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TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR THE 56TH ANNUAL HOOSIER HUNDRED !
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Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 by Track:

The 56th Annual Hoosier Hundred is scheduled for May 23, 2008

On Friday, May 23, 2008 the USAC Silver Crown cars will run the 56th Annual Hoosier Hundred on the famous one-mile dirt oval at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. The day will consist of practice at 5:00 p.m., Silver Crown qualifying at 6:00 p.m. and the races will begin at 8:00 p.m. Last year’s Hoosier Hundred had to be cancelled due to weather; the 2006 winner was Josh Wise. This tradition rich race will be brought to you by Track Enterprises, Inc.

The USAC’s Silver Crown Championship Series showcases the nation’s most competitive racing series on the Indiana State Fairgrounds’ one- mile dirt oval in a 100-mile race which has produced a list of champions including America’s greatest drivers. Indianapolis 500 Champions Bob Swiekert, Jimmy Bryan, Rodger Ward, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti and Al Unser are former winners, as are current NASCAR stars/USAC graduates J.J. Yeley and Jason Leffler. This year’s Hoosier Hundred will be special in many ways and now means more than ever to the great heritage of Indiana Racing. It is a large component on Memorial Day Weekend in Indianapolis which truly is the World’s Greatest Open Wheel Racing weekend.

Tickets are on sale now for reserved grandstand seats, ticket prices for the Friday, May 23, 2008 Hoosier 100 are as follows: Advance Adults: $25.00 and Children 11 and under: $5.00. Tickets may be purchased by calling Ticket Master at 317-239-5151 or at Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200. Infield tickets will only be sold the day of the scheduled event, race admission to the infield is $15.00 for adults and children 12 & under are $5.00.

04-21-08
Mazon Speed Bowl & Grundy Co. Speedway Hall of Fame Looking for Old Racing Pictures and Racing Memorabilia

The HoF committee for the Mazon Speed Bowl & Grundy Co. Speedway is looking for racing pictures, trophies, posters, programs, or other items that can be displayed at their HoF induction ceremony at 3 pm on Saturday August 30, of this year at the Grundy Co . Fairgrounds.

If you have a picture(s) that you would like displayed at the ceremony, even if it’s one you have taken yourself, please let us know. We will make a copy and promptly return the original to you, unharmed, in the condition it was given to us.

Any memorabilia you want to have displayed the day of the ceremony, can be given back to you when you leave that day, or returned promptly to you.

Please contact Ron Kessler at 815-634-8830 or email at [email protected] or call the fairgrounds office at 815-942-5958, ask for Burdette. We would love to display your pictures or memorabilia. ...... END

Dave Hess Jr. Receives $12,000 Alltel All-Star Prize During ‘Showdown in Sarvertown’ At Lernerville Speedway

CONCORD, NC – April 18, 2008 – Dave Hess Jr. received the spoils of victory in the inaugural Alltel All-Star contest on Tuesday night at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa.

At a track located just two hours from his residence in Waterford, Pa., Hess was presented a check for $12,000 during the mid-week World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Showdown in Sarvertown’ event.

Hess, 23, was showered with cheers from his hometown fans when he held up an oversized novelty check signifying his triumph in the Alltel All-Star contest – and he saluted them right back. It was many of those western Pennsylvania fans, after all, who made him the top vote-getter in the on-line contest, which pitted the 18 drivers who won feature events during February’s 37^th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway in Barberville, Fla.

“I can’t thank everybody who voted for us enough,” said Hess, who earned his way on the Alltel All-Star ballot by winning a UMP DIRTcar Modified feature on Feb. 9. “We put the word out as soon as we got on the ballot for the voting and then everybody made this happen for me – all my fans, my family, my guys on the crew. We pushed and pushed and pushed (for votes), and we came out on top.

“It’s just great to get a check like this, and I want to thank Alltel for putting up the money to make this all possible. It should help our season out unbelievably, and now I’ll just try to put the best show on I can for all of you.”

