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Jack Walbring
QUINCY, Ill. (April 1) - Quincy Raceways owner/promoter Tony Rhinberger released more exciting details about the upcoming 2008 racing season today. Several new sponsors have signed on for the 2008 season with Best Buy, KRNQ Radio and the Pepsi Inside Track Radio Show and Tim's Machine Shop being the latest to sign on along with Advance Trading announcing a special Modified event..
Tim's Machine Shop has stepped up to the plate to title sponsor the Hobby Stocks for the 2008 season by providing a $1000 point fund. The Hobby Stocks, formerly known as the bombers have been without a title sponsor and point fund for over a decade as Tim Uppinghouse, owner and operator of Tim's Machine Shop, felt that it was the right time to help the fledgling Hobby Stock division with sponsorship and a point fund.
Advance Trading, a commodities marketing company in Quincy has announced the sponsorship of a special event as well as the weekly Advance Trading Modified Trophy Dash. The first annual Advance Trading Modified River City Rumble will be a $1000 to Win event for the top twelve in track points in the Miller Lite Modifieds after the June 29 events. The race will be ran in addition to the regular race night on July 6th featuring a 30 lap event with two fifteen lap segments including an eight to ten minute pit stop between the segments. The first segment will be lined up by inverted track point standings with the number one in points starting in the twelve spot and the twelveth placed points driver starting on the pole. The second segment will feature the top ten finishers in the first segment restarting the event from a Frisbee drawing on the front stretch. The eleventh and twelfth placed finishing drivers will retire to the pits after the first segment with a $50 pay check. The River City Rumble winner will take home a check for a whopping $1000 with $750, 400, 300, 200, 175, 150, 125, 100 and 100 going to the rest of the top 10.
KRNQ Radio and the Pepsi Inside Track Radio Program will now be the title sponsor of the UMP Summer Nationals on July 8. The UMP Summer Nationals Series for UMP Late Models is sometimes call the "Hell Tour" as the competitors on the tour will compete in 27 events in 31 days for events that pay a minimum of $6000 to win and as much as $20,000 to win. The Summer Nationals Series is considered to be one of the Premier Late Model Series in the country as some of the biggest stars of dirt late model racing compete.
Quincy Raceways 2008 race season gets underway on Sunday, April 6 featuring the Budweiser IMCA J&J Steel Late Models, Miller Lite Modifieds, Triple R Performance Engines IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and the Tim's Machine Shop Hobby Stocks. The point season for the IMCA J&J Steel Late Models, Miller Lite Modifieds, and the Tim's Machine Shop Hobby Stocks start on Sunday, April 27 while The Triple R IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars point season starts on April 6 as the new class of race cars compete in Illinois for the first time since 1987 when the class last competed at Peoria and Jacksonville. The Triple R Performance Engines IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for National, Jet Racing Northern Region, Smiley's Racing Products State and local track points. The National and Regional Points Champion very well could come from the three track circuit in this area which is formed by Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Ia., 34 Raceway in Burlington, Ia., and Quincy Raceways. The Smiley's Racing Products Illinois State Champion will be crowned from one of the competitors at Quincy Raceways as Quincy is the only track in the state for the IMCA Stock Cars. There will be some very significant money and product prizes on the line for the drivers competing for the point standings.
The pit gates open for the first two nights of racing action at 3:00pm on April 6 and April 13 to help with Driver Registration and paperwork. The grandstands and pit gates open at 4, Registration ends at 5:30, Drivers Meeting at 5:45, Hot Laps at 6 and racing at 6:30pm on regular Sunday night race nights. Ticket prices will remain the same for the 2008 Sunday night racing season at Quincy Raceways with an addition of a new money saving Family Ticket that will cost $25 for a family of two adults, two teens(11-15) and two children(6-10) which would cost $30 if purchased separately. Adult(16 and over) tickets will be $10, Teens(11-15) $4 and Kids(6-10) $1, Senior Citizen tickets(65+) are $7.
Visit Quincy Raceways online at www.quincyraceways.com or call the Hotline at 217-224-4100 for more information or weather announcements.
Quincy Herald Whig Starts New Quincy Raceway Blog
The Quincy Herald Whig daily newspaper has announced a new Blog called "Stevie Dirt", a dirt-track racing blog that went live late Tuesday afternoon and should provide an excellent forum for local race fans. Late Models, Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and IMCA stock cars will be the main topics of interest that will feature rankings, reader polls, inside information and general discussions.
The blog will run Monday through Friday and can be found at www.whig.com, click on "blogs" and go to "Stevie Dirt" at the bottom left of the page. "Stevie Dirt" (writer Steve Eighinger) said today's blog will remain up through Sunday, with the regular schedule of blogs beginning Monday.
"This is an exciting time of the year for dirt-track fans," Eighinger said. "It's the start of a new season and we think this will provide an excellent opportunity for added racing coverage, plus providing a place for local fans to talk about their favorite sport. "As Darrell Waltrip says, 'Let's go racin', boys!!"
QUINCY RACEWAYS
2008 Schedule
Subject to change
Normal Pit Gate Open at 4, Drivers Meeting at 5:45, Hot Laps at 6:00
Racing at 6:30pm - Special Event Times May Be Different
Call 217-224-4100 or Visit www.quincyraceways.com for information.
April 3 - Practice Pit Gates open at 5, Hot Laps at 6:00pm.
April 6 - Opening Night, IMCA Stock Car Points Start - No Points other Classes
Draw/Redraw - Pit Gates Open at 3:00pm.
April 13 - Sullivan Auctioneers, Deery Brothers Summer Series
All Classes - Pit Gates open at 3:00pm
April 20 - Lowes - No Points/IMCA Stock Car Points
April 27 - JWCC Truck Driver Training, Points Start Regular Race Night
All Classes Points Race
May 4 - Mark Twain Casino Night Points
May 11 - Gem City Ford Night Points
May 18 - Budweiser/Rinella Night Points
May 25 - Bank of Quincy, Kids Candy Dash Points
May 26 - Memorial Day - O'Reilly Midwest All-Star Sprints/$2500 to win Modified
June 1 - Best Buy Regular Race Night Points
June 8 - Poage Auto Plaza Night Points
June 10 - Ken Schrader & Kenny Wallace NASCAR Show
UMP Late Models/Modifieds
June 13-14 - Monster Jam Monster Trucks
June 15 - Ursa Farmers Co-Op Night Points
June 22 - Pepsi Mid-Season Championships
June 29 - Titan Wheel $3000 to Win IMCA Late Model Shootout All Classes Points
July 6 - Advance Trading Night & Advance Trading Modified River City Rumble
$1000 to Win-Top12 in Points - Regular Points Night
July 8 - KRNQ Radio Pepsi Inside Track UMP Summer Nationals $6000 to Win
July 13 - Tom Boland Ford Night Points
July 20 - Miller Beer/Mississippi Belle Distributing. Points
IMCA Stock Car Shootout $1000 to win.
July 27 - Heetco Night Points
July 30 - Adams County Fair Demo
August 3 - International Eyecare Center Fan Appreciation Night Points - $5 Adults
August 10 - Budweiser/Rinella Distribution Night Points
August 17 - Yellow Book Car Load Night Points
August 24 - TNT Harley Davidson - Season Championship Night
Summy Tire and Auto Late Model Trophy Dash Finale
Advance Trading Modified Trophy Dash Finale
Points end all classes (Final night for IMCA Late Model Points)
August 31 - Rick's Transit Repair Deery Brothers Summer Series - All Classes
September 1 - $5000 to Win Demo Derby (possible figure eight)
September 7 - Selby Implement Co. Night Sprint Invaders - Support Classes TBA
September 14 - May schedule with the possible cancellation if Pepsi Nationals
needs rain date.
September 21 - RSC Night at the Races Season Ends - Classes TBA
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