kearney
04-05-2011, 09:46 AM
I-80 Speedway gears up for the Silver Dollar Nationals
I-80 Speedway near Greenwood, Nebraska is gearing up for the inaugural running of the Silver Dollar Nationals to be held July 21 through July 23. In the past the track has hosted such series as the Hav-A-Tampa, UMP Summer Nationals, the Busch All-Star Tour, MLRA, NCRA, WDRL and MARS. Many of these series compete in annual I-80 events such as the Alphabet Soup Race, the Midwest Trifecta and the Cornhusker Classic. It is also home base to the SLMR, an area Super Late Model Series now in its fourth year.
Nothing, however compares to the upcoming Silver Dollar Nationals. The event will pay $25,000 to the winner and $1,000 to start the 80 lap main event. Up to 34 cars may start the event which has a unique qualifying format. All Super Late Models will run two qualifying heats. The second heat will be a complete invert from how you start the first heat (if you start your first heat on the pole, you start the second heat on the tail, etc). There will be no time trials. The heat race purse will be $500 per heat which will be paid in Silver Dollars.
26 cars will qualify out of the heat races and last chance races for the Silver Dollar Nationals. In addition, there will be open provisionals awarded as follows:
2 for MLRA (Highest drivers in MLRA points not qualified)
2 for SLMR (highest drivers in SLMR points not qualified)
1 each from the highest finishers from the April 2 Spring Meltdown, the May 29 Alphabet Soup Race and the July 1 Midwest Trifecta races, that have not qualified for the Silver Dollar Nationals.
Finally, 1 provisional will be auctioned off with a minimum bid of $1,500. The amount of the bid exceeding the $1,000 start money will be split by the last 20 placed finishers in the feature.
The tire rule will be WRS-55 or UMP Style LM40 which everyone runs at Eldora for the Dream and the World 100.
For detailed rules on the Silver Dollar Nationals go the MLRA website.
Joining the Super Late Models for the Silver Dollar Nationals will be the cars and stars of the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). The USMTS will be running complete shows on both Friday, July 22 and Saturday July 23. These races will be a part of the Great Plains Regional Tour and will pay $2,000 to win and $300 to start each night.
The USMTS features the fastest dirt modified racing in the country and are featured on the popular television series “Dirt Knights.” The dirt knights will be lead into the Silver Dollar Nationals by the defending USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes of Westville, Oklahoma, 9-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa and the 2010 USMTS Great Plains Regional Champion “the Reaper” Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa.
Kicking things off on Thursday, July 21 will be a complete NASCAR Weekly Racing Program featuring NASCAR Late Models, ProAms, B-Mods and Hornets. Also there will be open practices for both Super Late Models and USMTS cars.
For more information call Ed Kosiski at (402)-659-3301.
I-80 Speedway near Greenwood, Nebraska is gearing up for the inaugural running of the Silver Dollar Nationals to be held July 21 through July 23. In the past the track has hosted such series as the Hav-A-Tampa, UMP Summer Nationals, the Busch All-Star Tour, MLRA, NCRA, WDRL and MARS. Many of these series compete in annual I-80 events such as the Alphabet Soup Race, the Midwest Trifecta and the Cornhusker Classic. It is also home base to the SLMR, an area Super Late Model Series now in its fourth year.
Nothing, however compares to the upcoming Silver Dollar Nationals. The event will pay $25,000 to the winner and $1,000 to start the 80 lap main event. Up to 34 cars may start the event which has a unique qualifying format. All Super Late Models will run two qualifying heats. The second heat will be a complete invert from how you start the first heat (if you start your first heat on the pole, you start the second heat on the tail, etc). There will be no time trials. The heat race purse will be $500 per heat which will be paid in Silver Dollars.
26 cars will qualify out of the heat races and last chance races for the Silver Dollar Nationals. In addition, there will be open provisionals awarded as follows:
2 for MLRA (Highest drivers in MLRA points not qualified)
2 for SLMR (highest drivers in SLMR points not qualified)
1 each from the highest finishers from the April 2 Spring Meltdown, the May 29 Alphabet Soup Race and the July 1 Midwest Trifecta races, that have not qualified for the Silver Dollar Nationals.
Finally, 1 provisional will be auctioned off with a minimum bid of $1,500. The amount of the bid exceeding the $1,000 start money will be split by the last 20 placed finishers in the feature.
The tire rule will be WRS-55 or UMP Style LM40 which everyone runs at Eldora for the Dream and the World 100.
For detailed rules on the Silver Dollar Nationals go the MLRA website.
Joining the Super Late Models for the Silver Dollar Nationals will be the cars and stars of the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). The USMTS will be running complete shows on both Friday, July 22 and Saturday July 23. These races will be a part of the Great Plains Regional Tour and will pay $2,000 to win and $300 to start each night.
The USMTS features the fastest dirt modified racing in the country and are featured on the popular television series “Dirt Knights.” The dirt knights will be lead into the Silver Dollar Nationals by the defending USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes of Westville, Oklahoma, 9-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa and the 2010 USMTS Great Plains Regional Champion “the Reaper” Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa.
Kicking things off on Thursday, July 21 will be a complete NASCAR Weekly Racing Program featuring NASCAR Late Models, ProAms, B-Mods and Hornets. Also there will be open practices for both Super Late Models and USMTS cars.
For more information call Ed Kosiski at (402)-659-3301.