South Boston Speedway Founders, Eddie Crouse Inducted Into Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame

SOUTH BOSTON, VA….Three individuals who played key roles in the history of South Boston Speedway and NASCAR racing were inducted into the Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame here Saturday night.

Inducted into the Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame were the late E.B. “Buck” Wilkins and the late Dave Blount, the founders and builders of South Boston Speedway, and the late Eddie Crouse, South Boston Speedway’s first NASCAR track champion and a two-time NASCAR National Modified Champion.

The trio was inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony held as part of the annual South Boston Speedway Awards Ceremony, which was held at The Prizery in downtown South Boston.

Mrs. Jenny Wilkins, wife of the late Buck Wilkins, and Tommy Blount and Mrs. Reya Roller, the son and daughter of the late Dave Blount, accepted the posthumous honors for the deceased recipients. Carolyn Crouse, wife of the late Eddie Crouse, accepted the posthumous honor for the late champion driver.

The induction of Wilkins, Blount and Crouse brings to 10 the number of individuals to have been inducted into the Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame. Wilkins and Blount are the first residents of South Boston, Va. to be inducted into the Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Saturday night’s Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame inductions were the first to be held in the last three years. Prior inductees into the Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame include the late Wendell Scott of Danville, Va., the late Ray Hendrick of Richmond, Va., the late H. Clay Earles of Martinsville, Va. and the late Paul Sawyer of Richmond, Va., all of who were inducted in 2003.

Longtime former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner Junie Donlavey of Richmond, Va. and Glen and Leonard Wood of Stuart, Va. was inducted into the Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Wilkins and Blount, along with former partner Louis Spencer, constructed and opened South Boston Speedway in August 1957. The track was opened just over 50 years ago as a quarter-mile dirt oval on the site of what was then known as the McRae Farm. While the track has undergone various transformations through the years, it has remained on its original site.

Through the years, Wilkins and Blount worked hard to raise the popularity of the sport of stock car racing in South Boston and Halifax County and throughout the state, bringing the top competitors and cars in the sport to South Boston Speedway, a facility that not only lended itself to good quality racing, but was also a facility that promoted a family-friendly atmosphere with good amenities and good food.

In 1979 Blount was named as the “Promoter Of The Year.” H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, the President of Charlotte Motor Speedway (now Lowes’s Motor Speedway), late Martinsville Speedway President H. Clay Earles, NASCAR Competition Director Bill Gazaway and NASCAR Field Director Lance Childress came to South Boston Speedway to present the honor to Blount in front of South Boston Speedway’s many fans.

Today, thanks to the foundation laid by Wilkins and Blount, South Boston Speedway is recognized as one of the premier short tracks operating under the NASCAR banner. Many of NASCAR racing’s legendary drivers including Richard Petty, Junior Johnson, David Pearson, Joe Weatherly, Wendell Scott, Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt have competed at South Boston Speedway during their careers.

The track is also noted as the track where a number of top NASCAR stars including former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton, Jeff Burton, Elliott Sadler, Stacy Compton cut their racing teeth.

Crouse was one of the key racing personalities at South Boston Speedway in the track’s early years and became one of the noted legends of NASCAR racing.

The cigar-chewing resident of Glen Allen, Va. drove the “Flying 11” Chevrolet coupe co-owned by Jack Tant and Clayton Mitchell to numerous wins at South Boston Speedway.

Crouse was South Boston Speedway’s first NASCAR Modified champion, winning the title in 1960, the year that South Boston Speedway joined NASCAR. He finished second to Johnny Roberts of Baltimore, Md. in the chase for the 1961 NASCAR National Modified Championship and came back to win the NASCAR National Modified Championship in 1962 and 1963.

A crowd-favorite for his pedal-to-the-metal driving style, Crouse, was a popular figure at racetracks across the state of Virginia, particularly at South Boston Speedway and at the former Strawberry Hill track in Richmond, Va. where Richmond International Raceway now stands.

Crouse passed away in 2004 at the age of 78.

