SEYMOUR SPRING THAW SET FOR SATURDAY APRIL 9

(Seymour, WI) March 16 – The second annual Seymour Spring Thaw is slated to kick off the 2011 season at Seymour Speedway Saturday, April 9 at 2 p.m.

Seven classes of cars will square off on the high-banked, third mile clay oval in 200 laps of feature racing.  The divisions include WDLMA style late models, who will battle for a $1,250 to win top prize.  IMCA modifieds are also on the card, along with stock cars, northern sportmods, street stocks, sport fours and grand nationals making a rare appearance at the Speedway.

The pit area opens at 11 a.m.  The draw cutoff is 1 p.m. with the first green flag flying at 2 p.m.  Raceceivers will be used but will not be mandatory for the Spring Thaw.  Pit passes will be $25.00.  NEW DIRT memberships will be available for sale for $10.00.  Drivers may purchase a membership license and a Raceceiver for $90.00.

Season pit passes may be purchased for $352.00 as well as season grandstand passes for $160.00 at the ticket window or pit shack by calling (920) 420 8838.

Grandstand admission for this event is $15.00 for adults, students ages 13-20 $12.00 and 12 and under are free when accompanied by a paid adult.

There will be no raindate for this event and the race itself is subject to weather and track conditions.  The first weekly, Sunday night points race will be Sunday, May 1 at 5 p.m.  All Sunday races in the month of May will start at 5 p.m., with the normal 6 p.m. start time going into effect beginning in the month of June.  “With school still in session, we’d like to get done by 8:30 to 9 p.m. at the very latest in May,” said NEW DIRT club president Dave “Cosmo” Rihm.

This will be the first of four appearances of the WDLMA style late models.  The Summer Holiday Classic series will feature the late models on May 29, July 3 and September 4.  Seymour Speedway is located 15 minutes west of Green Bay off of state highway 54 at the Outagamie County Fairgrounds.  For more information on Seymour Speedway please check our websites seymoursuperspeedway.net or seymoursuperspeedway.com.