Oval Nationals Prelims Dedicated to Bill & Evelyn Pratt

Scott Daloisio · 6/18/15, 4:37 PM

Perris Auto Speedway
18700 Lake Perris Drive
Perris, CA 92571
(951) 940-0134
http://perrisautospeedway.com/

For further information contact Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:racesatthepas@aol.com

For Immediate Release

20TH ANNUAL BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS PRELIMS DEDICATED TO BILL & EVELYN PRATT!

(Perris, CA, June 18, 2015) Much to the delight of the large crowd on hand at last Saturday’s Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car race at Perris Auto Speedway, promoter Don Kazarian announced that the Thursday and Friday preliminary main events for the historic 20th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals presented by All Coast Construction would be dedicated to Bill & Evelyn Pratt.

The Thursday November 12th main event will be dedicated to Bill, who passed away in 2006. The following night the main will be dedicated to Evelyn who passed away last December. Each night will be full points paying races for the Amsoil USAC National and CRA Sprint Car Series’. Among those applauding the announcement from the crowd were several of the Pratt’s relatives who were in the house on Saturday as the track honored the popular couple with a set of memorial laps.

“We are pleased to be honoring Bill and Evelyn at the Oval Nationals,” Kazarian stated. “It is the biggest traditional sprint car race in the nation and it is only appropriate we honor such well known and loved people in a race that annually captures the attention of the entire open wheel community. As they were known all over the country, it is fitting that the races dedicated to them will feature both the local CRA Series and the USAC National Sprint Car Series. It will give all of the drivers an extra incentive to try and win on the nights dedicated to them.”

The El Monte based couple owned sprint cars for decades. In 1972, their #7 car won eight main events (6 with Tony Simon driving and 2 with National Sprint Car Hall of Famer driver Billy Wilkerson) and they won the California Racing Association car owner championship. In addition to being a car owner, Evelyn was a well-known racing official serving the California Racing Association, Sprint Car Racing Association and the USAC/CRA series. The bullhorn she used while working in the original CRA Series and a photo of her now rest in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa.

Advance tickets for all the three day of the Oval Nationals are on sale now at the following link http://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7 or by phone at 1-800-595-4849.

Camping is available for $25.00 per night for all PAS events. The campground opens at noon the day before each event. Tailgating in the spectator parking lot will begin at 1:00 PM for all PAS events as well.

Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank its corporate sponsors for the 2015 season. AA Lynco Painting, All Coast Construction, All Seasons Tree Repair, Amsoil, Archibald’s Restaurants, Ayers Hotel and Spa, BlueLine Rentals, Budweiser, California Budget Finance, CamGuard, Champion Towing, City of Perris, Perris Com Ecco, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Drop Zone, Edelbrock, Engine Pro, Harry’s Café, HD Industries, Hoosier Tires, Horizon Solar, K&N Engineering, Livingwaters Hospice, Luke’s Transmission, Moon Nursery, Paul Oil Company, Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Pizza Factory, Red Lion Inns and Suites, Robert Dempster, Scott Sales, Shaver Racing Engines, Sherwin-Williams, Stassines Cross, Square H, Swedish Speed, Trench Shoring, US Foods and Valley News.

To keep up with all of the latest Perris Auto Speedway news, photos, gossip and receive special offers, sign up at The PAS Facebook site at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perri...8686480?ref=hl

You can also keep up with the latest news and receive special offers from The PAS Twitter site: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter.

Video and DVD productions of all racing events at Perris Auto Speedway are available from Loudpedal Productions. For more information on these productions you can contact them by calling (805) 844-3854, E-mailing mailto:trtruex@gmail.com or you can visit the web site LoudPedal Productions

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of October’s Southern California Fair), approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway and go three miles east to the fairgrounds.

racesatthepas@aol.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment.

2015 PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE

June 27 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks
July 4 "FIRECRACKER 40 & SKY CONCERT" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints
"Power of Purple Night" Benefiting the City of Perris Relay For Life and The American Cancer Society.
July 18 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and CDCRA Dwarf Cars
July 25 NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION IV - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's and Spectator Racing
August 15 "CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints
August 29 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks
September 5 NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Spectator Race and a Block Party
September 12 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks
September 19 "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints
October 3 11th Southern California Fair
October 24 PASSCAR "Champions Night" - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and CDCRA Dwarf Cars
November 11 Oval Nationals Practice
November 12 20th Annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
November 13 20th Annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
November 14 20th Annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
November 25 Turkey Night Grand Prix Practice
November 26 Agajanian Promotions and Oval Entertainment, LLC Presents the 75th Running of The Turkey Night Grand Prix - USAC NATIONAL AND WESTERN STATES MIDGETS

