PLACERVILLE, Calif. – Placerville Speedway has welcomed legendary car owner Weldon Offill of Country Builders Construction on board as a partner for both the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout and the track’s annual Fourth of July showcase.
Thanks to the support of Weldon and Country Builders, Friday night’s purse at the Shootout has been raised to a minimum of $300 to start the feature. Additional sponsorship will also carry over to the Saturday, July 4 event, which has just been confirmed.
The track is still working on additional sponsorship and partners for the Independence Day spectacular.
The Fourth of July race this season will be held with no fireworks and, unfortunately, the grandstands will again be closed. Divisions competing will include winged 360 sprint cars, limited late models, pure stocks and mini trucks.
Another update for teams on the schedule front, the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series and midget event July 11 has been canceled due to a livestock function on the fairgrounds.
Additional updates on the schedule will be out when available.
Race teams are encouraged to purchase a two-day pit pass for the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout, which allows them to present the COVID-19 form on just one night. Temperature checks will be taken each night regardless.
Even if one attended the opener, everyone is required to print out the COVID form once again. The form is available at http://placervillespeedway.com/forms.
Overnight camping will be allowed in the pit area however, one must be towing a race car trailer. If you have a separate camper, please contact the fairgrounds for camping availability at 530-621-5860.
The pit area snack bar will also be open again with track cuisine available for teams.
The pit gate will open at noon, with the pit meeting scheduled for 4:30 p.m. both nights and cars on track shortly after. To promote social distancing, we will be using the MyRacePass app, where teams can find the order of events, lineups and results.
The grandstands will be closed to spectators this weekend. Those not in attendance can check out all of the action via pay-per-view here.