track operators, has created a scheduling logjam for speedway management
forcing an a big night of local stock car racing, at Lee USA Speedway,
Friday night, September 4th. Over 200 laps of feature races are on the
docket.
All-American Series, the official sanctioning body at the 3/8 mile facility.
Because of the unusual amount of races, a special starting time of 6:45 PM
has been announced with a features only format on tap for all weekly
divisions with the exception of the Roadrunners.
Here's what fans and competitors can expect.
Triple 20 Lap features for the Ekeys4cars Late Models, Twin 20 Lap races for
the PB Chopper Shop & Rods Super Modifieds, a 50 lap David's Race Cars and
Components Roadrunner Shoot-Out, feature races in the Prime Storage Late
Model Sportsman, Hobby Stocks, and American Auto Parts Ironman divisions.
In addition, it's the annual "Back to School Night." The speedway will stage
rides in race cars for the youngsters. The originally scheduled S.T.A.R.
antique race car show has been rescheduled to September 11th because of the
busy Friday night schedule.
"It's all about creativity," said Bob Watson, speedway manager. "You want to
give the racer and the fan the racing they came here for, you have the need
to fulfill your agreement (point's races) with NASCAR, and you have to work
with time constraints. The way summers have been around here, this has been
an annual scheduling event. That is why we asked our town fathers
permission to have a Saturday rain date. We are grateful for their
cooperation.
The races being "made up" are from events that were rained on while in
progress.