Festival 40 Coming September 21st!

(Kerens, W.V. 9-10-13) Elkins Raceway has announced the 49th annual Festival 40 coming Saturday September 21. The Jenkins Ford Super Late Models will battle for $3,000. The Budweiser FASTRAK Late Models, Fast 'N Friendly Pharmacy Modifieds, Miller's Used Cars Street Stocks, and the Good Samaritan of Barbour County Mod Lites will each race for $1,000 to win based on 15 cars signing in per class. The Darren's Pizza Shack Mini Wedges also will be on the card.

Gates open at 5:00 pm with racing starting at 7:00 pm Plus a huge FIREWORKS display!

Bring the family, tell your neighbors, bring a lawn chair and feel Thunder In the Valley at the Elkins Raceway.

The Festival race dates back to the opening of the track in 1952. The first few years were ran with a four day, four race format. Then a two day format was used. In many of the two day shows, the first day was a regular show with the Festival race the second day.
In recent years the Festival race has been a one day format.
Past winners of this event include:
1952 ED HALEY / HERB SCOTT / CARLO DeMOTTO. 1953 DAVE KURTZ.
1954-1966 NO RACE. 1967 ROSCOE BARNES / HERB SCOTT (2) / L J DENNIS / TOM JARRETT. 1968 L J DENNIS (2) / L J DENNIS (3) / L J DENNIS (4) / MICK HEADLEY. 1969 L J DENNIS (5) / DON SEMMELMAN. 1970 GARY BATES / TERRY LILLEY / FRANK BUCCELLA / FRANK BUCCELLA (2).1971 L J DENNIS (6)
1972 JEWELL CARSON. 1973 BOB WEARING SR. 1974 NO RACE. 1975 BOB WEARING SR. (2). 1976 RAIN. 1977 RAIN (2). 1978 DANNY DEAN. 1979 CHARLIE SWARTZ. 1980 DENNY CHAMBERLAIN. 1981 EARL HILL. 1982 DENNY CHAMBERLAIN (2). 1983 DENNY CHAMBERLAIN (3). 1984 NO RACE. 1985 FRANK WILSON. 1986 DECK DEFINBAUGH. 1987 MIKE BALZANO. 1988 CHUCK HARPER / BUTCH McGILL. 1989 BOB ADAMS JR. 1990 BUTCH McGILL (2).
1991 DOUG HALL. 1992 FRANK WILSON (2). 1993 TIM HITT. 1994 STEVE SHAVER. 1995 DELMAS CONLEY. 1996 BOOPER BARE. 1997 DAVE GROVES.
1998 RAIN (3). 1999 DAVE GROVES (2). 2000 BUTCH McGILL (3). 2001 MIKE BENEDUM. 2002 MIKE BENEDUM (2). 2003 NOT RUN. 2004 GARY DALTON.
2005 ROBBIE SCOTT. 2006 CHARLIE GEORGE. 2007-09 NOT RUN. 2010 JARED HAWKINS. 2011 BUTCH McGILL (4). 2012 BUTCH McGILL (5).