By Scott Daloisio
(Perris, CA, April 24, 2014) Due to input from the racing fans, there will be a change in the race night format when the Amsoil USACCRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints and the California Lightning Sprint Cars return to the “Southern California Home of Major League Sprint Car Racing,” Perris Auto Speedway, on May 3rd.
The USAC/CRA main event has traditionally been the fourth and final main of the night. Starting next Saturday it will be the second of the four main run. A majority of the crowd comes to watch the USAC/CRA portion of the show and many of them travel long distances from as far away as Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Northern California. Many would like to get an earlier start on their journey home.
“In an effort to provide our loyal fans a better experience at the speedway, the main event lineup for May 3rd will be as follows,” Kazarian said on Wednesday morning. “PAS Senior Sprints, will run first followed by USAC/CRA, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints. This will allow those fans who are there for USAC/CRA only to not have to wait until the end of the night.”
Normally PAS shows are over in a timely manner, but every so often, a show will run late. That was the case with the 2014 season opener. Numerous fans made contact with track management and also voiced their opinion on social media venues. First word of the change on Wednesday drew a lot of attention on social media watering holes and it did ruffle a few feathers.
“There were a few people who were unhappy when they heard of the change,” said longtime track announcer and publicist Scott Daloisio. “They have to understand that about 80% of the fans are there for the USAC/CRA portion of the show. Without those fans there, USAC/CRA would not be there and without USAC/CRA there would not be a sprint car show. I talked to several people about it yesterday and when explained why the change was being made, they seemed to understand.”
Open wheel shows are subject to delays when cars flip.
“Flips in sprint car and midget racing are a part of the sport,” Daloisio said. “That is something nobody has control over and it causes more time lost than anything else at all tracks. When a car gets upside down even under the best circumstances it averages about 12 minutes until you are racing again. The safety crew comes out and checks on the driver. Then the car is picked up and taken back to the pits. All of the remaining cars have to be pushed off to restart. If it happens five times a night, that is one hour. Once again, sprint cars getting upside down is part of the sport.”
Before the May 3rd sprint car show, The PAS will host “Night of Destruction #2” this Saturday, April 26th. The wild and crazy program will feature Figure 8 races, Figure 8 Trailer racing Democross and Spectator races. Gates will open at 5:00 PM. There will be an on track autograph & photo session at 5:30 and the first race will be at 7:00.
For more information on The PAS call: (951) 940-0134.
Camping for all events at The PAS is available for $25.00 per night. The campground will open at noon on Friday. Tailgating in the spectator parking lot will begin at 1:00 PM for all PAS events as well.
Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank its corporate sponsors for the 2014 season. 1-800LoanMart, 777 Racecars, All Coast Construction, Amsoil, Ayers Hotel and Spa, BlueLine Rental, Budweiser, CamGuard, Champion Towing, City of Perris, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Edelbrok, Engine Pro, HD Industries, Hoosier Tires, K&N Engineering, Pep Boys, P.I.P.E., Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Prolong Super Lubricants, Running Waters Hospice, Scott Sales, Shaver Racing Engines, Sherwin Williams, Showtime Motorsports, Sprint Car Driving Experience, Square H, Swedish Speed, Trench Shoring, US Foods and Valley Auto Salvage.
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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 2014 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 Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks and the Modifieds. Players can compete in as many divisions as they like. 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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