FIREWORKS!!!! FIREWORKS!!!!!FIREWORKS

FIREWORKS!!!! FIREWORKS!!!!!FIREWORKS

Late Model Twin 100’s and Fireworks Launch the Summer Racing Schedule this Saturday at Stockton’s 99 Speedway

Start your summer with a night of thunder and lightning when Stockton’s 99 Speedway kicks off the second half of the 2006 racing season on Saturday July 1 with four divisions of racing and fireworks.

This special NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series program will feature 100-lap mains for both the Havoline Western Late Models, in round #6 of the HOTWOOD 1000 Series by JM Environmental, and the West Car Late Model Series. In addition, the American Limited Stocks and Legends, presented by Havoline/C.L. Bryant, will also be in action, plus a huge fireworks extravaganza will light up the Saturday evening sky in celebration of the upcoming 4^th of July holiday.

Saturday’s program is going to be one of the biggest shows of the year. Track officials are anticipating a total of more than 100 cars will be crowding into the 99 Speedway pits this Saturday including a count of over 60 Late Models alone vying for starting spots in the Western and West Car Series Late Model 100-lap features. A car count of 30 or more for the Havoline Western Late Model division will guarantee a payout of over $15,000 for the night with $2,500 going to the victor.

The battle for the 2006 Stockton track championship continues to be one of the fiercest in the long 60-year history of the high-banked quarter mile oval. On June 17, Pete Hernandez #20, of Chicago, Illinois became the seventh different driver to collect a checkered flag in nine Western Late Models features this season. Hernandez, a NASCAR diversity driver with Bill McAnally Racing, earned the victory by holding off former track champion Dave Byrd, #21, of Pacific Grove in a thrilling 50-lap main that had the crowd on the edge of their seats the entire distance.

Stockton’s #5, Pete Anderson Jr., the defending Havoline Western Late Model track champion, holds a razor slim 19-point edge over Manteca’s #61, Guy Guibor in the current standings while Hernandez, Stockton’s #90, Ron Strmiska Jr. and Chowchilla’s Eric Humphries are all jammed within 18 points of Guibor.

Anderson also holds a precarious 23-point advantage over Humphries in the special HOTWOOD 1000 Series, which will pay over $5,200 to the end of season winner out of a total prize fund in excess of $25,000. Guibor, Hernandez, Strmiska, Byrd, Joey Sterns, #8, of Stockton and rookie sensation Mark Holeman of Los Altos are all positioned well within striking distance of the leaders.

The popular West Car Series will be making its third appearance at the 99 Speedway this season. Bryon Gonzalez of Carmichael was the surprise West Car winner on opening day and fan favorite Shannon Mansch of Roseville dominated the field back on May 27. After five events, the West Car Series season point standings show Mansch holding a modest ten point lead over Gonzalez and Glary Glenn of Orangevale, with Roy Shirk of Oakley and Turlock’s Chris Monez rounding out the top five.

The order at the top of the standings in the rough and tumble American Limited Stock Car division continues to change on a weekly basis. Stockton’s Chad "the Iceman" Holman, #75, continues to be "King of the Hill", but Matt Erickson, #42, of Ceres has taken over second place from Escalon’s Darrell Hughes in the latest standings. Stockton’s Richard Harper, Lodi’s Jeff Ahl, Joe Allen and #85, Pete Anderson Sr., both of Stockton, all remain in the thick of the championship hunt as well.

Come out this Saturday July 1 and be a part of all the action as the Stockton 99 Speedway celebrates the upcoming 4^th of July holiday with one of the biggest shows of the year. It will be a night to remember as more than 100 cars in four divisions will do battle in over 250 laps of main event action plus FIREWORKS!

TIMES AND PRICES FOR 7-1-06

TRI-HOLIDAY # 2 TWIN 100’S: ROUND # 6 HOTWOOD 1000 BY JM ENVIRONMENTAL/HAVOLINE WLM 100, WEST CAR 100, ALSC & LEGENDS BY CL BRYANT

·        11:00 -2:00  PITS OPEN FOR HAULERS AND REGISTRATION

·        2:00 – 4:30 PRACTICE

·        3:00  PM GRANDSTANDS OPEN

·        4:30  QUALIFYING

·        6:00  PM NATIONAL ANTHEM

·        6:10 GREEN FLAG FIRST RACE

PRICES

·        ADULTS                           $30.00

·        FAMILY PACK                $59.99  2 ADULTS AND UP TO 4 KIDS 12 AND UNDER

·        SENIORS                          $20.00  65+             

·        JUNIORS                          $15.00  13 – 17 YEARS OLD

·        KIDS                                 $5.00       6 – 12 YEARS OLD

·        KIDS   5 AND UNDER ARE FREE WITH A PAYING ADULT

MASTER CARD AND VISA ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED AT GATE NUMBER 2