RANDY HOEFT – SPECIALIZED CONTENT EDITOR

Historical events are becoming the norm at Cocopah Speedway.In  February the track hosted its first-ever IMCA Modified Winter  Nationals.

In March, the track hosted the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car  Series National Tour presented by MavTV for the very first time.

And  Saturday night marks another first when the ASCS Canyon Region non-winged sprint  cars make their inaugural visit.

“I hope everyone is as excited as me,” said Cocopah Speedway’s director of operations, Greg Burgess. “I believe that  the show we are going to see Saturday night is every bit as exciting as the big  shows we saw in February and March.

“I know that watching winged sprint  cars will take your breath away, and watching these drivers do virtually the  same thing, without the benefit of a wing, well, let’s just say it takes a  pretty special individual to wheel one of these cars around a dirt track,  sliding sideways through the turns, all at about 100 mph.”

Saturday  night’s Cinco de Mayo show begins at 7 and will also feature a visit by the West  Coast Vintage Racers along with a Cocopah Speedway Racing Series event for the  Street Stock Division.

Leading the ASCS troupe into town will be  three-time and defending ASCS Canyon Region champion Jeremy Sherman, who got his  first win of the season last week at Canyon Speedway Park.

But Sherman  doesn’t come to Cocopah Speedway as the top dog in the 2012 title hunt, not when  Charles Davis Jr., from Buckeye, won the first two races of the  season.

On the local level, Yuma’s Mike Martin, who is a regular in the  ASCS Canyon Region, will also be in the field.

In the night’s undercard,  Yuma’s Adolfo Noriega will be gunning for this 10th feature event win of the  season. He is closing in on the track record for feature event wins in a season,  which is 13.