The SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour race will be held for the first time in eight years at Kern County Raceway Park at Saturday night’s “DC’s RV Center 100”, presented by Ameripride Uniform Services.

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Fueled by Monster Energy, the SRL S2 Series and INEX / SRL LEgends will race in the three divisions on the brand-new speedway. 

The events scheduled for Saturday night will mark round eight of the 2013 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour.  Twenty -five teams are entered in the 100 lap contest. There are nearly $40,000 in awards and up to $5,000 to the race winner.

Among the entries is series points leader Jim Pettit of Prunedale, with two wins and nearly 300 laps led this season.  Pettit won the NASCAR Pro Late Model event at Kern Raceway on August 10th and won the NASCAR Southwest Series race at the Mesa Marin Raceway in May of 2005.

Mesa Marin hosted the SRL series five times before closing in 2005, while the NASCAR Southwest Series was a mainstay at the former half-mile venue with over 50 events held there.  Pettit is the only former Mesa Marin touring series winner entered in Saturday’s races but he will have to contend with 2012 series champion Derek Thorn and 2004 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion Greg Pursley.

Thorn, currently residing in Bakersfield, is the leading race winner in series history with 15 wins in a short 37 race career.  He is also the leading pole earner with 19 fast-times.  His 2013 campaign sees him leading the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, West standings while also scoring four wins in the SRL this season in a limited schedule of five appearances.

Parker, Arizona’s Pursley will be making just his second SRL start of 2013 on Saturday night driving for Gene Price Motorsports.  Pursley steered the Gene Price Motorsports #26 Ford to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, West championship in 2011 and is a 16 time K&N West race winner.  He currently ranks fourth in the 2013 K&N West points with four wins.

Following Pettit in the points is Upper Lake, CA rookie Jeremy Doss, August 31st Pro Late Model winner Ross Strmiska of Manteca, fellow Manteca driver Jacob Gomes, and 2008 California State champion Jason Gilbert.

In addition to the 100 lap SRL Southwest Tour race, the SRL S2 Tour Series will run their spec Late Model-style cars in a pair of 20 lap races on the half-mile speedway, while both track and SRL Legends Tour points will be awarded in a 35 lap INEX Legends race on the quarter-mile oval.

Activities get started on Friday night with testing from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m., before action on Saturday.  Saturday’s schedule will see fan gates open at 4 p.m. with qualifying for S2 and Legends at 4:45.  5:30 p.m. will mark the on track autograph session before the SRL Southwest Tour cars will qualify.  Opening ceremonies and racing will begin at 7 p.m. with the “DC’s RV Center 100” to cap off the night.

Saturday night’s events are just $25 for Adults, $12 for Seniors 65+, Active Military, Children 6-15, and Children 5 and under are free!  A Family Pass for two adults and two seniors or children is $65 (Box office only).  Reserved stadium seats are $30.

Tickets are available online for all Kern County Raceway Park events and can be purchased atwww.kernraceway.com/tickets.htm up until 5 p.m. day of show.

Kern County Raceway Park is online at www.kernraceway.com  More information is available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kernraceway and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kernraceway

Major marketing partners include Coca Cola, Budweiser, CITGO Lubricants, Monster Energy, Advance Beverage Company, DC’s RV Center, Three-Way Chevrolet, and Whelen Engineering.

For marketing information on Kern County Raceway Park, contact Steven Blakesley of Blakesley Sports Media by email at [email protected] or by phone at (916) 509-7050.

SPEARS Southwest Tour Series

Tentative Roster for Kern County Raceway Park as of September 3, 2013

0      Troy Ermish, Tracy, CA – Datsun 510 Parts Outlet, Allied Auto

1      Jared Vorse, Olympia, WA – Vorse Custom Remodel and Interiors           

5      Fred Lind, Prunedale, CA – R&M Transport, Performance Electrical Co*

7      Rob Kiemele, Riverside, CA – Unlimited Landscaping, Jackson Race Cars*

10     Mike Mendenahll, Santee, CA – The Farmers Music, Nikki Wood Racing

16     Jacob Gomes, Manteca, CA – Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats, Inc., Dennis Arbini

18     Jim Pettit II, Prunedale, CA – Moeller Bros., HUR Performance Engines

19     Brandon White, Eureka, CA – Northcoast Lighting & Electric, Inc.*

20     Tracy Bolin, Valley Springs, CA – Bolin Builders

24     Scott Sanchez, Livermore, CA – HUR Performance Engines

25     Brandon Loverock, Norwalk, CA – 1-800LoanMart*

26     Greg Pursley, Parker, AZ – Gene Price Motorsports, Star Nursery

29     Greg Voigt, Goleta, CA – NTS Motorsports

37     Keith Spangler, Chatsworth, CA – Spangler Racing, Ron’s Rear Ends

43     Derek Thorn, Bakersfield, CA – Four Star Fruit, Campbell Motorsports

44     Bob Lyon, Aqua Dulce, CA – Alliance Rental Solutions, Norris Racing Products

51     Carlos Vieira, Livingston, CA – 51 FIFTY Energy Drink, Allied Packaging

54     Donny St. Ours, Upland, CA – Sigma Engineering Solutions

73     Ken Benhamou, San Ramon, CA – S.A.S. German Auto, HUR Performance Engines

75     Jeremy Doss, Upper Lake, CA – Nitro Racing, Pathfinder Chassis*

79     TBA

84     Eddie Secord, Oak Hills, CA – Carpenter Tech Engineering

88     Jason Gilbert, Dublin, CA – S.A.S. German Auto, HUR Performance Engines

89     Bobby Hodges, Carson City, NV – Nevada Auto Test Center, J Bews Racing*

90     Ross Strmiska, Manteca, CA – Mainline Equipment, Jack Tone Vineyards

*  SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Rookie of the Year Candidate

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