Sands Chevrolet Southwest Championships honoring Rick Stewart will pay sprint winner $3000.

Southwest Championships promoter Steve Dunn said, “due to the Support from Sponsors like Sands Chevrolet, Allscapes, Dave Ellis Race Cars, Piggly’s BBQ and Grill, A.M.E. Electrical Contracting Inc., Arizona Race Mart, and ABC Motorsports we are increasing the sprint car feature winners pay to $3000. Support for this event that will also honor the life of sprint car and midget builder Rick Stewart has been strong and by next year if all goes well it will become the premier non wing race in the state of Arizona, says Dunn. The co-featured midget race will be the final race of the “National Midget Driver of the Year Championship” of 2009 and will crown their champion at Canyon Speedway Park Saturday night. The Midget winner will earn $2000 for winning the 35 lap feature this Saturday night. At last Saturday’s midget race at Ventura Speedway 45 midgets took the green and many are expected to make the tow to Canyon Speedway Park for this weekend's Southwest Championship. The final piece to the puzzle will be the 35-40 mod midgets/mini sprints that will battle for the $750 to win main event Saturday night. Open practice will be held tomorrow November 25, at 6: oo P.M. and will last until 10: oo P.M. A pot luck dinner (turkey’s to be provided by Piggly’s bbq) will be held Thursday starting at 3:00 P.M with a band playing live music starting around 4:00. Racing on Friday and Saturday will start Friday and Saturday at 7:15 with the front gates opening at 4:00 both days. For any questions regarding the Sands Chevrolet Southwest Championships go to CanyonSpeedwaypark.com or contact Steve Dunn at 602-318-0437

What drivers/cars are expected to be there? This race seems to have great potential, hopefully it will grow even bigger and become an annual event. I am looking forward to this event, just a few more days.