CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING
SPRINTS RETURN TO BOBBY MICHNOWICZ’S PLAYGROUND,
THE VENTURA RACEWAY, SATURDAY (Torrance, CA,
September 18, 2023) There is bad news brewing
for the competitors in the California Lightning
Sprint Car Series heading into this Saturday
night’s race at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway.
The bad news is that five-time series champion
Bobby Michnowicz will be on hand. In the first
three races for the CLS at the beautiful track
located on the beach at the Ventura County
Fairgrounds, Michnowicz has emerged victorious
each time. To make matters more stomach-churning
for the competition, he won the last 2022 race
at the track in October. In fact, the last time
any lightning sprint car driver not named Bobby
Michnowicz won at Ventura was on July 9, 2022,
when the affable driver had car issues and
two-time series champion David Gasper took the
victory...(more) CHRIS CROWDER MAKES
IT TWO IN A ROW IN THE CLS/BCRA CIVIL WAR SERIES (Torrance, CA, September 11, 2023)
Colorado’s Chris Crowder made his
second consecutive start in the annual Civil War
Series that pits the California Lightning
Sprints vs the Bay Cities Racing Association
last Saturday night at the Bakersfield Speedway.
Much to the chagrin of the 13 California drivers
on hand, “The Centennial State” invader captured
the main event in a BCRA-owned car for the
second race in a row. Civil War Series point
leader Greg Dennett and Cody Nigh joined the
happy victor on the podium.....(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION (Torrance, CA, September 11, 2023) Thanks
everyone for a great program at Bakersfield last
Saturday night! Everyone put on a professional
and racy show, I want to thank all of our CLS
regulars and the BCRA folks who traveled to make
this civil war race a success. It was some of
the best racing in a while....(more)
CIVIL WAR POINT STANDINGS (AFTER
SEPTEMBER 9) 1. 47 GREG
DENNETT 378, 2. 8g ERIC GRECO 355, 3. 35jr
DAKOTA ALBRIGHT 333, 4. 21x BOBBY MICHNOWICZ
323, 5. 13x AIDEN LANGE 315, 6. 57 CONNOR SPEIR
308, 7. 42 JON ROBERTSON 273, 8. 3ff CHRIS
CROWDER 273, 9. 97 LELAND DAY 165, 10. 4x SETH
DYER 153, 11. 4 JEFF DYER 135, 12. 3f/41B SHANE
SEXTON 128, 13. 45 CODY NIGH 122, 14. 44 BRENT
SEXTON 101, 15. 9 SCOTT KINNEY 99...(more).
CLS POINT STANDINGS (AFTER
SEPTEMBER 9) 1. 21X BOBBY
MICHNOWICZ 1365, 2. 8g ERIC GRECO 1297, 3. 42
JON ROBERTSON 1038, 4. 57 JEFF DYER 998, 5. 25
CONNOR SPEIR 964, 6. 13x AIDEN LANGE 875, 7. 4x
SETH DYER 798, 8. 45 CODY NIGH 710, 9. 3 PAT
KELLEY 661, 10. 22 A J BENDER 611, 11. 44 BRENT
SEXTON 591, 12. 47 GREG DENNETT 378, 13. 3ff
CHRIS CROWDER 373, 14. 97 LELAND DAY 344, 15.
35jr DAKOTA ALBRIGHT 333....(more).
THE CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINTS/BAY CITIES RACING ASSOCIATION
CIVIL WAR CONTINUES SATURDAY AT BAKERSFIELD (Torrance, CA,
September 4, 2023)
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series and
Bay Cities Racing Association will square off
again in the annual Civil War Series this
Saturday night, September 9th, at Scott
Schweitzer’s Bakersfield Speedway. The race will
be round three of four in the series and the
second on “The West’s Fastest 1/3 Mile High
Banked Clay Oval.” Spectator gates will open at
4:00 p.m. and the first race of the night will
take the green flag at 6:00....(more).
COLORADO’S CHRIS
CROWDER TAKES ROUND #2 OF THE CLS VS BCRA CIVIL
WAR SERIES AT OCEAN SPEEDWAY
(Torrance, CA, August 23, 2023)
Colorado racing star Chris Crowder made the trek
west to compete in the California Lightning
Sprints versus Bay Cities Racing Association
Civil War series during the 63rd running of the
Johnny Key Classic last Saturday, at the Ocean
Speedway. When all was said and done, the long
drive was worthwhile as Crowder outdistanced
Bobby Michnowicz to win the main event. Third
and fourth-place finishes from BCRA regulars
Greg Dennett and Dakota Albright saw them take
over the top two spots in the Civil War
standings.....(more).
CLS POINT STANDINGS (AFTER
AUGUST 19)
1. 21X BOBBY MICHNOWICZ 1253, 2. 8g ERIC GRECO
1180, 3. 57 JEFF DYER 998, 4. 42 JON ROBERTSON
948, 5. 25 CONNOR SPEIR 862, 6. 13x AIDEN LANGE
766, 7. 4x SETH DYER 727, 8. 3 PAT KELLEY 661,
9. 22 A J BENDER 611, 10. 44 BRENT SEXTON 591,
11. 45 CODY NIGH 588, 12. 56k CODY GRIGGS
299, 13. 18 ROBBY BROCKMAN 280, 14. 97 LELAND
DAY 259, 15. 47 GREG DENNETT 246......(more).
