Rains Cancel Lake Cumberland and postpones Richmond Raceway’s Southern Nationals Bonus Series/Iron-Man Races

BRASSTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA – May 19, 2018 – The Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Bonus Series presented by Sunoco Race Fuels and Tennessee RV and the Schaeffer’s Oil Iron-Man Championship Late Model Series presented by DirtonDirt.com were set to co-sanction the Down and Dirty 40 presented by McGowan Excavating on Friday May 18 at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Ky. and the Second Annual Mike Roland Memorial Saturday May 19 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Ky., however, Mother Nature has thrown a curveball at the tours and tracks and with heavy amounts of precipitation predicted for Saturday plus the heavy rains that have pounded the grounds of Richmond Raceway Friday evening, series and track officials have decided to not contest the events this weekend.

The Down and Dirty 40 presented by McGowan Excavating event scheduled for Friday May 19 at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Ky. was cancelled and will not be made up at this time.
The Second Annual Mike Roland Memorial event at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Ky. has only been postponed and the new date for that event will now be on Saturday June 16, paying $10,000-to-win and $500-to-start.

The next event for the Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals Bonus Series will take place on Monday May 28 at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, N.C., paying $3,000-to-win and will bookend the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals championship weekend that will see events at Crossville Speedway May 24, Boyd’s Speedway May 25, Dixie Speedway May 26, and Rome Speedway May 27.

The next event for the Schaffer’s Oil Iron-Man Championship Late Model Series presented by DirtonDirt.com will be on Saturday June 9 at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tenn., paying $3,000-to-win.

Further information on the Spring Nationals, Southern Nationals, and Southern Nationals Bonus Series can be obtained by calling Promoter Ray Cook at (828) 360-5353 or Series P.R. Coordinator Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723or by visiting the official series website located at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com.

Further information on the Iron-Man Championship Late Model Series can be obtained by calling Promoter/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or by visiting the official series website located at www.CTPROMOTIONS.org.

Upcoming Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Bonus Series Races:
May 28-Tri-County Race Track-Brasstown, NC-$3,000 to win
June 16-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-$10,000 to win
July 3-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$5,000 to win
August 18-North Georgia Speedway-Chatsworth, GA-$10,000 to win
September 1-Volunteer Speedway-Bulls Gap, TN-$5,000 to win
September 2-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$4,400 to win
Upcoming Schaeffer’s Iron-Man Late Model Series Races:
June 9-I-75 Raceway-Sweetwater, TN-$3,000 to win
June 16-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-$10,000 to win
June 22-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000 to win
June 23-Florence Speedway-Union, KY-$5,000 to win
June 29-201 Speedway-Sitka, KY-$10,000 to win
June 30-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$3,000 to win
July 3-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$5,000 to win