South Boston Speedway Champion Adam Barker, Others Feted At Annual South Boston Speedway Awards Ceremony

SOUTH BOSTON, VA…South Boston Speedway 2007 Barkhouser Late Model Stock Car Division champion Adam Barker of Hurt, Va. reaped the rewards of his championship season here Saturday night at the annual South Boston Speedway Awards Ceremony.

Barker, who won 10 of the track’s 18 points races in 2007, received $14,965 in prize money and awards during the annual event that honors the track’s champions and other top competitors.

A total of $70,000 in cash and awards was presented during the awards ceremony held in the Chastain Theater of The Prizery in downtown South Boston, Va.

In addition to winning the South Boston Speedway NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car Division championship, Barker also received awards for having the most wins, the most pole position wins and for leading the most laps.

Also honored in the Late Model Stock Car Division were Wayne Ramsey of Amherst, Va., Eddie Johnson of Midlothian, Va., C.E. Falk, III of Virginia Beach, Va. and David Triplett Jr. of Timberlake, N.C., who finished second through fifth respectively in the division points standings.

Also among the honorees was Bruce Anderson of South Boston, Va. who won his second straight South Boston Speedway Limited Sportsman Division championship. In addition to his awards for winning the division title, Anderson received the awards for the most wins, most pole position wins and most laps led.

Danny Willis Jr. of Cluster Springs, Va., Brian Pembleton of Amelia, Va., Lee Pulliam of Semora, N.C. and Timmy Langford of Amelia, Va. received awards for finishing second through fifth in the division points standings.

Chuck Watkins of Stem, N.C., who won his second straight championship in the Budweiser Pure Stock Division was honored for that accomplishment. He also received the award for winning the most pole positions in the division.

Mark Francisco of Halifax, Va., Joey Throckmorton of Scottsburg, Va., William Ridgeway of Burlington, N.C. and Quain Moore of Callands, Va. received awards for finishing second through fifth in the division points standings.

Throckmorton received the awards for having the most race wins and leading the most laps.

Also honored Saturday night was Randy Smith of Bassett, Va. who won the championship in the Southern Vintage Modified Division. The 2007 season marked the first time that the division had been included among South Boston Speedway’s regular four track divisions.

Most Improved Driver Awards were presented to Falk in the Late Model Stock Car Division, Terri Marks of Capron, Va. in the Limited Sportsman Division and to Justin Tucker of Elon, N.C. in the Pure Stock Division.

Winners of Most Popular Driver Awards were Rodney Cook of Reidsville, N.C. in the Late Model Stock Car Division, Willis in the Limited Sportsman Division and Throckmorton in the Pure Stock Division.

Sportsmanship Award winners were Ramsey in the Late Model Stock Car Division, George Spencer of Halifax, Va. in the Limited Sportsman Division and Courtney Crosby of Scottsburg, Va. in the Pure Stock Division.

Rookie of the Year honors were presented to Matt Lofton of Timberlake, N.C., in the Late Model Stock Car Division, Pulliam in the Limited Sportsman Division and Melissa Daniel of South Boston, Va. in the Pure Stock Division.

Owen Miller of Emporia, Va., who finished sixth in the Late Model Stock Car Division points standings, was presented the annual Goo Fallen Spirit Award named in honor of late Halifax County, Va. businessman and race team owner, Floyd “Goo” Fallen.

Craig Turlington, the crew chief for Late Model Stock Car Division competitor Scott Turlington of Richmond, Va. was presented the Craftsman Mechanic of the Year Award.

In addition to the competitors who compete in South Boston Speedway’s four NASCAR racing divisions, the champions of the five competitor groups of the Halifax County Motorsports Academy Karting Program were recognized.

The group included students Jenna Elliott, Brittany Crews, Austin Thaxton, Brent Younger and Matthew Wilborn.

South Boston Speedway will open its 2008 NASCAR racing season on Saturday afternoon, March 22 with races for all four of its regular track divisions.

