HotWood Tri-Holiday Series
Twin 100 Lap
Late Model Features & Fireworks at Madera Speedway
After going dark last weekend for the
NASCAR Nextel Cup Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, the “Fastest 1/3
mile in the West” will roar back to life this Saturday, June 30 with round #2 of
the HotWood Tri-Holiday Series.
This special program will feature the SRL
Wild West Shootout Late Models and the NASCAR Whelen Racing Series Western Late
Models, American Limited Stock Cars, Toyota Sedans and the always exciting
Hornets. Plus a huge fireworks display will light up the evening sky in an early
4th of July celebration before the night’s final event.
This Saturday’s 100-lap race will be the
third of ten events on the SRL Wild West Shootout schedule. Other 2007 stops for
the western region touring series include Shasta Raceway, Colorado National, Las
Vegas Bullring and Altamont Motorsports Park.
Former NASCAR
Winston
Pacific Coast Regional Champion
Dave Byrd, of Pacific Grove, picked up a hard earned victory over
Fremont’s Troy Ermish when the SRL Wild West Shootout rode into Madera for round
#1of the HotWood Tri-Holiday Series
back on May 26. Salida’s Jeff Belletto
leads both Byrd and his older brother Steve Belletto, of Modesto, by a narrow 93
to 91 margin in the latest SRL points standings.
Summer
may be only a few days old but the action in the Western Late Model division has
been hotter than July since the beginning of the season at the Madera Speedway.
The action should get even more furious as the drivers and teams of the Western
Late Model division scramble to get position within the top 20 in points during
the “Race
to the Chase"
in order to qualify for
"Chase for the Championship" that will take place over the final
six races of the season.
With a $2,000 purse going to the winner of this Saturday’s Western Late Model
100-lap feature, the car count is expected to swell well beyond the solid 18 car
average during the first eight races this season.
Mark Holeman, age 21 of Los Gatos, is
currently leading the Western division by a 340 to 286 point margin over third
generation driver Ross Strmiska, of Stockton while Joey Stearns, also of
Stockton, sits in third just 15 points in back of Strmiska.
Holeman, a junior majoring in engineering
at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo, celebrated the end of finals two weeks ago by
posting his fourth win in eight starts this season in a wild 50-lap race that
saw multiple lead changes and several accidents.
Stockton’s Donny Darter sits atop the
American Limited Stock Car standings, Stan Hankins leads the way in the Toyota
Sedans and Fresno’s Miles Humphreys is creating a lot of buzz thanks to his
early season domination of the Hornet division.
If you are a fan of the late model stocks and fireworks – and who
isn’t? – than you don’t want to miss for round #2 of the HotWood Tri-Holiday
Series. So come out early this Saturday, June 30, to make sure you get your
favorite spot in the grandstands as the short track thunder continues at Madera
Speedway.
The pit gates will open at 9:00 PM on
Saturday June 30, the grandstands open at 2:00 PM, qualifying begins at 3:30 PM
and the first green flag will wave to begin the evening’s racing at
approximately 5:00 PM.
Ticket prices this Saturday are only
$25.00 for adults, $20.00 for seniors 65 years of age or older, $18.00 for
students, active duty military and juniors age 13-17, $5.00 for kids age 6-12
and kids 5 and under are free when accompanied by a paying adult. A family pack
ticket (two adults and up to two kids 12 years old and under) is also available
for the bargain price of $55.00. Adult fans with a sales receipt from any Save
Mart Supermarket store receive a $5 discount at the gate on race days.
The Madera Speedway is located at the
Madera County Fairgrounds just off to the west side of Highway 99 at the West
Cleveland Avenue exit.
For more Madera Speedway information go to
www.racemadera.com on the web
or call the Info/Race Line at (559) 673-RACE.
