03/05/2007

Enduro Competitors to Run for Points in 2007

    The cars and stars of the Riverhead Raceway Enduro Series received some good news recently when Barbara and Jim Cromarty announced that they would be racing for points in addition to purse money at the quarter mile speed plant in 2007. The 2007 Enduro season will open Sunday May 6th at 12:30 pm with a full slate of racing on tap.
    During the October meeting that Riverhead Raceway chief steward Bill Denniston holds with the Enduro owners and drivers the Grand Enduro competitors asked for a point system for the new season. Well, when approached with the idea by Denniston, Barbara and Jim Cromarty took a good for one, good for all stance and decided that all classes of Enduros will race for points in 2007. Joining the Grand Enduro troops in 2007 will be the 8-Cylinder, 6-Cylinder, 4/6-Cylinder Trucks and 4-Cylinder Enduro classes.
    The point systems that will be used will be 100-points for a win, 95 for runner-up and 90 markers for third. There is a five point breakdown between positions to 10th which pays 55 points and from 11th back everyone will be credited with 50-points for taking part in their Enduro race. The only race that will not pay points will be the second 8-Cylinder Enduro, as many drivers who were out early in the first 8-Cylinder race re-register for the second race. However because others may have had a crash or mechanical failure in the first race track management felt it would not be fair to pay points in the second race as everyone might not be able to race that event.
    The May 6th opening day for the Sunday Enduro series will be followed by events on May 27th, June 17th, August 12th and September 2nd. In July the Grand Enduros will race July 7th, the 8-Cylinders on July 14th, the 4-Cylinders on July 21st and the 4/6-Cylinder Trucks on July 28th as they all take a turn with a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Saturday night program. The Enduro season will conclude with a Saturday night show of their own on September 22nd at 4:00 pm.
    A new era in Enduro racing will dawn in 2007 at Riverhead Raceway with the first ever champions to be crowned in the various divisions. For 2007
   Enduro rules and other information please log onto www.riverheadraceway.com or call 631-842-RACE.

Source: Bob Finan/Riverhead Raceway PR
Posted:  March 5, 2007