O'Reilly USCS sprint cars headline Malden Speedway "Bootheel 200" Finals on Saturday, March 10th

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Malden, MO - On Saturday, May 10th the O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series (www.uscsracing.com ) Mid-South Thunder winged Outlaw style sprint cars will contest round three of the 2008 Mid-South Thunder Tour when Malden Speedway in Malden, Missouri hosts the series on day-two of the 2nd Annual Bootheel 200. The event will award points towards the O'Reilly USCS Mid South Thunder regional Championship. The O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series main event will pay $2000 to win and it is possible for one driver to collect $2200 by winning the Lucas Oil Power Dash, their qualifying heat race and the 30-lap O'Reilly USCS A-Main event. The main event will additionally pay $300 to the last place finisher.

Top sprint car entries are expected from at least five states for the third of thirty race nights on the Mid South Thunder schedule. The O'Reilly USCS sprint cars will contest a complete winged sprint car racing program during Saturday's portion of the racing action. The O'Reilly USCS format will include test and tune hot laps, The Lucas Oil Power Dash six-cars, six-laps shootout plus qualifying heat races, and main events. O'Reilly USCS sprint car drivers and teams will also have a pre-event practice opportunity at Malden Speedway on Friday night, May 9th. The practice sessions are scheduled to make time available for the sprint car drivers to have three practice times on the race track during the Friday evening racing program for the other six divisions.

The O'Reilly USCS sprint car event is just one half of a United Speed Contest Sanction double-header also featuring the Rislone USCS Modified Series during the two-day racing program scheduled for Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th. The Rislone USCS Modified Series two-day event features a full racing program showcasing many of the Mid-South's top open wheel modified drivers competing for $800 to win in the 25-lap Rislone USCS Modified "Bootheel 200" Championship preliminary A-Main on Friday night. On Saturday night the Rislone USCS Modified Series returns with another full racing program in the 2nd Annual Bootheel 200 Championships for the Modified finale. With posted bonuses and a win in the Rislone Oil Stabilizer Dash each night, it is possible for one modified driver to take home $2500 over the two nights.

The Bootheel 200 format has been re-designed from the original scheduled one when the dates for the second-year event were suppose to occur on March 28-29th. The original format featured qualifying rounds only on Friday evening with all of the Championship Finals on Saturday in each division .
The new format features a complete racing program including test and tune hot laps, qualifying heat races and main events in six classes on both Friday and Saturday nights featuring the Rislone USCS Modified Series and five other Malden Speedway divisions . Those additional classes include the Fastrak Late Models, Hobby Stock, Street Stock, E-MOD and Mini Stock classes.

Over the two nights, there will be nearly 500 laps of racing and plenty of side-by-side action in all seven divisions on the 3/8 mile clay oval. That includes approximately 270 Laps of main events in the re-designed format.

For more information on the O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series and Rislone USCS Modified Series please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 404-886-5913.
For additional info on the Malden Speedway and the 2nd Annual Boothell 200 please visit the track's official website at www.maldenspeedway.com

MALDEN SPEEDWAY - BOOTHEEL 200 EVENT SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MAY 9th - Round One 4:00 pm Pit Gates Open 5:30 pm Grandstands Open 6:30 pm Drivers Meeting
6:45 pm Hot Laps
7:30 pm Racing Action

SATURDAY, MAY 10th - Round Two
3:00 pm Pit Gates Open

5:00 pm Grandstands Open

5:45 pm Drivers Meeting

6:00 pm Hot Laps

7:00 pm Racing Action

www.maldenspeedway.com
Malden Speedway phone 573-276-6265
573-276-3094 Phil Santie Home
573-281-0116 Phil Santie Cell#
www.uscsracing.com O'Reilly USCS Sprint Cars and Rislone USCS Modifieds
404-886-5913 - Pete Walton
 




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