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Location: The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
Four-tenths-mile clay oval with 10-degree banking in turns
Date: Friday night, April 20, and Saturday night, April 21
Series: 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series (Special Event)
Super Late Model Stock Cars
Support Division: CRASHCars, an entry level division for production
vehicles
featuring cartoon-style themes, are part of the action on both Friday
and
Saturday nights.
Purse: $200,000 with $50,000 earmarked for the winner of the Circle K
Colossal 100 on Saturday night. Each starter in the 36-car field for
the
100-lap finale is guaranteed a minimum of $2,000.
Tentative Schedule:
Friday, April 20
1:00 p.m. Pit Gate Opens
5:00 p.m. Spectator Gates Open
7:00 p.m. WoO Late Model Hot Laps
7:40 p.m. CRASHCar Heat Races
8:00 p.m. WoO Late Model Group Qualifying
8:35 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
8:45 p.m. CRASHCar Feature (15 laps)
9:00 p.m. WoO Late Model Heat Races
Live music follows the final Late Model Heat Race at the Fleetwood
RV Resort Pavilion
Saturday, April 21
1:00 p.m. Pit Gate Opens
4:30 p.m. Early Entry for Circle K Pit Party
4:30 p.m. Circle K Pit Party Driver Autograph Session (90 minutes)
(Guests must have ticket and Full Throttle energy drink can)
5:00 p.m. Spectator Gates Open
6:50 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
7:00 p.m. CRASHCar Heat Races
7:20 p.m. C Features (2)
8:40 p.m. B Features (2)
9:40 p.m. CRASHCar Feature (15 laps)
10:00 p.m. Circle K Colossal 100 Feature (100 laps)
Competitors: More than 100 of the nation's top dirt late model drivers
are
pre-entered for the Circle K Colossal 100. The entry list reads like a
"Who's Who" of dirt late model racing and includes: Scott Bloomquist,
Donnie
Moran, Billy Moyer, Steve Francis, Tim McCreadie, Earl Pearson Jr.,
Shane
Clanton and Dale McDowell.
Event History: Scott Bloomquist added another jewel to his crown as the
king
of dirt late model racing, winning the inaugural Circle K Colossal 100.
Bloomquist started fourth in the 36-car field and ran third during the
early
laps. He drove around Shannon Babb for the lead on a lap 51 restart and
went
on to claim the $50,000 first prize. Donnie Moran finished second with
Steve
Francis third under the checkered flag.
Track History: The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is a
state-of-the-art,
stadium-style motorsports facility with a seating capacity of over
14,000.
Opened in May of 2000, the track plays host each season to several of
the
nation's top touring dirt-track series. The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor
Speedway is located 12 miles north of downtown Charlotte, directly
across
Highway 29 from Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Autograph Session: Circle K will host a 90-minute driver autograph
session
starting at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. In order to gain admission
to
the Circle K Pit Party, fans must present an event ticket along with an
empty can of Full Throttle energy drink, which can be purchased at any
area
Circle K store. Once inside the pit party, each fan will receive a
limited
edition Circle K Colossal 100 event poster.
Ticket Info: If purchased in advance, reserved tickets for both Friday
and
Saturday nights of the Circle K Colossal 100 are $49 for adults and $19
for
children ages 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased by calling
1-800-455-FANS or online at www.lowesmotorspeedway.com.
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