The SWDRA Late Models return to USA Raceway for the first time this season.  The two day event, this Friday and Saturday evenings, feature the “Ground Pounders of the Southwest”!  This scheduled race weekend is to pay tribute to one of the all time great Tucson stock car drivers, Carl Trimmer.  Trimmer hasn’t placed his helmet on the shelf yet and still races in the UMP West Modified Division finishing 5th in Points at USA Raceway this season which saw over 65 different drivers compete.

The Late Models will join the crowning of champions for the UniFirst Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, X-Mods and Hornets this weekend at the Carl Trimmer Classic. 

For two nights of exciting Racing Action in 5 different divisions, make your way to USA Raceway this Friday & Saturday Evenings!  Racing begins at 6:45 pm, but get there early and enjoy the atmosphere while you catch the fastest gig in town!

General admission tickets will go on sale Friday at 4pm, racing will begin promptly at 6:45pm.

Kevin Montgomery TUCSON, Ariz. (October 8^th, 2010) Wes Hurst Memorial 2009 Modified Champion Jeremy Payne will be at the wheel of the EDG Fuels Super Late Model for the 2^nd Annual Carl Trimmer Classic joining 2009 USA Modified Champion RC Whitwell in team cars as the set out to take on the best in the southwest at USA Raceway.

A Tucson native, Payne returned home in the winter months to collect a $15k payday and become the 2009 Wes Hurst Memorial Modified Champion as well as a runner up finisher at the January Bill Cheesbourg Memorial Wild West Shootout finale where he pocketed $5k for his efforts.

Whitwell, who won the 2009 Friday prelim of the first edition of the classic, will be teammates with Payne for the season ending double header.  Whitwell will try to wrap up another USA Modified Championship this weekend and then set his sights on the Carl Trimmer Classic.

The 2^nd Annual Carl Trimmer Classic kicks off Friday October 15th as we honor one of Tucson’s greatest racers.  Trimmer currently ranks in the top 5 in Barnett Harley Davidson Modified points standings at USA Raceway and is a force to reckon with on a weekly basis. 
 
A storied career that has lasted more than fifty years and has no signs of concluding anytime soon, finds Trimmer still hard at the wheel and more determined than ever.  Trimmer has racked up more than 700 feature wins and 34 championships including many NASCAR titles as well as the inaugural championships at the famed Corona Speedway and USA Raceway.
 
“Carl Trimmer is an amazing person on top of being a great racer” commented Benji Lyons.  “He has the passion, drive and determination of a 25 year old and is a great inspiration to me and anyone that comes to the track.”
 
The 2^nd Annual Carl Trimmer Classic will feature the stars of the Super Late Models from all over the Southwest.  Several drivers from California, New Mexico and Colorado will make their way south to take on Arizona’s best.
 
The UniFirst Super Stocks will be in action along with Factory Stocks, X-Mods and Hornets as each division will crown champions on the Saturday night finale. All divisions will compete in two separate events starting with Friday night action and concluding with Saturday’s Carl Trimmer conclusion.

There will be an opportunity for race fans to get a preview of the Carl Trimmer Classic racers at an open practice slated for October 14^th.  The festivities will kick off at 6:00pm with grandstand admission free for all those who want a sneak preview.

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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

On August 21st Tucson Raceway Park, TRP, will feature the first Dirt car racing there since transitioning to asphalt 17 years ago.   TRP had scheduled August 21st  with the SWDRA Super Late Models, in an attempt to take advantage of the off week at USA Raceway.

As sometimes in the racing world, schedules do change,  USA has  scheduled a winged Sprint car show originally scheduled at Prescott Valley Raceway, promoted by Dee Crippen.  USA also added the X-Mods, Hornets and Factory Stocks, divisions that Tucson Raceway Park planned to run on the 21st of August.

As a race fan, what are your thoughts on having 2 Dirt Race Tracks in Tucson?   Why do you think 2 tracks will do well or why do you think they may both struggle?  Or will one survive and which one will it be?

These and many more questions are being asked in the racing community and each begs for answers.  Time is a teacher and we may just have to wait for some of the answers.  But until then, you are asked to give us your thoughts and opinions.   I only ask that you keep it clean and be respectful.

I will weigh in on this and offer my thoughts.

Keith Ames

TRP August 21st

Fast Cars and Fast Cash Set for August 21st at USA Raceway