join the United States Auto Club drivers again on Sept. 29th for the City of Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals and a chance to win another $10,000 prize.
Holiday weekend events at which MSCS will be racing include the May 27th and September 2nd dates at Tri-State Speedway. MSCS will join and welcome the KISS competitors to Haubstadt on Memorial Day Weekend. The Labor Day Weekend Challenge at Haubstadt will pay $3,000 to the winner. Both are Sunday night events! Tri-State Speedway will also present MSCS racing on Saturday night June 30th with the Summer Blast set to take the green prior to the Fourth of July midweek holiday.
The Hoosier Sprint Nationals at Haubstadt will be held on Saturday night August 4th.
This will be the eighth version and it will pay $5,000 to win again this season. The enduring event continues in its role as the high mark on each season's MSCS schedule and is the threshold to the larger purses for races that close out the season.
The season will then end on October 6th with the Harvest Cup at Tri-State Speedway. This will be the second year for the event designed to wrap up the season and provide an opportunity to present the MSCS Championship Trophy and Rookie of the Year Award to the recipients with fans, race teams, and sponsors present. The feature for the season finale pays $4,000 to win.
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Hines Takes Winter Challenge Round Three at CSP
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (January 29, 2012) – Tracy Hines became the third different winner in as many rounds of Winter Challenge action at Canyon Speedway Park by taking the $3,000 triumph in Sunday afternoon’s 30-lap feature event pitting the ASCS Canyon Region versus the USAC West Coast Series.
After leading much of the way in Saturday’s feature only to surrender the point in the closing circuits, there was no stopping the reigning Western World champion in Sunday’s main event after he took the lead away from Rick Ziehl on the 18th circuit.
While Hines started from the pole position, it was outside front row starter and Friday night winner Charles Davis, Jr., pacing the early circuits in front of fourth-starter Ziehl and Hines.
As traffic came into play on the 3/8-mile clay oval, Ziehl slid past Davis, Jr., for the lead on the 11th round with Hines following suit soon after. Hines worked traffic precisely over the next several rounds and took the lead from Ziehl with 13 circuits remaining.
With clear track in front of him after a caution with just six laps to go, the New Castle, IN, native raced on to the checkered flag in front of Ziehl, with R.J. Johnson, Davis, Jr., and Jeremy Sherman rounding out the top five.
Andrew Reinbold advanced ten positions by racing from 16th to sixth, while Bud Kaeding charged from 19th to seventh. Bruce St. James was eighth, with Mike Martin and Jon Stanbrough completing the top ten.
Hines, Johnson and Davis, Jr., won Sunday’s heat races.
Canyon Speedway Park’s Winter Challenge resumes with Round Four on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., followed by Round Five on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and then the $5,000-to-win Sixth and Final Round on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Winter Challenge Round Three Results from Canyon Speedway Park:
"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 3. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 4. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 5. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 6. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 7. 29-Bud Kaeding, 8. 7k-Bruce St. James, 9. 16-Mike Martin, 10. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 11. 97-Casey Shuman, 12. 23-Colby Copeland, 13. 62-Johnny Herrera, 14. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 15. 36d-Dave Darland, 16. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 17. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 18. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 19. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 20. 53-Tom Lee, 21. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 22. 6jt-Michael Curtis. DNS: 32b-Brian Hosford, 1-Stevie Sussex, 9x-Ryan Linder.
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 7k-Bruce St. James, 3. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 4. 16-Mike Martin, 5. 62-Johnny Herrera, 6. 36d-Dave Darland, 7. 29-Bud Kaeding, 8. 1-Stevie Sussex, 9. 23-Colby Copeland.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 2. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 3. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 4. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 5. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 6. 32b-Brian Hosford, 7. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 8. 9x-Ryan Linder.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 97-Casey Shuman, 3. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 4. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 5. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 6. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 7. 53-Tom Lee, 8. 21x-Jon Stanbrough.
Winter Challenge Points (Top Ten): 1. Tracy Hines (New Castle, IN) 400, 2. Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA) 396, 3. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 388, 4. R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 383, 5. (tie) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN) and Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 355, 7. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 346, 8. Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) 343, 9. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 336, 10. Bruce St. James (Phoenix, AZ) 328.
