SAN BERNARDINO, California — Come one, come all, to the greatest show in town.
That’s what Best in the West Racing is presenting Saturday (April 17) at Orange Show Speedway, the ASA Member Track adjacent to the National Orange Show grounds.
There will be Ponys and Legends and Dwarfs. There will be a Budweiser Girl to ogle and the Budweiser Mini Cooper to admire, or vice-versa. There will be disc jockeys and engineers from KCAL 96.7 ROCKS on hand to do a live remote. There will be vendors to patronize and a variety of people to watch.
Most importantly, on the night the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series makes its debut at the historic quarter-mile oval, there will be 331 laps of racing by five divisions in a program certain to thrill, chill and entertain.
“I’m interested in returning to Orange Show Speedway,” 2007 Southwest Tour champion Dave Byrd said. “We ran there many years ago with the Southwest Tour and the track wasn’t much more than a paved high school track and field area.
“I hear they’ve made some nice improvements since then.”
The SRL Southwest Tour competitors will provide the majority of the action, with qualifying from 4:30 to 5 p.m., a 40-lap “B” main at 7 p.m. to finalize the starting field and the main event, the Citizens Business Bank 135. That 135-lap race is scheduled to get under way at 9 p.m. following 35-lap contests for the Dwarf Cars, Stock Cars USA, Budweiser Legends and Team Too Pony Stocks.
For this truly special event, spectator gates will open at 3 p.m. and the on-track autograph session will be conducted from 5:15 to 6 p.m. The first 4-lap Trophy Dash, for the Dwarf Cars, will start at 6:35 p.m.
The Budweiser girl and Mini Cooper will be on site from 5 to 8 p.m. The Ponys and Legends and Dwarfs can be seen when the pit gate is opened to the public after the races.
Tickets are priced at $15 for general admission and $13 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 $65.
Parking is $5, with entry through Gate 4 off Mill Street.
Best in the West Racing’s promotions at Orange Show Speedway are sponsored by Lucas Oil Products, Budweiser, San Bernardino Pick-A-Part, Team Too Termite and Pest Control, JAM Sportswear, Interstate Batteries, MC Erectors, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Rockstar Energy Drinks, Hoosier Tire West, KCAL 96.7 Rocks, Best Buy, Tri-City Towing, Pacific West Interiors (PWI), Luke’s Transmission, Print Depot, Riverside Mission Florist, Wayne’s Engine, Cal’s Towing, JP Striping, K1 Speed, Jerry’s Brake and Wheel, and Arrow Track GPS.com.
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.
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