For more information about the track’s 2008 season, visit the speedway’s website at www.southbostonspeedway.com or telephone 434-572-4947 or 1-877-440-1540.

THE DAVIDSON COMPANY CONTINUES CONTINGENCY PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY

(Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that The
Davidson Company has renewed their commitment to the SMS Contingency Program
for the 2008 season. The Davidson Company will pay a $150 bonus to each SK
Modified® feature event winner. The 2008 season will mark the fourth
consecutive season that The Davidson Company has offered the $150 first
place bonus for SK Modified® competitors.
“We feel that with all the costs associated with racing that our contingency
sponsorship just helps offset a little of that cost to the racers,” said
Dave Rowe, Owner of The Davidson Company. “We believe that Stafford Motor
Speedway puts on a great show each and every Friday night and that our
contributions helps make it an even better experience. The Rowe Family along
with the Davidson Racing family can think of nowhere else we’d rather be on
a Friday night than Stafford Motor Speedway.”
In addition to their SK Modified® contingency program sponsorship, The
Davidson Company’s involvement with team sponsorship at Stafford Motor
Speedway has evolved into a family that includes five teams in three
different divisions. The Davidson Company both owns and sponsors the SK
Modified® cars of Jeff Malave and Woody Pitkat and the Late Model car driven
by Michael Bennett along with the #20 car driven by Mike Lane in the SK
Light Modified division.
The Davidson Company is also the primary sponsor of the #48 Kretschman
Motorsports owned Late Model, which has yet to name a driver for the 2008
season, and the Limited Late model of Joey Ferrigno. The Davidson cars had
a great 2007 season with Woody Pitkat leading the way. Pitkat scored a
grand total of 11 feature wins with 8 wins in the SK Modified® car and 3
victories in the Kretschman Late Model, while Jeff Malave drove to 10 top-10
finishes and a 7th place finish in the SK Modified® points standings.
Michael Bennett drove to his first career Late Model victory this past
season and finished 15th in the points standings, while Mike Lane drove to 7
top-10 finishes and an 11th place finish in the SK Light points standings.
“It’s great to have a company like Davidson as a track partner,” said SMS
CEO/GM Mark Arute. “We promote a family atmosphere here at the track every
Friday night, and Mr. Rowe, the Rowe family, and everyone associated with
The Davidson Company epitomize what family is all about. You couldn’t ask
for better people to be involved with than the Rowe family and we’re proud
to be able to once again list them as one of our track sponsors for the
upcoming 2008 season.”
The Davidson Company is the largest wholesale specialty food distributor in
Southern New England. The Davidson Company is number one in customer
service, and has been owned and operated by Dave Rowe and his family since
1974. Davidson offers over 4,000 specialty food products, including the
complete line of Cosmos Antipasto Specialties of West Haven, CT. When you
visit your local grocery store, chances are very high of purchasing food
that came from Davidson’s Wallingford, CT warehouse. For more information
about The Davidson Company and their race teams at Stafford Motor Speedway,
visit www.davidsonspecfoods.com.
For more information about how to become a Contingency Program sponsor at
Stafford Motor Speedway, contact the track office at 860-684-2783 or visit
us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
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CARQUEST AUTO PARTS EXTENDS CONTINGENCY PARTNERSHIP; CELEBRATES 23rd SEASON AT STAFFORD

