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Southern Challenge @ Abilene Speedway slated for 10/14-16/05
Abilene Speedway

Posted Sunday, October 09, 2005

10th Southern Challenge at Abilene Speedway Oct. 14-16
ABILENE, Texas (Oct. 6) ­ Abilene Speedway celebrates a specialanniversary event Friday-Sunday, Oct. 14-16, with the 10th annual running
of the Southern Challenge.
IMCA Sunoco Modifieds and Stock Cars, and the IMCA Hobby Stocks return to the program, which also features Jeffıs Performance Southern SportMods for the first time.
Total purse is $70,000. Sundayıs Modified winner earns $3,000, with a minimum of $650 paid to start the main event. The winner also joins the list of candidates for the Lucas Oil All-Star Invitational to be held at the 2006 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals. Starting a ³B² feature pays $400, with $125 to last-chance qualifiers and $100 to non-qualifiers.
First place in the Stock Car feature pays $2,000, with $400 to start. ³B² main starters pocket $200.
Both the Southern SportMod and Hobby Stock features pay $1,000 to win, with a minimum of $250 to start the main and $150 to start a ³B² in the Southern SportMods. Starting the Hobby feature pays at least $150, while starting the ³B² is worth a minimum of $100. Non-qualifiers in each class get $75.
Drivers can only compete in one division. Feature races for all four divisions will be 30 laps.
A practice session will be held from 6-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, with complimentary beverages and barbecue, and plenty of music, at the party to
follow.
The Southern Challenge is sponsored by Smileyıs Racing Products and Jeffıs Performance Automotive.
More information is available from promoter Rob Poor at 325 695-2369 or 325 692-8800, or at the www.abilenespeedway.com website.

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