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CALIFOrNIA LIGHTNING SERIES 

   

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2025 CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINTS PRESENTED BY MOTOR CITY GMC SCHEDULE

 

(Torrance, CA, January 22, 2025)  California Lightning Sprint Car Series President Jon Robertson is pleased to release the schedule for the historic 30th season of racing for the Southern California-based club.  In addition, Robertson has announced that the series will be known as “The California Lightning Sprints presented by Motor City GMC.”  Also, American Racer is joining the CLS as an associate sponsor for the 2025 campaign.

 

Located in Bakersfield, California, Motor City GMC is making a significant contribution to the CLS 2025 point fund.

 

“It was a bunch of discussions with our buddies from American Racer Tires,” CLS president Jon Robertson said.  “They said let me see what we can do.  To make a long story short, Motor City GMC in Bakersfield is our new series sponsor for the 2025 season.  The series will now be known as “The California Lightning Sprints presented by Motor City GMC.”  They are making a significant investment in our point fund this year with a potential for more in coming years.  They are a huge supporter of grassroots racing, and they are bringing a new level of professionalism to the series.”  


 

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American Racer joins CLS as a new associate sponsor for 2025.  However, racers do not have to only use American Racer tires.   

 

“It is an open tire rule this year,” Robertson said of the 2025 campaign. “It is fostering competition between American Racer and Hoosier.  It is a great deal.  Competition breeds diversity.  Different drivers want to run different things, and we have the ability to do it.  They (American Racer) are an associate sponsor, but we are not exclusive to American Racer.  They really kind of hit the ground running in helping us out.  They have got a fantastic deal for the racers now.  They have teamed up with Motor City GMC.  We can get a complete set of four tires and Motor City is paying for one of the fronts.  That is a pretty smoking deal!  I think you will see a lot of the guys take advantage of that.”


 

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The 17-race all-winged 2025 season will kick off with a bang when the CLS and Bay Cities Racing Association tangle in round #1 of the Civil War Series at the Bakersfield Speedway on March 21st.  Headlining that show will be the Kubota High Limit Sprint Cars for a race that will be available to fans around the globe on Flo Racing.  Six months later, on September 12th, the CLS will join up with the legendary World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars on the same Central California oval.  That race will be available worldwide on Dirt Vision. 

 

“High Limit and the World of Outlaws are the two biggest series in sprint car racing, and we are part of their shows,” Robertson enthused.  ““It means everything to the club.  I do not think we could ask for much more than to be part of their card.  Those shows are on Flo and Dirt Vision.  We have quite a few shows on Flo with USCS and USAC/CRA.  We have a lot of good visibility coming up this season.”

 

 

Bakersfield  Speedway, which has long been promoted by the affable Scott Schweitzer, will serve as the home track for the CLS hosting six of the club’s 17 scheduled races.  Dates besides the pair with High Limit and the World of Outlaws on “The West’s Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval” include April 12th, May 3rd, June 7th, and November 25th.  The November date at the “Okie Bowl” will be the Western States Lightning Sprint Championship and will be run alongside the USAC National Midgets on Flo.

 

Another track the CLS has had a long, rewarding partnership with is Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway.  Located adjacent to the breaking waves of the Pacific Ocean” the 1/5 mile oval, affectionately known as “The Commotion By The Ocean,” will host the CLS on May 31st, June 21st, August 30th, October 4th, and October 25th.

 

The CLS will visit the rejuvenated Santa Maria Speedway two times in the month of July. On the 5th of that month, the club will join the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars on the lightning-fast 1/3 mile clay oval.  Three weeks later, it will team up with the premiere winged sprint car series west of the Mississippi, the Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC), on July 26th. Both of those events will be on Flo Racing. 

 

The farthest north the CLS will compete in 2025 is a pair of races at the Merced Speedway.  Both of the events will be Civil War battles with the Bay Cities Racing Association.  The first will come on May 17th.  On September 13th, the night after joining the World of Outlaws at Bakersfield, the CLS and BCRA will square off in the annual Wayne Albright Memorial.

 

The CLS schedule was finalized last week with a pair of back-to-back races in Central California.  On August 22nd, lightning sprints will make a rare appearance at Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia.  Twenty-four hours later and 29 miles to the west, the club will make its first appearance since 2022 at the Lemoore Jet Bowl Raceway.

 

Up first for the CLS will be the 2024 awards banquet.  Once again, it will be held at the popular Frantone’s Pizza and Spaghetti Villa in Cerritos at 6:00 p.m. on February 1st.  Tickets for the banquet, which is open to everyone, are on sale.  For more information on the festive night, call Jon Robertson at (310) 367-9050.

