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May
10th Races Canceled at Springfield Raceway
Springfield Raceway has
canceled the racing action for Saturday night May 10th. Due to
the excessive rain earlier in the week and the forecast for more
rain all afternoon and evening the management at the Raceway has no
other option but to cancel the racing events for tonight. We look forward to seeing
everyone next week in better conditions.
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Kelly, Hatcher, Tilman and Williams all get first win of the season
Ninty six cars signed in
on Saturday night at Springfield Raceway and four drivers took home
their first win of the season, while two drivers logged their second
win in consecutive weeks. Jeremy Kelly took home the win on
the Late Model class, Jody Tilman won the feature in the Factory
Stocks, Shawn Hatcher won a very competitive Bomber feature and
Terry Williams topped the Hornets. Eric Maggard snagged his
second win of 08' in the Modifieds and Mike Hailman won the Sport
Mod feature after he and Mike Watson came across the line in a
virtual dead heat.
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Adjustment made to Late Model weight rule
Springfield Raceway officials announced today that they made an
adjustment to the weight rule for the Reliable Chevrolet Late Models
(FASTRAK Series) for the start of the 2008 season. The Raceway
received some feed back from Show-me Series drivers regarding the
amount of weight that had to be added to their cars for them to
compete weekly at Springfield. The Reliable Chevy cars with
the 602 engine will be able to weight 2,200 lbs and the 604 cars
will be able to weight 2,350 lbs. The Show-Me Cars that want
to compete against the Reliable / FASTRAK cars will now weight 2,425
lbs with 50 of those pounds being mounted forward of the engine
mounts. If the Show-me cars have sipped Hoosier WRS tires they
must weight 2,475 with 50 lbs in front of the motor mounts.
Raceway officials feel this will be fair for both groups as we try
and get this class developed in the SW Missouri region.
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Reliable Chevrolet signs on as Title Sponsor of the Late Model
Division
Springfield Raceway officials announced today that they have entered
into a marketing partnership with Reliable Chevrolet in Springfield
to become the official Auto Dealer and the title Sponsors of the
FASTRAK Sanctioned Late Models division during the 2008 season. The
division will now be referred to as the “Reliable Chevrolet Late
Models”. In addition to the sponsorship opportunity, Reliable
Chevrolet will also be the official retail outlet of the 602 & 604
GM Performance Engines that will power every car in the Late Model
division", said Reliable Chevrolet parts manager Dean Jones.
“We are thrilled to have Reliable as our marketing partner for the
Late Model Division, with their support we are able to offer a
fantastic racing division that the race fans of the Ozarks can enjoy
on a weekly basis” said Raceway co-owner Doug Bland. The news of
Reliable comes just days after the sanctioning body for the Late
Model Division “FASTRAK” announced they will be offering a record
breaking point fund of $400,000 for the 2008 season. “Our weekly
Late Model teams will be eligible to compete for their share of the
$400 grand that has been posted by FASTRAK” stated Bland. The
National Champion will receive $50,000 and the weekly champion will
receive $10,000 for their efforts. Bland went on to say “The crate
motor program is a no-brainer to me, late model racers have the
opportunity to compete for a $400,000 point fund with an engine that
only costs a little over $5,200, compared to other late model series
in the region that cost anywhere from $25,000 to $35,000
Racers seeking information regarding the 602 & 604 GM Performance
Engines please contact the Reliable Chevrolet parts department at
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FASTRAK
Late Models to Racing Weekly in 2008
Drivers that wish to
compete at Springfield Raceway during the 2008 season will have the
opportunity to compete for a share of a $350,000 point fund.
Springfield Raceway will become a member of the Fastrak Weekly
Racing Series next season for the late model division only.
Fastrak features GM Performance (602 & 604) crate engines in their
series that sanctions races on a weekly, regional and national
level. More information regarding the details of the Fastrak
organization can be obtained by visiting their website
at www.fastrakracing.com
"We have looked at several different programs and both Jerry and I
feel the Fastrak program is the best opportunity for us to host late
model races on a weekly basis" said Springfield Raceway co-owner
Doug Bland. With a bunch of Spec cars in the region
Springfield will allow legal Show-Me cars the
opportunity to race with the Fastrak cars each week, with the
addition of weight to compensate for the estimated 125 horsepower
difference. Show-me cars however will not be eligible for the
$350,000 point fund unless they utilize a GM Performance (crate)
engine. A local "Official Engine Re-builder is being set up
now, once in place this re-builder will have to put up a $30,000
bond ensuring they will keep within the strictly enforced rules
pertaining to the GM crate engine program. "The bond program
gives the re-builder 30,000 reasons to make sure nobody gets an
engine that is different from another racers engine" stated Stan
Lester founder of Fastrak Racing.
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Weekly
General
Admission:
13
and up $10.00
6-12
$5.00 5
& Under Free
Grandstand Gates
Open
5:00
Pit
Gates Open 4:00
Hot Laps
6:15
Racing
7:00
Track Telephone
417-863-0097
webmaster@springfieldraceway.com
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