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. 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 If you would like to join the CLS and be a marketing partner in 2026, please contact Jon Robertson via email at jon.robertson@sbcglobal.net or by calling (310) 367-9050. 2026 Motor City Buick/GMC California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 6 CLS/SCLS Clash #1 Imperial Valley Raceway - Jeff Dyer March 7 CLS/SCLS Clash #2 Imperial Valley Raceway – David Taft March 21 CLS Ventura Raceway – Cody Nigh April 4 CLS & 305 Sprint Cars Santa Maria Speedway – Grant Sexton May 2 CLS Bakersfield Speedway/Kern – Jeff Dyer May 30 CLS Ventura Raceway – Bobby Michnowicz June 13 CLS Ventura Raceway _ Aiden Lange June 27 CLS vs BCRA Civil War Race (None Points) Merced Speedway – Greg Dennett July 4 CLS & USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Santa Maria Speedway – Jeff Dyer August 7 CLS vs BCRA Civil War Race (None Points) Plaza Park Visalia August 8 CLS vs BCRA Civil War Race (None Points) Lemoore Jet Bowl August 29 CLS/SCLS Clash Race #3 Perris Auto Speedway September 19 CLS vs BCRA Civil War Race (None Points) Merced Speedway September 25 CLS with World of Outlaws CLS/SCLS Clash #4 Bakersfield Speedway September 26 CLS with World of Outlaws CLS/SCLS Clash #5 Ventura Raceway October 17 CLS Ventura Raceway October 24 CLS Ventura Raceway November 21 CLS/SCLS Clash Race #6 Barona Speedway 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 2025 Aiden Lange Special thanks to Wendy Michnowicz and Ed Haney Video. This press release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com