Team & Fan Guide To Cowtown Sprint Nationals Oct. 10-11

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New Updates: Team & Fan Guide To Cowtown Sprint Nationals

 

10/1/08, DarinShort.com. October 10-11 will mark the largest total track purse in Cowtown Speedway history with the running of the Cowtown Sprint Nationals. The event kicks off four weekends of monster sized sprint car events, all within a budget-friendly distance of each other.

 

Cowtown Sprint Nationals. This is the inaugural event, and it’s a sanctioned national point race for the American Sprint Cars on Tour (ASCoT). Driver pre-entries are coming in from all over the region and they will all be slugging it out in a 30-lap, 22-car, $2,000 to win feature race on Friday October 10th and a giant $5,000 to win, 35-lap, 24-car championship feature on October 11th.

 

Drivers. Although there is no entry fee for sprint cars at the Cowtown Sprint Nationals, many teams have taken the time to pre-enter at the track website. It is anticipated that there will be around 50 sprint teams, and as of 10/1/08 here are the drivers pre-entered:

 

Texas: Jason Johnson, Michael Lang, Kevin Ramey, George White, Kathryne Minter, Chad Wilson, Marvin Lough, Larry Howery, Cy Conditt, Robert Byrom, Claud Estes, Kolt Walker, Justin Melton, Brian Parker. Oklahoma: Gary Taylor, Aaron Berryhill, Joe Wood Jr., Zach Chappell, Kenneth Walker, Nick Smith. Nebraska: Jack Dover. Missouri: Brian Brown. Drivers including Gary Wright (TX) , GarryLee Maier (KS), Wayne Johnson (OK), Eric Baldaccini (TX) and Travis Rilat (TX) are also ASCoT drivers that will be in the field. As this is the finale for the ASCS Sooner region as well, Oklahoma drivers including Brian McClelland, Matt Covington and Sherman Davis can also be expected. We will update the pre-entry list as new drivers sign up.

 

Topless 100. And as an added bonus, the wildly popular 8th annual Topless 100 will join the sprint car action and will take place following the sprint car feature event.

 

Two-day passes. Fans can save $10 by purchasing their tickets online at the track website through October 8, as 2-day adult grandstand pass will cost just $35. Or, tickets will be available at the gate on race night for $20 on Friday and $25 on Saturday. Youth and child tickets will remain at just $5 and $2 on each night. Visit www.CowtownSpeedway.com for complete details, including the event flyer.

 

Fan Fest. Race fans of all ages holding event tickets for the October 11 Cowtown Sprint Nationals will be allowed into the pit area from 3pm until 4:45pm. Fans will be able to check out the cars in all four of the race divisions, take pictures, visit with the teams, purchase team apparel & merchandise; plus get a behind the scenes look before the action takes place on the track.

 

Travel Tips. For flight options, www.Travelocity.com is a great source of information After a quick check of their ‘Last Minute Packages’ today, the following deals were available, which prices below include: flights, hotel rooms in Ft. Worth area and a rental car; leaving Oct. 10 and returning Oct 12. Prices are based on 2 people traveling, but as you can see, there are still great deals out there:

 

Little Rock – DFW, $275/person (select ‘Ft. Worth’ for destination, to get closer hotel selection). Chicago – DFW, $296/person. Seattle – DFW, $307/person. Denver – DFW, $314/person. Omaha – DFW, $380/person. Charlotte – DFW, $382/person. Minneapolis – DFW, $407/person. Detroit – DFW, $410/person. Tampa – DFW, $448/person. DC – DFW, $450/person. www.Priceline.com is also good for finding last-minute deals on flights and hotels. www.Hotwire.com is good for finding deals on hotels.

 

Weather. The trend has been warm and dry, and the long-range forecast, right now, shows sunny with highs in the 80’s and lows in the 50’s, with a 10% chance of precipitation. Hopefully that trend will continue as the event date gets closer.

 

It’s Almost Here. We look forward to see many new teams and faces at the Cowtown Sprint Nationals, and please visit CowtownSpeedway.com for the latest event news.

 

Upcoming:

 

Event #2. 35th annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals¸October 17th and 18th, Mesquite, TX. Traveling across town the for next weekend, this ASCoT national points event has provided fans with great sprint car racing action throughout the years. For complete event information, please visit www.DevilsBowl.com .

 

Event #3. 21st annual Hoosier Racing Tire Short Track Nationals presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR; October 23rd-25th. About 4 ½ hours up the freeway on Interstate 30 from D/FW, the next stop is the wild and drama filled Short Track Nationals. The championship event pays $15,000 to win and $2,100 to start.

 

Event #4. 2nd Annual November Sprint Shootout (NSS), November 7-8, Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale, TX. The inaugural NSS in 2007 left fans screaming “we want more!” Click the Shootout link here for a complete recap and visit the track website for 2008 ticket information.