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View From The PAS! by Scott Daloisio |
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| February 11, 2001 |
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A longtime sponsor of the racing action at The PAS and driver Rip Williams, Vista Paint will be the “Presenting Sponsor” of every SCRA race at The PAS in 2002. In addition to their participation at the famous half-mile clay oval, Vista Paint sponsors the Late Model division at the nearby Irwindale Speedway... When visiting The PAS in 2002, be sure to check out the brand new sports bar in the old North souvenir stand. It features a big screen TV with a live feed of the all the racing action... Fans at Perris Auto Speedway are very fortunate! Why you ask? Much has been made of 2001 SCRA Champion Cory Kruseman getting a full-time ride in the USAC Silver Bullet Series. When USAC released that schedule, of the nine races presently slated, only one clashes with an SCRA date at The PAS! The fans are lucky, but I bet a bunch of owners and drivers do not feel the same way. However, they may get a break as well as Kruseman took his IRL Driver’s Test for PDM racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on February 11th and he will be driving in some Sprint Car races in the Midwest as well. Kruseman commuted back and forth on a regular basis a few years back running USAC Midget and Sprint Car races… Speaking of Kruseman, the Harlan Willis owned team was voted as the number one Non Wing Sprint Car Team for 2001 in a poll conducted by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Kruseman’s crew chief, Mike Nigh, was voted SCRA Mechanic of The Year… Best looking Christmas ornament in Chino, California was a Sprint Car covered with tin foil and Christmas lights and placed on a crew chief’s front lawn… This one was depressing. Troy Rutherford had a brilliant season in 2001 and finished third in SCRA points. At the SCRA Banquet in Las Vegas, he was named Most Improved Driver. However, in mid-January it was revealed that he was looking for a ride. Gardner Motorsports, Rutherford’s car owner, announced they would not be running this year unless they found a sponsor. However, less than two weeks later Rutherford was back in the Gardner car and was a teammate to 1998 and 2000 USAC National Champion Tony Elliott at the PAS/SCRA opener presented by Vista Paint… Get the rental videos out of the VCR! Dean Mills “SCRA 2001 Year in Review” video is on sale now. For ordering information, contact Dean at mvpvdo@aol.com. It is by far the best Sprint Car Video on the market… You can order advance tickets to events at The PAS this year by going to www.perrisautospeedway.com and clicking on the “Online Tickets” icon… The Pennzoil World of Outlaws will be making their lone Southern California appearance of 2002 right here at The PAS two weeks from tonight on February 23rd. Once again, you can order advance tickets at www.perrisautospeedway.com or by calling (909) 940-0134… Hank Winter was one of the nicest guys around SCRA the past three years, but he had more bad luck than any driver. That black cloud continues to dog him. Last year he stated he was quitting Sprint Cars to run Late Models in his hometown of Tucson. Now the Tucson facility is now in danger of closing… The SCRA Sprint Cars, presented by Vista Paint, will be back at The PAS on March 2nd for their first night race of 2002. Please note, the spectator gates will open at 4:00 PM and the racing will begin at 6:30 PM. This will help fans get home a little earlier and will the track from bumping into the curfew… USAC’s new Ford Focus Midget Series will make stops at The PAS April 13th, July 13th and August 10th. Applause to USAC on this new series that allows a lower budget form of open wheel racing… For the entire year of 2002, there will only be a full moon on two Saturday nights. One of them is on April 27th when SCRA visits The PAS. The other will be on September 21st when Gene Romero’s West Coast Flat Track Series pays a visit… Speaking of the West Coast Flat Track Series, it will also at The PAS on June 29th for track’s first ever TT Race… |
