FASTRAK Drivers from Across the Country to Invade WVMS this Weekend

CARNESVILLE, Ga. (July 6, 2010) – The FASTRAK Racing Series will invade West Virginia Motor Speedway Friday night to kick off an exciting weekend of racing that will feature three FASTRAK races in two days.

FASTRAK drivers from across the country will converge on the 5/8-mile speedway in Mineral Wells, W.Va., to compete in two FASTRAK Mid Ohio Valley Touring Series features Friday night and the $10,000-to-win West Virginia State Championship Saturday night. Saturday’s race is both a FASTRAK Mid-Ohio Valley Touring Series race and a FASTRAK National Touring event.

Friday night’s events include a regularly scheduled feature paying $1,200 to the winner. The starting field for the 25-lap race will be set by heat races and b-mains. The second feature is the rescheduled main event from the May 16 FASTRAK Mid-Ohio Valley race at WVMS that was rained out following heat races. The feature field for the event, which will also pay $1,200 to the winner, is already set.

The racing action will heat up Saturday night as drivers compete to be the inaugural West Virginia State Champion. A full slate of time trials, heat races and b-mains will set the starting field for the $10,000 to win feature race.

The event will be the first FASTRAK National Touring race held at WVMS. National touring races offer FASTRAK drivers from any region the chance to replace their lowest point finish on their respective regional tour with the points earned in the national event. Drivers from other FASTRAK regions such as the Southeast, Northeast and Great Lakes are expected to make the trip to West Virginia to compete for the $10,000 paycheck and to attempt to better their positions in their regional tours.

The unique format of FASTRAK National Touring events provide fans the opportunity to watch some of the best drivers from each region compete against each other. At least three point leaders from three different regional tours are expected to enter Saturday night’s race.

Kyle Thomas of Pennsboro, W. Va., will lead the Mid-Ohio Valley Touring Series drivers into the event. Thomas is still looking for his first series victory of 2010, but consistent finishes have put him atop the standings ahead of Gary Knollinger of Wheeling, W. Va., and Shane Hitt of Buckhannon, W. Va.

FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series point leader Max Blair is expected to make the trip down to West Virginia for Saturday night’s race. The Centerville, Pa., driver also leads the FASTRAK City Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings.

Royce Bray of Hull, Ga., leads the Old Man’s Garage FASTRAK Southeast Touring Series and is also expected to compete at WVMS Saturday night. Bray, the 2009 FASTRAK Grand Nationals Champion, made the trip Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pa., last weekend and scored a top-ten finish in the FASTRAK National Touring event.

The event will also feature the All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars running both nights. Gates open both nights at 3 p.m. with hot laps scheduled to roll off at 7:00. Two-Day Advance General Admission tickets are $40, (Kids 6-11 $10) while a 2 Day Pit Pass is available for $55 by ordering your tickets securely on-line at the WVMS website at www.wvspeedway.com. Single-day tickets are also available. For more information call 304-758-2934 or 304-771-5661. On race day call 304-489-0090.

The West Virginia Motor Speedway is a high-banked, 5/8-mile clay oval, with spacious terraced hill, lawn-chair frontstretch seating or backstretch bleacher seating available, either of which offer excellent sight lines. Plenty of free parking, clean restrooms, and reasonably priced and tasty items can be found at the concessions locations.