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Southern All Stars Shamrock 50 will open Cleveland Speedway’s schedule on March 9th

By Chris Tilley

HUNTSVILLE, AL (February 27, 2013)—The 18th edition of the Shamrock 50 at Cleveland Speedway will be the second of three $10,000 to win races on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series schedule. The 2013 season for SAS opens on March 3rd at Cherokee Speedway for the March Madness event.

The Shamrock 50 will be held on Saturday evening March 9th at the historic facility located twenty minutes north of Chattanooga, TN. The event pays $10,000 to win / $500 to start. The last visit by SAS was in November of 2012 during the Gobbler 50 when Randy Weaver would claim the $5,000 top prize of the night with well over 200 race cars on the grounds for the track’s cool fall evening finale.

The Shamrock first appeared on the Cleveland Speedway schedule on March 12, 1994 when Rex Richey of nearby Ringgold, GA picked up the victory. Multiple winners of this event include Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN with three victories. Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR has two Shamrock wins along with Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA and former SAS champ Newport, TN’s Duayne Hommel holding two victories as well. Bloomquist, McDowell and Hommel sit within the top-six of the all-time winners list with the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series that continue to be the longest running tour in America.

On March 9th the gates will open at 2:00 pm with Practice tentatively scheduled for around 5:30 pm. In addition to the SAS Late Models, the Steel-Head Limited Late Models and Crate Late Models will compete for $1,200 in top prize money. Also the A and B Hobby divisions will be in attendance but the Pony and Front Wheel Drive classes will have the evening off. The SAS Super Late Models will see a full show of Practice, WhitePerformance.com Qualifying, Heat Races, PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdowns and the 50-lap Schaeffer Oil Feature event.

A busy month of March continues after the Shamrock 50 event with a visit to the East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL on March 16th for the 28th Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial event paying $4,000 to win and then the series rolls to Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on March 23rd paying $5,000 to win for the Rockin’ with the Stars event.

Further information on the Cleveland Speedway can be obtained by calling the track at (423) 479-8574 or by visiting www.clevelandspeedway.com .Directions to Cleveland Speedway are to take I-75 to the first Cleveland Exit (if you're coming south from Knoxville, it's the Third Cleveland Exit), go east (away from Fireworks Bldg.) about a mile (first exit ramp) to Hwy. 11. Turn left (back under the overpass) on Hwy. 11, and go two blocks (past the car lots & Mr. Zip,) the Speedway is on the left.

Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.

SAS $10,000 to win Purse: 1) $10000, 2) $5000, 3) $2500, 4) $2000, 5) $1500, 6) $1300, 7) $1200, 8) $1100, 9) $850, 10) $800, 11) $750, 12) $700, 13) $650, 14) $600, 15) $550, 16) $500, 17) $500, 18) $500, 19) $500, 20) $500, 21) $500, 22) $500, 23) $500, 24) $500.

Opening 2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events:
Mar. 3 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 60 laps
Mar. 9 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $10,000 50 laps
Mar. 16 Saturday East Alabama Motor Speedway/Phenix City, AL $4,000 40 laps
Mar. 23 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40 laps

2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
*VP Racing Fuels “The Official Fuel” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
*Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series

2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Supporters Include: Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Integra Racing Shocks, Intercomp Racing, AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Cruise with the Champions, JT Kerr Racing Equipment, RockAuto.com, PPM Racing Products, MSR Mafia Web Design and Service and H3 Performance Graphics.

Previous Shamrock winners:
1994-Rex Richey
1995-Scott Bloomquist
1996-Billy Moyer
1997-Scott Bloomquist
1998-Rain Out
1999-Dale McDowell
2000-Ricky Holland
2001-Dan Schlieper
2002-Duayne Hommel
2003-Duayne Hommel
2004-Patrick Duggan
2005-Dale McDowell
2006-Scott Bloomquist
2007-Chris Madden
2008-Rain Out
2009-Billy Moyer
2010-Jonathan Davenport
2011-Shane Clanton
2012-Jimmy Owens