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Message started by LMR on 06/08/10 at 4:39pm

Title: Virginia Motor Speedway to host WXGM Night at the Races
Post by LMR on 06/08/10 at 4:39pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2010

Virginia Motor Speedway to host WXGM Night at the Races this Saturday June 12th

Jamaica, VA - Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will host WXGM Night at the Races this Saturday June 12th. The night’s activities will include all four divisions of Army National Guard Dirt Series action. Fans will also be able to get a close look of Dale Earnhardt Jr’s #88 National Guard Sprint Cup show car as it will be on display for during the evening’s events.

It was announced that the speedway will continue with its $5 admission for all military at any of the speedway’s weekly events for the remainder of the 2010 season. The $5 admission is for all active, retired, Guard, Reserve personnel and their dependents when they present a valid military I.D.

Competitor gates for Saturday, June 12th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 4pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features.

Admission price for Adults $10, seniors $8; military $5, students 13 – 17 years old $7, children 7 – 12 years old $4 and children 6 and under admitted free.

To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action.

Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area.

To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223