RIVER GLADE, New Brunswick – Management of Speedway 660 and Petty Int’l Raceway have partnered to unveil a four-race home and home series for the Late Model Sportsman division.
The four race Petty Int’l Raceway and Speedway 660 Sportsman Challenge presented by Lonnie Sommerville Racing will kick off on Saturday, June 13 at Petty Int’l Raceway. The pair of New Brunswick tracks will each host two 100-lap Sportsman division races that are sure to thrill fans and attract race cars from around the region to compete for the top champion’s prize provided by Lonnie Sommerville Racing.
Petty Int’l Raceway in River Glade, New Brunswick, will host the first and third races in the Petty International Raceway and Speedway 660 Sportsman Challenge presented by Lonnie Sommerville Racing. The green flag will fly with a 100-lap feature on Saturday, June 13 while their second race will be a part of the second annual Petty Int’l Raceway Summer Shootout on Saturday, Aug. 1.
Speedway 660 will host race two of the Petty Int’l Raceway and Speedway 660 Sportsman Challenge presented by Lonnie Sommerville Racing with the Fog City Auto Spa 100 on Saturday, June 27. The series will conclude on SpeedWeekend 2020 with a $2,000 to win, 100-lap finale on Saturday, Sept. 5.
Each race will pay the winner a minimum of $1,250 to win with the finale paying $2,000 to win. Each driver that hauls from their home track will receive an additional $100 in tow money to compete.
For example, if a Petty Int’l Raceway regular races in one of the Speedway 660 events, they will receive $100 in tow money from Petty Int’l Raceway to do so. If a Speedway 660 regular competes in one of the Petty Int’l Raceway events, they will receive $100 in tow money courtesy of Speedway 660.
A point total will be kept and the overall champion of the Petty Int’l Raceway and Speedway 660 Sportsman Challenge presented by Lonnie Sommerville Racing will receive an AR Bodies body and installation courtesy of Lonnie Sommerville Racing. In addition, Hoosier Racing Tire will be giving one team chosen at random a set of tires at each of the four events. More contingency awards will be announced as they become available.
“We’re very excited to see these two tracks work closely together to put this Series together,” said Max Roy of Speedway 660. “Between Speedway 660, Petty International Raceway and Lonnie Sommerville Racing, it shows the racers and the fans that we are all committed to helping grow the sport of stock car racing in the Maritimes!”
“Petty Raceway is excited to be teaming up with Speedway 660 to offer the racers and fans this new event in 2020,” said Ellen Smith of Petty International Raceway. “We are very pleased to have been able to work with Max and Brent Roy to come up with a Sportsman rule package to make this event a possibility for this year and into the future.”
“We’re really looking forward to giving back to the Sportsman class,” said Lonnie Sommerville from Lonnie Sommerville Racing. “This partnership should draw a great car count for both tracks as the drivers battle for a championship prize worth over five thousand dollars! I have a great customer base in the Sportsman class and am always looking for new customers. Hopefully this works out great for the tracks, the teams and our company.”