From Scott Daloisio
Perris, CA — (March 18, 2015) — Since 1996 the face of racing on the west coast has changed dramatically. Many tracks have closed and are now housing tracts or shopping centers. Others have had a virtual revolving door of promoters coming in and failing. However, there is one that has remained the same since the day it opened the doors on March 30, 1996. Perris Auto Speedway, now in its historic 20th anniversary season, has never closed and has had the same promoter since day one. And, promoter Don Kazarian has ensured that grass roots racing will continue at the track for a long time to come by signing a 15-year extension on his lease with the Lake Perris Fairgrounds.
Kazarian made the announcement when he addressed the fans before at the 20th season opener on March 7th. In the context of his sometimes emotional address, he calmly said that he had signed a 15-year contract extension and quipped, “I have signed a 15-year contract extension for the racetrack. Racing is going to be here for a longtime to come. I am not sure I will be here for all of that time, but racing will.”
“Racing is a great sport and I want to see it continue at Perris Auto Speedway,” Kazarian said. “We have had good times and we have had some tough times over the years. We have a group of people who have been working together here for a long time to make the track a success. This will give us a goal of keeping great racing going for all of the fans for a long time to come. I am very excited to see what the future brings to Perris Auto Speedway. Special thank you to all of the drivers, teams, officials, sponsors and especially our wonderful fans. Without all of them, there is no way this lease extension would have ever been possible.”
The veteran promoter also thanked the Lake Perris Fairgrounds for the extension.
“Huge thanks to the fair board for seeing our vision of keeping racing alive on the fairgrounds and working with us,” Kazarian said. “They are behind us and want to see the track and racing continue to grow in the area.”
The announcement caught many by surprise including longtime track announcer and PR person Scott Daloisio.
“I had no idea that was coming,” Daloisio said of the historic announcement. “It completely caught me by surprise. One day in February we were talking in the office about the upcoming 20th season and I mentioned that Ascot was around for 34 years and we were starting to get close to that territory. He never let on that he was negotiating or had negotiated a 15-year extension at the time. It was certainly very exciting to hear and hopefully there will be even more extensions in the future.”
There is no racing at the track this weekend. Action returns with Night of Destruction #1 on March 28. The PASSCAR Stock Car Series and the IMCA Modifieds will be back on April 11th and the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars will be making their only Southern California appearance of 2015 on April 18th at the So Cal Sprint Car Showdown. The USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and PAS Senior Sprint Cars will also be competing on the 18th.
Advance tickets for all events at The PAS, with the exception of the World of Outlaws, are available 24 hours a day by calling 1-800-595-4849 or online at http://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7. Advance tickets for the World of Outlaws can also be obtained via phone or online at 1-877-395-8606 or http://dirtcar.ticketforce.com/ordertickets.asp?p=558&backurl=default.asp
For more information on The PAS call: (951) 940-0134.
Camping is available for $25.00 per night for all PAS events. The campground opens at noon the day before each event. Tailgating in the spectator parking lot will begin at 1:00 PM for all PAS events as well.