FIVE FORMER WINNERS ENTERED FOR 2016 OVAL NATIONALS AT PERRIS
Entries have been filed by drivers and teams from across the United States, including five former race winners for this weekend's Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway featuring the USAC AMSOIL National & CRA Sprint Cars.
Three-time winners Bud Kaeding, of Campbell, Calif. will pilot a car for owner Alan Kaiser while Lincoln, Indiana’s Dave Darland looks to extend his record 58 USAC National Sprint Car feature wins in the Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing machine.
Additionally, the USAC/CRA series’ two most accomplished drivers in terms of feature wins and championships have filed their entries. Five-time series champ and 2012 "Ovals" winner Mike Spencer of Temecula, California will wheel the Gansen Engineering 4s at Perris as he seeks his first victory since Canyon’s “Hall of Fame Classic” over a year ago.
Four-time USAC/CRA champion, current series point leader and 2009 and 2011 "Ovals" winner Damion Gardner is well on his way to a fourth consecutive series title with a 158-point lead in the standings. The Concord, California native leads all drivers with four wins this season, including a pair at Perris, where he owns 39 career USAC/CRA wins.
Chris Windom, the 2010 "Ovals" winner, and the Baldwin Brothers Racing team come into this year’s “Oval Nationals” as arguably the hottest tandem in the United States of America. Windom, the 2010 “Ovals” winner out of Canton, Illinois, has won three straight USAC National Sprint Car features – Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track in October as well as a complete sweep of last weekend’s two National & CRA features in the 49th “Western World Championships” at Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek.
The first of three full-points paying races for both divisions gets underway at Perris with complete shows on Thursday night, Nov. 10 and Friday, Nov. 11 with both paying $5000 to win. Saturday night’s finale pays a whopping $25,000 and $1000 to start!
The 21st running of the event begins with an open practice for competitors on Wednesday, November 9th that precedes three straight nights of racing at “The PAS” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 10th, 11th and 12th.
All three nights of the 2016 “Oval Nationals” from Perris will be streamed LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/!
2016 "OVAL NATIONALS" ENTRIES
1 KEVIN THOMAS, JR./Cullman, AL
Ballou Motorsports/Franklin Equipment - CEP Concrete/DRC/Chevy
2 AUSTIN WILLIAMS/Yorba Linda, CA
John Jory/John Jory Corporation - AMA Plastics/Spike/Shaver
3F COLTON SLACK/Brentwood, CA
Ted Finkenbinder/Western Industrial X-Ray/Eagle/Bailey Bros.
3T JOE STORNETTA/Rohnert Park, CA
Ted Finkenbinder/Western Industrial X-Ray/Eagle/Bailey Bros.
4 DAMION GARDNER/Concord, CA
Mark Alexander/Scott Sales Company - Weld Racing/Spike/J & D
4D TBA
Gansen Engineering
4G CHRIS GANSEN/Verdemont Heights, CA
Gansen Engineering/Trench Shoring - King Racing Products/Maxim/Kistler
4s MIKE SPENCER/Temecula, CA
Gansen Engineering/Trench Shoring - Sander Engineering/Maxim/Kistler
5 CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL
Baldwin Brothers Racing/Fox Paving – AMSOIL/DRC/Claxton Mopar
5m MAX ADAMS/Loomis, CA
Max Adams/A.R.T. Speed Equipment - Ken Imler Diesel Performance/ART/Bailey Bros.
5w LOGAN WILLIAMS/Yorba Linda, CA
Jack Jory/John Jory Corporation - AMA Plastics/Spike/Shaver
5x TOMMY MALCOLM/Corona, CA
Dino Napier/Indiana Truck Salvage – B & B Powder Coating/Victory/Picks
10 RICHARD VANDER WEERD/Visalia, CA
Ron Vander Weerd/Vander Weerd Construction - Stone Gate Development/Maxim/Shark
11 DAVE DARLAND/Lincoln, IN
Jeff Walker-Curb-Agajanian Racing/Jam-It-In Storage – Hoosier Tire/Maxim/Claxton
17 JOSH HODGES/Tijeras, NM
Sam McGhee Motorsports/Jackson Compaction – Mesilla Valley Transportation/Maxim/Gibson
17GP AARON FARNEY/Brookston, IN
Michael Dutcher Motorsports/Griffin’s Propane – Indiana Underground/Maxim/Fisher
17v DANNY FARIA, JR./Tipton, CA
Danny Faria Jr./Buster & Ziggy Enterprises – SurfNSprint/Spike/Shaver
21 A.J. BENDER/San Diego, CA
