PERRIS – Thirty-three was the magic number at the USAC/CRA sprint car race at Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday night. That was the number of cars entered in the race and the number of laps for the feature, three more than the usual 30-lap main event…

PERRIS – Temecula’s Mike Spencer took advantage of lapped traffic to steal the USAC/CRA sprint car series season opener from Damion Gardner at Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday night. Gardner was leading in the final corner, but was stuck behind…

While other sprint car drivers in Southern California chase Mike Spencer, he chases history. The Temecula driver enters tonight’s USAC/CRA season-opening race at Perris Auto Speedway in search of his fourth consecutive series title, a mark that would…

LOS ANGELES – For the Redlands East Valley boys basketball team, being knocked out of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1A playoffs one game short of the finals was tough to take, but it was how they lost that made it an especially bitter pill. The…

CYPRESS – A Hemet girls volleyball fan summed it up best after the Bulldogs’ CIF-Southern Section Division 4A title game sweep of defending champion Upland Christian on Friday night: “Every 116 years or so, our girls win one.” The 25-16, 25-21, 25-23…

Photo Gallery: USAC Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway PERRIS – Coming into the 2010 Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway, Chris Windom wasn’t a familiar name to most local sprint car fans. While the 19-year-old driver from Illinois had claimed…

PERRIS – Close racing in sprint cars at dirt tracks can raise tempers past their boiling points. Just ask Levi Jones, as the winner of Thursday night’s preliminary feature found himself in the pits and fuming in Friday night’s feature after a fierce…

PERRIS – Close racing in sprint cars at dirt tracks can raise tempers past their boiling points. Just ask Levi Jones, as the winner of Thursday night’s preliminary feature found himself in the pits and fuming in Friday night’s feature after a fierce…

PERRIS – An overriding theme of the 2010 Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway has been the local USAC/CRA sprint car drivers trying to defend their turf against the bigger-budget touring sprint car teams. Round 1 went to the visitors on Thursday…

Four laps around Perris Auto Speedway in a sprint car can take just more than a minute. However, one minute can mean the difference between basking in the glory of a career-defining win and waiting a year for redemption. That’s what happened to Mike…

VAN NUYS – Based on early results, it appears that Corona Centennial head coach Matt Logan’s decision to move Barrinton Collins to running back is a success. Collins rushed for 147 yards and five touchdowns on only eight first-half carries as the…

PERRIS – All eyes were on David Cardey heading into Saturday night’s USAC/CRA sprint car racing at Perris Auto Speedway. The Riverside driver was attempting to make history with his fifth consecutive victory at the half-mile dirt track, eclipsing…

Photo Gallery: Sprint car racing at Perris Auto Speedway PERRIS – After Saturday night’s USAC/CRA sprint car race at Perris Auto Speedway, David Cardey explained that he’s had extra motivation to win this season: He’s trying to get a job for…