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POWRi LUCAS OIL
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS AT BAKERSFIELD SATURDAY!
(Torrance, CA, June 10,
2019) The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series
heads to the Bakersfield Speedway for round #8 of its championship
season this Saturday night, June 15th. The race will be
the third of five for the CLS at the 1/3 of a mile Kern County clay
oval in 2019.
(Attached photo of
Bobby Michnowicz courtesy of Pit Princess Photography)
Going into this week’s
race, five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz has the point lead
for the second race in a row. The veteran driver holds a 21-point
advantage over two-time and defending CLS champion Jarrett Kramer of
Spring Valley. Kingsburg’s Doug Nunes, Eric Greco of Palmdale and
Camarillo’s Cody Nigh make up the remainder of the top five.
Through the first seven
CLS races of the year, Michnowicz, Kramer and Nunes have been the
only drivers to score main event wins. Going into the last race at
the Ventura Raceway on June 1st, they each had a pair of
victories. Kramer, 37, broke the deadlock that night when he
notched his third triumph of the campaign.
In the previous two
races at Bakersfield this year, Nunes and Michnowicz have emerged
victorious. Forty-two-year-old Nunes won the season opener there on
March 16th and 55-year-old Michnowicz took the trophy
back to his Lomita home on April 20th.
Thus far in 2019,
Michnowicz only has one finish out of the top five. That was a
seventh at Ventura on May 4th. Kramer’s only finish out
of the top three all year was a 20th at Barona. Nunes
has only placed out of the top three two-times and both of those
came at Ventura.
In addition to the CLS,
the Western Pro Stocks, American Stocks, Mini Stocks and Outlaw
Karts will also be in action. Spectator gates will open at 5:00
P.M. and the first race will take the green flag at 7:00. Fans who
would like to attend can find the Bakersfield Speedway at 5001 N.
Chester Ext., in Bakersfield (93308). The track website is http://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/ and
the office phone number is (661) 393-3373.
The POWRi Lucas Oil
California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the
following sponsors for helping make the 2019 season possible: Lucas
Oil, All Coast Construction, Christian Stover Foundation, Circle
Track Performance, Cold Fire West, Fast Undercar, Hoosier Tire,
Keizer Wheels, Outlaw Wings, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Speed
Partz, Super Shocks, T Shirts by Timeless and Woodland Auto Display.
If you or your company
would like to become part of the series for its 26th season
in 2019, please call Bobby Michnowicz at (310) 320-5569.
2019 POWRi Lucas Oil
California Lightning Sprint Cars Series Point Standings
1. Bobby Michnowicz –
Lomita, CA – 864
2. Jarrett Kramer –
Spring Valley, CA - 843
3. Doug Nunes -
Kingsburg, CA 793
4. Eric Greco -
Palmdale, CA - 760
5. Cody Nigh –
Camarillo, CA - 709
6. Jeff Dyer – Bermuda
Dunes, CA - 669
6. Aiden Lange -
Lakewood, CA – 669
8. Dominic Del Monte –
Gardena, CA – 663
9. Dalton Sexton -
Lakeside, CA - 644
10. A.J. Bender – San
Diego, CA – 578
2019 POWRi Lucas Oil
California Lightning Sprint Car Series
March
16 Bakersfield Speedway – Doug Nunes
March
23 Ventura Raceway – Jarrett Kramer
April
6 Barona Speedway – Doug Nunes
April
20 Bakersfield Speedway – Bobby Michnowicz
May
4 Ventura Raceway – Jarrett Kramer
May
18 Barona Speedway – Bobby Michnowicz
June
1 Ventura Raceway – Jarrett Kramer
June
15 Bakersfield Speedway
July
6 Ventura Raceway
July
27 Santa Maria Raceway
August
10 Barona Speedway
August
24 Ventura Raceway
September
7 Ventura Raceway
September
21 Bakersfield Speedway
October
5 Ventura Raceway
October
26 Ventura Raceway
November
17 Bakersfield Speedway
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
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