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SOCAL LIGHTNING SPRINTS

 

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SoCal Lightning Sprint Cars Open Second Half of 2026 Season Saturday at Barona

 

El Cajon, CA — July 28, 2026 — Just as the first school bell signals the end of summer vacation, the green flag will signal the end of the SoCal Lightning Sprint Car Series’ midseason break this Saturday night, August 1, at Barona Speedway. The event will launch the second half of the 2026 campaign and kick off a busy three-race August.

 

 

Saturday’s race on the longtime San Diego County quarter-mile oval will be the seventh completed event of the SCLS season. The scheduled April 25 race at Barona was rained out. It will also be the first of eight races between now and the November 21 season finale at Barona.

 

Five of the remaining events will take place at Barona. Perris Auto Speedway, Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, and Ventura Raceway will host one race each. Those three events will be California Clash Series races co-sanctioned by the California Lightning Sprint Car Series. In addition, the September 25 race at Bakersfield and the September 26 event at Ventura will share the program with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

 

Three of the remaining races—August 15, September 12, and October 10—will be wingless events. All three will take place at Barona. The other five races, including this Saturday’s event, will be contested with wings.

 

Following Saturday’s race, the SCLS will have one weekend off before returning to Barona on August 15. The series will then close out the month with a co-sanctioned California Clash race alongside the California Lightning Sprint Cars at Perris on August 29.

 

Two drivers—San Diego’s Parker Dumas and California Highway Patrol officer Jeff Dyer of Yucca Valley—have recorded two victories apiece this season. Ramona’s David Taft and Michael Tobiason have one win each.

 

Dumas has captured two of the four SCLS main events staged at Barona thus far in 2026. Dyer and Tobiason have split the other two races at the San Diego County track.

 

Taft carries a 54-point lead over Warner Springs’ Shane Sexton into Saturday’s “Battle at Barona.” Inaugural SCLS champion Ryan Dumas is only five points behind Sexton in third. Defending series champion Peter Benker and his teenage son, Cody, occupy the fourth and fifth positions.

 

In addition to the SoCal Lightning Sprint Cars, Saturday’s action-packed program will feature IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Stock Cars, Dwarf Cars, Pony Stocks, Pure Stocks, and the kids’ classes.

 

Event Information:
• Gates Open: 2:00 p.m.
• Racing Starts: 6:00 p.m.
• Adult Admission: $20.00
• Kids (7–17): $10.00
• Seniors, Military, EMTs: $10.00
• Kids 6 & Under: FREE
• Family Pack (2 Adults, 2 Kids): $50.00
• Parking: FREE

Location:
Barona Speedway is located 5.8 miles north of Barona Casino on Wildcat Canyon Road between mile markers 11.0 and 11.5.

 

The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com and the office phone number is 619-994-6560.

 

 

The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com and the office phone number is 619-994-6560.

  

Official SCLS shirts and caps are available for purchase at the track and online through the SCLS website and Facebook page.

 

The SoCal Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the following marketing partners for participating in the inaugural season: AG Sandcars, Triple X Race Cars, American Racer Tires, Outhouse Coffee, Bill’s Jerky, and Cakes By Kim / Betty Crocker’s Pit Stop.

 

If you or your company would like to become a marketing partner with SCLS, contact Dustin Dumas at (619) 992-8308 or info@socallightningsprints.com.

 

SCLS President Dustin Dumas is also the proprietor of AG Sandcars. He sells and builds Lightning Sprints and is a supplier of Triple X Cars, American Racer Tires, and racing components. Anyone interested in racing Lightning Sprints can contact him at (619) 992-8308 or info@socallightningsprints.com.

 

SoCal Lightning Series Point Standings

1. David Taft … 928

2. Shane Sexton … 874

3. Ryan Dumas … 869

4. Peter Benker …847

5. Cody Benker … 830

6. Jeff Dyer … 801

7. Tyler Warner … 749

8. Parker Dumas … 688

9. Kelly Weitzel … 685

10. Brent Sexton … 660

 

SCLS vs CLS California Clash Points

1. Aiden Lange … 252

2. Jeff Dyer … 235

3. David Taft … 224

4. Peter Benker … 223

5. Shane Sexton … 216

6. Braydin Collie … 206

7. Cody Benker … 195

8. Brent Sexton … 189

8. Cody Nigh … 189

9.  AJ Bender … 189

 

 
BADGER MIDGET SERIES 

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www.bmara.com

Badger Midget Auto Racing Association (BMARA), the oldest midget organization in the world. Some events are co-sanctioned by the United States Automobile Club (USAC). BMARA sanctions several midget car events at other nearby tracks.

 

 

Midget Auto Racing Association

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www.mararacing.com

“The original MARA series, known as the Midwest Auto Racing Association, was conceived in the summer of 1977 in Springfield, IL. Under the direction of its first President, Dean Helmick, and a six member Board of Directors, MARA sanctioned its first auto race that summer at the Champaign County Fair, Champaign, IL. At that event, which featured 27 competing drivers, the thrust of MARA originated. Only one more race would be held that first year, but from that basic beginning, MARA rose to the one of the top midget organizations in the United States.