(El Cajon, CA, July 28, 2024) Unlike the days when school bells beckoned students back at the end of summer, the SoCal Lightning Sprint Car Series is pleased to return from its summer vacation this Saturday for round #8 of its 13-race season at the Barona Speedway. Saturday’s race will be the first for the SCLS since David Taft posted a win on the same Barona quarter mile on June 8th.
In addition to the season restarting on Saturday, the SCLS has more exciting news. The club has added the October 18th and 19th Fall Classic at the Imperial Valley Raceway to its 2023 ledger. The SCLS will be joined by the West Coast’s premiere traditional sprint car series, the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, and hobby stocks both nights on the track that is located on the Imperial Valley Fairgrounds.
Five different drivers posted wins in the first five races of the 2024 campaign. Lakewood’s Aiden Lange and Connor Speir of Fillmore won the season-opening races at the Imperial Valley Raceway in March. In the three races thus far in 2024 at Barona, San Diego’s Parker Dumas, David Taft of Ramona, and three-time lightning sprint Car series champion Brent Sexton of Lakeside have posted wins. The only repeat winner this year has been the rain. The wet stuff intervened and caused postponements of the races scheduled for March 30th and April 13th at Barona.
San Diegan Ryan Dumas comes into Saturday’s race with a 53-point lead over his brother Deejay who resides in El Cajon. Alpine veteran Peter Benker is third in the championship standings and only trails Deejay Dumas by 12-points. Chase Wilson of San Diego is fourth heading into Saturday’s race. Fellow San Diego driver Landon Dalton rounds out the top five and is only two-points behind Wilson.
In addition to the SCLS Series sixth round of the season Saturday at Barona, the IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby stocks, Dwarf Cars, Pure Stocks, Mini Dwarfs, and Junior Sprints will also be racing. Gates will open at noon, racing at 6:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. For kids 7 to 17, admission is $10.00. Seniors, Military, and EMTs also get in for $10.00. Children 6 and under are free. Family packs of two adults and two kids are $50.00. Parking is free.
After Saturday’s race, the SCLS will return to Barona on August 17th.
The SoCal Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the following marketing partners for participating in the inaugural season. AG Sandcars, Triple X Race Cars, Cakes By Kim/Betty Crocker’s Pit Stop. If you or your company would like to be a marketing partner with SCLS, contact Dustin Dumas at (619) 992-8308 or info@socallightningsprints.com.
2024 SoCal Lightning Sprint Cars Championship Point Standings
- Ryan Dumas, San Diego, CA … 661
- Deejay Dumas, El Cajon, CA … 608
- Peter Benker, Alpine, CA … 596
- Chase Wilson, San Diego, CA … 564
- Landon Dalton, San Diego, CA … 562
- Brent Sexton, Lakeside, CA … 556
- Parker Dumas, San Diego, CA … 487
- C.J. Marin, Imperial Beach, CA … 411
- Cody Benker, Alpine, CA … 409
- Cody Griggs, Lakeside, CA … 405
2024 SoCal Lightning Sprints Schedule
March 1 Imperial Valley Raceway Aiden Lange
March 2 Imperial Valley Raceway Connor Speir
March 30 Barona Speedway Rained Out
April 13 Barona Speedway Rained Out
May 11 Barona Speedway Parker Dumas
May 25 Barona Speedway (Non-Wing) Brent Sexton
June 8 Barona Speedway David Taft
August 3 Barona Speedway
August 17 Barona Speedway
September 28 Barona Speedway (Non-Wing)
October 18 Imperial Valley Raceway
October 19 Imperial Valley Raceway
October 26 Barona Speedway
