KENYON MIDGETS AND OTHER RACING SERIES RACE RESULTS AND NEWS AND NOTES

KENYON MIDGETS AND OTHER RACING SERIES RACE RESULTS AND NEWS AND NOTESNEWS AND NOTES

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Rounds Two and Three of CLS vs. BCRA Civil War Series This Weekend at Visalia and Lemoore

Torrance, CA — August 2, 2026 — After a five-week break, the Motor City Buick/GMC California Lightning Sprint Car Series returns to action this Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, for rounds two and three of the four-race Civil War Series matching the CLS against the Bay Cities Racing Association Lightning Sprints.

Friday’s Bull Ring Nationals opener will take place at Keller Auto Center Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia. Twenty-four hours and about 30 miles later, the series will move to the Lemoore Jet Bowl on Saturday.

Heading into the Central Valley doubleheader, seven-time CLS champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills and defending BCRA champion Greg Dennett are tied for the Civil War point lead with 135 points each. Defending CLS champion Aiden Lange of Lakewood is just five points behind. BCRA veteran Dakota Albright of Waterford and CLS leading rookie Liam Coffey of San Bernardino are tied for fourth.

While CLS drivers occupy three of the top five positions, BCRA competitors hold six of the top 10 spots.

The opening round of the 2026 Civil War Series was held June 27 at Merced Speedway. Lange was the fastest qualifier, while Albright and Michnowicz won the heat races. Dennett started on the pole and led every lap. Michnowicz finished second, followed by Lange, Coffey and Albright.

Both of this weekend’s races will pay $800 to win and $100 to start. In addition, the top three drivers in event points will receive custom jackets, and every entrant will receive an event cap. Hotel information for this weekend is available on the Plaza Park Raceway website.

When the two clubs met at Visalia and Lemoore last August, Palmdale’s Eric Greco won the Visalia main event over T.J. Smith and current USAC Western States Midget championship point leader Drake Cardey. The following night at Lemoore, Hunter Kinney took the victory ahead of Jeff Dyer and Lange.

The four-race Civil War Series will conclude September 19 at Merced Speedway.

Following this weekend’s race, the CLS will be idle until August 29, when it returns to its former home track, Perris Auto Speedway, for the first time since August 2018. The highly anticipated event will be round three of the California Clash Series with the SoCal Lightning Sprint Cars.

Plaza Park Raceway is located at 700 S. Plaza Drive, Visalia, CA 93277. Cars will be on the track at 6:00 p.m. Adults are $15.00. Seniors, Students, and Kids are $8.00. Children 5 and under, military, and veterans are free. The track website is at plazaparkraceway.com.

On Saturday at Lemoore, gates will open at 5:00 p.m. and hot laps will start at 6:00. General admission is $15.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $8.00, students with ID and seniors 55 and over are $8.00. Kids 5 and under and military with id are free. The track is located at 1750 Highway 41, in Lemoore (93245). For more information visit the track website at: www.lemoorejetbow.com

For updates and complete series information, follow the California Lightning Sprint Car Series on Facebook or visit the official website at racecls.com.

Motor City Buick/GMC California Lightning Sprint Car Point Standings

1. Jeff Dyer … 928

2. Tyler Warner ® … 855

3. Aiden Lange … 842

4. Liam Coffey ® … 691

5. Jon Robertson … 690

6. Cody Nigh … 681

7. Brent Sexton … 505

8. Lealand Day … 436

9. Braydin Collie … 432

10. Bobby Michnowicz … 364

CLS vs SCLS 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

CLS vs BCRA Civil War Points

1. Greg Dennett … 135

1. Bobby Michnowicz … 135

3. Aiden Lange … 130

4. Dakota Albright … 117

4. Liam Coffey … 117

6. Mike Nigh … 109

7. Justin Nortin … 101

8. Hunter Kinney … 93

8. Bryan Key … 93

10 Kyndal Barstow … 28

The CLS would like to thank the following companies for being marketing partners in the 2026 season.

Series sponsor

Motor City GMC

Associate Sponsors

American Racer

Timeless Enterprises

R&R Racing

Quick Change Liquid Energy - The Official Energy Drink of CLS

Contingency sponsors

ARS

BR Motorsports

CSI Shocks

Eibach

Extreme Mufflers

Keizer Wheels

King

Racing Optics

Rebel Gears

Racing Junk

Rod End Supply

Smith Titanium

Speedmart

West Evans

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