California Lightning Sprint Car Series Heads
North to Merced for Round #1 of the Civil War
Series
Ventura, CA – May 12, 2025 —
The California
Lightning Sprint Car Series (CLS), presented by
Motor City Buick/GMC, heads north this Saturday
night, May 17th, to Merced Speedway for Round #1
of the Annual Civil War Series vs the Bay Cities
Racing Association. This event marks the first
of four Civil War Series races and the first of
two scheduled visits to Merced for the CLS in
2025....(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION (Torrance, CA, May 8, 2025)
Outlaw Wings, the
official wing of the California Lightning
Sprints presented by Motor City GMC, has donated
a new top wing to the club raffle. All proceeds
will go towards our 2025 championship point
fund...(more)
2025 CLS POINT STANDINGS (AFTER
5/3)
1. Eric Greco … 262 1. Aiden Lange … 262
3. Bobby Michnowicz … 234 4. Bruce Douglass …
227 5. Drake Cardey … 217 5. Cody Nigh …
217 7. Zate Legend … 200 8. Brayden Collie
… 168 9. Jeff Dyer … 148 10. Leland Day …
118
Aiden Lange Wins Emotional California Lightning
Sprint Series Main at Ventura Ventura, CA – May 5, 2025 —
In what will long be
remembered as one of the most poignant nights in
California Lightning Sprint Car Series Presented
by Motor City Buick/GMC history, Aiden Lange of
Lakewood, CA, returned to victory lane in
triumphant fashion at the Ventura Raceway last
Saturday night. The emotional win was his first
since stepping away from racing 14 months ago to
support his father’s battle with cancer....(more)
MAY 3 VENTURA RACE RESULTS Saturday’s California Lightning Sprint Car Race
Moved from Bakersfield to Ventura Torrance, CA – April 30, 2025 —
In a whirlwind of
last-minute changes, the California Lightning
Sprint Car Series presented by Motor City
Buick/GMC, has announced that this Saturday’s
race originally scheduled for the Bakersfield
Speedway will now take place at the Ventura
Raceway due to unforeseen circumstances and the
threat of inclement weather.....(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION (Torrance, CA, April
30, 2025) It's been
a bit of a rollercoaster today. Fortunately, the
good folks at Ventura Raceway noticed our race
at Bakersfield was canceled for this Saturday
and have kindly offered to include CLS in their
program this weekend. So, as of this moment,
Wednesday April 30th 7:48pm PDT The California
Lightning sprints Presented by Motor City GMC
will be racing at Ventura Raceway this Saturday
May 3rd. Adjust your chassis setup and get those
gears changed and let's go racing by the beach!
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION (Torrance, CA, April 30, 2025)
Sorry to be the
bearer of bad news, but I just received word
from Bakersfield Speedway that this weekend's
event is cancelled due to pending rain and the
facility still being soaked from last weekend.
Look for a press release from Bakersfield this
afternoon.
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION (Torrance, CA, April 30, 2025)
Howdy racers! full
speed ahead for this Saturday night's race #2 of
the California Lightning Sprints presented by
Motor City GMC 2025 season. Word from the track
is all systems are "go"! If you need an added
incentive to come race this weekend, AG/Triple X
racing are adding $100 to our payout. We greatly
appreciate the added support and will wisely
distribute it by awarding $50 to each heat race
winner! Pit gates open at 2, see you there!
ERIC
GRECO LEADS CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS
BACK TO BAKERSFIELD THIS SATURDAY Torrance, CA (April
28, 2025) — After a
dominant performance three weeks ago at the
Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern
Raceway, Eric Greco will once again be the
driver to watch as the California Lightning
Sprint Car Series, presented by Motor City
Buick/GMC, returns to the Kern County oval this
Saturday night, May 3rd. Saturday’s race will be
round #2 on the 16-race CLS schedule...(more).
ERIC GRECO KICKS OFF CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT
CAR SEASON WITH A WIN AT BAKERSFIELD
(Torrance, CA, April 14, 2025)
Veteran racer Eric
Greco kicked off the 2025 season for the
California Lightning Sprint Car Series Presented
by Motor City Buick/GMC by posting a win on the
Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern
Raceway last Saturday night. The triumph
propelled Greco into a 14-point lead in the
championship standings with 15 races to go in
the CLS 31st campaign...(more)
2025 CLS POINT STANDINGS (AFTER
4/12)
1. ERIC GRECO 140, 2. AIDEN LANGE 126, 3. BRUCE
DOUGLASS 124, 4. LELAND DAY 118, 5. BOBBY
MICHNOWICZ 114, 6. ZATE LEGEND 104, 7. CLAY
BYERS 99, 8. CODY NIGH 95, 9. DRAKE CARDEY 86,
10. PAT KELLEY 85, 11. BRAYDEN COLLIE 80, 12.
JEFF DYER 32, 13. JON ROBERTSON 20, 14. TATUM
MANU 20
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES OPENS
IT’S 31ST SEASON THIS SATURDAY AT THE
BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY (Torrance,
CA, April 7, 2025)
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series
Presented by Motor City Buick/GMC will open its
31st season this Saturday, April 12th, on the
Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern
Raceway. The race will only be the second for
the CLS at the Kern speed plant and the first
since the track was reconfigured earlier this
year....(more).
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS:
1994 Tony Everhart, 1995
Gary Sexton, 1996 Rob Sczymczak, 1997 Jon Rahe, 1998
Chris Rahe, 1999 Brent Sexton, 2000 Greg Bragg, 2001
Greg Bragg, 2002 Greg Bragg, 2003 David Cardey, 2004
Keith Janca, 2005 Johnny Bates, 2006 Donny Gansen,
2007 Shane Rossen, 2008 Brent Sexton, 2009 Stuart
Hielschier Sr., 2010 Jarrett Kramer, 2011 Tim Brown,
2012 Bobby Michnowicz, 2013 Stephen Limon, 2014
Bobby Michnowicz, 2015 Bobby Michnowicz, 2016 Bobby
Michnowicz, 2017 Bobby Michnowicz, 2018 Jarrett
Kramer, 2019 Jarrett Kramer, 2020 No Award, 2021
David Gasper, 2022 David Gasper, 2023 Bobby
Michnowicz, 2024 Bobby Michnowicz
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