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04/11/2014 |
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BLASTOFF
WEEKEND AT SPEEDBOWL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
13-Divisions
Racing In The Event
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Waterford
Speedbowl opens its gates this Saturday and Sunday
welcoming hundreds of racecars and thousands of fans
for its annual Blastoff Weekend event. The show
marks the shoreline oval’s 64th consecutive season
of operation and gives race fans a taste of the
speed and excitement the track has in store for
2014. In total thirteen race divisions will provide
the on-track entertainment at Blastoff with
qualifying races plus seven main events Saturday
evening. The remaining six feature races take place
on Sunday highlighted by a
100-lap race for the Valenti Modified Racing Series.
Blastoff Weekend was originally scheduled for March
30 & 31 but had to be rescheduled due to wet
weather.
The popular Valenti Modified Racing Series and
Northeastern Midget Association, both long-standing
race series rich in history in New England, each
begin their 2014 seasons at Blastoff. The New
England Truck Series will also visit plus all the
Speedbowl’s regular racing divisions from its NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series and Wild ‘n Wacky
Wednesday racing series round out the weekend’s
card.
Blastoff Weekend gets underway early Saturday when
the pit gates open for race teams at 7:30am.
Practice rounds commence at 9:00am, with spectator
grandstands opening at 11:30am. Qualifying races
will set the feature race lineups for all
13-divisions Saturday and go to post at 2:30pm,
including for the Valenti Modified Racing Series
which expects a large turnout of racers. Feature
races are scheduled to begin at 5:00pm.
Sunday’s event schedule kicks off at 10:00am with
the popular Speedbowl Pit Party, giving fans an up
close and personal look at all the cars and stars
and a chance to get autographs from the drivers.
Racing begins just after 12:00pm when the
Northeastern Midget Association competes for
25-laps. Sunday’s feature races also include four
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series races anchored by
a special 64-lap SK Modified® event and closing out
the racing will be the 100-lap race for the Valenti
Modified Racing Series.
Blastoff Weekend event admission is $35.00 for adult
grandstands admission and $10.00 for youth ages six
through fourteen. Kids age five and under receive
free grandstands admission. Pit area pricing is
$40.00 for licensed racing members and $50.00 for
non-members.
Blastoff Weekend is presented by Levine Distributing
and Budweiser. More information including a detailed
Blastoff Weekend event schedule can be found online
at
Speedbowl.com. |
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Source: Brian Darling / Waterford Speedbowl
Posted: April
11, 2014 |
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