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15 point races at five tracks added for IMCA Sunoco Late Models

VINTON, Iowa (Jan. 18) – IMCA Sunoco Late Models will run partial schedules at five Iowa race tracks in 2008.

National and Smiley’s Racing Products state points will be awarded at all 15 of those events, at Dubuque Speedway, Farley Speedway, Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Lee County Speedway in Donnellson and Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge.

“We did our best to coordinate the scheduling of these races with those at tracks sanctioning Late Models as part of their regular weekly programs and the Deery Brothers Summer Series,” explained IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root. “Dates at these five tracks fit in when weekly sanctioned tracks have the night off and provide drivers the oppor­tunity to race more often for points within a reasonable distance of where they live and where they compete regularly.”

All five Lee County shows will be on Friday nights, on April 25, May 30, June 27, July 18 and Aug. 15. Friday shows at Farley are May 9, June 20 and Aug. 15. Sanctioned Late Models make their first-ever appearances at Dubuque on Sunday cards June 8, July 13 and Aug. 24.

A pair of Friday races are scheduled at both Mineral City and at Hancock County. Fort Dodge hosts June 6 and Aug. 15 events, while the full-bodied division joins Aug. 1 and Aug. 8 programs at Britt.

IMCA Late Models visited Donnellson and Britt last season and Fort Dodge in 2006. The Deery Series traveled to Farley during the 2001-2003 seasons.

“Mineral City and Hancock County run when Des Moines is closed for the Pork Expo and again during the Iowa State Fair. Late Models have raced weekly and in the Deery Series at Lee County and will draw cars from Burlington and Quincy, Ill.,” Root said. “The Farley and Dubuque equation fills a gap for Independence racers to get in more point shows.”

The Late Model point season starts April 25 and continues through Aug. 24.