Cajon Speedway May 31st preview, standings

EL CAJON, CA. A trio of familiar names are atop the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series standings as Cajon Speedway gets ready to host its eighth event of the season this Saturday night.

Defending champions Scott Brown and Matt Arnold sit in the number one spots in the Grand American modified and factory stock season long chase at the 3/8 mile paved oval. And in the street stocks, Eric Ferguson, the division champ back in 1997, sets the pace.

This Saturday night the Grand American modifieds, street stocks, and factory stocks will be back in action on the Gillespie Field pavement. The Legend Cars of California and the Super TT motorcycles will join them. Both of those groups will be making their first appearance of the season.

Race time is 6:45 pm. Qualifying runs start at 5:15 pm. The gates will open and practice will commence at 4:00 pm. Admission prices are $10 for adults on the east side and $9 on the west side. Kids from 6 --12 are only $3. Children under the age of 6 are free when accompanied by an adult.

There is an added incentive this year for the Grand American modified drivers at the track. Carpets Galore in El Cajon will pay out $1200 to the driver in that division who earns the most passing points this year. At Cajon each driver earns two points in the main event for each position improved from their original starting position. In the opener for the group two weeks ago, Scott Brown was the quick qualifier and then finished second to John Luecht in the 25-lap feature. That earned Brown 26 passing points; Mike Salm is second in that chase with 22 markers. Three drivers, Luecht, Jimmy Dickerson, and Mike Jackson, each has 16 markers.

The open wheeled G.A. modifieds will run another 25-lap feature this time around. The street stocks will also battle through 25 circuits. Twenty lap affairs are on tap for the legend cars and factory stocks. The Super TT motorcycles will be racing on a special course that will include part of the asphalt racing surface along with some dirt portions of the infield.

{BT2} CAJON SPEEDWAY POINT STANDINGS

SPORTSMAN 290 David Beat 282 John Manke 264 Jerry Gay 226 Stephen Peace 224 Ron Overman 208 Danny Gay 203 Claude Bell 196 Mike Mendenhall 184 Bob Wickey 182 Rick Chavez GA MOD 79 Scott Brown 72 Mike Salm 66 John Luecht 62 Jimmy Dickerson 61 Mike Jackson 48 Pat Garity 39 Doug Catania 38 Dave Williams 36 Dave Wade 32 Steve Lloyd STREET 246 Eric Ferguson 239 Rich Green Jr. 223 Richard Hinze 200 Dave Arce 164 Jason Pontsler 159 Rob Overman 158 Eric Seene 158 Ivan Harrison 144 Randy Buell 142 Ron Nava PONY 425 Hector Leon 382 Marty Schmidt 305 George Behlman 302 Ed Hale 249 Tim Beeney 222 Douglas Wright Jr. 180 Chris Vaughn 161 Shawn Muscat 160 Len Cartwright 158 Russ Gregson BOMBER 303 Rick Hagen 298 Greg McCown 279 Scott Denton 225 Marty Lehrke 184 Hayden Smith 174 Brian Fitzgibbons 161 Kevin Gantz 154 Randy Hart 152 Bill Holland 150 Thomas Osborne FACTORY 79 Matt Arnold 73 J.R. Trent 56 Brian Silvas 50 Jim Tucker 48 Dan Hildebrand 48 Mike Sorenson 42 Donn Stewart 38 Ryan Gay 36 John Krempp Jr. 33 Martin Kepler

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