Scotland Co. Speedway Opens Saturday

Memphis, Mo. (March 27, 2006) - The Pepsi Scotland County Speedway will open with a spectacular, the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series this Saturday, April 1.

Along with the Modifieds the B-Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks will be competing.

The Series has had four races already averaging seventy modifieds at each race. Along with the local and area stars, Series hotshots Mark Noble, Kelly Shryrock, Tommy Myer, Al Hejna, Jason Hughes, to name a few, will be on hand to do battle.

 The Series is off to an awesome start as there have been four different winners in the first four races. Mark Noble, Blooming Praire, Minnesota, is the current points leader. Gates open Saturday at 1:00 P.M., hot laps at 4:00 with racing to follow.

The Series will be at the Mt. Dew Bloomfield Speedway Friday night to kick off an exciting season at this excellent facility. Gates will open at 4:00 P.M. Friday night at Bloomfield, hot laps 6:00 with racing to follow.

The Scotland County Speedway phone number is 660-465-8948.

 SCHEDULE:
3:00 p.m. - Gates open
4:45 p.m. - Draw ends for heat race line-ups
5:00 p.m. - Hot laps begin
5:30 p.m. - Heat races begin

TICKETS:
General Admission - Adults $15, Kids (6-12) $5, Under 6 FREE
Pit Pass - $25

PAST WINNERS AT PEPSI SCOTLAND COUNTY SPEEDWAY:
Aug. 4, 2001 - Mike Spaulding
June 15, 2002 - Scott Megonigle
Aug. 3, 2002 - Scott Megonigle
April 26, 2003 - Al Hejna
June 14, 2003 - Jason Hughes
Aug. 2, 2003 - Kelly Shryock
April 23, 2004 - Kelly Shryock
April 24, 2004 - Johnny Bone Jr.
June 17, 2004 - Jason Hughes
July 9, 2004 - Tommy Myer
July 31, 2004 - Jason Hughes
Oct. 2, 2004 - Kelly Shryock
Aug. 6, 2005 - Kelly Shryock
Oct. 21, 2005 - Dean Mahlstedt
Oct. 22, 2005 - Jason Hughes

NOTES OF INTEREST: The 3rd Annual Missouri Spring Challenge at the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway will be the sixth of 74 races on the 2006 schedule for the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series -- the second of 14 scheduled events comprising the Central Region slate and the first of 13 in the Southern Region ... Saturday's main event winner will earn $2,000 ... USRA Stock Cars ($300 to win), USRA B-Modifieds ($300 to win) and Outlaw Hobbies ($250) will also be on the card (no entry fee - pit pass only) racing for national points in the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series.