New Point Leader Aiden Lange Leads California Lightning Sprint Car Field Into Ventura Torrance, CA — August 26, 2025 — The California Lightning Sprint Car Series, presented by Motor City Buick/GMC, will make its third appearance of the 2025 season at Ventura Raceway this Saturday night, August 30th. The feature will pay $500.00 to the winner. The driver to beat on Saturday is 23-year-old Aiden Lange of Lakewood, who has won both CLS races at the beachside oval so far in 2025. Lange entered last weekend’s doubleheader riding a three-race win streak (he leads the series with four wins) and sitting second in points. That streak ended Friday when Eric Greco of Palmdale captured the main event at Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia. The next night at Lemoore’s Jet Bowl Raceway, BCRA regular Hunter Kinney scored the victory. Race stories on both to follow. Greco, who started the weekend with a 77-point lead over Lange, left trailing by 19 after skipping Saturday’s Lemoore show to make his first-ever IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car start at Santa Maria. Greco will fall further back this weekend as he is relocating to Idaho to attend Boise State University and will miss Saturday’s Ventura race. His seat in the familiar #8G will be filled by his younger brother, Ryan, who will be making his CLS debut. Teenager Zate Legend, last year’s CLS Rookie of the Year, comes into Ventura third in the Motor City Buick/GMC Championship standings, 68 points behind Lange. Two other teen racers fill the next two positions, with Drake Cardey of Riverside and Braydin Collie of El Cajon holding fourth and fifth. Battling for Rookie of the Year honors, they entered last weekend separated by just seven points. Cardey gained the upper hand in Visalia with a third-place finish over Collie’s seventh. Collie turned the tables the next night when he placed seventh to Cardey’s eighth at Lemoore. Heading into Ventura, Cardey leads Collie by 25 points in the freshman class chase. In addition to the CLS, fans will also see Dwarf Cars, WMR Midgets, West Coast Sport Compacts, VRA Vintage Sprints, and Kids Classes in action at Ventura. Spectator gates open at 3:00 p.m. with the first green flag at 5:30. Adult tickets are $18. Seniors (65+) and Military/Students with ID are $15. Kids 12 and under are free with a paid adult. Ventura Raceway is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001. The track website is www.venturaraceway.com,  and the office phone number is (805) 648-RACE. After Ventura, the CLS will get one weekend off before a doubleheader of Civil War races with the BCRA. On Friday, September 12th, the two groups will square off at Bakersfield Speedway, followed the next night at Merced Speedway. At Bakersfield, they will be a part of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car show that will be streamed live worldwide on DirtVision. For more updates and series information, follow the California Lightning Sprint Car Series on social media and visit the official website at racecls.com. The CLS would like to thank the following companies for being partners in the 2025 season. Motor City Buick/GMC, American Racer Tires, T Shirts By Timeless, Advanced Racing Suspension, BR Motorsports, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Diablo Fabrication and Design, Eibach Springs, Extreme Mufflers, EZ UP, Hoosier Tires, The Joie of Seating, King Racing Products, Outlaw Wings, RacingJunk.com, RC Fuel Injection, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, SpeedMart, and Triple X Race Components. If you would like to join the CLS and be a marketing partner in 2025, please contact Jon Robertson via email at jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. Motor City Buick/GMC California Lightning Series Points 1. Aiden Lange … 1019 2. Eric Greco … 990 3. Zate Legend … 951 4. Drake Cardey … 907 5. Braydin Collie … 882 6. Leland Day … 838 7. Jeff Dyer … 778 8. Bobby Michnowicz … 696 9. Jon Robertson … 693 10. Cody Nigh … 507 CLS vs BCRA Civil War Point Standings 1. Eric Greco, CLS … 260 2. Greg Dennett, BCRA … 210 3. Matt Land, BCRA … 200 4. Braydin Collie, CLS … 199 5. Hunter Kinney, BCRA … 198 5. Aiden Lange, CLS … 198 7. Zate Land, CLS … 197 8. Leland Day, CLS … 180 9. Drake Cardey, CLS … 174 10. David Gasper, CLS … 133 2025 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule April 12 Bakersfield Speedway Eric Greco May 3 Ventura Raceway Aiden Lange May 17 Merced Speedway David Gasper (CLS vs BCRA Civil War) May 31 Ventura Raceway Postponed June 7 Bakersfield Speedway Jeff Dyer June 21 Ventura Raceway Aiden Lange July 5 Santa Maria Speedway Aiden Lange July 26 Santa Maria Speedway CLS vs BCRA Civil War Aiden Lange August 22 Plaza Park Raceway Eric Greco August 23 Lemoore Jet Bowl Raceway Hunter Kinney August 30 Ventura Raceway September 12 Bakersfield Speedway CLS vs BCRA Civil War With World of Outlaws on Dirt Vision September 13 Merced Speedway CLS vs BCRA Civil War Albright Memorial October 4 Ventura Raceway October 25 Ventura Raceway November 25 Bakersfield Speedway Western Lightning Sprint Car Championship with USAC National Midgets on Flo To keep up with the CLS online, please visit the website at http://racecls.com/ and follow on the club’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/californialightningsprints. 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, 2019 Jarrett Kramer, 2021 David Gasper, 2022 David Gasper, 2023 Bobby Michnowicz, 2024 Bobby Michnowicz Special Thanks to Wendy Michnowicz This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com