Lebanon Midways Modified Madness Cancelled

LEBANON, MO. (April 12) - The running of the 3rd Annual Modified Madness at the Lebanon Midway Speedway has been cancelled this weekend with the upcoming weather conditions.

"This was a tough decision as we expected a big field of Modifieds for this event,but with the rising cost of fuel for both the fans and drivers and the great chance of having to cancel by 10 AM on Friday we decidied to pull the plug now instead of having drivers start to pull down here and then turn around and go home."quoted owner Harold Armstrong.

"The phone has been almost non-stop with drivers from 7 different states looking at coming in this weekend.We will try to see if we can't work it into our schedule later this season,but with alot of drivers already point racing at the local tracks it makes it hard to reset."

The Midway will open with the running of the 2nd annual Fast Factory 50 on April 20th and 21st with the winner taking home $5000 to win the 50 lapper.
Friday Night will see qualifying heats for the FactoryStocks along with a pole dash and Qualifying feature in which 14 drivers lock into the feature from Friday Night.Action with the SuperStocks and Bombers will also see heats and Features.

Sat Night will see the FactoryStocks run the final rounds of heats along with a last chance race to set the 26 car field for the 50 lap feature.Also on the car will be the popular Race Bros Show-Me Racin Series with drivers such as Leslie Essary,Ken Essary,Jimmy Greenway,Kevin Henson,Jim Fulp, and many others along with the Missouri Legend Cars.

Starting times will be Friday Night with the gates opening at 5PM,Hotlaps at 7 and Racing at 8 while Sat Night gates will open at 5,Hotlaps at 6:30 and Racing at 7:30.

Admission next weekend will be on Friday Night Adults $10,children 11-15 $5 and 10 and under Free while on Sat Night Adults will be $12 with kids prices remaining the same.Active Military and Senior Citizens recieve a $2 discount.

For more information visit the website at www.lebanonmidwayspeedway.com