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MOTHER NATURE FORCES RESCHDULING OF ASCS/NCRA SPRING SPECTACULAR
LITTLE SUNSET SPEEDWAY PRACTICE ALSO RESCHEDULED
For more information contact:
Danielle Jensen, Director of Operations and Marketing
(402) 342-3453
Greenwood, Nebraska (April 10, 2007)- Cold temperatures, rain and snow forecasted for this coming Friday, April 13 has forced the rescheduling of the ASCS Midwest and Northern Plains Regions Showdown and ASCS/NCRA Showdown scheduled for April 14 back one day to Saturday, April 14, and Sunday April 15, weather permitting.
On Saturday, April 14 the ASCS Midwest and Northern Plains Regions will be supported by the Pro Stock and 305 Sprints divisions. This will be the opening points night for the I-80 Speedway 305 Sprints, and the Pro Stocks are not sanctioned so no license is needed. Saturday's races will have the same pay as was originally planned for Friday's races. Pit Gates will open at 3:30 p.m., and grandstands at 5:00 p.m. Hot laps at are at 5:30 p.m., and racing at 6:30 p.m. Driver registration closes at 5:15 p.m. and a pit meeting will immediately follow. Admission is $13 for adults and kids 10 and under FREE. Pit passes are $30 and $25 for ASCS members, I-80 Speedway card holders, and NASCAR license holders.
The NCRA 360 Sprints will join the ASCS Sprints on Sunday, April 15, and will be supported by the Grand Nationals and B Mods. The Grand National and B Mod races are not sanctioned so no license is needed. Sunday's races will have the same pay as was originally planned for Saturday's races. Pit Gates will open at 3:00 p.m., and grandstands at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps at are at 5:00 p.m., and racing at 6:00 p.m. Driver registration closes at 4:45 p.m. and a pit meeting will immediately follow. Admission is $15 for adults and kids 10 and under FREE. Pit passes are $30 and $25 for ASCS members, and NASCAR license holders.
Temperatures predicted for Friday are expected to be in the 20's, and there is a good possibility of flurries and/or showers. Owners and management decided to make an early call out of respect for the drivers, crews and fans who would have attended the races.
"Freezing temperatures can damage equipment and we didn't want to force a driver to take that chance" said Jon Schwartz, track owner. "We also don't expect our fans to sit through a show they can't enjoy because of the weather, so we rescheduled it early to give them plenty of notice to make other plans."
Little Sunset Speedway's first day of practice on April 14 has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
I-80 Speedway is located off I-80 at exit 420 between Omaha and Lincoln and is part of the Nebraska Raceway Park complex, which also includes the Little Sunset Speedway go-kart track and Soaring Edge Motocross Park. I-80 Speedway is home to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) on Saturday and Sunday nights; the ONLY track in the United States to hold two nights of NASCAR-sanctioned weekly racing. The Speedway hosts events from April through September. For track information contact the Omaha general office during normal business hours Monday thru Friday, 9am-5pm at 402-342-3453 or the track phone on race days at 402-944-2233. Check out the official I-80 Speedway website at www.neracewaypark.com.
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