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VRA/Bandit Finale at Ventura Raceway Saturday August 23 |
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VENTURA, Calif. (August 19, 2008) – The final race in the 2008 VRA/Bandit Grand Slam Series will take place at Ventura Raceway this Saturday night August 23. Current series and Bandit Series point leader Peter Murphy leads the best 360 sprint car drivers in California and the west into the finale of this four race series that has run at Kings Speedway, Bakersfield Speedway and Santa Maria Speedway so far this year. Murphy has two wins in the three races, Kings Speedway and Bakersfield, while the third win in this year's series went to Danny Faria Jr. At Santa Maria. Top VRA contenders include VRA Point leader Kevin Kierce, Clark Templeman, Chris Wakim, Rick Hendrix Johnathon Henry and 2007 Grand Slam Series Champion Greg Taylor. Top BAndit competitors include August 9th winner at Santa Maria Justyne
Hamblin, Greg Porte, Rusty Carlile and many others. The drivers will be going for a first prize of $2000.00 for the win. The race pas a minimum of $200.00 to start in the 22 car Main Event. For all competitors, remember the rules for the series require all cars to run the VRA 180 quiet mufflers, a RC3 or VRA right rear and a RC1 or D12 left rear tire. Any Hoosier front tire is ok. All cars must also run the ASCS Gasket regardless of the heads they use. Also on tap that night are the VRA Dwarf Cars and our popular kids classes, Mini Dwarfs and Junior Midgets. Pit gates will open for this event at 12:00 noon on Saturday. Pit Admission is $30.00 for members of VRA, Bandits or any other sanctioning body competing in th event. You will need to have your membership card available if it is asked for to get the member rate. Non-members will pay $40.00. Front gates will open at 3:00pm with admission for this event being $14.00 for adults, $11.00 for seniors, juniors 13 and older or military, $5.00 for kids 7-12 and kids 6 and under are free. For more information call Ventura Raceway at (805) 985-5433. See you at the track, Cliff Morgan Series Race Director |
