Saturday July 2nd is going to be the biggest day of racing at Ace Speedway in the 2016 as the Rodney Cook Memorial race promoted by RACE22.com will hit the track.
A lineup of divisions was released last week including a 114-lap Late Model Stock Car race to honor the life and racing career of Rodney Cook. In addition the Limited Late Models will compete for 60-laps, the Ace Speedway Modifieds will roll for 50-laps as will the Street Stocks. The Mini Stocks will run a 56-lap event with details on why the odd number of laps to be announced in the coming days.
The U-Car division will compete in a 49-lap U-Car feature event. The race will honor the life and racing career of former U-Car/Extreme Car competitor Sandy Edgley who passed away a few years ago. Sandy’s number was 94 and the division will run 49-laps, a reverse of her number in honor of her.
The race will be one of the biggest U-Car races on the east coast boasting a payout of $500 to win. The winners purse may increase with the addition of sponsors.
“Our goal is to make every race a can’t miss race for each division,” said RACE22.com Founder Langley Austin. “Sandy Edgley was a staple in the Extreme Car division, which has been renamed the U-Cars to match other area tracks. This will be a special race for the U-Car drivers and I think that we will have a strong turnout of people wanting to honor Sandy’s life as well as Rodney’s and go for the $500 prize money.”
Additional information on purse for all divisions as well as an announcement on the Mini Stock race will be released in a few days.
For more information on the Rodney Cook Memorial event please visit the event Facebook Page www.facebook.com/rodneycookmemorialrace or on twitter @rodneycookrace or www.twitter.com/rodneycookrace. The Rodney Cook Memorial website is being built and will be available soon at www.RodneyCookMemorial.com. Contact Langley Austin at 276.613.4208 for more information.
