By Roby Helm
SAVANNAH, GA – With Hurricane Matthew scheduled to
skirt the East Coast of Georgia this Friday and Saturday, Oglethorpe Speedway
Park officials have been forced to postpone the $10,000-to-win 19th
Annual Showdown In Savannah for Crate Late Models scheduled for this
weekend. The race has been rescheduled
for October 20, 21, and 22.
The
current weather forecast shows the Savannah, GA area with 100 percent chance of
torrential rain and sustained wind speeds of over 50 miles per hour. Fans and competitors alike from Florida,
Georgia, and the Carolinas are hunkering down, or heading for higher ground in
the days leading up to the storm’s arrival.
Along with the Crate Late Models, the
Super Stocks and the Super 4s will be in action for the 19th Annual
Showdown In Savannah with each Division competing in a 50-lap $5,000-to-win
main event. The Mini Stocks and Pure
Stocks will each compete for 20 Laps and $1,500-to-win in their respective main
events. The Amateur 4 Division will also
be in action with a 10-lap main event each night.
The Showdown In Savannah gives race fans
an opportunity to see big track racing on a dirt surface, as Oglethorpe
Speedway Park is the last standing half-mile dirt track in South Georgia and
North Florida. There have other dirt
tracks in each area that have been half-mile in length, but they have either
reduced in length or closed. Only OSP
has stood the test of time as a half-mile race track.
The on track action begins on Thursday
night, October 20 with an Open Practice Session. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with practice from
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Pit passes are
$20 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under, and Grandstand admission will be
$5.
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Friday night, October 21 will feature
Qualifying and Heat Races as preliminary events for the big show. The Mini Stocks and Pure Stocks will run Heat
and Feature Races on Friday night. Gates
open at 5 p.m. with Hot Laps and Qualifying for Crate Late Models and Super
Stocks will be at 6:15 p.m. Racing
action is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Pit passes on Friday night, October 21
will be $30 for Adults and $15 for children 12 and under. General Admission Grandstand tickets will be
$15 for Adults, $13 for Seniors and Military, and $5 for children 12 and under.
Saturday night, October 22 will see
B-Main races and the big money feature events.
Gates open at 4:30 p.m., with Hot Laps at 6:20 p.m. and Racing scheduled
for 7:30 p.m. Pit passes are $40 for
Adults and $20 for Children 12 and younger.
The Grandstand ticket prices are $20 for Adults, $18 for Seniors and
Military, and $5 for children 12 and under.
