Eldora Speedway | 13929
St Route 118 | New Weston | OH | 45348
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BALTES
CLASSIC AND WORLD 100 TO SHOWCASE ELDORA
ROSSBURG,
OH (August 14) – Eldora Speedway may be sitting idle for
a couple of weekends, but when the roar of engines returns to
the famed one-half mile clay oval, it will be in a big way –
big for both the race teams and the fans.
Up first
on the significant menu will be the inaugural Baltes Classic
presented by Aesthetic Finishers on Sunday night, August 31,
as speedway owner Tony Stewart commemorates Eldora’s founders
and leading force to the track’s notoriety – Earl
and Berneice Baltes.
Already
steep in tradition with monumental race events, Stewart, who
purchased the facility from Baltes in 2004, wanted to acknowledge
the Baltes’ dedication and leadership in racing by rewarding
the fans, who have long supported Eldora. To that degree, a
minimum of $50,000 in prizes and awards, including $15,000 in
cash disbursements, will be distributed at random amongst the
fans in attendance on August 31. In addition to the cash, product
and gift cards from The Home Depot, MAC Tools, NIKE, Sunoco,
Armor All and Old Spice will be distributed.
On the
race card that night will be the Sunoco American Late Model
Series (ALMS), Moser UMP (United Midwestern Promoters) DirtCar
Modifieds and Advance Auto Parts Stock Cars. Stewart has opted
to raise the standard ALMS winner’s share that evening
from $2,000 to $3,000, as the Late Models have their final opportunity
to prepare for the famed World 100, which will close out the
bill of fare for early September, and take to the grid September
5 & 6.
Baltes
shocked the racing fraternity in 1971 by introducing the initial
World 100 and its unheard of $4,000 to win payoff, with a promise
to increase the winner’s share by $1,000 annually. From
that day forward, the World 100 has become known as the benchmark
of Late Model racing and is revered by drivers as the most significant
victory they can show on their driving resume.
That yearly
increase has been honored by Baltes, and now Stewart, with this
year’s classic event, the 38th annual, offering $41,000
to the 100-lap victor. More importantly, at stake is the highly
sought after globed trophy that signifies a World 100 triumph.
Within
a time frame of less than seven days, Eldora will become the
focus of Late Model racing for both fans and drivers. Complete
information on The Baltes Classic presented by Aesthetic Finishers
and the World 100 may be obtained by surfing to www.eldoraspeedway.com.
