By Anvil Welch
awelch@joplinglobe.com
An e-mail from Karen Fulp usually means there’s a stock car racing program coming up involving the Show-Me Racin’ Series.
But not this week.
“ ‘Race Day Sunday’ is this Sunday,” Fulp said of the event held since 2003 at West Division Street Baptist Church in Springfield. “We invite drivers, fans, everyone to come out. Start your 2008 racing season off right.”
“It’s a wonderful day of Sunday School and a unique Church Service that is ‘geared’ toward the racing crowd,” Bob Allen, an organizer of the event, said. “The day starts at 9:45 (a.m.) with Sunday School
“The Church Service begins at 11 and our guest, David Martin, opens the Bible in a way most have never experienced,” Allen said.
Martin is a race track chaplain with On Track Ministries in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Allen said that after service everyone moves to the parking lot to see all the cars and eat freshly prepared track food. The car show is open to everyone and any type of vehicle.
People need to register their vehicle by 9:30 a.m., Allen said.
Allen can be reached at (417) 299-0057. Fulp is available at (417) 723-1035 or 880-9693.
Monett Speedway
Practice date for the track is March 23.
Details: Randy Mooneyham, (417) 224-7074, or 732-2766.
The season at Monett is scheduled to open at 7:30 p.m. on March 30 with a visit by the United States Modified Touring Series heading a four-class show.
Other classes for the opener are factory stock, bomber and rookie.
More practice
Drivers can take to the I-44 Speedway at Lebanon for about three hours next Saturday in preparation for the season opener on March 29.
Gates open at 4 p.m. next Saturday with starting time set for 5:30.
The first program on March 29 will offer the following classes: USMTS modified, B-modified, factory stock and bomber.
The Lebanon Midway Speedway will hold practice sessions today and next Saturday from noon to 3 p.m.
Pit gates will open at 11 a.m. There is no admission fee to the grandstand but a pit pass is $10.
The season opener at Midway is scheduled for 8 p.m. on March 28.
The Midway will host the opening points race for the O’Reilly Midwest Late Model Racing Association on April 4. The O’Reilly Winged Outlaw Warrior 360 Sprints will visit the track on April 18.
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March 15, 2008
Springfield church schedules ‘Sunday Race Day’
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Outlaws open season Thursday on the road
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