Competitive California Lightning Sprint Cars Return to Ventura Saturday Torrance, CA – June 17, 2025 — The exciting California Lightning Sprint Car Series presented by Motor City Buick/GMC returns to the iconic Ventura Raceway this Saturday, June 21st, for Round #5 of its 2025 campaign. This will be the second visit of the season to the track affectionately known as “The Best Little Dirt Track in America,” and fans can expect another thrilling night of wheel-to-wheel action. Point leader Eric Greco leads the CLS into Ventura on Saturday The 31st season of CLS competition has already showcased its competitive depth, with five different winners emerging from the first four races. Palmdale’s Eric Greco, a student at Glendale College, currently leads the Motor City Buick/GMC Championship standings. Greco kicked off the season with a win at Bakersfield on April 12th and has remained atop the points since. Seven-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills is second in the standings, trailing Greco by 54 points. Rising star Zate Legend of Riverside holds down third, followed by Jeff Dyer of Yucca Valley and Riverside’s Drake Cardey, rounding out the top five. Two weeks ago in Bakersfield, Dyer, a longtime title contender and full-time California Highway Patrol Officer, claimed his first win of the year. He had to hold off hard charges from Braydin Collie of El Cajon midway through the race and from Legend in the final laps to seal the victory. The first Ventura stop of the season on May 3rd saw Aiden Lange of Lakewood lead all 25 laps to score an impressive win over Cardey and Michnowicz. Besides Greco, Lange and Dyer, the only other driver with a 2025 CLS win to his credit is two-time series champion David Gasper of Goleta. The affable 20-year-old steered Mike Schweitzer’s #41 to the win in the opening round of the Civil War Series that matches the CLS vs the Bay Cities Racing Association at the Merced Speedway on May 17th. Consistency has been hard to come by in the unpredictable early season. Only four drivers—Greco, Michnowicz, Legend, and Collie—have started all four main events. Of those, Greco has the highest finishing average at 3.5, followed by Michnowicz (5.5), Legend (6.5), and Collie (8.75). Saturday’s racing card is a packed one, also featuring the VRA Sprint Cars, VRA Senior Sprints, VRA Dwarf Cars, NMRA TQ Midgets, and the VRA Junior divisions. Spectator gates open at 3:00 p.m., with the first green flag waving at 5:30 p.m. General admission tickets are priced at $18.00, with the same rate applying to seniors (60+), active military (with ID), and students (with ID). Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. Ventura Raceway is located at: 10 W. Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001 Website: www.venturaraceway.com Phone: (805) 648-RACE After Saturday’s event, the CLS will next hit the track on July 5th at Santa Maria Speedway, running alongside the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars in what promises to be a can’t-miss holiday weekend show. 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 … 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 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 Postponed June 7 Bakersfield Speedway Jeff Dyer 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 This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com