MERIDIAN, Idaho — Folks look forward to three days of leisure whenever a three-day holiday weekend is on the horizon. Fans of ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway, however, can get three days of racing during this Fourth of July weekend.
The three successive days of speed begin Saturday night with Boys and Girls Club Night and a tribute to the Western Idaho Racing Association Hall of Fame and ends on Monday night with the Stinker Stores Firecracker 50 for the Mtn. Dew Winged Sprintcars and Fireworks Spectacular presented by the City of Meridian.
In between on Sunday is a Domino’s Pizza Legends matinee that also serves as extra preparation for Monday’s qualifier for the 2011 INEX Asphalt Nationals, which is set for Oct. 27-29 at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The Legends are on the track all three days.
On Saturday, the Legends drivers will share the paved quarter-mile oval with the NAPA Late Model Sportsman drivers as well as the Edmark Mini Stocks and Thunder Dogs. The busy night also includes Spectacular Drags where fans bring their rides to run and the Westby’s Bike Races for Kids.
On Sunday, the Legends have the track to themselves. The regular admission gate won’t be open, with spectators gaining access to the track through the pit gate. Seating will be available in the north grandstand, and admission is $12 for everyone and includes a pit pass. The pits open at 9 a.m. with practice at 10 a.m., qualifying at noon and racing a half-hour later.
Monday’s holiday finale includes the Legends’ national qualifier and another round of the ESI Express ASA Modifieds series in which drivers are also chasing ranking in the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Membership National Championship standings.
Nampa, Idaho’s Shelby Stroebel currently sits second in the national standings, trailing Barry Beggarly, who calls Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., home. Stroebel is a few hundredths of a point behind Beggarly and leads the West Region pack of drivers.
The Mtn. Dew Winged Sprintcars, College of Western Idaho Professional Truck Driving Street Stocks and Tates Rents Hornets also will run feature races Monday, including the Stinker Stores Firecracker 50 for the winged sprints.
Gates open at 4 p.m. on Saturday and Monday with racing at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday night’s ticket prices are $10 for general admission, $7.50 for senior citizens and military personnel with ID, $6 for children ages 7-11. A family pass for admission for two adults and up to four children is available for $30.
Monday’s admission costs $12 for adults, $9.50 for senior citizens and military personnel, $8 for children 7-11. The family pass costs $36.
As always, children 6 and younger get in free on Saturday and Monday.
Fans can buy tickets online at www.meridianspeedway.com, print them off at home and avoid the long lines on race night.
For more information, visit www.meridianspeedway.com or call (208) 888-2813.
Meridian Speedway
2011 points standings
After June 25 races
ESI Express ASA Modifieds — 1. Shelby Stroebel, Nampa, Idaho, 680 points; 2. Chris Fenton, Meridian, Idaho, 487; 3. Jentry Pisca, Nampa, 398; 4. Rus Ward, Boise, 378; 5. Tom Hill, Eagle, Idaho, 365; 6. Darrel Dolling, Boise, 318; 7. Tony Ackerland, Star, Idaho, 218; 8. Rick Fowble, Twin Falls, Idaho, 209; 9. Jeffrey Hill, Meridian, 189; 10. Mike Reid, Boise, 179
