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Celebrate the Fourth of July Weekend at I-70 Speedway with the ASALMS Northern Division and
the Light Up The Night 150!Posted June 30th, 2008
By Matt Prieur-ASA Late Model Series
Lexington, Michigan (Monday, June 30, 2008): After taking some time off to regroup, the ASA Late
Model Series Northern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts will roar back to life and help
celebrate the Fourth of July Weekend!
The wicked fast high-banks of I-70 (MO) Speedway, located East of Kansas City in Odessa,
Missouri is the site for what is now the fourth race of the 2008 racing season, the extended
distance Light Up The Night 150 as the cars and stars of the ASALMS Northern Division will help
celebrate the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend in the Show-Me State!
On Saturday, July 5, 2008, the famed 0.543 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval will host an extended
distance 150-lap Feature with caution laps counting up to Lap 140. The last 10 laps will be run
under green flag conditions!
Joining the ASALMS Northern Division stars over the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend will be the I-
70 Speedway Dash Cars and Enduro Divisions and a Gigantic Fireworks Display in honor of our
nations’ 232nd Birthday.
The Light Up The Night 150 Entry Form is STILL AVAILABLE and is due at the ASALMS Home
Offices in Lexington, Michigan As Soon As Possible.
You can download the Light Up The Night 150 Entry Form by clicking on the link provided: Light
Up The Night 150 Entry Form
Save $2.00 off you grandstand ticket at I-70 by clicking on the promotional flier located at the link
below. Just print it off and bring it with you to the track and celebrate the Fourth of July Weekend
in Western Missouri with the ASALMS and I-70 Speedway:
I-70 Promotional Flier
Master Schedule and Time Line
UPDATED as of Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
4:00PM - Pits Open/Check-In
5:00PM – ASALM Practice (240 Minutes) (Periodic Breaks at the top of every hour)
10:00PM – Pits Close
Practice Pit Passes: $25 per person - (Also gives you admission to the Friday Night Dirt Track
Action)
Saturday, July 5
9:00 AM ASALMS Officials Report to Track
9:30 AM ASALMS Officials Meeting
10:00 AM ASALMS Registration / Pit Gates Open - Qualifying Draw / Remaining Rig Parking
Begins
10:30 AM ASALMS Practice / Safety Tech Lines Open
11:00 AM ASALMS Drivers / Crew Chiefs / Spotters Meetings
12:00 PM ASALMS Practice (60 Minutes)
1:00 PM Lunch Break (30 Minutes)
1:30 PM ASALMS Practice (60 Minutes)
2:50 PM ASALMS Tire Impound Opens
3:00 PM ASALMS Qualifying Tech Opens
3:30 PM I-70 Dash Car/Enduro Hauler Parking Begins
4:00 PM Main Grandstands Open
4:45 PM I-70 Dash Car/Enduro Practice (30 Minutes)
5:30 PM ASALMS ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying (2 Laps)
6:15 PM ALL Divisions Autograph Session (30 Minutes)
7:00 PM Invocation / National Anthem
7:05 PM I-70 Dash/Enduro Car Heat Races
7:30 PM ASALMS GM Performance Parts Shootout (25 Laps) (Top 2 Transfer)
8:00 PM Intermission (15 Minutes)
8:15 PM I-70 Dash Car/Enduro Features
8:45 PM ASALMS Pre-Race Ceremonies / Driver Introductions
9:00 PM ASALMS Light Up The Night 150
10:30 PM FIREWORKS!!!!
The Master Schedule and Time Line is Subject to Change at the discretion of the ASA Late Model
Series and the I-70 Speedway. ALL times are in accordance with Central Standard Time (CST)
The night before on Friday, July 4, 2008 will be a Practice Day for the ASALMS Northern Division
teams while the companion I-70 Speedway Dirt Track will also be in action with the KMMO
Presents the “Redneck Light Up The Night Spectacular.”
