Baton Rouge, Louisiana (January 14, 2004) - The O'Reilly Southern United
Professional Racing (SUPR) Sprint Car Series released its 2004 schedule
today, a schedule that will see the winged sprinters competing in 19 events
in a three state area. The schedule is highlighted by first time visits to
Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Alabama; Thunder Valley Speedway in Glenmora,
Louisiana and Champion Park Speedway in Doyline, Louisiana.
Now in its third year of sanctioning sprint car racing in the gulf south,
the O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Car Series has seen an increase in the level of
competition with 7 different drivers visiting victory lane in 2003. At the
end of the season it was veteran sprint car competitor Michael Herrington,
Jr. of Prairieville, Louisiana joining Butch David as a series champion.
The 2004 season gets underway at Baton Rouge Raceway where the O'Reilly SUPR
Sprint Cars champions will begin the quest to crown a new champion on
Saturday night April 10. The sprinters will be busy early as they travel to
Simpson County Motorsports Park in Mendenhall, Mississippi on Friday night
April 16th followed by a trek to Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Alabama the
very next night, Saturday April 17th.
Saturday night May 8th will mark the series' first visit to Thunder Valley
Speedway in Glenmora, Louisiana and the sprinters will then return to Baton
Rouge Raceway on Saturday night, May 15th. The month of May will be capped
by the series' first visit to Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, Mississippi.
The series returns to Deep South Speedway on Saturday, June 19th before
returning to Pike County Speedway on Saturday night, July 3rd. July 10th
will see the O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars visit Jackson Motor Speedway followed
by back-to-back weekend visits to Baton Rouge Raceway (Saturday, July 24th)
and Thunder Valley Speedway (Saturday, July 31st).
The tour then kicks off a 4 week swing that begins when the SUPR Sprinters
travel north to Champion Park Speedway in Doyline, Louisiana on Saturday,
August 14th, returning to Deep South Speedway on Saturday, August 21st,
Baton Rouge Raceway on Saturday, August 28th, and Pike County Speedway on
Saturday, September 4th.
The O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars will make a final run for the 2004
Championship beginning on Saturday, October 2nd at Pike County Speedway
before a trio of two-day shows run in conjunction with the O'Reilly SUPR
Late Models will cap the season. The Louisiana State Championships will be
held at Baton Rouge Raceway on October 15th - 16th. This will be followed
by a final visit to Deep South Speedway for a two-day show on October
22nd -23rd, and the season will conclude with the Sprint Cars competing at
the Jambalaya 100 at Pike County Speedway on November 12th -13th.
For further information concerning the 2004 O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Car
schedule please visit the series website at www.suprracing.com or contact
Greg Holmes, SUPR President at 225-275-5040.
2004 O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Car Schedule:
April 10 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
April 16 Simpson County Motorsports Park
Mendenhall, Mississippi
April 17 Deep South Speedway
Loxley, Alabama
May 8 Thunder Valley Speedway
Glenmora, Louisiana
May 15 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
May 29 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
June 19 Deep South Speedway
Loxley, Alabama
July 3 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
July 10 Jackson Motor Speedway
Byram, Mississippi
July 24 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
July 31 Thunder Valley Speedway
Glenmora, Louisiana
August 14 Champion Park Speedway
Doyline, Louisiana
August 21 Deep South Speedway
Loxley, Alabama
August 28 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
September 4 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
October 2 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
October 15-16 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
October 22-23 Deep South Speedway
Loxley, Alabama
November 12-13 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
Professional Racing (SUPR) Sprint Car Series released its 2004 schedule
today, a schedule that will see the winged sprinters competing in 19 events
in a three state area. The schedule is highlighted by first time visits to
Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Alabama; Thunder Valley Speedway in Glenmora,
Louisiana and Champion Park Speedway in Doyline, Louisiana.
Now in its third year of sanctioning sprint car racing in the gulf south,
the O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Car Series has seen an increase in the level of
competition with 7 different drivers visiting victory lane in 2003. At the
end of the season it was veteran sprint car competitor Michael Herrington,
Jr. of Prairieville, Louisiana joining Butch David as a series champion.
The 2004 season gets underway at Baton Rouge Raceway where the O'Reilly SUPR
Sprint Cars champions will begin the quest to crown a new champion on
Saturday night April 10. The sprinters will be busy early as they travel to
Simpson County Motorsports Park in Mendenhall, Mississippi on Friday night
April 16th followed by a trek to Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Alabama the
very next night, Saturday April 17th.
Saturday night May 8th will mark the series' first visit to Thunder Valley
Speedway in Glenmora, Louisiana and the sprinters will then return to Baton
Rouge Raceway on Saturday night, May 15th. The month of May will be capped
by the series' first visit to Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, Mississippi.
The series returns to Deep South Speedway on Saturday, June 19th before
returning to Pike County Speedway on Saturday night, July 3rd. July 10th
will see the O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars visit Jackson Motor Speedway followed
by back-to-back weekend visits to Baton Rouge Raceway (Saturday, July 24th)
and Thunder Valley Speedway (Saturday, July 31st).
The tour then kicks off a 4 week swing that begins when the SUPR Sprinters
travel north to Champion Park Speedway in Doyline, Louisiana on Saturday,
August 14th, returning to Deep South Speedway on Saturday, August 21st,
Baton Rouge Raceway on Saturday, August 28th, and Pike County Speedway on
Saturday, September 4th.
The O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars will make a final run for the 2004
Championship beginning on Saturday, October 2nd at Pike County Speedway
before a trio of two-day shows run in conjunction with the O'Reilly SUPR
Late Models will cap the season. The Louisiana State Championships will be
held at Baton Rouge Raceway on October 15th - 16th. This will be followed
by a final visit to Deep South Speedway for a two-day show on October
22nd -23rd, and the season will conclude with the Sprint Cars competing at
the Jambalaya 100 at Pike County Speedway on November 12th -13th.
For further information concerning the 2004 O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Car
schedule please visit the series website at www.suprracing.com or contact
Greg Holmes, SUPR President at 225-275-5040.
2004 O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Car Schedule:
April 10 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
April 16 Simpson County Motorsports Park
Mendenhall, Mississippi
April 17 Deep South Speedway
Loxley, Alabama
May 8 Thunder Valley Speedway
Glenmora, Louisiana
May 15 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
May 29 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
June 19 Deep South Speedway
Loxley, Alabama
July 3 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
July 10 Jackson Motor Speedway
Byram, Mississippi
July 24 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
July 31 Thunder Valley Speedway
Glenmora, Louisiana
August 14 Champion Park Speedway
Doyline, Louisiana
August 21 Deep South Speedway
Loxley, Alabama
August 28 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
September 4 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
October 2 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
October 15-16 Baton Rouge Raceway
Baker, Louisiana
October 22-23 Deep South Speedway
Loxley, Alabama
November 12-13 Pike County Speedway
Magnolia, Mississippi
