Stellar purse revealed for Boothill Showdown at Dodge City Raceway

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Stellar Purse Revealed for Boothill Showdown at DCRP

by Lonnie Wheatley

 

DODGE CITY, Kan. (June 16, 2016) – It’s just a little over two weeks away.

Dodge City Raceway Park’s annual “Boothill Showdown” and the Steve King Memorial have melded into a Sprint Car mega-event on Friday and Saturday, July 1-2, with more than $70,000 in prize money to be distributed over the course of the weekend.

The NCRA Sprint Cars will battle it out for a lucrative $10,000 winner’s share while the URSS vs. Precise Racing Products DCRP 305-ci Sprint Cars vie for a $2,000 prize. The 1200-cc Colorado Lightning Sprints will be in action each night as well.

Along with the $10,000 winner’s share, Saturday’s NCRA feature offers up $500 to start, $1,200 for tenth and $2,500 for fifth. Saturday’s complete NCRA Sprint Car feature payout is as follows: 1. $10,000; 2. $6,000; 3. $3,000; 4. $2,700; 5. $2,500; 6. $2,200; 7. $2,000; 8. $1,700; 9. $1,500; 10. $1,200; 11. $1,000; 12. $800; 13. $700; 14. $600; 15 – 24. $500. Non-Transfers: $150.

Friday’s NCRA prelim offers up $1,500 to win and $250 to start.

Along with the $2,000 winner’s share for the URSS vs. DCRP Sprint Car ranks, Saturday’s feature offers up $250 to start, $425 for tenth and $800 for fifth. Saturday’s complete URSS vs. DCRP Sprint Car payout is as follows: 1. $2,000; 2. $1,500; 3. $1,000; 4. $900; 5. $800; 6. $700; 7. $600; 8. $500; 9. $450; 10. $425; 11. $400; 12. $375; 13. $350; 14. $325; 15. $300; 16. $275; 17 – 24. $250. Non-Transfers: $100.

Friday’s URSS vs. DCRP Sprint Car prelim offers up $500 to win and $125 to start.

Liberal native Tony Bruce, Jr., and Ness City’s Luke Cranston are reigning “Steve King Memorial” champions with TBJ topping the NCRA 360-ci Sprint Car portion of last year’s event and reigning track champ Cranston besting the URSS vs. DCRP Sprint Car contenders.

The Boothill Showdown’s Steve King Memorial is in memory of the popular Jetmore, KS, racer that lost his life in a 2006 Knoxville Nationals crash. The Steve King Foundation was established after his passing to assist members of the racing family in times of need. Detailed information regarding the Steve King Foundation is available at http://www.stevekingfoundation.org/.

Tickets to the Boothill Showdown featuring the Steve King Memorial on July 1-2 are just $25 for adults each night with children 11 and under free when accompanied by an adult. Pit passes are $30 each night.

The complete 2016 schedule of events at Dodge City Raceway Park is available at http://www.dodgecityraceway.com/schedule/.

Dodge City Raceway Park is located on the south edge of Dodge City, KS, on US 283, then 0.9 miles west on US 56, then 0.1 miles south. For more information, contact the track at 620-225-3277 or check www.dodgecityraceway.com.