By Scott Daloisio
(Perris, CA, April 9, 2013) The “Greatest Show on Dirt,” the legendary World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series, will make its only Southern California appearance of 2013 this Saturday night, April 13th, in the “SoCal Showdown” at Perris Auto Speedway. Joining the stars and cars of the Outlaws on the program will be the California Lighting Sprint Car Series. Facts and details of this major dirt track event are listed below.
Where: “The Southern California Home of Major League Sprint Car Racing,” Perris Auto Speedway. The track is located on the freeway close Lake Perris Fairgrounds. Track web site: http://www.perrisautospeedway.
When: Saturday night, April 13th. Qualifying at 6:15 PM with the first race at 7:00.
What: The “SoCal Showdown” for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars and the California Lightning Sprint Cars.
Who: The world’s fastest dirt track Sprint Car drivers including 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser of Bloomington, Indiana, 5-time series champ Donny Schatz (both Kinser and Schatz drive for Tony Stewart) of Minot, North Dakota, three-time champion Sammy Swindell of Bartlett, Tennessee, two-time champion Jason Meyers of Clovis, California, Joey Saldana, Jac Haudenschild, Craig Dollansky, Kraig Kinser, Tim Kaeding, Paul McMahon, Lucas Wolfe, Jason Sides, Terry McCarl and the rest of the World of Outlaws stars.
What is the World of Outlaws Series: Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws have staged thousands of races and annually race from one side of the country to the other. In addition, the series has also staged races in Canada, Mexico and Australia. For more information on the series visit the web site at: http://www.woosprint.com/
Past World of Outlaws Winners at The PAS: Mark Kinser, Johnny Herrera, Craig Dollansky, Danny Lasoski, Darryn Pittman, Jason Myers, Kerry Madsen and Joey Saldana.
Track Record: 13.875 set by Danny Lasoski on February 23, 2002.
Spectator Gates: Spectator gates will open at 4:00 PM.
Tickets: Available at the gate on Saturday beginning at 4:00 PM and available in advance online at: http://dirtcar.ticketforce.
- $65.00 for premium (advance purchase includes pit pas)
- $50.00 reserved (advance purchase includes pit pas)
- $45.00 general admission (children 12 and under $10.00 in general admission area only)
Advance ticket pick up: Will call window will open at 3:00 PM.
Pit Pass With Ticket Offer: Fans who order Premiere or Reserved tickets in advance online will get a complimentary fan pit pass. They will be able to view all of the stars and cars up close as they prepare to do battle on the famous Riverside County clay oval.
Camping: Camping is available at $25.00 per day starting at noon Friday.
Pink’s Hot Dogs: The “Hollywood Legend,” Pink’s Hot Dogs, will be available at the races on Saturday.
What are California Lightning Sprint Cars: Scaled down versions of the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars powered by motorcycle engines. In its 20th year, CLS calls Perris Auto Speedway its home track.
Media: Attached to this release is a photo of 5-time World of Outlaws Donny Schatz of Minot, North Dakota. Please feel free to use and please give photo credit to Doug Allen.
The entire 2013 PAS schedule is listed at the end of this release.
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Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank its corporate sponsors for the 2012 season. 1-800LoanMart, 777 Racecars, Aaron’s, Ahern Rentals, All Coast Construction, Amsoil, Ayers Hotel and Spa, Budweiser, CamGuard, Champion Towing, City of Perris, Comfort Inn, Day Construction, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Frazee Paint, HD Industries, Hoosier Tires, K&N Engineering, Living Waters Hospice, McMahon’s RV, OneDirt.com, P.I.P.E., Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Prolong Super Lubricants, Scott Sales, Snap-on, Soboba Casino, Sprint Car Driving Experience, Square H, Swedish Speed, Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply, Trench Shoring, US Foods, Valley Auto Salvage, White Nuckl USA and Zanzabuku Sports Lounge.
For more information call The PAS at: (951) 940-0134.
Video and DVD productions of all racing events at Perris Auto Speedway are available from Loudpedal Productions. For more information on these productions you can contact them by calling (805) 844-3854, E-mailing mailto:trtruex@gmail.com or you can visit the web site http://www.loudpedalvideo.com/
Fans can participate for free in The PAS 2013 Fantasy League at: http://www.shorttrackin.com/. There are separate divisions for the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and the Amsoil OilTwins.com PASSCAR classes of the LoanMart Street Stocks, Pick-A-Part American Factory Stocks and the Modifieds. Players can compete in as many divisions as they like. The winner of the USAC/CRA game will win a 20-lap ($240.00 value) driving session on the famous PAS half-mile clay oval courtesy of the Sprint Car Driving Experience. The winner of the Modified group will take receive a $50.00 gift certificate for Amsoil products from The Oil Twins. More prizes will be announced as they come in.
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.
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