The
CMS race season kicks off this year with the first of
three practice sessions taking place on Saturday,
April 5th. Gates open at 11 with practice
starting at noon and fans can attend for
free. CMS and KOKO radio will then offer
an opportunity for race fans to meet some of their
favorite drivers on Saturday, April 12th, from 10 to
12. Fans can see their favorite cars in the CMS
parking area next to Highway 13 and courtesy of KOKO
Radio; receive free hotdogs along with a chance to
vote on your favorite cars. All drivers from
the area are encouraged to attend and special awards
will be presented for the fan’s favorites in
each class. A track practice session will occur
immediately after the car show. The final
preseason practice session will be held the evening
of Saturday, April 19th with gates opening at 5PM.
The
official start of the 2008 championship season takes
place on Saturday, April 26th with pit gates opening
at 4:30 and racing getting underway at 7PM.
‘Mighty’ Modifieds, ULMA Late Models,
Street Stocks and B-Modifieds will compete on a
weekly basis with two appearances by the MSCS
wingless 305 Sprint cars. There are 20 regular
weekly racing nights planned for the year as well as
three modified special races to coincide with
Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day
weekends. There will also be specials for the
ULMA Late Models, Street Stocks and
B-Modifieds. Entries are already
being taken for the big Tom Wilson, Fourth of July
Weekend $5,000-to-Win Modifed race, which is sure to
draw one of the largest expected car counts of any
race in the entire area later this summer. CMS
will be the place to be for your Saturday night
family entertainment in 2008
As
a prelude to another exciting season of dirt track
racing, Earl Walls opens the CMS Racinboys
Kenny’s Tile internet webcast show on Thursday,
April 3 beginning at 7pm. Track announcers, Sam
Stoecklin and Alan Miller will be on the airways for
the weekly KOKO-1450 radio CMS Track Talk show which
starts on April 9 at 530 PM. Be sure to tune in to
these shows for the latest track updates.
For
a complete schedule and to stay on top of all the
latest track news be sure to visit our Website
www.centralmissourispeedway.net. CMS is located
just 4 miles north of Warrensburg off of Highway 13.
We’ll see you at the ‘Burg!
