National All-Star Racing Association releases 2010 Race Schedule

National All-Star Racing Association releases 2010 Race Schedule

WHITELAND, IN (January 31, 2010)—Officials with C.J. Rayburn’s National All-Star Racing Association presented by Arizona Sport Shirts have released the tentative race schedule for the 2010 season.

The season will open up during the 34th Annual DART Winternationals at the East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL on Wednesday March 3rd with a $2,500 to win event. Then on Thursday March 4th the NASRA Late Models will race for $3,000 to win, and again racing on Friday March 5th for $3,000 to the winner and the finale event at the ‘Clay by the Bay’ on Saturday night March 6th paying $5,000 to the winner.

The official Host Hotel for the Winternationals events will be the Days Inn Tampa North. Located just 20 minutes from the track, they will be offering a special racers/fan rate of $45.00 per night. Please ask for the East Bay rate. It is located at 701 E. Fletcher Ave. just off I-275 at exit 52. Further information can be obtained by calling 1-866-895-6584 or 813-977-1550

Then the series’ first event after the Winternationals will be a $3,000 to win event on Saturday Night April 10th at the Gary Hall promoted Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN.

Then on Friday April 16th the series will move to the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL for a $3,000 to win event.

On Friday April 23rd NASRA will head to the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY for the first of two season visits paying $3,000 to win for the 11th Annual Hugh ‘Junebug’ Rowland Memorial. Then on Saturday Night April 24th the series will also visit the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY the first of two times racing for $3,000 in the 13th Annual Spring Sizzler.

The series will then visit the Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY on Saturday May 15th for the 19th Annual Lake Cumberland Classic, a $3,000 to win event. This will be a track make-up event from 2009.

The series will then move to Central Kentucky for a pair of $5,000 to win events first at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday July 9th for the 8th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial before heading to the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY for the 12th Annual Kentuckiana Klash event on Saturday July 10th.

The series will take a few weeks off before heading to the Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, OH on Friday August 6th paying $2,000 to win.

Then on Friday August 20th the series will move to the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL for a $2,000 to win event.

On Labor Day Weekend, the series has slated a TBA date for Friday September 3rd and a $2,000 to win event at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY on Saturday September 4th.

The series will then move back to the Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY for a double-header weekend which starts on Friday September 17th for the 2nd Annual Harold Hardgrove Memorial, which will pay $2,000 to win, then on Saturday Night September 18th paying $3,000 to win during the 20th Annual Lake Cumberland Classic.

There are a few TBA’s on the schedule and those hope to be filled in the upcoming weeks along with some new dates for the 2010 race schedule.

With the series being new and spaced out somewhat for 2010, series officials have announced that they will allow the series drivers to drop their six (6) worst finishes at the season’s end. This is based on 20-22 races, anything more than 22 races the series drivers will be allowed to drop their worst 25% of the races ran.

Further information on the National All-Star Racing Association can be obtained by visiting the official website at www.nasra.com or by calling Frank Revel at (859) 582-8005.

2010 National All-Star Racing Association Schedule:
March 3-East Bay Raceway Park-Tampa, FL-$2,500
March 4-East Bay Raceway Park-Tampa, FL-$3,000
March 5-East Bay Raceway Park-Tampa, FL-$3,000
March 6-East Bay Raceway Park-Tampa, FL-$5,000
April 10-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$3,000
April 16-Tri-City Speedway-Pontoon Beach, IL-$3,000
April 17-TBA
April 23-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$3,000
April 24-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-$3,000
May 1-TBA
May 15-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$3,000
July 9-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000
July 10-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-$5,000
August 6-Moler Raceway Park-Williamsburg, OH-$2,000
August 20-Tri-City Speedway-Pontoon Beach, IL-$2,000
August 21-TBA
September 3-TBA
September 4-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-$2,000
September 17-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$2,000
September 18-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$3,000
(This is a tentative Schedule which is subject to change)