May Is a Busy Month at Caraway Speedway

(Sophia, NC):  Saturday May 8th, kicks off the “Merry, Merry Month of May” at Asheboro’s Caraway Speedway with a special Mother’s Day “Ladies Night” with 270 laps of on track action featuring a 75 lapper for the Late Models along with racing for the Challengers, Mini Stocks, 602 Modifieds, UCAR’s, Enduro/Any Cars and a Chain Race.  A chain Race features two compact cars chained together.  The front car has an engine and no brakes and pulls the “train”.  The back car has a “dead” engine with working brakes and supplies the stopping power for the “train”.  You never know what you may see in one of these races.  All “Ladies” will be admitted for only $5.00 and racing gets underway at 7:30 PM.

The Monster Truck NITRO Tour roars into the speedway for three big shows on Friday, May 14th, and Saturday, May 15th.  See these incredible 10,000-pound, car crushing giants compete in racing, wheelie contests, and then rock the house with amazing freestyle action during the Monster Truck Nitro Tour! Plus, you can meet the drivers and see the trucks up close at the FREE pre-event Autograph Pit Party! Kids can have fun and play in the Nitro Fun Zone, with bounce houses, face painting, Monster Truck Rides, and other activities including freestyle Motocross and Street Bikes!  With shows on Friday, May 14th, at 7:30 pm (Pit Party 5:00 pm–7:00 pm), a ​Saturday Matinee on May 15th, at 1:30 pm (Pit Party 11:00 am–1:00 pm) and a Saturday evening show on May 15th, at 7:30 pm (Pit Party 5:00 pm–7:00 pm) there is a show for everyone.  Please go to www.monstertruckshows.com for tickets and show information. 

And on Saturday, May 22nd, “Big Time” Late Model Stock Car action returns to the .456 mile track when the Solid Rock Carriers Championship Auto Racing Tour makes its first visit to Caraway Speedway for the “David “Lightning” Saunders Memorial”.  Saunders was a “Technical Inspector” at Caraway Speedway and for the CARS Tour before his untimely passing.   The series features some of the biggest names in Late model Stock Car racing including Bobby McCarty, Deac McCaskill, Jared Fryar, Sam Yarbrough, Justin Johnson, Layne Riggs, Mini Tyrrell, Mike Looney, and many more are expected to attempt to make the field that could include some Caraway Speedway regulars including Coy Beard, Blaise Brinkley, Dylan Ward, and others. 

Other action on May 22nd includes a special 50 lap feature for the Challenger division, the Mini Stocks, the 602 Modifieds and the Bowman Gray Street Stocks.

For more information please go to www.carawayspeedway.com or check the Caraway Speedway page on Facebook.  You can also call 336-629-5803 and leave a message and someone will call you back ASAP. 

Sources: Randy Myers/Caraway Speedway PR

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