A new 360 winged sprint car series is launching next year on the West Coast with the creation of the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour Presented by Abreu Vineyards.
 

The series, for 360 winged sprint cars, will contest a 12-race schedule at five tracks, with contingency awards, enhanced purses and large point fund payouts available for race teams.

 

The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour Presented by Abreu Vineyards will have their inaugural event at Antioch (Calif.) Speedway on April 1. The bay area track will also see a return visit on June 17.

 

Placerville Speedway and Stockton Dirt Track will both host four races each. Placerville’s foothill facility holds series race two on April 15, another single event on May 6, and the high paying two day Nor-Cal Shootout on Sept. 22-23.

 

The Stockton Dirt Track presents its first race on May 27, with the Jimmy Sills Classic on July 2, the Salute to Leroy Van Conett on Aug. 26 and the inaugural season finale, the 34th Annual Tribute to Gary Patterson, on Nov. 4th.

 

Calistoga Speedway in the Napa Valley wine region will host the Wine Country Classic on June 24, while Nevada’s Fernley 95A Speedway in the desert area outside of Reno will have their race on July 29.

 

Thanks to the support from Matt Wood of Elk Grove Ford and David Abreu of Abreu Vineyards, the initial champion of the series will be awarded $10,000 of a more than $60,000 point fund. The top 15 teams following the series will also participate in the year end fund, which is expected to be augmented with other announcements in the near future.

 

Basic purse payouts will see $2,500 to win and, and thanks to John Bianchi of Bianchi Farms, $400 to start the feature event. No matter the car count, every team entered will be taking home a share of the monetary awards.

 

NASCAR star and open wheel enthusiast Kyle Larson has also offered a $500 bonus to any full-time team who wins a feature event, allowing the winner’s share to potentially grow to $3,000. Additional race dates, such as the above mentioned Nor-Cal Shootout, will offer purses greater than the standard payouts, with details on those events available at a later date.

 

Also, as an added benefit to race teams, the nightly purses will be paid out at the track when that night of competition is completed.

 

The Sprint Car Challenge Tour will also debut with a substantial contingency package that will provide over $20,000 in certificates and cash to racers over the course of the 12-race season.

 

Awards at each event will include LRB Race Products $100 to fast time, $250 apiece from All Star Performance, ART, BR Motorsports, and King Racing Products for the top four in each heat, RacePartsTrader.com $100 to the dash winner, Bullard Construction $100 to 7th place in the B-main, Pit Stop USA $200 to the A-main Hard Charger, MW Metal Works $100 to the fastest lap in the A-Main, and Jocko’s Sprint Parts $100 to 6th place in the A-main. Also, Garth Moore Insurance and Financial Services will provide a $1,000 prize to the series Rookie of the Year. Several more contingency sponsors will be announced as the season approaches.

 

Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards Schedule

 

April 1 – Antioch Speedway – Antioch, Calif.

 

April 15 – Placerville Speedway – Placerville, Calif.

 

May 6 – Placerville Speedway – Placerville, Calif.

 

May 27 – Stockton Dirt Track – Stockton, Calif.

 

June 17 – Antioch Speedway – Antioch, Calif.

 

June 24 – Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, Calif.

 

July 2 – Stockton Dirt Track – Stockton, Calif.

 

July 29 – Fernley 95A Speedway – Fernley, Nev.

 

Aug. 26 – Stockton Dirt Track – Stockton, Calif.

 

Sept. 22-23 – Placerville Speedway – Placerville, Calif.

 

Nov. 4 – Stockton Dirt Track – Stockton, Calif.