You can't talk about the history of auto racing in the state of North Carolina or the Southeast without hearing the name, Bowman Gray Stadium. The historic and legendary facility with a football field in the infield is the longest running weekly racing facility in NASCAR history.
In fact, this year marks the 57th year that NASCAR weekly racing has been competing at the quarter-mile facility. Now, the RACEceier Legends and Bandoleros will make their mark on the track.
The RACEceiver Legends & Bandolero cars will join the NASCAR Southern Modified Touring Series qualifying, Aug. 5 for Advance Auto Parts Night. The Legends & Bandoleros have raced at the stadium before, but it was several years ago. The stadium seats approximately 17,000 people, and typically fills the grandstands on any given night.
The stadium features an open practice for all division every Saturday morning except July 2, and welcomes Legends and Bandoleros to come get some track time before the Aug. 5 race.
For more information, contact Bowman Gray Stadium at 336-723-1819 or www.bowmangrayracing.com
Brooks & Dunn Metal Rodeo Legends Back at MCM
The Brooks & Dunn Metal Rodeo Legends Series for the RACEceiver Legends Cars is back at Nashville's Music City Motorplex.
The series, which started May 29, consists of a 10-race schedule with nine races taking place on Sunday afternoons and one race on a Friday Night. The Friday night event, July 15, will be held in conjunction with the NASCAR Auto Zone Tour 150 for the NASCAR Southeast Touring division, and will be a double points race.
The other nine events will be part of Family Fun Sundays at the track. Masters, Pro and Semi-Pro RACEceiver Legends Cars will compete with the top 10 in overall points sharing a $2,500 point fund bonus. The Metal Rodeo champion will collect $700 and the Brooks & Dunn Metal Rodeo Championship guitar.
Drivers from surrounding tracks and states are invited to participate in the Series. Sunday's event schedule is as follows: pit gates open at 10:30 a.m. with grandstands opening at 12 p.m., and racing begins at 2 p.m. Adult tickets are only $5 with children 11 and under getting in free when accompanied by an adult.
Milwaukee Mile Joins The Summer Shootout Wars
The Milwaukee Mile will host a nine-week Wednesday-night Summer Shootout Series for RACEceiver Legends, Bandoleros and Thunder Roadsters this summer.
The Summer Shootout competitors will compete a modified oval utilizing part of the infield road course at the famed speedway starting June 8. The event is sanctioned by INEX, and will be part of the Speedway Auto Mall/Junior Pro Series schedule. Speedway Auto Mall is the authorized Illinois/Wisconsin 600 Racing dealer.
Grandstand admission is free with car registration $30 per event and pit passes $10 per night. Seven of the nine events will be recorded and produced for the Time Warner Cable Wisconsin on Demand channel 1111. The WIoD is an innovative local programming channel available to all TWC's 200,000 digital customer sin Southeastern Wisconsin.
The dates are June 8, June 15, June 19, July 6, July 13, July 20, Aug. 17, Aug. 24 and Aug. 31.
For more information, check out www.juniorproseries.com or call Robert Yonkee at Speedway Auto Mall, 815-636-0244.
LMS NASCAR Weekend Winners
Lowe's Motor Speedway, May 20 Bandolero Bandits: Darrel Wallace, Jr., Clint King, Corey Gordon, Ronnie Bassett, Jr., Ryan Blaney Bandolero Young Guns: Cole Miktuk, Brandon McReynolds, Ryan Glenski, Tyler Green, John Ellenburg RACEceiver Legends Semi-Pro: Dan Snyder, Alan Hunter, Trevor Bayne, Jake Crum, Kyle Fowler
Lowe's Motor Speedway, May 26
Bandolero Outlaws: Derrick Long, Dawn Eagens, Ryan Salomon, Jason Haynes, Ashleigh Wilkins
RACEceiver Legends Masters: Cotton Spry, Clay Hair, Jan Ingram, Eddie Harwell, Tom Van Wingerden
RACEceiver Legends Pro: Thomas Van Wingerden, Cliff Daniels, Tolliver Smith, Jason Reisman, Michael Van Wingerden
Thunder Roadsters: Thomas Van Wingerden, Michael Van Wingerden, Chrissy Wallace, Roger Simon, Tom Van Wingerden