SAN BERNARDINO, California — The JAM Sportswear Late Models marathon will end Saturday (July 10) at Orange Show Speedway.
A 50-lap main event that will be run in support of the Lucas Oil Modified Series first visit of the year to the ASA Member Track will be the fourth race in three weeks for the Late Models.
They’ll be the co-feature on a program that will include the Modifieds’ Magnaflow Exhaust Products 75, Pick-A-Part Street Stocks and Outlaw Figure 8s, Budweiser Legends Cars and Stock OHV Karts.
Spectator gates will open at 4 p.m., with an on-track autograph session from 5:50 to 6:30 p.m. and the first race at 7 p.m.
Tickets for this Special Event 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.
Those who can’t attend will be able to follow the evening’s activity on a lap-by-lap basis by joining former Cajon Speedway publicist Bob Gardner’s “Near Live” report at www.RacingWest.com.
The crowded JAM Sportswear Late Models schedule was made necessary by the need to add events to reach the 14-race minimum required for the class champion to be eligible for the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship and a test with the Joe Gibbs Racing team.
Seven races have been run and five more are scheduled before the National Championship competition concludes in mid-September, so at least two more events are still to be added. The ASA’s goal in creating the championship was to devise a system that would account for variables such as the size of the field, inversion, wins and number of races to produce a winner.
The Best in the West Racing banner carrier at this point is Ron Daniel, the veteran driver from Mentone. Daniel leads the standings by 31 points over Toni McCray and is 34 ahead of Logan Mainella and Jeff Peterson, who share third place.
Nationally, Daniel is second with a 2.1953 average. The leader, with a 2.209 average, is Corey Jankowski, who tops the Late Model standings at 1/3-mile Dells Raceway Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Third is Rodney Cook, the Late Model leader at 4/10-mile Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., with a 2.1838 average.
The Orange Show Speedway drivers hold the top four spots in the West Region.
Riverside (Ca.) driver Rod Proctor leads in the Pick-A-Part Outlaw Figure 8 division, which is expected to be bolstered Saturday by the presence of three drivers from Washington – Nick and Ryan Gunderson of Maple Valley and Don Eslick of Marysville. Nick Gunderson won the 200-lap Lucas Oil/Pick-A-Part West Coast Championship here Oct. 24.
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.
