Allison Brothers Named Grand Marshals as PASS brings racing back to North Wilkesboro
9/1/2010 9:04:54 AM
Thomasville, NC (September 1) - Few
motorsports events have generated as much buzz as the Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) plan to bring racing back to the Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway
slated for this weekend. The PASS South
Super Late Models will race for 200 laps and will be the featured division in
this weekend's Inaugural Labor Day Classic.
In addition to the PASS South Super Late Models, Limited Late Models,
Stadium Stocks, and the Allison Legacy cars will also be competing on a weekend
celebrating the history of short track racing.
It is only fitting that racing legends Bobby and Donnie Allison have
been named Grand Marshals of short track racing's newest tradition.
“I
can't think of a better way to get this great event started than to have the
Allison brothers as Grand Marshals of the Labor Day Classic,” said
Mayberry. “Both Bobby and Donnie are
known around the country for their ability on short tracks and I think it is
wonderful that they can share racing's return to North Wilkesboro with all of
our racers and fans."
Bobby
Allison has four wins at North Wilkesboro, 24 top five's, and 29 top ten's in
41 starts from 1966 through 1988. Donnie
Allison is well known for his versatility behind the wheel finishing fourth in
the 1971 Indianapolis 500 and for his part in making the 1979 Daytona 500 one
of the most memorable in racing history.
In 1988, Donnie, along with his sons Donald, Ronald, and Kenny founded
the Allison Legacy Series and helped jump start the careers of drivers such as
Joey Logano, David Ragan, and Brian Vickers.
One of the newest stars to come from the Allison Legacy Series is
Donnie's grandson, Justin Allison.
Justin began racing in the Allison Legacy Series in 2006. He is the current series point leader and has
won six races so far in 2010. In July,
Justin began his climb up the racing ladder by stepping into Robert Hamke's
powerful PASS South Super Late Model at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway
finishing 17th in the Firecracker 125. Allison followed that up at PASS South's
Daniel Boone Classic at the Newport Speedway by running in the top ten much of
the race eventually finishing 11th. This
weekend Allison faces his toughest challenge yet ...200 green flag laps at the
.625 mile North Wilkesboro Speedway.
While
the support divisions will have single-file restarts, fans can expect the same
exciting brand of PASS racing on Saturday afternoon when they will once again
be treated to the nation's best Super Late Model drivers bumping and gouging on
double-file restarts and making live pit stops throughout the race.
"By
having live pit stops, teams will have the opportunity to make their own
strategy throughout the course of the race," said Mayberry. "Some teams will pit early, some will
pit late and try to charge hard for the win, all of these scenarios will play
out and it should be great for fans to see how it will all turn out."
Fans
can look forward to a perfect day for racing Saturday with mostly sunny skies
and a forecasted high temperature of 79 degrees
The
Labor Day Classic weekend will kick off on Friday, September 3rd
with gates opening at 11 AM. There will
be a rotating practice for the PASS South Super Late Models, Allison Legacy,
Limited Late Models, and Stadium Stocks beginning at 2 PM. Practice will run until 7 PM and gates will
close at 8 PM. On Saturday, gates will
open at 7 AM with rotating practice from 9:30 AM to 11:25 AM. Qualifying will begin at 11:30 AM for the
Allison Legacy cars, Limited Late Models, and PASS South Super Late
Models. The Stadium Stocks will draw for
their feature starting positions if there are less than 36 cars and will run
heat races if there are more than 36 cars in attendance. Racing will begin at 2 PM with a 25 lap main
event for the Stadium Stocks, to be followed by the last chance race for the
PASS South Super Late Models, a 35 lap event for the Allison Legacy cars, and a
50 lap event for the Limited Late Models.
The PASS South Super Late Models will compete in the final event of the
weekend racing for 200 laps in the Inaugural Labor Day Classic. The complete weekend schedule can be found at
ProAllStarsSeries.com.
The
PASS South Super Late Models will utilize the Labor Day Classic as a tune-up
for next year’s North Wilkesboro 300, which will pay $75,000 to the
winner. PASS eligible drivers could take
home $100,000 if they are the first to reach the checkered flag. The North Wilkesboro 300 promises to be one
of the biggest events in Super Late Model history and will take place April
7-9, 2011. CV Products will be taking the Route Truck to the track, parts will be available for purchase, stop by and check out whats new at CV Products, we look forward to seeing you at the races.
For more information please visit the PASS website at www.proallstarsseries.com
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