Bonus prizes rolling in for 2nd annual event at Riverside International Speedway
With less than a month until the 2nd Annual COMP Cams® Grass Root Nationals at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, several companies have stepped up to the plate to post bonuses for the event.
The innovative event, created in 2007, is highlighted by $1,000 to win/$100 to start for 305 Wingless Sprint Cars and $1,000 to win/$50 to start for Street Stocks on Saturday, October 4th. In addition to the increased purses, each division has several contingency awards.
The Wingless 305 Sprint Car Division has the following contingency awards posted:
- RHS™ Product Certificates to 1, 2, 3 feature finishers ($500, $250, $125)
- Day Motorsports Product Certificate Hard Charger Award ($250)
- Lunati Cams Product Certificate Hard Luck Award ($250)
- Lucas Oil Case of Oil to 6-10 Feature Finishers
- R.E. Technologies Product Certificate ($250) – Young Gun Challenge for Highest Finishing Driver Under the Age of 21
- R.E. Technologies Product Certificate ($50) – Finishers 11th – 20th in the Feature
- MSRMafia.com Mystery Position ($100 Bonus For Finishing Position TBA)
The Street Stock Division has the following contingency awards posted:
- TCI® Product Certificates to 1, 2, 3 feature finishers ($500, $250, $125)
- Day Motorsports Product Certificate Hard Charger Award ($250)
- Holley Product Certificate Hard Luck Award (Free Holley Carburetor)
- Lucas Oil Case of Oil to 6-10 feature finishers
- 45 Race Shop Product Certificate ($200) – Awardee TBA
- Midsouthracing.com State Challenge ($100 Bonus to Highest Feature Finisher in Each State Represented)
In 2007, the inaugural COMP Cams® Grass Root Nationals had an impressive turnout of fans and racers, with 42 Street Stocks and 25 Wingless 305 Sprint Cars. This year, the event is expected to be even bigger, with various additional sponsors and prizes.
The 305 Wingless Sprint Car class will be sponsored by Racing Head Service™ (RHS™), while TCI® Automotive will sponsor the Street Stock event. The feature race in both classes will pay $1,000 to win with all position payouts throughout the field double their normal amounts. In both features, the Dash for Cash will include a total purse of $500, the 305 Wingless Sprint Car version sponsored by the Sun Dial Shirt Company and the Street Stock version by Bird Fasteners.
The 305 Wingless Sprint Car feature will be a 25 lap event, while the Street Stock feature will be 20 laps long. COMP Cams® will provide a $250 product certificate as the Hard Luck Award for the 305 Wingless Sprint Cars, while the Hard Charger of the 305 Sprint Cars will be awarded a $250 product certificate by Day Motorsports. In the Street Stock feature event, The Hard Luck Award will consist of a $250 product certificate from Holley Carburetors, and Day Motorsports will be awarding the Hard Charger of the Street Stock feature with a $250 product certificate.
The MidSouthRacing.com State Challenge will add an interesting twist to the 2008 event, where the top finishing driver from each state represented in the Street Stock division will receive a $100 bonus. There will also be a MidSouthRacing.com Mystery Position bonus in the 305 Wingless Sprint Car Feature. In order to be eligible, drivers must display participating decals.
Winners of the two respective features will receive large trophies, and the top three finishers in each feature will also receive product give certificates from COMP Cams®. There will be no entry fee for this event. Grandstand Admission will be $12 and Pit Admission will be $25. Several giveaways will be made throughout the night via ticket numbers.
For more information about the 2nd Annual COMP Cams® Grass Root Nationals presented by MidSouthRacing.com, visit
www.compcams.com,
www.riversideinternationalspeedway.com, and
www.midsouthracing.com. Coverage of this year’s event will be posted to
www.powerperformancenews.com directly following the event.