Car Show Starts 2008 Red Cedar Speedway Season

By Ed Reichert

Menomonie WI – The Red Cedar Speedway is set to begin the 2008 racing season and its first announced activity will be the 2008 race car show. Slated to take place at the Dunn Co. Rec Park on Menomonie’s east side, the show will be held on Friday , March 21^st and Saturday, March 22^nd.

Along with the displaying of race cars that will compete in the five classes that will run weekly at the speedway, there will be a number of vendors on hand as well as the late model simulator. On Saturday night, music will be provided by Black Sheep Entertainment with food and liquid refreshments also available. The best appearing car in each class will receive an award with the five winners then entered in a “Best of Show” competition that will be decided the second week of the dirt track season at the speedway.

The 2008 racing schedule for the track has also been announced. The season opener is slated for Friday, April 11^th with WISSOTA sanctioned super stocks, Midwest modifieds, modifieds and late models as well as the Red Cedar Pure Stocks. The Street Stocks will not be racing at the speedway in 2008.

A full slate of exciting racing action is planned throughout the summer with a number of special events as well. Perhaps the biggest new addition to the track schedule is the two day, Rumble Series event for late models slated for Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4. This WISSOTA sanctioned event, promoted by T’s Promotions from Aberdeen South Dakota, will pay the feature winner $5,000. Modifieds and Pure Stocks will join the action on July 3 with the super stocks and Midwest modifieds running along with the big feature on Friday. Camping and live music will add to the fun that weekend.

Midseason Championships are scheduled for June 20^th and the Northern Vintage cars will be making two appearances at the track. Red Cedar Speedway will be putting on an Enduro race on Saturday, July 19^th . There will be no racing during the Dunn Co. Fair this year but after the break on August 8^th, Red Cedar will return with the Season Championships on August 15^th and the IRA winged outlaw sprints make their annual appearance on August 22^nd. The season will conclude with the 29^th annual Punky Manor Challenge of Champions on September 19^th and 20^th .