AMA
Racing Winter National Short-Track Championships to be held at new Daytona
International Speedway venue
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Amateur dirt-trackers will roost limestone
and race into the record books this Feb. 27, 28 and March 1 on the new
quarter-mile short-track at Daytona International Speedway. The three-round AMA
Racing Winter National Short-Track Championships will feature competition in
youth, vet/senior and other amateur classes, with national No. 1 plates on the
line.
In addition, March 2 will feature the AMA Racing Vet/Senior Shootout. Not only
will this event include classes for amateur racers over 30, 40 and 50 years old,
but special classes just for pro-licensed riders will be included in the
program. This event will give dirt-track fans an excellent opportunity to see
the sport's top pros battle for bragging rights leading into the first round of
the 2010 AMA Pro Racing Grand National Championship, which gets underway at the
same venue on March 3-4.
"This four-day combined event will have everything a dirt-track fan or racer
could want -- AMA Racing amateur national championships, a show stacked with the
world's top pro dirt-track talent, and a special event for our vet/senior
amateur racers," said AMA Director of Racing Joe Bromley. "This also supports
our ongoing goal of maintaining a smooth bridge between the amateur ranks and
professional racing. The numerous pro teams and sponsors on hand for the AMA Pro
Grand National Championships will have one of their best opportunities of the
year to see the up-and-coming racers of the next generation at the AMA Racing
Winter National Short-Track Championships."
Racers who participate in all three rounds of the AMA Racing Winter National
Short-Track Championships will also earn five Holeshot Points for the AMA Racing
Dirt Track Grand Championships. The AMA Racing Dirt Track Grand Championships
are the year's premier amateur dirt-track championships, featuring competition
in short-track, TT, half-mile and Mile racing in Du Quoin, Ill., this July
17-23. Amateur racers may earn a maximum of five Holeshot Points by running
select events leading up to the Du Quoin event.
Online registration for the AMA Racing Winter National Short-Track Championships
and the AMA Racing Vet/Senior Shootout will be available at
AMARacing.com on Jan. 15. Race entry for amateur classes will be $50 per
rider per class. Paddock passes will be $15 per person.
The program on March 2 will be designed to offer maximum track time for
professional racers. In addition to practice, semis and heats, racers will be
treated to A, B and C main events, with the A main running a full 20 laps.
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