Successful Practice Day in the Books
After hosting a fantastic pre-season
practice session this past Saturday
afternoon which featured a great turnout of of race cars and a
high energy
level, things will ramp-up even more this Saturday evening May
7th at
Riverhead Raceway when promoters Barbara & Jim Cromarty usher in
the 2011
season with eight divisions of racing. A special 5:00 pm start
time will be
in effect for the opener of the NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series.
As race teams and fans alike drove down the
driveway of the 62-year old
facility they were quick to notice a new and improved look and
atmosphere at
the quarter mile oval which shined under sunny and warm skies.
The NASCAR
Modifieds and Legend Race Cars led the way in car counts as both
classes
boasted full fields with their on track action hitting a fevered
pitch. The
NASCAR Modifieds will headline this Saturday's lid lifter with a
35-lap main
event, while the Legend Race Cars will slug it out in a 20-lap
feature.
Joining them are the Late Models who'll
race a 25-lap feature while 20-lap
contests will be on tap for the Chargers, Blunderbusts and Super
Pro Trucks.
The "world famous" Figure Eight racers will not have to worry
about any
water issues on opening night this year as was the case in 2010
and are
slated to run a 15-lap main event. Enduro fans can look forward
to an
8-Cylinder Enduro on opening night and the lap distance for that
race will
be determined by the final number of entrants.
Co-Chief Stewards Mike Cappiello and Jim
Maggio announced Saturday that with all the cars expected to be
on hand for opening night the pit gates for this
week only will swing open at 11:00 am. For the rest of the month
of May the
pits will open at 12:00 noon and starting with June 4th a 1:00
pm pit gate
opening will be in effect.
Over 200 laps of short track racing is on
tap for this Saturday evening May
7th at 5:00 pm at Riverhead Raceway and after the turnout for
warm-ups this
past week it could very well be the best opening night in the
rich history
of the Route 58 oval.
For the entire 2011 schedule and additional information please
visit
www.riverheadraceway.com or call 631-842-RACE.
Source: Bob Finan/Riverhead
Raceway PR
Posted: May 2, 2011
