Ephrata Raceway Park opens Saturday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Raceway Park will open the 2009 racing season Saturday with the first competitions of the year.
The 2009 season will kick off with the Pepsi sponsored Winged Sprint Car Cast Iron Nationals, Limited Late Model, and Youth Hornets races.
The pit gate at the Ephrata Raceway Park will open at noon and the front gate will open at 5 p.m.
Car and driver registration for participants is $25. Crew with membership registration is $15 and crew without membership registration is $25.
Admission for the event is $12 for adults. Students, senior citizens and military are $8, and children 6 years old and younger are free. Family passes are available for $25. Family passes include two adults and three youth admission tickets.
— Staff report
2009 Ephrata Raceway Park Schedule
May 2: Pepsi presents: The Winged Sprint Car Cast Iron Nationals, Limited Late Model, Youth Hornets.
May 9: Adult Hornets, Mini Stock, Thundering Hobbies Challenge, Street Stock, and Big Cars.
May 16: Pro 4 Pickups, Youth Hornets, Mini Stock, and 360 Sprints.
May 21: Practice.
May 23: Pepsi presents: The Spud Cup with the Northwest Outlaw Street Stocks, Adult Hornets, Mini Stocks, and Hobby Stocks.
May 30: Youth Hornets, Mini Stock, Street Stock and 360 Sprints, and Big Cars.
June 6: Outlaw Compacts , Adult Hornets, Mini Stock, Hobby Stock, Street Stock.
June 12: Practice for Golden Wheels, Vintage Sprints, Midgets.
June 13: Pepsi presents: Sage n’ Sun WMRA, Golden Wheels, Vintage Sprints, 360 Sprints, and Mini Stocks.
June 20: MotoX: Under the Lights. Registration begins at 4 p.m.
June 25: Practice.
June 27: Adult Hornets, Youth Hornets, Hobby Stock, Street Stock, 360 Sprints, and Big Cars.
July 4: No Race.
July 9: Practice.
July 11: Mid Season – All Classes – no Big Cars.
July 18: Vintage Modified, Adult Hornets, Hobby Stocks, and Street Stocks.
July 25: Northwest Outlaw Street Stocks, Youth Hornets, Mini Stocks.
July 31: NSRA Practice.
Aug. 1: Pepsi and The Starbound present: The Rebel Jackson Memorial with The NSRA, Youth Hornets, Mini Stocks, and Big Cars Boat Race.
Aug. 8: Adult Hornets, Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks, and Big Cars.
Aug. 15: No Race.
Aug. 22: Adult Hornets, Thundering Hobby’s Challenge, and 360 Sprints.
Aug. 29: Youth Hornets, Mini Stocks, Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks, and Big Cars.
Sept. 4: Old Timers practice.
Sept. 5: The Starbound presents: Topless Night WMRA, Vintage Sprints, Golden Wheels, and Wingless Sprints.
Sept. 6: MotoX: Under the Lights. Registration begins at 4 p.m.
Sept. 12: Northwest Legends, Youth Hornets, Adults Hornets, Mini Stocks, and Street Stocks.
Sept. 17: Practice.
Sept. 19: Season Championships (No Big Cars).