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Big Dog Chassis returns as sponsor of Dakota Classic Tour for IMCA Modifieds NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (April 25) – What promises to be another record- setting six-race swing sees Big Dog Chassis return as title sponsor of the Dakota Classic Tour for IMCA Modifieds. The North Platte, Neb., chassis manufacturer and high performance parts retailer will furnish the $2,000 point fund for the top 10 drivers in the 19th annual tour, which runs from July 6-11 at tracks in North Dakota and Saskatchewan. More than 90 drivers from a dozen states and three Canadian provinces competed over the course of the 2007 tour. New tour marks were also established with 62 car per night averages and 43 drivers who raced at each event. “The support Big Dog has shown the Dakota Tour has been outstanding and their financial backing has raised the final point fund from $1,500 to $2,000 this year,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “The winner’s share remains $500, but now each driver in the top ten in final points leaves with at least $100, doubled from last year.” The 2008 Big Dog Dakota Classic Tour opens at Nodak Speedway in Minot, then crosses the border to Estevan Motor Speedway. Two events are on tap at Williston Basin Speedway before races at Southwest Speedway in Dickinson and the finale at Mandan’s Dacotah Speedway. All six events pay $1,200 to win and a minimum of $200 to make the 24 car feature grid. National, home region and Smiley’s Racing Products state points will also be awarded. Drivers will be required to display two Big Dog Chassis decals on their race car to be eligible for any shares of the point fund or contingency awards. Each winner and the tour champion become ballot candidates for the 2009 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals. Information about chassis and parts available from Big Dog is available by calling 308 532-6740 and at the www.bigdogchassis.com website. |