South Boston Speedway Changes April 20 Event to Daytime Race
VICTOR NEWMAN PHOTOGRAPHY
SOUTH BOSTON, VA……South Boston Speedway officials have changed the track’s scheduled Saturday, April 20 event from a night event to an afternoon event. With the change the Viny’s Italian Restaurant & Italian Delight Family Restaurant Race Day event is set for a 2 p.m. start.
Track officials noted that the change was made to avoid a conflict with a CARS Tour event scheduled for that night at Orange County Speedway and give area racing fans the opportunity to attend both events.
“We want our great fans to have the opportunity to experience a full day of racing here in the area,” said South Boston Speedway General Manager Brandon Brown. “We all have to work together to make that happen, and making our event into a Saturday daytime race just made sense for everyone. We hope to see everyone here on Saturday afternoon, April 20 for the Viny’s Italian Restaurant & Italian Delight Family Restaurant Race Day. It’s going to be a great show.”
The Viny’s Italian Restaurant & Italian Delight Family Restaurant Race Day event will be headlined by a 100-lap race for the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division. The Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division competitors will compete in their first double-race event of the season with double 30-lap races set for the division.
A 25-lap race for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division and a 20-lap race for the Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets Division are also slated that afternoon. In addition, the regional touring East Coast Flathead Fords Racing Association will make its annual stop at South Boston Speedway for the event.
Advance tickets for the Viny’s Italian Restaurant & Italian Delight Family Restaurant Race Day event are priced at $12 each. Tickets may be purchased online on South Boston Speedway’s website, www.southbostonspeedway.com, or by calling the speedway office at 434-572-4947 or toll-free at 1-877-440-1540 during regular business hours.
Tickets at the gate on race day will be $15 each. Seniors ages 65 and older, military, healthcare workers, and students (with ID) can purchase tickets for $12 each at the gate on race day.
Fans and competitors can find the latest news and updates from South Boston Speedway on the speedway’s website, www.southbostonspeedway.com, by calling the speedway office at 434-572-4947 or toll-free at 1-877-440-1540 during regular business hours, and through the track’s social media channels.
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Photo Courtesy Victor Newman/South Boston Speedway
Blake Stallings (77) battles to hold off a charge from Kyle Dudley (4) and Stacy Puryear (17) as they head through the second turn during the recent season-opening race for the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division at South Boston Speedway. South Boston Speedway officials have switched the Saturday, April 20 event from a night race to a day race. The Viny’s Italian Restaurant & Italian Delight Family Restaurant Race Day event now has a 2 p.m. start time.
Sources: Joe Chandler, South Boston Speedway PR