Holly, Mi. – December 22, 2010: The updated 2011 schedule for the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series was released today featuring ten single and multiple day events plus the 63rd Annual Pay Less Little 500.
The season-opener will be a Sunday afternoon race held at the famous Salem Speedway on April 10th, presenting the annual “Open Wheel Spectacular”. Last season 29 winged sprints produced a new track record and one the most exciting last lap, last corner crash and pass feature finishes of the season.
The series will then host a Sunday afternoon race on May 15th at Charlie Shaw’s Winchester Speedway for the first of two events at the track in 2011 featuring the “Worlds Fastest Short Track Cars” with the high powered winged sprints. The series will return to Winchester, for a two day speed fest, featuring several open wheel divisions, on Saturday and Sunday August 20th and 21st.
Next on the schedule is an exciting week of open wheel racing from Anderson Speedway starting with winged and non wing open practice on Tuesday 5/24/11, The “Must See Racing 60” the 60 lap winged sprint race on Wednesday night 5/25/11, Little 500 Qualifying on Thursday 5/26/11, Little 500 “Bump Day” on Friday 5/27/11 and, what many call the most entertaining event in all of racing, the 63rd running of the “Pay Less Little 500” on Saturday May 28.
On June 4th, MSRXSS will return to Berlin Raceway to compete at one of the fastest tracks in the Midwest and will again have the unique “Fast Car Slash” featuring the fastest qualifiers battling it out for the best feature event starting spots.
Auto City will feature one of the most competitive and unusual formats in open wheel racing, the Must See Racing “ Twin Twenties” on Saturday June 25. Last season saw this event fill the stands with fans watching last lap, last corner passing as the teams from around the country and Canada fought to get into the feature event.
Dells Raceway Park, one of the finest and most fan friendly racing facilities anywhere, will start a three day racing weekend spectacular on Friday July 1st and Saturday July 2nd with MSRXSS moving to Rockford Speedway on Sunday July 3rd. Each night of racing will award series points and purse payout . Plus, BioBased U.S. and Must See Racing will have a three day holiday weekend separate championship and bonus fund. The BIOBASED U.S./ MUST SEE RACING NATIONALS – featuring the best winged sprint car teams and drivers from around the country and Canada.
This will be the first time the series has appeared at the famous Rockford Speedway . “ We are really looking forward to going to Rockford, they have a first class facility and great fans . This will be the last day of our three day Nationals, the fans are going to see some awesome racing and competition” stated MSR president Jim Hanks.
The next stop at Kalamazoo Speedway on July 16, 2011 has been described as one of the best events in the Midwest at a great open wheel race track. 2010 saw 15 of the 28 MSRXSS cars break the sprint car track record with fast timer Jason Blonde turning a blistering 11.270 Lap establishing the new record. The new Celebrity Charity Challenge will debut at this event, watch mustseeracing.com for upcoming details.
Returning to Salem Speedway for the 52nd running of the Joe James/ Pat O’Connor Memorial is a must see event for open wheel fans featuring the MSRXSS winged sprints and the USAC non winged sprints on the same night, August 6, 2011. Absolutely no hiding here, fans can decide who’s the best of the best.
The second event of 2011 at the ultra fast high banks of Winchester Speedway will be a two day open wheel extravaganza on Saturday and Sunday August 20th & 21st. Several open wheel divisions are being planned featuring the MSRXSS winged sprints, the fastest cars ever to turn a lap at this historic speed plant. A new and different race format will be announced that will bring wheel to wheel, down force racing and high speed passing right from the first heat race to the feature event. Winchester is one of the country’s premier and historic open wheel race tracks and this event will return its place of prominence with great open wheel racing and fan entertainment.
Stay tuned for announcements.
Talented and award winning Must See Racing television announcers Rick Benjamin. Tom Bigelow and Dave Argabright will be returning to present the exciting world of Must See Racing to over 100 million cable, DirecTV and Dish Net Work race fans in 2011. Race fans around the world can see the events on RaceFansTV.com.