Remaining Winter Challenge Schedule at Canyon Speedway Park:
Round Four – Wednesday, February 1 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win)
Round Five – Friday, February 3 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win)
Round Six – Saturday, February 4 @ 1:00 p.m. ($5,000 to win)
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Stanbrough Rebounds for Winter Challenge Round Two Honors
Jon Stanbrough drove the SDR No. 21x to victory lane in Saturday's Winter Challenge Canyon Speedway Park. Terry Shaw photo
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (January 28, 2012) – After struggling uncharacteristically in Canyon Speedway Park’s Winter Challenge opener on Friday, Avon, Indiana’s Jon Stanbrough bounced back in strong fashion by topping Saturday’s second round of action atop the 3/8-mile clay oval.
While fellow Hoosier State shoe Tracy Hines led most of the way in the event pitting the ASCS Canyon Region versus the USAC West Coast Series, Stanbrough made a late move in Saturday afternoon’s 30-lapper to take the $2,000 winner’s cut in the Shon Deskins Racing No. 21x entry.
Stanbrough, who missed the feature cut in the first of six rounds of Winter Challenge action on Friday, chased front row outside starter Hines from the third starting position on Saturday for much of the way before charging into the lead in the final handful of laps to snare the win.
Stanbrough and Hines were chased to the stripe by Bud Kaeding, who claimed a podium finishing position for the second time in as many Winter Challenge races. Dave Darland advance from 10th to fourth, with Colby Copeland rounding out the top five.
Johnny Herrera raced from 18th to sixth, with Josh Pelkey, Casey Shuman, pole starter R.J. Johnson and Bruce St. James completing the top ten.
After winning Friday night’s Winter Challenge opener, Charles Davis, Jr., finished just outside the top ten on Saturday in eleventh.
Rick Ziehl, Hines and Davis, Jr., topped Saturday’s heat race action, with Jeremy Sherman winning the “B” Main.
Canyon Speedway Park’s Winter Challenge resumes with Round Three’s green flag flying at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, with a $3,000 winner’s share up for grabs. Action then continues with the final three rounds on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., Friday at 7:00 p.m. and then Saturday’s (February 4) $5,000-to-win finale at 1:00 p.m.
Winter Challenge Round Two Results from Canyon Speedway Park
"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 2. 4-Tracy Hines, 3. 29-Bud Kaeding, 4. 36d-Dave Darland, 5. 23-Colby Copeland, 6. 62-Johnny Herrera, 7. 12-Josh Pelkey, 8. 97-Casey Shuman, 9. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 10. 7k-Bruce St. James, 11. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 12. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 13. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 14. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 15. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 16. 16-Mike Martin, 17. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 18. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 19. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 20. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 21. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 22. 1-Stevie Sussex.
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 2. 7k-Bruce St. James, 3. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 4. 97-Casey Shuman, 5. 29-Bud Kaeding, 6. 8s-Bryan Swinehart, 7. 62-Johnny Herrera, 8. 16-Mike Martin, 9. 17k-Kyle Danielson.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 23-Colby Copeland, 3. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 4. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 5. 36d-Dave Darland, 6. 12-Josh Pelkey, 7. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 8. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 9. 32b-Brian Hosford.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 3. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 4. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 5. 8-Bob Ream, Jr., 6. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 7. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 8. 9s-John Shelton, 9. 1-Stevie Sussex.
“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 2. 62-Johnny Herrera, 3. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 4. 16-Mike Martin, 5. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 6. 1-Stevie Sussex, 7. 32b-Brian Hosford, 8. 8s-Bryan Swinehart, 9. 9s-John Shelton, 10. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 11. 6jt-Michael Curtis.
Winter Challenge Points (Top Ten): 1. Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA) 277, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 258, 3. Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN) 255, 4. Tracy Hines (New Castle, IN) 250, 5. R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 248, 6. Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) 235, 7. Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, NM) 232, 8. Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 230, 9. Thomas Ogle (Surprise, AZ) 228, 10. Colby Copeland (Roseville, CA) 217.
Remaining Winter Challenge Schedule at Canyon Speedway Park:
Round Three – Sunday, January 29 @ 1:00 p.m. ($3,000 to win)
Round Four – Wednesday, February 1 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win)
Round Five – Friday, February 3 @ 7:00 p.m. ($2,000 to win)
Round Six – Saturday, February 4 @ 1:00 p.m. ($5,000 to win)
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“Chargin’” Charles Takes Winter Challenge Opener at CSP
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (January 27, 2012) – Charles Davis, Jr., kicked off six a full complement of six racing events over nine days by winning Friday night’s 30-lap Winter Challenge opener at Canyon Speedway Park.
