Icebreaker @ Abilene Spwy 2/27-29/04

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For Immediate Release Contact Bill Martin

Feb. 3, 2004 (319) 472-2201, x225

 

Abilene Speedway opens season with racing tripleheader

ABILENE, Texas (Feb. 3) – The Ice Breaker special headlines a racing

tripleheader that opens the 2004 race season for I.M.C.A.-sanctioned Modifieds,

Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks at Abilene Speedway.

Feature races for all three divisions are on the card for the Friday and

Saturday, Feb. 27-28 Ice Breaker and for the Sunday Race special on Feb. 29.

Modified features will pay $500 to win, with Stocks running for $300 to win

and Hobby Stocks $250 to win each evening. Drivers will draw for heat race

starting positions each day.

National, Texas state and local track points will be awarded in all three

divisions. Modifieds also vie for Dirt Works South Central Region points and

Stock Cars compete for Destroyer Chassis Southern Region or Northern Region

points.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 5:30 p.m., the draw closes at 6:30

p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, gates open at 3 p.m.,

hot laps are at 5 p.m., the draw closes at 6 p.m. and the first heat is at 7

p.m.

Following a 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, pit gates open at 11 a.m., hot

laps are at 11:30 a.m. and the draw ends at 12:30 p.m., with racing at 1 p.m.

The Ice Breaker is presented by Smiley’s Racing Products. Danz Designs is

sponsor of the Sunday Race program.

Non-sanctioned sprint cars are also on the card Friday through Sunday. Pure

stocks and junior mini-stocks run the first two nights only.

Pit gates open at 11 a.m. and practice sessions at the track are from noon-4

p.m. Sundays Feb. 15 and 22. Another practice night is set for 6-10 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 26. Gates open at 5 p.m. that afternoon.

Questions about the event can be directed to promoter Rob Poor at (325)

695-2369 or (325) 692-8800.

 

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