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Thank you to our drivers, teams, sponsors,
officials, and fans for a great 2019
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FINAL 2019 POWRi CLS POINT STANDINGS
1. Jarrett Kramer
2046, 2. A. J. Bender 1889, 3. Cody Nigh 1831,
4. Aiden Lange 1736, 5. Eric Greco 1675, 6.
Dominic Del Monte 1639, 7. Doug Nunes 1539, 8.
Jeff Dyer 1475, 9. Bobby Michnowicz 1428, 10.
Jon Robertson 1274, 11. James Turnbull 1223, 12.
Jason Arnolde 1170, 13. Grant Sexton 996, 14.
Gage Cheek 977, 15. Brent Sexton 941, 16. Dalton
Sexton 803, 17. Pat Kelley 657, 18. Robb Pelmear
646, 19. Frank Ditmar 530, 20. Shane Sexton 523....more
MICHNOWICZ DOMINATES WESTERN STATES
LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
(Torrance, CA,
December 2, 2019)
Five-time POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning
Sprint Car Series champion Bobby Michnowicz
capped off a frustrating season when he led
every inch of the way to capture the “3rd Annual
Western States Lightning Sprint Car
Championship” at the Bakersfield Speedway. The
victory was the third of the season for the
veteran driver and his second at the “Okie Bowl”
this year.....more
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES
CONCLUDES 2019 SEASON SATURDAY AT BAKERSFIELD
(Torrance, CA,
November 17, 2019)
The POWRi Lucas Oil
California Lightning Sprint Car Series will
finish its 26th consecutive season with the 3rd
Annual Western States Lightning Sprint Car
Championship at the Bakersfield Speedway this
Saturday night, November 23rd. Spectator gates
will open at 3:00 P.M. with racing at 6:00.....more
LANGE AND BENDER WIN BATTLES AT VENTURA
– KRAMER WINS THE WAR
(Torrance, CA, November 5, 2019)
Aiden Lange and A.J.
Bender won the POWRi Lucas Oil California
Lightning Sprint Car Series main events on
October 26 at the Ventura Raceway, but it was
Jarrett Kramer who won the season-long CLS war.
For the third time in his career and second year
in a row, the Spring Valley, California veteran
was crowned series champion....more
POWRi CLS POINT STANDINGS
(prior to
November 23 at Bakersfield) 1
Jarrett Kramer 1983,
2 A. J. Bender 1761, 3
Cody Nigh 1744, 4 Eric Greco 1611, 5 Aiden Lange
1608, 6 Dominic Del Monte 1570, 7 Doug Nunes
1539, 8 Jeff Dyer 1368, 9 Bobby Michnowicz 1295,
10 Jon Robertson 1192, 11 James Turnbull 1125,
12 Jason Arnolde 1110, 13 Gage Cheek 977, 14
Grant Sexton 875, 15 Brent Sexton 811, 16 Dalton
Sexton 803, 17 Pat Kelley 605, 18 Robb Pelmear
598, 19 Frank Ditmar 530, 20 Shane Sexton 523....more
OCTOBER 26 VENTURA
RACEWAY RESULTS (Plus October 5 Makeup feature)
TWO MAIN EVENTS FOR LIGHTNING SPRINT
CARS AT VENTURA!
(Torrance, CA, October 20, 2019)
Fans of the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning
Sprint Car Series will get an early Halloween
treat this Saturday night, October 26th, at the
Ventura Raceway. In addition to the regular
show, the CLS will stage an extra main event to
make up for the race that was postponed due to
the power outage at the track on October 5th....more
DARKNESS DEFEATS LIGHTNING SPRINTS AT
VENTURA!
(Torrance, CA, October 8, 2019)
In a very unexpected twist, darkness proved to
be the big winner when the POWRi Lucas Oil
California Lightning Sprint Car Series made an
appearance at the Ventura Raceway last Saturday
night. After qualifying and heat races, a
transformer on the fairgrounds blew up, knocking
out power to the lights on the back straightaway
and turns. Thus, the remainder of the program
had to be postponed....more
POWRi CLS POINT STANDINGS
(prior to
October 26 at Ventura) 1.
Jarrett Kramer 1770, 2. Doug Nunes 1539, 3. Cody
Nigh 1534, 4. A. J. Bender 1532, 5. Eric Greco
1451, 6. Dominic Del Monte 1400, 7. Aiden Lange
1384, 8. Bobby Michnowicz 1275, 9. Jeff Dyer
1261, 10. Jon Robertson 1032, 11. Gage Cheek
977, 12. Jason Arnolde 976, 13. James Turnbull
933, 14. Dalton Sexton 803, 15. Grant Sexton
752, 16. Brent Sexton 719, 17. Pat Kelley 605,
18. Robb Pelmear 598, 19. Shane Sexton 523, 20.
Wink Schweitzer 468....more
LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS HEAD TO VENTURA
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5!
