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This should be my final pre-event post....promise
Here's what it's all about folks:

[quote]“Dad loved watching me race. And we’re going to love watching you race in his memory. Thanks to all our sponsors and supporters and to Fast Trax owners Billy & Sandra Bagwell for making this possible. We want this to be a great show for the racers and the first of many annual Doug Murphrey Memorial Races.”

Dougie, Amy, Tina
& the entire
Murphrey family[/quote]
We got what we got for this one and we're going to do our best to make a good show and enjoy the night. Whereever you race this weekend or whereever you watch this weekend, you do the same and with the best of luck!

and for a better look...

http://hooksrpm.com/phbb/viewtopic.php?t=2348

Added spoiler rules info and a couple of other things....

Got two more commits out of Texas for this show recently.

Chris Brown from Baytown will run the DMM with his Skyrocket Modified between this weekend's Houston USMTS shows and the USMTS shows at Batesville on May 11th & 12th. Chris is going to be a busy racer over the next two weeks but why not? He's coming off another Modified win and his best ever SUPR Late Model run -- a 2nd! -- at Houston Raceway Park last week.

And coming from Tyler, Texas in a Dirt Works will be Casey Jordan. Casey always seems to be one of the fastest DWs at any of the show he travels too. I can remember him making the Oklahoma Open in Clinton last year. And last week, he claimed the win at Texas Dirt Motorplex.

Thanks guys for your support!

This Saturday, May 5th, Fast Trax Speedway, Chatham, Louisiana

PLANNED Order of Events:
(Subject to change as necessary, etc...you guys know the drill but here's the plan anyway)

2PM - Gates Open

- Tech line open for Modifieds at scales. Must get FTS sticker when checked. Qwik deal here. Driver won't even have to get out of the car.

5PM (or sooner) - Pack Track

5:30 - PLEASE NOTE THIS TIME -- DRAW ENDS

- Driver's Meeting. Hot Laps Follow

- Order of Hot Laps

- Late Models
- Street Stocks
- Modifieds (according to heat)
- Young Guns (Limited Mods/SIMS/Sport Mods for under 16 drivers - feature only tonight BUT, you don't want to miss it we have something special for you guys on Saturday night sponsored by Ann Culp!)
- IMCA Southern Sport Mods

6PM - Racing Starts!

- Modified Heats
(at least 8 laps maybe 10 depends on car count
- top 13 in passing points to A)
- Street Stock Heats
- IMCA Southern Sport Mod Heats
- Late Model Heats (10 laps)
- B Mains if needed in any class (except Mods)
- Street, Sport Mod, then Late Model
- Street Stock A main
- 3 Modified B Mains (15 laps - Top 4 to A)
- IMCA Southern Sport Mod A Main
- Interview Winner
- Introduce Young Guns
- Young Gun Feature (10 or 12 laps)

Intermission Begins:

- non-qualifier drawings.
- Mods line up
- Prayer
- National Anthem
- Driver Introductions, 25th to 9th, sign frisbees
- Introduce 8th to 1st as they draw position, then sign frisbee
- throw frisbees
(fan who catches winning driver's frisbee gets $250!)
- Gentleman, start your engines
- Four-wide salute

- 25 Lap, $2500 to win/$250 to start Doug Murphrey Memorial Modified Race

- 18 Lap, $1000 to win Late Model feature dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Mitcham

Chatham got some rain tonight but it appears to be moving out. The forecast keeps anywhere from 30 to 50% chance until noon tomorrow and then drop the chances down to negligible. On Saturday, they are saying no chance of rain and hot! High 91! Ouch! Sorry about that 6 o'clock start but we have a lot to do and don't want to race all night. A lot better than rain though and that will sure help dry the pits out. Hang in there though, the sun will set at 7:54PM!

This should be my final pre-event post....promise
Here's what it's all about folks:

[quote]“Dad loved watching me race. And we’re going to love watching you race in his memory. Thanks to all our sponsors and supporters and to Fast Trax owners Billy & Sandra Bagwell for making this possible. We want this to be a great show for the racers and the first of many annual Doug Murphrey Memorial Races.”

Dougie, Amy, Tina
& the entire
Murphrey family[/quote]
We got what we got for this one and we're going to do our best to make a good show and enjoy the night. Whereever you race this weekend or whereever you watch this weekend, you do the same and with the best of luck!