{"id":2214,"date":"2010-10-31T16:47:18","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T16:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracer.com\/wp\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2010-10-31T16:47:18","modified_gmt":"2010-10-31T16:47:18","slug":"all-systems-go-for-the-annual-north-south-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2010\/10\/all-systems-go-for-the-annual-north-south-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"All Systems Go for the Annual North-South Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lexington<\/span>, <\/span>CT<\/span>: The eighth annual 109 U-Pull It John Blewett <\/span>III<\/span> Memorial North-South Shootout<\/span>TM<\/span> has taken center stage among the brethren of the short track racing community. With the cars and stars from both the open-wheel and full-fendered ranks preparing for the annual event, the buzz has spread from east to <\/span>Midwest<\/span>. Teams scheduled to compete in the North-South Shootout on November 5&6 hail from <\/span>New England<\/span>, <\/span>New York<\/span>, <\/span>New Jersey<\/span>, <\/span>Pennsylvania<\/span>, <\/span>North Carolina<\/span>, <\/span>South Carolina<\/span>, <\/span>Florida<\/span>, <\/span>Georgia<\/span>, <\/span>Indiana<\/span>, <\/span>Ohio<\/span>, <\/span>Arkansas<\/span>, <\/span>Kansas<\/span>, <\/span>Michigan<\/span>, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n

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After seven successful years, the North-South Shootout had earned a reputation as one of the most prestigious events in short track racing. <\/span>Since it\u2019s inception in 2003, owner and promoter Charles Kepley and his team have strived to ensure that the North-South Shootout is the best-of-the-best in short track auto racing.
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For the <\/span>second straight year, the North-South Shootout <\/span>will feature the best of both worlds as a contingent of Super Late Models, led by the Champion Racing Association (<\/span>CRA<\/span>) Super Series, will join the headlining Tour-Type Modifieds. Support divisions will include the <\/span>SK-Type Modifieds, an equally as competitive and tenacious brand of open-wheel racing, the USA Modifieds, <\/span>Vintage Modifieds, and Vintage Sportsman. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Fans traveling to the Charlotte, NC, area to watch their local favorites compete on the ultra-fast half-mile tri-oval at Concord Speedway in Concord, NC, have the opportunity to book rooms at discounted rates (while supplies last). <\/span>C&C Racing Promotions, owners of the North-South Shootout, have worked with the Cabarrus County Chamber and Visitors Bureau to secure room blocks at discounted rates at a number of at local hotels. A complete listing is available on the official event website, northsouthshoot.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Advance tickets are currently on sale for the <\/span>109 U-Pull It John Blewett <\/span>III<\/span> Memorial North-South Shootout<\/span> and can be purchased online at northsouthshootout.com<\/a> or by calling Doreen Tilley at <\/span>336.442.4317<\/span>. For the 2010 event, the traditional commemorative collectible tickets depict the <\/span>Modifieds of George Brunnhoelzl <\/span>III<\/span>, James Civali, Matt Hirschman, Burt Myers, Jason Myers, and Ryan Preece. The beautiful four-color tickets include the likeness of the SK-Type Modifieds of NASCAR National champion <\/span>Keith Rocco and Ron Yuhas, Jr. Super Late Model tickets include <\/span>Ryan Blaney, Jeff Fultz, Scott Hantz, and Johnny VanDoorn. The USA Modifieds, who are making their inaugural visit to the North-South Shootout, are represented on the collectible tickets by Scott Tomasik and Brian Nester.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On Friday, November 5, qualifying will be held for all divisions. Time trials will be run for the Tour-Type Modifieds, Super Late Models, SK-Type Modifieds and the USA Modifieds followed by heat races for all divisions. The 125-lap events for Tour-Type Modifieds and the Super Late Models will highlight the activities on Saturday, November 6. The 50-lap feature for the SK-Type Modifieds and USA Modifieds along with the Vintage divisions will also compete in feature action on Saturday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For a complete schedule of racing activities at the <\/span>109 U-Pull It John Blewett <\/span>III<\/span> Memorial North-South Shootout, visit northsouthshootout.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The North-South Shootout is a registered trademark of C&C Racing Promotions.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Lexington, CT: The eighth annual 109 U-Pull It John Blewett III Memorial North-South ShootoutTM has taken center stage among the brethren of the short track racing community. With the cars and stars from both the open-wheel and full-fendered ranks preparing for the annual event, the buzz has spread from east to Midwest. Teams scheduled to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-england-racing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}