Sunday, January 15, 2017

Dave Grayson's Hot Racing Tickets For January 21st



HAVASU 95 SPEEDWAY. 1/4 MILE PAVED OVAL. LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ. www.havasu95speedway.com SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST.

The Havasu 95 Speedway will open its spectator gates this Saturday afternoon for the latest round of their 2016 - 2017 winter racing series. The quarter mile paved oval is located within the SARA Park complex in beautiful Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It's Snowbird Appreciation Night at the speedway. All official snowbirds will receive a $2 discount on their race tickets. The front gates will open at 12pm with the racing starting at 2pm. Fans are invited to attend the special happy hour, from 12 to 130pm, where $2 drafts will be served in the Beer Garden.

Providing the on track action will be the Get It In Gear Street Stocks, running twin 40 lap main events, along with the Office Cocktail Lounge Bandoleros, the Flowers Assisted Living Team Factory Stocks and the Sam Nichols Electric Factory Stocks who will be racing on the speedway's infield dirt course.
It's becoming increasingly apparent that the Get It In Gear Streets Stocks are going to finish the winter season with a highly competitive championship run. Going into Saturday afternoon twin main events, there are only 18 points separating the top five drivers.

With one feature win, two seconds and a third place finish, the very consistent Tyler Savage goes into Saturday as the with 197 points. However, he's only five points ahead of Garrett Reinoso who has a consistent four top five finishes. Speedway veteran Bobby Keirns, a feature winner this season, is ranked third in the standings 13 points out of first. Ranked fourth, 16 points away, is Gavin Bucy who has a feature win, a pair of top fives and a top ten finish. William Guevara, another feature winner, completes the top five 18 points out of first.

The Sam Nichols Electric Factory Stocks will abandon their usual paved oval race this Saturday and will instead race on the speedway's one-eighth mile dirt infield course thereby adding to their usual level of racing excitement.

Three time main event winner Jeff Prieur goes into Saturday afternoon leading the Factory Stock standings with 303 points. He holds a 22 point lead over Chris Blackwell in second and is 26 points ahead of feature winner Jose Guevara.

The Flowers Assisted Living Assisted Living Team Factory Stocks is a concept featuring three rotating drivers. With two feature wins, Team EWWWWEEEE leads the division standings with 108 points. Team Take and Bake along with the Vista Cruisers are tied for second 13 points away from the leaders. The Asphalt Junkies holds down fourth 14 points out of first.

Two time main event winner Madision Gay leads the Office Cocktail Lounge Bandoleros standings with 240 points but only commands a six point lead over Brock Rogers himself a feature winner. Also a factor here is main event winner Cody Kiemele who holds down third in the rankings just 12 points out of first.
General admission tickets, age 17 and up, are $12 and $10 for seniors, age 55 plus, military personnel and the handicapped. Kid's tickets, age si to 16, are $6. The speedway also offers a budget friendly family package, for $25, that admits two adults and two kids age six to 16. Fans are also invited to enjoy the special amenities of the speedway's VIP section, for $25, featuring the best seats in the house.

For more information regarding the speedway's winter racing series dial up their website at www.havasu95speedway.com or visit their Facebook page.

EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY. 3/8 & 5/8 MILE OVAL WITH INTERLOCKING INFIELD TURNS. MONROE, WA. www.evergreenspeedway.com SUNDAY, JANUARY 22ND.

The Evergreen Drift Winter Series will treat its fans to its tire burning, riding slide ways, action this Sunday. Evergreen Drift is your place to experience the excitement of drifting at its best.

Evergreen Drift includes both the 3/8ths and 5/8ths paved banks on the track layout. The Formula DRIFT layout is one of the fastest oval course on the circuit. On the 5/8ths bank, drivers hit speeds north of 90mph. Off the 5/8ths, the layout continues infield into a hard breaking zone. The transition is a left hand turn to a sharp low speed hairpin turn.

Home to the Northwest Grassroots Championship series and the only Formula Drift ProAm Affiliate series in the Northwest; we are one of the few venues in North America where you can go from a beginner to earning your professorial license without ever going to another track.
Drifters from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and beyond have been coming for nine seasons to slay tires, tap walls, and participate in the camaraderie of the local drift scene.

Join us for our next event and experience the energy and community of Evergreen Drift for yourself!
The action will run from 11am until 5pm. General admission tickets, age 7 and up, are only $10 with kids, age six and under admitted free. Driver entry fees are $60. All access pit passes are $15.

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY. 1/8TH MILE DRAG STRIP. IRWINDALE, CA. www.irwindalespeedway.com THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH.

Once again the Irwindale will be converting a portion of their half mile oval into their drag strip in order to present their famed NHRA Thursday Night Thunder drag racing program while proclaiming the message: "race the strip and not the street. This program is open to all cars from professional dragsters to the car you borrowed from Mom and Dad to get to the drag strip.

The spectator gates will open at 4pm followed by drag racing from 5 to 10pm. Entry fees are a budget friendly $20 to race all night and $10 to watch the racing.