Last night's Turkey Night Grand Prix saw Bryan Clauson, who grew up in Sacramento, Calif., claim the prestigious 98 lap feature win aboard his Marc Debeaumont-owned entry. Fellow Californian Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, nearly played spoiler to Brad Kuhn's USAC National Midget championship but came up a few positions short in the final rundown.
For open-wheel fans, November has been a buffet of excellent racing including the Perris Oval Nationals, Phoenix Midget and Silver Crown races, Western World, J.W. Mitchell Classic, and the Turkey Night Grand Prix. Thanks to the live streaming coverage on USACRacing.com, I have been able to witness a good amount of this racing from my home office in Sacramento.
The busy month will come to a close this weekend at Perris Auto Speedway with the USAC/CRA Glenn Howard Memorial. The feature will pay a possible $32,500 with the $30,000 bonus for the winner if he can win from the back of the field. Dave Darland is among the contingent of national drivers expected to compete.
The other big show for the weekend is the $15,000 Wes Hurst Memorial at USA Raceway in Tuscon, Ariz. After hosting a strong Western World for wing and non-wing Sprint Cars with over 130 entries, the promoters of the speedway have offered up another amazing race weekend. Racing begins tonight with over 100 entries expected. Headlining the excitement is - what else - the massive purse that includes $1500 to start the feature, $700 to start the B-Main, and $300 to start the C-Main. Californians Bobby Hogge and Kellen Chadwick are among the early favorites.
It is a shame that there isn't a big west coast show for the asphalt Late Models, but that would only be possible with more national rules conformity. It would be amazing to see 100 asphalt Late Models competing for a $10,000 or $15,000 purse at a place like Altamont, Roseville, or Irwindale. The 2009 Toyota All-Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale came close to doing this, with over 120 cars total between the SLM and LM races. This asphalt LM fan can only dream for now, and wish everyone a safe race this weekend.
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