(Stafford Springs, CT)---When the Tech Net Spring Sizzler presented by
CARQUEST Auto Parts takes the green flag on Sunday, April 27th, CARQUEST
Auto Parts will kick off its 23rd consecutive season as a Stafford Motor
Speedway track partner. CARQUEST Auto Parts will return as a track
contingency partner, and will offer $375 each Friday night in contingency
bonus money, with $150 to each SK Modified® feature winner, $125 to each
Late Model feature winner, and $100 to each Limited Late Model feature
winner.
With 22 events scheduled for the 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
season, CARQUEST Auto Parts will pay out $8,250 to SMS competitors during
the upcoming season. The $8,250 that will be paid out to SMS feature
winners will push CARQUEST Auto Parts’ total contribution to the SMS
Contingency Program to over $50,000 since their initial contingency
partnership during the 1999 season.
“We’re pleased to be returning to Stafford for our 23rd season of racing,”
stated Rich Pallai, Vice President of Marketing for CARQUEST Auto Parts.
“The Stafford contingency program is another avenue for us to support
Stafford and its competitors."
The CARQUEST Auto Parts / Stafford Speedway relationship continues to grow
by leaps and bounds. CARQUEST Auto Parts first came on board with SMS as a
track sponsor during the 1985 season. Today, CARQUEST Auto Parts is
Stafford’s largest corporate partner. CARQUEST, and its nearly 4,000 stores
nationwide, have been instrumental in returning the Modified Tour to
Stafford along with bringing the ISMA Supermodifieds to Stafford with the
open wheel CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday event. CARQUEST Auto Parts is currently
the title sponsor of the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, the CARQUEST Fall
Final Weekend, CARQUEST Dealer Night, CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday, and new for
the 2008 season, the CARQUEST SK 150.
“We’re happy to have CARQUEST Auto Parts back as a track partner for the
2008 season,” said Stafford CEO and General Manager Mark Arute. “We’ve
certainly been blessed to have the long association with CARQUEST that we’ve
had over the past 22 years. The track, the competitors, and the fans all
benefit from CARQUEST’s involvement. CARQUEST is helping us bring back the
SK 150 this season, which is yet another premier event in what has become a
long line of premier events that CARQUEST has brought to the SMS calendar.”
CARQUEST Auto Parts began in 1974 with 100 auto parts stores. They have
since grown to nearly 4,000 stores nationwide, and through their growth they
have remained committed to providing auto parts and services of the highest
quality and greatest value to its customers.
The 37th annual Tech-Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST will kick off
the 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season at Stafford April 25-27.
Tickets for “The Greatest Race in the History of Spring” are now on sale at
the Stafford Motor Speedway box office. Tickets are priced at $35.00 for
adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, $38.00 for
reserved seats, and free for children ages 5 & under. Tickets are good for
admission to the Saturday April 26, and Sunday, April 27 portions of the
Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, with the Friday, April 25 practice session open the
public free of charge.
For more information about CARQUEST Auto Parts Stores or Tech-Net
Professional Auto Service, go to www.CARQUEST.com.
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Tucson Raceway Park- Project Blue Oval

January 3, 2008

During the recently completed 20th Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Orlando Florida this innovative project came together. We first made contact with Ford Racing in regards to their M-6007-D347SR Sealed Oval Track Crate Engine approval for competition in the Late Model Stock Class at Tucson Raceway Park. It was determined that to further the development of our Crate Engine option program it was imperative that all the available oval track sealed engine kits produced in North America be properly evaluated to ensure parity in the program. Tucson Raceway Park had many competitors competing in 2007 with the GM Crate Engine but not one Ford or Dodge powerplant. After further research it was determined that the Dodge program has been shelved but the Ford program is alive and well with not one, but three engine options to choose from. With Ford Racing’s support we decided to construct a new car built to standards set forth in the Tucson Raceway Park 2008 Competition Guidelines. We are setting out to prove that anyone could assemble a car with over the counter cost conscious parts and be competitive with today's $40,000.00 Super Late Model or $60,000.00 Tour Car.
When this concept unfolded uncharted territory was sure to be crossed. First off, a track owner, promoter and innovative rules maker gathering the industries finest manufacturers and distributors to assemble this kind of project is truly got to be a first!

