MIS E-News
Week of July 28, 2008
By John Wells

Here is the latest from Madison International Speedway. It�s hard to believe, but we are heading into August with exciting point races and an incredible schedule yet to go.

Twin 50�s on Friday night!!!! The super late model racing has been very good this season�let�s see some additional cars on Friday add to an already great show.

Madison International Speedway
Laborer�s Union Local 464 Night
Friday, August 1, 2008

Night of Features Comes to MIS This Friday Night

Over 200 laps of feature racing is on tap at Madison International Speedway this Friday night for Laborer�s Union Local 464 Night.

Highlighting the racing action will be Twin 50�s for the Weaver Auto Parts Super Late Models. One driver could win as much as $2500 on Friday night!

Five other divisions will be in action on Friday with the Bryden Motors Area Sportsman, Roto Rooter Bandits, Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends, Bandoleros, and Hobby Stocks. The Hobby Stocks were recently added to the racing program.

�This is traditionally one of our biggest nights at MIS. There will be over 1,200 union members joining us for a night of food, drink, fun, and great racing. We are very appreciative of the support from the Laborer�s Union Local 464,� said MIS General Manager Dave Grueneberg.

Pit gates will open at 1:00 on Friday with an open practice session scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Regular practice will begin at 4:45 followed by qualifying at 6:20 and racing at 7:30.

Friday night will also be a big night for high school students who are participating in the ASA Educational Series program as they will receive scholarships to Ohio Technical College in Cleveland, Ohio. Participating members could win awards up to $25,000 to pursue education in the Automotive Technology field. Nearly $400,000 in scholarships was available to high school students who either raced or were part of a team at MIS in 2008.

Super Late Model Payout:

Normal points awarded for each feature

Four tire night

The driver who accumulates the most points will win an additional $500.00

Here is the payout for each 50 lap feature on Friday: 1st $1000.00 2nd $700.00 3rd 500.00 4th 400.00 5th 350.00 6th 325.00 7th 300.00 8th 275.00 9th 250.00 10th through 24th $200.00


1:00 Pit Gates Open

2:00 � 4:00 Open Practice Session

4:45 Regular Practice Session
Super Late Models
Area Sportsman
Bandits
Legends
Hobby Stocks
Bandoleros

6:20 Qualifying
Bandoleros
Legends
Bandits
Hobby Stocks
Area Sportsman
Super Late Models

7:30 Racing
Bandoleros Feature (15 or 20 Laps)
Weaver Auto Parts Super Late Model Feature #1 (50 Laps)
Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends Feature (20 Laps)
Roto Rooter Bandits Feature (25 Laps)
Hobby Stocks Feature (25 Laps)
Weaver Auto Parts Super Late Model Feature #2 (50 Laps)
Bryden Motors Area Sportsman Feature (20 Laps)

ASA Educational Series: Scholarship Presentation

Friday Night Review

Congratulations to Robbie Pyle for winning the Mayor of Madison 100 for the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division. This makes back to back wins for Pyle at MIS who says that we are his �favorite track.�

Great run by Andrew Morrissey who led 98 of the laps before surrendering the lead on lap 98. Talk about one exhausted driver after the race! Good runs also by Nathan Haseleu, Jason Tyler, Jeremy Miller, and Bobby Wilberg. Brett Moffitt added another solid showing for this fifteen year old hot shoe.

The driver I want to give credit to is defending MIS Legends champion Blake Brown who finished twelfth in his first action on Wisconsin�s Fastest Half-Mile.

Steve Carlson set a new track record for the ASALMS cars�the speed definitely caught me off guard as five went below eighteen seconds.

It was fun to see the Grand National Vintage Series here at MIS. What a great group of guys who really take pride in their cars. Thirteen �classics� were on hand with twelve taking the green flag in an event won by Chris Loberg.

Website Update

We are very proud of our website. Points are easy to find�it�s updated frequently�great photos, etc. Hats off to Bob Blaschke for all of his work in putting together a very user-friendly site.

For some detailed info on either limited or super late model races click on the mylaps.com logo on the site. You can find lap charts, lap times, practice times, etc. from the cars running the transponders.

If you have any comments or suggestions please let me know.

DVDs and Photos

DVDs for any race night are available from Jake Roth for $15.00. Drivers can get an in-car camera for the night by talking to Jake. You can find Jake on the lower level of the tower or call him at 608.873.9842.

Pictures from the races are available from Deanna Blaser who has a stand set up next to the Turn Four Kids� Club. You can also email her at deeblaser@gmail.com.

Please support both of these professionals who do outstanding work.

The Chaplain�s Corner
By Todd Christopherson

So we added to the list of late race passes and great races this season. The highlight tape is going to be long this year as we have had a lot of spectacular finished. I felt bad for Andrew but think about who beat him, two guys with many, many wins! Talk about big names, we had a bunch here on Friday.

As I thought about that Saturday I thought of how important one name is above any other. It is the name Jesus. Listen to Acts 4:12Acts 4:12 �Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." Additionally Exodus 20 states in Ex 20:7: �You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.� (both from the NIV) God name is a serious thing we are accountable to the Creator of the universe and how we use His name. When we say �God� or �Jesus�, or �Christ� or �Holy� or even when e are thinking about this names we are to be thinking only of the Lord and His greatness and what He is due. Even as we are in church and singing we need to be thinking about the words and the names as we worship.

So I hope you stop and think about this and these great names before speaking them because only God, the Father, the Lord Jesus Christ and God the Holy Spirit deserve our worship and in Jesus alone is salvation found.

See you at the track and have a great day in the SONshine,
todd
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More updates as the week progresses.