Open-Wheel Modifieds Headline $40K Cotton Bowl Cup At Clayhill Motorsports

ATWOOD, TN – The Open-Wheel Modified Division will highlight the biggest race in West Tennessee, the $40,000 Cotton Bowl Cup on September 29 through October 1 at Clayhill Motorsports. The Open-Wheel Modifieds will compete in a $3,500-to-win main event on Saturday night, October 1.

Among the top entries expected for the Cotton Bowl Cup in the Open-Wheel Modified Division are Matt Cooper of McKenzie, TN, Bert Richardson of Bradford, TN, 13-year-old Hunt Gossum out of Kentucky, and the Clayhill Motorsports Track Champion Junior Lemming.

The Open-Wheel Modified Division will be one of nine Divisions in action during the Cotton Bowl Cup. The NeSmith-Style Street Stocks, the Crate Late Models, the Hobby Division, the E-Mods, the Clayhill Motorsports Street Stocks, the Pure Stocks, the Mini Mods, and the Hummers will all participate in the Cotton Bowl Cup.

The on-track action begins on Thursday night, September 29 with an Open Practice Session. Gates open at 5 p.m., with practice from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The General Admission Grandstand will be free of charge for the Open Practice, and pit passes are $20.

Race fans will catch a big break at the ticket window for the $40,000 Cotton Bowl Cup. They will be able to witness this big event and only have to pay $10 each night for a Grandstand Ticket. That is less than most race tracks in the country charge for a regular weekly show!

The racing action on Friday night, September 30 will feature Qualifying and Heat Races for all six racing divisions. Competitors must compete on Friday night to race on Saturday night. The pit gate opens at 4 p.m. and the grandstand gate opens at 5 p.m. Hot Laps are set for 6 p.m., and racing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Grandstand tickets will be $10 and pit passes are $30.

The B-Main Races and the Feature Races will be on tap for racing action on Saturday night, October 1. The pit gate opens at 4 p.m. and the grandstand gate opens at 5 p.m. Hot Laps are set for 6 p.m., and racing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Grandstand tickets will be $10 and pit passes are $30.

Clayhill Motorsports is located at 1315 Rimmer Road, Atwood, TN 38220. For more information about Clayhill Motorsports and the Cotton Boll Cup, call 731-434-9832, or please visit the Clayhill Motorsports Facebook Page at Clayhill Motorsports Park.