The
California Lightning Sprints (CLS) are a Southern California based 1200cc
Mini-Sprint club. The group competes in both winged
and non-winged events in California. Reaching speeds in excess of 100
mph, the cars of the CLS may be small
in size, but they are
big on excitement!!!
Welcome
To The Official Website Of The California Lightning Sprints!
JUNE 16:
Civil War Bakersfield Speedway
– Bakersfield, CA
JULY 7: USAC National Ventura Raceway
– Ventura, CA
JULY 21:
Civil War Santa Maria Raceway
– Santa Maria, CA
CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINTS BEGIN CIVIL WAR VS BCRA
SATURDAY AT BAKERSFIELD! (Torrance, CA, June
12, 2018)The California
Lightning Sprint Car Series will head to the
Bakersfield Speedway for round #1 of the “Civil
War Series” vs the Bay Cities Racing Association
this Saturday night, June 16. In addition to the
Lightning Sprints, the USAC Western Midgets,
Modifieds, American Stocks, Mini Dwarfs and Mini
Mods will also be in action. Spectator gates
will open at 4:00 P.M. with racing at 6:00........more
POINT LEADER JARRETT KRAMER WINS CLS
SALUTE TO INDY AT PERRIS! (Torrance, CA,
May 31, 2018) 2010 California Lightning
Sprint Car Series champion and 2018 season point
leader Jarrett Kramer scored his first win of
the year when he bested the field in the “70th
Anniversary Salute to Indy” at Perris Auto
Speedway last Saturday night. In posting the
win, Kramer became the fourth different winner
in five CLS races in 2018........more
POINT STANDINGS (prior to June 16 -
Bakersfield) 1 14 Jarrett Kramer
629, 2 44 Brent Sexton 574, 3 13x Aiden Lange
568, 4 4 Jeff Dyer 541, 5 37 Dominic Del Monte
534, 6 7 Pat Kelley 511, 7 45 Cody Nigh 478, 8
21k Bobby Michnowicz 413, 9 8G Eric Greco 382,
10 18 Dalton Sexton 370, 11 44g Grant Sexton
367, 12 17 Dale Gamer 335, 13 2r Robb Pelmear
302, 14 88 Michael Tobiason 284, 15 90w Wyatt
Downing 258, 16 31 Bruce Douglass 246, 17 7f
Frank Ditmar 227, 18 2j James Turnbull 203, 19 8
Kiwi Alexander 193, 20 2 Doug Nunes 192.........more
CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SERIES ADDS TWO RACES AT BARONA!
(Torrance, CA, May 29,
2018)
Hot on the heels of its successful return to the
Barona Speedway for the first time in over a
decade, the California Lightning Sprint Car
Series has added two more races on the San Diego
County dirt oval. The first of the two will be
on August 25th and the other will take place on
October 20th......more
CODY NIGH WINS
SQUIRE MEMORIAL AT BARONA - PERRIS THIS
SATURDAY! (Torrance, CA,
May 22, 2018) Third-year California
Lightning Sprint Car Series driver Cody Nigh
became a first-time winner when he captured the
Jim Squire Memorial last Saturday night at the
Barona Speedway. It was the first time the CLS
visited its former home track in more than
10-years. This Saturday night the CLS will be
making its first of two 2018 appearances at
Perris Auto Speedway for the annual Salute to
Indy......more
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINTS AT SQUIRE
MEMORIAL SATURDAY AT BARONA! (Torrance, CA,
May 15, 2018)This
Saturday night, in the midst of it’s historic
25th season, the California Lightning Sprint Car
Series will return to where it all began, the
Barona Speedway, for the first time in more than
a decade. The CLS will be on hand to contest the
Jim Squire Memorial. Saturday’s first race will
be at 5:00 P.M......more
MAY 19: Jim Squire Memorial / Barona
Speedway * $1,000 tow money, to be
distributed equally to all race teams * $500
to the main event winner * $100 to start the
main event *OPEN PRACTICE Friday evening, May
18, 4:00-8:00 PM ~ $40 per car ~ overnight
camping is available.
LANGE WINS
SECOND STRAIGHT CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT
MAIN! (Torrance, CA, May 10,
2018)
Fifteen-year-old Aiden Lange erased any doubt
about who is the hottest lightning sprint driver
on the Pacific Coast when he led all 25-laps to
win his second straight USAC/California
Lightning Sprint Car main event last Saturday
night at the Ventura Raceway. In addition to it
being his second straight CLS win, it was his
third victory in four starts in 2018......more
CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES AT VENTURA SATURDAY!
(Torrance, CA, May 1, 2018)
After one week off the USAC/California Lightning
Sprint Car Series will be back in action this
Saturday, May 5th, at its home track, Jim
Naylor’s Ventura Raceway. Joining the CLS on the
“Cinco de Mayo” program will be the USAC/CRA
Sprint Cars and VRA Dwarf Cars. Spectator gates
will open at 3:00 P.M. with racing at 5:30......more
AIDEN LANGE
GETS FIRST CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR WIN!
(Torrance, CA, April 25, 2018) Teenage
star Aiden Lange of Lakewood, California won his
first ever USAC/California Lightning Sprint Car
main event when he outdistanced five-time series
champion Bobby Michnowicz at the Bakersfield
Speedway last Saturday night. For Lange, it was
his second win in three starts in 2018 as he
also captured the BCRA season opener at the
Placerville Speedway earlier in the month.....more
MICHNOWICZ
KICKS OFF LIGHTNING SEASON WITH A WIN AT VENTURA
– BAKERSFIELD THIS WEEK! (Torrance, CA, April
17, 2018)The weather finally
cooperated and the California Lightning Sprint
Car Series kicked off its historic 25th
anniversary season in style with a big field of
cars at the Ventura Raceway last Saturday night.
Big field or not, the results were much the same
as they have been the past few years with
five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of
Lomita prevailing over the field to win the
season opener. The CLS has little time off as it
is at the Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday.....more
