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Silver Dollar Speedway
Time to open it Up at Pacific Cup
by Troy Hennig
CHICO, CA - JUNE 28, 2011...Since the inaugural event of the Wednesday night showing of the Civil War Pacific Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway, the race has been limited to the top 32 in points. A few years ago we added the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints Shootout Series. Even the wingless cars had been limited to a certain amount of point eligible drivers. Unfortunately, last year’s event was ready to race when a random weather system moved over the speedway and canceled the nights racing action.
Over the past few years there had been discussion about opening up the race to allow more competitors and a better show for the fans. That change is taking place this year. It was announced today that the Pacific Cup and Wingless Shootout race will be open to any driver who has competed in a 360 or wingless sprint car at Silver Dollar Speedway or ran in a Civil War race or Wingless Shootout event. This opens up the race to many more competitors who in years past would not be eligible to race.
“I think it’s a good move by the speedway,” said former Pacific Cup champion Andy Forsberg. “We have to change things up every once in a while to evolve with the times. I think more cars and a chance to see some wild card drivers is a pretty cool thing for the fans.” Sean Becker, the 2009 winner said, “It will definitely add some excitement to the race. When I race I want to the beat the best. Maybe this will allow some drivers like Brad Sweet or Johnny Herrera to race with us on Wednesday.”
The Civil War Pacific Cup and Joe Hunt Wingless Sprint Shootout Series event will take place September 7. Any driver who has competed in at least one Civil War event, 360 sprint car at Chico is eligible to compete. The same goes for the wingless spec sprint division. Any Joe Hunt point race or Silver Dollar Speedway spec sprint race will allow a driver an entry into the Wednesday night race.
Any driver or teams with questions please call the office at 530-350-7275. You can follow us at sdspeedway on Twitter or by searching Facebook Silver Dollar Speedway.
- troy hennig on Jun 29, 2011
- Article Date: 6/29/2011 by Troy Hennig