(PETERSEN MEDIA- Stockton, CA)- After a very competitive 2014 season, the first with under the guidance of the Prentice Motorsports Group, The Civil War Series and PMG are pleased to announce a 14-race schedule, at eight different tracks, on tap for what looks to be another exciting season.
“We are really pleased with the way the schedule came out for 2015,” John Prentice, President of PMG said. “We have the traditional Civil War dates fans have grown accustomed to seeing, and we also have a couple of new events we are excited about.”
As the series has grown accustomed to, the action will kick off at the re-vamped Marysville Raceway for a special Friday night show on March 20th. 2015 marks the first year the track will be under the helm of Dennis Gage, and opening night marks the first of two stops at the facility.
The following weekend finds the stars and cars on the series invading the Petaluma Speedway. After a couple of exciting shows at the Petaluma Speedway during the 2014 season, this marks the first of three stops at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds.
April is an exciting month for the series as Saturday April 11th marks a return trip to the Calistoga Speedway, after a several year hiatus, as we share the spotlight with the World of Outlaw STP Sprint Car Series in what will be our lone trip to the speedway. April 25th will be the series’ first-ever visit to the Thunderbowl in Tulare, CA. The high-banked facility seems to always put on an exciting show, and the series is looking forward to it’s first visit.
A busy month of May has the traditional Memorial Day Weekend double header at the Marysville Raceway on Saturday the 23rd for the Mel Hall Memorial, which also acts as the first Johnny Key Qualifier, before the first of two stops at the Silver Dollar Speedway on the 24th for the Fair Race. The second Johnny Key Qualifier closes out the month of May on the 30th at the Placerville Speedway.
The lone race in June comes on the 20th at the Petaluma Speedway for the second visit of the year, and Friday July 10th marks the first visit of the year at the Ocean Speedway in what is the Howard Kaeding Classic.
August 8th is the second and final visit to Placerville Speedway for the 10th Annual Mark Forni Classic, August 22nd will be the final visit of the year at the Petaluma Speedway, also acting as the final Johnny Key Qualifier, and August 29th is the 55th Running of the Johnny Key Classic at the Ocean Speedway. At press time, the Johnny Key Classic format is still being finalized and will be announced as soon as possible.
With things winding down, the Wednesday night show kicking off Gold Cup Week at the Silver Dollar Speedway takes place on September 9th, before the Championship Spectacular once again takes to the Stockton Dirt Track on November 7th.
In 11 races in 2014 the series saw 10 different winners, including three first time winners with the series, and a first time series champion. With the release of the 2015 schedule, the entire staff is looking forward to the opener on March 20th.
The Civil War Sprint Car Series would like to thank Flowmaster, BR Motorsports, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Brodix, ButlerBuilt, CRV Carbon Solutions, Design 500, Dirt Solution, Taco Bravo, Hansen Machine, Frankland Racing Supply, Fuel Safe, Hoosier, Joe Hunt Magnetos, Kaeding Performance, King Racing Products, KSE Power Steering Products, Pit Stop USA, MPD, All Pro, RCM Design, Rod End Supply, Racing Optics, SRP, VSR, and Weld Racing for their support.
ON TAP: The Civil War Series presented by Flowmaster will kick the 2015 season off on March 20th at the Marysville Raceway.
WINNERS: Winners in the 2014 California Sprint Car Civil War Series Presented By Flowmaster… Andy Gregg- 1 (Marysville Raceway Park on March 15th), DJ Netto-1 (Marysville Raceway Park on May 24th), Shane Golobic-1 (Silver Dollar Speedway on May 25th), Andy Forsberg- 1 (Placerville Speedway on May 31st), Mason Moore (Petaluma Speedway on July 5th), Brad Furr (Ocean Speedway on July 11th), Greg DeCaires (Placerville Speedway on August 9th), Rico Abreu (Ocean Speedway on August 23rd), Matt Peterson (Silver Dollar Speedway on September 3rd), Colby Copeland (Petaluma Speedway on September 20th), Rico Abreu (Stockton Dirt Track on November 2nd).
STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with the Civil War Series Presented By Flowmaster, and find complete results and point standings by clicking over to www.racepmg.com, ‘Liking’ www.facebook.com/civilwarsprints, or following us on twitter at www.twitter.com/civilwarsprints.
CIVIL WAR SERIES PRESENTED BY FLOWMASTER- Founded in 1991 as the North-South Series, the Civil War Sprint Car Series was born in 1993 giving 360 Sprint Cars in California a sanctioning body. What started as just a handful of races at three different tracks has evolved into quite the series. In 2015, the Civil War Sprint Car Series will host 14 events at 8 different tracks around California.
