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| DAVE DARLAND IN THE KELLER #94 SATURDAY AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY! |
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(APRIL 13, 2007, PERRIS, CA) USAC racing legend Dave Darland will be at
the wheel of the Nadine Keller owned #94 when Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply
presents the Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars at Perris Auto Speedway this
Saturday night. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 7:00.
Darland, the two time defending Budweiser Oval Nationals champion from Lincoln, Indiana, will substitute for 1999 Oval Nationals Champion "Super Rickie" Gaunt. Gaunt is on vacation and the crew was going to park the car until he came back. However, when the USAC National Sprint Car Series opener slated for Saturday in North Vernon, Indiana was canceled due to inclement weather on Friday morning, phone calls were made and Darland jumped at the opportunity to head west for a guaranteed night of racing. Darland, who turned 40 last September, is one of only four drivers in history to win championships in all three of USAC's major divisions. He won the National Sprint Car Championship in 1999 and the National Midget Championship in 2001 and 2002. He also won the 1997 Silver Crown title. Saturday's event will be taped and shown on at a later date on the Versus Channel's "Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour." Versus, the television home of the National Hockey League in the United States, serves more than 70 million households nationwide. Saturday's Darland spiked speed competition will include qualifying, four 10-lap heat races, a 12 lap B main and a 30 lap A main event for the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. The WRA drivers will contest a heat and main event for antique Sprint Cars and Midgets. On Friday, the red-hot drag racing action at the Street Legal Strip at The PAS will continue. Friday's gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 6:00. Anyone wishing more information can contact Perris Auto Speedway at (951) 940-0134. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the 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, exit at the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east to the fairgrounds. racesatthepas@aol.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment USAC/CRA SERIES SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS |
