Updates in this press release includes ADDED awards, purse increase for FWD & weather forecast.
Kilgore, TX (4/27/17) by DarinShort.com. This coming Saturday, April 29th, it's the $18,000+ "For the Love of Alex, Stop Texting and Driving" Night at LoneStar Speedway, featuring:
$1,300/win and $125/start MODIFIEDS!
$1,300/win and $100/start LIMITED MODIFIEDS! Plus $100 Hard Charger award, courtesy of All Points Systems Wholesale Copier.
$1,300/win and $80/start FACTORY STOCKS!
This is one of the biggest points nights of the season at LoneStar Speedway (LSS) with over $18,000 in cash being paid out to race teams, and without any driver Entry Fees!
Trisha and Robert Taylor have stepped up to help raise awareness of the dangers of texting and driving, and also helping to increase the competitor purse in the LSS points divisions for this special night of racing. LoneStar Speedway has matched those increases, creating a doubling effect.
On April 26, 2010 Trisha and Robert Taylor received the call that forever changed their lives, as their daughter Alex had been in an accident and was being taken by air flight to East Texas Medical Center, and would not survive her injuries. The accident was attributed to texting and driving.
Robert is veteran LoneStar Speedway driver, along with his wife Trisha, continue to help raise awareness of the dangers of texting and driving, at their Facebook page titled For the Love of Alex Stop Texting and Driving.
Click http://www.facebook.com/ForTheLoveOfAlexStopTextingAndDriving to ‘like’ the page and learn more about their awareness efforts.
If you, or your business, are interested in being a part of this special awareness event, send an email to Racemanrt90@gmail.com and Trisha Taylor will get back in touch with you with more information.
Each division winner will also receive and oversized check from the Taylor's, and a 12" commemorative plaque from LSS.
THANK YOU to the following event sponsors for stepping up to help make this event as large as it is: Tyler Weathermakers Inc., Taylor Drywall, Section 8 Racing, Dunn Transmissions, Whataburger/Simpson Racing, Bill Cooper, Jayson Chandler Homes, Uncle Sam's Fireworks, Landmark Homes, DAY Motorsports, SETEC, Drywall Blues, Liquid Print, Mark Tatum, TMRC - Taylor Made Race Cars, Jalapeño Tree; and we would also like to thank Jim Hitz of All Points Systems Wholesale Copiers - Marshall, TX (phone 318-465-5075) for adding $500 to the total event purse. Jim races at LSS regularly.
This will be a point’s race for all LoneStar divisions. There are no added competitor entry fees in any division on April 29th. Here is the complete purse structure for all divisions:
MODIFIED FEATURE - 25 LAPS: $1,300-800-600-500-400-350-300-275-250-225-200-175-150-125...to start! $50 to any NQ or Non-Starter. No entry fee. No mufflers required. Complete rules posted at track website. Transponders went into effect for this division on April 1. If you've yet to order yours, please email ingallssusie28@gmail.com with your name, car number, division, preference (hard-wired or rechargeable).
LIMITED MODIFIED FEATURE - 20 LAPS: $1,300-700-500-350-250-225-200-180-160-140-120-100...to start! $30 to any NQ or Non-Starter. No entry fee. No mufflers required. Complete rules posted at track website. Transponders went into effect for this division on April 1. If you've yet to order yours, please email ingallssusie28@gmail.com with your name, car number, division, preference (hard-wired or rechargeable).
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE - 20 LAPS: $1,300-500-400-300-200-180-160-140-120-100-80...to start! $20 to any NQ or Non-Starter. Transponders NOT required for Factory Stocks until June; but drivers are urged to get them ordered ASAP by emailing ingallssusie28@gmail.com with your name, car number, division, preference (hard-wired or rechargeable). No entry fee. No mufflers required. Complete rules posted at track website.
FWD 4-CYLINDERS: The Taylor's have now added $100 to the FWD purse, and LoneStar has matched that amount; so the new feature payback is as follows: $200 - $145 - $125 - $80 - $60 - $40 - $30...to 20th.
No outside food/drink coolers are allowed inside; a full selection of economically priced food concessions, including beer, are available.
Adult grandstand general admission (ages 12-64) to this massive event is just $15! Ages 6-11 are $5, while ages 65+ and military will be $12. All pit passes for all ages are $35. All tickets are sold at the ticket window on race day when you arrive.
Action fires off Saturday April 29th at 7PM. The Pit Gate will open by 3pm, while the main grandstand area will open by 5:30pm. The driver's draw cut-off for heat races is 6:15pm, with a driver's meeting set for 6:45pm. Track packing and Hot laps are slated for 7pm & racing to follow immediately.
We are keeping a close eye on the weather. All we can do is wait another 48 hours and see what truly transpires, then we'll go from there. Just check in at our FB page or website on Saturday morning for the latest developments.
Click http://www.LoneStarSpeedway.com and http://www.Facebook.com/LoneStarSpeedway for all of the latest news from the speedway.
Please make plans to join us on "For the Love of Alex, Stop Texting & Driving" night, featuring TRIPLE $1,300 to win feature events, THIS SATURDAY, April 29th at LoneStar Speedway!
- Cathy Lorenz on Apr 17, 2017
- Article Date: 4/17/2017 by DarinShort.com