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| This Weekend At Ventura Raceway |
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(Oxnard, CA 3/20/06) Ventura Raceway will open its 2006 racing season on Saturday March 25, at 5:00pm, at its Ventura County Fairgrounds racing facility, conveniently located just off the 101 freeway in Ventura. On that night Ventura Racing Association, VRA will showcase four adult classes and two new very special junior class of racing. We are hoping for better weather than the rain and cold that caused us to cancel our first two attempts to open the season.
Headlining the night will be the VRA 360 Sprint Cars. These 360 cubic inch V-8 powered racing machines hit speeds of 75 mph on Ventura’s tight 1/5 mile clay oval. All the top VRA 360 drivers will be there including Greg Taylor, past champion Kevin Kierce, Chris Wakim, Steve Conrad, Rob Kershaw, Luis Espinoza and a host of other fine drivers. Last year’s champion, Blake Miller, has moved up to USAC/CRA 4110’s this year so the championship will be wide open. This class will keep you on the edge of your seats as they race around Ventura’s oval track only inches apart lap after lap. VRA Senior Sprints are also making their 2006 debut this Saturday night as Wiley Miller leads the over 45-year-old set back to the track. He will be going for his fourth series championship this year. Out to see that that doesn’t happen will be past champions Ron Bach, Jim Porter and the rest of the outstanding drivers who make up this fine class. The only difference in this class from the regular VRA 360 Sprint Class is that all the drivers in this class are over 45 years of age. Also on tap Saturday night will be the opening rounds of the VRA Pony Stock and Dwarf Car Classes. These two classes always provide fans great racing thrills. Pony Stocks are small four cylinder sedans. 2005 Champion Mike Frazier has moved up to IMCA Modifieds for 2006, opening the championship battle to the rest of the Pony Stock field. This class provides a beginning class for racers who want to move up to faster cars in the future. The Dwarf Cars race in two divisions, Pros and Seniors. These downsized 1930’s style sedans and trucks, powered by 1100-1200 cc motorcycle engines race hard and fast. Last year’s Pro Division Champion Brian Saxton will be back to try to take another championship. The final two classes racing on Saturday are making their competitive debut at Ventura. Mini Dwarfs, for drivers 5-12 years old and Junior Midgets, for drivers 11-16 years old will compete for the first time. These classes will compete on a smaller infield track. Mini Dwarfs resemble their larger full size dwarf car counterparts, but are powered by 5hp engines. This allows younger children to get racing experience and develop their skill that will lead them to higher and faster classes as they grow older. The Junior Midgets are a faster open wheeled car that looks like small sprint car. They are powered by 15 hp engines giving them good racing speeds on the short infield track. Racing gets under way at 5:00pm with front gates opening at 4:00pm. Admission prices are: Adults: $14.00, Seniors, Military and Juniors: $11.00, Children 7-12: $5.00 and kids 6 and under free. For more information, give Ventura Raceway a call at (805) 985-5433 Monday through Friday from 8:00am-5: 00pm. |
