Longdale, Oklahoma – March 5, 2017 -
Advanced tickets are on sale now for “NASCAR Night” at Longdale
Speedway in Longdale, Oklahoma as NASCAR stars Kenny Wallace,
Ken Schrader and Tony Stewart will be making an appearance on a
special Wednesday night, May 3rd, edition of racing
atop the big three-eighths mile dirt oval.
Wallace and Schrader will be competing
against the local competition and the night will also be the Top
Gun Series opener with the tracks regular divisions of IMCA
modified, IMCA sport mod, IMCA stock cars and pure stocks all in
competition.
Stewart will be in attendance yet it is
not yet confirmed if he will be competing as we go to press.
Schrader and Wallace are no strangers
to Longdale Speedway as they competed at the speedway last year
against the locals. For Stewart, the now-retired former NASCAR
champion will be making his inaugural visit to the Northwest
Oklahoma speed plant.
Advanced tickets are on sale now by
accessing the tracks official website
www.longdalespeedway.net and clicking on the “buy tickets”
tab. You can already have your tickets on hand and not have to
stand in the long ticket lines that are expected. Cost is $20
for adult general admission and $15 for all seniors, military
personnel (with proper ID) and kids ages 6-12. Gates will open
at 4:00 PM with race action slated for a 7:00 PM start time.
Longdale Speedway is
located a quarter mile south of the town of Longdale on Hwy 58.
For more race information call the track (580) 886-5375.
To stay up-to-date on all
the happenings, keep viewed to their official website or check
out daily updates on their official facebook page:
Longdale
Speedway Longdale OK.
And don’t forget:
The
season will kick off on Friday night, March 10, with an open
practice session from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM. It will be a
prelude to the first point race for the 2017 race season at
Longdale Speedway as drivers competing in the tracks IMCA
modified, IMCA sport mod, IMCA stock cars and pure stock
divisions one night later on Saturday night, March 11. Pit gates
for opening night will open at 4:00 PM with race action slated
for a 7:00 PM start time.
The
season opener is the first of 12 rounds under the Longdale
Speedway Racing Series banner. The semi-banked oval will also
host a variety of Top Gun Series races throughout the season.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for military members and
seniors. Children ages 12 and younger get in free.
Then
two weeks later on Saturday night, March 25, it will be round
two of point racing at the speedway and “First Responders Night
at the Races” where all members of law enforcement, EMT’s,
emergency management as well as search and rescue will be
admitted into the grandstands for free!
The first special event for 2017 will take place on
Saturday night, April 1, as the popular open-wheeled sprint cars
will make their only scheduled appearance for the season
featuring the Sprint Series of Oklahoma IMCA Racesaver Sprint
Car Series as well as the Kansas-based United Rebel Sprint
Series. Last year saw Kansas driver Luke Cranston get the best
of a twenty-six-car field to take the victory under the URSS
banner.