(Torrance, CA,
September 30, 2019)
The POWRi Lucas Oil
California Lightning Sprint Car Series will make
its next to last appearance of 2019 at its home
track, the Ventura Raceway, on this Saturday
night, October 5th. Spectator gates will open at
3:00 P.M. and racing will begin at 5:30. The
Senior Sprints, Hobby Stocks, TQ Midgets and
Motorcycles will also be on the program....more
BENDER STEALS LEAD ON LAST LAP FOR
THRILLING LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR WIN!
(Torrance, CA,
September 26, 2019)
Just days before
becoming a dad for the first time, veteran
driver A.J. Bender stole the lead on the final
lap in the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning
Sprint Car Series and went on for the win last
Saturday night at the Bakersfield Speedway. It
was the first victory of the year for the San
Diego based driver....more
POWRi CLS POINT STANDINGS
(prior to
October 5 at Ventura) 1.
Jarrett Kramer 1728, 2. Doug Nunes 1539, 3. Cody
Nigh 1496, 4. A. J. Bender 1493, 5. Eric Greco
1415, 6. Dominic Del Monte 1370, 7. Aiden Lange
1351, 8. Bobby Michnowicz 1275, 9. Jeff Dyer
1261, 10. Jon Robertson 997, 11. Gage Cheek 977,
12. Jason Arnolde 936, 13. James Turnbull 900,
14. Dalton Sexton 803, 15. Grant Sexton 752, 16.
Brent Sexton 719, 17. Pat Kelley 605, 18. Robb
Pelmear 563, 19. Shane Sexton 523, 20. Wink
Schweitzer 468....more
SEPTEMBER 21 BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY RESULTS
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS HEAD TO
BAKERSFIELD SATURDAY!
(Torrance, CA,
September 15, 2019)
The POWRi Lucas Oil
California Lightning Sprint Car Series heads to
the Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday night,
September 21st. The race will be the 14th of the
17-race schedule for the CLS in 2019 and the
fourth of five on the track known as “The West’s
Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval.”.....more
KRAMER BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN LIGHTNING SPRINTS
AT VENTURA!
(Torrance, CA, September 12, 2019)
Two-time POWRi Lucas
Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series
champion Jarrett Kramer took another step
towards his third title when he beat the
competition to the checkered flag at the Ventura
Raceway last Saturday night. The victory was the
fifth in six CLS races at the ocean side oval
for the 36-year old veteran this year.....more
POWRi CLS POINT STANDINGS
(prior to
September 21 at
Bakersfield) 1. Jarrett Kramer 1609, 2.
Doug Nunes 1473, 3. Cody Nigh 1421, 4. A. J.
Bender 1354, 5. Eric Greco 1310, 6. Dominic Del
Monte 1267, 7. Aiden Lange 1221, 8. Bobby
Michnowicz 1143, 9. Jeff Dyer 1141, 10. Gage
Cheek 977, 11. Jon Robertson 926, 12. Jason
Arnolde 860, 13. Dalton Sexton 803, 14. James
Turnbull 793, 15. Grant Sexton 752, 16. Brent
Sexton 719, 17. Pat Kelley 527, 18. Shane Sexton
523, 19. Robb Pelmear 480, 20. Dale Gamer 427....more
SEPTEMBER 7 VENTURA RACEWAY RESULTS
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS AT VENTURA THIS
SATURDAY!
(Torrance, CA,
September 1, 2019)
The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint
Car Series will return to its home track, the
Ventura Raceway, this Saturday night, September
7th. The race will be the 13th of the 17-race
schedule for the CLS in 2019 and the sixth of
eight scheduled for Ventura....more
CODY NIGH GETS FIRST LIGHTNING SPRINT WIN OF
2019 AT VENTURA!
(Torrance, CA, August
28, 2019) Local
driver Cody Nigh outdistanced the field to score
his first POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning
Sprint Car main event win of 2019 last Saturday
night at the Ventura Raceway. The victory put a
halt to the four-race Ventura win streak of
series point leader Jarrett Kramer....more
POWRi CLS POINT STANDINGS
(prior to
September 7 at
Ventura)
1. Jarrett Kramer
1477, 2. Doug Nunes 1352, 3. Cody Nigh 1292, 4.
