Everything about THIS WE's show screams 'GRASS ROOTS' exce

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Everything about this weekend's show screams GRASS ROOTS except...

...THE PURSE!

This weekend's Gene Reamer King-of-THE-HILL race boasts a total cash and prize purse that goes well above $30,000 and you know what's missing?

Late Models, A-Mods, Sprint Cars and the like!!!

It's just TWO "Grass Roots" classes and that's all! Can you get more grass roots than Factory Stocks and Sport Mods? I don't think so.

For comparison, your average SUPR Late Model race is about $13,000 these days. USMTS around $14,000. ASCS with all the fees... $12,000 for regional about $20,000 for national so... THIS is awesome!

Know what else is missing?

An entry fee! (And no sanction or registration fees either.)

Run just Fri & Sat, and still be eligible for part of $29,000+ at: Cost = #of pit passes X $65 + one $25 transponder rental.

That's it. Nothing else except the $$$ in your race car and the traveling cost and considering Factory Stocks run on the cheapest tire in the game, you're ahead of them other classes in the cost of that much anyway!

You'll also be racing at the legendary Boothill Speedway. This is the place that National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame member Doug Ingalls, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame member Gary Wright, Ronny Adams -- the original "King of the Hill" along with the likes of Ray Ingalls, Jeff Castle, Billy Melton, Billy Robinson, Gene Boyer, Wes Grigsby, Ace Henigan, and so many, many more over the 43-year old history of this track, made famous! Even NASCAR's Mark Martin competed here before his NASCAR career launched. Longest running active track in Louisiana!

So if Grass Roots is your thing.... find a way to support this show if you can!

Title: Gene Reamer King-of-THE-HILL presented by Spear's Oil & Gas Consulting

A-main payout:

1. $10,000!
2. 2,000+ wrap on sides of car from Superior Graphix
3. 1100
4. 900
5. 700
6. 600
7. 500
8. 480
9. 470
10. 460
11. 440
12. 430
13. 420
14-24. $400

Plus $250 Kenny's Towing Hardcharger Award

Victory Lane by ABC Auto


Texas Fire & Safety Non-Qualifier's Feature

1. $300
2. 200
3. 160
4. 120
5. 100
6. 80
7. 60
8-20. 40


PLUS...

-- Free food in the pits Thursday from Select Energy Services
-- $250 Fast Time Award from Kenny's Towing
-- Boggs Oilfield Services Qualifying Night (Friday)
-- Top Passing Point Qualifier - Half-Wrap from Hitman Designs
-- $250 Long Tow Award from Joel Couvillion Racing Components

NON-Qualifier's Drawing

-- 'Lucky Dog' 23rd starting spot in A worth minumum $400, maximum $10K from Boggs Oilfield Services
-- FOUR $250 Cash Awards from the Gene Reamer Family
-- FOUR starting spots in non-qualifiers feature worth $40 minimum, $300 maximum
-- Set of 4 Racing Shocks from Dark Horse Racing Shocks
-- Asphalt Pull-Off Tires & Stock GM Axles from Bootlegger Racecars
-- TEN Fuel Jugs each filled with 5 gallons of VP Racing Fuel 110 Gas from Rascoe Racing
-- Cases of Oil from Ralo's Lube & Auto
-- Gift Certificates from Day Motorsports and J&J Racing

Thanks to each and everyone of these sponsors from Boothill Speedway!!!


Click on this poster below to reach Boothill Facebook page for weekend updates...

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File this under #NeverEverQuit!

From August 1st, check this out...

First here's a really cool drone video by Jay Cougar: http://video-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xaf1/v/t42.1790-2/11810135_896479930426768_514812820_n.mp4?rl=808&vabr=449&oh=7794fd5c5ea69e8dc00a7ac972c8255e&oe=55C10EA8

Some phone pics of crowd...





And some shots from the infield...



SRO for sure. this is the top of the hill coming off turn 4. I asked the guy standing on the cooler what he could see. Said everything but turn one...



Now this is at a track that was originally opened in 1972. It is had at least a race a year since then.

As you can imagine, there are a lot of challenges running a track that's been around that long. It's had some hard times recently.

There was no racing at the track on July 18th or 25th. Boothill works with Ark-La-Tex Speedway and Lonestar Speedway on rotating dates around. They never race against each other.

Here is the crowd from July 11th at Boothill. It was a regular purse 'weekly show' for the most part. Raced Modifieds, Sport Mods, Factory Stocks and a small series called Southern DIRT Mods which are cool 'east coast style 'big block' Mods but are only averaging about 10 cars a race down here.



Not terribly bad but nothing in comparison to Aug 1st. We can speculate about all kinds of reasons why. It was probably enough though to keep them going... Enough to take the gamble on The King-of-THE-HILL.

If you'd like to check out a 43-year old piece of dirt track history here are our next three shows:

THIS Sat Aug 8th -- Nesmith Late Models + Mods, Limited Mods (Sport Mods) and Factory Stocks

Sat Aug 29th -- IMCA/Racesaver WINGLESS 305 Sprint Cars (Support classes TBA)

Sat Oct 3rd -- 43rd annual Louisiana State Dirt Track Championship with a practice on Friday the 2nd.




#NeverEverQuit