Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series releases tentative schedule for 2013 season
HUNTSVILLE, AL (December 5, 2012)—Officials with the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series have announced the schedule of events for the 31st season of competition.
The series will feature 20 confirmed dates in South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. The series will begin and end the season at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC for $10,000 to win events with the Annual March Madness event co/sanctioned with B.E.A.S.T. (Battle of the Eastern All Stars Tour) on Sunday March 3rd and the SAS/sanctioned 23rd Annual Blue/Grey 100 on Sunday November 17th.
The series will venture back to Cleveland (TN) Speedway on five occasions for the Shamrock 50; Tennessee Memorial; Stars & Stripes 40; Jean Johnson Memorial and the 25th Anniversary of the Gobbler 50 event. Talladega (AL) Short Track will host the SAS for four stops including two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekends, the B.J. Parker Memorial and the Michael Head Jr. Memorial event.
Smoky Mountain (TN) Speedway will host SAS three times for $5,000 to win 40-lap mains and Tazewell (TN) Speedway twice for the Fourth of July mid-week special and the Annual Buddy Rogers Memorial. Single visits to Whynot (MS) Motorsports Park, Magnolia Motor (MS) Speedway for the Governor’s Cup and Toccoa (GA) Speedway for the GA State Championships fill the 20-date version of the 2013 schedule. This will mark the first time to Tazewell (TN) Speedway since 2006 as the 2012 scheduled event was rained out on two occasions.
The series is also very proud to announce that it will return to East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL on Saturday March 16th. This will be the second-ever SAS event at EAMS outside of the Hav-A-Tampa/Southern All Stars events during the early 1990’s, first time since May 20, 1984, a whopping 29 seasons ago. The previous winner at EAMS was Larry Moore.
A few TBA dates are still in progress and will be released upon completion from series officials.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Schedule:
(as of 12/5/12) Schedule subject to change. Check SASDirt.com for the latest information.
Date Day Track/Location Win Laps
Mar. 3 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 60**
Mar. 9 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $10,000 50
Mar. 16 Saturday East Alabama Motor Speedway/Phenix City, AL $4,000 40
Mar. 23 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
Apr. 5 Friday TBA/Georgia $4,000 40
Apr. 6 Saturday TBA/Georgia $5,000 50
May 4 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 40
May 11 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $4,000 40
May 25 Saturday Whynot Motorsports Park/Meridian, MS $4,000 40
May 26 Sunday Magnolia Motor Speedway/Columbus, MS $5,000 50
June 15 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
June 22 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 40
July 3 Wednesday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $4,000 40
July 4 Thursday TBA/Tennessee $4,000 40
July 5 Friday TBA $4,000 40
July 6 Saturday TBA $4,000 40
July 13 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $4,000 40
July 27 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 40
August 17 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $4,000 40
September 1 Sunday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $4,400 44
September 21 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
October 19 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 40
October 26 Saturday Toccoa Speedway/Toccoa, GA $4,000 40
November 16 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $5,000 50
November 17 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 100
**denotes co/sanction with B.E.A.S.T. (Battle of the Eastern All Stars Tour)
2012 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Sponsors
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
*VP Racing Fuels “The Official Fuel” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
*Arizona Sport Shirts “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
2012 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Supporters Include: Schaeffer’s Racing Oil by Elaine White, Gotta Race, AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Cruise with the Champions, MSR Mafia Web Design and Service and H3 Performance Graphics.