Indiana Open Wheel - View Single Post - First weekend in june is a big one for the mscs!!!

sprintgal · 5/29/09, 7:48 PM

Haubstadt, IN. (May 29, 2009) Back to back races on June 5th and 6th should more than make up for any inactivity the MSCS sprint car drivers might experience the last weekend of May. Action gets underway at the Morgan County Speedway at Jacksonville, IL, on a Friday evening June 5th. There the level of competition is expected to intensify with some great fairgrounds short track racing. Eighteen hours later and a state away, the action will be compounded further as many of the same drivers will suit up in a match-up with the best of the KISS series drivers at Haubstadt, IN.

The quarter mile Morgan County Speedway offers non-wing sprint car racing often throughout the summer with MSCS sanctioned events highlighting the schedule on June 5th and then again on September25th. The initial 2009 MSCS event at Morgan County on June 5th pays $3,000 to win and $200 to start. Twenty cars will make the feature. Twenty-one cars will start the 30 lap main if any of the eligible MSCS drivers need to request the use of a provisional starting spot.

Early Saturday will be travel time as race teams head back across Southern Illinois to reach Tri-State Speedway at Haubstadt, IN, for the annual KISS/ MSCS event which combines the collected driving talent of the King of Indiana Sprint Series and the regulars following the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series. The purses for the KISS races are set to pay $2,500 to win and $250 to start. However on June 6th the purse at Tri-State Speedway will enjoy an unexpected increase.

According to an announcement from the management of Tri-State Speedway, the family of the late Mike Cunningham has added an additional $2,200 to the total sprint purse for Saturday night June 6th in his memory. Mike was an avid sprint car fan and attended races at Tri-State Speedway. He was killed one year ago in a tragic highway accident north of the track on Highway 41. The increase to the purse will be spread across all 20 spots in the feature. The feature winners portion will be the highest at $500. With the addition the KISS/MSCS feature will now pay $3,000 to win and $300 to start.

So the winners take both nights the first weekend in June is now $3,000. A big weekend has become a super weekend! One driver could earn $6,000. Both tracks are quarter mile ovals. The racing will be tight. It will take a super effort!

After the roar of the engines has subsided, the final echoes of the applause has uplifted, and race fans begin departing the stands, the winner can usually be seen gesturing one last time to the crowd. Racing is a sport with excitement so great that it must be shared. Exchanging views, recounting tales, and outright exultation follow whichever side of the fence you walk along in leaving the track. Sharing a race with family members and great friends just adds to the enjoyment. Racing ties are family ties!

Raychel Mason
(Sister-in-law to Mike Cunningham)

5/29/09, 7:48 PM	#1 First weekend in june is a big one for the mscs!!!
sprintgal Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 192	Haubstadt, IN. (May 29, 2009) Back to back races on June 5th and 6th should more than make up for any inactivity the MSCS sprint car drivers might experience the last weekend of May. Action gets underway at the Morgan County Speedway at Jacksonville, IL, on a Friday evening June 5th. There the level of competition is expected to intensify with some great fairgrounds short track racing. Eighteen hours later and a state away, the action will be compounded further as many of the same drivers will suit up in a match-up with the best of the KISS series drivers at Haubstadt, IN. The quarter mile Morgan County Speedway offers non-wing sprint car racing often throughout the summer with MSCS sanctioned events highlighting the schedule on June 5th and then again on September25th. The initial 2009 MSCS event at Morgan County on June 5th pays $3,000 to win and $200 to start. Twenty cars will make the feature. Twenty-one cars will start the 30 lap main if any of the eligible MSCS drivers need to request the use of a provisional starting spot. Early Saturday will be travel time as race teams head back across Southern Illinois to reach Tri-State Speedway at Haubstadt, IN, for the annual KISS/ MSCS event which combines the collected driving talent of the King of Indiana Sprint Series and the regulars following the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series. The purses for the KISS races are set to pay $2,500 to win and $250 to start. However on June 6th the purse at Tri-State Speedway will enjoy an unexpected increase. According to an announcement from the management of Tri-State Speedway, the family of the late Mike Cunningham has added an additional $2,200 to the total sprint purse for Saturday night June 6th in his memory. Mike was an avid sprint car fan and attended races at Tri-State Speedway. He was killed one year ago in a tragic highway accident north of the track on Highway 41. The increase to the purse will be spread across all 20 spots in the feature. The feature winners portion will be the highest at $500. With the addition the KISS/MSCS feature will now pay $3,000 to win and $300 to start. So the winners take both nights the first weekend in June is now $3,000. A big weekend has become a super weekend! One driver could earn $6,000. Both tracks are quarter mile ovals. The racing will be tight. It will take a super effort! After the roar of the engines has subsided, the final echoes of the applause has uplifted, and race fans begin departing the stands, the winner can usually be seen gesturing one last time to the crowd. Racing is a sport with excitement so great that it must be shared. Exchanging views, recounting tales, and outright exultation follow whichever side of the fence you walk along in leaving the track. Sharing a race with family members and great friends just adds to the enjoyment. Racing ties are family ties! Raychel Mason (Sister-in-law to Mike Cunningham) _________________________________________________ Last edited by sprintgal; 5/29/09 at 7:49 PM.