Top FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series Drivers Ready For Triple Crown

CARNESVILLE, GA – The top FASTRAK Pro Late Model drivers in the country are ready for a busy Memorial Day Weekend with the $37,000 12th Annual FASTRAK Triple Crown. The action begins on Friday night at 311 Motor Speedway in Pine Hall, NC, then moves to Princeton Speedway in Princeton, WV on Saturday, and the finale will be on Sunday at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, VA.

Friday night’s race at 311 Motor Speedway is the 40-lap $2,500-to-win, $250-to-start Bill Hicks Sr. Memorial. The complete payout is as follows: 1. $2,500; 2. $1,000; 3. $700; 4. $600; 5. $500; 6. $450; 7. $400; 8. $375; 9. $350; 10. $325; 11. $315; 12. $300; 13. $275; 14. $265; 15. $250; 16. $250; 17. $250; 18. $250; 19. $250; 20. $250; 21. $250; 22. $250; 23. $250; 24. $250.

Princeton Speedway’s Saturday night race will be a 40-lap $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start event. The complete payout is as follows: 1. $2,000; 2. $1,000; 3. $700; 4. $600; 5. $500; 6. $450; 7. $400; 8. $375; 9. $350; 10. $325; 11. $315; 12. $300; 13. $275; 14. $265; 15. $250; 16. $250; 17. $250; 18. $250; 19. $250; 20. $250; 21. $250; 22. $250; 23. $250; 24. $250.

The Wythe Raceway FASTRAK Triple Crown finale will be a 50-lap $3,000-to-win, $275-to-start race. The following is the complete payout: 1. $3,000; 2. $1,500; 3. $900; 4. $650; 5. $600; 6. $500; 7. $450; 8. $425; 9. $400; 10. $365; 11. $340; 12. $325; 13. $300; 14. $275; 15. $275; 16. $275; 17. $275; 18. $275; 19. $275; 20. $275; 21. $275; 22. $275; 23. $275; 24. $275.

That’s $37,000 up for grabs in three races over three days at three race tracks with one Champion. Points will be recorded over the three-race series, and the driver with the highest point total will be the Triple Crown Champion and have the honor on Sunday of wearing the Robe, carrying the Scepter, and being fitted with the Crown. Ross Bailes is the defending FASTRAK Triple Crown Champion.

Coming into the 12th Annual FASTRAK Triple Crown that will award points for both the FASTRAK South East and Mid-Ohio Valley Regions, the defending FASTRAK SE and MOV Champion Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC leads the FASTRAK point standings with a slim one-point advantage over Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, TN. Knight has 63 points and Ford has 62 points.

The rest of the top ten in the FASTRAK Pro Late Model point standings after two races has Matthew Nance of Ronda, NC in the third spot with 57 points, Benji Hicks of Mt. Airy, NC, who won the season opener on April 1 at Toccoa Raceway in Toccoa, GA, in fourth with 54 points, and former FASTRAK Champion Ron Parker of Belwood, NC in fifth with 53 points.

Frankie Beard of Hartwell, GA is sixth in the FASTRAK standings with 50 points, Dylan Lewis of Oakland, MD is seventh with 46 points, Teddy Tate of Rural Retreat, VA is eighth with 40 points, former FASTRAK Champion David Smith of Inman, SC is ninth with 38 points, and FASTRAK Rookie of the Year candidate Phillip Thompson of Knoxville, TN rounds out the top ten with 35 points.

On Friday night at 311 Motor Speedway, gates open at 4 p.m. with FASTRAK Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. with Hot Laps and Racing to follow.

311 Motor Speedway is located at 4390 U.S. Highway 311, Pine Hall, NC 27042. For more information call 336-413-0744, or visit the track web site at www.311motorspeedway.net. You can also Follow them on Facebook at 311 Speedway, and on Twitter @311_mike.

On Saturday at Princeton Speedway, gates open at 4:30 p.m., with FASTRAK Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. with Hot Laps and Racing to follow.

Princeton Speedway is located on Race Track Road in Princeton, WV 24740. For more information call 304-425-RACE (7223), or visit the track web site at www.princetonspeedway.net. You can also follow them on Facebook at Princeton Speedway (WV).

The Sunday FASTRAK Triple Crown finale at Wythe Raceway has the pit gate opening at 4 p.m., with FASTRAK Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. with Hot Laps at 7 p.m. and racing to follow.

Wythe Raceway is located at 164 Race Track Road, Rural Retreat, VA 24368. For more information call 276-620-2015, or visit the track web site at www.wytheraceway.com. You can also Follow them on Facebook at Wythe Raceway, or on Twitter @WytheRaceway.

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