NOTE; THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

6/18/15, 4:37 PM	#1 Oval Nationals Prelims Dedicated to Bill & Evelyn Pratt
Scott Daloisio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,383	Perris Auto Speedway 18700 Lake Perris Drive Perris, CA 92571 (951) 940-0134 http://perrisautospeedway.com/ For further information contact Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:racesatthepas@aol.com For Immediate Release 20TH ANNUAL BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS PRELIMS DEDICATED TO BILL & EVELYN PRATT! (Perris, CA, June 18, 2015) Much to the delight of the large crowd on hand at last Saturday’s Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car race at Perris Auto Speedway, promoter Don Kazarian announced that the Thursday and Friday preliminary main events for the historic 20th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals presented by All Coast Construction would be dedicated to Bill & Evelyn Pratt. The Thursday November 12th main event will be dedicated to Bill, who passed away in 2006. The following night the main will be dedicated to Evelyn who passed away last December. Each night will be full points paying races for the Amsoil USAC National and CRA Sprint Car Series’. Among those applauding the announcement from the crowd were several of the Pratt’s relatives who were in the house on Saturday as the track honored the popular couple with a set of memorial laps. “We are pleased to be honoring Bill and Evelyn at the Oval Nationals,” Kazarian stated. “It is the biggest traditional sprint car race in the nation and it is only appropriate we honor such well known and loved people in a race that annually captures the attention of the entire open wheel community. As they were known all over the country, it is fitting that the races dedicated to them will feature both the local CRA Series and the USAC National Sprint Car Series. It will give all of the drivers an extra incentive to try and win on the nights dedicated to them.” The El Monte based couple owned sprint cars for decades. In 1972, their #7 car won eight main events (6 with Tony Simon driving and 2 with National Sprint Car Hall of Famer driver Billy Wilkerson) and they won the California Racing Association car owner championship. In addition to being a car owner, Evelyn was a well-known racing official serving the California Racing Association, Sprint Car Racing Association and the USAC/CRA series. The bullhorn she used while working in the original CRA Series and a photo of her now rest in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa. Advance tickets for all the three day of the Oval Nationals are on sale now at the following link http://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7 or by phone at 1-800-595-4849. Camping is available for $25.00 per night for all PAS events. The campground opens at noon the day before each event. Tailgating in the spectator parking lot will begin at 1:00 PM for all PAS events as well. Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank its corporate sponsors for the 2015 season. AA Lynco Painting, All Coast Construction, All Seasons Tree Repair, Amsoil, Archibald’s Restaurants, Ayers Hotel and Spa, BlueLine Rentals, Budweiser, California Budget Finance, CamGuard, Champion Towing, City of Perris, Perris Com Ecco, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Drop Zone, Edelbrock, Engine Pro, Harry’s Café, HD Industries, Hoosier Tires, Horizon Solar, K&N Engineering, Livingwaters Hospice, Luke’s Transmission, Moon Nursery, Paul Oil Company, Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Pizza Factory, Red Lion Inns and Suites, Robert Dempster, Scott Sales, Shaver Racing Engines, Sherwin-Williams, Stassines Cross, Square H, Swedish Speed, Trench Shoring, US Foods and Valley News. To keep up with all of the latest Perris Auto Speedway news, photos, gossip and receive special offers, sign up at The PAS Facebook site at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perri...8686480?ref=hl You can also keep up with the latest news and receive special offers from The PAS Twitter site: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter. Video and DVD productions of all racing events at Perris Auto Speedway are available from Loudpedal Productions. For more information on these productions you can contact them by calling (805) 844-3854, E-mailing mailto:trtruex@gmail.com or you can visit the web site LoudPedal Productions Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of October’s Southern California Fair), approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. racesatthepas@aol.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment. 2015 PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE June 27 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks July 4 "FIRECRACKER 40 & SKY CONCERT" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints "Power of Purple Night" Benefiting the City of Perris Relay For Life and The American Cancer Society. July 18 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and CDCRA Dwarf Cars July 25 NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION IV - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's and Spectator Racing August 15 "CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints August 29 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks September 5 NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V - Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Trailer Figure 8's, Spectator Race and a Block Party September 12 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks September 19 "GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints October 3 11th Southern California Fair October 24 PASSCAR "Champions Night" - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and CDCRA Dwarf Cars November 11 Oval Nationals Practice November 12 20th Annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 13 20th Annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 14 20th Annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars November 25 Turkey Night Grand Prix Practice November 26 Agajanian Promotions and Oval Entertainment, LLC Presents the 75th Running of The Turkey Night Grand Prix - USAC NATIONAL AND WESTERN STATES MIDGETS NOTE; THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE