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Silver Cup Set For This Weekend at Chico
Chico, CA-March 19, 2007--By: Troy Hennig, Silver Dollar Speedway PR
Director
This weekend Silver Dollar Speedway will host the Silver Cup Race of
Champions. This years race is scheduled for March 23 and 24. The race
will feature 360 winged sprint cars, dirt modifieds and wingless
sprints. This year the annual event will get a face-lift. Individual
qualifying has been scratched from this year's event. Now drivers will
draw for starting positions in their heat races. A new points format
has
been instituted to revitalize the Silver Cup.
Leading the sprint car charge is the defending Silver Cup sprint car
champion Dan Menne of Fort Jones. The race itself has been rained out
the last two years. Menne won the event in 2004. He enters this
weekends
race as the most recent winner. Menne is always a strong charger who
adapts well to the quarter-mile clay oval racing surface at Chico.
Placerville youngster James Sweeney is set to go this weekend. Sweeney
shared rookie of the year honors at Placerville Speedway last season.
Chico will be represented by Brad Bumgarner. The NorCal
Performance/Platinum Powder Coating #88 has a rich tradition in Chico.
Nearly 30 sprint car drivers are expected.
Added to this years racing is the wingless sprints. Fresh off a
successful campaign in 2006, this division continues to gather steam
with new drivers and young talent. Young Taylor Simas in the Mike Simas
owner #7t is scheduled to battle with fellow youngster Justin
Funkhouser
of Paradise. Veterans like Bob Newberry, last year's wingless point
champion, and Darrell Hanestad, eight wins at Chico last season, are
assumed to be racing this weekend.
Dirt modifieds will be led by the locals looking to start off their
season with a win. Richard Papenhausen, Duane Cleveland and Chico
Compton all will battle for the prized win on Saturday night.
Tradition Silver Cup format involved individual qualifying for all
divisions on Friday night. This years version will eliminate
qualifying.
Drivers will now draw a pill for starting positions in their respective
heat race. Drivers will earn points in the heat race depending on their
finish and how many cars they can pass. Passing points will be awarded
to the total outcome of the points earned in the heat races. On Friday
night, the top 20 in points will run an invitational main event in all
three divisions. Main events will dominate Saturday nights format. The
top six in points will have an inversion, while the remaining starters
will line up based on Friday's points. The 360 winged sprint car main
event will pay $2,000 to win on Saturday night. The dirt modifieds and
wingless main event will pay $1,000 to win on Saturday night.
Front gate opens at 5 pm on Friday and Saturday nights. Pit gate opens
at 3:00 pm. Racing will start at 6:30 pm. Friday night adult grandstand
admission is $13.00 with juniors $10.00 and children $4.00. On Saturday
night adults grandstand prices are $20.00 with juniors $10.00 and
children $4.00.
www.sprintcarchallengetour.com
www.placervillespeedway.com
www.stocktondirttrack.com
www.thunderbowlraceway.com
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Fans and drivers, just wanted to remind you that if you are coming up this weekend to Chico, call the Oxford Suites. They have discounted rooms for us racers. Ask about the Silver Dollar Speedway Rate. Thanks, look forward to seeing you all this weekend. I will be calling Friday night. Dennis Gage will be announcing on Saturday. I am attending a 10 year college reunion. Thanks...
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