08/14/2003

BIGFOOT TO HEAD UP MONSTER TRUCK INVASION AT RIVERHEAD

    The extremely popular Labor Day weekend invasion of the Monster Trucks is nearing at Barbara and Jim Cromarty's Riverhead Raceway.  Saturday night, August 30th and Sunday afternoon, August 31st have been set aside for this thunderous performance. The NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series will join Bigfoot and other Monster Trucks on Saturday, while Sunday it's the Enduro cars and stars along with the Super Pro Trucks on the slate.
    Track officials want to remind owners and drivers in both the Blunderbusts and the Super Pro Trucks of the schedule change made back in July. The Blunderbusts originally set for racing on Sunday will revert back to Saturday action with the Super Pro Trucks going to Sunday racing instead of Saturday over Labor Day weekend.
    The Monster Trucks will compete in freestyle and wheelie competition with Bigfoot headlining the action. Thrasher and Towasaurus Wrex will be on hand as well to see if they can outscore the most famous Monster Truck in the world. The three trucks will be crushing cars in the infield and by the time they get done those cars will be flatter than your morning pancakes. Another popular aspect of the weekend will be the return of the Monster Ride Truck.  This is open to the public for a small fee and offers fans young and old alike the thrill of a lifetime.
    Joining the Monster Trucks Saturday evening will be the Eagle Chevrolet night action for the NASCAR Modifieds who'll race the Fleet Bank 35-lap feature event. Also on the U.S. Army Recruitment night card are the Late Models, Figure Eights, Chargers and Blunderbusts. After all the racing and crushing of cars has been completed the second Demolition Derby for the full size cars will bring the curtain crashing down on the thrill a minute program.
    The mayhem will continue Sunday afternoon with the Super Pro Trucks racing a 20-lap main event prior to a full slate of Enduro racing. The Grand Enduro will be joined by an 8-Cylinder, 4-Cylinder and 4/6-Cylinder Truck Enduro with One-On-One Spectator Drags set for competition as well. In the event of rain Sunday that show will be presented Monday September 1st, Labor Day.
    Action will go green Saturday evening August 30th with qualifying races at 4:00 pm, with feature event racing hitting the track at 6:00 pm. On Sunday racing starts at 12:30 pm.
    Additional information can be obtained by dialing 631-842-RACE or visiting our website at www.riverheadraceway.com.

Sources:  Bob Finan/Riverhead Raceway PR
Posted:  August 14, 2003