VENTURA, California — The traditional 360 Sprint Cars of the Ventura Racing Association are back in action this Saturday night, October 15th, at Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway. The action packed showcase will also feature the Senior Sprints, Dwarf Cars, Mod Lites, Mod Lite Juniors, California Lightning Sprints, Junior Midgets, and Mini Dwarfs. The Pit Gate will open at noon, Front Gates will open at 3:00pm with Racing at "The Best Little Dirt Track In America" to begin at 5:30pm.
As the season is winding down, Ventura's Greg Taylor has a stout 610 point lead over the competition. On October 1st, the driver of the #7 Clark Engineering Construction / Westco International Consulting Inc. special won his tenth heat race of the year and scored thirteenth in the feature. To date, the former track champion has four feature wins, two hard charger awards, and fourteen top-10 finishes on the year. Taylor will have his sights set on Saturday's main event win.
By virtue of his third place finish on October 1st, Camarillo's Brian Camarillo has climbed to second in the championship points. The pilot of the #81 Christian Stover Foundation / Steve Watt Enterprises car has two main event wins, eight heat race victories, one semi-main win, and eleven top-10 finishes to his credit. Camarillo will be looking for another 30-lap main event triumph at Ventura Raceway.
Steve Conrad of Quartz Hill sits third in the point standings. On October 1st, the driver of the #56 Roy Miller Freightlines / SC Grafix machine flipped hard in his heat race and did not start the feature. In 2011, the veteran driver has two feature wins, one heat race victory, three hard charger awards, and thirteen top-10 finishes. Conrad will be looking to rebound and score the main event win on Saturday.
Josh Ford of Camarillo is fourth in the point standings. The driver of the #73 King Racing Products / A&A Precision Machine entry did not compete in last Saturday's show, but is tied for the series lead with fourteen top-10 finishes. The former USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year has four heat race victories, one hard charger award, and thirty-five main event laps led on the year. The veteran driver is a threat to win on any given night.
Camarillo's Brent Camarillo is fifth in the standings. On October 1st, the pilot of the #51 Agromin Soil / Waste Management car won his first career main event at Ventura Raceway. To date, Brent has four heat race victories, one semi-main win, one Hard Charger Award, and nine top-10 finishes on the season. Camarillo will have his sights set on a repeat performance on Saturday.
Among the other top contenders expected to be in action are Moorpark's Kyle Smith, Santa Barbara's Markus Niemela, Jimmy Crawford of Newbury Park, Oak Park's Dakota and Cody Kershaw, Ventura's Cory Kruseman, Norwalk's Brandon Thomson, Ojai's Troy Rutherford, and many more.
Ventura Raceway is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 West Harbor Blvd. in Ventura, California. Adult tickets are $14, Senior, Military, and Student tickets (ID Required) are $11, while Children’s tickets (12 and under) are FREE. For more event information, please visit www.venturaraceway.com or call (805) 985-5433.
