From Curtis Whalin


This Saturday at Hendry County Motorsports Park marks the start of the 2011 Top Gun Sprint Series, which figures to be its most competitive season to date.

“All systems are go for this weekend at Hendry County Motorsports Park for us to get our 2011 championship season under way,” said Top Gun Sprint Series President Don Rehm. “With our expected full field of some of the best sprint car racers in the state of Florida, what looks to be perfect weather and all of the activities going on with the Swamp Cabbage Festival, I think racecar fans will get their money’s worth this weekend.”

Last season, Tim George and Ryan Partin battled all season, with Tim winning the 2010 championship by only 18 points, and both are expected to return in 2011. Also expected to be involved in the championship mix for 2011 are third place finisher Shawn Murray, Danny “The Hammer” Martin Jr. and Tyler Godwin, who closed out the season fighting for the win at East Bay Raceway Park.

“This is our first visit to Hendry County Motorsports Park with the Top Gun Sprint Series, so it’s somewhat of a level playing field for our competitors” continued Rehm. “We’ve also got some new teams coming out that used to compete in other sprint car series on both asphalt and dirt, so this should make for a very exciting race.”

February 26 Schedule of Events
10:00 – Swamp Cabbage Festival Parade
2:00 – Pit Gates Open at the Track.
4:00 – Grandstands Open at the Track.
7:00 – Racing Starts.

More information about the track can be found at their website at www.hendrycountyracing.com.

About Top Gun Sprint Series
Widely regarded as the premier dirt sprint car touring series in the southeast, the Top Gun Sprint Series continues to grow in both car count and race dates. The series was formed by long-time sprint car series promoter Don Rehm with a goal of returning affordable and competitive dirt sprint car series racing to the state of Florida. With the last two season championships being decided at the final race of the year, it is no wonder why so many teams are looking to compete with the Top Gun Sprint Series in 2011.

To learn more about the Top Gun Sprint Series, please visit them online at www.topgunsprints.com .