6/29/2015
Silver Dollar Speedway
Fast Cars and Freedom
CHICO, CA (6-29-15) - Silver Dollar Speedway is proud to host the annual Fast Cars and Freedom event on Saturday night, July 4th. The speedway, located at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, will showcase fireworks on and off the track this Saturday night. Fans will get to witness the 410 winged sprints, dirt modifieds, street stocks and hobby stocks all vying for the top spot during America�s Independence Day racing activities. Immediately following the final checkered flag, the speedway will present a gigantic aerial fireworks display that will light of the sky.
Tickets can be purchased before the Fast Cars and Freedom event at our local Riebes Auto Parts. The two Chico stores are located at 2432 Cohasset Rd and 175 E. 20th Ave. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Paradise and Oroville stores. Grandstands tickets can also be bought at the speedway ticket office the day of the event.
Prices for the July 4th show are $16.00 for adults, $13.00 for juniors, and children 11 and under are FREE.
Patriotic music will be sung all night by a local quintet. This group will sing the national anthem live and also supply intermission music.
Kids� activities will include a bounce house, face painting and a chance to win some cool racing prizes. Patriotic food, kettle corn and refreshing snow cones will be available at the concession stands.
The front grandstand gate will open at 5 PM. Racing is scheduled to start at 6 PM. The fireworks will take place once the racing is over and it is dark enough outside to fire them off.
The pit gate will open at 3 PM for the competitors. Fans can also buy a pit pass to get an up close view of what goes in during the races.
A solid mix of sprint cars will be on hand for the special Saturday night race. Roseville� Sean Becker and Chico�s Jonathan Allard are having an incredible battle in the point standings. Becker leads Allard by just four points. Auburn�s Andy Forsberg returns after missing the prior point race. Anderson�s Rowdy McClenon and Chico�s Brad Bumgarner are both capable of getting into victory lane. Michael Ing, Keith Bloom and Chase Majdic are also scheduled to appear.
The dirt modifieds have been a blast to watch this season. Ryan McDaniel leads Duane Cleveland by just three points. Mark Abouzeid is searching for his first win this year but sits only eight points behind McDaniel.
A full field of street stocks will be led by Chico�s Clinton Earl. Even though Earl has been held out of victory lane this season, he leads the point battle by eight over Eddie Hammett. Chris Warner has won the previous two main events and will try to make it three in a row this Saturday night.
The hobby stocks continue to offer some of the closest racing the speedway has to offer. Brian Compton leads the point battle. Compton has one win this year and holds an 11-point edge over Todd Cooper. Paradise driver David Pierce is a consistent competitor and sits third. Brian Cooper has won four of the main events ran this season however a mechanical issue didn�t allow him to start the previous main event. Because of this, Cooper received zero points in the main event causing him to fall to fifth in points.
For more information please visit www.silverdollarspeedway.com
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