The concept is as follows:
Create a build sheet with details of parts required based on the 2008 TRP rulebook.
Meet with the industries finest to plan and acquire the best parts for the project.
Set about creating a budget to fund and complete this project
Assemble the car ready for competition in 6 weeks time
Win on opening night February 23, 2008!
Just by chance two Loyal supporters of Tucson Raceway Park were at PRI looking at all the new widgets the Industry had to offer and we got together on this project. With nothing more than a hand shake and a man’s word the project took shape. Scott Rueschenberg will fund the project and drive the car while Paul Banghart of GAT Racing in Tucson Arizona will build the project from start to finish. Scott has in his resume many years of North American Late Model Stock experience. He ran during the 07 season at TRP both an open motor powered Late Model and the same car powered by a GM Crate Engine to one # 1 qualifier, multiple Heat race and Dash wins and one second place feature finish. Banghart’s fabrication and tuning skills are just what is needed for the project as the GAT Racing House car became Arizona’s first 2007 Whelen All-American Series State Champion at the hands of Hereford Arizona’s Joe Paladenic.

As of this writing the following company's have come on board to unselfishly support the project.
Ford Racing, Lefthander Chassis Company, AFCO, Five Star Bodies, Fire Bottle, Fuel Safe, RCI,
Longacre Racing, Red Line Synthetic Oil and Larry’s Engine and Marine.

As of today the Chassis has arrived at GAT Racing and the Engine kit at Jim Click Ford in Tucson. During the first week of the New Year the engine will arrive at Larry’s Engine and Marine for a complete dissection and dyno analysis to insure it will meet the quality standards needed to perform under the rigors of short track racing and insure it does not have a performance advantage over the GM alternative. Keeping the playing field even amongst all the possible engine formulas is what has allowed TRP’s rules package to succeed!
Stay tuned for the evaluation and Race Results!

STAFFORD SPEEDWAY WORKING WITH JOHNSON CHASSIS ON NEW LATE MODEL METRIC CHASSIS PROJECT

(Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Motor Speedway has embarked on a project
in conjunction with Johnson Chassis of Concord, NC that will replace aging
Late Model GM Metric Chassis with a tube Late Model chassis that will be
built to the exact specifications and dimensions as the original GM Metric
Chassis.
With over 500,000 GM Metric Chassis currently racing throughout North
America and chassis becoming harder and harder to obtain, Stafford Motor
Speedway took a proactive approach to come up with a solution that would not
only aid competitors in finding chassis, but that would also not obsolete
any of the current Late Model cars or provide a performance advantage over
the current GM Metric Chassis cars.
“Over the course of the past several years it became apparent to us that the
GM Metric Chassis was becoming more and more difficult to find,” said SMS
CEO/GM Mark Arute. “It was jeopardizing the future of our Late Model
division. We were forced to find an alternative chassis that would not make
the existing metric chassis obsolete. Our tech staff began to research how
we could come up with a solution to the chassis problem without obsolescing
our current competitors’ cars. After talking with several Late Model
builders in the area, we got a call from Andy Johnson of Johnson Chassis and
he expressed interest in the project.”
Over the summer of 2007, Johnson Chassis, working together with the SMS Tech
Staff, came up with a solution to the problem. The objective of the
SMS/Johnson Chassis project is to provide competitors with a replacement
chassis, not an improved chassis. The Late Model chassis project consists
of low cost tubular replacements, which are being prototyped to establish
material weights and specifications that will meet all factory weights and
dimensions. The new frame will accept all factory stock components and
optional tubular replacement components.
“We’re excited about this new car that we’re working on with Andy in that
the new chassis and its working parts will seamlessly integrate with the
current Metric GM Chassis without the benefit of a performance advantage,”
continued Arute. “This new chassis will allow our Late Model and Limited
Late Model competitors to be able to race competitively on an even playing
field with their current equipment and not force our teams to replace their
entire cars to reap a performance advantage.”
Jim Peterson is a member of the team that is working on the construction of
the new Tubular GM Metric Chassis. Peterson will also serve as the test
driver of the new car in a test session at Stafford Motor Speedway that will
take place sometime before the season opening CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring
Sizzler on April 25-27.
Johnson Chassis currently has some parts available. Johnson Chassis can be
reached via email at aj@johnsonchassis.com for price and availability. A
full catalog will be available in early 2008 when the prototype chassis has
been completed. For more information about the new Tubular GM Metric
Chassis, visit www.johnsonchassis.com, or contact the Stafford Motor
Speedway track office at 860-684-2783, or visit us on the web at
www.staffordspeedway.com.
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STAFFORD SPEEDWAY BUILDING CAR COUNT FOR 2008 NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES SEASON

