Photo from Cecil Eunice facebook
Article from Roby Helm
SAVANNAH, GA – The $10,000-to-win 75-lap 19th
Annual Showdown In Savannah for Crate Late Models on December 1, 2, and 3 will
be the 2016 grand finale at Oglethorpe Speedway Park. With the big money up for grabs, the top
drivers in the country are expected for this Fall Festival of Speed.
The
Crate Late Models are powered by economical Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle
Track Engines that are built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive
modifications. Kelcar Motorsports will
provide the personnel to scrutinize the Crate Engines and collect tire samples
in the Tech Area during the post-race inspection.
Leading
the Crate Late Model entries for the 19th Annual Showdown In
Savannah will be World of Outlaw hot shoe Brandon Overton of Anderson, SC, who
will be driving for former Showdown winning car owner Bobby Kay who had Tuck
Trentham driving. The defending Showdown
In Savannah winner Cecil Eunice of Blackshear, GA will return to defend his
title.
Also entered is the Fastrak Crate Late
Model Racing Series point leader and East Coast Rumble Champion Cla Knight of
North Augusta, SC, Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL, Robert Diekemper of
Bloomingdale, GA, Travis Pennington of Stapleton, GA, and Mark Whitener of
Middleburg, FL.
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, December 1 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.
Friday night, December 2 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, December 2
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, December 3 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.
Oglethorpe
Speedway Park is located Northwest of Savannah, GA at 200 Jesup Road, Pooler,
GA 31322, or three miles east of I-95 at
Exit 102 on U.S. Highway 80. For more
information call 912-964-8200, or visit them online at www.ospracing.net. You can also like their Facebook page at
Oglethorpe Speedway Park.
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