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CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES RELEASES 28th SEASON
SCHEDULE
(Upland, CA, December 28, 2021) Just five
weeks after completing the successful 2021 racing
season, the California Lightning Sprint Car Series
has released the schedule for its 28th year of
open-wheel racing action. The ambitious schedule
consists of 22 dates.
The year will kick off
on March 25th when the CLS joins the World of
Outlaws at one of the series mainstays, the
Bakersfield Speedway. The showing will be the
first of six in 2022 at the track known to locals
as the “Okie Bowl.” The May 14th race on “The
West’s Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval”
will see the CLS team up with the popular USAC/CRA
Sprint Cars on the same card. The Kern County
speed plant will be host to the final two rounds
of the annual CLS vs BCRA “Civil War Series” on
September 24th and November 15th. The November
race will be run in conjunction with the USAC
National Midgets. The Southern California based
series will also appear on longtime promoter Scott
Schweitzer’s track on April 16th and June 11th.
Another longtime venue
for the CLS, the Ventura Raceway, will host seven
series races in 2022. That will be more than any
other track. The first will be on March 26th and
the last on October 29th. Sandwiched in the middle
of the campaign will be three straight trips to
the 1/5 mile oval on June 25th, July 9th, and July
23rd. Other dates on the near half century old
track will be April 30th and May 21st. Fans who
have never been to the track known as “The Best
Little Dirt Track In America,” need to put it on
their bucket list. The pit area is adjacent to the
beach, just feet away from the breaking waves of
the Pacific Ocean. Located on the Ventura County
Fairgrounds, the track is within walking distance
of numerous restaurants and hotels.
The Placerville
Speedway will see the CLS journey north for four
races in 2021. The first will be round #3 of the
“Civil War Series” on August 27th. The series will
return to the red clay ¼ mile oval located on the
El Dorado County Fairgrounds to close the 2022
campaign with three nights of action at the
“Hangtown 100” on November 17th, 18th, and 19th.
All three races will also see the USAC National
Midgets in action. Those final three races will be
non-point races for the CLS.
One night before the
first race at Placerville on August 26th, the CLS
will make its lone scheduled 2022 appearance at
the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. That night
will be round #2 of the “Civil War Series.”
The “Civil War Series,”
which annually matches the CLS against the BCRA
(Bay Cities Racing Association) will begin on
April 2nd at the Merced Speedway in the annual
Wayne Albright Memorial.
In addition to the 19
mentioned races, three dates, September 9th &
10th, and October 8th, are at tracks to be
announced.
The May 14th and
November 15th races at Bakersfield and the three
nights in November at Placerville will all be
available for fans around the globe to watch live
on Flo Racing.
2022 California
Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule
March 25 Bakersfield
Speedway Winged - With World of Outlaws
March 26 Ventura
Raceway Winged
April 2 Merced Speedway
Non-Wing – Albright Class – Civil War #1
April 16 Bakersfield
Speedway Winged
April 30 Ventura
Raceway Winged
May 14 Bakersfield
Speedway Winged – With USAC/CRA
May 21 Ventura Raceway
Winged
June 11 Bakersfield
Speedway Winged
June 25 Ventura Raceway
Winged
July 9 Ventura Raceway
Winged
July 23 Ventura Raceway
Winged
August 26 Silver Dollar
Speedway Winged – Civil War #2
August 27 Placerville
Speedway Winged – Civil War #3
September 9 TBD Winged
September 10 TBD Winged
September 24
Bakersfield Speedway Winged – Civil War #4
October 8 TBD Winged
October 29 Ventura
Raceway Winged
November 15 Bakersfield
Speedway Winged – With USAC Midgets - Civil War #5
November 17 Placerville
Speedway Non-Wing – With USAC Midgets - No Points
November 18 Placerville
Speedway Non-Wing – With USAC Midgets - No Points
November 19 Placerville
Speedway Non-Wing – With USAC Midgets - No Points
The CLS would like to
thank 2021 series sponsors Hoosier Tires, T Shirts
by Timeless, TJ Forged Racing Wheels, and Walker
Performance Filtration. If you or your company
would like to become part of the series in 2022,
please contact Jon Robertson at the following
address mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net.
To keep up with the CLS
online, please visit the website at
http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints
Final 2022 California
Lightning Sprint Car Series Championship Points
1. David Gasper ® –
Santa Barbara, CA – 1846
2. Eric Greco –
Palmdale, CA – 1817
3. James Turnbull -
Indio, CA – 1713
4. Jeff Dyer – Yucca
Valley, CA – 1629
5. A.J. Bender – San
Diego, CA – 1472
6. Dominic Del Monte –
Gardena, CA – 1359
7. Jon Robertson -
Torrance, CA - 1046
8. Pat Kelley – Chino,
CA – 871
9. Aiden Lange -
Lakewood, CA – 815
10. Bobby Michnowicz –
Oak Hills, CA - 807
2021 California
Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule and Winners
March 13 Bakersfield
Speedway – Eric Greco
April 10 Bakersfield
Speedway – Bobby Michnowicz
April 24 Merced
Speedway (Wayne Albright Memorial - Round #1 of
the Civil War Series with BCRA – Wingless) – James
Turnbull
May 15 Bakersfield
Speedway – A.J. Bender
June 5 Ventura Raceway
– A.J. Bender
June 19 Keller Auto
Speedway (Hanford) – Postponed due to heat.
July 3 Santa Maria
Speedway – Eric Greco
July 24 Santa Maria
Speedway (Wing Madness #1) Santa Maria – A.J.
Bender
August 7 Merced
Speedway (Civil War Series #2 with BCRA – Winged)
– Dave Gasper
August 28 Ventura
Raceway – Eric Greco
September 18
Bakersfield Speedway (Civil War #3 with BCRA –
Winged) – Kevin Michnowicz
September 19 The Dirt
Track at Kern County Raceway Park – David Gasper
October 2 Ventura
Raceway – Eric Greco
October 30 Ventura
Raceway – Jeff Dyer
November 16 Bakersfield
Speedway (Civil War #4 with BCRA – Winged -
Western States Lightning Sprint Car Championship)
– A.J. Bender
November 18 Placerville
Speedway Hangtown 100 – (Co sanctioned with BCRA
and in companion with the USAC National Midgets) –
Logan Seavey
November 19 Placerville
Speedway Hangtown 100 – (Co sanctioned with BCRA
and in companion with the USAC National Midgets) –
Chris Crowder
November 20 Placerville
Speedway Hangtown 100 – (Co sanctioned with BCRA
and in companion with the USAC National Midgets) –
Logan Seavey
PAST 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, 2021 David Gasper
This press release was
produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768
mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com |
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