by Robert Mayson
LAKEWOOD, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2003) - The Sprint Car Racing Association (SCRA) President Ron Shuman recently released the bulk of the 2003 SCRA schedule. The first of 41 dates of scheduled racing will kickoff with a Twilight Show in Southern California on Feb. 15 at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Still considered the "Home Track" for the SCRA, Perris will again have a total of 21 dates slated for 2003.
Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz., will host the SCRA seven times starting with the two-day Gary Sokola Classic, March 21-22. After single-day races on May 10 and Sept. 13, Manzy's SCRA schedule will conclude on Nov. 1, after three days of competition during the 36th Annual Western World Championships.
The "Western" will once again be a big part of Shuman's Non-Wing World Championship (NWWC) tour, which will crown it's 2003 Champion one week later during the 8th Annual Oval Nationals, Nov. 6-8 at Perris. Last year's Oval Nationals paid $30,000 to the winner.
Another $30,000 check will be handed out on Aug. 12 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, after the first round of the NWWC series has been run at Southern Iowa Speedway. Beginning on Aug. 14 at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track, the next three events will not only earn SCRA and NWWC points, but will also be co-sanctioned with the United States Auto Club (USAC).
After the Terre Haute date, the following two nights of co-sanctioned racing will see stops at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway and Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. Another race will likely be added before the SCRA visits 67 Raceway Park in Godfrey, Ill., on Aug. 19.
The Midwest portion of the NWWC will again conclude in Kansas City, Kan., at Lakeside Speedway, Aug. 22-23. The K.C. finale will be worth $10,000 to the winner. Lakeside will also host a "media day" for fans on Aug. 21.
Ventura (Calif.) Raceway has dates on May 3 and Aug. 30 before their SCRA season wraps up on Oct. 18 after the running of the popular Wagsdash.
Another California mainstay on the SCRA schedule, Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway, will have two dates for the upcoming seaso, March 8 and June 14.
Besides Farmer City, the other first-time stop the SCRA will be at Hollywood Hills Speedway in Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 9. This event will also mark the first race for the SCRA in the state of New Mexico.
During the year, the Perris Auto Speedway will have 50-lap SCRA races on July 4, Aug. 31 and Nov. 22 when the 2003 season concludes with the running of the 8th Annual Jack Kindoll Classic.
SCRA 2003 SCHEDULE
Feb. 15 - Perris Auto Speedway (Twilight Show - 30 laps)
Mar. 1 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Mar. 8 - Thunderbowl Raceway (30 laps)
Mar. 15 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Mar. 21 - Manzanita Speedway (20 laps)
Mar. 22 - Manzanita Speedway (Gary Sokola Classic - 40 laps)
Mar. 29 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Apr. 12 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Apr. 26 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
May 3 - Ventura Raceway (Jeff Bagley Classic - 30 laps)
May 10 - Manzanita Speedway (30 laps)
May 17 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
May 24 - Perris Auto Speedway (Salute to Indy - 50 laps)
June 7 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
June 14 - Thunderbowl Raceway (30 laps)
June 21 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
July 4 - Perris Auto Speedway (50 laps)
July 12 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
July 26 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Aug. 9 - Hollywood Hills Speedway (30 laps)
Aug. 12 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Ultimate Challenge - 30 laps, $30,000 to win)
Aug. 14 - Terre Haute Action Track (Non-Wing World Championship)
Aug. 15 - Farmer City Raceway (Non-Wing World Championship)
Aug. 16 - Tri-City Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship)
Aug. 19 - 67 Raceway Park (Non-Wing World Championship - 30 laps)
Aug. 22 - Lakeside Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship - 20 laps)
Aug. 23 - Lakeside Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship - $10,000 to win, 40 laps)
Aug. 30 - Ventura Raceway (40 laps)
Aug. 31 - Perris Auto Speedway (50 laps)
Sept. 6 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Sept. 13 - Manzanita Speedway (Hall of Fame Classic - 30 laps)
Sept. 20 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Oct. 4 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Oct. 18 - Ventura Raceway (Wagsdash Night - 30 laps)
Oct. 30 - Manzanita Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Western World - 20 laps)
Oct. 31 - Manzanita Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Western World - 20 laps)
Nov. 1 - Manzanita Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Western World - 40 laps)
Nov. 6 - Perris Auto Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Oval Nationals)
Nov. 7 - Perris Auto Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Oval Nationals)
Nov. 8 - Perris Auto Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Oval Nationals - $30,000 to win)
Nov. 22 - Perris Auto Speedway (Kindoll Classic - 50 laps)
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
LAKEWOOD, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2003) - The Sprint Car Racing Association (SCRA) President Ron Shuman recently released the bulk of the 2003 SCRA schedule. The first of 41 dates of scheduled racing will kickoff with a Twilight Show in Southern California on Feb. 15 at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Still considered the "Home Track" for the SCRA, Perris will again have a total of 21 dates slated for 2003.
Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz., will host the SCRA seven times starting with the two-day Gary Sokola Classic, March 21-22. After single-day races on May 10 and Sept. 13, Manzy's SCRA schedule will conclude on Nov. 1, after three days of competition during the 36th Annual Western World Championships.
The "Western" will once again be a big part of Shuman's Non-Wing World Championship (NWWC) tour, which will crown it's 2003 Champion one week later during the 8th Annual Oval Nationals, Nov. 6-8 at Perris. Last year's Oval Nationals paid $30,000 to the winner.
Another $30,000 check will be handed out on Aug. 12 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, after the first round of the NWWC series has been run at Southern Iowa Speedway. Beginning on Aug. 14 at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track, the next three events will not only earn SCRA and NWWC points, but will also be co-sanctioned with the United States Auto Club (USAC).
After the Terre Haute date, the following two nights of co-sanctioned racing will see stops at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway and Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. Another race will likely be added before the SCRA visits 67 Raceway Park in Godfrey, Ill., on Aug. 19.
The Midwest portion of the NWWC will again conclude in Kansas City, Kan., at Lakeside Speedway, Aug. 22-23. The K.C. finale will be worth $10,000 to the winner. Lakeside will also host a "media day" for fans on Aug. 21.
Ventura (Calif.) Raceway has dates on May 3 and Aug. 30 before their SCRA season wraps up on Oct. 18 after the running of the popular Wagsdash.
Another California mainstay on the SCRA schedule, Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway, will have two dates for the upcoming seaso, March 8 and June 14.
Besides Farmer City, the other first-time stop the SCRA will be at Hollywood Hills Speedway in Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 9. This event will also mark the first race for the SCRA in the state of New Mexico.
During the year, the Perris Auto Speedway will have 50-lap SCRA races on July 4, Aug. 31 and Nov. 22 when the 2003 season concludes with the running of the 8th Annual Jack Kindoll Classic.
SCRA 2003 SCHEDULE
Feb. 15 - Perris Auto Speedway (Twilight Show - 30 laps)
Mar. 1 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Mar. 8 - Thunderbowl Raceway (30 laps)
Mar. 15 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Mar. 21 - Manzanita Speedway (20 laps)
Mar. 22 - Manzanita Speedway (Gary Sokola Classic - 40 laps)
Mar. 29 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Apr. 12 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Apr. 26 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
May 3 - Ventura Raceway (Jeff Bagley Classic - 30 laps)
May 10 - Manzanita Speedway (30 laps)
May 17 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
May 24 - Perris Auto Speedway (Salute to Indy - 50 laps)
June 7 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
June 14 - Thunderbowl Raceway (30 laps)
June 21 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
July 4 - Perris Auto Speedway (50 laps)
July 12 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
July 26 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Aug. 9 - Hollywood Hills Speedway (30 laps)
Aug. 12 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Ultimate Challenge - 30 laps, $30,000 to win)
Aug. 14 - Terre Haute Action Track (Non-Wing World Championship)
Aug. 15 - Farmer City Raceway (Non-Wing World Championship)
Aug. 16 - Tri-City Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship)
Aug. 19 - 67 Raceway Park (Non-Wing World Championship - 30 laps)
Aug. 22 - Lakeside Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship - 20 laps)
Aug. 23 - Lakeside Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship - $10,000 to win, 40 laps)
Aug. 30 - Ventura Raceway (40 laps)
Aug. 31 - Perris Auto Speedway (50 laps)
Sept. 6 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Sept. 13 - Manzanita Speedway (Hall of Fame Classic - 30 laps)
Sept. 20 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Oct. 4 - Perris Auto Speedway (30 laps)
Oct. 18 - Ventura Raceway (Wagsdash Night - 30 laps)
Oct. 30 - Manzanita Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Western World - 20 laps)
Oct. 31 - Manzanita Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Western World - 20 laps)
Nov. 1 - Manzanita Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Western World - 40 laps)
Nov. 6 - Perris Auto Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Oval Nationals)
Nov. 7 - Perris Auto Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Oval Nationals)
Nov. 8 - Perris Auto Speedway (Non-Wing World Championship/Oval Nationals - $30,000 to win)
Nov. 22 - Perris Auto Speedway (Kindoll Classic - 50 laps)
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