A two-time ASCS Canyon Region champion, Davis, Jr., of Buckeye, AZ, took the lead away from California shoe Bud Kaeding in the early going and went on to claim the $2,000 winner’s share in the event pitting the ASCS Canyon Regional forces versus the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series.
After starting third in the familiar Massey Motorsports No. 50 entry, Davis took the lead away from pole starter Kaeding after several laps and then kept eighth-starter R.J. Johnson at bay much of the way.
Davis, Jr., took the checkered flag ahead of Kaeding, who slipped back around Johnson for runner-up honors in the final laps. Johnson settled for the show position, with 14th-starter Jeremy Sherman in fourth and Dave Darland rounding out the top five in Parker Store-sponsored entry sporting the throwback Darland number of 36d.
Thomas Ogle was sixth and Casey Shuman climbed a half-dozen positions to seventh with Shon Deskins, Mike Martin and Johnny Herrera completing the top ten.
Davis, Jr., Martin and Johnson topped Friday night’s heat race action, with Tracy Hines winning the 10-lap “B” Main before finishing one spot outside the top ten in the main event.
Winter Challenge Round One Results from Canyon Speedway Park
"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 29-Bud Kaeding, 3. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 4. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 5. 36d-Dave Darland, 6. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 7. 97-Casey Shuman, 8. 20-Shon Deskins, 9. 16-Mike Martin, 10. 62-Johnny Herrera, 11. 4-Tracy Hines, 12. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 13. 17-Mike Colegrove, 14. 7k-Bruce St. James, 15. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 16. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 17. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 18. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 19. 23-Colby Copeland, 20. 32b-Brian Hosford, 21. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 22. 9x-Ryan Linder.
First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 17-Mike Colegrove, 3. 20-Shon Deskins, 4. XXX-Zach Sawyers, 5. 21-Jeremy Sherman, 6. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 7. 4-Tracy Hines, 8. 9-Brandon Lane. DNS: 19-Andrew Reinbold.
Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 16-Mike Martin, 2. 20z-Rick Ziehl, 3. 36d-Dave Darland, 4. 97-Casey Shuman, 5. 3F-Geoff Ensign, 6. 32b-Brian Hosford, 7. 9x-Ryan Linder, 8. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 9. 12-Josh Pelkey.
Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 2. 48T-Thomas Ogle, 3. 29-Bud Kaeding, 4. 62-Johnny Herrera, 5. 0-Jimmy Crawford, 6. 7k-Bruce St. James, 7. 23-Colby Copeland, 8. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 9. 6jt-Michael Curtis.
“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 4-Tracy Hines, 2. 7k-Bruce St. James, 3. 9x-Ryan Linder, 4. 23-Colby Copeland, 5. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 6. 17k-Kyle Danielson, 7. 6jt-Michael Curtis, 8. 21x-Jon Stanbrough, 9. 9-Brandon Lane, 10. 12-Josh Pelkey. DNS: 19-Andrew Reinbold.
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ECONOMY FORCES PRICE CHANGES AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY!
(Perris, CA, January 23, 2012) Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian has announced that due to the current economy, there will be some price changes when the Riverside County Clay oval opens it's 17th season in February.
In recent weeks the diminished economy has cost Southern California two racing facilities. Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, the oldest track in the state which had operated continuously since the 1940s, and Victorville Raceway Park. Kazarian is bound and determined not to late the same fate befall The PAS and regrettably some increases have to be instituted.
"The ticket and pit pass increases this year is primarily driven by historical low sponsorship along with USAC's inability to subsidize the purses paid out for USAC/CRA events at the speedway," the longtime promoter lamented. "I want to thank USAC for all their support in the 2009 and 2010 racing seasons. I understand they too have their own economic concerns and I appreciate everything they have done to keep their presence in Sprint Car racing on the west coast. The entire motorsports industry is driven by sponsorship participation. The plain facts are, it has dramatically impacted the short tracks. If we mirror the same business models as the other tracks, it will only be a matter of time we find ourselves in the same economic situation that they have experienced. I know it is a lot for not only the race fans to accept but the race teams as well. Hopefully everyone will accept this and the speedway will continue to provide exciting racing for years to come. It is a shame that numerous tracks have been forced to close, especially in Southern California."
The increases instituted are as follows:
· Adult tickets to USAC/CRA races $25.00
· Senior tickets to USAC/CRA races $20.00
· USAC/CRA member pit pass $40.00
· USAC/CRA non-member pit pass $50.00
· Adult tickets to PASSCAR events $12.00
· Practice $40.00
Tickets for active military members with proper id, kids 6-12 and students aged 13-18 with school id will remain at $5.00. Kids 5-years old and under are free.
