16th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100
Batesville, AR
August 14-16, 2008
The top Dirt Late Model teams from across the country will converge on the 3/8 mile Batesville Motor Speedway in the beautiful Arkansas Ozarks to compete for $170,000 in purse money in the 16th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100.
The format for the event will be familiar to the fans, but there will be a major change this year. Owner and promoter of the Batesville Motor Speedway, Mooney Starr, has sanctioned the event with the Lucas Oil Dirt Racing Series, a move that will assure that even more top drivers will be at the Batesville Motor Speedway for the race in 2008.
Top drivers from the Lucas Oil Dirt Racing Series include Earl Pearson Jr., who currently leads the chase to the Lucas Oil Series Championship for 2008. Also in the top ten are Bart Hartman, Steve Casebolt, Billy Drake, Justin Rattliff, Terry Casey, Dan Schlieper, Scott James, Freddy Smith, and Wayne Chinn, who is currently 10th in the points standings. Other drivers that are in the top 20 that are possible entries are John Mason, Jimmy Owens, Scott Bloomquist, Donnie Moran, Ray Cook, Billy Moyer, Matt Miller, Steve Francis, Josh Richards, and Brian Birkhofer. Many of the top drivers from across the region will join the Lucas Oil Dirt Racing Series touring regulars to make up a top flight field of drivers hoping to cash Mooney Starr's $40,000 winner's check this year.
The schedule of events for the weekend include Thursday night's open practice from 7pm to 9:30pm. Friday, August 15 will be qualifying night for the Late Models. Each car will take two timed laps in time trials, then heat races will follow that. Also, on August 15 there will be points racing for the Open Wheel Modifieds. On Saturday, August 16 there will be Last Chance Qualifying races for the Late Models and then the $40,000 to win, $2,000 to start 100 Lap COMP Cams Topless 100 feature event. The Open Wheel Modifieds will return for another full night of racing for that class as well.
Tickets for the weekend will be free admittance for the grandstands on Thursday, August 14 with a $15.00 pit pass. On Friday, August 15, gates will open at 4pm. Grandstand admission will be $20.00 for adults and children 7 through 11 years of age will be $5.00. Pit passes will be $30.00 on Friday. Gates will open at 3:00pm on Saturday, August 16 and grandstand admission will be $25.00 for adults. Once again children ages 7 through 11 will be admitted for $5.00 and pit passes will be $35.00 on Saturday.
The Batesville Motor Speedway is located at 5090 Heber Springs Road in Locust Grove at the junction of Highways 14 and 25. The track telephone number is 870-251-0011. You can contract the Batesville Motor Speedway by email at
info@bms-ar.com. Visit the Batesville Motor Speedway online at
www.batesvillemotorspeedway.net. For more information about the Lucas Oil Dirt Racing Series you can go to
www.lucasdirt.com/.