DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- The 2004 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series will be contested at 67 of North Americas best short track facilities, with thousands of hometown drivers competing for short track racings most prestigious prize the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series championship. In keeping with the series time-honored format, NASCAR has divided the tracks into eight geographic regions to set the stage for the 2004 racing season.
Veteran series observers will notice a new look to the lineup, which, for the first time, includes two race tracks in Canada Delaware Speedway in Ontario and Autodrome St. Eustache in Quebec along with the return of Nashvilles Music City Motorplex and Californias Shasta Raceway Park two longtime NASCAR tracks which re-joined to the series after a hiatus from NASCAR racing. In addition, NASCAR has changed the former Southeastern Coastal Region to form an all-new East Coast Region, which includes tracks along the coastlines of New Jersey, New York, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
These facilities represent the very best speedways in short track racing, said Chris Boals, director of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series. There are more than 900 weekly short tracks operating in the United States and Canada today and only a select group of those tracks less than 10 percent of the total tracks are able to join this series. Flying the NASCAR banner is a prestigious accomplishment for these tracks and their communities. Were proud to be associated with the tracks, teams, fans and sponsors throughout the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series.
In order to establish a fair and balanced competition for the series championships, NASCAR divides the tracks into eight regions based on geography and other factors. Drivers at each track compete against the drivers in their region for a regional championship worth up to $45,000 in post-season prize money to the winner. NASCAR uses its Competition Performance Index (CPI) formula to rank drivers in each region on a weekly basis and determine the regional winners. At the end of the season (which concludes Sept. 19), the racing records of the eight regional champions are compared to determine an overall series champion. The overall NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series champion receives a bonus award of up to $125,000, bringing the total championship prize to $170,000.
The 2004 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series regional track alignment is as follows (new tracks, or tracks which have changed regions for 2004, are listed in bold)
Ace Speedway Altamahaw, N.C.
Big Daddys South Boston Speedway South Boston, Va.
Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, N.C.
Caraway Speedway Asheboro, N.C.
Concord Motorsport Park Concord, N.C.
Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville, S.C.
Hickory Motor Speedway Hickory, N.C.
Lonesome Pine Raceway Coeburn, Va.
Motor Mile Speedway Radford, Va.
Jax Raceways Jacksonville, Fla.
Langley Speedway Hampton, Va.
Myrtle Beach Speedway Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Oglethorpe Speedway Park Savannah, Ga.
Old Dominion Speedway Manassas, Va.
Riverhead Raceway Riverhead, N.Y.
Southampton Motor Speedway Capron, Va.
Wall Township Speedway Wall Township, N.J.
Columbus Speedway Columbus, Ohio
Delaware Speedway Delaware, Ontario, Canada
Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway Dubuque, Iowa
Kalamazoo Speedway Kalamazoo, Mich.
Kil-Kare Speedway Xenia, Ohio
Lorain Speedway South Amherst, Ohio
Peoria Speedway Peoria, Ill.
Rockford Speedway Rockford, Ill.*
*Please note: Rockford Speedway features two nights of NASCAR-sanctioned racing, on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Adams County Speedway Corning, Iowa
Elko Speedway Elko, Minn.
Farley Speedway Farley, Iowa
LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway LaCrosse, Wis.
Lakeside Speedway Kansas City, Kan.
Nebraska Raceway Park Greenwood, Neb.
Park Jefferson Speedway Jefferson, S.D.
Raceway Park Shakopee, Minn.
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough, Maine
Claremont Speedway Claremont, N.H.
Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville, Pa.
Lee USA Speedway Lee, N.H.
Seekonk Speedway Seekonk, Mass.
Stafford Motor Speedway Stafford Springs, Conn.
Star Speedway Epping, N.H.
Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Conn.
Waterford Speedbowl Waterford, Conn.
Autodrome St. Eustache St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada
Big Diamond Raceway Minersville, Pa.
Chemung Speedrome Chemung, N.Y.
Holland International Speedway Holland, N.Y.
Jennerstown Speedway Jennerstown, Pa.
Lake Erie Speedway North East, Pa.
Monadnock Speedway Winchester, N.H.
Motordrome Speedway Smithton, Pa.
Spencer Speedway Williamson, N.Y.
Colorado National Speedway Erie, Colo.
Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Wash.
Madera Speedway Madera, Calif.
Magic Valley Speedway Twin Falls, Idaho
Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley City, Utah
Shasta Raceway Park Anderson, Calif.
Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, Calif.
Watsonville Speedway Watsonville, Calif.
Cajon Speedway El Cajon, Calif.
Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, Calif.
Lanier National Speedway Braselton, Ga.
Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, Calif.
Music City Motorplex Nashville, Tenn.
San Antonio Speedway San Antonio, Tex.
The Bullring at Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev.
Tucson Raceway Park Tucson, Ariz.
