NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (October 14, 2010) – Fans of the ground-pounding, fist-pumping, tour-type Stadium Modifieds that produced a thrilling race earlier this month at Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway will return to the five-eighths-mile oval in April 2011, track officials announced Thursday.
The Modifieds, whose popularity has exploded this season largely due to the History Channel’s show “Mad House”, will be the companion event to the history-making Pro All Stars Series 300 weekend. That weekend PASS will set a record with its richest Super Late Model event in Southern short-track racing history.
The April 9 Modified race will be 100 green-flag laps and pay $5,000 to the winner with $600 going to the last-place finisher. Also, just like this year’s race on North Wilkesboro’s Apple Festival weekend, the teams will be limited to a one-tire stop where they can change only two tires.
“The bottom line is we have great fans and a great heritage at Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway and the Modifieds need to always feel that we are their home away from home when they are not racing at Bowman-Gray Stadium or on Tour,” Speedway Associates President Alton McBride Jr. said. “We hope to race them every chance we get, which realistically can be a handful of times each year.”
Tickets for the April weekend go on sale Oct. 22. They may be purchased at the speedway office or at www.historicnws.com.
- Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway Press Release
