The
USAC HPD Midget Series will make its second visit this season to Las Vegas as
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing resumes Saturday night at The Bullring
at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR
Super Late Models, Super Stocks, Bombers, Legend Cars, Bandoleros and Thunder
Cars also will be on the track for a full night of racing at the 3/8-mile paved
oval.
Christine
Breckenridge of Riverside, Calif., became the 26th female
driver to win a USAC feature race when the HPD Midget Series visited the
Bullring earlier this month. Breckenridge led the final 20 laps of the 30-lap
main event to notch her first USAC feature victory.
Tight
points battles highlight many of the NASCAR-sanctioned divisions, including
Super Late Model, where four-time track champion Scott Gafforini of Henderson
holds a narrow seven-point lead over North Las Vegas’ David Anderson. Anderson
won the season opener but Gafforini responded by winning both 35-lap feature
races on April 12. Saturday’s Super Late Model main event is scheduled for 40
laps.
Vinny
Raucci Jr. of Las Vegas has finishes of third and second this season and leads
the NASCAR Super Stock division by seven points over fellow Las Vegan James
Wingard.
Aaron McMorran of Las Vegas has won two of the
three NASCAR Bomber features this season and leads Don Sargent by seven points
going into Saturday’s night’s 25-lap main.
Other
drivers with multiple feature wins this season include Jason Irwin, with two
victories in Legend Car, Ian Anderson, with two wins in Thunder Car, and Mason
Sargent, who is a perfect 3-for-3 in the Bandolero Bandits class.
Spectator
gates open at 5 p.m. Saturday, qualifying will begin at 5:50 p.m. and heat
races and features will start at 7 p.m.
The
Bullring is one of the best entertainment values in Southern Nevada with
affordable ticket prices and family-friendly concession prices including $1 hot
dogs, $1 Coca-Cola products and $2 Budweiser beer. Tickets can be purchased at
the gate or in advance by visiting or calling the LVMS ticket office at (702)
644-4444 or online at www.lvms.com.
Discounted tickets are available with an advance purchase.
For
more information, please call LVMS at (702) 644-4444 or visit www.LVMS.com.
NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series & USAC HPD Midgets
Saturday,
April 26, 2014
5
p.m.
Spectator gates open
5:20
p.m. Bomber practice
5:30
p.m. Super Stock practice
5:40
p.m. Super Late Model practice
5:50
p.m. USAC HPD Midgets group
qualifying
(3 laps)
Bandolero
group qualifying
(3 laps)
Legend
Cars group
qualifying
(3 laps)
Super
Late Model single-car
qualifying
(2 laps)
Super
Stock heat race #1 – 8 laps
(8
minutes)
Super
Stock heat race #2 – 8 laps
(8 minutes)
6:50
p.m. Opening ceremonies/national
anthem
7
p.m.
Racing begins
USAC
HPD Midgets heat race #1 – 8
laps
(8 minutes)
USAC
HPD Midgets heat race #2 – 8
laps
(8 minutes)
Bomber
heat race #1 – 8 laps
(8 minutes)
Bomber
heat race #2 – 8 laps
(8 minutes)
Bomber
heat race #3 – 8 laps
(8 minutes)
Thunder
Cars feature – 20 Laps
(20 minutes)
Bandolero
Bandits feature – 12
laps
(12 minutes)
Bandolero
Outlaws feature – 12
laps
(12 minutes)
Legend
Cars feature – 25 laps
(25 minutes)
Bomber
feature – 25
laps
(25 minutes)
USAC
HPD Midgets feature – 30
laps
(25 minutes)
Super
Stock feature – 25 laps
(25 minutes)
Super
Late Model feature – 40
laps
(40 minutes)
Photo Credit - Jeff
Speer
