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Weedsport, NY – March 25,
2008 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR
Director
The
DIRTcar Weekly Racing regional points program for
358-Modifieds continues to gain momentum in its third
straight year with added incentive coming in the form
of lucrative payoffs by season’s end.
Open-wheel teams in the Big-Block Modified,
358-Modified and Sportsman Modified divisions
collected over $45,000 in 2007, with 135 drivers
rewarded in the popular regional points program
developed by DIRTcar officials to entice further
competition around the entire circuit.
“We
finally got the secret out last year so a lot more
drivers were in contention for the DIRTcar Regional
bonuses from day one,” said
DIRTcar Director of
Competition & Track Sanctioning Cory Reed. “After we
handed out the
extra money at the end of 2006 word spread quickly
about all that was available just by racing closer to
home. We’re expecting even greater participation in
our third year of providing regional recognition as
drivers are now fully aware of everything that’s at
stake. Following the Mr. DIRTcar Series makes the pot
even bigger.”
Along
with track and overall Mr. DIRTcar point fund awards,
DIRTcar Regional Championships will again be on the
line for 358-Modified teams during the 2008 season.
The distribution of
Regional Racing funds
makes it the most lucrative regional post-season
awards program for weekly teams found anywhere.
In 2008, DIRTcar-sanctioned
tracks hosting 358-Modifieds have once again been
divided into three regions with teams looking to share
$14,100 in cash and memberships. Licensed drivers will
compete against others within their own region for a
series point fund that will reward $4,700 to the
top-15 in each. The regional points will be kept
separately and they have no direct bearing on any
individual track points race.
In each of the three
Regional Championships, points will be awarded for the
best finishes (7 in East, 12 in West, 15 in North) in
DIRTcar-sanctioned 358-Modified events. Legal events
may be of any distance and may be either home track
point events, part of a special mini-series or special
events at tracks within that region. Events held at
Rolling Wheels Raceway Park count toward any region
with all Regional points ending on Monday, September
1, 2008.
The chase for DIRTcar
Racing NorthEast Regional Championships concluded last
year on Labor Day after five straight months of
wheel-to-wheel, paint-trading action at more than 20
tracks.
Crowned champions of their respective DIRTcar Region
in the 358-Modified ranks were Yan Bussiere
(Northern), David VanHorn (Eastern) and Pete Bicknell
(Western).
For further questions
regarding the 2008 DIRTcar Regional Racing Series
format, please contact Cory Reed in the DIRTcar
NorthEast Office (315/834-6606) during normal business
hours or log into the DIRTcar homepage at
www.dirtcar.com to
find out more about the entire circuit.
DIRTcar
358-Modified points structure for each Regional event:
Pos. Pts.
Pos. Pts.
1. 60
13. 32
2. 56
14. 30
3. 52
15. 28
4. 50
16. 27
5. 48
17. 26
6. 46
18. 25
7. 44
19. 24
8. 42
20. 23
9. 40
21. 22
10. 38
22. 21
11. 36
23. 20
12. 34
24.- end 20
DIRTcar
358-Modified Regional Championship Point Funds
Pos.
East Central West
1.
1000 1000
1000
2. 700
700 700
3.
500 500 500
4.
400 400 400
5.
350 350
350
6.
300 300
300
7.
250 250
250
8.
200 200
200
9.
200 200
200
10.
200 200
200
11. 2009 License
2009 License 2009
License
12. 2009 License
2009 License 2009 License
13. 2009 License
2009 License 2009 License
14. 2009 License
2009 License 2009 License
15. 2009 License
2009 License 2009 License
Total
4,700 4,700 4,700
Total regional
payouts: $14,100
DIRTcar 358-Modified
Regions
*Events held at
Rolling Wheels count toward any region.
East (best 7
finishes): Orange County;
North (best 15
finishes): Airborne, Brockville, Can-Am, Cornwall,
Drummond, Edelweiss, Granby, Mohawk, Lucas DIRTcar
Series events (Granby-July 18, Drummond-July 19,
Mohawk-July 31, Edelweiss-August 1, Brockville-August
2, Cornwall-August 3);
West (best 12
finishes): Merrittville, Ransomville, Lucas DIRTcar
Series events (Merrittville-May 19, Ransomville-May
23, Humberstone-June 22, Merrittville-July 12,
Ransomville-July 18, Ohsweken-August 8, Humberstone-August
17).
The
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block
Modifieds is brought to fans across the Northeast by
several sponsors and partners, including series
sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and
Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB
i.t., Rite Aid Corporation and the University of
Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are
Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein
Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Crane Cams, Integra
Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Motorsports Safety Systems,
Penske Shocks and Wrisco Industries.
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