(Stafford Springs, CT)---With the 2007 NASCAR season in the rearview mirror
and the 2008 season looming on the horizon, Stafford Motor Speedway has
received a grand total of 128 number registrations thusfar for its 2008
NASCAR Whelen All American Series season. Stafford’s premier division, the
SK Modifieds®, lead the way with 35 entries. The SK Modified® division is
followed by the Late Model division with 32 entries, the DARE Stock division
with 26 entries, the Limited Late Model division with 19 entries, and the SK
Light division with 16 entries.
“We are excited with the volume of car registrations we have received thus
far,” said SMS CEO / GM Mark Arute. “When compared to previous years, we’re
on a record pace for number registrations at this point. We have a great
mix of veteran drivers as well as new drivers spread out through our five
weekly divisions and we’re looking forwards to another great season of
weekly racing with what we feel will be some of the best racing competition
in New England.”
The SK Modified® division has three former SK Modified® track champions in
Ted Christopher, Bo Gunning, and Frank Ruocco returning to Stafford along
with Corey Hutchings, who is the defending Late Model track champion, and
Doug Coby, the 1998 Stafford Late Model champion. Other feature winning
drivers that will be back at Stafford this upcoming season include Woody
Pitkat, Keith Rocco, Eric Berndt, Brad Hietala, Todd Owen, Jeff Malave,
Kenny Horton, Chris Jones, and Curt Brainard. The division will also see
several Whelen Modified Tour drivers taking their turns behind the wheel of
an SK Modified® at Stafford this season in the form of Zach Sylvester,
Ronnie Silk, and Jimmy Blewett. Adding to the rookie mix this season is
former SK Light feature winner Matt Gallo, Brett Gonyaw, who will drive Bob
Parker, Jr.’s entry that Bo Gunning piloted last season, and Christopher
Jones.
Stafford’s Late Model division also has several championship winning drivers
returning. Corey Hutchings and Mike Quintiliano will be back for 2008 while
Jim Peterson will return to Stafford for select events this season. Two
championship winning cars are entered from Ryan Posocco Racing and Marcia
Kretschman, but do not have drivers listed at this time. Other division
veterans that are returning include Jim Mavlouganes, Tom Butler, Scott
Foster, Jr., Joe Rzeszutek, Ed Ricard, and Dillon Moltz, who will enter his
first full season of competition after winning two races as a 16-year old
rookie this past season.
Stafford’s SK Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions will
continue to be the proving grounds that will produce future SK Modified® and
Late Model drivers, feature winners, and track champions. Drivers like
Woody Pitkat, Ryan Posocco, Michael Bennett, Joey Ferrigno, Andrew Durand,
Rick Lanagan, Kevin Gambacorta, and many others have started their Stafford
careers in the DARE Stock division and have successfully made the move up
the Stafford ladder to higher divisons, where they have achieved race wins
and championships.
Stafford’s 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season will begin with the
37th annual Tech-Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST on the weekend of
April 25-27, 2008. To see which drivers have submitted an entry to race at
Stafford in the 2008 season, visit the TEAMS section of
www.staffordspeedway.com, and click on the 2008 team listing for the SK
Modified®, Late Model, SK Light Modified, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock
divisions.
For more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
860-684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
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5 Flags Speedway Event

On behalf of everyone here at Five Flags Speedway, let us wish you a Safe and Joyous Holiday Season. The 2007 Racing Season was a rousing success, and your participation was an integral part. Hopefully you were able to join us at the 40th Annual Snowball Derby. The largest Derby ever seemed a fitting way to finish to an already great Racing Season. The loyalty that FFS Fans have shown in recent years inspires us to work towards making this Racetrack better each and every time you visit. We have more improvements in store for 2008, and hope some that you will notice if you can join us for our Season Opening Race on March 14th.

