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MUST SEE RACING ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF ‘FAST CASH” CHALLENGE
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June 11, 2024 – Holly, Michigan – Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts today announced details of the recently announced “Fast Cash” Challenge program that was announced a few days ago.
To give teams extra race day incentives, and continue to create great racing, the program was instituted and will be in effect at the series next event June 22 at Owosso Speedway. The “Fash Cash” Challenge will be used for the MSR National Series the remainder of the year.
After qualifications are complete the Fast Qualifier will be asked to accept the challenge. If he says yes, he will immediately earn a $500 bonus. If he sets a new track record, he will pick up an additional $100.
The Fast Qualifier will also be able to earn additional bonuses throughout the night including a $175 bonus if he wins his heat race, $75 for runner-up, or $50 for finishing third. Since he accepted the challenge the invert for the feature event will already be pre-determined with the highest a 6 and the lowest being a straight-up start. If he wins the feature event for the sixth position he will receive a $400 bonus. If he wins from the fourth starting position, he will earn a $200 bonus. If he wins from the pole, he will still earn a $100 bonus.
If the Fast Qualifier refuses the “Fast Cash” Challenge, he will receive no bonuses and could face an invert as high as a ten.
To receive all the available bonuses, a driver must prove to be as good of a qualifier as he is a racer. If a driver could be lucky enough to claim all the available bonuses offered for the night, he could earn as much as $1,175 in addition to his feature finish prize money.
It’s new, it’s different, and hopefully it will prove to be entertaining.
In other Must See Racing news………. British Columbia, Canada driver Aaron Willison is one of the first drivers to have entered the upcoming June 22 event at Owosso Speedway. Willison teamed with veteran car owner Dick Myers at the last MSR outing in Lancaster, New York June1. Willison charged from his seventh starting position and nearly pulled off a stunning win on the last corner of the race. He got alongside race winner Bobby Santos III but couldn’t beat him to the stripe. He will get at rematch at Owosso.
The MSR Midwest Lights Series will join the MSR National Series at Owosso Speedway June 22 for a winged sprint car double-header event. It will be the season opener for the MSR Lights Series.
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Santos Tops Battle Of The Bobbys In Lancaster Must See Run
Bobby Komisarski (7) leads Bobby Santos III Saturday night at Lancaster Motorplex. (David Sink photo)
LANCASTER, N.Y. (June 1, 2024) – The “Bobby and Bobby Show” Saturday night at Lancaster Motorplex was decided by a mid-race caution flag and a wild restart battle.
After polesitter Bobby Komisarski led the first half of the 30-lap Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series feature at the New York half-mile, a restart forced by the slowing car of Kevin Mingus led to one of the most entertaining duels in series history.
Lining up Komisarski on the inside of the front row with asphalt kingpin Bobby Santos III to his right flank, the pair of Bobbys raced as deep as possible into turn one when the green flag waved on lap 16 in an effort to make the other one blink.
The duo stayed side-by-side for an entire lap, then swapped lanes in turn one on lap 17 and repeated the dance before Santos finally edged clear and took the lead for good.
From there, Santos held off a late charge from Canadian superstar Aaron Willison to claim the $5,000 winner’s prize in the No. 22a Classic Corvettes/BMRS-sponsored, DJ Racing-prepared Beast Chassis.
It was Santos’ ninth career Must See Racing sprint car victory and his second in a row, after topping the season opener back on May 18 at Michigan’s Berlin Raceway.
“That was tough, both in the middle and at the end,” said Santos in victory lane. “That 50 car has been the model of [asphalt] winged sprint car racing for a long time now, and then putting someone as talented as Aaron Willison in it is a scary thing. He was coming there at the end, but we had a good race car and were able to hang on to it.
“[Komisarski] was on his A-game tonight, also, so props to him,” Santos added. “He gave me a really good battle there on the restart, and I pushed him just hard enough on the outside that he opened the door an inch on the inside to where we could take advantage. Without that restart, though, he might have had us tonight. His day is coming, for sure.”
Bobby Santos III poses with his sons in victory lane Saturday night at Lancaster Motorplex. (David Sink photo)
With an eight-car inversion putting Komisarski and reigning rookie-of-the-year Mingus on the front row, a dead-even start allowed Komisarski to clear to the lead and begin to put down quick laps in clean air.
