WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Central Missouri Speedway has signed with the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Racing Series for track sanctioning this season.
The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Racing Series classes for Saturday night and special events include A-Mods, Super (Street) Stocks, B-Mods, and Pure Stocks.
NASCAR sanctions nearly 60 weekly tracks across North America. A-Mods will compete under Division I, with all other classes running under Division II.
“I think we have the drivers here that can compete at the NASCAR points level and I believe we will pull some circuit drivers on a continuous ongoing basis,” said track owner and promoter Earl Walls.
The CMS schedule features 23 nights of racing from April to September. More than 25 drivers pre-registered for the season at Saturday’s event.
A track registration form must still be completed by all drivers, which is found under the drivers link at www.centralmissourispeedway.net.
“I decided we would not have a track registration fee this year because the drivers have to buy an official NASCAR license or temporary license,” Walls noted. “I also encourage the crew members to get a license as well. Drivers will have an opportunity at an increased point fund with NASCAR. This year I am committed to NASCAR. If it does not work out, we will go back to what we did before.
“I want to do what is right for the drivers and want to promote them.”
Licensing details include $205 for Division I (A-Mod) drivers and $110 for Division II drivers (all other weekly classes). Crew licenses are available for $100. A 15-day temporary driver’s license is available for $50 or a one-night is available for $25.
Benefits include participant accident insurance, discounts on NASCAR “Official Members” merchandise and access to the NASCAR members website.
Pit passes for licensed NASCAR drivers and crews are $30 each week, while non-licensed drivers and crew-member pit passes are $35. Special events are $35 for licensed and $40 non-licensed. Fees are subject to change per track. Drivers who are 14 and 15 must bring a certified copy of their birth certificate to compete.
Drivers (and crew) are reminded to bring their temporary license on the first night if their official card does not arrive before opening night, and to be prepared to show their license when purchasing their pit pass.
In recent weeks, several questions have emerged regarding points at the track. Licensed NASCAR drivers will compete for NASCAR points. The track will also award its own “track points” just as it always has.
Lastly, Super Stock drivers who purchase a POWRi membership ($100) will earn POWRi Super Stock points. For POWRi membership information for Super Stock drivers, visit www.powri.com and click Member Registration.
Walls also confirmed the continuation of the 24-or-more cars in attendance bonus program for A-Mods. If 24 or more cars sign in prior to the 6:15 weekly pill draw cutoff time, then the class will compete for a bonus purse bump for all positions.
Normal weekly A-Mod pay is already $160 to start and $1,000-to-win, but with the bonuses those totals increase to either $180-to-start and $1,200-to-win or $200-to-start and $1,500 to win.
B-Mods and Super Stocks will receive a purse bump for the coming season, as Walls announced an increase within the top 10 for each division.
An additional $455 is available to B-Mod drivers from positions third through 14th while Super Stocks have an additional $310 added from third to ninth-place positions.
Pure Stocks saw an increase in their weekly purse last season. All total, the standard weekly purse for this year is nearly $17,000 per race night.
The complete purses are available under the Drivers link on the CMS website.