Big-Block
Series, Regional & Track Champs Rewarded At Super DIRT Week
Every autumn when the leaves begin to fly so do the Mighty
Big-Block Modifieds as the industrial city of
Guaranteed starting berths in the Eckerd 200 are once again up for grabs and in 2007 more drivers than ever before will be able to earn preferred starter status throughout the season for the richest DIRT Big-Block Modified event in the world.
Winners of the 25 scheduled Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT
Series races and those among the top-12 in overall Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race
Fuels Mr. DIRT Modified Championship points heading into Super DIRT Week comprise
the core group of drivers receiving guaranteed starting positions in the Eckerd
200. Preferred starters are the next eligible drivers finishing behind an
Advance Auto Parts SDS race winner that is already locked into the Eckerd 200
starting grid, as well as all three DIRTcar Big-Block
Modified Regional point champions and every licensed Big-Block Modified track
champion crowned this year.
“This is a brand new format created by all the interest
shown from race teams wanting a chance to run the Syracuse Mile,” said DIRTcar Racing Director of Competition & Track
Sanctioning Cory Reed. “It continues to reward every Advance Auto Parts winner
and our loyal Series followers with guaranteed spots, yet without diminishing
some great single race performances, we now offer preferred status for those
finishing next in line. And giving preferred spots to our weekly regional and
track champs further recognizes the best in Big-Block racing as they all come
together on neutral ground for a truly all-star event that remains the essence
of Super DIRT Week.”
In order to take advantage of their guaranteed starting positions in the Eckerd 200, Advance Auto Parts SDS race winners and top-12 Mr. DIRT point-getters must run time trials. Any guaranteed driver that fails to qualify through time trials or a Triple 20 will be added to the Eckerd field in order of heat race results. Those drivers holding preferred status are afforded up front starting positions in the Dig Safely New York last-chance qualifier on Sunday, Oct. 7 if unable to qualify while running under the clocks or in heat race competition.
The balance of the Eckerd 200 line-up is filled in from the Dig Safely
New York Shootout with the 45th starting spot going to the best
overall finisher in Cayuga County Fair Speedway’s ‘Win & You’re In’ Twin
25s on Sat., Oct. 6. Carrying on with a long-standing tradition, the Petrocci Memorial feature winner at Rolling Wheels Raceway
on Sept. 3 automatically secures seventh-place on the 44-car starting grid and for the first time
in Super DIRT Week history, the winner of the Coors National 200 at Lebanon
Valley Speedway (Sept. 8) will start outside the fourth row.
For further
questions regarding qualifying procedures for the Eckerd 200 or any Advance
Auto Parts Super DIRT Series event, please contact Cory Reed in the DIRTcar Northeast Office (315/834-6606) during normal
business hours or log into the DIRT homepage at www.dirtmotorsports.com to find out
more about the entire circuit. While online check out http://www.superdirtcarseries.com
to find the latest news and notes about the 2007 Advance Auto Part Super DIRT
Series as well as many special features as the season swings into full gear.
The DIRTcar Advance Auto
Parts Modified Series is brought to fans across the
Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance
Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners
include AMB i.t.,
F.X. Caprara Car Companies and the