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CHEVY’S AMERICAN REVOLUTION WEEKEND TO BE SPRINT CAR SMORGASBORD
ROSSBURG, OH (Sept. 13) – Eldora Speedway’s An American Revolution Weekend presented by Chevy will actually be more of an evolution of sorts as five versions of open wheel racing will be showcased over the weekend of September 21 and 22. For four of those, it will be their final 2007 appearance on Eldora’s famed high-banked clay oval.
Kicking off the action on Friday night will be the touring World of Outlaws (Woo) and the UMP (United Midwestern Promoters) Modifieds. The winged WoO Sprint Cars will be making their final Midwestern tour with the Eldora stop, and with them they will be brining parity as there have not repeat winners in their four previous 2007 Eldora visits. Jason Meyers (April 13), Paul McMahan (June 2), Steve Kinser (July 13) and Donny Schact (July 14) have all entered Eldora’s hallowed victory lane this year.
Meanwhile the UMP Modifieds will be continuing their points chase towards the 2007 Modified title. The Friday night show will actually be the first segment of the 26th annual Four Crown Nationals which will fill the Saturday card.
Scott Orr currently heads up the Eldora points race for Modifieds, which will close out their season two weeks later in the UMP National Championships (October 5 & 6).
Saturday’s busy agenda will feature the remaining three legs of the traditional Four Crown event, and, as since its inception, the event will be run under the banner of the United States Auto Club (USAC). USAC’s three National divisions – Midget, Sprint Car and Silver Crown – will run a full program, including time trials, heats and main events.
The level of intensity within the Four Crown is immense, as several drivers do double and even triple duty. Unlike the WoO fraternity the night before, each of the USAC divisions run without the top mounted aerodynamic wings. This puts more emphasis on the driver to maneuver their 700+ horsepower machines around the high-speed oval.
Weather has played havoc with the USAC schedule at Eldora this season, with the Four Crown marking only the second appearance of the year. Robert Ballou bested the USAC Sprint Car field when they appeared for the Eldora segment of Border Wars on April 28.
Friday’s slate will get underway with practice at 6:00 and racing at 7:30, while Saturday’s format calls for practice to get underway at 2:30 and racing at 7:30 PM.
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