BCRA Midgets Revving Into Sierra For Third Stop at the Red Clay of Placerville This Saturday, June 21

By Robert Haugh

The famed Bay Cities Racing Association 2008 Midget series continues the Dirt portion of its 65th season of racing this Saturday, June 21 at the smooth and fast 1/4-mile Placerville Speedway in Placerville, CA at the gorgeous El Dorado County Fairgrounds.

Among the stellar entries will be 17-year-old reigning BCRA champion Justin Grant of nearby Ione wheeling the #17 TNT Racesports Dave & Wendy Thurston Racingforthetroops.com Spike/Esslinger who won a recent BCRA Dirt feature at King’s Speedway in Hanford, 7-time BCRA champion Floyd Alvis, “The Ageless Wonder” piloting his #18 Champion Automotive Stealth/Esslinger “Green Beret,” 1999 BCRA Midget champion Matt Streeter aboard his #14jr Spike/Ed Pink Chevy, 2007 third-place driver David Prickett of Fresno campaigning the Neverlift Motorsports #15 Stealth/Arias, three-time BCRA champion Glenn Carson manning Doug Bock’s #26 Spike/Esslinger, multiple-time BCRA feature victor Jimmy Christian aboard the #10 Bay Muffler-Walker Racing Stealth/Esslinger, current BCRA points leader Scott Nail piloting Stu Donaldson’s #8x Stealth/Pontiac, current second-place points man Nick Foster, Jr. piloting Jim Fowler’s #24 Beast/Esslinger, Todd Miller driving his own #9 Stealth/Esslinger, Danny Parker aboard Bob Roza’s #20 Beast/Esslinger and 15-year-old BCRA rookie Britton Bock campaigning his own #62 TCR/Pontiac.

Manning the Lucas Oil/Incredisoles Glen Crye Racing #15 Stealth/Brayton Ford, 19-year-old Quinton Crye will be seeking a return to trip to Sierra Gold, having captured his first career Midget victory at the famous red-clay ¼-mile oval in May.

Other expected entries include West Coast Midget veteran Robby Flock, who won earlier this year at Placerville in the #19s Mike Sala Spike/Bob Wirth Mopar, 15-year-old Kyle Larson making his second Midget appearance aboard Cliff Blackwell’s #27b Stealth/Gaerte, three-time BCRA feature winner Chris Rahe aboard the Jon Rahe #3 Goodwin Farms Stealth/Fontana, Auburn’s Dave Stoltz in his #77 Pacific Flyer/Rane Rover V6, 1997 Silver Dollar Speedway 410 Sprint Car track champion Rick Haugh aboard father Richards #5h Maxim/Gaerte and Pete Davis in his #00 Beast/Esslinger.

The race will be the fifth of ten total dirt races, and third of four at John Padjen’s wonderful Placerville Speedway.

Through eight races, Scott Nail leads the BCRA Midget points over Foster and Alvis.

Joining the Midgets on Saturday will be the BCRA Midget Lites, Wingless Sprints and Pure Stocks.

Visit www.bcraracing.com for information on BCRA Midgets and www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com for additional information on Placerville Speedway.