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"AMERICA'S HOMETOWN TRACK" GETS EARLY START WITH FIREWORKS AND ADDS TO ESSAY CONTEST

South Boston, VA...."America's Hometown Track" gets back to racing tomorrow, September 1st, with the running of the Nilla Racing Nite presented by Gatorade. Twin 75s are scheduled for the legendary Textilease Late Models with American General Finance Limited Sportsman, Rolling Thunder Modifieds, Super Stocks, and Pure Stock 4s igniting a hot night of short track excitement. Ending in a brilliant array of lights, this night will feature a fireworks display both on and off the track. Fans can get in on the extra value of short track Saturday night with the SHEETZ carload special. Carload certificates are available at your local SHEETZ Convenience Stores and provide an entire carload of fans a chance to see upclose, fast paced racing for only $20.00. Racing gets started early for this full schedule of events. Gates open at 4:30p.m. with the green flag waving at 6:30 p.m.

Three Men Vie for the Top Spot at the Track, and In the Region

August 29, 2001 
Larry Bateman 
NRVS Writer 

Radford, VA- Coming into the race that completes the Blue Ridge Regional Standings, three competitors, Chad Harris (02), Wade Day (96), and Philip Morris (01), await the start of this week's Roanoke Times 200 more than most others.

For these three drivers, much hangs in the balance as Harris and Day are tied at the top of the New River Valley Speedway track points and Morris just a tick behind, trailing the leaders by only six points. All three drivers know what it is like to be at the top as Harris and Morris have both won NRVS track championships and Day won the 2000 track championship at Kingsport in Tennessee en route to being the 2000 Blue Ridge Regional Champion.

This season Morris has the chance at being the Blue Ridge Regional Champion if he is able to finish three positions or higher than both Morris and Day this Saturday, and possibly even contend for the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series National Championship.

Morris enters this weekend with the third highest Competition Performance Index (CPI) number in the nation, but cannot do anything with that high average if he cannot get into the track points lead coming out of this week's race. In order to win a regional championship, the driver must be winning the points at their home track, which is why Morris needs help in order to finish with the elite of the Weekly Racing Series competitors.

The regional and track champions from across the nation will meet in Orlando, Florida in November for the official awards ceremony.

The leader of each track in points is placed in the 1st tier, second in points 2nd tier and so forth for a total of five tiers. The NWRS Championship and Regional Championships are based on a calculated number involving wins, top-5's, starts, and the track car count.

Turner Leads All Stars Into First Visit To Senoia

SENOIA, GA-The Southern All Stars Asphalt Racing Series will head into the final stretch run of the season as they will be in action Saturday night for a 125 lap event, and defending SAS Asphalt Racing Series Champion Ricky Turner of Dawsonville, GA, is closing in on hi second straight title.

Turner has an 80 point lead over another Georgia driver David Hole of Cumming, GA, as these two drivers along with veteran Ronnie Sanders of Fayetteville, GA, and young gun Jason Hogan of Cleveland, GA, are all within the range to capture the championship in 2001. All these drivers will be in action Saturday night along with current GRIPP Tire Prep Rookie of the Year leader J R Norris of Hueytown, AL, Jeremy Rice of Royston, GA, Mike Langston of Marietta, GA, and J R Dudley of Conyers.

Pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. with practice schedule to start at 4:30 p.m. qualifying will take place at 6:30 p.m. and race time will be set for 7:30 p.m.

PARS and CARS Pro-Am Golf Tournament Revs Up Weekends Activities

Lakeland, FL – The swoosh of fairway drivers and the 1 PM shotgun start of Wednesday’s Pro-Am Golf Tournament launched the weekends activities dubbed the PARS and CARS Classic. Hosted by Cleveland Heights Golf and Country Club, the best of the NGA Hooters Golf Tour joined forces with the City of Lakeland, the USAR Hooters ProCup Stock Car Series, USA International Speedway as well as Hooters of Lakeland locations to present the first annual edition of the PARS and CARS Classic in Lakeland. The weekend highlights will include tournament action play Thursday through Sunday for the NGA Hooters Golf Tour professionals and the final division showdown for the USAR Hooters ProCup Series Southern Division with the Jackaroo Sauces 200 presented by Lucas Oil at USA International Speedway.

Saturday night’s race will decide the top 25 in southern division points and who will be eligible for the Four Champions Championship races combining the top 25 from the south with the top 25 from the Northern Division. Two time USAR Hooters ProCup Series champion Bobby Gill leads the southern division points by 68 points over Hal Goodson with Steve Christian, Jay Fogleman and Shane Huffman in pursuit.

Speedway activities begin Friday when the team haulers begin parking at 5 PM. Then crews and drivers shift to the Lakeland HOOTERS North location for the 97 Country WPCV remote broadcast from 7 until 9 and beyond.

Events Saturday begin with pit gates opening at 8 AM. Practice for the Hooters ProCup competitors from 11 until 2 PM. SARA Late Model cars practice and qualify at 2:45 PM for their 100-lap feature following the Jackaroo Sauces 200. ProCup qualifying is scheduled for 4:30 PM.

Race fans will be able to go directly on to the racetrack beginning at 5:45 for the driver autograph session, which will also feature pros from the NGA Hooters Golf Tour.

The green flag waves at 7 PM to start the Jackaroo Sauces 200 presented by Lucas Oil with the SARA Late Model 100 to follow.

ARA

This will mark the second time Peach State has hosted an ARA Kool Seal Challenge and Southern Thunder doubleheader. Each race will be for 125 laps.

Gates open at 10 a.m. Sunday, with ARA practice starting at Noon. Time trials start at 4 p.m., and the Kool Seal Challenge race is set for a 7 p.m. start. Local division races are set for 8 p.m. and the Southern Thunder feature is at 9 p.m.