 

The CLS would like to thank the following companies for being partners in the 2025 season.  Motor City GMC, American Racer Tires, Extreme Mufflers, and RacingJunk.com.  

 

 

FINAL 2024 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Points

1. Bobby Michnowicz, Oak Gills, CA … 1882

2. Eric Greco, Palmdale, CA … 1780

3. Jeff Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA …1527

4. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, CA … 1465

4. Jon Robertson, Torrance, CA … 1453

6. Zate Legend, Riverside, CA … 1400

7. Seth Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA … 13532

8. Connor Speir, Fillmore, CA … 1326

9. Clay Byers, Castaic, CA … 768

10. Leland Day, Bakersfield, CA … 722

11. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA … 706

12. Broedy Graham, Bakerfield, CA … 626

13. Roland Smith … 432

14. Aiden Lange, Lakewood, CA … 402

15. Kelly  Weitzel, El Cajon, CA … 312

16. Jacob Magalannes, Pasadena, CA … 257

17. Bill Changus, Fillmore, CA … 169

18. Tate Manu … 156

19. Dale Gamer, Anaheim, CA … 70

 

CLS vs BCRA Civil War Points

1. Bobby Michnowicz, CLS … 345

2. Connor Speir, CLS … 334

3. Eric Greco, CLS … 329

4. Greg Dennett BCRA … 309

5. Zate Legend, CLS … 276

6. Seth Dyer, CLS … 274

7. Leland Day, CLS … 263

8. Jon Robertson, CLS … 256

9. Matt Land, BCRA … 219

9. Jeff Dyer, CLS … 219

 

 500 SPRINT CAR SERIES

   

 the 500 Sprint Car Tour features non-wing pavement sprint cars. These unique open-wheel race cars with extreme horsepower produce high-speed, side-by-side racing.

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500 Sprint Car Tour to Visit Owosso Speedway 2025


 

The 2025 racing season for the 500 Sprint Car Tour will see the series visit two facilities that it previously had not been to. One of those will be the historic Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan. The first trip to Owosso Speedway will be paired with a return to Kalamazoo Speedway as part of a doubleheader weekend for the series.


 

Originally designed as a ½ mile dirt track, Owosso Speedway opened in 1939 as a ¼ dirt oval before shutting its doors during the motorsports ban from World War II. The facility was used as an encampment for German Prisoners of War from North Africa during the war. When racing resumed, the ½ mile course was completed and became known as the World’s Fastest ½ Mile Dirt Oval. Over the years, the Speedway would reconfigure between dirt and pavement before a revitalization in 1988 turing the track into a ⅜ mile pavement oval. Heading into its newest phase of operation, Owosso Speedway was purchased by Rex and Sarah Wheeler at the conclusion of the 2022 season. The Wheeler family continues to invest into the facility and dramatic improvements have been, and will be made for the 2025 racing season.


 

“Owosso Speedway management is very excited to bring our race fans such a Great Race,” said Rex Wheeler - Owner Owosso Speedway.  “The 500 Sprint Car Tour puts on fabulous racing which will have our race fans on the edge of their seats!”


 

The 50-lap event at Owosso Speedway will be one of the highest paying events on the 2025 schedule. The event will boast a purse with a total payout of $35,800. At $800 to start and $7,500 to win, the event will surely be a major attraction for both drivers and fans. The last time non-wing pavement sprint cars competed at Owosso Speedway was on July 5th, 1982. The winner of the 25-lap event was Marvin Carman, who is also a two time Little 500 winner (1982 & 1983).


 

“Rex Wheeler and his team have put an immense amount of work and energy into transforming Owosso Speedway,” said Jared Owen - 500 Sprint Car Tour Series Director. “The Michigan fan base for the tour has been very strong since the series’ inception in 2022. We are excited to visit the eastern part of the state and show the fans what non-wing sprint car racing is all about!” 


 

The 500 Sprint Car Tour is a competitive, non wing pavement sprint car series that has been competing since the Spring of 2022. The series is based out of Anderson, Indiana and sanctions some of the largest non winged pavement sprint car races in America. In 2024, the series averaged 19 entries per event and saw a Championship Battle come down to the final race of the season. With some of the biggest names in all of short track racing, the competition level is high week in and week out.


 

The 2025 500 Sprint Car Tour schedule will see nine points races starting in early April and coming to a close in mid October. The 77th Annual Little 500 will once again be a non-points earning event for the series, in its traditional Memorial Day Weekend slot. For more information on the 500 Sprint Car Tour visit: 500sprintcartour.com and be sure to follow on social media (Facebook: 500 Sprint Car Tour | Twitter (X): @500SprintTour | Instagram: @500sprintcartour).

 

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