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Times: 10:00 am through the evening
Admission: $10 (Everybody receives a pit pass)
Classes: All
By: T. J. Layne
COAL GROVE, OH-With the start of the 2010 season quickly approaching, the Rocky Top Raceway is proud to make several announcements regarding the upcoming season. Schedule additions, fan promotions, and facility upgrades are among the announcements.
Several additions to the 2010 schedule have been announced. The first schedule addition will come to the May 7th “Rocky Top 50”. In addition to the $5,000 to win 50 lap Late Model show, a 30 lap, $1,000 to win AMRA Modified show has also been added. Bombers and Mod Lites will still be on the card on May 7th. 4 cylinders have been added to the racing program for the May 21st “High School Night” with a $200 to win, $25 to start show. This race was added to give 4 cylinders a chance to get some laps on the track before the $500 to win 4 cylinder show on June 4th.
For the first time ever, Steel Block Late Model races will take place at RTR. Steel Block Late Models have been added to the racing program on Saturday, May 29th and Friday, August 13th. These races are all in conjunction with 410 Outlaw Sprint Car shows. The May 29th show will pay $500 to win and $100 to start while the August 13th show will pay $1,000 to win and $100 to start.
With several new cars coming out each week during the first part of the year, two additional Test N’ Tune’s have tentatively been added to the 2010 schedule. The Test N’ Tune days will be on Saturday, April 17th and Saturday, April 24th. The Test N’ Tune’s will come on the days following races on April 16th and April 23rd. Each Test N’ Tune will be tentative as RTR management will evaluate track conditions during the race night and announce the status of each Test N’ Tune the night of the race and on the website.
Rocky Top Raceway is also proud to announce some unique weekly fan promotions for the 2010 season. Each race night, four fans will be chosen to be race VIP’s. Each race VIP will get to wave the green flag to start one of the four features and get to go down to victory lane and present the trophy to the feature winner.
Non-Winners races will also be returning weekly in 2010 with a new name, the “Fan Dash”. The “Fan Dash” will alternate each week between the Late Model, AMRA Modified, Bomber, and Mod Lite divisions. Each driver who has not won a race at RTR in their respective class will have their name put in a hat. One lucky fan will be chosen and will then draw six names out of the hat. The six drivers drawn will compete in the Fan Dash and will start in the order drawn. The Fan Dash will be six laps and will give out a trophy and a free pit pass to the race winner. Once a driver wins the Fan Dash, they will not be eligible to compete in anymore Fan Dash races. The winning fan will have the dash race named after them and will get to present the trophy to the race winner.
Weather permitting, facility upgrades will also be coming for the 2010 season. Plans are to create a new, safer track exit in turn two and put guardrail up where the current track exit is located at. The cars would come off where the backstretch pits begin and will stay right to report to the scales, or go left back to the pit area. Additional dirt will also be moved to create a much larger pit area. RTR management is also diligently working on a major bleacher project that could be in place as early as mid-season, or before the 2011 season depending on various factors out of the tracks control.
Rocky Top Raceway will also be participating at the upcoming “Tri-State Motorsports Swap Meet & Trade Show” at the KYOVA Mall in Ashland, Kentucky on March 13th-14th. The track will have a booth setup with 2010 schedules, rules, and payouts. There will also be drawings for several giveaways. RTR representatives will be on hand at the booth for much of the show.
The 2010 season will get underway on Saturday, April 10th with a Test N’ Tune day. The Test N’ Tune will start at 10:00 am and run through the evening. Admission to the Test N’ Tune is $10, with everyone in attendance receiving a pit pass. All classes are welcome.
Rocky Top Raceway would also like to inform that the top three finishers in points in each class from the 2009 season will be honored and receive awards during a champions presentation on Opening Night. For more information on the Rocky Top Raceway, including the updated 2010 schedule, please visit www.rockytopraceway.net.
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