Kim & Richard Bender/K & R Motorsports - Rosson Racing/DRC/Rosson
21A MATT MITCHELL/Yorba Linda, CA
Mike Burkhart/Stratis Construction - Westin Diversified/RSS/Chevy
23 TROY RUTHERFORD/Ojai, CA
John Bellegante/Persall Masonry/ITI/Wesmar
30 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN
Chuck & Tammi Leary/Leary Construction Co. – AMSOIL/DRC/Claxton Mopar
32 CHASE STOCKON/Fort Branch, IN
32-TBI Racing/Superior Tank & Trailer – Crescent Electric – Ovarian Cancer Awareness/DRC/Fisher
36 ANTHONY LOPICCOLO/Yorba Linda, CA
John & Evelyn Springstead/System 51 - Jasper Ray Foundation for Pool Safety/Maxim/Shaver
39E KYLE EDWARDS/Fountain Valley, CA
Gordon Edwards/Safehouse Security - Day Construction/ITI/Van Dyne Mopar
42 CARSON MACEDO/Lemoore, CA
Dwight Cheney/Racing Optics - Steelco USA/Maxim/Shaver
42x THOMAS MESERAULL/San Jose, CA
Josh Bates/Sport Clips - LRB Manufacturing/Maxim/Kistler
44 CODY WILLIAMS/Corona, CA
John Jory/John Jory Corporation - AMA Plastics/Spike/Shaver
51 R.J. JOHNSON/Tempe, AZ
Bobby Martin/Weiler Farms - Pecon Builders/Sherman/Pro Flyer
51T EDDIE TAFOYA/Chino Hills, CA
Eddie Tafoya/Specialty Fasteners - System One/Victory/Shaver
52 ISAAC CHAPPLE/Willow Branch, IN
LNR Racing/Superior Consulting – CFH Enterprises/Maxim/Dargie
56 RYAN BERNAL/Hollister, CA
Michael Phulps/Metal Works – S & S Automotive/A.R.T./Kistler
64 PARKER COLSTON/Lake Elsinore, CA
Richard Gore/Circle Track Performance - Jim Ruth/Maxim/RC
69 BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK
Dynamics, Inc./Mean Green – Lykins Oil/Triple X/Williams Mopar
69w RANDY WAITMAN/Ramona, CA
Randy Waitman/USA Simulators - RAE Automotive/Maxim/Chevy
69x BUD KAEDING/Campbell, CA
Alan Kaiser
81 JON STANBROUGH/Avon, IN
Jon Stanbrough Racing/Woodland Auto Display – MPHG Promotions/Spike/J & D
81x CODY MAJORS/Simi Valley, CA
Steve Watt/Infab Corporation - Maxwell Industries/Maxim/Chevy
83 AUSTIN LIGGETT/Tracy, CA
Tim Liggett/Excel Environmental Services - Lucas Oil/ART/S & S
88 JACE VANDER WEERD/Visalia, CA
Ron Vander Weerd/Vander Weerd Construction - Stone Gate Development/Maxim/Shark
91R BRODY ROA/Garden Grove, CA
BR Performance/HD Industries - Lee & Norma Leonard/Maxim/RC Performance
92 JAKE SWANSON/Anaheim, CA
Tom & Laurie Sertich/Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror - Clackamas Rigging & Transfer/Triple X/RC
92m TBA
Tom & Laurie Sertich/Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror - Clackamas Rigging & Transfer/VictoryRC
97 BRET MELLENBERNDT/Sioux Falls, SD
Mellenberndt Racing/Badlands Motor Speedway Rock & Roll Gold Cup-Sheehan Mack/Maxim/Cressman
98 JEREMY ELLERTSON/Lawndale, CA
Jeremy Ellertson/Smith & Howard Transport - Inland Rigging/Spike/BRC
98E CHAD BOESPFLUG/Hanford, CA
NineEight Motorsports-EZR/AMSOIL - Creative Finishing – Midwest Shades/Maxim/Claxton
98JR ANDREW SWEENEY/Lomita, CA
Ken Tracy/Agajanian Enterprises - Dean’s Diesel/DRC/Shaver
98v VERNE SWEENEY/Lomita, CA
Ken Tracy/Agajanian Enterprises - Dean’s Diesel/DRC/Shaver
PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY 2016 “OVAL NATIONALS” DATES/TIMES
Wednesday, November 9, 2016: Practice session begins at 5pm. Free admission!
Thursday, November 10, 2016: General admission tickets: $30 for adults. Children 6-12 are $10. Kids 5 and Under are free! Pit gates open: Noon. Front gates open: 4pm. Hot laps: 5:30pm. Qualifying: 5:50pm. Racing: 7pm.
Friday, November 11, 2016: General admission tickets: $30 for adults. Children 6-12 are $10. Kids 5 and Under are free! Pit gates open: Noon. Front gates open: 4pm. Hot laps: 5:30pm. Qualifying: 5:50pm. Racing: 7pm.
Saturday, November 12, 2016: General admission tickets: $35 for adults. Children 6-12 are $10. Kids 5 and Under are free! Pit gates open: Noon. Front gates open: 3pm. Autograph session on front straightaway: 3-3:45pm. Hot laps: 5:10pm. Qualifying: 5:30pm. Racing: 6:30pm.
**Three-day general admission passes are available at http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ or by calling 1-800-595-4849. $20 for children 6-12 and $75 for adults. Three-day reserved tickets are $35 for children 6-12 and $85 for adults.
