(Busch Race A Week Earlier While Truck/ARCA Races Moved To Labor Day Weekend)
Madison, IL - Gateway International Raceway announced their race dates for the 2007 season. The
Busch Series will move up a week earlier and run on July 20-21. The Craftsman Truck Series will run
with the ARCA Series on a new date during the Labor Day Weekend on Friday, August 31 and
Saturday, September 1.
The NASCAR Busch Series will kick off the Oval schedule on July 21. Once again it will fall on off-
weekend for the Nextel Cup Series and will be the premier NASCAR event in the country. Columbia,
Missouri native Carl Edwards notched his first career win at Gateway this past July. He will look to
become the fourth career Busch Series driver, and fifth overall, to win multiple races at Gateway.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series shifts to the Labor Day holiday weekend on Saturday, September
1 with the ARCA Series going on Friday, August 31. Todd Bodine took the checkered flag in April to
notch his first career win at Gateway. The 2007 series will feature another quality line-up and the
anticipated full-season participation of veteran Mark Martin.
Also, previously announced last month was the date change to the O'Reilly NHRA Nationals at
Gateway. The 2007 O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals will run from Friday, May 4 through
Sunday, May 6, 2007.
NASCAR and NHRA season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 1-866-35-SPEED
(1-866-357-7333). Single race tickets for all events will go on sale at a later date in January 2007.
Gateway International Raceway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: DVD), a leading
promoter of motorsports events in the United States. DVD subsidiaries operate tracks in three states, and
present more than 500 motorsports events each year. This includes 15 major, national events which
operate under the auspices of three of the premier sanctioning bodies in the U.S. - NASCAR, NHRA,
and IRL. Dover Motorsports, Inc. also owns and operates Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.,
Nashville Superspeedway near Nashville, Tenn., and Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tenn.
Madison, IL - Gateway International Raceway announced their race dates for the 2007 season. The
Busch Series will move up a week earlier and run on July 20-21. The Craftsman Truck Series will run
with the ARCA Series on a new date during the Labor Day Weekend on Friday, August 31 and
Saturday, September 1.
The NASCAR Busch Series will kick off the Oval schedule on July 21. Once again it will fall on off-
weekend for the Nextel Cup Series and will be the premier NASCAR event in the country. Columbia,
Missouri native Carl Edwards notched his first career win at Gateway this past July. He will look to
become the fourth career Busch Series driver, and fifth overall, to win multiple races at Gateway.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series shifts to the Labor Day holiday weekend on Saturday, September
1 with the ARCA Series going on Friday, August 31. Todd Bodine took the checkered flag in April to
notch his first career win at Gateway. The 2007 series will feature another quality line-up and the
anticipated full-season participation of veteran Mark Martin.
Also, previously announced last month was the date change to the O'Reilly NHRA Nationals at
Gateway. The 2007 O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals will run from Friday, May 4 through
Sunday, May 6, 2007.
NASCAR and NHRA season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 1-866-35-SPEED
(1-866-357-7333). Single race tickets for all events will go on sale at a later date in January 2007.
Gateway International Raceway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: DVD), a leading
promoter of motorsports events in the United States. DVD subsidiaries operate tracks in three states, and
present more than 500 motorsports events each year. This includes 15 major, national events which
operate under the auspices of three of the premier sanctioning bodies in the U.S. - NASCAR, NHRA,
and IRL. Dover Motorsports, Inc. also owns and operates Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.,
Nashville Superspeedway near Nashville, Tenn., and Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tenn.
