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Message started by LMR on 04/06/10 at 2:13am

Title: Midway Speedway Adds "Topless Fast & Furious" to UFo Tour
Post by LMR on 04/06/10 at 2:13am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Midway Speedway Adds "Topless Fast & Furious" to UFo Tour April 16!

(MARS PA) - Midway Speedway has announced that its annual topless Super Late Model event will be part of the 2010 UFo Race Championship tour. "Topless Fast & Furious" on Friday night, April 16 will be the 1st-ever UFo landing at Midway and will now be ran as a companion event to the "Topless 51" at Tyler County Speedway the following night. The event combination will offer a total of $7,500 to win for the UFo Super Late Models for the weekend.

"Topless Fast & Furious" will feature a Mach-41 lap UFo Super Late Model championship paying $2,500 to the winner. The track's TSMA E-mods, TSMA Stock Cars, TSMA Hot Mods and 4-Cylinders will also be in competition.

Midway Speedway is an exciting 1/3 mile track located at Crooksville, OH, which is about 110 miles from the UFo central axis. Midway becomes the 10th supertrack on the 2010 UFo tour. The track will be the 1st Ohio track to host a UFo event. Located in the rolling hills of Ohio, Midway features drive in parking on the terraced hillside located behind the grandstand area, perfect for tailgating and camping. Midway Speedway presents a Friday night racing program throughout the season.

With the proximity to Tyler County Speedway, and the topless event already on Midway's 2010 schedule, Midway's promoter Chad Shipman decided that their race would be a great fit for the UFo tour. The UFo pilots will now be able to compete for even more prize money under the same rules set and fans can now experience 2 amazing UFo-style events in one weekend.

On the following night, Saturday, April 17, the UFo Race Championship will make its 1st of 3 appearances at the Tyler County Speedway. The "Topless 51" will be highlighted by the first Area 51-lap feature of 2010 paying $5,000 to the winner. Late Model fans will be treated to a galaxy of late model racing as the FASTRAKPro-LateModelNortheast & Mid-OhioValley tours will start their 2010 season at TylerCounty. The Pro-Late Model championship will pay $1,500 to the winner.

TylerCounty's AMRA Mods, TSMA Hot Mods, Pure Stocks, 4-Cylinders and AMRA Mod-Lites will also be in competition. The junior-age Mini-Wedge go kart division will race before the stock car racing program begins. The "Topless 51" at TylerCounty will also feature rock-bottom ticket pricing. Grandstand tickets for ages 11 and over will be only $14 with pit admission of $29.

The UFo Race Championship 2010 season kicked off with a thrilling event at MercerRacewayPark on March 27. Mike Knight of Ripley, NY captured his first-ever UFo win, coming from the 15th position on the starting grid after a torrid 4-car battle for the lead. He was followed by 12th starting Chad Valone of Sugar Creek, PA, 10th starting Dave Hess, Jr. of Waterford, PA, 18th starting Keith Barbara of South Park, PA and 4th starting John Mollick of Toronto, OH.

The payoff for the UFo Super Late Models for the "Topless Fast & Furious 41" Mach 41-lap feature at Midway will be 1st-$2,500 2nd-$1,200 3rd-$1,000 4th-$800 5th-$700 6th-$600 7th-$525 8th-$475 9th-$425 10th-$400 11th-$375 12th-$350 13th-$340 14th-$325 15th-$300 16th-$290 17th-$275 18th-$275 19th-$275 20th-$275 21st-$250 22nd-$250 .

The payoff for the UFo Super Late Models for the "Topless 51" Area 51-lap feature at Tyler County will be 1st-$5,000 2nd-$2,000 3rd-$1,400 4th-$1,200 5th-$1,000 6th-$800 7th-$700 8th-$600 9th-$550 10th-$500 11th-$475 12th-$450 13th-$440 14th-$425 15th-$400 16th-$390 17th-$375 18th-$375 19th-$375 20th-$375 21st-$350 22nd-$350.

$100 will be paid to dnq cars starting a heat race at each event. The "Topless Fast & Furious" and the "Topless 51" have no car entry fee for the UFo Super Late Models, and UFo does not have an annual driver membership fee. Both events will feature 22 car starting grids including 1 UFo and 1 track provisional. Both Midway and TylerCounty require RACEceiver 1-way radios.

With the UFo Super Late Models running topless for the weekend, race teams will be permitted to cover the top of the roll cage halo with sheet metal or other protective material. Removable window nets are also recommended. Aluminum block, unlimited motors will weigh 2,250 pounds, steel block unlimited motors will weigh 2,200 pounds, spec motors will weigh 2,200 pounds and GM 525 motors will weigh 2,150 pounds. Unlimited aluminum and steel block motors have an 8" rear spoiler limit with a 12" rear spoiler limit for the spec and GM 525 motor cars. GM 602 and 604 motors will compete in the FASTRAK companion event.