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CRESCO, Iowa (Jan. 12) - Officials from RL Promotions and the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, have announced a tentative schedule of events for the 2009 racing season at the Howard County Fairgrounds 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval. An exciting season of Fast & Furious Fridays and racing under the United States Racing Association banner will kick off on May 17 with the season opener for the USRA Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA Modifieds racing for $1,000 to win, plus USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks. Four days later on Thursday, May 21, the super-fast Modifieds of the USMTS National Tour will be in town for the first of two shows this year in Cresco. Kelly Shryock, Jason Hughes, Mark Noble, Zack VanderBeek and the rest of the rugged road warriors will be back again on Tuesday, Aug. 4, for the third annual NASCAR Night. On Tuesday, June 16, the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models hits the track with some of the region's top Late Model pilots expected to be on hand. The annual Howard County Fair race will take place on
Sunday, June 28, along with the USRA Weekly Racing Series (no Modifieds)
plus Hornets. Two weeks later on Thursday, July 16, it's the Great American Stock Car Challenge with $2,000 awaiting the winner of the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car main event. The curtain will close on the 2009 season on Tuesday, Sept. 1, with the USRA Weekly Racing Series on tap and a special $1,000-to-win USRA Hobby Stock feature to cap off the night. Defending track champions at the Cresco Speedway are Darrin Walch of Postville (USRA Modifieds), Tom Schmitt of Independence (USRA Karl Chevrolet Srock Cars), Jimmy Broszeit of Postville (USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods) and Brandon Hare of Elma (USRA Hobby Stocks). For more information, contact the RL Promotions offices at
(515) 832-6000 or visit
www.rlpromotions.com online. Race day info is available by calling
the track hotline at (563) 547-3400. The Cresco Speedway is located 0.2
miles north of SR 9 on SW 7th (at the Howard County Fairgrounds). CRESCO SPEEDWAY Sun May 17 … Season Opener - USRA Weekly Racing Series
($1,000 to win Modifieds)
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