HUNTSVILLE, AL (February 1, 2013)—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series will open a four-race stretch in March with four events totaling nearly $100,000 in prize money.
On Sunday March 3rd the series will roll back into Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC for their 11th annual March Madness event paying $10,000 to win / $500 to start as the SAS Late Models will co-sanction the event with the Battle of the Eastern All Stars Tour (BEAST). Over $31,000 in prize money will be paid out for this event. The series last visited Cherokee in November 2012 when Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN scored his first-career SAS event win with the annual Blue/Grey 100.
The series will then race on Saturday March 9th at Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN for the 18th Annual Shamrock 50 paying $10,000 to win / $500 to start. After the Shamrock, the series races on March 16th at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL for the 28th Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial paying $4,000 to win. The series then winds down a busy March schedule with a 40-lap $5,000 to win event at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on Saturday March 23rd for the annual Rockin’ with the Stars event.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
Opening 2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events:
Mar. 3 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 60
Mar. 9 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $10,000 50
Mar. 16 Saturday East Alabama Motor Speedway/Phenix City, AL $4,000 40
Mar. 23 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Sponsors
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
*VP Racing Fuels “The Official Fuel” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Supporters Include: Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Patriot Sports/Rounder’s Racing, AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Cruise with the Champions, Integra Racing Shocks, MSR Mafia Web Design and Service and H3 Performance Graphics.