The Amgen Tour of California motors through Tuolumne County into Fresno County on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.  The California Highway Patrol will be managing road closures along the race course to provide safety and security to the race participants as well as to the public.  Stage #4 of the 2012 AMGEN Tour of California will begin in Sonora and pass through the communities of Mariposa and Oakhurst before finishing in downtown Clovis.

Please be prepared for closures at the following locations (times are not exact and may be modified):

After having its first scheduled Super Saturday event rained out, the sun will be shining when Madera Speedway returns to action on Saturday May 5th. 

The Vukovich Classic features Round #1 of the Super Saturday presented by Coors Light 410/360 Super Modifieds, USAC Sprint Cars, BCRA/USAC Midgets, NCMA Sprints Cars, Southwest Tour Truck Series, Vintage Super Modifieds, Valley Sportsman, BCRA Vintage Sprints & Midgets.

There will be plenty of local drivers from the Central Valley that will roar around the Speedway’s newly paved track for 50 laps of  Super Modified racing as well as the other great classes competing.

The talented list includes Tanner Swanson of Kingsburg, Kyle Vanderpool of Madera, Jim Birges of Fresno and A.J. Russell of Clovis.

Vanderpool won the last open wheel race of the season at the Madera Speedway on Sept. 17, 2011 as he took the main while the No.

Three Madera County Deputy Sheriff’s accepted the challenge to run for the gold in the 28th “Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race” and finished in record time.

Detectives Bennie Romiti and Zack Zamudio and Deputy Darrell Swengel dashed to Baker a this past weekend determined to show fellow athletes that Madera County can be counted among the running elite.