USA 100 back on 2013 Schedule; New Date and Sanctioning by Ultimate Super Late Models

USA 100 back on 2013 Schedule; New Date and Sanctioning by Ultimate Super Late Models

Jamaica, VA – Officials of Virginia Motor Speedway announced at the Motorsports 2013 show in Oaks, PA on Saturday that the USA 100 will return to the 2013 schedule with a new date and sanctioning body. The 34th Annual USA 100 will now be contested on Saturday May 18th and be sanctioned by the Ultimate Super Late Model Series. The event will pay $10,000 to win and continue with the fan friendly format of two twenty-five lap qualifying races to make it into the fifty lap “A” main. “The USA 100 is one of the longest running late model events in the country and we felt it was important to keep the tradition going; after discussions with Ernie Shelton the owner of the USA 100 and Stan Lester of the Ultimate Super Late Model Series a deal was struck to bring it back for 2013,” commented track owner Bill Sawyer. The USA 100 will take the place of the previously scheduled Ultimate Super Late Model sanctioned Mid-Atlantic Spring Championship on Saturday May 18th. This will be the third year that the series has sanctioned an event at the ½ mile speed plant. “It’s an honor to be a part of one of the county’s longest running races. I appreciate Ernie Shelton, Bill Sawyer and the staff of Virginia Motor Speedway for intrusting the Ultimate Super Late Model Series with sanctioning this time honored event; I look forward to many successful years ahead,” commented Stan Lester Owner and Founder of the Ultimate Super Late Model Series. This will be the eighth year that the USA 100 will be contested at Virginia Motor Speedway. In the previous seven years there has yet to be a repeat winner. Ernie Shelton, with sanctioning from the Mid-Atlantic Championship Series (MACS), first brought the event to the speedway in 2006. “This takes us back to our roots by having a regional touring series sanction the event and I looking forward to working with the Ultimate Super Late Model Series this year; as I have stated in the past the perfect home for the USA 100 is and will always be Virginia Motor Speedway,” commented Ernie Shelton. More details about the event will be released at a later date. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. The track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2013 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s website at www.vamotorspeedway.com. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223...

2013 Divisions Rules Are Now Posted

2013 Divisions Rules Are Now Posted

Jamaica, VA — The 2013 rules packages for the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock divisions are now posted at www.vamotorspeedway.com/forms/. If you have any questions please call the speedway at (804) 758-1867. Rules for the new Fastrak Pro Late Model division will be posted as soon as Fastrak updates their rules package. Visit www.fastrakracing.com for any questions....

Registrations Begin to roll in for 2013 Season

Registrations Begin to roll in for 2013 Season

Jamaica, VA — With the 2013 season opener just a few months away registrations have started to roll in for the 2013 season. For the last five years the first driver to turn in his registration has always been Collision One Limited Stock competitor Paul Bess of Quantico, VA, this year that honor goes to rookie Budweiser Modified competitor Steven Moore of Mechanicsville, MD. This will be the first season of short track racing of any kind for Moore who also owns CPM Camera Rigs. Moore will be competing for Rookie of the Year honors in the tracks very competitive modified division. A former drag racer, Moore received a Dirt Track Driving School session from his wife Heidi as a birthday gift, one that has now led to him starting his own modified team. “I wanted to see if I wanted to make the switch full time to short track racing and basically they had to drag me out of the car. I am really excited and looking forward to be competing in the Budweiser Modified division at Virginia Motor Speedway,” commented Moore. For those wondering, Paul Bess’s registration was the second one received this season. The speedway has begun to accept registrations for the 2013 season with the top twenty in each class having their number saved until February 15th when all numbers will become first come first served. Competitors can obtain a 2013 registration form by going to the tracks website or by calling the speedway Monday through Friday 10am through 3pm at (804) 758-1867. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. The track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2013 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s website at www.vamotorspeedway.com. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223...