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SOKOLA
CLASSIC $5000.00 TO WIN AND $500.00 TO START MAIN EVENT! |
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(MAY 3, 2006, PERRIS, CA) Perris Auto Speedway will play host the to the 6th Annual Sokola Classic when Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply presents the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars on Saturday, May 13. The event will culminate with a 40-lap main event that pays $5,000.00 to win and $500.00 to start. The race honors the memory of former CRA President and USAC Assistant Director of Competition Gary Sokola and his son Mark. Sammy Bahr, who grew up with Mark Sokola, is the driving force for the event. “I grew up in the same housing track as the Sokola’s. Gary Sokola owned a CRA Sprint Car that Lee Robison drove to quite a few wins.” Bahr, who now helps out rising USAC/CRA star Bobby Cody, continued, “I used to go over there (Sokola’s house) when I was a little kid and would get kicked out of the garage for getting in the way. Then every Sunday I would go over and help wash the racecar. Gary was like a Dad to me.” The year after Gary Sokola died, his son Mark and USAC/CRA car owner Anne Wilkerson got the ball rolling and got Bahr involved. The race was known as the Gary Sokola Classic and honored the boisterous racing official. Bahr and Mark started running the event in the second year, but three years ago, Mark, the 1986 CRA Most Improved Driver, passed away. Since that day, the race has been known as the Sokola Classic to honor not only Gary, but Mark as well. Perris promoter Don Kazarian added, “We are pleased to host the Sokola Classic for the first time. Hopefully it will be here in years to come. Gary was a successful car owner and administrator. He worked hard at every endeavor in racing. Mark was a good young driver, too. We are honored that Sammy and the Sokola family picked The PAS to host this year’s classic." Any
business or fans interested in getting involved by purchasing a lap, race or
other donation can call Sammy Bahr at (714) 642-8311 or (714) 536-7300.
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