IT'S RAAACEDAAAAY! 3rd LoneStar SPRINT SMACKDOWN & Bumped-Up LONESTAR SPEEDWAY SEASON POINTS OPENER - TONIGHT - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11th at 6PM!
Racing action fires off Saturday February 11th at 6PM. (The sun goes down at 6:02pm, which will coincide perfectly.
The Pit Gate will open by 3pm, while the main grandstand area will open by 4:30pm. ***The driver's draw cut-off for heat races is 5:15pm*** with a driver's meeting set for 5:45pm. Hot laps will fire off at 6pm with racing to follow immediately.
NOAA is currently showing a daytime high 81° and temps around 70° by the final checkers tonight - which will be amazing. 0-5% precip is what's currently showing this afternoon and at race time.
Adult grandstand general admission (ages 12-64) to this massive event is just $15! Ages 6-11 are $5, while ages 65+ and military will be $12. All pit passes for all ages are $35.
RACINBOYS.com will be on hand for event coverage if you're from out of the area and can't make it.
IRP Race Cars is giving away (2) cool embroidered IRP hats to lucky winners in tonight's 50/50 drawing.
Don't forget our VALENTINE'S SPECIAL at the Concession Stand - and get Two Big Cheeseburgers and Two Soft Drinks for $10! You can also get Two Hot Dogs and Two Soft Drinks for $6! Mention Valentine's Special when ordering.
The event flyer is attached below, along with a shot of the track and facility at LAST NIGHT'S Open Practice...so you'll clearly be able to see some of the off-season work that we've completed!
READ ON FOR ALL THE DETAILS:
Kilgore, TX (02/11/17) by DarinShort.com. The 70' wide expanses of LoneStar Speedway hosted several phenomenal racing events in 2016. Nightly there was side-by-side racing, drivers coming from the back to win, wild finishes - and the new season fires up *TONIGHT* SATURDAY night, February 11th at 6pm; when fans will be treated to a huge night of racing: the 3rd Annual SPRINT SMACKDOWN and bumped-up LONESTAR SPEEDWAY SEASON POINTS OPENER.
A JUMBO-SIZED competitor purse is slated in all racing divisions, and the breakdown is as follows:
SPRINT CARS (note that we chose to add more purse in the middle of the field instead of putting it all on top, so it benefits more race teams): $1,200/win - $800 - $600 - $550 - $500 (5th) - $450 - $400 - $350 - $320 - $300 (10th) - $280 - $260 - $240 - $220 - $200 (to 24th...not 20th!).
All sprint car NQ's or Non-Starters will receive $100. Sprint Car heats will include passing points which will determine the feature lineups...straight up by points. Rules at www.RaceSaver.com and www.LoneStarSpeedway.com for track general rules. This is an IMCA sanctioned points event, as it was the past two years.
And for all LoneStar Speedway divisions, rules are posted at http://www.lonestarspeedway.com/rules/ as 2017 rules are posted are now available. More specifically, the Modifieds, Limited Modifieds and FWD 4-Cylinders currently have no LoneStar rules updates. The Factory Stocks have updates in the body section, which are posted here:
MODIFIED FEATURE PAYBACK: $1,200 - $600 - $450 - $350 - $250 (5th) - $200 - $180 - $160 - $140 - $120 - $120 - $120 - $120 - $100...to 20th. All Modified NQ's or Non-Starters $50.
LIMITED MODIFIED FEATURE PAYBACK: $700 - $400 - $300 - $220 - $200 (5th) - $180 - $160 - $140 - $120 - $100 - $80 - $60...to 20th. All Limited Modified NQ's or Non-Starters $30.
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE PAYBACK: $500 - $300 - $200 - $180 - $160 (5th) - $140 - $120 - $100 - $80 - $80 - $60 - $40...to 20th. All Factory Stock NQ's or Non-Starters $20.
FWD 4-Cylinders: $150 - $120 - $100 - $80 - $60 - $40 - $20...to 20th.
No outside food/drink coolers are allowed inside; a full selection of economically priced food concessions, including beer, are available
REMINDER: A limited supply of reserved seat tickets are available for the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event at LoneStar Speedway on Friday, March 3rd. Details are at the track website and the track Facebook page (that can be found by searching 'LoneStar Speedway'). The World of Outlaws Late Model Series event tickets will go on sale soon, and that is our third event of the season, Sunday March 26th.
Here's the direct link to the WoO Sprint Car series tickets at LoneStar Speedway on Friday March 3rd:
We hope this gets you PUMPED UP for these three great LoneStar Speedway racing events as the 2017 season kicks off, with the 3rd Annual Sprint Smackdown & Bumped-Up LoneStar Season Points Opener - TONIGHT - February 11th at 6pm!
Practice night last night...even some fans came to check out some of the new car looks!
