By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – April 25, 2016…In the first 25-years of the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial nobody has won the event more than three-time King of the West champion Jonathan Allard, who will go for number six this Saturday night at his home track of Silver Dollar Speedway.
The Chico veteran earned one of the biggest wins of his career at the track in 2014 when he took home the World of Outlaws sanctioned Gold Cup Race of Champions. Allard’s first ever King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series triumph came at the 2001 Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial and last season he ended the campaign in Stockton by becoming the third driver in series history to reach the 40-win mark. He also started off the King of the West season last week in solid fashion, charging from 14th to third in the main event.
Allard’s car owner’s Clyde & Marion Lamar have also won the Bradway Memorial twice before, the first coming in 1994 with Rio Linda’s Randy Tiner and again in ’96 with current World of Outlaws driver Paul McMahan. Bradway Jr. famously drove the Tri-C Machine to a number of wins in his career, which always makes the 3c Sprint Car a focal point during the night.
“The Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial is such a big event for so many people out here in California,” Allard commented. “I’ve been fortunate enough to win it five times and they all mean a great deal to me. Now that I drive for Clyde & Marion Lamar however, it would definitely have a little extra meaning if I could give them another Bradway win. It won’t be easy though because we have a lot of great drivers in Northern California right now. From young guys to veterans, we’re extremely deep with talent, which makes it a lot of fun for everyone.”
Allard’s wins at the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial have come in 2001, ’03, ’05, ’09 and 2012. Campbell’s Brent Kaeding has the second most wins in the event, with four to his credit. Other former event champions set to be on hand will be defending race winner Bud Kaeding, who gave car owner Morrie Williams his all-time leading fourth Bradway win last year, along with Roseville’s Sean Becker and Grass Valley’s Jason Statler.
Dave and Diane Durica have once again collected lap money for the 40-lap A-main and 12-lap Last Chance Qualifier on Saturday. Each lap will pay $100 to be distributed among the top three each lap. The leader of the lap gets $50, second $30 and third $20. Lap money has been a staple of the Bradway Memorial over the years and always adds a special element to the event. As of press time there were still five laps available in the LCQ for purchase.
Roth Motorsports has added $500 to the winner’s share, which brings the A-main up to a minimum of $3500-to-win.
The fan group Hoserville will be partnering with the heat races for the 14th consecutive season. Each 10-lap heat race winner on Saturday will receive a Hoosier right rear tire plus five sleeves of tear offs. Hoserville has been involved with the heat races at the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial since 2003 and it has grown to be a major part of the event each year. Each heat race winner will also stop on the front stretch for an interview & will receive a trophy from Arnold’s for Awards to give to a child in the stands.
It’s also become a tradition at the start of the night to hand out the Carwash Mike Fast Time Award at the Bradway. The winner of the award will take home a custom Jagermeister Trophy & a Coors Light Cowboy Hat, in honor of super fan Carwash Mike Avilla, who passed away in 2011. As of press time we also have $750 cash courtesy of Kyle Larson Racing, Manny & Gloria Avilla and Mancamp Motorsports.
Manny & Gloria Avilla have also donated $250, which will be split up among the final five finishers in the LCQ. Mancamp Motorsports has put up $100 for the Hard Charger Award and Dan & Laurel Belton have donated $300 to a Hard Luck Award for the night. If anyone would like to add onto or donate anything for the night, please contact Dave and Dianne Durica at Durica1414@sbcglobal.net or 916-988-5958.
Saturday is also the first Williams Roofing of Fremont, CA Royal Fan Draw night, which works as follows. A trivia question will be asked from the announce booth and the fan that answers correctly will pull a random number (1-22) out of a bag. The fan automatically wins $100 and if the driver wins the feature from the starting spot drawn, the driver receives a $1000 bonus. The Royal Fan Draw is taking place at nearly half of the KWS events in 2016.
The front gate will open at 5pm on Saturday April 30, with adult tickets costing $20, juniors 12-15 will be $15 and kids 6-11 are $6. All seating is general admission during the night. Camping is available for the weekend on the fairgrounds.
The Silver Dollar Speedway is located on the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, a half-mile west of SR 99 on Park Ave in Chico, California. For directions and a map visit http://www.silverdollarspeedway.com/location.php
The King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series is held under the management of Prentice Motorsports 
Group, which also operates the Civil War 360 Sprint Car Series presented by Flowmaster, the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo, the Wingless Sprint Car Series presented by Hunt Magnetos, the All Star Modified Tour and Ocean Speedway.
Group, which also operates the Civil War 360 Sprint Car Series presented by Flowmaster, the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo, the Wingless Sprint Car Series presented by Hunt Magnetos, the All Star Modified Tour and Ocean Speedway. Info on the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series can be found at http://www.racepmg.com
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