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Clark Memorial special this Sunday at I-80
GREENWOOD, Neb. (August 11) - The inaugural Charlie Clark Memorial special
for IMCA Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will be Sunday,
Aug. 16 at I-80 Speedway.
Payouts will reflect the no. 22 car number of the former IMCA Modified
competitor and buyer of the first K-mod built by Kosiski Racing Products.
The main event for Modifieds pays $2,022 to win, the feature for Northern
SportMods $722.
Modified heats pay $122 to win and $22 for second. SportMods receive $22 to
win their heats. Heat race money is sponsored by Kosiski Auto Parts.
Twenty-two cars are scheduled to start each feature; two more will be added
to the field if entries top 40.
The Modified feature will be 44 laps. At the halfway point, the red flag
will be thrown and all cars will stop on the front stretch. A three minute
pit break will be given for all cars to add fuel, change a tire and/or make
adjustments with pit crew involvement.
The leader at halfway will receive $222, second place will receive $122 and
third place will receive $22.
There will be an optional draw fee of $25 for Modifieds and $15 for the
SportMods, which will be donated to the Heart Foundation in Clark's memory.
Donors will start in the front of the heats in the order they draw; drivers
who do not draw will start behind them and will be lined up by their IMCA
inverted track point average.
All qualifiers are eligible to redraw for the feature.
Minimum to win the chassis manufacturers race will be $250. Mach-1 Sport
Compacts and GM Performance Crate Models are also on the program. All
applicable IMCA points will be awarded in the four sanctioned divisions.
Pit gates will open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand will open at 4 p.m. Hot
laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 5:55 p.m.
Clark, also former owner of Harris Racing, died in May after suffering a
heart attack. He was 59.
Modifieds race for a top prize of $1,000 in a second Fast Shafts All-Star
qualifying event at I-80 on Monday, Aug. 17. All applicable IMCA points will
be awarded that night as well.
Questions about the upcoming programs can be directed to 402 342-3453 or 402
659-3301. The track website is
www.neracewaypark.com .
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