{"id":5421,"date":"2008-03-24T08:15:23","date_gmt":"2008-03-24T13:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.24.212.105\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2010-11-22T08:15:51","modified_gmt":"2010-11-22T14:15:51","slug":"mr-dirtcar-358-modified-championship-series-draws-near","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/dirtcar-ne\/358-modifieds\/mr-dirtcar-358-modified-championship-series-draws-near\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series Draws Near"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weedsport,NY<\/strong> \u2014  <strong>March 24, 2008 &#8211; By Tom Skibinski,  DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qualifying procedures for all Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified  Championship Series events will again include the traditional pre-race  draw, although in 2008 the staging of time trials for qualifying is  optional among individual host track promoters.<\/p>\n<p>The  season-ending events at Syracuse during Super DIRT Week and Eastern  States Weekend at Orange County Fair Speedway are among the only  358-Modified Series stops still scheduled to run time trials with each  fast timer awarded with the pole-position start. Beyond the front three  rows, top heat race and consolation round finishers will fill those  fields in the same order they crossed the line to help finalize both  starting grids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked with many promoters over the winter  and we\u2019re continuing to grow stronger in the 358-Modified division,\u201d  said Gaston Salvas, 358-Modified Series Director. \u201cWe\u2019re all on the same  page with a solid set of rules in place and the tracks are looking  forward to another competitive series. Opening up out west should  generate more interest from the area regulars and encourage those teams  to follow even more of the series if they can finish well right off the  bat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In just one more month Merrittville Speedway returns to  kick off the \u201908 agenda with its earliest tour date ever as the Baron  Roofing Spring Sizzler 100 takes the green flag on Saturday, April 26.  Ransomville (August 1) and Canandaigua (Sept. 19) speedways are back on  DIRTcar Racing NorthEast\u2019s premier Small-Block tour after a one-year  absence, with Ransomville\u2019s 68-lap Alex Friesen Summer Nationals moving  to Friday night and paying $6,800 to the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Autodrome  Drummond (September 13) moves one month later with its seventh  358-Modified tour event the biggest in track history as Small-Block  stars on both sides of the border chase a $15,000 top-prize in 150-laps  of open-wheel competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a great mix of dates  making up one of our best Small-Block schedules ever,\u201d said Cory Reed,  DIRTcar Racing NorthEast Director of Competition &amp; Track  Sanctioning. \u201cA dozen different tracks are involved from around the  entire circuit, enough to provide plenty of opportunities for our newest  teams to be part of the traveling show this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four of  the top-five point-getters from the final 2007 Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified  standings are already confirmed to make their tour debut at  Merrittville, led by reigning overall Small-Block champion Mario Clair,  runner-up Danny O\u2019Brien, Carey Terrance (3rd) and Roy Tarbell (5th),  while 4th-place finisher Mike Adderley has relocated to North Carolina.  Already adding their names to the preliminary roster are Todd Burley,  Chad Brachmann, Rick Richner, Kyle Jacobs, Lance Willix II and Drummond  racing promoter Yan Bussiere.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please  contact 358-Modified Series Director Gaston Salvas (450\/655-5022 or  514\/817-2270; e-mail gastonsalvas@hotmail.com) or DIRTcar NE Director  Cory Reed at the Weedsport office (315\/834-6606) during normal business  hours. In the meantime, log into the homepage at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirtcar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.dirtcar.com<\/a> to  find out more about the entire circuit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008 Mr. DIRTcar  358-Modified Championship Series Schedule <\/strong><br \/>\n*<em>All events  subject to change<\/em>.<br \/>\nDAY-DATE LAPS TRACK LOCATION<br \/>\nSat-Apr 26  100 Merrittville Speedway Thorold, ONT<br \/>\nFri-Aug 1 68 Ransomville  Speedway Ransomville, NY ($6,800 to win)<br \/>\nThr-Aug 21 100 Mohawk Int\u2019l  Raceway Hogansburg, NY<br \/>\nSun-Aug 31 100 Cornwall Motor Speedway  Cornwall, ONT<br \/>\nSat-Sep 6 75 Brockville Ont Speedway Brockville, ONT<br \/>\nSat-Sep  13 150 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville, QUE ($15,000 to win)<br \/>\nFri-Sep  19 75 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua, NY<br \/>\nFri-Sep 26 75 Rolling  Wheels Raceway Elbridge,NY<br \/>\nWed-Oct 8 75 Can-Am Motorsports Park  LaFargeville, NY<br \/>\nThr-Oct 9 75 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton, NY<br \/>\nFri-Oct  10 100 Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge, NY<br \/>\nSat-Oct 11 150 New York  State Fairgrnds Syracuse,NY ($20,000 to win)<br \/>\nSat-Oct 18 100 Orange  Co Fair Speedway Middletown,NY ($7,500 to win)<\/p>\n<p><em>The Advance  Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds is brought to  fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including  series sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race  Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB i.t., Rite Aid Corporation and  the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are  Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix  Cylinder Heads, Crane Cams, Integra Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Motorsports  Safety Systems, Penske Shocks and Wrisco Industries. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weedsport,NY \u2014 March 24, 2008 &#8211; By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director Qualifying procedures for all Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series events will again include the traditional pre-race draw, although in 2008 the staging of time trials for qualifying is optional among individual host track promoters. 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