The announcement was made today that RACEceiver has teamed up
with Bethel Motor Speedway for the prestigious LegendStock 2009
race. RACEceiver will serve as the title sponsor of the event,
scheduled for August 15th at the quarter-mile track located in
Bethel, New York. The LegendStock 2009 race is being run in
conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music
Festival, the original site of which is located just four miles
from the speedway.
LegendStock 2009 is believed to be the highest paying single
Legends event in the Northeast, paying a total guaranteed purse
of $3,000. The winner of the event will pocket $1,500 and
receive a guaranteed provisional starting spot in the Legends
Car Fall Classic to be held at Sundance Vacations Speedway in
October. The winner in each division will receive a three-foot
tall guitar shaped trophy. Perhaps most importantly, the winner
of the race will get bragging rights for taking home the victory
in the event.
Last year, LegendStock 2008 was overwhelmingly popular, drawing
in drivers from more than six states. Drivers traveled from as
far away as Georgia and Minnesota to take part in the event,
which was won by Pro division competitor Michael Gervais Jr.
Mike Alcaro, who is the current Legends points leader at Bethel,
finished second in last year's event and was the Semi-Pro
division winner. Alcaro has moved into the Pro division for
2009. Minnesota's Tim Brockhouse was the winner in the Masters
division. In the Bandolero race, Matt Ewing emerged victorious.
With RACEceiver signing on as the title sponsor, it was
announced that all competitors will be required to utilize a
RACEceiver transponder, which will be available at the track for
use the day of the event. There will be no cost for competitors
for the use of the transponders.
On August 15th, the pit gates at Bethel will swing open at 1:00
p.m. Tech is scheduled to take place between 1:15 p.m. and 2:30
p.m., with hot laps taking to the track from 3:00 p.m. until
4:00 p.m. Qualifying is set to begin at 5 p.m.
The LegendStock 2009 entry fee remains unchanged from last year,
at $50 for a Legends car and driver. Bandolero drivers will have
their entry fee waived.
The raindate for LegendStock 2009 is Sunday, August 16th. If the
raindate is not needed, Bethel intends to host a regular 30-lap
Legends race that day. The entry fee for Sunday's event will be
$30, and the race will pay $300 to win. Anyone interested in
racing on August 16th should notify
legendstockny@yahoo.com.
More details and an online entry form are available at
www.legendstock2009.com.
RACEceiver has been a consistent supporter of Legends racing,
from the development of products designed for drivers in the
series to the sponsorship of events including the 13th Annual
Legends and Thunder Cars World Finals to be held in Las Vegas in
December. Last August, the company announced the launch of the
LapCeiver, which works with a driver's transponder to record
individual lap times. More information about the company and its
products can be obtained online at
www.raceceiver.com.
Source: Tracy Chirico /
LegendStock 2009
Posted: July 29, 2009
