SCRAFAN.COM - Press Release

Lakewood, CA., April 30 -- Ventura's Cory Kruseman will be looking for his second straight Jeff Bagley Classic victory this Saturday night, May 3rd, when the NAPA Auto Parts - Auto Trader Magazines SCRA sprint cars series makes it's first appearance of the season at Ventura Raceway.

Kruseman, who has 54th career SCRA wins, will once again be looking to equal Rip Williams' (Yorba Linda) all-time mark for main event wins. Last Saturday night (April 27th) at the Perris Auto Speedway (Perris, CA), Kruseman finished third behind race winner Rickie Gaunt (Torrance) and Steve Ostling (Corona). Kruseman's podium run last weekend did help extend his early point lead since his nearest competitors, Tony Jones (Garden Grove) and Richard Griffin (Silver City, NM), each spun during the main event. Heading into the weekend Kruseman has 476 points, Jones has 430, and Griffin has 424.

The inaugural Jeff Bagley Classic was run last year to honor the memory of an up-and-coming young driver who lost his life in a 1989 sprint car race at Ascot Park (Gardena). This year's race will again start 21 cars as a tribute to the number Bagley carried on his car. The main event will be 40 laps in duration and pay $3,500 to the winner. Jeff's parents, Paul and Helen Bagley, have once again donated money generously to the purse for this race.