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Highway 3 Raceway unveils 17-race schedule, inks deal with Flaws to manage
historic clay oval
ALLISON, Iowa (Feb. 20) – The sights and sounds of dirt track
racing will fill the air this summer at the historic Butler County
Fairgrounds in Allison, Iowa, as officials from the Highway 3 Raceway have
unveiled their 2012 schedule of events for the upcoming season.
After
more than a decade of hosting a handful of special events throughout the
year, the 2012 calendar includes seventeen nights of racing action on the
half-mile clay oval.
Weekly Saturday night events will feature four
classes of racing machines sanctioned by the United States Racing
Association – USRA A-Mods, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby
Stocks – and well-known face will oversee the racing operations as Larry
Flaws has been hired to run the day-to-day operations of the popular
speedplant.
“This is a great opportunity to work for a couple of top
notch racing facilities,” said Flaws, who will also co-promote Friday night
shows at the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “Both tracks provide
fast and exciting racing, and both facilities are very spectator friendly
and set up for the fans to enjoy racing without a bad seat in the house.
“All race cars and haulers pit on the outside of the track which allows
fans to see everything. They also have great concessions that offer some of
the best sandwiches, pizza and snacks around. For the drivers, they can look
forward to one of the best-prepared racing surfaces in the region and,
without a doubt, one of the best points funds of any track around.”
USRA A-Mods will compete for a track points fund worth up to $1,500 to the
season champion. USRA Stock Cars will compete for $600 to win the points
battle while USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks will each square off for a
$500 to the 2012 track champion.
The USRA A-Mods will utilize the
“alternative” rules package for Modifieds, while all other USRA rules will
apply to all four classes.
In addition to the USRA Weekly Racing
Series headlining the Saturday night festivities at the Highway 3 Raceway,
several major special events are also on tap. The USMTS Modifieds will make
three pilgrimages to the track in 2012 while the USRA Iron Man Challenge for
Stock Cars and B-Mods will be featured four times.
“Having these
special series which use the same basic rules package as our weekly classes
should give the drivers that support our track week in and week out a strong
advantage when the ‘big boys’ come to town, Flaws added. “But whether it is
a weekly show of a big money USMTS race, we guarantee that the fans will be
treated to the best racing around and each and every driver will be treated
like a professional and given the same red carpet treatment as the next.”
The 2012 season will kick off on Saturday, April 21, for the first
points race of the USRA Weekly Racing Series. The Season Championship is
slated for Saturday, Aug. 11.
2012 HIGHWAY 3 RACEWAY SCHEDULE:
Sat Apr 21 ... USRA Weekly Racing Series Season Opener.
Sat May 5 ...
USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Sat May 12 ... USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Sat May 19 ... USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Thu May 24 ... USMTS Casey's
Cup Qualifier plus USRA Iron Man Challenge for B-Mods and Stock Cars.
Sat
Jun 2 ... USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Tue Jun 19 ... Butler County Fair
Race - USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Fri Jun 29 ... USMTS National
Championship Series plus USRA Iron Man Challenge for B-Mods.
Sat Jul 14
... USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Sat Jul 21 ... USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Tue Jul 24 ... Great American Stock Car Challenge - USRA Weekly Racing
Series.
Wed Jul 25 ... Great American Stock Car Challenge - USRA Weekly
Racing Series.
Sat Aug 4 ... USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Sat Aug 11 ...
Season Championships - USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Thu Aug 30 ... USMTS
Hunt for the Casey's Cup plus USRA Iron Man Challenge for B-Mods and Stock
Cars.
Fri Oct 5 ... Fall Challenge - USRA Iron Man Challenge for B-Mods
and Stock Cars.
Sat Oct 6 ... Fall Challenge - USRA Iron Man Challenge
for B-Mods and Stock Cars.
Unless otherwise noted, all USRA Weekly
Series events feature USRA A-Mods, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and USRA
Hobby Stocks. Gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps start at 6:30 and racing begins
at 7.
Regular weekly ticket prices are $10 for adults, $3 for kids
ages 6-12 and children under 6 get in for free. Pit passes are $25. Ticket
prices may be higher for special events.
The Highway 3 Raceway is
located 0.3 miles north of SR 3 on S. Main St. (at the Butler County
Fairgrounds). For more information or to inquire about sponsorships for the
2012 racing season, call Larry Flaws at 515-297-1691 or check out
www.highway3raceway.com online.
To learn more about the USRA, visit
www.usraracing.com or call 515-832-6000. You can also like us on
Facebook at
www.facebook.com/usraracing or follow us on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/usraracing.
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USRA OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp,
Karl Chevrolet, Karl Performance Parts, Kevko Oil Pans & Components,
Nitroquest, RACEceiver, Racing Head Service, Western Flyer Race Cars.
USRA PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boubin Tire & Automotive, Brodix Cylinder
Heads, DAY Motor Sports, DirtKnights.com, SpeedNet Direct.
USRA
CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, COMP Cams, Dirthead.com, Eibach
Springs, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Custom Harness, KSE
Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, New Vision Graphics, PBM Performance
Products, Real Racing Wheels, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
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