LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY KICKS OFF A BIG WEEKEND FOR 305SPRINT CARS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, WHEN IT HOSTS THE $1000 TO WIN "TOGETHER WE FIGHT HUNGER" 25 FOR 35 IN HONOR OF BRIAN HETRICK.
THE EVENT KICKS OFF A TWO NIGHT SWING OF $1000 TO WIN RACES, AS 34 RACEWAY WILL HOST A $1000 TO WIN 305 RACE SATURDAY, APRIL 21.
IN A COOPERATIVE EFFORT THE TRACKS WILL BE COLLECTING CANNED GOODS AND FINANCIAL DONATIONS DURING THE EVENTS TO PURCHASE FOOD WHICH WILL BE DONATED TO AREA FOOD BANKS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. MORE INFO WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ABOUT THE FOOD DRIVE VERY SOON.
THE LEE COUNTY PORTION OF THE EVENT WILL ALSO BOAST $200 TO START FOR THE FEATURE EVENT AND A PAYOUT THAT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. $1000 2. $500 3. $470 4. $445 5. $425 6. $390 7. $360 8. $315 9. $280 10. $250 11. $220 12. $220 13. $215 14. $215 15. $210 16. $210 17. $205 18. $205 19. $200 20. $200.
RULES FOR THE LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY EVENT WILL BE OPEN TO A TRIO OF RULE SETS, INCLUDING 34 RACEWAY, MIDWEST 305 SPRINT CARS AND KNOXVILLE RACEWAY RULES. THERE ARE SOME DEVIATIONS IN THE RULE SETS, BUT THE MIDWEST 305 SPRINT CARS RULES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO FIT MOST OF THE TWO TRACKS' RULE SET FROM LAST YEAR.
"THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE BEST OF 34 RACEWAY WEEKLY COMPETITORS AGAINST THE BEST OF THE TOURING SERIES AND KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, "LCS PROMOTER DEWAIN HULETT SAID. "WE WENT CAREFULLY THROUGH THE RULES AND FEEL THAT THE DEVIATIONS WILL NOT BE A GREAT DIFFERENCE MAKER IN THIS RACE."
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT A RACE HONORING BRIAN HETRICK WILL BE HELD AT LCS. THE DRIVER OF THE NUMBER 35 SPRINT CAR RACED 360 AND 305 SPRINTS THROUGHOUT THE AREA BEFORE BEING KILLED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN 2008. THAT SEASON HE WAS THE 305 SPRINT CAR CHAMPION AT 34 RACEWAY.
JIM HETRICK ALONG WITH WIFE JOYCE, BRIANS PARENTS, HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ON LAP SPONSORS, HEAT SPONSORS AND EVEN A DASH SPONSOR. ALSO A TITLE SPONSOR WHICH IS HY-VEE FOOD STORES, AND MIDWEST-PERFORMANCE.
CONFIRMED CONTINGENCY SPONSOR AS OF NOW FOR EARLY DRIVERS THAT PRE-REGISTER ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN THESE PRIZES. WHICH ARE FROM: MIDWEST HOOSIER, KUSTOM SPRINT CAR PARTS, BOUBIN TIRE AND WHEEL, JOCKOS, MIDLAND PERFORMANCE, AND MORE. 30 PLUS PRIZES AS OF NOW!
FOR MORE INFO ON THIS RACE OR INFO ON CONTINGENCY PRIZES CONTACT DEWAIN HULETT AT 309-331-3804. JIM HETRICK AT 319-759-8443. OR LEECOUNTYSPEEDWAY.COM FOR THE LATEST NEWS RELEASE.
2009 WINNER KEVIN HETRICK
2010 WINNER BOBBY MINCER
2011 WINNER WAYNE JOHNSON
2012 WINNER ?????
