By Steve Birmingham
Persistent rain showers may have forced cancallation of last Saturday's Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series action at Tri-City Speedway, but "Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Poster Night" has been rescheduled for this Satrurday, April 17.
The first 500 adults with a paid admission to Saturday's Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series will receive a free Dale Earnhardt, Jr., poster while supplies last.
In another of many new innovations introduced this season, fans will have the chance to decide who starts up front as Tri-City Speedway introduces the Ironman Dash for Cash.
The top six Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series Ironman Late Models advancing through qualifying heats will compete in the Ironman Dash for Cash to determne the starting order of the first three rows of the Ironman Late Model Feature. Following the checkers, the Dash winner will emerge from his car onto the front straightaway and, with the vocal encouragement of the crowd, make a huge decision-- start on the pole postion for the 25-lap Feature Event, ensuring a heads-up start, or take a crisp $100 and invert the top six Dash finishers in reverse order, thus relegating the winner to a third row start.
Money talks but the crowd, through their vocal encouragement, will get a chance to help decide if the winner takes the cash or can make a dash,and fans are encouraged to their vocal chords.
Spectator gates for this Saturday's "Dale Earnhardt Jr., Poster Night" open at 6 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. Adults $10.00, Students (11-17) $5.00 and Children10 and under $2.00 Parking is always FREE. Tri-City Speedway is located one-half mile south of Interstate 270 on Illinois Route 203 south (exit 4).
Persistent rain showers may have forced cancallation of last Saturday's Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series action at Tri-City Speedway, but "Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Poster Night" has been rescheduled for this Satrurday, April 17.
The first 500 adults with a paid admission to Saturday's Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series will receive a free Dale Earnhardt, Jr., poster while supplies last.
In another of many new innovations introduced this season, fans will have the chance to decide who starts up front as Tri-City Speedway introduces the Ironman Dash for Cash.
The top six Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series Ironman Late Models advancing through qualifying heats will compete in the Ironman Dash for Cash to determne the starting order of the first three rows of the Ironman Late Model Feature. Following the checkers, the Dash winner will emerge from his car onto the front straightaway and, with the vocal encouragement of the crowd, make a huge decision-- start on the pole postion for the 25-lap Feature Event, ensuring a heads-up start, or take a crisp $100 and invert the top six Dash finishers in reverse order, thus relegating the winner to a third row start.
Money talks but the crowd, through their vocal encouragement, will get a chance to help decide if the winner takes the cash or can make a dash,and fans are encouraged to their vocal chords.
Spectator gates for this Saturday's "Dale Earnhardt Jr., Poster Night" open at 6 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. Adults $10.00, Students (11-17) $5.00 and Children10 and under $2.00 Parking is always FREE. Tri-City Speedway is located one-half mile south of Interstate 270 on Illinois Route 203 south (exit 4).
