Sooner Roundup rescheduled to April 3-4 due to snow

[NickHolt]

Sooner Roundup rescheduled to April 3-4

 

CLINTON, Okla. (March 19) – The last blast of winter has postponed the Sooner Roundup special to what will hopefully be a more spring-like weekend in April.

 

Wild West Speedway officials announced this morning that forecasts for 4-8 inches of snow in Clinton on Sat­urday, as well as 10 inches or more further north in Oklahoma, forced rescheduling of the IMCA sanctioned event from March 20-21 to Saturday and Sunday, April 3-4.

 

An open practice session is now planned for Friday, April 2 from 6-11 p.m. No change has been made in the respective race cards, which still see the two IMCA SportMod classes on the same pro­grams for the first time.

 

Southwest Racing Specialties Southern SportMods race for $350 to win on Saturday and for $1,000 in their regional event on Sunday. Top checks for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are $250 on opening night and $400 on Sunday.

 

IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $250 to win on Saturday and for $300 on Sunday. Trophies go to top four finishers in the first night feature for Mach-1 Sport Compacts while the Sunday winner earns $100.

 

Southern SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Com­pacts are newly sanctioned at Wild West this season and all applicable IMCA points will be awarded. National points will be given for both Northern SportMod events.

 

Gates open at 4 p.m. Saturday, sign-in ends and the grandstand opens at 7 p.m., and racing starts at 8 p.m. On Sunday, gates will open at 11 a.m., sign-in ends and the grandstand opens at 2 p.m., and racing gets un­der­way at 3 p.m.

 

A $25 track registration fee will be charged to each car and pit passes are $25 each day. Grandstand admis­sion will be $10 for adults and $4 for kids ages 6-12, with young­sters five and under getting in free.

 

More information about the rescheduled Sooner Roundup is avail­able by calling 580 323-3993 or 405 990-3990, and at the www.clintonmotorsportspark.com website.