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by: Rodney Rescott – February 24, 2007
West Lebanon, NY: The 55th season is about to get underway at the
famed
Valley of Speed, and the all important schedule of events is finally
unveiled.
As previously announced, the first time the cars will hit the speedway
will
be with the first Warm-Up session scheduled for Saturday April 7th.
The pit
gates will open at 1pm, with the track to be available from 3-6pm.
Spectators on the grandstand side are welcome to attend, free of
charge.
In addition to the 55th Grand Season Opening, presented by L&M Motors,
Wentworth Construction, and Heavy Hauler, slated for Saturday April
14th,
there will also be a warm up session included for the Sportsman
division.
Additional highlights on the 2007 schedule include: April 21st is the
Callanan Industries Opening night for the Sportsman division, May 19th
is
set for the Waste management Little League night that includes Demo
Derbies,
May 26th brings the return of the Benjamin Moore Paints 358 Super
Series
premier, and of course the night that every family will have marked on
their
calendars, June 16th is slated for the Key Bank Funplex Funpark Kiddie
Ride
night.
This action packed schedule has some huge events slated to take on the
High
Banks of Lebanon Valley. The first major event will be the PYX106 “Eye
Rock
500” presented by Greylock Federal Credit union on June 9th. This
special
night is a night of charity, as blind and partially blind drivers team
with
sited drivers from the valley to race to race money for Camp Abilities,
a
camp for blind, and blind/deaf children in the capitol district.
June 26th brings the return of the Eve of Destruction that includes
School
Bus racing, demos, Stunts, and more. Then on June 30th, Berkshire Bank
brings the best Fireworks display to the Valley for a night of action
on the
speedway, and in the sky.
The annual return of the USHRA Monster Truck Summer Nationals
highlights the
month of July scheduled for the 16th through the 18th. Following the
Monster Trucks, Carquest will present the return of the World of
Outlaws
Sprint Car Series on July 22nd. The Benjamin Moore Paints 358 Super
Series
will also be on tap.
August will be highlighted by the Budweiser Lebanon Valley Speedway
Party
Weekend set for August 10th and 11th. The party will include all
classes in
action, with the highlight of a 100 lap Super DIRT Series Modified Tour
Race
set to cap off the weekend on the 11th.
Finally, the Coor’s National 200 Weekend is set for September 7th and
8th.
This weekend event will include the famous 358 Series Race of Kings,
and the
annual Coor’s National 200. The racing doesn’t end there. Scheduled
for
September 15th is the 1st Annual Liberty National 60 Pro Stock $1500.00
win
event presented by Pepsi. Also included on the night will be a special
CR
Concrete $1000.00 to win Sportsman feature.
The 25th Annual Swap meet makes up the November schedule, but that’s
not
all, as for the first time at the Valley of Speed, the management has
approved the 1st Annual Turkey Bowl that will include the Pro Stocks,
Pure
Stocks, 4 cylinders and an Enduro event set for November 24th.
Mark you calendars now with all these special events, because you are
not
gonna want to miss one!
For a copy of the tentative 2007 schedule, or to get ticket
information,
visit our website at www.LebanonValley.com, or you can call the
Speedway
Offices during normal business hours at (518) 794-9606, (518) 794-9965.
* LVS has also scheduled some Open Track Sessions throughout the season
set
for Tuesdays May 1st, June 5th, July 3rd, and August 7th. For more
information visit our website for details.
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