EL CAJON, CA. (04/13/02). Things are beginning to settle down just a bit at Cajon Speedway. The out of towners who held forth at the track the first two weeks have departed. The opening night jitters for the local stock car racers were erased last Saturday night. Now it's time for a return to what qualifies as normal on the 3/8-mile paved oval. It's time for round two of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge at the 3/8 mile paved oval. And this year the late model sportsman drivers have a little something extra they are chasing during the year.
One of them will pocket an extra $1000 at season's end. Sid's Auto Body will present the award to the driver who earns the most Hard Charger Awards during the year.
Each week there is a Hard Charger Award for the driver who earns the most passing points that night; it usually pays $200. The driver who earns the Hard Charger Award will also earn one point. The driver with the most points at the end of the year will be paid the $1000 Sid's Auto Body bonus. In case of a tie, the driver that reaches his point total first is the winner. To be eligible to earn the point for the night, the weekly Hard Charger Award winner must run a Sid's Auto Body sticker on both the left and right sides of his or her car.
This Saturday night the NASCAR late model sportsman, street stock, pony stock, and bomber stock car drivers will be back in action. Race time is 6:45 PM. Qualifying runs start at 5:15 PM. The gates will open at 4:00 when practice starts. Admission prices are $10 on the east side and $9 on the west side for adults. Kids ages 6 - 12 are $3; children under six are free with a paid adult admission.
Four main events will cap the busy evening at the Gillespie Field track, now in its 42nd year of operation. A 40-lap feature is scheduled for the late model sportsman. The street stocks will run a 25-lap finale. Twenty-lap affairs are on tap for both the pony stocks and the bomber stockers. The local Grand American modified division waits one more week before starting its 2002 season on April 20.
CAJON SPEEDWAY NASCAR WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS
LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN 1 Ron Overman Lakeside 1 win 83 2 Danny Gay Lakeside 62 3 Rick Bogart El Cajon 62 4 John Manke Ramona 56 5 Michael Peace El Cajon 52 6 Dee Cable Santee 47 7 Bob Wickey Spring Valley 40 8 Jerry Gay San Diego 37 9 Faron Collins El Cajon 36 10 Claude Bell El Cajon 34
STREET STOCK 1 Richard Hinze Lakeside 1 win 76 2 Todd Phelps El Cajon 71 3 Eric Ferguson El Cajon 60 4 Dave Arce Santee 57 5 Matt Arnold San Diego 54 6 Eric Seene Santee 48 7 Rich Green Jr. El Cajon 41 8 Brian Collins Oceanside 38 9 Keith Altig Imperial Beach 36 10 Rob Freeman Santee 34
PONY STOCK 1 Ed Hale El Cajon 1 win 85 2 Victor Clark Lakeside 65 3 Eric Clark Lakeside 60 4 Mark Shackleford Riverside 58 5 John Swink Lakeside 52 6 Hector Leon San Diego 50 7 Marty Schmidt El Cajon 48 8 Debi Urioste Poway 38 9 Steve Warne Chula Vista 34 10 Shawn Connelly Batesburg, SC 32
BOMBER STOCK 1 Mark Holland San Diego 1 win 95 2 Hayden Smith San Diego 71 3 Jay McKellep El Cajon 56 4 Joey Schneider Escondido 56 5 Rodney Shaw El Cajon 54 6 Bill Holland El Cajon 54 7 Marty Lehrke San Diego 52 8 Greg McCown El Cajon 50 9 Bob Blew Santee 38 10 Alex McKay Oliverhain 37