We will be honoring our 2007 Champions at our Annual Banquet on January 12th. Brannon Fowler, Randy Thompson, Chris Cotto, Sammy McMullen and Scott Carlson will share the spotlight on this evening, along with the Top Ten in each respective Division. We will also be hosting another January event again this year, our 2nd Annual Racer's Swap Meet, to be held in the Speedway parking lot on Saturday, January 26th. The entire 2008 Season Schedule is set to be released next week, so stay tuned to www.5flagsspeedway.com.

In closing, let us express our sincere Thanks to you for joining the 5 Flags Fan Club. We've had a lot of fun with it and hope that you have found it to be informative. We're also very proud to say that our membership surpassed the 1000 mark during the Snowball weekend. This kind of participation also inspires us, and our gears are turning to figure out ways to make your membership more worthwhile in 2008, as we continue "Celebrating 5 Decades of Speed!"

2008 IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY OVAL TRACK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2008

Schedule of Events

MARCH 22 – OPENING NIGHT PRESENTED BY SO. CAL TOYOTA DEALERS

AC Delco Super Late Models, Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8’s, Legends Cars

MARCH 29 –

Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pure Stocks Figure 8’s,

K & N Ford Focus Midgets, West Coast Pro Trucks

APRIL 5 –

AC Delco Super Late Models, Legend Cars, ASA Speed Truck Challenge, West Coast Pro Trucks, Bandoleros

APRIL 12 – INCOME TAX BUSTER NIGHT

Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Demo Derby, Auto Soccer

APRIL 19 –

AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Legends Cars, Bandolero’s Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8’s

APRIL 26 – INDIAN GUIDES NIGHT

Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks, Flashco SRL Southwest Tour Series

MAY 3 – Cinco De Mayo Celebration

AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Legends Cars, Bandolero’s

MAY 10 – MOTHER’S DAY Celebration

Auto Club Late Models, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks, K & N Ford Focus Midgets

MAY 17 –

AC Delco Super Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Legends Cars, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8’s, Bandoleros

MAY 24 – KING TACO FAMILY NIGHT

Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pure Stock Figure 8’s, Train Race, Demo Derby

MAY 31 –

AC Delco Super Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Legends Cars, Bandoleros

JUNE 7 –

Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Legends Cars, Pure Stocks, West Coast Pro Trucks

JUNE 14 – FATHERS DAY CELEBRATION

AC Delco Super Late Models Twins, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Outlaw Figure 8’s

JUNE 21 –

Auto Club Late Model, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Legends Cars, Pure Stocks, Pure Stock Figure 8’s, West Coast Pro Trucks

JUNE 28 – KING TACO FAMILY NIGHT

AC Delco Super Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Bandoleros, Demo Derby

JULY 4 – INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION – FIREWORKS SHOW!!!

NASCAR Camping World West Series 200, Auto Club Late Model Firecracker 100 & Fireworks Show

JULY 5 –

No Racing On Oval Track

JULY 12 –

AC Delco Super Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Legends Cars, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8’s, Bandoleros

JULY 19 – KING TACO FAMILY NIGHT

Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Pure Stocks, ASA Speed Truck Challenge, Demo Derby

JULY 26 –

AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Legends Cars

AUGUST 2 –

Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Legends Cars, West Coast Pro Trucks, K & N Ford Focus Midgets

AUGUST 9 –

AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Bandoleros

August 16 –

NASCAR Camping World West Series 200, Auto Club Late Model, King Taco Super Trucks

AUGUST 23 –

AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Legends Cars, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8’s

August 30 – LABORS UNIONS APPRECIATION NIGHT

Auto Club Late Model, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pure Stocks Figure 8’s, Train Race, Demo Derby

SEPT. 6 - GRAND PARENTS & GRAND KIDS NIGHTE

AC Delco Super Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Legends Cars, Train Race, Bandoleros