A. J. Bender 1229, 5. Eric Greco 1212, 6.
Dominic Del Monte 1152, 7. Bobby Michnowicz
1143, 8. Jeff Dyer 1141, 9. Aiden Lange 1101,
10. Gage Cheek 977, 11. Jon Robertson 835, 12.
Dalton Sexton 803, 13. Jason Arnolde 783, 14.
Grant Sexton 752, 15. Brent Sexton 719, 16.
James Turnbull 688, 17. Pat Kelley 527, 18.
Shane Sexton 523, 19. Robb Pelmear 480, 20. Dale
Gamer 427...more
AUGUST 24 VENTURA RACEWAY RESULTS
CLS POINT LEADER KRAMER TRIES TO STAY PERFECT AT
VENTURA ON SATURDAY!
(Torrance, CA, August
20, 2019) POWRi Lucas
Oil California Lightning Sprint Car driver
Jarrett Kramer will return to what has been his
own private playground in 2019, the Ventura
Raceway, this Saturday night, August 24th. In
the CLS first four appearances at the track this
year, Kramer has won each time.....more
KRAMER GETS 5TH CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR
WIN AT BARONA!
(Torrance, CA, August
15, 2019)
Jarrett Kramer took
another step towards his third POWRi Lucas Oil
California Lightning Sprint Car Series
championship when he won his fifth main event of
2019 last Saturday night at the Barona Speedway.
The win allowed the Spring Valley resident to
extend his lead in the standings with only six
races to go in the season.....more
POWRi CLS POINT STANDINGS
(prior to
August 24 at
Ventura)
1. Jarrett Kramer 1369, 2. Doug Nunes 1246, 3.
Cody Nigh 1159, 4. Bobby Michnowicz 1143, 5.
Eric Greco 1119, 6. A. J. Bender 1086, 7. Jeff
Dyer 1078, 8. Dominic Del Monte 1057, 9. Aiden
Lange 1019, 10. Gage Cheek 852, 11. Jon
Robertson 774, 12. Dalton Sexton 745, 13. Brent
Sexton 719, 14. Jason Arnolde 718, 15. Grant
Sexton 650, 16. James Turnbull 606, 17. Shane
Sexton 523, 18. Pat Kelley 454, 19. Dale Gamer
427, 20. Frank Ditmar 421.....more
AUGUST 10 BARONA RACEWAY RESULTS
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS AT
BARONA SATURDAY!
(Torrance, CA, August 4, 2019)
The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint
Car Series will head to the Barona Speedway for
round #11 of its championship season this
Saturday night, August 10th. The race will be
the third and final appearance for the CLS on
the San Diego County dirt oval in 2019. Gates
will open at noon and the first race will be at
5:00......more
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER JEFF
DYER WINS LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR MAIN AT SANTA
MARIA!
(Torrance,
CA, July 31, 2019)
California Highway
Patrol Officer Jeff Dyer scored his first POWRi
Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series
main event win of 2019 last Saturday night at
the Santa Maria Speedway. In posting the
victory, Dyer became the fourth different winner
in 10 CLS races this year......more
POWRi CLS POINT STANDINGS
(prior to
August 10 at
Barona)
1 Jarrett Kramer
1236, 2 Doug Nunes 1154, 3 Bobby Michnowicz
1080, 4 Cody Nigh 1046, 5 Eric Greco 1022, 6
Jeff Dyer 986, 7 A. J. Bender 961, 8 Aiden Lange
959, 9 Dominic Del Monte 932, 10 Gage Cheek 742,
11 Jon Robertson 692, 12 Dalton Sexton 644, 13
Jason Arnolde 639, 14 Grant Sexton 587, 15 Brent
Sexton 576, 16 James Turnbull, 552, 17 Shane
Sexton 459, 18 Pat Kelley 454, 19 Dale Gamer
427, 20 Frank Ditmar 421.....more
JULY
27 SANTA MARIA RACEWAY RESULTS
CALIFORNIA LIGHTHNING SPRINT CARS START
SECOND HALF OF SEASON AT SANTA MARIA!
(Torrance, CA, July
22, 2019) The POWRi
Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series
will kick off the second half of its 2019 season
this Saturday night, July 27th, with its only
appearance of the year at the Santa Maria
Raceway. Spectator gates will open at 4:00 P.M.
with qualifying at 5:00 and racing at 5:30......more
KRAMER STAYS
PERFECT WITH FOURTH WIN AT VENTURA!
(Torrance, CA, July
10, 2019) Two-time POWRi Lucas
Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series
champion Jarrett Kramer kept up his domination
of the Ventura Raceway last Saturday night when
he scored his fourth win in four 2019
appearances at the track. The victory allowed
the veteran driver to increase his lead in the
championship standings to 42-points as the
season reached the halfway point......more
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