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This weekend's Golden State Challenge Series events at the Silver Dollar Speedway will feature overall bonus money being put up by David Vodden and Thunder Hill Raceway Park with $900 being awarded to the driver who scores the most points over the two nights of action. The extra money has become an annual part of the two-night late July event at SDS and past weekend winners of the bonus include Tyler Walker, Tim Kaeding and Ronnie Day.
Saturday night's event will mark the 26th annual Tribute to Gary Patterson, which is being held at the Silver Dollar Speedway for the second time. Known as the "Dancing Phantom," the "Preacher," the "Hostile Hippie" or just simply "GP," Patterson was one of the most colorful characters of his time and was a winner of multiple races including the Gold Cup Race of Champions, the Dirt Cup in Washington and the Turkey Night Grand Prix.
Patterson unfortunately lost life his life in a sprint car crash at the Calistoga Speedway on Memorial Day weekend 1983 and an event in his memory had been held at the half-mile track ever since, up until last season when the Tribute to GP was moved to the Silver Dollar Speedway. The Patterson Family will also be donating a $1,000 to the winner on Saturday night from last years T-shirt sales, bringing the winners take up to a cool $4,000.
New commemorative event T-shirts will also be on sale this weekend, which were produced by Moto Wear International and designed by Randy Frank.
Saturday's Tribute to Gary Patterson will also feature trophy giveaways courtesy Mancamp Motorsports and Twin Cities Trophies. The winner of each heat race and the dash will stop on the front stretch and do an interview, before going up to the stands and giving away two trophies to a pair of kids.
The front gate will open at 5pm with qualifying scheduled for 6:30 and racing at 7 each night. All seating will be general admission with adult tickets costing $17, juniors $12 and children $5. The Silver Dollar Speedway is located at 2357 Fair Street on the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, California.
More info on the events can be found at http://www.goldenstatechallengeseries.com and http://www.silverdollarspeedway.com
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The well known Walter T Ross No. 56 sprint car is also expected to be on hand Saturday for the Tribute to Gary Patterson. Photo by www.johnsracingphotos.com
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