Ah, Labor Day weekend. Seems like summer just started.
But there's still cruise-ins to be visited and races to be attended, including the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series where you can see future Hall of Famer Steve Francis race! I don't just throw that HOF phrase around lightly. When I visit Charlotte aka the Mecca of Southern Motorsports, the folks at SPEED, er Fox Sports 1, call him that. NASCAR drivers who double on the dirt in sprints call him that.
Right now, Steve is second in points for the series. And, no, the other guy isn't the points leader, it's team owner Clint Bowyer, who will be busy in HotLanta on Sunday.
C'mon, Tri-State, let's get out there and fill the stands for Steve!
He's going to be at Portsmouth on Saturday and Ripley on Sunday, and I can't wait to see him on the track!
Weekend of Aug. 30 - Sept. 1
Friday, Aug. 30
Covered Bridge Car Club Cruise-In - Perry Morris Square, Milton, W.Va.; 5 p.m. to dusk. No registration. 304-743-5321 or 304-654-0745.
Saturday, Aug. 31
Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park - Pepsi 50 River Days Rumble, Lucas Oil Series $15,000 to win. Admission adults $12, (age 16 and up), ages 12-15 $5, ages 7-11 $2, and age 6 and under free. Gates open 4 p.m., hot laps at 6:30 p.m., racing begins at 7:30 p.m. www.portsraceway.com or call 740-354-3278 or 740-858-6661.
Ona Speedway, W.Va. - There will be racing at 7 p.m. in U-cars, V-6, Hobby Stock, Classics and Sports Mods. Admission $10 for adults, $7 for ages 11-17, and children under 10-years free. It will also be Youth Sports Night and football players and cheerleaders in jersey or uniform will have free admission and be invited onto the track before racing to get an upclose and personal look at the cars.
Sunday, Sept. 1
1-77 Raceway Park, Ripley, W.Va. - the 45th annual Hillbilly 100, a $25,000 to win purse, another Lucas Oil series event. For more information, visit www.racei77.com or call 304-373-1110.
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