4/23/2018
Park Jefferson International Speedway
Park Jefferson Opens with 2 Day South Dakota Sprint Nationals
A huge opening weekend is planned for racing in the Upper Midwest as the Park Jefferson Speedway opens its 22nd year with the 1st ever South Dakota Sprint Car Nationals presented by Pepsi. Sanctioned by the MSTS and Nebraska 360’s, the event will be a bonanza of racing with the 360 sprint cars gunning for a cool $10,000 top prize and $700 just to start the A Main. A number of exciting drivers are expected such as top 2017 runners Cody Ledger, Jack Dover, Ryan Bickett and Sprint Invaders champ Jon Agan amongst others.
“We are really excited to put this event out for the fans to be able to watch some of the top drivers in the Upper Midwest compete for their largest purse of the year” stated owner Adam Adamson.
Friday night will see twin preliminary heats as drivers will draw for position in heat 1 then at the conclusion of heat 1 will see each heat inverted based on the finishing order and run again. Joining them will be a complete program for the Keizer Wheel IMCA RACESaver 305 Sprint Cars, J&J Fitting IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Modifieds and IMCA Sport Compacts.
Saturday will see the big finale as the Feature lineup will be based on best overall finish from the previous night’s heats with tiebreakers being decided by total number of cars passed based on original starting lineups. The top 16 will be locked into the A Main, with remaining cars going to twin B Main events. Joining them will be complete programs for the Keizer Wheel IMCA RACESaver 305 Sprint Cars, Artworks Graphics IMCA Modifieds, Z98 Hobby Stocks and IMCA Sport Modifieds.
Friday night tickets will be $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for children 6-16 and under 16 are free. Pit passes are $30 and a clubhouse pass can be purchased on top of either ticket for $12.
On Saturday, night tickets will be $20 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for children 6-16 and under 16 are free. Pit passes are $30 and a clubhouse pass can be purchased on top of either ticket for $12.
For more information go to www.parkjeff.com and follow along on Facebook at www.facebook.com/parkjeffersonsd or Twitter at www.twitter.com/parkjeffersonsd.
Submitted By: Adam Adamson
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