Tracy, Calif., - After last weekend's NASCAR Grand National West event packed the grandstands at Altamont Motorsports Park (AMP), the track just outside of Tracy, Calif returns to its roots this Saturday night with all five local divisions hitting the 1/2 and 1/4-mile ovals as part of AMP's "Cinco de Mayo Celebration!".

The featured event will be 50 laps of NASCAR Whelen All-American Western Late Model racing and promises to be quite a show. With Tracy's Ryan Philpott and his #52 "Red Rocket" having won all three Western Late Model events this season, Danville's Tim Spurgeon, currently second in points, laid down the gauntlet last Saturday night.

"We are going to beat that #52." said Spurgeon, "If we do anything this year we are going to beat that #52"

The American Limited Stock Car series will be racing on the 1/4-mile oval for the third time this season on Saturday night. James Dulla won the first ALSC event on April 7th but it was Josh Whitfield who took the checkers last Saturday, besting a strong field of 14 ALSC cars.

Also hitting the 1/4-mile oval on Saturday night will be the Pro Truck series whose lone race this year was won by Ron Robeck.

Joining the Western Late Models on the 1/2-mile oval will be the Grand American Modified division. The familiar name of Ryan Mock and his "lucky" #13 racer won the series opening race on April 7th.

The Formula-4's will fill out the slate of the five local divisions racing at AMP on Saturday night.

The GT America and ASC Road Racing Stock Cars are currently being re-scheduled for another date.

As if the action on the track was not enough, race fans will also be entertained by a Mariachi Band in the stands while Mexican food will be the specialty on the concourse -- all part of Altamont Motorsports Park's "Cinco de Mayo Celebration!"

Qualifying starts at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday with opening ceremonies scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Ticket pricing is $15 General Admission , $10 for Seniors and $8 for youth.

Source: Jeff Downey/Altamont Motorsports Park

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Altamont Motorsports Park Event Notification

Where: Altamont Motorsports Park

17001, Midway Road, between Tracy and Livermore, California

What/When:

Saturday May 5th - NASCAR Western Late Models, Grand American Modifieds, American Limited Stock Cars

Pro Trucks and Formula-4s.

Qualifying at 3:30pm

Opening Ceremonies start at 5pm followed by Trophy Dashes and Mains.

Saturday

General Admission: $15.00

Seniors (65+): $10.00

Youth (6 to 12): $8.00

Under 6: Free

Family Pak (2 adults, 2 youth): $40.00

ABOUT ALTAMONT MOTORSPORTS PARK

Located in Alameda County, between Tracy and Livermore, Calif., Altamont Motorsports Park (www.AltamontRacing.com.) is a NASCAR-sanctioned motorsports facility featuring a 1/2-mile, high-banked paved oval that is the only 1/2-mile paved oval between Redding and Los Angeles. The facility also features a 1/4-mile paved oval, a 1.1-mile road course, Figure 8 track, Drifting course, and Kart course. An operating short-track in Northern California since 1963, the facility was acquired and refurbished in 2006, by Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC (RMPracing .com) of Atwater, Calif. Altamont Motorsports Park features the NASCAR Whelen All-American Weekly Racing Series, USAC-CASA-BCRA sprint car competitions, and a variety of automobile and motorcycle motorsports events. In 2006, Altamont Motorsports Park was awarded the Race Organizer of the Year Award by the United States Automobile Club (USAC) racing organization, and the Best Facility Improvement Award, as a Premier Short Trac k, by NASCAR.

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