"While we are forced to increase the prices, we plan on rewarding the fans with stepped up value for their extra fees," Kazarian stated. "I want thank all of our wonderful race fans for the past 16 years of support and look forward to seeing them on February 25th at our season opener."
The best deal in racing, money saving 2012 Perris Auto Speedway season tickets, is available through February 24th. To get yours, please call The PAS office at: (951) 940-0134.
2012 PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE
February 11 - Open Practice - 3:00 PM - Free for Fans in the Grandstands
February 18 - Off Weekend
February 25 - "Sokola Shootout" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
March 3 - PASSCAR Super Stocks, Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
March 10 - World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and California Lightning Sprint Cars
March 17 - Off Weekend
March 24 - Off Weekend
March 31 - USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
April 7 - Off Weekend
April 14 - PASSCAR Super Stocks, Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
April 21 - Night of Destruction #1: Rollover Contest, Trailer Figure 8 Races, Figure 8's, Auto Roller Derby, Demo Cross
April 28 - USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
May 5 - PASSCAR Road Course Challenge: Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
May 12 - Off Weekend
May 19 - PASSCAR Super Stocks, Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
May 26 - Salute to Indy: USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
June 2 - Off Weekend
June 9 - Night of Destruction #2: Demolition Derby, Trailer Figure 8 Races, Figure 8's, Auto Roller Derby, Demo Cross
June 16 - Off Weekend
June 23 - PASSCAR Super Stocks, Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
June 30 - Off Weekend
July 4 - Firecracker 30 & Sky Concert: USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
July 7 - Off Weekend
July 14 - Night of Destruction 3: Trailer Figure 8 Races, Figure 8's, Demo Cross, Auto Roller Derby, Rollover Contest
July 21 - PASSCAR Super Stocks, Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
July 28 - California Racers Hall of Fame Night: USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
August 4 - Off Weekend
August 11 - Off Weekend
August 18 - USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
August 25 - Off Weekend
September 1 - PASSCAR Super Stocks, Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
September 8 - Night of Destruction 4: "Perris Leap" Trophy Truck Long Jump and Engine Meltdown, Trailer Figure 8 Races, Figure 8's, Auto Roller Derby, Demo Cross
September 15 - Glenn Howard Classic: USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
September 22 - PASSCAR Super Stocks, Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
September 29 - Off Weekend
October 6 - Southern California Fair: USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
October 13 - Southern California Fair
October 20 - Off Weekend
October 27 - PASSCAR Super Stocks, Amsoil Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Sport Mods, Super Four Bangers
November 1 - 17th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals Practice
November 2 - 17th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals: USAC National Sprint Cars, USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
November 3 - 17th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals: USAC National Sprint Cars, USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprint Cars
Thanksgiving - TBA
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Ontario Topless Sprints Announce Tentative 2012 Schedule; OTS is Full Steam Ahead With Exciting Events Planned
Craig Revelle
January 17, 2012
After a very successful inaugural event at Humberstone Speedway in 2011, the Ontario Topless Sprints are back for a new season on a much larger scale with events scattered throughout the summer at several different racetracks in Ontario, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The tentative schedule has the Ontario Topless Sprints (OTS) and the Ohio based Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (B.O.S.S) working together during most of the events on the schedule, as well as one OTS standalone event on the schedule. The OTS and B.O.S.S. will also have a co-sanctioned event with the Michigan Traditional Sprints (MTS).
The OTS season will get underway with a weekend doubleheader beginning at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio on Friday, May 18th and Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania on Saturday, May 19th. Just one event is on the schedule at this time during the month of June as OTS travels to Pittsburgh’s Penn Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 23rd. July is the busiest month of the season for OTS with three events on the schedule with a visit to Sharon Speedway in Sharon, Ohio. Another weekend doubleheader is on the card on July 20th and 21st as OTS holds events at South Buxton Raceway and Humberstone Speedway respectively. After more than two months off, the series will then wrap up back at Wayne County Speedway for the 2012 season finale on Saturday, October 6th.
“We are very excited to announce our 2012 season schedule”, says Ontario Topless Sprints President Ken Bayliss. “This is just a tentative schedule though, and we hope to be able to add some more events in the near future”.
In an effort to help build OTS as well as its sister site for the Ontario Outlaw Flat Trackers, www.ooft.ca - we will have a booth set up at the Canadian Motorsports Expo in Toronto, Ontario at the International Centre on February 10th, 11th and 12th. Stop by and visit us and learn more about both the OTS and OOFT.
