Placentia, California -- After two weekends off, the California Lightning Sprint Car Series will make its final appearance of the 2011 season at Victorville Raceway Park this Saturday, September 17th. Spectator gates will open at 4:30 PM and the first race will be at 6:00. Joining the CLS on the semi banked 1/3 of a mile clay oval will be the Late Models, Modifieds, Sport Mods, Street Stocks, Sport Compacts, All-Americans and Long Jump Competition.
"Wildomar's Tim Brown will be the driver to watch on Saturday after scoring his first ever CLS main event win at Santa Maria Speedway on August 27th. "
Wildomar's Tim Brown will be the driver to watch on Saturday after scoring his first ever CLS main event win at Santa Maria Speedway on August 27th. The 51-year-old carries a massive 171-point lead over defending series champion Jarrett Kramer of Spring Valley heading into Saturday's event. With only three point paying races remaining on the schedule after this weekends High Desert race, Brown can have one hand on the series championship trophy with a good finish on Saturday. Thus far in 2011, he has started every main event and has only finished out of the top five two times.
In addition to Brown's win at the last race, five other drivers have posted wins in the first 12 races. Lomita's Bobby Michnowicz leads the CLS with four wins. Michnowicz teenage son Kevin is second with three wins. The only other driver with more than one win is Kramer who has two. Brothers Dan and Darren Hillberg have one win each.
The best battle in the point standing is going on from fifth through ninth. Anaheim veteran Dale Gamer is fifth, but is only one point ahead of Corona's Darren Hillberg. Dan Lancaster of Imperial Beach is 38-points behind Gamer. Corona rookie Stephon Limon is 36-points behind Lancaster with Buena Park's Paul Krueger 14-behind Limon.
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank 2011 series sponsors Christian Stover Foundation, Circle Track Performance, DJ Safety, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Elliott's Powder Coating, DK Machine and Fabrication, Hoosier Tires, Keizer Wheels, Performance by Rosson Racing, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Saldana Race Products and Sander Engineering. If you or your company would like to become part of the California Lightning Series for the 2011 season, please call Dan Hillberg at: (714) 719-0295.
2011 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. Tim Brown - Wildomar - 1824 2. Jarrett Kramer - Spring Valley - 1653 3 Dan Hillberg - Placentia - 1609 4. Alexander Bissett - Hemet - 1548 5. Dale Gamer - Anaheim - 1435 6. Darren Hillberg - Corona - 1434 7. Dan Lancaster - Imperial Beach - 1397 8. Stephen Limon - Corona - 1361 9. Paul Krueger - Buena Park - 1347 10. Guy Maresch - Anaheim Hills - 1292 2011 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 12 - Perris Auto Speedway - Kevin Michnowicz April 2nd - Perris Auto Speedway - Kevin Michnowicz April 16th - Ventura Raceway - Dan Hillberg April 30th - Bakersfield Speedway - Bobby Michnowicz May 14th - Santa Maria Speedway - Kevin Michnowicz May 28th - Perris Auto Speedway - Jarrett Kramer June 11th - Victorville Raceway Park - Bobby Michnowicz July 2nd - Perris Auto Speedway - Darren Hillberg July 23rd - Bakersfield Speedway - Bobby Michnowicz July 30th - Perris Auto Speedway - Bobby Michnowicz August 20th - Perris Auto Speedway - Jarrett Kramer August 27th - Santa Maria Speedway - Tim Brown September 17th - Victorville Raceway Park September 24th - Bakersfield Speedway October 15th - Ventura Raceway November 4th - Perris Auto Speedway November 5th - Perris Auto SpeedwayPAST CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS
1994 Tony Everhart
1995 Gary Sexton
1996 Rob Sczymczak
1997 Jon Rahe
1998 Chris Rahe
1999 Brent Sexton
2000 Greg Bragg
2001 Greg Bragg
2002 Greg Bragg
2003 David Cardey
2004 Keith Janca
2005 Johnny Bates
2006 Donny Ganson
2007 Shane Rosson
2008 Brent Sexton
2009 Stuart Hielcshier Sr.
2010 Jarrett Kramer
