Pevely, MO (September 13, 2004) The 22nd Annual Pepsi Nationals take to the track on Saturday, September 18th at the I-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO. This year’s event promises to be one of the most exciting events of the 2004 racing season. The Super Late Models for this event are sanctioned by U.M.P. and will award U.M.P. and STACKER2® Xtreme Dirt Car Series points. U.M.P. Modifieds & A.A.R.A. Sportsman will also be on the card for the Pepsi Nationals.
This year’s event will pay $10,000 to the winner of the super late model event. The twenty-four car starting field in the feature event will also pay a minimum of $700 to start. The winner of the U.M.P. Modified feature event winner will pocket $1,200 and the A.A.R.A. Sportsman feature winner will earn $500.
The Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers will also be providing the Hard Charger Award. This Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Hard Charger Award is a $200 bonus to the driver who advances their finishing position the most over their starting position.
The top fourteen drivers in the STACKER2® Xtreme Dirt Car Series point standings have attended all of the events on the schedule this season and are expected to be on hand for this event, including Earl Pearson, Jr., Jimmy Mars, Donnie Moran, Brian Birkhofer, Steve Shaver, Matt Miller, Shane Clanton, Ray Cook, Billy Drake, Darren Miller, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jeep VanWormer, John Mason and Sonny Conley. They will be joined by some of the top U.M.P. competitors from around the Midwest.
The very popular STACKER2® "Paydirt 24" promotion will also be part of the festivities at I-55 Raceway. With the driving skill of a fans assigned feature event driver and a little luck, one fan will walk away with $1,000 cash in hand. To enter the STACKER2® "Paydirt 24" contest, fans simply fill out an entry form at the STACKER2® "Extreme Energy Tour" display. Prior to the feature event 24 fan names from all entry forms will be randomly drawn. Those lucky 24 fans will be assigned one of the 24 feature event drivers. If a fans assigned driver wins the feature event then that fan assigned to the feature winning driver will pocket $1,000 cash, courtesy of STACKER2®. The other 23 fans will receive a Stacker2® "Energy Gift Pack".
The first 2000 fans in the gate will also receive a free pair of sunglasses courtesy of STACKER2®.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. Qualifying begins at 6:30 p.m. Racing will begin at 7 p.m.
Reserved tickets are now on sale for $28. General admission is $25 with children 12 years old and younger being admitted free into the general admission sections of the grandstands.
I-55 Raceway, a high-banked, one-third-mile clay oval, is located 30 minutes south of the St. Louis Gateway Arch on Interstate 55 at Pevely exit 180 & 178. For tickets or more information, call the track at (636) 479-3219 or visit www.i55raceway.com.
This year’s event will pay $10,000 to the winner of the super late model event. The twenty-four car starting field in the feature event will also pay a minimum of $700 to start. The winner of the U.M.P. Modified feature event winner will pocket $1,200 and the A.A.R.A. Sportsman feature winner will earn $500.
The Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers will also be providing the Hard Charger Award. This Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Hard Charger Award is a $200 bonus to the driver who advances their finishing position the most over their starting position.
The top fourteen drivers in the STACKER2® Xtreme Dirt Car Series point standings have attended all of the events on the schedule this season and are expected to be on hand for this event, including Earl Pearson, Jr., Jimmy Mars, Donnie Moran, Brian Birkhofer, Steve Shaver, Matt Miller, Shane Clanton, Ray Cook, Billy Drake, Darren Miller, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jeep VanWormer, John Mason and Sonny Conley. They will be joined by some of the top U.M.P. competitors from around the Midwest.
The very popular STACKER2® "Paydirt 24" promotion will also be part of the festivities at I-55 Raceway. With the driving skill of a fans assigned feature event driver and a little luck, one fan will walk away with $1,000 cash in hand. To enter the STACKER2® "Paydirt 24" contest, fans simply fill out an entry form at the STACKER2® "Extreme Energy Tour" display. Prior to the feature event 24 fan names from all entry forms will be randomly drawn. Those lucky 24 fans will be assigned one of the 24 feature event drivers. If a fans assigned driver wins the feature event then that fan assigned to the feature winning driver will pocket $1,000 cash, courtesy of STACKER2®. The other 23 fans will receive a Stacker2® "Energy Gift Pack".
The first 2000 fans in the gate will also receive a free pair of sunglasses courtesy of STACKER2®.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. Qualifying begins at 6:30 p.m. Racing will begin at 7 p.m.
Reserved tickets are now on sale for $28. General admission is $25 with children 12 years old and younger being admitted free into the general admission sections of the grandstands.
I-55 Raceway, a high-banked, one-third-mile clay oval, is located 30 minutes south of the St. Louis Gateway Arch on Interstate 55 at Pevely exit 180 & 178. For tickets or more information, call the track at (636) 479-3219 or visit www.i55raceway.com.
