34 Raceway starts season with car show, kickoff party

By Dana Royer

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (March 11, 2013) – 34 Raceway will start the 2013 race season with the Westland Mall/Midwest Performance and Power Car Show and kickoff party this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17.

34 Raceway, along with a number of generous drivers and sponsors, is bringing back the two-day show to be held at Westland Mall in West Burlington both days. Race cars will fill the mall for fans and shoppers to get a sneak peak at and to show off their all-important sponsors during regular mall hours.

On Saturday, fans and drivers are invited to join the 34 Raceway crew at Whitey’s Bar and Billiards starting at 7 p.m. where the winners of the car show will also be announced.

Champion Spark Plug’s $125,000 “Search for a Champion” contest top 15 finalist Donnie Steward of West Burlington will have a booth set up so folks can vote on-site for his chance at $50,000. As an incentive for fan votes, the team is giving away a framed Kevin Harvick autographed poster, two tickets to the World of Outlaw sprint car show at 34 Raceway, gift certificates and koozies.

To be eligible for the give-a-ways, voters must vote and leave a comment on the facebook page or Champion voting site. The more votes/comments, the more chances a voter has to win.

Racers will take to the track for a test and tune on Saturday, March 23 with pit gates opening at noon and testing to run from 1-4 p.m. A $15 pit pass will be required but grandstand admission is free and concessions will be sold.

The season kicks off with the DOC 360 Sprint Invaders Frost Buster and Roberts Tire Center IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified Special on Saturday, March 30 where $1,000 will go to the winner of the Modified feature.

Saturday, April 6 will be the popular Slocum 50 Deery Brothers IMCA Late Model Summer Series with $5,555 going to the IMCA Late Model winner.

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