Farm Trucks, Mad Fears Figure 8s, Sport Compacts, and IMCA Sport Mods will be on the track as
the first of two consecutive nights of Fireworks will highlight the Friday evening action. The SMRS
Midgets and DCRA Mod Lites will run on Saturday night as well at the conclusion of all asphalt
racing!
“I-70 Speedway has always been and will continue to be an integral part of the ASALMS and will
always be a part of the ASALMS family.” Stated ASALMS Co-Founder / President, Ron Varney.
“Brad MacDonald is not only a great Promoter, but a good friend as well and we’re very proud to
be going back to I-70 twice once again in 2008!” Varney added.
The Light Up The Night 150 will be the first of two stops for the ASALMS at the Odessa, Missouri
speed plant as the second and final race of the 2008 season in the Show-Me State will once again
feature the cars and stars of the ASALMS Northern and Southern Divisions colliding head on in
one of the biggest races of the season.
The ASALMS Northern and Southern Divisions will go head to head and headline the annual
World Cup Weekend in Odessa, Missouri with the running of the North VS South Shootout / World
Cup 200 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 19-20-21, 2008.
Also running during World Cup weekend will be the I-70 Speedway support divisions of Super
Trucks, Dash Cars, Super Stocks, and Enduro Cars, who will all be conducting their 2008 Season
Championships on that Saturday night.
The North VS South Shootout / World Cup 200 Entry Form will be available beginning on
Wednesday, September 3, 2008.
As an added bonus during World Cup Weekend, the Dirt Track will also be in action all weekend
beginning with a $1,000 to Win Open Modifieds race, plus Street Stocks, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA
B-Mods, and IMCA Sport Mods on Friday.
On Saturday of World Cup Weekend, a Run What You Brung Special for all cars as well as a Non-
Winged Sprint Car Showdown Season Points Championship will be run. Finally on Sunday
immediately after the ASALMS North VS South Shootout, the dirt track comes back to life one
more time with an ULMA Dirt Late Model Special
“The two ASALMS races at “America’s Fastest Weekly Race Track” every year are always two of
the biggest races of the season.” Added I-70 Speedway Promoter, Brad MacDonald. “I can’t wait
for these two shows. To see our I-70 Late Models going against some of the biggest stars in the
country is definitely something I look forward to every season.” MacDonald added.
The ASALMS has made six overall appearances at the Odessa, Missouri speed plant since the
2005 season as 2007 ASALMS Northern Division Champion, Trent Snyder and Medina, Ohio
veteran, Jack Smith leads the way with Two Feature Wins apiece.
Drivers picking up single wins in the Show-Me State include Landon Cassill, now running in the
NASCAR Nationwide Series for Hendrick Motorsports. 2005 winner in the inaugural ASALMS race
at I-70, Jason Dietsch also adorns the winner list.
In addition, Smith holds down the overall ASALMS track record, which is a 16.296. Smith’s lap
equals out to a very quick 119.956 MPH.
The I-70 Speedway Dirt Track, located directly behind the pavement grandstands, features a
regular racing program of IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Stock Cars, Farm Trucks, and
Sport Compacts
The Dirt track races every Friday night with Specials to be held on select Saturday Nights prior to
the Asphalt Track Features. As an added bonus, on those special nights when both tracks will be
running, one ticket will buy you access to both tracks events for an action packed evening of
racing.
The 2008 season on the pavement side features a full show of I-70 Late Models division, modeled
after the ASALMS Northern and Southern Divisions, as the premiere division at the famed high-
banks on Saturday nights. In addition, the I-70 Super Trucks, Super Stocks, Dash Cars, and
Enduro Cars are also part of the Regular Racing Program.
To learn more about the I-70 Speedway and the 2008 racing seasons on both the Pavement and
Dirt Tracks, you can call the track office during normal business hours at; 1 (816) 230-0080 or log
onto the tracks website at; I-70 Speedway
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