06/07/2003

MILLER LITE 200 CANCELLED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

Rain moved across Long Island at 9:30 am Saturday forcing Riverhead Raceway promoters Barbara and Jim Cromarty and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series officials no choice but to cancel the Miller Lite 200. With a heavy FMS schedule as well as a busy Riverhead Raceway slate the race will not be made up.
    The rain that arrived in the morning stuck around all day in Riverhead and the surrounding area and did not let up until nearly 10:00 PM.  The Miller Lite sponsorship of the $64,675 contest will now transfer to the August 2nd 200 lap event for the FMS. That race had no title sponsor as of Saturday.
    The wash out marks the third consecutive Saturday the races were put on hold and the fourth overall rain-out in 2003, a far cry from the 2002 season that found no Saturday evening races being lost to weather.
    Try, try again and that’s what Riverhead Raceway will do this Saturday June 14th with the twice rained-out Demolition Derby joining the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series program. A 50 lap double point Late Model feature along with a 25-lap, double point Figure Eight feature will be joined by the NASCAR Modifieds, Chargers and Super Pro Trucks. Also on the card will be a Train Race and One On One Spectator Drags.
    Time trials for the Late Models will go green at 4:30 PM and feature event racing will begin at 6:00 PM, one half hour earlier due to the busy night on tap.

For more information please call the track office at 631-842-RACE or visit our website at www.riverheadraceway.com

Sources:  Bob Finan/Riverhead Raceway PR
Posted:  June 12, 2003