The
California Lightning Sprints (CLS) are a Southern California based 1200cc
Mini-Sprint club. The group competes in California.
Capable of 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!
JANUARY
27: CLS General
Membership Meeting 10AM-11:30AM Pole Position
Raceway 1594 E. Bentley Drive
Corona, CA 92879
FEBRUARY 9:
CLS 2018 Awards Banquet 6PM-10PM Anaheim Hills,
CA
2019 LUCAS OIL
POWRi CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES
SCHEDULE! (Torrance, CA, January
10, 2019)The Lucas Oil POWRi
California Lightning Sprint Car Series has
released the schedule for the 2019 season. The
racing calendar will be comprised of 17 dates on
four different racetracks.....more
NUNES CLOSES
CLS SEASON WITH WESTERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WIN!
(Torrance, CA,
November 25, 2018) Kingsburg, California
veteran Doug Nunes closed the USAC California
Lightning Sprint Car Series silver anniversary
season with a victory in the “2nd Annual Western
States Lightning Sprint Car Championship” at the
Bakersfield Speedway. The win was Nunes third in
CLS competition in 2018....more
CLS POINT STANDINGS (FINAL) 1 Jarrett Kramer 2251,
2 Cody Nigh 1976, 3 Bobby Michnowicz 1873, 4
Brent Sexton 1845, 5 Dominic Del Monte 1780, 6
Aiden Lange 1694, 7 Eric Greco 1682, 8 Grant
Sexton 1397, 9 Pat Kelley 1385, 10 Dale Gamer
1202, 11 Jeff Dyer 1169, 12 Dalton Sexton 1079,
13 Frank Ditmar 1017, 14 Jon Robertson 951, 15
Doug Nunes 887, 16 Robb Pelmear 832, 17 Kiwi
Alexander 724, 18 Bruce Douglass 704, 19 Wink
Schweitzer 551, 20 Kyle Dodd 533....more
CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES CLOSES SEASON
SATURDAY! (Torrance, CA,
November 12, 2019) The USAC California
Lightning Sprint Car Series will close it’s 25th
Anniversary campaign this Saturday night,
November 17th, with the running of the “2nd
Annual Western States Lightning Sprint Car
Championship” at the Bakersfield Speedway.
Saturday’s main event will pay $1,000.00 to win
and $150.00 to start. The CLS will be joined by
the USAC National and Western Midgets and Mini
Stocks. Spectator gates will open at 4:00 P.M.
and racing will begin at 6:00.....more
MICHNOWICZ
WINS MAIN EVENT – KRAMER WINS 2ND CLS TITLE!
(Torrance, CA, October 31) Bobby
Michnowicz won the battle when he won the USAC
California Lightning Sprint Car Series main
event last Saturday night at the Ventura
Raceway, but Jarrett Kramer won the war when he
sewed up his second ever CLS championship. The
Spring Valley based driver first won the title
in 2010......more
DOMINIC DEL
MONTE WINS HIS FIRST CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT
CAR MAIN! (Torrance, CA,
October 25) Another one of the
California Lightning Sprint Car Series talented
teens, Dominic Del Monte, scored his first ever
CLS main event win last Saturday night at the
Barona Speedway. In posting the victory, Del
Monte became the fifth different first time CLS
winner in 2018......more
VENTURA'S "NIGHT AFTER TURKEY NIGHT" RACE IS
CANCELLED (Torrance, CA, October 24)
Sorry to announce that the November 23rd Race at
Ventura has been CANCELLED.
CLS POINT STANDINGS (prior to
October 27 at Ventura) 1.
Jarrett Kramer 1980, 2. Cody Nigh 1762, 3. Brent
Sexton 1644, 4. Bobby Michnowicz 1613, 5.
Dominic Del Monte 1585, 6. Eric Greco 1469, 7.
Aiden Lange 1466, 8. Pat Kelley 1302, 9. Grant
Sexton 1230, 10. Dale Gamer 1063, 11. Jeff Dyer
1054, 12. Frank Ditmar 922, 13. Dalton Sexton
896, 14. Jon Robertson 794, 15. Kiwi Alexander
724, 16. Bruce Douglass 704, 17. Doug Nunes 677,
18. Robb Pelmear 668, 19. James Turnbull 495,
20. Kyle Dodd 468
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS AT BARONA ON
SATURDAY! (Torrance, CA, October 15)
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series will
return to the Barona Speedway for the final time
in 2018 this Saturday night, October 20th. Gates
will open at noon with racing at 5:00......more
LANGE RETURNS
TO VICTORY CIRCLE AT THE VENTURA RACEWAY!
(Torrance, CA, October 10)Lakewood teenager
Aiden Lange returned to the USAC/California
Lightning Sprint Car Series victory circle for
the fourth time in 2018 last Saturday night at
Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway. The win was
Lange’s first since July and it was also his
third at Ventura.....more
CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS AT VENTURA SATURDAY!
(Torrance,
CA, October 2) The USAC/California
Lightning Sprint Car Series returns to action
this Saturday night, October 6th, on its home
track, the Ventura Raceway. Joining the CLS on
Saturday will be the VRA Sprint Cars, Dwarf
Cars, Hobby Stocks and the Focus Midgets.
Spectator gates at the track that is located
adjacent to the beach in Ventura will open at
3:00 P.M. and the first race will be at 5:30....more
HESPE AND NUNES WIN THE BATTLES BUT NIGH WINS
THE WAR! (Torrance, CA, September 21 & 22)
Seth Hespe and Doug Nunes won the battles last
weekend in the final two rounds of the
California Lightning Sprint Car vs Bay Cities
Racing Association “Civil War Series” at the
Placerville Speedway. However, Cody Nigh won the
war when he was crowned champion of the
mini-series....more
CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINTS VS BCRA CIVIL WAR FINALE THIS
WEEKEND!
(Torrance, CA, September 16)The California
Lightning Sprint Cars/Bay Cities Racing
Association annual “Civil War Series” will
conclude this weekend with a pair of races at
the Placerville Speedway on Friday and Saturday
nights. Racing will begin at 6:30 each night.....more
A.J. BENDER WINS LIGHTNING SPRINT RACE AT
BAKERSFIELD!
(Torrance, CA, September 13)
With a night off from his regular racing gig in
the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, San Diego,
California’s A.J. Bender returned to his roots
and survived a hard-fought battle to take home
the trophy in the California Lightning Sprint
Car main event at the Bakersfield Speedway. In
posting the win, the 25-year-old San Diego boat
captain became the seventh different winner in
the first 12 CLS races this year.....more
