Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 17, 1993 TAG: 9307170232
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C2 EDITION: STATE
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The Modified Division, which runs every other week, also is scheduled to compete. A full card of eight classes is scheduled.
Gates open at noon, qualifying starts at 6 p.m. and the first race starts at 8. Admission is $5, and children under 10 are admitted free.
The third 200-lap race in the $50,000 Late Model Stock Car Challenge Series will be run tonight, highlighting the Basham/F&L Oil-Pennzoil 300 at New River Valley Speedway in Radford.
Returning for a repeat performance will be the four-member sky-diving team, who will be landing on the start/finish line at 7:45 p.m.
In addition to the 200-lap feature event, there will be a 35-lap race for the Limited Sportsman along with a 25-lap race for the Modified Mini and Mini Stock divisions. The Pure Stock drivers have the weekend off.
Games open Saturday at 2 p.m., with practice starting at 4. Qualifying begins at 6:15, with the first race starting at 8. Admission is $8 for adults and $1 for children 10 and under.
John Frazier and Ronnie Snoddy, the new owners of New River Valley Speedway, announced twin 100-lap Late Model Stock Car races have been added to the existing schedule.
They will be held Saturday night, July 31, as part of Hoechst-Celanese employees night. The top six finishers in the first event will be inverted to begin the second race.
Memo: shorter version ran in the Metro edition.