Spring Kick-Off starts new race season at Kennedale

KENNEDALE, Texas – Five IMCA divisions see their first
action of the new race season at Kennedale Speedway Park in this
weekend’s Spring Kick-Off special,

The second annual event is Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, with
features both nights for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and
Hobby Stocks, Southern SportMods and GM Performance Crate Models.

All applicable IMCA points will be awarded for each show.

The Modified features pay $600 to win. Top prize for the Stocks,
SportMods and Crate Models will be $500 and the Hobbies race for $300
to win.

Gates open at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 6 for registration and
practice. On Saturday, gates open at 4 p.m., the draw closes at 6:30
p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m.

On Sunday, the pit gates open at 2 p.m., the draw closes at 3:30 p.m.
and racing gets underway at 4 p.m.

Pit passes are $25 and there is no charge for grand stand admission
on Friday. Grandstand admission Satur day and Sunday is $12 for
adults, $5 for chil dren 6-11 and free for kids five and under.

Mufflers are required and more information about the Spring Kick-Off
is available by calling 817 478-7223, 817 229-0287, 817 444-7258 or
817 831-2885.

> Race sponsors include Smiley’s Racing Products, Sun oco, Jeff’s
> Performance Automotive, Centex Motor sports and Brazos Roofing.
>
>
> Top national IMCA rookies earn awards from Joie of Seating
>
> KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The Joie of Seating will recognize on-
> track accomplishments of eight IMCA national rookies of the year in
> 2009.
>
> Top rookies in the Modified, Late Model, KSE Racing Products Sprint
> Car, Karl Chevro let Northern SportMod, Southern SportMod, Sunoco
> Stock Car and Hobby Stock, and GM Performance Parts Crate Model
> divisions all receive $500 product certificates, good toward the
> purchase of a Saturday Night Special seat from the Kannapolis, N.C.,
> manufacturer.
>
> This is the first season IMCA has crowned a national rookie of the
> year in the Crate Model class.
>
> Winners of 80 designated special events, including all races in the
> Jackpot Junction Sprint Car Tour and the Deery Brothers Summer Series
> for Late Models, earn $200 product certificates, also ap plicable in
> the purchase of a new seat.
>
> The Modified champion at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals
> earns a $750 product certificate for use in purchasing a Saturday
> Night Special seat while the Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern
> SportMod champions each receive Safer Systems from the Randy LaJoie-
> owned company.
>
> Information is available from The Joie of Seating at 704 795-7474 or
> at the www.joieofseating.net website.
>
> “By adding the Crate Model class this year, The Joie of Seating
> continues to ensure that first-year drivers across the board have an
> opportunity to make themselves as safe as possible in their race
> cars,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “Their products are
> top of the line and they plan on making themselves more accessible
> this year at some of IMCA’s biggest special events.”

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3. QWIK Race Cars Spring Nationals Feb. 28- March 1 2008
4. Kennedale Speedway Park 8-2-08
5. Kennedale Speedway Park results from 5-10-08