By Scott Daloisio
(Perris, CA, August 3, 2011) Great rivalries in sports are nothing new and they have captured the imagination of fans from one end of the country to the other. The Yankees vs Dodgers, Lakers vs Celtics and Michigan vs Ohio State are just a few of the more contentious rivalries in sports. They not only pit teams against each other, but they also represent different lifestyles and cultures. At Perris Auto Speedway on Friday night, November 4th, another epic rivalry will take place. The 2nd Annual “Legends of Ascot Match Race” will pit two top drivers from the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series and two from Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series in a winner take all “Big Buck” match race. And, to add a little intrigue to the event, this year a “Wild Card” driver will be added to the festivities. The race will take place on night two of the Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals.
“This event is going to be huge,” Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian said before leaving on vacation on Sunday. “Bobby Michnowicz put it together last year and David Cardey walked off with the $5,000.00 first place prize. This year Bobby is hoping it will pay more than $7,000.00 to win. That is pretty darn good for only 16-laps of racing. I can’t wait to see it. I wish it was November 4th right now.”
The top two drivers in points who accept the challenge from both the USAC/CRA and USAC National Series will lock horns on the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval. “Just look at the top two in each series right now,” Kazarian said. “If they accepted, what a lineup it would be! However, there are major stars lurking right around the top two spots who will fight to get in this deal. And, what about the wild card? Who will it be?”
This year is the 16th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals and the race has grown in prestige from day one. “When we staged the first Budweiser Oval Nationals back in 1996, we never dreamed that it would grow to be this popular,” Kazarian said. “It is now one of the biggest Sprint Car events in the world. With the addition of the “Legends of Ascot Match Race,” it just got bigger. For those who have always wanted to come to the Oval Nationals, but have never made it, the time is now.”
Would you like to get involved and help sponsor this epic race? If yes, please give Bobby Michnowicz a call (310 347-6661) and he will fill you in on the details and the perks that come with being a sponsor of the “Legends of Ascot Match Race.”
The official entry blank is available by clicking the following link: http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/forms/oval11form.html
Advance tickets for the 16th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals are available now by calling: 1 800 595-4849 or (951) 940-0134. You can also order tickets online at: http://pas.tix.com/Schedule.asp?OrganizationNumber=7
Tickets will also be available at The PAS souvenir stand at all races.
A complete list of past Budweiser Oval Nationals champions appears below.
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Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank its corporate sponsors for the 2011 season. Aaron’s, Ahern Rentals, All Coast Construction, Amsoil, Ayers Hotel and Spa, Budweiser, Champion Towing, City of Perris, Comfort Inn, Comunidad Latina, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Frazee Paint, Hoosier Tires, JD Fields Lumber, K&N Engineering, P.I.P.E., Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Prolong Super Lubricants, Soboba Casino, Square H, Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply, Trench Shoring, US Foods, Valley Auto Salvage and Zanzabuku Sports Lounge.
For more information call The PAS at: (951) 940-0134.
Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of October’s Southern California Fair), approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway and go three miles east to the fairgrounds.
Video and DVD productions of all racing events at Perris Auto Speedway are available from Jeff Kristensen’s Raceway Video. For more information on these productions you can call: (818) 618-9764 or visit the web site at: http://racewayvideo.com/
OVAL NATIONALS CHAMPIONS
1996 – Jimmy Sills
1997 – Rip Williams
1998 – Rodney Argo
1999 – Rickie Gaunt
2000 – Tony Jones
2001 – Bud Kaeding
2002 – Bud Kaeding
2003 – Cory Kruseman
2004 – Cory Kruseman
2005 – Dave Darland
2006 – Dave Darland
2007 – Bud Kaeding
2008 – Jesse Hockett
2009 – Damion Gardner
2010 – Chris Windom
The 2011 Perris Auto Speedway schedule is listed below.
July 9th: Off Weekend
July 16th: Off Weekend
July 23rd: PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks – PLUS A “SPECIAL EVENT”
July 30th: “KINDOLL CLASSIC” USAC/CRA Sprint Cars & California Lightning Sprints
August 6th: Off Weekend
August 13th: To Be Announced
August 20th: USAC/CRA Sprint Cars & California Lightning Sprints
August 27th: Off Weekend
September 3rd: PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks – PLUS A “SPECIAL EVENT”
September 10th: “Night of Destruction 4” Fig 8′ Trailer Racing, Rollover Contest, Iron Man Demo Derby
September 17th: Off Weekend
September 24th: “GLENN HOWARD MEMORIAL” USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
October 1st: PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks
October 8th: “So Cal Fair” USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
October 15th: Southern California Fair
October 22nd: Off Weekend
October 29th: PASSCAR “CHAMPIONS NIGHT” Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, CDCRA Dwarf Cars and 2nd Annual Oil Twins Challenge
November 3rd: Budweiser “Oval Nationals”
November 4th: Budweiser “Oval Nationals” & California Lightning Sprints
November 5th: Budweiser “Oval Nationals” & California Lightning Sprints