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24th Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge slated for Oct. 8-9
at Southern Iowa Speedway
OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Oct. 1, 2010)
– The Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, is readying for one final
extravaganza to end the 2010 season with a bang as the “Mahaska County
Monster” comes alive for the 24th Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge on
Friday and Saturday, October 8-9.
Nearly $60,000 is up for grabs, including $1,000 to win on Friday and $2,000
to win on Saturday for each of the four classes: Musco USRA Modifieds, USRA
Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, Carter’s Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby
Stocks.
Fans will enjoy a complete show each night. All drivers will draw on Friday
and Saturday for starting position, and will re-draw each night for feature
race starting positions.
National points will be awarded each night in the American Racer USRA Weekly
Racing Series, but a USRA license is not required to compete in this event.
With tight points battles emerging, nearly every one of the top-10 drivers
in each class are expected as officials are readying the pit areas for an
expected 150 cars or more.
On Friday, pits gates open at 4:00, grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps are
at 7:00 and racing starts at 7:30.
Pit gates will open at 1:00 on Saturday, with grandstands opening at 2:00.
Hot laps are slated for 5:00 and the first green flag waves at 5:30.
Adult grandstand tickets are only $12 on Friday and $15 on Saturday, with
kids ages 6 to 12 getting in for $3 Friday and $5 Saturday. Pit passes are
$30 each day. Children under 6 are always admitted free of charge at the
Southern Iowa Speedway.
All seats are general admission, so fans are encouraged to get there early
to avoid lines and get the best seat in the house.
Camping sites with hook-ups are available at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds.
Early entry fee is $75 for all drivers in each class. The entry fee at the
track on race day is $125. The entry fee covers both days of racing.
Entry forms and fees must be received in the RL Promotions office by 12:00
noon on Thursday, October 7. Competitors may download an entry form at
www.rlpromotions.com/fallchallenge.pdf or call 515-832-7944 to register
by phone.
The purse each night is the same for each class.
FRIDAY PURSE: 1. $1000, 2. $650, 3. $500, 4. $350, 5. $300, 6. $250, 7.
$200, 8. $175, 9. $150, 10. $140, 11. $130, 12. $120, 13. $110, 14-24. $100,
Tow $50.
SATURDAY PURSE: 1. $2000, 2. $1200, 3. $700, 4. $500, 5. $400, 6. $300, 7.
$250, 8. $200, 9. $180, 10. $160, 11. $150, 12. $130, 13. $125, 14. $125,
15-24. $125, Tow $50.
Defending Musco Lighting Fall Challenge champions are Brad Pinkerton (Musco
USRA Modifieds), Shane Weller (USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars), A.J. Johnson
(Carter’s Manufacturing USRA B-Mods) and Chris Hovden (USRA Hobby Stocks).
The Southern Iowa Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.5
mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then 0.3 mile north on I St. (at the Southern
Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call 515-832-6000 or visit
www.rlpromotions.com online. Race day info is available by calling the
track hotline at 641-673-7004.
For rules or other information about the United States Racing Association,
check out the USRA website at
www.usraracing.com.
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