Thursday, May 24, 2007

Memorial Day Weekend

Forget the "big" races on TV this weekend, the 4 hour commercial fests that are only worth watching the last 20 laps - head out and get some fresh air. That's what they made VCRs and DVRs for....

Saturday -
Beatrice Speedway - Weekly racing with Modifieds, Hobby Stock, Limited Modifieds, Sport Compacts and Cruisers. Adults over 12, $10. 12 and under free. Gates open at 6:00, races at 7:00.

Eagle Raceway - Fan Appreciation Night Saturday May 26 featuring Winged Sprints, Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts. $5 adult admission. Gates open at 5:30, races at 7:30.

Jefferson County Speedway - Race-4-Life preliminary benefiting St. Judes Children's Hospital featuring non-wing micro sprints and restrictor minisprints. Adult admission $8. Hot laps at 4:00 with racing after.

Junction Motor Speedway - POWRi Midgets with Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Stocks, Cruisers and four-cylinder "quad rods." Adult admission $15.00. Children: ages 6 to 12: $4.00, ages 5 and under: free. Gates open at 5:00, racing at 7:00.

I-80 Speedway - Crate Late Models, Pro Stocks, B-Modifieds, Four-cylinder Hornets, 305 Sprints and Novice Crate Late Models. Free admission to Cass County residents with ID. Adults $8, seniors 62 and older and juniors 11-17 are $7, and kids 10 and under are free. Gates open at 5:30 racing at 7:00.

Wavelink Raceway Park - Weekly racing featurei go-karts. Gates open 6:30, racing at 7:00.

Sunday

I-80 Speedway - 6th Annual "Alphabet Soup" late model race featuring the Mid-America Racing Series (MARS), Midwest Latemodel Racing Association (MLRA), National Championship Racing Association (NCRA), and Colorado Late Model Association (CLMA) with a 50-lap, $5,000 to win A feature. Support classes are City Weekly Grand Nationals and Modifieds each racing for $1,000 to win. Adults $20, seniors 62 and older are $17, juniors 11- 17 are $17, and kids 10 and under are free. Grandstand gates open at 5:00 p.m., racing at 6:30 p.m.

Jefferson County Speedway - Race-4-Life final benefiting St. Judes Children's Hospital featuring non-wing micro sprints with $10,000 to win and restrictor minisprints. Adult admission $8. Hot laps at 4:00 with racing after.

Monday

Beatrice Speedway - MLRA Late Models and Factory Stocks. Adult admission $12, kids 6-11 $3, 5 and under are free. Gates open at 3:00, races at 5:30.

I-80 Speedway - Monster Truck Smash out of School with four-cylinder hornets and wacky trailer races. Tickets are $12 in advance for adults, $15 day of show. Kids 6 to 12 are $5, and kids under five are free. Grandstand opens at 5:00 p.m., with monster trucks starting at 6:30 p.m.

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