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$5.00 TICKET AND SEASON PASS GIVEAWAY AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY!
by Scott Daloisio

(MARCH 21, 2005, PERRIS, CA) Perris Auto Speedway will hold it’s 10^th Anniversary Season race this Saturday when Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply presents the USAC/CRA Valvoline Sprint Cars. To celebrate the momentous occasion, all fans will be admitted for $5.00 and a couple of lucky fans will win 2005 season tickets to The PAS.

The PAS threw open it’s doors on March 30, 1996. Joe Gibbs Racing’s current Busch Series driver J.J. Yeley won the first ever race at the brand new facility. Most of the hardcore fans that were attendance at that memorable event are still coming to The PAS today. “We wanted to do something to thank our loyal fans,” stated promoter Don Kazarian. “So, we are rolling back the tickets to 1970s prices for Saturday and we are also going to giveaway a couple season passes.”

The popular USAC/CRA series is returning to The PAS for the third time this season. Thus far it is shaping up to be extremely competitive year. In the first six races of 2005, there have been five different winners. Thus far, Concord, California’s Damion Gardner is the only two-time winner. Both of his wins came at The PAS when he dominated the competition to score convincing wins.

The Torrance, California due of Mike Kirby and “Super Rickie” Gaunt are the most recent winners on the circuit. Kirby won the 5^th Annual Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply Sokola Classic at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix last Saturday night. The previous evening, Gaunt took his first checkered flag of the campaign in the preliminary night main event.

Other drivers to score wins this season are Lincoln, Indiana’s Dave Darland and Ventura, California’s Cory Kruseman. Darland won the season opener at Manzanita in January while Kruseman picked up his first win for car owner Glen Crossno at Bakersfield two weeks ago.

Heading in Saturday’s event Buckeye, Arizona’s Charles Davis Jr. leads defending series champion Rip Williams (Yorba Linda, CA) by two points in the chase for the 2005 title. Kirby is third with Gardner and Kruseman rounding out the top five.

Once again, all fans will be admitted for only $5.00 this Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway. Be sure to bring some friends, neighbors, relatives and even a few people you do not like (just have the latter sit far away from you) so they can witness Major League Sprint Car Racing at the West Coast’s most modern dirt track.

The spectator gates will open one hour earlier than normal on Saturday at 4:00 PM. Saturday’s action packed program will consist of qualifying, the 3-lap Snap-on Tools Trophy Dash for the four fastest qualifiers, heats, a 12-lap B-Main and 30-lap A-Main event.

March is “Relay for Life” month at The PAS. The Riverside County Clay Oval has joined with the American Cancer Society to help fight the dreaded disease. The PAS hopes to raise more than $10,000.00 for the cause during the month.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the freeway close Lake Perris Fairgrounds, home of the Southern California Fair, approximately one hour east of Los Angeles. Take the 215 Freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway and go east two and a half miles to the fairgrounds.

For more information on any event at Perris Auto Speedway, please call (951) 940-0134.

USAC/CRA VALVOLINE SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1. Charles Davis, Jr. – Buckeye, AZ - 335

2. Rip Williams – Yorba, Linda, CA - 333

3. Mike Kirby – Torrance, CA - 289

4. Damion Gardner – Concord, CA - 288

5. Cory Kruseman - Ventura, CA - 277

6. Rickie Gaunt - Torrance, CA- 235

7. Josh Ford - Camarillo, CA - 208

8. Seth Wilson – San Clemente, CA - 179

9. Alan Ballard – Bakersfield, CA - 173

10. Josh Wise – Riverside, CA - 169

11. Jimmy Crawford – Ventura, CA - 151