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Southern
Nationals and Spring Nationals Series Release 2017 Race Schedules!!!
(December 9, 2016) Officials with the Southern
Nationals Series, the Southern Nationals Bonus Series and the
Spring Nationals Series have revealed their schedules for the
2017 Season during the annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI)
Trade Show in Indianapolis, Ind.
In addition to the schedule announcements, promoter Ray Cook
has announced that Schaeffer’s Oil will be the title sponsor
of all three tours beginning in 2017. Sunoco Race Fuels and Tennessee
R.V. will become the co-presenting sponsors of all three race
tours beginning in 2017.
The Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series presented
by Sunoco Race Fuels and Tennessee R.V. two-week tour will be
entering its 13th season. A new track on the schedule includes
a Thursday July 20th stop to Senoia (Ga.) Raceway for a 35-lap
and $3,500-to-win race. The Rebel Yell event at Screven Motor
Speedway on July 22nd will feature a purse increase to $10,000-to-win.
Three events pay $10,000-to-win on the 11-race tour. Tazewell
Speedway is the only track to host an event every season for what
will now be the 13th time. Devin Gilpin of Columbus, Ind. is the
defending series champion.
The Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by
Sunoco Race Fuels and Tennessee R.V. will be entering the fifth
season of competition in 2017. Crossville Speedway joins the schedule
for the first time for a 40-lap $4,000-to-win event on Friday
April 21st. Dixie Speedway’s event increases to a $5,000-to-win
event for 2017. Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Ga. is the defending
series champion.
On the Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Bonus Series
presented by Sunoco Race Fuels and Tennessee R.V., which is entering
its fourth full season of competition, the tour features 14 scheduled
dates from March until November. The series returns to Richmond
(Ky.) Raceway on May 20th as part of the Mike Roland Memorial
paying $10,000-to-win. 201 Speedway will host their first event
since 2015 with the running of the Bob Miller Memorial on June
30th paying $10,000-to-win. Florence Speedway joins the tour schedule
for the first time. A $10,000-to-win and 50-lap event is scheduled
for June 24th at Florence Speedway as part of a double-header
weekend with Ponderosa Speedway in Kentucky. The series will co-sanction
five events with the Schaeffer’s Oil Iron-Man Championship
Series in 2017. Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Ga. is the defending
Bonus Series points champion.
Further information on the Spring Nationals, Southern Nationals
and Southern Nationals Bonus Series can be obtained by calling
Promoter Ray Cook at (828) 360-5353 or Series P.R. Coordinator
Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or visit the official website located
at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com .
2017 Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series Schedule:
March 10/11-Smoky Mountain Speedway-Maryville, TN-$15,000 to win
(Tenn. Tipoff)
March 24-Senoia Raceway-Senoia, GA-$4,000 to win
March 25-Senoia Raceway-Senoia, GA-$6,000 to win
April 14-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$4,000 to win (Spring
Showdown)
April 15-Florence Speedway-Union, KY-$5,000 to win
April 21-Crossville Speedway-Crossville, TN-$4,000 to win
April 22-Volunteer Speedway-Bulls Gap, TN-$10,052 to win (Scott
Sexton Memorial)
May 26-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA-$4,000 to win
May 27-Dixie Speedway-Woodstock, GA-$5,000 to win
May 28-Rome Speedway-Rome, GA-$6,000 to win
2017 Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series
Schedule:
July 15-Wythe Raceway-Rural Retreat, VA-$10,000 to win
July 17-Tri-County Race Track-Brasstown, NC-$3,500 to win
July 18-411 Motor Speedway-Seymour, TN-$3,500 to win
July 20-Senoia Raceway-Senoia, GA-$3,500 to win
July 21-Swainsboro Raceway-Swainsboro, GA-$5,300 to win
July 22-Screven Motor Speedway-Sylvania, GA-$10,000 to win
July 23-Rome Speedway-Rome, GA-$5,300 to win
July 25-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA-$3,500 to win
July 27-Crossville Speedway-Crossville, TN-$3,500 to win
July 28-Smoky Mountain Speedway-Maryville, TN-$5,300 to win
July 29-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$10,000 to win
2017 Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Bonus Series
Schedule:
March 17-Tri-County Race Track-Brasstown, NC-$3,000 to win
March 18-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA-$4,000 to win (Shamrock
Race)
May 19-TBA
**May 20-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-$10,000 to win (Mike Roland
Memorial)
May 29-Tri-County Race Track-Brasstown, NC-$3,000 to win (Memorial
Day Champ.)
June 23-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$4,000 to win
June 24-Florence Speedway-Union, KY-$10,000 to win
**June 30-201 Speedway-Sitka, KY-$10,000 to win (Bob Miller Memorial)
**July 1-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$5,000 to win (Firecracker
40)
**September 3-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$4,400 to win (Buddy
Rogers Mem.)
**September 16-Smoky Mountain Speedway-Maryville, TN-$5,000 to
win
September 29-Tri-County Race Track-Brasstown, NC-$4,053 to win
(Tarheel 50)
October 13/14-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$15,000 to
win (Fall Classic)
October 27/28-Senoia Raceway-Senoia, GA-$10,000 to win (Showdown
at Senoia)
November 17/18-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA-$TBA (Gobbler
Race)
(** denotes co-sanctioned with the Schaeffer’s Oil Iron-Man
Championship Series)
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