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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.

The official statement from the Ventura Raceway reads as follows.

“Well, folks, it's happened again. Unfortunately, we will be cancelling this weekend's races because of the ongoing construction. Open trenches, damaged sewer lines (leaving us without restrooms), and basically no access for haulers won't be fun for anybody!! We are hoping to reschedule this event, so stay posted. On a positive note, the actual work is beginning to make progress and in the end should be much better for us and the fairgrounds. There will be plenty of hookups and power in the new lot, and lots more lighting. We would like to thank the city of Ventura and the Ventura County Fairgrounds for helping to accommodate all the unforeseen changes being made; everyone on site is working their tails off.”

The CLS returns to action a week from Saturday, June 7th, when it makes its second appearance of the 2025 season at the Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. The series will return to Ventura on June 21st.

CLS Raffle News: The CLS is excited to announce that Outlaw Wings has donated a free top wing to be raffled off on October 25th. Raffle tickets are just $5 and will be available at all CLS events throughout the season.

For more updates and series information, follow the California Lightning Sprint Car Series on social media and visit the official website at racecls.com.

The CLS would like to thank the following companies for being partners in the 2025 season. Motor City Buick/GMC, American Racer Tires, T Shirts By Timeless, Advanced Racing Suspension, BR Motorsports, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Diablo Fabrication and Design, Eibach Springs, Extreme Mufflers, EZ UP, Hoosier Tires, The Joie of Seating, King Racing Products, Outlaw Wings, RacingJunk.com, RC Fuel Injection, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, SpeedMart, and Triple X Race Components. If you would like to join the CLS and be a marketing partner in 2025, please contact Jon Robertson via email at jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050.

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

CLS vs BCRA Point Standings
1. David Gasper, CLS … 133
2. Eric Greco, CLS … 130
3. Hunter Kinney, BCRA … 124
4. Jeff Dyer, CLS … 122
5. Bobby Michnowicz, CLS … 118
6. Cody Nigh, CLS … 102
7. Greg Dennett, BCRA … 95
8. Dakota Albright, BCRA … 94
9. Braydin Collie, CLS … 88
10. Zate Legend, CLS … 84

2025 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule

April 12 Bakersfield Speedway Eric Greco

May 3 Ventura Raceway Aiden Lange

May 17 Merced Speedway David Gasper (CLS vs BCRA Civil War)

May 31 Ventura Raceway Canceled Due to Fairgrounds Construction

June 7 Bakersfield Speedway With the Ultimate Sprint Car Series

June 21 Ventura Raceway

July 5 Santa Maria Speedway With USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series on Flo

July 26 Santa Maria Speedway CLS vs BCRA Civil War With NARC Sprint Car Series on Flo

August 22 Plaza Park Raceway

August 23 Lemoore Jet Bowl Raceway

August 30 Ventura Raceway

September 12 Bakersfield Speedway CLS vs BCRA Civil War With World of Outlaws on Dirt Vision

September 13 Merced Speedway CLS vs BCRA Civil War Albright Memorial

October 4 Ventura Raceway

October 25 Ventura Raceway

November 25 Bakersfield Speedway Western Lightning Sprint Car Championship with USAC National Midgets on Flo

To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ and follow on the club’s Facebook page 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, 2022 David Gasper, 2023 Bobby Michnowicz, 2024 Bobby Michnowicz

Special Thanks to Wendy Michnowicz

This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com