5/17/08

HOLLAND PRACTICE DAY CUT SHORT BY RAIN; HOLIDAY DOUBLE HEADER TO OPEN 2008 SEASON

 
Holland, NY: The scheduled practice day at the Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex was curtailed by on-again/off-again showers moving through the Western New York area on Saturday afternoon. A few cars took slow laps around the oval in the hopes of drying off the track, but there was never an opportunity for full speed practice laps, and the practice session was cut short at 2:30 pm.

The iffy weather conditions resulted in a light turn-out of competitors hoping to test and tune their racers before the Memorial Day weekend season opener. There is an additional practice session scheduled for Thursday evening, May 22; pit gates will open at 5:00 pm with on track practice taking place until dusk.

The Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex will open for the 49th consecutive season of racing with two events set for the holiday weekend. On Saturday, May 24th, Holland will host opening day featuring the NASCAR Sunoco SST Pro Modifieds, LAMOT Late Models, Carquest Chargers, Native Pride Pro Fours, and Alliance Auto Recycling Figure 8 Cars plus the first of five 2008 visits by the Casey’s TQ Midget Series. The McKinley Mall of Hamburg, NY, as has been tradition, will sponsor the Saturday night opener. Pit gates will open at 4:00 pm, grandstand gates at 5:15 pm, with racing getting underway at 7:15 pm. Adult grandstand general admission is just $10.

On Monday, May 26th, the annual “Faster Pastor” race will be featured, as clergy from area churches will climb aboard speedway-provided 4-cylinder strictly stock racers in a fund-raiser for the works and needs of their congregations. Also on the Monday program will be the season openers for the INEX Legends, the Thiel Motorsports 4-cylinder Hornets, and the ladies-only Queen Bees. On Monday, pit gates will open at 3:00, with grandstand gates opening at 4:15. The Faster Pastor events will begin at 5:15, with the rest of the racing program following the conclusion of the Faster Pastor final.

For more information, please call (716) 537-2272 or visit the web site at www.hollandspeedway.com.

Source: Rick Mooney/Holland PR
Posted: May 19, 2008