From Lonnie Wheatley
Dodge City, KS — (December 11, 2013) — With a successful 2013 campaign in the rear view mirror, a diversified 2014 slate of action has been set for the picturesque 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval in southwest Kansas.
The 2014 schedule of events encompasses 15 nights of competition with special events including the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Boothill Showdown, the Steve King Memorial, the USAC Southwest Sprint Car Freedom Tour and four URSS Sprint Car stops that bolster track championship chase action that includes IMCA Modifieds, United Wireless IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Thunder Cars and Hornets.
Following an open practice session on April 5, the season officially kicks off April 12 with the weekly racing series that features the track’s five championship chase divisions. The season concludes with the Second Annual Jerry Soderberg Championship Memorial on September 27 that features the URSS Sprint Cars along with the track’s regular divisions.
The World of Outlaws Sprint Cars return for the always highly-anticipated Boothill Showdown on July 4-5, while the Steve King Memorial shifts to the DCRP clay oval for the first time on June 28 with a Sprint Car twin bill featuring the 360 Sprint Cars of the NCRA, ASCS Sooner Region and Nebraska 360 Series and the 305’s of the URSS.
Wingless aficionados will get their fix as well as the USAC Southwest Non-Wing Sprint Car series concludes its Second Annual Freedom Tour at DCRP on August 16.
The full-bodied thunder of Late Models makes a big return to DCRP with the MARS and NCRA Late Model tours squaring off atop the 3/8-mile clay oval on May 3.
The track’s championship chase classes get in on the special action as well with the IMCA Modifieds battling it out for a $1,200 winner’s share in the Second Annual Modified Stampede on July 19, a $1,000 first-place price up for grabs for the Sport Modifieds August 23 and a $750 take for Great Plains Stock Cars in the season opener on April 12.
Absent from the schedule is the TORC Off Road Truck series that debuted before capacity crowds in 2013. While DCRP, the city of Dodge City and countless fans anticipated the return of the series, new series sponsor Monster Energy Drink opted not to return, deeming the ample DCRP facility not large enough for the series.
Dodge City Raceway Park 2014 Schedule:
April 5 – Open Practice (5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
April 12 – Weekly Racing Series with $750-to-win Great Plains Stock Cars (Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets)
April 19 – Weekly Racing Series (Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets)
May 3 – MARS/NCRA Late Models, Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Thunder Cars
May 10 – URSS Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Hornets
May 24 – Weekly Racing Series (Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets)
June 7 – Weekly Racing Series (Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets)
June 14 – Weekly Racing Series (Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets)
June 28 – Steve King Memorial – NCRA/ASCS Sooner/Nebraska 360 Sprint Cars and URSS 305 Sprint Cars
July 4 – World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, Colorado Lightning Sprints
July 5 – World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, Colorado Lightning Sprints, Vintage Race Cars
July 19 – Second Annual Modified Stampede ($1,200-to-win) plus Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets
July 25 – First Responder Night / URSS Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars
August 16 – Freedom Tour USAC Southwest Non-Wing Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars
August 23 – Weekly Racing Series with $1,000-to-win Sport Modifieds (Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets)
September 27 – Jerry Soderberg Memorial Championship Night / URSS Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets
November 1 – Awards Banquet