REMATCH!
O
ne of the highlights of last
year's Sacramento Mile was
the friendly contest between the
two AMA Grand National living
legends—Jay Springsteen and
Chris Carr. The exhibition race
was popular enough with the fans
that race promoters are bringing
it back for this year's 50th run-
ning of the Sacramento Mile, at
Cal Expo on May 30, 2015.
Fans will not only get a
chance to meet two of racing's
superstars during the evening's
festivities, but witness the
friendly one-on-one Shootout
Exhibition ride between the Hall
of Famers dubbed "Clash of the
Titans II."
Springsteen took victory in
last year's inaugural Clash by
the slightest of margins. He'll be
looking to repeat at this year's
event, but look for Carr to go all
out to try to even the score.
Jay Springsteen is considered
one of the best AMA Grand Na-
tional flat-track racers of all time.
Bursting onto the scene and
earning the AMA Rookie of the
Year Award in 1975, Springsteen
won three consecutive AMA
Grand National Championships
starting in 1976. In 1982 he
became the first rider to reach
30 wins in AMA Grand National
competition—a feat he accom-
plished at the Sacramento Mile.
California's own Chris Carr
was the dominant rider in the
AMA Grand National Champion-
ship during the early 2000s.
The native of Stockton won
seven national championships
and retired second on the AMA
Grand National all-time wins list
with 78. Carr considered the
Sacramento Mile his home race
and he is one of the most suc-
cessful riders ever in the classic
event. He won a total of nine
Grand Nationals in Sacramento,
his first coming in 1987 and his
final win there coming in 1999.
"We heard the fans loud and
clear and we're happy to bring
Jay [Springsteen] and Chris
[Carr] back for Sacramento's
Clash of the Titans II," said
Steve McLaughlin, of SMI, the
group promoting the event.
"Even though both of these
legendary riders are retired they
proved last year that they had
enough speed in reserve to
have qualified for the National
last year. We never expected the
guys to go that fast, but it shows
that they still have their com-
petitive spirits completely intact.
It's going to be hard to top last
year's Clash, but we're looking
forward to the rematch."
IN
THE
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PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
ANDREA
WILSON
AMA Grand National
Championship legends Jay
Springsteen (left) and Chris
Carr (right) to face off again at
this year's Sacramento Mile.