CIVIL WAR POINT STANDINGS (AFTER
AUGUST 19) 1. 47 GREG DENNETT
246, 2. 35jr DAKOTA ALBRIGHT 244, 3. 8g ERIC
GRECO 238, 4. 21x BOBBY MICHNOWICZ 211, 5. 57
CONNOR SPEIR 206, 6. 13x AIDEN LANGE 206, 7.
42 JON ROBERTSON 183, 8. 3ff CHRIS CROWDER 140,
9. 4 JEFF DYER 135, 10. 44 BRENT SEXTON 101,
11. 9 SCOTT KINNEY 99, 12. 18f JOSEF FEROLITO
96, 13. 3f SHANE SEXTON 94, 14. 4x SETH DYER 82,
15. 39 DANIEL CAUGHRAN 82.....(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION (Torrance, CA, August 21, 2023)
Greetings racers! Fantastic racing at a new
venue over the weekend. If you weren't there you
missed out on all of the fun at our first ever
appearance at Ocean Speedway. I'd specifically
like to thank Greg Dennett and the rest of the
BCRA club for hosting a smoothly run show.
Everything went off like clockwork and we had a
great race on a super fun track.....(more).
AUGUST 19 WATSONVILLE RACE RESULTS THE CLS TAKES ON THE
BCRA IN THE CIVIL WAR AT THE JOHNNY KEY CLASSIC
ON SATURDAY (Torrance, CA, August 15, 2023)
For the California Lightning Sprint car series,
this Saturday will be a historic night. For the
first time in the 29-season history of the CLS,
it will be racing at the Ocean Speedway in
Watsonville, California at the 63rd Johnny Key
Classic. In addition, it will be round #2 of the
Civil War Series that annually matches the CLS
vs Northern California’s Bay Cities Racing
Association. Gates for Saturday’s prestigious
night of racing will open at 3:30 and racing
will start at 5:15.....(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION
(Torrance, CA, August 9, 2023)Reminder...... get
yourself prepared for our next California
Lightning Sprints race on August 19th at Ocean
Speedway. This is the Johnny Key Classic and
CLS/BCRA Civil War race #2 ....(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION
(Torrance, CA, August 7, 2023)FYI..... due to
events at the fairground the CLS/BCRA Civil War
Race #4 (Albright Memorial) at Merced Speedway
previously scheduled for October 7th has been
rescheduled to the prior week, September
30th.....(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION
(Torrance, CA, July 17, 2023)Howdy folks, A couple
of notes during our downtime until the next
CLS/BCRA race on August 19th at Ocean
Speedway.......(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION (Torrance, CA, July 12, 2023)
Howdy racers.... Since we've got a bit of time
off before the next CLS race at Ocean Speedway
on August 19th there are other opportunities out
there to still go out and get dirty. Our racing
brethren to the north are running a non-wing
event at Merced on July 22nd. This would be a
good opportunity to hone your non-wing skills
for the Albright Memorial at the same track in
October....(more). MICHNOWICZ LEADS WIRE TO WIRE AGAIN TO WIN
HIS FOURTH CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT RACE OF
THE YEAR (Torrance, CA, July 10, 2023)
For the drivers in the California Lightning
Sprint Car Series, what could be worse than
Bobby Michnowicz starting on the front row for
the main event? The answer is, Bobby Michnowicz
starting on the front row in the main event two
races in a row. That is just what happened at
Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway last Saturday night
when the veteran racer not only captured the
main event for the second time in a row but once
again led every inch of the way....(more).
CLS POINT STANDINGS (AFTER
JULY 8) 1. 21x Bobby
Michnowicz 1121, 2 8g Eric Greco 1072, 3. 4
Jeff Dyer 998, 4. 42 Jon Robertson 858, 5. 57
Connor Speir 761, 6. 4x Seth Dyer 727, 7. 3
Pat Kelley 661, 8. 13x Aiden Lange 648, 9. 22 A
J Bender 611, 10. 44 Brent Sexton 591, 11. 45
Cody Nigh 588, 12. 56k Cody Griggs 299, 13. 21k
Jarrett Kramer 267, 14. 18 Robby Brockman 260,
15. 97 Leland Day 259....(more). CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION
(Torrance, CA, July 9, 2023)
Great racing at Ventura
Raceway last night, that place never
disappoints. Perfect racing, great track and
excellent competition. The CLS members pulled
out another winner of a race against adversity.
I'd like to thank all of the racers who showed
up and brought their "A" game, you folks are
truly examples of a professional act.....(more).
THE CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES RETURNS TO THE
VENTURA RACEWAY ON SATURDAY (Torrance, CA, July
5, 2023) After three weekends
off, the California Lightning Sprint Car Series
gets back in action this Saturday when it
returns to Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway. The man
to beat in the race is five-time series champion
Bobby Michnowicz. The veteran tops the CLS
victory list this year with three wins and has
won both of the Ventura races. As well as
topping the win chart, he also has a 63-point
lead in the championship standings as he seeks
his first title since 2017....(more).
CLS MEMBER
COMMUNICATION
(Torrance, CA, July 5, 2023)
Greetings racers! Now that everyone's survived
the Independance Day celebrations it's time to
go cool off at the beach. Drag those racecars
out of the garage, charge your transponders and
head to Ventura Raceway this Saturday for our
next California Lightning Sprints race. Come
cool off, smell the ocean and the methanol and
enjoy some great racing!...(more). 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, 2020 No Award, 2021
David Gasper, 2022 David Gasper
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