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Wisconsin Motorsports Releases Powercom Park, Powercom Speed Zone Schedules
January 9, 2004
BEAVER DAM, WI – Wisconsin Motorsports, Inc., has released an ambitious
50-event schedule between The Raceway at Powercom Park and the Powercom Speed
Zone for 2004.
“What we have done over the past three months is try and put together a
schedule that includes a little bit of everything at both tracks,” said
Wisconsin Motorsports General Manager Rex Melius. “There are so many
different forms of motorsports that it’s impossible to get everything in but
I think we have done a pretty good job with what we have.
“Our emphasis will continue to be the regular weekly racing program at both
tracks. Those programs are really the backbone of what we are trying to
accomplish between both tracks. I can’t emphasize that enough.
Our regular fans and drivers really make Wisconsin Motorsports and they give
us the opportunity to put on the other special events.”
The Raceway at Powercom Park will see the return of the O’Reilly World of
Outlaws in 2004 with a pair of shows booked for the high banked 1/3-mile
oval. The best sprint car drivers in the world will attack the track on
Saturday night June, 12th, and then again on September 25th.
“We are fortunate to have the World of Outlaws and even more fortunate this
year to have both events on Saturday night,” Melius said of what has become
the largest draw at Powercom Park as far as fans go. “It is a
compliment to the staff here that we are able to host a pair of races.”
Other open wheel shows include the United States Auto Club sprint car/midget
doubleheader on Sunday, April 25th, a pair of Interstate Racing Association
events, and two Midwest Sprint Car Association races. The Badger Midget
Auto Racing Association will compete in the popular Triple Crown with the IRA
sprint cars and mini sprints on August 28th.
The newly formed Wisconsin Dirt Late Model Association, based out of Milwaukee
and trying to pick up the void by the closing of the Hales Corners Speedway in
Franklin, will take part in the Memorial Day Special along with the IRA
sprints cars and then return on July 17th as well as August 14th. The
United States Modified Touring Series will hit the track on May 22nd and 23rd.
A special Night of Stars has been inked for Tuesday, June 22nd, as Powercom
Park will play host to several to-be-announced NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch
Series drivers. The show will be highlighted with a special for the
modified division.
Much of the same will take place at the Powercom Speed Zone in Oshkosh as the
IRA sprint cars, MSA sprint cars, and Wisconsin Dirt Late Model Association
will all be making stops at the 1/3-mile track located at the Sunnyview Expo
Center in Oshkosh.
The Monster Truck Nationals will return to the Speed Zone July 23-25. A
true favorite in the Fox Valley, the three day event will feature some of the
top trucks from throughout the country competing in front of the
grandstand. Several added and new attractions are planned for this years
show.
“The mix seems to be just right between the special events and the regular
programs,” Melius went on to say. “It’s tough to keep everyone
happy. The fact is you need to have variety to attract new customers yet
keep the current customers coming back. I think this type of schedule
will do that for both tracks.”
Both facilities will host open practice sessions the last two weekends in
April. Powercom Park will be open on April 17th and 24th from 12:00 noon
until 4:00 pm while the Speed Zone will have the same hours on April 18th and
25th. The regular season opener at Powercom Park is set for Saturday
night, May 1st while the Speed Zone kicks off its campaign on Tuesday night,
May 4th. Race time at both tracks is 7:00 pm.
Powercom Park is located just off of Highway 151 and Highway 33 in Beaver Dam
while Powercom Speed Zone is just south of Highway 41 on Highway 76 in
Oshkosh. For more information contact Wisconsin Motorsports at (920)
887-1600 or www.wismotorsports.net.
2004 Powercom Speed Zone -
Oshkosh Schedule
2004 The Raceway at Powercom
Park - Beaver Dam Schedule
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