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BOBBY MICHNOWICZ NOTCHES CLS VS BCRA CIVIL WAR WIN
AT PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY
(Torrance, CA, August 31, 2022)
Longtime veteran Bobby Michnowicz took the
familiar road to the top step of the podium when
he outdistanced the field in round #3 of the CLS
vs BCRA Civil War Series at the Placerville
Speedway last Saturday night. The win was the
second of the year for the legendary racer.
Bobby Michnowicz after his Civil War Series win at
Placerville.
Twenty-two cars showed up for
the race on the famous red clay banked quarter
mile on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. BCRA
point leader Matt Land of Elk Grove kicked things
off when he set fast time in West Evans Motor
Sports Qualifying with a lap of 12.517. Last
season’s CLS champion and current point leader
David Gasper of Santa Barbara turned in the second
best time with a 12.581. Longtime BCRA star Dakota
Albright of Waterford was third quickest at
12.594.
Land kept his night perfect when
he won the Extreme Muffler Heat #1 over
Michnowicz, and Friday’s Chico winner Connor Spier
of Fillmore. In Yoshimura R & D Heat Race #2,
Livermore’s Greg Dennett gave BCRA two wins to
start the night. Camarillo’s Cody Nigh placed
second with Josef Ferolito of Modesto third.
Albright gave BCRA a clean sweep of the heats when
he topped Harley Aguilera of Orangevale and
Palmdale’s Eric Greco in the Saldana Race Products
third heat.
Nigh, who was looking for his
first win of the season, was on the pole for the
main with Yucca Valley’s Jeff Dyer alongside.
Dennett was off the inside of row two for the
25-lapper with Oak Hills resident Michnowicz next
to him. Albright and Land occupied row three.
Nice guy Nigh raced into the lead at the drop
of the green and had Dyer, Michnowicz, Dennett and
Land in pursuit. Nigh started to put some distance
between himself and the pack on lap two while his
uncle, Michnowicz, relegated Dyer to third in turn
three on the same lap. Dyer spun in turn two on
the third revolution on the famous oval. Land,
with nowhere to go clobbered him and was then in
turn hit by Ferolito. Land, who was working on a
clean sweep, tipped over onto his right side. The
red flag came out and while both were uninjured,
the heavy damage their cars sustained knocked them
out for the night.
On the restart, Nigh was
at the point with Michnowicz in tow. Dyer, whose
car took off again when Land hit him before the
red flew, was third. Dennett and Albright were
fourth and fifth. Spier, who was sixth,
immediately raced by Albright and Dennett to move
up to fourth. However, he was behind Dyer whose
car was definitely feeling the effects of being
part of the crash and was drastically slower. The
California Highway Patrol officer called in a
night after two more laps.
Michnowicz
chased down his nephew on lap five and tried to
sneak by on the inside in turn three. However, he
caught a piece of the berm and bobbled allowing
Nigh to stretch his lead out. Michnowicz turned
the tables on Nigh when the latter drifted a
little high off two on lap seven and tapped the
rough stuff on the outside going down the back
straight. The wily veteran seized the opportunity
and flew by the race-long leader as they drove
into turn three.
Michnowicz, who has been
having an uncharacteristic season with only one
win and several DNF’s, pulled away as soon as he
commandeered the lead. When he caught the lapped
traffic on lap 11, he was a full straightaway in
front of his closest pursuer. Nigh was being
pressured by Spier and Albright, but he eventually
pulled away from them. Albright broke into the top
three when he got by rookie Spier on the 16th go
around but that was as far as he was going to get.
When he raced under the checkers, ageless
Michnowicz had a full straight lead over Nigh.
Albright placed third with Spier fourth and
Dennett fifth.
“It is nice to finally get a
win and it is nice to see everybody here,” the
happy winner told the fans. “The track was good
and the car was good. It has been a long time and
we have been in a slump, no doubt. I just kept
looking down the front straightaway and counted
down the laps, because when you have been snake
bitten like we have been, you just know something
is going to go wrong.”
Spier who started
10th and finished fourth was the race “Hard
Charger” and picked up contingencies from Speed
Mart, Advanced Racing Suspension and Hepfner
Racing Products for the effort. Land picked up the
Speed Mart “Hard Luck Award” and “Rockstar” Jon
Robertson received the “First Car Not on the Lead
Lap” contingencies from Rebel Gears.
