Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 8, 1995 TAG: 9502080058
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
First Auto Sports Television of Denver has signed a contract with Clay Campbell, the track's president, to provide tape-delayed coverage of the Miller Genuine Draft 300 and the Taco Bell 300 on Prime Network's ``Thursday Night Thunder'' series.
Prime, which can be seen locally on Home Team Sports, reaches 40 million households.
The Miller Genuine Draft, held March 19, will be shown April 20, and the Taco Bell 300, held Oct.15, will be aired on Nov.9. Both races will pay $25,000 to the winner, the biggest paycheck for Late Model Stock races.
``We are really excited about this,'' Campbell said. ``And we feel it is a big breakthrough in showing the country what kind of a great show the Late Model Stocks can put on.''
Adult tickets to the races are $15, and the first 1,000 fans ordering in advance will receive a limited-edition Martinsville Speedway T-shirt. To order, call 703-956-3151.
In other sports news in the region:
Washington and Lee is the preseason pick to win the Old Dominion Athletic Conference men's lacrosse title in a poll of league coaches. The Generals received six of seven first-place votes.
Roanoke, picked to finish second, received the other first-place vote. Hampden-Sydney was third, followed by Lynchburg, Randolph-Macon, Virginia Wesleyan and Guilford.
The ODAC baseball coaches have picked Bridgewater College to win the league title. The Eagles received six of nine first-place votes.
Virginia Wesleyan, picked second, received three-first place votes. Lynchburg was third, followed by Guilford and Randolph-Macon (tied for fourth), Emory & Henry, Hampden-Sydney, Washington and Lee and Eastern Mennonite.
ODAC leader Hampden-Sydney (18-2) retained the No. 1 ranking in the NCAA Division III South Region men's basketball poll released Tuesday.
Roanoke (14-7) was ranked fourth last week, but fell from the poll with a loss to the Tigers. Bridgewater (14-7) dropped a spot to No.8, and Christopher Newport (13-7) was No.5.
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