Lake Cumberland Presents STARS MDRL Series April 23rd.

STARS Midwest Dirt Racing League to open April 23rd at Lake Cumberland $3,000 to win


The 2011 season opener for the STARS Midwest Dirt Racing League Late Models presented by Arizona Sport Shirts is now just one week away!

The STARS MDRL Late Models will open a busy racing season on Saturday Night April 23rd at the Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Kentucky. This will be a $3,000 to win / $300 to start event, and being dubbed the ‘McGowan Excavating 40’ sponsored race.

This will be the first of four series visits throughout the 2011 season at the Brandon Hardgrove promoted facility located just minutes south of Somerset, Kentucky. The track is a 3/8th’s mile clay oval which is just beginning their 31st season of competition.

The local Open Wheel Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Open 4-Cylinders and FWD’s will also be on the racing card that night. Pit Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with the driver’s meeting slated for 6:30 p.m. and Hot Laps rolling out at 7:00 p.m. All times are Eastern. Adult General Admission will be $18.00 while Adult Pit Passes will be $35.00.

The STARS MDRL Late Models will see a full show of Practice, Time Trials, Heat Races, Consolation Races and the 40-lap Main event. The tire rule for the STARS MDRL Late Models will be Open Front with Hoosier LM40/1600 and American Racer MD56 on the rear. These tire compounds only must punch 60 cold.

Further information on the Lake Cumberland Speedway can be obtained by calling the Speedway office/track phone at (606) 561-8994 or visit www.lcspeedway.net .

The STARS Midwest Dirt Racing League Late Model drivers are vying for the guaranteed starting spot in this year’s 31st Annual edition of Carl Short’s Dirt Track World Championship paying $50,000 to win which will be held on October 14-15 at Schrader’s KC Raceway in Chillicothe, OH and will be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

Further information on the STARS MDRL or STARS VRS can be obtained by calling the series office at (606) 219-1723 or visiting www.racevrs.com .

STARS MDRL $3,000 to win Purse: 1) $3000, 2) $1500, 3) $1000, 4) $850, 5) $700, 6) $600, 7) $500, 8) $450, 9) $425, 10) $400, 11) $360, 12) $350, 13) $340, 14) $330, 15) $320, 16) $310, 17) $300, 18) $300, 19) $300, 20) $300, 21) $300, 22) $300.

The STARS Volunteer Racing Series and the STARS Midwest Dirt Racing League would like to thank the following 2011 sponsors: Arizona Sport Shirts, JumpStart Communications, American Race Tires, Cruise with the Champions, Double H Race Fabrications, PPM Racing Products, Sunoco Race Fuels, The Tower Assistant by Ron Jerger Jr.