FREE STUFF FOR EARLY ARRIVING FANS THIS SATURDAY AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY!

PERRIS, California -- Fans arriving early for this Saturday night’s USAC/CRA Sprint Car and PASSCAR Modified race presented by Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply at Don Kazarian’s famous Perris Auto Speedway will receive a couple of free gifts as they walk through the gate. The first 200 fans will receive a free water bottle courtesy of the American Cancer Society and the first 250 will receive a free copy of Sprint Car & Midget Magazine. Saturday will be the first of five straight “Power of Purple Nights” as the track raises $10,000.00 (or more) for the fight of cancer. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 7:00.

“This is the fourth or fifth year in a row that we have been involved with raising money for the American Cancer Society to help fight cancer,” PAS promoter Don Kazarian said on Monday. “Each year our goal has been $10,000.00 and with the generous help of our great fans, crews, sponsors and officials we have done that. We will do it again this year and hopefully make even more. Cancer is a dreaded disease and every dollar raised helps fight against it.”

There will be special collection areas around the track and drivers will come into the stands each of the next five weeks to take donations from the fans.

On the track, the hot USAC/CRA action will continue on Saturday. As was the case in 2007, the series is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in the nation. Two weeks ago when the series last appeared on the brightly lit oval, Elk Grove, California’s Johnny Rodriguez became the eight different winner in nine races this year. Ten drivers flipped on the wild night with seven of them getting on their head in the main.

Joining the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars on the program will be the PASSCAR Modifieds. Hemet, California’s Kevin Busher leads the point standings heading into Saturday’s race. There will be a couple names familiar to Sprint Car fans in the field. Oklahoma native Toby “Okie” Sampson, who now makes his home in Torrance, California, is a Sprint Car builder and former Sprint Car driver. And, for those with a real long memory, Middy Boggio of Riverside, California used to race Midgets with the long defunct USRC Midget Series in California, Arizona and Nevada. He retired in 1979 and did not race again until he purchased a Modified to race at The PAS this year.

Saturday’s bash by the banks of Lake Perris clay will include qualifying, ten lap heat races, a 12-lap B main event and hopefully flip free 30-lap A main event for the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and heats and a 20-lap main for the open wheel Modifieds. For the kids there will be the Big Wheel Heat Race and, of course, the popular PAS Dance Contest at intermission.

Advance tickets for Saturday’s USAC/CRA race and night of family fun are available now by calling (800) 595-4849 or (951) 940-0134. You can also order tickets on the Internet at tix.com or perrisautospeedway.com.

Anyone wishing more information could contact Perris Auto Speedway at (951) 940-0134.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds, home of the Southern California Fair. The track is 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.

Video and DVD productions for all USAC/CRA at races Perris Auto Speedway are available from North Hollywood, California’s Raceway Video. For more information on these shows call Jeff Kristensen at (818) 618-9764 or visit the website at www.racewayvideo.com

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USAC/CRA Point Standings

1. Cory Kruseman – Ventura, CA - 492

2. Mike Spencer – Temecula, CA - 450

3. Blake Miller – Yorba Linda, CA - 410

4. Garrett Hansen – Manhattan Beach, CA - 381

5. Danny Sheridan – Santa Maria, CA – 367

6. Tyler Brown – Norco, CA – 354

7. Levi Jones – Olney, IL – 350

8. Jesse Hockett – Warsaw, MO – 292

9. Nick Faas – Huntington Beach, CA – 284

10. Josh Ford – Camarillo, CA – 259

11. David Cardey – Riverside, CA – 253

12. R.J. Johnson – Phoenix, AZ – 252

13. Cole Whitt – Alpine, CA – 244

14. Tony Jones – Norco, CA – 224

15. Chad Boat – Phoenix, AZ – 171

16. Luis Espinoza - Santa Clarita, CA – 153

17. Rodney Argo – Gardena, CA – 149

18. Rickie Gaunt – Torrance, CA – 143

19. Davey Pombo - Kerman, CA – 134

20. Seth Wilson – San Clemente, CA – 121

PASSCAR MODIFIEDS

1. Kevin Busher – Hemet, CA – 105

2. Johnny Lathrop – Corona, CA – 81

3. Travis Gorsuch – Corona, CA – 72

4. J.D. Wilson – Costa Mesa, CA – 64

5. George Bouldon – Lake Elsinore, CA – 56

6. Jimmy Lust – Watsonsonville, CA – 54

6. Clay Daly – Watsonville, CA – 54

8. Randy Thornell – Apple Valley, CA - 51

9. Middy Biggio – Riverside, CA – 50

9. Scott Calvin – Moreno Valley, CA – 50

11. Shaggy Shadduck – Hemet, CA – 46

12. Tony Ferris – Hemet, CA – 45

13. Matt Hixson – Murrieta, CA – 39

14. John Crow – Fullerton, CA – 36

15. Joe Shuagis – Norco, CA – 31

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