Gasper
remains in the CLS point lead and has a 36-point
advantage over the new guy in second, Greco. Nigh
moved up to third while Dyer slipped back to
fourth. Placerville winner Michnowicz remained in
fifth.
Will Browne maintains the lead in
the Rookie of the Year chase. Spier is 22-points
behind.
Going into the final Civil War
Series race at the Bakersfield Speedway on
September 24th, defending champ Gasper has a
31-point lead over Greco. Glendora’s Browne is
third with Michnowicz and Nigh fourth and fifth.
The CLS returns to action on September 24th
when it makes its only appearance of the year at
the Lemoore Raceway.
West Evans Motorsports
Qualifying: 1. Matt Land, 12.517; 2. David Gasper,
12.581; 3. Dakota Albright 12.594; 4. Will Browne,
12.604; 5. Josef Ferolito, 12.612; 6. Eric Greco,
12.644; 7. Bobby Michnowicz, 12.650; 8. Hunter
Kinney, 12.665; 9. Brandon Leedy, 12.667; 10.
Connor Spier, 12.676; 11. Cody Nigh, 12.742; 12.
Harlee Aguilera, 12.778; 13. Nick Chivello,
12.823; 14. Greg Dennett, 12.851, 15. Jon
Robertson, 13.017; 16. Cody Meyer, 13.019; 17.
Kaden Ramos, 13.185; 18. Scott Kinney, 13.412; 19.
Greg Meyers, 13.575; 20. Jaden Meyer, 13.725; 21.
Danielle Clauson-Sevo, 14.473, 22. Jeff Dyer,
14.473
Extreme Muffler Heat 1 (8 laps): 1.
Land; 2. Michnowicz; 3. Spier; 4. Dyer; 5. Browne;
6. Greg Meyers; 7. Cody Meyer
Yoshimura R &
D Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. Dennett; 2. Nigh; 3.
Ferolito; 4. Hunter Kinney; 5. Gasper; 6. Jayden
Meyer
Saldana Race Products Heat 3: (8
laps): 1. Albright; 2. Aguilera; 3. Greco; 4.
Leedy; 5. Robertson; 6. Clauson-Sevo; 7. Scott
Kinney
Main Event with Distance Behind and
Starting Positions (20 Laps) 1. Bobby
Michnowicz, Oak Hills, CA, (4th) 2. Cody Nigh,
Camarillo, CA, +4.942, (1st) 3. Dakota
Albright, Waterford, CA, +6.011, (5th) 4.
Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA, +7.541, (10th) 5.
Greg Dennett, Livermore, CA, +8.711, (3rd) 6.
Hunter Kinney, Citrus Heights, CA, +9.243, (11th)
7. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA,+9.992, (9th) 8.
David Gasper, Santa Barbara, CA,+10.375, (13th)
9. Will Browne, Glendora, CA, +11.208, (14th)
10. Harlee Aguilera, Orangevale, CA, +11.476,
(7th) 11. Brandon Leedy, Placerville,
CA,+13.148, (12th) 12. Jon Robertson, Torrance,
CA, +1 Lap, (16th) 13. Nick Chivello, Manteca,
CA, +1 Lap, (19th) 14. Jayden Meyer,
Placerville, CA, +1 Lap, (17th) 15. Danielle
Clauson-Sevo, CA, +4 Laps, (21st) 16. Gage
Myers, Placerville, CA, +11 Laps, (15th) 17.
Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA, + 21 Laps, (2nd)
18. Matt Land, Elk Grove, CA, +23 Laps, (6th)
19. Josef Ferolito, Modesto, CA, +23 Laps, (8th)
20. Kaden Ramos, Cameron Park, CA, +24 Laps (20th)
21. Scott Kinney, Citrus Heights, CA, +25 Laps
(18th) DNS Cody Meyer
CLS Contingency
Awards
Heat Race #1 – Extreme Muffler
$50.00 Product Certificate – Matt Land
Heat Race #2 – Yoshimura R & D - $50.00 CSI
Product Certificate – Greg Dennett
Heat
Race #3 – Saldana Racing Products $50.00 Product
Certificate – Dakota Albright
1st Place
Main Event - Eibach Springs $100.00 Product
Certificate – Bobby Michnowicz
2nd Place
Main Event - Vahlco Wheels $50.00 Product
Certificate – Cody Nigh
3rd Place Main
Event - Jake Swanson Shock Technology $50 Product
Certificate – Dakota Albright
4th Place
Main Event – Hyper Chassis - $50 Product
Certificate – Connor Spier
5th Place Main
Event – Smith Titanium Product Certificate – Greg
Dennett
10th Place Main Event – King Racing
Products $25.00 Product Certificate – Harlee
Aguilera
Fast Qualifier - West Evans
Motorsports $25.00 Product Certificate – Matt Land
Hard Charger - Speed Mart $25.00 Product
Certificate – Connor Spier
Hard Charger -
Advanced Racing Suspension $50.00 Product
Certificate – Connor Spier
Hard Charger –
Hepfner Racing Products $25.00 Product Certificate
– Connor Spier
Hard Luck Award – Speed Mart
$25.00 Product Certificate – Matt Land
1st
Car Not On The Lead Lap – Rebel Gears 30% Off
Coupon - Jon Robertson
California Lightning
Sprint Car Series Point Standings 1. David
Gasper – 1526 2. Eric Greco – 1490 3. Cody
Nigh – 1390 4. Jeff Dyer – 1389 5. Bobby
Michnowicz – 1215 6. Will Browne – 1111 7.
Connor Spier – 1089 8. Jon Robertson – 875
9. Pat Kelley – 847 10. Dominic Del Monte – 656
Civil War Series Point Standings 1. David
Gasper – CLS – 375 2. Eric Greco – CLS – 344
3. Will Browne – CLS – 333 4. Bobby Michnowicz
– CLS - 300 5. Cody Nigh – CLS – 299 6. Greg
Dennett - BCRA - 282 7. Harlee Aguilera – BCRA
– 263 8. Dakota Albright – BCRA – 244 9.
Matt Land – BCRA – 239 10. Brandon Leedy – BCRA
- 236
The following companies have become
marketing partners with the CLS in 2022. They have
offered up more than $13,000.00 in contingencies
that will be awarded on top of the regular racing
purses and they will be paid out throughout the
year. Yoshimura R&D, Hoosier Tires West, T-Shirts
By Timeless, Extreme Mufflers, Saldana Racing
Products, Rod End Supply, Speed Mart, Cold Fire
West, West Evens Motorsports, RC Fuel Injection,
Jake Swanson Shock Technology, Advanced Racing
Suspensions, CSI Shocks, Eibach Springs, Triple X
Race Components, King Racing Products, Hyper
Racing Products, Rebel Gears, Vahlco Wheels,
Wilwood Disk Brakes, Fuel Safe Systems, MPI,
Circle Track Performance, E-Z UP, Hepfner Racing,
Smith Titanium, and Hoosier Speed.
If you
or your company would like to become a partner of
the longtime racing organization, contact Jon
Robertson via email at
mailto:jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling
(310) 367-9050.
2022 California Lightning
Sprint Car Series Schedule
March 25
Bakersfield Speedway Winged – Grant Sexton
April 2 Merced Speedway Non-Wing –– Civil War
#1 – David Gasper
April 16 Bakersfield
Speedway Winged – A.J. Bender
April 30
Ventura Raceway Winged (Make Up Main) David Gasper
April 30 Ventura Raceway Winged – Bobby
Michnowicz
May 14 Bakersfield Speedway
Winged – A.J. Bender
May 21 Ventura Raceway
Winged – Eric Greco
June 11 Bakersfield
Speedway Winged – David Gasper
June 25
Ventura Raceway Winged – David Gasper
July
9 Ventura Raceway Winged – David Gasper
July 23 Ventura Raceway Winged – Dave Gasper
August 6 *Santa Maria Raceway Winged – Brent
Sexton
August 26 Silver Dollar Speedway
Winged – Civil War #2 – Connor Spier
August
27 Placerville Speedway Winged – Civil War #3
Sept. 10 Lemoore Raceway Winged
Sept.
24 Bakersfield Speedway Winged – Civil War #4
October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway Winged – With
SWLS
October 29 Ventura Raceway Winged
Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway Winged – With
USAC Midgets - Civil War #5
Nov. 17
Placerville Speedway Non-Wing – With USAC Midgets
- No Points
Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway
Non-Wing – With USAC Midgets - No Points
Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway Non-Wing – With USAC
Midgets - No Points
*Non Points Race
To keep up with the CLS online, please visit
the website at http://racecls.com/ or on Facebook
at
https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints
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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