SEPT. 13 –

AC Delco Super Late Models Final Points, Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks

SEPT. 20 –

King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Legends Cars, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8’s

SEPT. 27 –

Auto Club Late Models Final Points, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pure Stock Figure 8’s, K & N Ford Focus Midgets, Auto Soccer

OCT. 4 – KING TACO FAMILY NIGHT

King Taco Super Trucks Final Points, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks Final Points, Legends Cars Final Points, West Coast Pro Trucks, Auto Soccer, Demo Derby

OCTOBER 11 –

Auto Club Late Model 100 Open, Vista Paint Super Stocks Final Points, Pure Stocks Final Points, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8’s Final Points, Train Race

OCTOBER 18 –

OCTOBER 25 –

NOVEMBER 1 –

NOVEMBER 8 –

NOVEMBER 15 – OUTLAW FIGURE 8 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8’s, King Taco Super Trucks, Demo Derby

NOVEMBER 22-23 – D1 GRAND PRIX DRIFTING

D1GP Japan Series Points Finale and World Championship match

NOVEMBER 26 & 27 – 68^TH Running of the TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX

Midgets & Sprints

2008 SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

TICKET PRICING: Unless otherwise specified, ticket prices are as follows:

General Admission

Adults: $15.00 Kids 6-12: $5.00

Kids 5 & Under: FREE

Seniors $12.00

Reserved Seats

All segments: $25.00

Special Events

To Be Determined

King Taco Family Nights

Adults: $15.00 Kids: FREE

Seniors $12.00

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IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY

500 SPEEDWAY DRIVE

IRWINDALE, CA 91706

( 626?358?1100

www.irwindalespeedway.com

2008 IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY OVAL TRACK SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

July 4th NASCAR Camping World Series West Race and Fireworks Show, Drifting, Figure 8 World Championship, Turkey Night Grand Prix and SRL Tour Series among schedule highlights.

IRWINDALE, Calif. (December 21, 2007) – Irwindale Speedway’s 10^th season of oval track racing will commence on March 22 with a diverse lineup of activities that includes thirty Whelen All-American NASCAR Weekly Racing Series events. The schedule is tentative as additional major events will be added and announced at a later date. It features sanctioned events by NASCAR, D1 Grand Prix, Formula Drift, USAC and the SRL.

The Speedway’s NASCAR racing series kicks off the season on Saturday, March 22 featuring sixteen racing divisions. The schedule is highlighted by two NASCAR Camping World West Series (formerly NASCAR Grand National Division) events including a special 4^th of July (Friday) event featuring a 200-lap race, an Auto Club Late Model 100-lap race followed by a spectacular fireworks show. A second NASCAR Camping World Series event is scheduled on August 16.

The Flashco SRL Southwest Tour, a racing series comprised of former NASCAR Elite Division Touring cars will make its debut at Irwindale Speedway on April 26 featuring a 100-lap race

On November 15, the Speedway will host its Figure 8 World Championships which attracts many of figure 8 racing’s top national Outlaw Figure 8 racers who will compete in a one-hour race. The event includes a Demolition Derby, Super Truck open race and some surprises.

Competitors who compete in the popular sport of Drifting identify Irwindale Speedway as the “House of Drift”. The facility will live up to that moniker by hosting three events in 2008. The D1 Grand Prix will conduct two events at the Speedway including its November 22-23 Japan series season finale and World Championship match. The date for a second D1GP event will be announced in the near future.

Formula Drift will hold its Championship Finale at the Speedway with the date of the event to be announced upon finalization of its 2008 schedule.

USAC’s Sprint and Midget cars and the Ford Focus Midget series will provide an entertaining night of racing during the 68^th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. The event is expected to attract a number of motor racing’s stars including those from NASCAR and USAC.

Tickets for all Irwindale Speedway events will go on sale beginning in February. Fans may begin placing reservations for reserved seat season tickets on January 2 by calling (626) 358-1100 or visiting the Speedway office at 500 Speedway Drive, Irwindale, Calif., Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.