Posted by Mid Am Stock Car Series on 1/27/2005, 3:15 pm
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Mid-American Stock Car Series begins 14th season at Rockford April 2- 3 ROCKFORD, IL -- The Mid-American Stock Car Series drivers will begin their 2005 campaign at the Rockford Speedway Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3. The 14th annual series opener is expected to be a 75-lap feature contested on the high banked Rockford Speedway quarter-mile paved oval. One of the highlights of the 2005 schedule will be a Saturday afternoon, Aug. 27 appearance at the historic Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, WI during the Governor's Cup Weekend which will also feature USAC Sprint Cars, NASCAR Auto Zone late models, Midwest AllStar Racing Series late models, Mid-Am Super Trucks, and Midwest Stock Car Classics spread out between Aug. 27-28 in an event that will resemble the famous Copper World Classic held in Phoenix, AR. "We anticipate having a finalized schedule in several weeks," said Mid-American Series president Gary Vercauteren. "We should have either 20 or 21 races. There is one event that is holding up the release of the schedule, but we'd rather be complete than release something where there would be several date changes," he added. The series drivers will be competing in all three of the 34th annual Red, White & Blue State Championship Series event at the Wisconsin International Raceway half-mile paved oval in Kaukauna, WI on Saturday nights, June 11, July 23 and Aug. 13. The series will also make three stops at Madison International Speedway in Oregon, WI Friday nights May 20, July 15 and Aug. 5 with Triple Crown bonus money to be posted. Four stops are schedule for the 3/8-mile paved oval in Elko, MN. The Elko Speedway dates are Saturday nights, April 23, May 28 and July 2 and Sunday night, Sept. 4. A Daytona 500 race weekend package awaits the overall champion of the four races at Elko Speedway. Three dates are also planned at the quarter-mile 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, WI. Those dates are Saturday nights, April 23, June 25 and Sept. 3. Two stops are planned at the 3/8-mile Lake Geneva Raceway in Lake Geneva, WI June 18 and Oct. 1-2. Rockford Speedway will bring the Mid-American stock cars back for the annual Short Track Nationals Sept. 24-25 and the season wraps up Saturday night, Oct. 8 at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, WI during the Oktoberfest Race Weekend. For additional information about the series call 920-823-2856.