SAN BERNARDINO, California — After five weeks of exciting racing that saw tempers flare, old rivalries renewed and new rivalries created, the competitors and staff of Orange Show Speedway are taking a week off to catch their collective breath and get ready for another month of intense action on the ASA-sanctioned quarter-mile oval.
The most recent night of racing (Aug. 8) had about 4,000 spectators on Youth Sports Night on their feet repeatedly as Colton’s Linny White won his third straight Super Late Model main event, Jim Edmiston of Highland continued his domination of the JAM Sportswear Pony Stocks, Dwayne Blay of Riverside got his third win in a row in the Factory Four class, 10-year-old Ryan Cansdale took the Bandoleros race and Riverside’s Shaun Estes won both Stock Car USA races, 25 laps on the oval and 20 on the infield Figure 8 course.
Every win was accompanied by the kind of fender-to-fender and bumper-to-bumper action that makes short track racing so enjoyable, and there’ll be more of the same in the next month.
When racing resumes Aug. 22, the Super Late Models will headline the program with a pair of 50-lap races. The Late Models will be in action Aug. 29 and again Sept. 5, when the Lucas Oil SuperClean Modifieds make their second appearance, and the Super Late Models will be back on Sept. 12.
Spectator gates open at 4 p.m., with an on-track autograph session from 6 to 6:40 p.m. and the first race at 7 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors (60 and older), students 11 to 18, and military personnel with valid identification. Children 10 and under are admitted free. A Family Pack, which includes admission for four plus a hot dog and small soft drink for each person, is priced at $40.
Parking is $5, with entry through Gate 4 off Mill Street.
NASCAR legend Bobby Allison will be Grand Marshal Sept. 5
Bobby Allison, one of the finalists in the voting to choose the first group of NASCAR greats to be enshrined in the series’ new Hall of Fame, will be the Grand Marshal for Orange Show Speedway’s Labor Day weekend program.
Allison, third on the all-time list with 84 victories, will meet with and sign autographs for fans and participate in other activities on what Best in the West Racing Inc. owner Rick McCray has designated “Grand Opening” weekend to commemorate his first season as promoter of the 62-year-old speedway.
Other events still are being scheduled for that evening.
Super Late Model champ John Manke featured in magazine
Two-time Super Late Model champion John Manke has been named the August Weekend Warrior Award winner by Late Model Racer magazine. The article briefly summarizes Manke’s 11-year career and is accompanied by a photo by OSS track photographer “Ms. Mary” Secord.
Late Model Racer is available by subscription only, at $18 for 9 issues per year. It may be ordered by mail (Late Model Racer, P.O. Box 310, Linden, Va., 22642) or through the web site, www.latemodel.com/latemodelracer.
For information on sponsorship and promotional opportunities, please contact Best in the West Racing by telephone at 909-885-9000 or visit the new web site at www.BestInTheWestRacing.com.
For all other information, please contact Jim Short by telephone at 951-203-2649 or by e-mail at jimshort65@sbcglobal.net.
