PERRIS, California — The first two entries for the November 5th, 6th and 7th 14th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway crossed promoter Don Kazarian’s desk on Wednesday morning and they came from Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises. The NASCAR Sprint Cup superstar entered cars for Olney, Illinois’ Levi Jones and Tracy Hines of New Castle, Indiana. Chevrolet and Bass Pro Shops sponsor the two-car team.
Jones, 26, won the USAC National Sprint Car championship in 2005 and 2007. He is currently seeking his third USAC National Championship in the last five years and leads two-time Oval Nationals champion Dave Darland by 25 points. Jones also ranks fourth in the 2009 Silver Crown standings and 11th in the National Midget standings.
Like Jones, Hines, 36, has a pair of USAC National Championship trophies adorning his home. He won the 2002 USAC National Sprint Car Championship and the 2000 Silver Crown title. Hines currently sits fifth in the USAC National Sprint Car Series, 6th in the National Midget standings and third in the Silver Crown chase.
Kazarian announced that the popular Southern California band Unit 287 will once again be performing at The PAS on the final night of the Oval Nationals.
The Budweiser Oval Nationals is three nights of intense, full points paying races for the USAC National Sprint Car Series and the USAC/CRA Series. The Thursday and Friday preliminary nights will include qualifying, heat races, preliminary and A main events. The Oval Nationals will culminate on Saturday the 7th with the final main events of the weekend including the 40-lap Oval Nationals Championship A Main.
Advance tickets for the Oval Nationals are available 24 hours a day by calling 1-800-595-4849. You can also order them from The PAS office at: (951) 940-0134. On the Internet, tickets are available at tix.com or perrisautospeedway.com.
For more information call The PAS at: (951) 940-0134.
Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of October’s 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 on the Ramona Expressway and go three miles east to the fairgrounds.
OVAL NATIONALS CHAMPIONS
1996 Jimmy Sills – Placerville, CA
1997 Rip Williams – Yorba Linda, CA
1998 Rodney Argo – Gardena, CA
1999 Rickie Gaunt – Torrance, CA
2000 Tony Jones – Norco, CA
2001 Bud Kaeding – Campbell, CA
2002 Bud Kaeding - Campbell, CA
2003 Cory Kruseman – Ventura, CA
2004 Cory Kruseman - Ventura, CA
2005 Dave Darland – Lincoln, IN
2006 Dave Darland – Lincoln, IN
2007 Bud Kaeding - Campbell, CA
2008 Jesse Hockett – Warsaw, MO