Hess beat out Sprint Car driver Wayne Johnson of Mustang, Okla., in a virtual photo-finish for the Alltel All-Star title. The online poll closed at 11:59 p.m. on March 16 with Hess edging Johnson, of Mustang, Okla., by less than 1 percent of the overall votes.

Of the thousands of votes cast for the 18 different drivers who earned victories in the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals, Hess earned 25.5 percent of the total votes, a shade more than the 24.6 Johnson received.
“Once we had gotten out front there (in the voting),” said Hess, “I think everybody got motivated thinking, ‘Holy cow! We’ve got a shot at winning this thing!’

“As many fans as Josh Richards (a World of Outlaws Late Model Series star also on the ballot) has, I thought it would’ve been someone like that or even (Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion) Donny Schatz and all them. I guess the local fans worked out for us.”

In addition to Hess’ victory in the Alltel All-Star contest, one of the thousands of fans who voted online was also a winner. Cindy Daigle of Elk Grove Village, Ill., won a $500 Alltel Wireless gift card.

The Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park featured the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series, the UMP DIRTcar Modifieds, UMP DIRTcar Late Models and All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car tour.

Drivers who celebrated in the Alltel Wireless Victory Lane at Volusia represented 13 different states, from both coasts as well as the heart of the Midwest. Only those drivers who captured a feature win were eligible, including:

Alltel is owner and operator of the nation’s largest wireless network and has more than 12 million customers. For more information about Alltel, please visit www.alltel.com.

04-16-08
Raceway 7, northeast Ohio's home for premier dirt track racing, announced today the launch of a newly designed website at www.raceway7.com.

The new site is easier to navigate for the user, and will have expanded sections for track history, photos, driver profiles, and the latest up-to-the-minute news.

Rules, registration forms, and FASTRAK membership forms are all available in easy to print formats for easy access to all of our competitors .

Event schedules, updates and stories will continually be added to increase awareness and interest in Raceway 7's 2008 racing season, which starts in earnest with the running of the 'Fall into Spring Classic' on May 2. The 2007 'Fall Classic' lost it features to Mother Nature, resulting in this inaugural event, with a complete show featuring the ESAB Welding and Fab Fastrak Touring Series, Robert's Trucking Super Late Models, Zimmer's Service Center Street Stock Invitational and the Lake Shore Auto Parts Challenger Stock 'Crack the Whip'. All rain checks from Sept. 7 and 14th will be honored at the exciting and much anticipated season opener. Points racing for the weekly series will begin the following week, May 9th.

"We're excited and pleased with this new upgrade to our website, which we hope will become a destination point for our loyal fans to receive current news, results, updates, and information on all of the drivers that will be competing at Raceway 7," commented Raceway 7 representative Pam Lenigan.

The website was redesigned by Mercer, PA-based Justified By Grace Web Services, a division of Oyler Action Photos. Justified By Grace Web Services offers web site design, maintenance, and hosting at a responsible cost while also providing personal contact and support. With clients ranging from race sanctioning bodies and local racers to small businesses and churches, Justified By Grace Web Services is ready to meet your online needs. For more details, visit www.justifiedbygrace.com.

ABOUT RACEWAY 7:
Raceway 7 was built by the Blystone family and opened for racing in 1970. It has operated for racing every year since then, except for 1991 when the track was closed for a season. Under the current ownership of Ron Nielson, track owner since 1997, Raceway 7 has been transformed into one of the finest racing facilities, not just in northeast Ohio, but in the nation.

Raceway 7 is located six miles south of Interstate 90, on Ohio Route 7, just south of Monroe Center (and Bushnell), Ohio. The street address is 4094 Center Rd (there is no mail delivery at this address). For more information on race day, call 440-594-2222.

For the latest on news and activities at Raceway 7, visit the raceway's website, www.raceway7.com.

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