Pepsi Sprintcars — 1. Joe Ransom, Boise, 385 points; 2. Eric Ransom, Boise, 349; 3. Rob Grice, Nampa, 325; 4. Josh Allen, Meridian, 246; 5. Carl Marcum, Meridian, 239; 6. Kelly Perkins, Nampa, 207; 7. Ryan Wiederich, Meridian, 194; 8. Erik Miller, Caldwell, Idaho, 185; 9. Kelly Newman, Boise, 162; 10. Mike Murgoitio, Meridian, 115
Mtn. Dew Winged Sprints — 1. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, Idaho, 276 points; 2. Mike Murgoitio, Meridian, 228; 3. Chris Ratterree, Nampa, 226; 4. Cody Veenstra, Emmett, Idaho, 194; 5. Bryan Warf, Meridian, 189; 6. Johnny Giesler, Meridian, 151; 7. (tie) Matt Hein, Roseburg, Ore., 132; Wyatt King, Meridian, 132; 9. Andy Alberding, Roseburg, Ore., 115; 10. Jeff Montgomery, Victoria, British Columbia, 106
CWI PTD Street Stocks — 1. Melissa Weaver, Nampa,537 points; 2. Chad Bess, Nampa, 438; 3. Tyler Nelson, Kuna, 402; 4. Jeffrey Meads, Nampa, 399; 5. Marv Weaver, Nampa, 374; 6. Shawn Hansen, Boise, 286; 7. Jim Anderson, Meridian, 276; 8. Bobby Riggs, Fruitland, Idaho, 180; 9. Roy Kirkland, Boise, 138; 10. Patrick Tully, Caldwell, 137
NAPA Late Model Sportsman — 1. Tyler Bailey, Middleton, 343 points; 2. Tyler Monroe, Star, 320; 3. Chris Fenton, Meridian, 315; 4. Dennis Wurtz II, Boise, 196; 5. Travis Anderson, Boise, 180; 6. Connor Elliott, Meridian, 173; 7. Jeffrey Wilson, Mountain Home, Idaho, 168; 8. Dan Lowther, Boise, 166; 9. Josh Jackson, Ontario, Ore., 103; 10. Kane Thomasson, Kuna, 96
Project Filter Pro-4s — 1. Ken Chandler, Boise, 269 points; 2. Joe Barton, Nampa, 268; 3. Jim Bailey, Middleton, 210; 4. Dayne Amyx, Boise, 143; 5. Jordan Fitch, Meridian, 112; 6. Rob Taylor, Boise, 101; 7. Rob Powers, Meridian, 84; 8. D.J. Lyons, Nampa, 77; 9. Neal Latham, Boise, 73; 10. Bud Rumsey, Prosser, Wash., 61
Edmark Mini Stocks — 1. Scott Shoecraft, Boise, 408 points; 2. Dell Scott, Nampa, 406; 3. Ray Bolinger, Meridian, 397; 4. Tyler Burlingame, Meridian, 356; 5. Eddie Ables, Middleton, 353; 6. Jason Sanders, Caldwell, 284; 7. Sarah Shaw, Boise, 192; 8. Larry Hull III, Boise, 159; 9. Chad Barker, Boise, 124; 10. Jeremy Perkins, Nampa, 104
Domino’s Pizza Legends — 1. Camron Madsen, Boise, 236 points; 2. Cameron Cotta, Meridian, 211; 3. Jimmy Ingham, Meridian, 162; 4. Brent Collins, McCall, Idaho, 155; 5. Phil Zubizareta, Boise, 152; 6. (tie) Darin Turpen, Nampa, 132; Chase Gilbertson, Boise, 132; 8. Zach Blume, Eagle, 115; 9. Johnathan Davis, Emmett, 112; 10. Rod Stiller, Meridian, 107
Tates Rents Hornets — 1. Jonathan Hull, Boise, 319 points; 2. Josh Parkkila, Boise, 293; 3. Art Heath, Nampa, 270; 4. Brodie Stote, Boise, 264; 5. Fred Nagele, Caldwell, 259; 6. Amber Rogers, Meridian, 256; 7. Monica Heath, Caldwell, 255; 8. Brendon Fries, Meridian, 238; 9. Stacy Heath, Nampa, 231; 10. James Pahl, Caldwell, 228
Thunder Dogs — 1. The Catfish (John Pinkston, Meridian), 275 points; 2. IP Freely Too (Nick Forsea, Richland, Ore.), 254; 3. Screaming Keegan (Cory Keegan, Meridian), 250; 4. Big Tuna (Stan Irons, Boise), 238; 5. IP Freely (Brian Duvall, Kuna), 224; 6. The Sledgehammer (Dave Jolley, Nampa), 223; 7. Fare Lady (Kennon Irons, Boise), 219; 8. Buzz Kill (John Wortendyke and Jimmy Miller), 159; 9. Pickup Man (Cory Huddleston, Nampa), 128; 10. Clifford the Big Red Thunder Dog (Travis Pavlacky, Fruitland, Idaho), 102
