SOMERSET, Ken. — The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series is set to begin its race season at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala., for the 32nd annual Ice Bowl presented by Racecar Engineering on Jan. 5-7.
Saturday’s main event will be 50 laps in length and pay $7,500-to-win and $600-to-start.Â
This event is a non-points race on the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series tour, but it will be a points event for the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Winter Series — which consists of the Ice Bowl, the 15th annual Cabin Fever 40 at Boyd’s Speedway and the 5th annual Bama Brawl at Fort Payne Motor Speedway.Â
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series competitors will be in action on Friday, Jan. 6, with Denby’s J&J Construction Hot Laps, E-Z-GO Time Trials and Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Races. On Saturday Jan. 7, the late model racers will compete in Impact Race Gear B-Mains and the 50-lap, $7,500-to-win main event. Â
Other divisions in action for the 32nd annual Ice Bowl weekend at Talladega Short Track will be the Crate Racin’ USA Late Models 604 series, the TST Sportsman/Limited Late Models, Crate Racin’ USA Street Stocks, Crate Racin’ USA Late Model Sportsman, Crate Racin’ USA Modified Sportsman/Tri-State Modified Series, Factory Stock/Pure Stock, Hot Shots/FWD and Mini-Stocks.
On-track activities for the Ice Bowl will begin on Jan. 5 and will feature an open practice for all divisions.
The super late model portion of the weekend will be sanctioned by the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series and will be contested under their series rules and regulations. The tire rule for super late models will be as follows: Hoosier 1350 and Hoosier 1600 anywhere on the car, with a Hoosier 70 right rear option. Â
The series will also be taking tire samples throughout the weekend and there is no droop rule.Â