Bay Cities Racing Association schedules two midget races for the same day

Bay Cities Racing Association schedules two midget races for the same day!

In a highly unusual 2020 season, the Bay Cities Racing Association reached back into its history and has scheduled two races at two separate venues on the same day - October 3rd 2020. Such scheduling was common in the late nineteen forties when midget racing was at the zenith of its popularity. 

The opening round of the “West Coast Stock Car / Motorsports Hall of Fame Challenge Race” with the USAC Western States and the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) dirt midgets will run at the Petaluma  Speedway, while 200 miles to the north in Anderson the pavement midgets will do battle at Shasta Speedway in a program co-sanctioned with the Washington Midget Racing Association (WMRA).     

“While it is unusual for BCRA to present two races at two separate venues on the same day, the 2020 racing season has been unusual due to COVID-19 and we have do what we can to have races for the racers,” according to BCRA Board Member Bob Roza.  

The October 3rd event will be the first of two “West Coast Stock Car / Motorsports Hall of Fame Challenge” races with the second event scheduled for October 24th at Petaluma Speedway.

“The Challenge” offers extra prize money will be up for grabs to the top-five drivers in points from the October 3rd and 24th events at Petaluma. The mini-series will pay $1,000-to-win, $700-for-2nd, $500-for-3rd, $350-for-4th, and $250-for-5th. To be eligible, racers must be members in good standing with either USAC or BCRA and enter and compete at both events.

The October 3rd event is the last scheduled racing program for 2020 at Shasta Speedway, located on the grounds of the Shasta District Fairgrounds. The track will host a Friday practice session on October 2^nd from 2 to 6 PM with practice pit passes priced at $30 each.  On Saturday October 3^rd, pit passes are $45 apiece and the gates will open at 10 AM and practice from 11 AM to 1 PM with the racing program set to start at 2 PM. 

Details for the Petaluma Speedway event can be found at https://www.petaluma-speedway.com/