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Volunteer Speedway's 'Scorcher 100' to pay $30,000 to win
BULLS GAP, Tenn. - During Volunteer Speedway's tradition-steeped history the track has hosted many special events and all the major touring series' including, the National Dirt Racing Association (NDRA), Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series, United Dirt Track Racing Association (UDTRA), Short Track Auto Racing Stars (STARS), World of Outlaws Late Model Series, and the Southern All-Stars Dirt Racing Series. Included among the special events are many races over the years paying $10,000 to win, $15,000 and even $20,000 to win shows.
Race fans from all 50 states and also from several foreign countries visit the East Tennessee region two times a year for the NASCAR racing at nearby Bristol Motor Speedway. With Volunteer Speedway hosting big-purse special events during mid-week the past two years during August race-week at Bristol, many out-of-state fans in the region for the NASCAR action have taken the short drive down Interstate 81 to take in a night of exciting dirt racing.
Dirt Late Model racers and fans from all across the United States are expected to head to "The Gap" for the 2005 version of the Scorcher 100. Track owner Joe Loven has announced the race will offer over a $100,000 purse which will pay $30,000 to win and $2,000 to the last place finisher in the 24-car field, thus making it the biggest dirt Late Model race to ever be held in the Volunteer State.
The Scorcher 100 is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 23-25. Tuesday will be an open practice night, with qualifying and heat races slated for Wednesday, and the $30,000 to win main event will be held on Thursday night.
"I've wanted to have a big race at ?The Gap' for quite awhile now, but I knew before we could host a show as big as what this ?Scorcher 100' will be, I had to upgrade the facility and the surrounding grounds first," said Loven. "Over the past four to six weeks we've moved an awful lot of earth at the track, expanding the upper parking area by approximately 150-175 parking spaces. Even though racing season is upon us, the work around the track isn't finished.
"We will have a campground completed down in the lower parking area by the time the Scorcher gets here, plus a lot of landscaping will be done to spruce up the overall appearance around the grounds. We had planned on putting new clay on the track prior to the start of the racing season, but over the past couple of months we've just not had enough good weather to get it done. It's just been too wet. Fans and competitors alike will notice each week when they come to the track the ongoing work, and once we get everything completed it's going to be nice."
Entry fee for the $30,000 to win Scorcher 100 is $100 if received by July 4, 2005, and after the Fourth of July it will be $200.
SCORCHER 100
1) $30,000 - 2) $15,000 - 3) $7,500 - 4) $4,700 - 5) $3,700 - 6) $3,000 - 7) $2,650 - 8) $2,600 - 9) 2,550 - 10) $2,500 - 11) $2,450 - 12) $2,400 - 13) $2,350 - 14) $2,300 - 15) $2,250 - 16) $2,200 17) $2,150 - 18) $2,100 19) $2,050 - 20) $2,000 - 21) $2,000 - 22) $2,000 - 23) $2,000 - 24) $2,000
Additional information will be forthcoming on the Volunteer Speedway Web site at www.volunteerspeedway.com in the coming weeks and months. For questions regarding the Scorcher 100, contact General Manager Doug Gillenwater at (423) 817-0925, or Public Relations Director Robert Walden at (423) 928-9644.
BULLS GAP, Tenn. - During Volunteer Speedway's tradition-steeped history the track has hosted many special events and all the major touring series' including, the National Dirt Racing Association (NDRA), Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series, United Dirt Track Racing Association (UDTRA), Short Track Auto Racing Stars (STARS), World of Outlaws Late Model Series, and the Southern All-Stars Dirt Racing Series. Included among the special events are many races over the years paying $10,000 to win, $15,000 and even $20,000 to win shows.
Race fans from all 50 states and also from several foreign countries visit the East Tennessee region two times a year for the NASCAR racing at nearby Bristol Motor Speedway. With Volunteer Speedway hosting big-purse special events during mid-week the past two years during August race-week at Bristol, many out-of-state fans in the region for the NASCAR action have taken the short drive down Interstate 81 to take in a night of exciting dirt racing.
Dirt Late Model racers and fans from all across the United States are expected to head to "The Gap" for the 2005 version of the Scorcher 100. Track owner Joe Loven has announced the race will offer over a $100,000 purse which will pay $30,000 to win and $2,000 to the last place finisher in the 24-car field, thus making it the biggest dirt Late Model race to ever be held in the Volunteer State.
The Scorcher 100 is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 23-25. Tuesday will be an open practice night, with qualifying and heat races slated for Wednesday, and the $30,000 to win main event will be held on Thursday night.
"I've wanted to have a big race at ?The Gap' for quite awhile now, but I knew before we could host a show as big as what this ?Scorcher 100' will be, I had to upgrade the facility and the surrounding grounds first," said Loven. "Over the past four to six weeks we've moved an awful lot of earth at the track, expanding the upper parking area by approximately 150-175 parking spaces. Even though racing season is upon us, the work around the track isn't finished.
"We will have a campground completed down in the lower parking area by the time the Scorcher gets here, plus a lot of landscaping will be done to spruce up the overall appearance around the grounds. We had planned on putting new clay on the track prior to the start of the racing season, but over the past couple of months we've just not had enough good weather to get it done. It's just been too wet. Fans and competitors alike will notice each week when they come to the track the ongoing work, and once we get everything completed it's going to be nice."
Entry fee for the $30,000 to win Scorcher 100 is $100 if received by July 4, 2005, and after the Fourth of July it will be $200.
SCORCHER 100
1) $30,000 - 2) $15,000 - 3) $7,500 - 4) $4,700 - 5) $3,700 - 6) $3,000 - 7) $2,650 - 8) $2,600 - 9) 2,550 - 10) $2,500 - 11) $2,450 - 12) $2,400 - 13) $2,350 - 14) $2,300 - 15) $2,250 - 16) $2,200 17) $2,150 - 18) $2,100 19) $2,050 - 20) $2,000 - 21) $2,000 - 22) $2,000 - 23) $2,000 - 24) $2,000
Additional information will be forthcoming on the Volunteer Speedway Web site at www.volunteerspeedway.com in the coming weeks and months. For questions regarding the Scorcher 100, contact General Manager Doug Gillenwater at (423) 817-0925, or Public Relations Director Robert Walden at (423) 928-9644.