From Inside Line Promotions
Somerton, AZ — (August 20, 2014) — The Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown has added a midweek race to its inaugural event in January.
Cocopah Speedway will host a $5,000-to-win, $400-to-start race on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to join the previously scheduled races on Jan. 2-3 and Jan. 9-10 at the 3/8-mile track.
“(Competition Director) Tommie Estes and I talked about how we could bridge the gap between the two weekends and we feel that a midweek show helps the racers and the fans,” Cocopah Speedway Promoter Greg Burgess said. “This way the teams will race two days, have two days off, race the midweek show, have two days off and then wrap up the event with two races.”
The four weekend races pay $12,000 to win and each feature starter will make at least $1,000. With the added midweek show, the total purse for the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown is approximately $250,000.
“We are excited to offer such a good payout and hopefully that will entice the best drivers in the country to visit Arizona in January,” Burgess said. “With a strong purse, hopefully nice weather, a great format and solid personnel to work the event, I think we have the pieces in place for a great Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown for both the fans and the teams.”
Stay tuned for additional news regarding notable drivers who have committed to racing in the event.
WINTER HEAT SPRINT CAR SHOWDOWN –
Dates: Jan. 2-3, 6, 9-10, 2015
Track: Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz.
Prize: $12,000-to-win, $1,000-to-start each night (Jan. 2-3, 9-10); $5,000-to-win (Jan. 6); approximately $250,000 total prize money
Type: 410ci sprint cars
TICKETS –
Fans can purchase tickets by clicking https://secure.pivotalracing.com/venues/cocopah-speedway. Anyone who purchases by Dec. 1, 2014, will receive a free fan pass to the pits from 2-5 p.m. on that race date.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.CocopahSpeedway.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CocopahShowdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinterHeatSprintCarShowdown
THE EVENT –
The inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown will showcase the top sprint car drivers in the world in sunny Southwest Arizona during the first two weekends of January in 2015. The four weekend races pay $12,000 to the winner and at least $1,000 to every driver who advances to the main event with the midweek show paying $5,000 to win.
COCOPAH SPEEDWAY –
Cocopah Speedway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile dirt track located in Somerton, Ariz. It has a concrete wall perimeter, television-quality lighting and the pits are located outside turns three and four. There is also dry camping free of charge on the property. For more information, visit http://www.CocopahSpeedway.com.