STN Early Entry Deadline on Friday

Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 1, 2016) – Teams planning on mixing it up at next weekend’s 28th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at I-30 Speedway can save an easy $100.

But the savings goes away after Friday’s early entry deadline.  Entries for the $15,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start event are just $150 if submitted by this Friday.  Entries after the March 4 deadline will be $250.

Entry forms are available at http://www.i-30speedway.com/flyers/STNFlyer_March2016.pdf.

A makeup of last October’s rainout, the 28th edition of the Short Track Nationals takes place next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 10-12.  A Test-N-Tune session on Wednesday will precede the crown jewel event of 360-ci Sprint Car racing.

With last year’s rainout, Christopher Bell still reigns as defending Short Track Nationals champion.  Bell is among a slew of early entries that includes the likes of Sheldon Haudenschild, Randy Hannagan, Derek Hagar, A.G. Rains, Harli White, Tyler Thomas and Ernie Ainsworth among others.

All entries can compete each night with the top three from the Thursday and Friday features locking into Saturday’s finale.  Points accumulated over the course of Thursday and Friday will set Saturday’s heat race lineups.

The Pertinent Info:

The What:  28th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires makeup of last October’s rainout.

The Where:  I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR).  I-30 Speedway is located seven miles southwest of Little Rock off I-30 Exit 126 (Alexander Road).

The When:  Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 10-12, 2016.  $15,000 to win the STN finale on March 12 with $2,000 to start the STN championship feature.  Race time is 7:30 p.m. each night. 

The Entries:  Entries are rolling in on a daily basis.  Entry forms are available at http://www.i-30speedway.com/flyers/STNFlyer_March2016.pdf or by calling the track at 501-455-4567.  Entries submitted by March 4 are just $150 with entries after that at $250.  

The Format:  All cars will compete during each night, with the familiar heat race and qualifying race format in effect for the Thursday and Friday qualifying events. 

While the top three from each qualifying night will lock into Saturday’s $15,000-to-win and $2,000-to-start STN championship feature event, points will be accumulated in each race on Thursday and Friday to set the balance of the Saturday lineups.

Saturday will feature heat races seeded according to accumulated points with an invert of six in each heat race.  With more points tallied in Saturday heat race, eight more drivers will lock into the main event with point totals setting the lineups for Saturday’s twin “C” and “B” Mains that will set the field.

The Past Winners: 
2014-Christopher Bell
2013-Sammy Swindell
2012-Paul McMahan
2011-Sammy Swindell
2010-Brad Sweet
2009-Tony Bruce, Jr.
2008-Tony Bruce, Jr.
2007-Jason Meyers
2006-Jason Johnson
2005-Tim Montgomery
2004-Gary Wright
2003-Gary Wright
2002-Paul McMahan
2001-Jason Sides
2000-Mike Ward
1999-Gary Wright
1998-Tim Crawley
1997-Wayne Johnson
1996-Pete Butler
1995-Gary Wright
1994-Terry Gray
1993-John Gerloff
1992-Rained Out
1991-Steve Kinser
1990-Sammy Swindell
1989-Steve Kinser
1988-Steve Kinser

The Tickets:  Advance tickets for all three nights of the $15,000-to-win Sprint Car spectacular are just $60.  Individual night tickets may be purchased as well for $20 on Thursday only, $20 on Friday only and $28 on Saturday only.

Advance tickets may be ordered online at http://www.i-30speedway.com/shorttracknationals.html#tickets or by calling the track at 501-455-4567.

For more information regarding the 28th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, contact I-30 Speedway at 501-455-4567 or check online at http://www.i-30speedway.com/shorttracknationals.html.