Kawartha and Capital City Speedways announce Late Model Summer Shoot-Out Series

Capital City Speedway in Ottawa, Ontario along with Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, Ontario have put together a 6 race series along with a considerable point fund in order to promote Late Model racing and get the best Late Model teams together on the same track. 2008 will see Ontario Late Model race fans treated to some of the best racing in years.

Capital City, one of Ontario's oldest operating speedways and Kawartha, one of Ontario's newest speedways will provide race teams and fans alike with completely different sets of challenges and excitement. The two tracks are 2 hours and 45 minutes apart from door to door and the traffic of the City of Toronto is not an issue.

Capital City, a true short track, that requires incredible driver finesse and ability to get around, will offer that close quarter bump and grind true grit determination that the sport was built on. Kawartha on the other hand has the lightning fast high banks that are not for the feint at heart. With Kawartha's wide open spaces, there is little room to hide and it puts the teams focus on chassis set-ups at a premium or the driver has to get the belts tight and hang on.

The two speedways have combined to offer 6 races of at least 100 laps in length, with two of the events falling within the American Canadian Tour (ACT) schedule. The 2 mid-summer ACT tilts will see the best of Ontario combined with the best of the northern United States and Quebec. All events fall on either Friday or Saturday nights.

TRACK LAPS - DATE
Kawartha 100 laps - Friday, June 20th
Capital City 100 laps - Saturday, June 28th
Kawartha 200 laps - (ACT) Sunday, July 13th
Capital City 100 laps - (ACT) Saturday, August 9th
Capital City 100 laps - Saturday, September 6th
Kawartha 100 laps - Friday, September 19th

In order to be eligible for the posted point fund, drivers will have to compete in a minimum of 4 events, 2 events at Kawartha Speedway and 2 events at Capital City Speedway. In addition, the Top 2 in the point standings at the time of the ACT events at either speedway will be guaranteed a provisional starting spot in each ACT event. The point fund will be paid out at seasons end to the Top 10 in accumulated points between the six events.

1. $2000 2. $1500 3.$1000 4.$800 5 $700 6.$600 7 $550 8.$500 9.$450 10 $400

With the point fund totaling $8500.00, it really is a great time to be Late Model racer and race fan in Ontario.

From Jim Clarke Motorsports Comm, for Kawartha Speedway