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Five Divisions Racing this week at USA Raceway

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

USRA Modifieds, Unifirst Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, Dwarf Cars and Hornets are scheduled to duel this Saturday Night at USA Raceway!

The USRA Modifieds will be racing two Main Events beginning with the make up race from the July 23rd rain out. 

Chad Ayers Leading USRA Modified Points at USA Raceway!

Chad Ayers, piloting the 3d and Alex Majalca Jr his partner in business and in the race program have hit all their marks in the 2011 season at USA Raceway.   Together they are mastering the learning curve and it is paying off with Wins and with a 25 point lead over their closest competitor , Cody Alvarez.   Alvarez has a 77 point lead ahead of the legend Carl Trimmer who has a firm hold on third place.  Rick Spencer and Dana Fite round out the top five positions. 

With two Main Events, the fans are in for a night of excitement as the talented and competitive drivers in the 100 + mph USRA Modifieds will each try for 2 Wins!

Dana Boatwright on the inside of Daniel Stricker

The battle for the Unifirst Super Stock Championship will again be raging this Saturday Night on the always fast 3/8′s clay oval.   The Point Standings as of July 23rd has Terry Hill and Daniel Stricker tied for the points lead.  Brian Brown is in striking distance for the Championship and only 19 points behind the leaders.   Dana Boatwright, always a threat to win is just 24 points behind Brown. 

Terry Churchwell the Coolidge, Arizona young star continues to extend his points lead in the action packed Factory Stock Division. The chase for second is tightening between Bob Burchett who has an 8 point lead on Dylan Newberg and a 16 point advantage over George Lein who is holding down 4th following the July 23rd race. 

The Hornets are also scheduled for  2 main events beginning with the July 23rd  rain out slated to start the race program at 6:45pm.    That is right,  2 main events, 2 payouts, and two big chances to advance in the chase for the championship.

General admission tickets will go on sale when the gates open at 4pm for only $15 for Adults, $12 for Seniors, Students and Military, and all kids 11 and under are FREE. The VIP Suite will also be available by a first come, first serve basis at an unbelievable upgrade price of just $5 this weekend only!

Racing action will begin promptly at 6:45pm.

The entire 2011 USA Raceway Schedule can be previewed online at http://www.usaraceway.net/schedule

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at www.usaraceway.net

USA Raceway July 23rd Results

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Dana Boatwright begins a pass on Daniel Stricker

Racing action was delayed as Mother Nature waved the yellow flag in the form of a brief shower at USA Raceway.  Additional track prep was necessary and the show began about 90 minutes later than scheduled.

Everyone pitched in to roll in the track and adjustments were made to finish before the 11pm curfew.  Heat races for each division went smoothly followed by the main event for the Factory Stocks.  The Unifirst Super Stock  main was halted with a lap 9 yellow.  Enter Mother Nature again but this time she ended the night as the rain on a seared racing surface makes it imposible to continue racing.

The Factory Stock Results are official.  The promoter has reviewed his decision he made Saturday when the night was cut short by rain.   At this writing, it appears the Super Stock main will be declared official based upon the lap 8 scoring.  More than 50% of the race was complete when the red flag came out following the 9th lap yellow. There may also be adjustments for the cars involved on the lap 9 yellow.  Tapes will be reviewed and the official finish will be forthcoming.    

To show his appreciation for the inconvenience on Saturday, the promoter, Benji Lyons, has an announcement to make to the drivers who did not complete their mains and to the loyal fans who stuck it out.  First of all, he will pay for a pit pass at the next Super Stock Race for each Super Stock driver who raced on Saturday. 

The Hornets will race two events at their next outing and USA Raceway will also pay for the Hornet Drivers pit passes who raced on the 23rd.  There will be two main events and two payouts at the August 6th event for the Hornets.      

USRA Modifieds will run two Main Events on August 6th.  The first main will be the posted lineup for August 23rd rainout and will pay as advertised, $ 1000 to win and $ 100 to start.  The USA Promoter, Lyons, will also pay a second Jackpot modified purse of $ 1000 to win and $ 100 to start on August 6th!

The raincheck policy was followed for the fans but Lyons said: ” Our Fans are the best and have been all season!  To show my appreciation I am announcing that the Inaugural USA Raceway Fan Appreciation Night will be on September 24th.   All Fans will be honored as they enter the grandstands absolutely FREE!  Our fans deserve the best customer service we can give them.”

General admission tickets will go on sale for only $15 for Adults, $12 for Seniors, Students and Military and racing will begin promptly at 6:45pm. Race fans for an additional $5 you my upgrade your ticket to the great indoors and enjoy the races from USA Raceway’s VIP Suite. First come, first serve basis to the first 80 customers.

To keep up on all the latest news and happenings please sign up for USA Raceway E-News.  The track update registration can be found at the top of the home page www.usaraceway.net

The 2011 USA Raceway Schedule can be previewed online at http://www.usaraceway.net/schedule

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales.  For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at www.usaraceway.net

USA Raceway Tonight!

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

 

Stormy Scott Passing Chad Ayers to take the Lead

This Saturday evening exciting Family Entertainment is waiting for you at USA Raceway.  The USRA Western Modifieds, the Unifirst Super Stocks, Factory Stocks and Hornets will be racing this weekend.

Heading the racing program this week at USA Raceway is the USRA Sanctioned Western Modifieds.  The track promoter has beefed up the purse with $ 1000 to Win and $ 100 to start in an effort to attract more cars for tonights race and a chance for the modified teams to weigh in with concerns through a questionaire prepared by the track.  The answers and opinions will help guide the track in terms of rules and sanctioning body in the 2112 season. 

Chad Ayers, the points leader, has a slim 25 point margin over Cody Alvarez.   Tucson racing legend Carl Trimmer is third in points with a 29 point lead above Rick Spencer.  Dana Fite rounds out the top five. 

Daniel Stricker streaking down the Back Stretch

Action is really heating up in the Unifirst Super Stock Points Championship as Daniel Stricker pictured above had a strong second place finish behind Marty Hussak last Saturday night.  With his finish last week he is tied with Terry Hill  for 1st in the championship chase.  Brian Brown is a mere 19 points behind the point leaders and he is followed by Dana Boatwright always a threat to win.   Consistent and steady racer Rod Hiestand rounds out the top five in the Unifirst Super Stock division.

This week Terry Churchwell will try to extend his lead in the race to the Factory Stock championship.  Robert Burchett, a past champion is in second with only 13 points separating him and Dylan Newberg.  George Lein is in 4th with fan favorite and seasoned veteran Ron Bishop rounding out the top five.  Expect a full field of cars again in this class.

The always exciting Hornets will begin racing action at 6:45pm.  Rear wheel points leader is Jerry McCollum with September Rhoads running second in points.  Stephen Lee leads the points in the front wheel drive with Ricky Whitwell, Beckie Grube and PJ Haro rounding out the top four.

General admission tickets will go on sale for only $12 for Adults, $10 for Seniors, Students and Military and racing will begin promptly at 6:45pm. Race fans for an additional $5 you my upgrade your ticket to the great indoors and enjoy the races from USA Raceway’s VIP Suite. First come, first serve basis to the first 80 customers.

To keep up on all the latest news and happenings please sign up for USA Raceway E-News.  The track update registration can be found at the top of the home page www.usaraceway.net

The 2011 USA Raceway Schedule can be previewed online at http://www.usaraceway.net/schedule

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales.  For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at www.usaraceway.net