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Full Show This Sunday at
Slinger with Eight Divisions!! Slinger Nationals Coming Up!
By Weyer / Margetta |
July
14, 2002; Slinger, WI - This Sunday Night July 21, Slinger
Super Speedway Presents a full racing program in all eight divisions.
The evening will include racing in the Late Models, Midwest Modifieds,
Slinger Stinger Street Stocks, Figure 8s, Team Cruisers, Speedway Guest cars,
Spectator races, and the Slinger Bees.
The vintage cars will also be on display plus there will be FREE License Plate holders
given to the first adults entering the track while supplies last.
Entries are now being taken for the Demo Derby event, which will be held on July 28th. The
winner will receive $500 to win see rules for complete details. Interested participants
can call the track office at the below number for information.
Spectator gates open at 4:45 p.m. with time trials at 5:15 p.m. and racing scheduled to
begin at 7 p.m. The Slinger Super Speedway is located ¼ mile West of Highway 41 on
Highway 144 in Slinger. The track office is open during normal business hours
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and can be reached at (262) 644-5921.
MILLER LITE NATIONALS SET FOR JULY 23rd AT
SLINGER SUPER SPEEDWAY!!
Slinger, Wis., (Spl.)The 23rd Annual Miller Lite
Nationals late model special is set for Tuesday night, July 23, at the Slinger Super
Speedway.
An annual Slinger tradition since 1980, the Miller Lite Nationals is one of the most
prestigious late model events in the country featuring many NASCAR stars and the best
Midwest short track drivers in a 200 lap late model feature.
NASCAR Winston Cup stars Matt Kenseth and Ken Schrader head a list of visiting drivers
that includes Dick Trickle, Rich Bickle, Scott Hansen, and Scott Wimmer as they compete
against the best short track drivers in the Midwest in the 200 lap main event.
Defending Miller Lite Nationals champion David Prunty returns to defend his title,
bringing with him such local standouts as three-time and defending Slinger Speedway
champion Lowell Bennett, six-time track champion Conrad Morgan, and five-time track
champion Al Schill.
Kenseth, the 1994 Miller Lite Nationals winner, was the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of
the Year and has already won three NASCAR Winston cup races this season, the most recent
coming at Michigan Speedway in June. The Cambridge, Wisconsin native returns to race at
the Worlds Fastest ¼ Mile Oval, where he won many feature races and was Rookie of
the Year in 1991.
Trickle leads all drivers with a total of four Miller Lite Nationals wins and past
champions of the high profile event include such legendary drivers as Alan Kulwicki, Mark
Martin, and Joe Shear, making the Nationals title one of the most highly sought after
crowns in the state.
Advance tickets for the Miller Lite Nationals are currently on sale at the track office
and Pioneer Plaza in Richfield. Advance tickets can also be charged by phone by calling
(262) 644-5921. Fans purchasing advance tickets will save $3 off the regular admission
price and children ages nine and under will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
Advance tickets for the Miller Lite Nationals will be on sale until Noon on Monday, July
22nd.
Spectator gates for the 23rd Annual Miller Lite Nationals open at 3 p.m. and qualifying
races start at 4:30 p.m. with racing events and an autograph session to follow. The
Slinger Super Speedway is located ¼ mile West of Highway 41 on Highway 144 in Slinger.
For more information, call the track office during normal business hours at (262) 644-5921
or check out the track website at www.slingersuperspeedway.com. |