by Cynthia Cavin, Speedway Media
Sunoco United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series director Ken Kinney has decided to pull the plug on the race scheduled at Hendry County Motorsports Park for this Saturday, March 13th. As Kinney explained the situation, the Sunoco United Dirt Late Model schedule was planned far in advance, and this event was inadvertently scheduled on top of the season opener at Volusia County Speedway.
Kinney stated that in order to be a good working partner with the racing facilities that host his series events throughout the season, he would rather postpone or even cancel the event rather than create a situation that could pull cars away from any speedway that hosts UDLMCS races in 2010.No firm decision has been made as to whether the event will be made up at a future date or not, and it is possible that the event could be rescheduled at another Florida race track later in the UDLMCS calendar year.
Series officials will confer with possible host tracks for a suitable date and make a decision from there. Kinney added that hopefully the race can be rescheduled at a time when the Florida weather is warmer, and therefore more comfortable for fans and racers alike. A regular divisional late model race will run at Hendry County Motorsports Park in place of the postponed series race.
The postponement means that the next scheduled race for the Sunoco United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series Southern Division will be at North Florida Speedway in Lake City, on Saturday May 1st. That event will be a 50 lap race with $3000 going to the winner.