Motor City Buick/GMC
California Lightning Series Points
1. Eric Greco … 503 2. Bobby Michnowicz … 449
3. Zate Legend … 413 4. Jeff Dyer … 405 5.
Drake Cardey … 399 6. Braydin Collie … 381
7. Aiden Lange … 362 8. Cody Nigh … 319 9.
Leland Day … 303 10. Jon Robertson … 272 Jeff Dyer Leads Green
to Checkers in California Lightning Sprint Main
at Bakersfield Torrance, CA –
June 10, 2025 —
Veteran racer Jeff Dyer became the fourth
different winner in the 2025 California
Lightning Sprint Car Series season presented by
Motor City Buick/GMC, when he led every lap of
last Saturday night’s main event on the
Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern
Raceway. The race was part of The Salute to Bob
Vermeer and Narcie Ferreria, and Dyer also
collected the lion’s share of an extra $500
purse bonus donated by Johnny Vermeer...(more)
California Lightning
Sprints Head to “Nashville West” and the
Bakersfield Speedway This Saturday Torrance, CA – June
3, 2025 — After a
one-week delay due to construction at the
Ventura County Fairgrounds, the Motor City
Buick/GMC California Lightning Sprint Car Series
(CLS) is ready to roar back into action this
Saturday night, June 7th, at the Bakersfield
Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. This
marks the CLS's second visit of the season to
the reshaped clay oval in the city known as
“Nashville West.”...(more).
Saturday’s California Lightning Sprint Car
Series Race At Ventura Canceled By Fairgrounds
Construction Torrance, CA – May
29, 2025 — Due to
construction on the Ventura County Fairgrounds,
this Saturday’s California Lightning Sprint Car
Series race, presented by Motor City Buick/GMC,
has been canceled.....(more)
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION (Torrance, CA, May 8, 2025)
Sorry
to be the bearer of bad news but due to
construction activity at Ventura Raceway this
Saturday's race has been cancelled. Further
details on rescheduling are still to be sorted
out....(more).
The California
Lightning Sprint Car Series Heads to the Beach
This Saturday at Ventura
Torrance, CA – May 26, 2025 —
The California
Lightning Sprint Car Series (CLS), presented by
Motor City Buick/GMC, will return to the
picturesque Ventura Raceway this Saturday night,
May 31st, for its second appearance at the
seaside oval in 2025. Racing at the famed track
— affectionately known as “The Best Little Dirt
Track in America” — begins at 5:30 p.m., with
spectator gates opening at 3:00 p.m....(more)
Motor City Buick/GMC
California Lightning Series Points 1. Eric Greco … 392 2. Bobby Michnowicz … 352
3. Aiden Lange … 324 4. Cody Nigh … 319 5.
Drake Cardey … 300 5. Zate Legend … 284 7.
Jeff Dyer … 268 8. Braydin Collie … 256 9.
Bruce Douglass … 227 10. Leland Day … 196
David Gasper Captures Round #1 of the CLS vs
BCRA Civil War Series at Merced Speedway Torrance, CA –
May 20, 2025 — The
opening round of the highly anticipated 2025
California Lightning Sprint Cars Presented by
Motor City Buick/GMC vs the Bay Cities Racing
Association Civil War Series delivered one of
the most thrilling races in CLS history. When
the final laps were completed on the Merced
Speedway quarter-mile oval, it was Goleta’s
David Gasper who emerged victorious in a
dramatic 25-lap showdown against the best from
both the CLS and the BCRA....(more)
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!
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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