IMCA Modifieds chase $5,000 top prize, Stocks go for $2,000 at Sandhills Shootout

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (July 10) – Lincoln County Raceway’s ninth annual Sandhills Shootout special is set for Friday and Saturday, July 20-21, with top prizes of $5,000 for IMCA Modifieds and $2,000 for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars.

The Modified winner also joins the ballot for the 2008 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Second place is good for $2,500 and a minimum of $200 will be paid to start the 24-car main event; the Stock Car runner-up takes home $1,000 with a minimum of $100 paid to take the green flag in that feature.

Feature purses are based on car counts of 50 Modifieds and 40 Stock Cars.

Sanctioned by IMCA for the first time, the Shootout will be a 51st “bonus” race, allowing drivers in both divisions to apply points earned at the North Platte show to home region as well as standings.

“The Sandhills Shootout is one of the premier events in the Midwest and we’re pleased to become associated with it,” IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root said. “We look forward to two outstanding nights of racing.”

Gates open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. both days. Rain date is Aug. 3-4.

Pit passes are $20. No one under the age of 14 will be allowed in the pit area. Adult admission to the grandstand is $10 on Friday and $12 on Saturday. A two-day pass will be available for $20.

More information is available by calling Ed Milne at 308 530-1578, Bobbie Steffens at 308 530-0851, John Lamphear at 308 650-0085, or the fairgrounds office at 308 534-8191.