DAVE SEAY
04-05-2008, 11:04 AM
Rain Forces Cancellation of Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Night Activities at Virginia Motor Speedway
Jamaica, VA –Persistent rain showers and the forecast for more of the same throughout the day have forced officials at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway to cancel Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Night activities for Saturday, April 5th.
“We are tremendously disappointed that Mother Nature has forced us to cancel an event this early in the season. But with the amount of rain we received last night, the threat of more severe weather and with the price of gas we feel it is in everyone’s best interest to cancel tonight’s racing program,” commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer.
With the rain out officials will now shift gears towards next weekend’s Friday April 11th visit by the World of Outlaws Late Model Series for the $10,000 to win Rumble on the River 4.
Heading the entry list of drivers expected to compete are defending race winner Shannon Babb, 2007 Champion Steve Francis, 2006 winner Rick Eckert, 2005 winner Clint Smith, Shane Clanton, Chub Frank, Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards, 2007 Rookie of the Year Tim Fuller, Brian Shirley, as well as Rookie of the Year registrants Vic Coffey, Danny Johnson and Joe Isabell. Johnson scored a win in 2007 with his victory in the inaugural Paul Sawyer Memorial for the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series big block modifieds.
Competitor gates for Friday, April 11th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 7pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Friday April 11th: World of Outlaws Late Models (50 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 Laps) and the Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps). Sportsman and Modified divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features only. World of Outlaws Late Models will run Hot Laps, Time Trials, Heats, B Mains and Feature.
Adult tickets are just $30, Senior and Military $25, Students 13 –17 yrs old $12, Children 7 – 12 yrs old $5 and Children 6 and under free. The Speedway will also offer a Family Pack that consists of two adults and two children 12 and under for only $60. Also check the tracks website (www.vamotorspeedway.com) for $5 off discount coupons good on adult, senior and military tickets. Pit Passes will be $25.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area.
To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2008 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223
Jamaica, VA –Persistent rain showers and the forecast for more of the same throughout the day have forced officials at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway to cancel Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Night activities for Saturday, April 5th.
“We are tremendously disappointed that Mother Nature has forced us to cancel an event this early in the season. But with the amount of rain we received last night, the threat of more severe weather and with the price of gas we feel it is in everyone’s best interest to cancel tonight’s racing program,” commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer.
With the rain out officials will now shift gears towards next weekend’s Friday April 11th visit by the World of Outlaws Late Model Series for the $10,000 to win Rumble on the River 4.
Heading the entry list of drivers expected to compete are defending race winner Shannon Babb, 2007 Champion Steve Francis, 2006 winner Rick Eckert, 2005 winner Clint Smith, Shane Clanton, Chub Frank, Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards, 2007 Rookie of the Year Tim Fuller, Brian Shirley, as well as Rookie of the Year registrants Vic Coffey, Danny Johnson and Joe Isabell. Johnson scored a win in 2007 with his victory in the inaugural Paul Sawyer Memorial for the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series big block modifieds.
Competitor gates for Friday, April 11th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 7pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Friday April 11th: World of Outlaws Late Models (50 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 Laps) and the Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps). Sportsman and Modified divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features only. World of Outlaws Late Models will run Hot Laps, Time Trials, Heats, B Mains and Feature.
Adult tickets are just $30, Senior and Military $25, Students 13 –17 yrs old $12, Children 7 – 12 yrs old $5 and Children 6 and under free. The Speedway will also offer a Family Pack that consists of two adults and two children 12 and under for only $60. Also check the tracks website (www.vamotorspeedway.com) for $5 off discount coupons good on adult, senior and military tickets. Pit Passes will be $25.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area.
To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2008 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223