Western Allstars-Gary Jacob Memorial this Saturday

Western Allstars Super Dirt Late Models prepare for Kings Speedway this Saturday


This Saturday night June 30th the Western Allstars will host The Gary Jacob Memorial presented by Fast Undercar at Kings Speedway in Hanford, CA. This is one of the biggest events of the year for the Western Allstars Dirt Late Models. Drivers from CA, CO, AZ, NV and OR are expected to enter the $5000 to win and $700 to start event. “We are very proud of that purse for a one night event”, stated series promoter Chris Kearns.

“Besides the $5000 to win and $700 to start A-Main we are also paying $850 to win and $250 to start the Non-Qualifier race,” added Kearns.

Some of the other giveaways for this race are $100 for Indiana Truck Salvage Fast Time, Insureitforless.com drum of race fuel, $100 for best appearing car and $100 for the longest tow sponsored by Bakersfield Speedway, $50 to the youngest and oldest racer sponsored by “Some Dude in Alabama”, $100 for 5th fastest qualifier sponsored by Olsons Race Engines. $50 each to the lap 25 leader, the slowest qualifier and the non-qualifier winner sponsored by Sara Souza. $350 for the Pioneer Mercantile/Olsons Race Engines Fast Dash. 1 Hoosier tire and 1 case of oil given out in each heat race and B-main. Each B-main winner will get $100 from Hixson Backhoe Service and a 2 lb Halon Fire extinguisher from Safety Pro Inc. Hixson Backhoe Service ($100) and Safety Pro Inc. (fire extinguisher) will also be giving their prizes in the non-qualifier main event.

The A-Main winner will receive $5000, a Fast Undercar/Gary Jacob Memorial Champions jacket and a Safety Pro Inc. Halon Fire extinguisher. There will also be a Little Darlins Childcare $100 Hard Charger Award and a $100 Photo Finish Photos Hard Luck Award. On top of the great A-Main purse 2 big dirt late model fans, Late Model Mark and Steve from RaceImages.net will contribute $100 each to the 4th and 11th place.

“It is very important for myself and the Western Allstars to honor Gary Jacob with a race of this caliber”, stated Kearns.

Gary Jacob was a very respected West Coast Auto Racing Writer. Gary could be seen at as many as 4 race tracks in one weekend. Without him West Coast Racing would have never got the exposure over the years that it did. It was a passion for him, as he was never paid for his work, and he gave his life to it. He won awards over the years for attending more auto races that anyone else in the United States. Gary would attend and write about anything from go-karts to dirt LateModels and attended events on any given weekend in states such as CA, AZ, NM, OR and WS. WAS promoter Kearns adds, “It would take 5 people to replace Gary and that will never happen. We all miss just seeing Gary at the races.” Gary Jacob passed away in June of 2006 while attending a meeting in Tulare regarding racing.

According to Kearns, “The Gary Jacob Memorial could not happen without the support of series sponsor Fast Undercar of Bakersfield.” “Mike at Fast Undercar is the best supporter, financially and mentally, a promoter like me could ask for,” added Kearns. “This series would not be anywhere near as successful without him. Fast Undercar is a wholesale undercar parts distributer.

The Western Allstars/ Gary Jacob Memorial presented by Fast Undercar is this Saturday June 30th @ Kings Speedway in Hanford, CA.