ELDORA/USAC
ANNOUNCE LINE-UP CHANGE FOR ANNUAL FOUR CROWN
ROSSBURG, OH (July 30) – In an effort to present the
annual Four Crown Nationals under the best possible track
conditions, Eldora Speedway officials, in conjunction with
officials from the United States Auto Club (USAC), have
announced a change in this year’s format. This year’s
event, the 30th annual, will be contested Friday and Saturday,
September 24 & 25.
When the travelling World of Outlaw (WoO) Sprint Cars joined
the popular weekend in 2007, the entire USAC portion of
the Four Crown was moved to Saturday. Their busy schedule
of Silver Crown, Sprint Car and Midget divisions necessitated
a start in mid-afternoon, which often resulted in less than
desirable daytime track conditions.
To avert that situation, the schedule has now been revamped
to include the preliminary hot lap and time trial sessions
for the USAC National Midget and Silver Crown divisions
as part of the Friday line-up, in conjunction with the full
WoO program.
That move will allow Saturday’s starting time slot
to be moved back considerably and allow track crews ample
time to prep the racing surface for USAC’s three major
non-winged touring divisions. Saturday’s menu will
include the hot laps, time trial runs and preliminary heats
for the Sprint Cars, along with the Midget heats. B-Mains
and feature races for each division will wind up the show.
Multiple satellite events are slated, including the Jack
Hewitt charity roast on Thursday evening in the Eldora Ballroom
and the traditional USAC autograph session on Saturday afternoon
in the Eldora fanzone.
Another time honored tradition for the weekend is the appearance
of the Vintage American Race Cars with their restored race
cars on and off the track.
