Pro Late Model racing’s richest weekend has gotten richer, as Virginia Motor Speedway will host the richest Pro Late Model event in history with the $50,000-to-win FASTRAK World Championship presented by James River Equipment. The historic weekend will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 13-14, at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica.
Track officials are busy preparing the facilities for what is expected to be another record car count. The weekend will put the spotlight squarely on the country’s best Pro Late Model drivers. This mega race will pay the winner a whopping $50,000. With a total payout of over $170,000, it is the richest weekend in all of Pro Late Model history.
The weekend will also include a $6,000-to-win and $600-to-start the Dirt Cup Challenge UMP Modified event. This race will be a UMP National Point event.
It all kicks off Friday, September 13, with registration, tech, practice and two sets of heats for both the FASTRAK Pro Late Model competitors as well as the Dirt Cup Challenge UMP Modified competitors to set the top 16 spots in both features.
The following night Saturday, September 14, the FASTRAK Pro Late Model competitors will have B Main(s), the 75-lap $50,000 feature, and up to four non-qualifier races based on car count. The UMP Modified competitors will have B Main(s) and the 40-lap, $6,000-to-win feature, presented by James River Equipment, and a $50,000-to-win 60-lap feature event that is open to all Pro Late Model competitors. In the event of rain, Sunday, September 15, is currently scheduled as the rain date.
The speedway is currently pre-selling two-day tickets only by calling 804-758-1867 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Two-day adult tickets are $45, senior (age 60-plus) tickets are $40, military tickets are $35, and student (ages 13-17) tickets are $15. Save up to $15 on single-day tickets.
Admission prices for Friday only adults $25, senior (60-plus)/military $20, students (13-17) $20, and children 12 and under free.
Admission for Saturday only is adults $35, senior (60-plus) $30, military $25, students (13-17) $15, and children 12 and under free.
Pit passes, regardless of age, are $50 for either a single or two-day pass and will also get you a seat in the grandstands.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval on Route 17 at Jamaica, eight miles north of Saluda.
