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South
Boston Speedway will race under the lights for the first time in 2008
season on Saturday, April 5 SOUTH
BOSTON, VA. — South Boston Speedway will take a week off this weekend
before returning to action on Saturday, April 5, with the running of the
Randy Lajoie’s Safer Racer 150. The
second race of the 2008 season at America’s Hometown Track will
feature the campaign’s first racing under the lights. The green flag
for the start of NASCAR Whelen All American Series racing action on
April 5, is set to fly at 7 p.m. A
total of six races will be on tap for the April 5 event, highlighted by
a 150-lap race for the drivers in the Barkhouser Late Model Stock Car
Division. Roxboro,
N.C. driver Justin Johnson, motoring the number 44 Frank Deiny Jr.
Racing, claimed a victory in the hotly contested season-opening event.
While certainly pleased with the victory, Johnson probably wasn’t
overly surprised. Prior to the start of the season, Johnson said his
goal was to win the track championship at South Boston Speedway and he
felt confident he could score quite a few victories along the way. “I
would be surprised if we did not win six or seven races this season,”
Johnson said following a preseason test session at the four-tenths mile
asphalt oval. “I would say that I think we will win 10 or more races,
but I don’t want to over-exaggerate anything right now.” Other
racing slated for April 5 includes a battle for the Limited Sportsman
Division, twin shootouts for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division and races
for the drivers in the INEX Legends Series and the touring Legendary
Flatheads. Lee
Pulliam of Semora, N.C. secured a victory in the first Limited Sportsman
race of the season, while Joey Connor of Halifax, Va. was the victor in
the first event for the competitors in the Budweiser Pure Stock
Division. While the drivers in the Legendary Flatheads Series will be
making their debut at South Boston Speedway on April 5, Brad Hancock of
Newport News, Va. will be bidding for his second straight triumph. Pit
gates will open April 5 at 1 p.m. with practice for all divisions
beginning at 2:15 p.m. and continuing through 3:45 p.m. Grandstand gates
will open at 5 p.m. and qualifying time trials will get cranked up at
5:15 p.m. Tickets
are priced at $10 for adults. Youth, ages 7-12, will be admitted for $5
and children, ages 6 and under, will be admitted free. All youth must be
accompanied by a paying adult to receive discounted admission. For
more information, visit the speedway’s website at www.southbostonspeedway.com
or phone the track at (434) 572-4947 or toll free at 1-877-440-1540.
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