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$5
Gen admission & $1 Hot Dogs Saturday
1st Fan Appreciation Night at
MRP
By
Bob
Burbach
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Marysville CA - May 23,
2007 ---
The MRP
Street Stocks and MRP Mini Stocks will bring a host of
racers to headline point racing this Saturday for Paul and
Kathy Hawes first Fan Appreciation Night. All general
admission tickets will be $5 and Hot Dogs will be $1 all
night long. Marysville Raceway Park will complete the
dynamic Memorial weekend with the always entertaining
fendered warriors. Tradin’ paint is their ply and trade
and it should be a great evening of high energy stock car
action.
Heather Bartlett will bring a nine point lead into the
competition over last year’s champion Phillip Shelby in
the MRP Street Stock class. “Rapid Ray” Benkowski is
only a single marker behind Shelby. All three are Yuba
City products and at this writing Miss Bartlett holds the
championship point lead in Chico’s stock car class as
well. It is the first time in history that a female driver
has had the point lead at both tracks in stock cars. Last
week’s feature event winner Jeff Olschowka of Marysville
will be back with his arch rival, Jerry “Mr
Controversy” Bartlett trying to get back into the trop
five in the standings. It is also the first time in
history that two lady drivers were on top of the points in
BOTH stock car divisions at MRP.
The guys will try to keep the heat on point leader Lisa
Shelby as the MRP Mini Stock program will unfold. Shelby
is being shadowed by last year’s champion Joel Giusti,
of Sutter, Blane Baker, of Yuba City and Mike Merritt of
Marysville in his familiar “Crazy Taxi”. James Foster
is fifth. Shelby is a two time feature event winner this
year and there is ample reason to believe that the guys
better step up their collective programs before Shelby
creates an insurmountable lead. The fact is, they have to
beat her on the track and as long as she keeps taking
checkered flags first the lead increases every week.
Marysville’s Eric Jones found his way to victory lane
last week and should be a factor again this Saturday.
Bring everyone you know to MRP on Saturday. Have a couple
of hot dogs, sit back and enjoy the show. It will be more
fun than you’ve had in a while. High speed slam bang
action will be on tap with, likely, an early out and ride
home for all the kids. Spectator Gates Open at 5PM with
racing getting underway at 7PM.
The SORA Sprint 100s will bring their traveling show to
MRP on Saturday as well. These 4cylinder winged sprint
cars will present a pair of heat races and 20- lap main
event. An extra added event will feature The Extreme
Bombers. This interesting new look at a potential class of
the future will also put on an exhibition of their own as
the curtain comes down.
Make our website one of your “favorites” on you
computer. marysvilleracewaypark.com is the address. Watch
this site for press releases and updates.
Pit gates open at 3PM Saturday. Contact the promoters at
1.530.743.1327 or email as indicated on the home page at
marysvilleracewaypark.com.
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