Special Championship races added to Tx Nationals

[rebelracewriter]

For Immediate Release Contact Bill Martin

May 6, 2004 (319) 472-2201, x225

 

Champions Roundup races added

to Texas I.M.C.A. Nationals card

WACO, Texas (May 6) – Two more champions will take checkered flags during

the Texas I.M.C.A. Nationals.

Champions Roundup features for Modifieds and for Stock Cars have been added

to the May 29-30 special events program at Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco.

Qualifying heats will be on Saturday and both Roundup features join the Sunday

card.

Sponsored by Jeff’s Performance Automotive of Sherman, Texas, each Roundup

feature will pay $300 to win and a minimum of $50 to start. Both the number of

cars and the number of laps – 10 or 12 in each case – will be determined by the

number of heat races needed to set the field.

Drivers eligible to qualify for Champions Roundup features include former

Modified and Stock Car Texas I.M.C.A. Nationals feature winners, track and

special series champions in the region since 2000 and current track points

leaders or run-nersup as of May 29.

Roundup races will lead off Sunday’s show, with last-chance qualifying

events and then feature events for the Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks

to follow.

“We have recognized track, state and regional champions for several years,”

I.M.C.A. Vice President of Operations Brett Root said. “The Texas I.M.C.A.

Nationals is perhaps the best opportunity to assemble the most successful

Modified and Stock Car drivers in the region and crown a champion of the

champions in both classes.”

Former Modified feature winners at the Texas I.M.C.A. Nationals include

Ronnie Gould, Scotty Brown, Henry Witt Jr. and Kelly Cross. Stock Car feature

winners were Tim Clonch, Jeff Turner and Duain Pritchett. No main event was held

for the Stocks in 2001 because of rain.

Also eligible for the Modified Roundup are these 2000-03 track and/or

special series champions:

Glen Allen, Wes Armstrong. Jack Baggerly, Tab Barnard, Stacy Bateman, Dusty

Belcher, Brandon Black, Chris Bragg, Billy Brierton, Bo Briley, Lester Burnes,

Darryl Campbell, Brian Canady, Gary Chambless, Tim Clonch, Ralph Coen, Randol

Copley, Jeff Crane, Bobby Curran, Patrik Daniel, Tommy Davis Jr., Brad Dixon,

Monty Douglas, P.J. Egbert, David Elliott, Neal Flowers, Jerry D. Foster,

Derrick Frintz, Kenny Gaddis, Chris Glick, Keith Green, Rick Green, Hardy

Henderson, Ray Doug Hibbard, James Holder, Billy Johnson, Jim Jones, Larry

Josselyn, Victor Keeling, Keith McCullough, William Patrick McGuire, David

McKay, Shane Morton, Vince Ogle, Kevin Parkhill, Tim Ridgeway, Jochum Schievink,

Blaine Shives, Varian Sisson, Gary Smith, Kyle Taylor, Todd Tays, Max Eddie

Thomas, Jube Walker, Jared Webb, Jeff White, Keith White, Ronny Yielding and

Dennis Zimmerman.

Other Stock Car drivers winning track or special titles between 2000 and

2003 are:

Brandon Bishnow, Ken Boatman, Jason Bogard, Wendall Bolden, Jerry (Jay)

Bransom Jr., Charles Brewer, Ricky Bunch, Thomas Clark Jr., Robert M. (Scotty)

Cook, Jeff Crane, Tracy Crawford, Daniel Davis, Steve DeGrote, Tom Earl III,

Walter Freeman, Jason Gore, Mike Greer, Chris Gunn, Dustin Hammargren, Kirk

Henson, Mickey Henson, David Hoedebeck, J.W. Johnson, David M. Jones, Tommy

Kays, Ray Kemp Jr., Benji Kirkpatrick, Randal Ledbetter, Dean Lynch, Gary

Miller, Mark Mohon, Darryl Moseley, DeWayne Pace, Arnold Patton, Tim Pyle,

Richard Riley, Gary Sanders, Richard Schwartz Jr., J.R. Shoemaker, Steve

Spoonts, Kevin Sustaire, Allen Waltermire and Charlie Wilson.

The fifth annual Texas I.M.C.A. Nationals are co-promoted by nine Dirt Works

South Central Region tracks. Modifieds race for $2,000 to win and $350 to start

their main event. First place in the Stock feature pays $1,500, with a mini-mum

of $150 to start while the Hobby main pays $250 to win and $25 to start.

National, regional and state points will also be awarded.

Heat races in all three divisions are Saturday, with final qualifiers and

main events joining Champion Roundup features on Sunday. The schedule for both

days sees gates opening at 3 p.m. The draw closes and hot laps start at 6 p.m.,

with racing at 7 p.m.

Non-qualifiers competing both days get $100 in the Modifieds, $75 in the

Stocks and $15 in the Hobbies. Drivers who don’t compete on Saturday will start

in the back for their heat race Sunday.

An hour-long practice session will be held after the program on Friday. Rain

date is Monday, Memorial Day.

Helping promote the Texas I.M.C.A. Nationals as well as the regular weekly

program at HOT are 281 Speedway in Stephenville, Abilene Speedway, Boyd

Raceway, Cardinal Motor Speedway in Eunice, N.M., Grayson County Speedway in

Bells, Kennedale Motor Speedway, Texas Thunder Speedway in Killeen and Thunder

Mountain Speedway at Rusk. All eight of those tracks will be shut down for the

Memorial Day Weekend.

The Texas I.M.C.A. Nationals are sponsored by Smiley’s Racing Products.

 

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