Ontario Topless Sprints would like to thank Giant FM Classic Rock 91.7FM, Traffic & Court Services, Finish Line Web Design, OTR Filters, E-Shine.ca, Lou’s Tire Service, CARSTAR, Great Signs & Graphics, Garden City Environmental, Xtreme Custom Exhaust, Tapp’s Water Treatment, Pit Stop Automotive, Castle Racing Team, RCM Racing Equipment, Kear’s Speed Shop, King Racing Products, BR Motorsports, Outerwears Performance Products and Pancho’s Racing Products for supporting OTS in 2012.
“We wouldn’t be able to do any of this without the help of the great companies that support us”, adds Bayliss, who will also be competing in the OTS events this season. “I just can’t thank everyone enough for their support as we move into our first full season with the series. We had a great time at our event at Humberstone in 2011, and look for an even better 2012”.
For more information on this exciting form of motorsports, please visit Ontario Topless Sprints on the web at www.ontariotoplesssprints.com. You will find information on the event including rules, driver entry list when available, and our great sponsors and affiliates that are on board with us to date. You can also follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/otsracing.
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TONY JONES SET FOR RETURN AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY
(Perris, CA, January 11 2012) Tony Jones, the most popular driver to ever race at Perris Auto Speedway, will make a return when the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series kicks off the 17th season of racing at the Riverside County clay oval on Saturday, February 25. However, Jones will not be returning as a driver. Following in the footsteps of his National Sprint Car Hall of Fame father Bubby Jones and his older brother Davey, the 42-year-old will be a crew chief for a brand new sprint car team.
Jones, who last raced in November of 2010, will be spinning the wrenches and calling the shots for car owner Larry Henry and rookie Sprint Car driver Jake Swanson of Anaheim. "Larry Henry is my dad's best friend," Jones said via telephone. "He owned my dad's first ever Sprint Car and the last car my dad drove when he came out of a two year retirement in 1990. Larry said he would never own a sprint car again, but here we are."
The 2007 USAC/CRA champ and 2000 Oval Nationals champion is pleased to be helping an up and coming racer like Swanson. "I am really looking forward to working with Jake," Jones said. "He is a good young racer who likes to stand on the gas. He has shown a ton of talent Midgets and he will do well in sprint cars, too. It is going to be fun watching him develop."
Swanson, who's grandfather Chuck got the racing bug started in the family by driving a Model "A" Jalopy at Minnesota's Princeton Speedway, graduated as an honor student from Cypress High School in 2011. He finished fifth in USAC Western Midget points and seventh in the VRA Midget standings last year. He also finished fourth in the USAC-VRA Battle at the Beach Series.
The 18-year-old driver will be wheeling equipment that Jones is very familiar with. Henry purchased a DRC chassis that Jones formally drove for car owner Mark Alexander.
"We are looking forward to seeing Tony back on a regular basis," said PAS promoter Don Kazarian who has known Jones since his father Bubby drove for the Kazarian's 30-years ago. "He is a great guy to have around and great ambassador for the sport. We are also glad that Jake Swanson is coming into the Amsoil USAC/CRA Series. He has already shown that he has a lot of talent in Midgets and with Tony's tutelage, he is going to be a driver to watch in his rookie season in Sprint Cars."
Joining the Amsoil USAC/CRA Series for the curtain raiser on February 25th will be the California Lightning Sprint cars and the PAS Senior Sprints.
The best deal in racing, money saving 2012 Perris Auto Speedway season tickets, is available through February 24th. To get yours, please call The PAS office at: (951) 940-0134.
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2012 KISS Schedule Change
January 4, 2012 – The KISS series schedule has changed and the opening curtain is now mere 118 days away. Kokomo Speedway will welcome the first race of the 2012 KISS tour, on Sunday, April 29.
Bloomington Speedway will follow on Friday, May 4, and a week later, Gas City/I-69 Speedway hosts the racers on Friday, May 11. The next Saturday, May 19, Lawrenceburg Speedway will be the site of the fourth round. Tri-State Speedway will host KISS racers and fans in Haubstadt, on May 27, the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. Then, the 12th King of Indiana will be crowned at Paragon Speedway, Saturday, June 30.
2012 KISS SCHEDULE
April 29 Kokomo Speedway
May 4 Bloomington Speedway
May 11 Gas City I-69 Speedway
May 19 Lawrenceburg Speedway
May 27 Tri-State Speedway
June 30 Paragon Speedway
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