Though Santos got to second at the end of the first lap, he quickly found that the dirty air off of Komisarski’s blue No. 7 left him struggling to find a way past as a green-flag run broke out.
Every time Santos would take a peek for the lead, Komisarski moved to cover the opening, allowing the Dayton, Ohio, driver to lead the first 15 laps before Mingus’ No. Z10 lost power in turn one.
That forced the race’s only caution and led to the restart scramble that Santos eventually prevailed in.
Willison, who was wheeling Dick Myers’ potent No. 50m, got to second with 11 laps left and had a bullet underneath him. He cut down Santos’ lead from a second-and-a-half to just car lengths at the white flag.
He ran out of time and real estate, however, to make a move for the win and had to settle for second.
“One or two more laps, and I think we might have gotten him,” said Willison. “It was such a pleasure to drive this 50m for Dick Myers; he put together a rocket tonight. It was rolling really well. It’s a shame that track position got the best of us at the end, but we had fun driving up through the field.”
Komisarski rounded out the podium with a career-best finish, followed by Davey Hamilton Jr. in fourth and fast-timer Joe Liguori in fifth.
Liguori kicked off the program by setting a new qualifying track record of 15.253 seconds ( mph) around the half-mile oval, the ninth fast time of his Must See Racing career.
Rick Holley and Hamilton won their respective eight-lap heat races prior to the main event.
The Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series season continues Saturday, June 15 at the three-eighths-mile Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway, where Hamilton won last year’s event.
The results:
Qualifying (best of two laps): Joe Liguori, 68, Rudolph-15.253; 2. Aaron Willison, 50m, Myers-15.291; 3. Ryan Litt, 07, Litt-15.510; 4. Davey Hamilton Jr., 14, Morgan-15.564; 5. John Inman, 59x, FiveNine-15.742; 6. Bobby Santos III, 22a, Fieler-15.849; 7. Kevin Mingus, Z10, Mingus-15.920; 8. Bobby Komisarski, 7, Fogle-15.949; 9. Rick Holley, 85, Holley-16.424; 10. Justin Harper, 81, Blake-16.596, 11. Joe Speakman, 72s, Speakman-NT (broken driveline).
UEM Heat #1 (8 laps, all transfer): 1. Rick Holley, 2. Bobby Komisarski, 3. Bobby Santos III, 4. Kevin Mingus, 5. Justin Harper, 6. Joe Speakman (DNS). [2:16.128]
JE Pistons Heat #2 (8 laps, all transfer): 1. Davey Hamilton Jr., 2. Aaron Willison, 3. Ryan Litt, 4. Joe Liguori, 5. John Inman. [2:07.232]
Perfit Feature (30 laps): 1. 22a-Bobby Santos III [3], 2. 50m-Aaron Willison [7], 3. 7-Bobby Komisarski [1], 4. 14-Davey Hamilton Jr. [5], 5. 68-Joe Liguori [8], 6. 59x-John Inman [4], 7. 07-Ryan Litt [6], 8. Z10-Kevin Mingus [2], 9. 81-Justin Harper [10], 10. 85-Rick Holley [9], 11. 72s-Joe Speakman (DNS).
Lap Leader(s): Bobby Komisarski 1-16, Bobby Santos III 17-30.
Hard Charger: 50m-Aaron Willison (+5)
NEW DRIVERS HIGHLIGHT MUST SEE TRIP TO NEW YORK
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May 30, 2024 – Three new drivers will join the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts when the series invades the state of New York this Saturday night June 1.
The series will be competing at Lancaster Motorplex in Lancaster, New York for the first time ever. This will be only the second time in the series history that MSR has competed in New York state. The series visited Shangri-La II Speedway in Tioga Center and Oswego Speedway in Oswego in 2012. Both events drew huge crowds and Aaron Pierce and Jimmy McCune picked up the victories respectively.
Three drivers who have never competed in an MSR points paying event, or haven’t competed in a very long time, are set to join the tour this weekend. Justin Harper, John Inman, and Aaron Willison will test their skill against the MSR regulars on neutral ground.
Harper is a former AVSS Rookie of the Year. Inman is a former Southern Sprint Car Shootout series champion. Willison is five months removed from his 50K victory in the Open Wheel Showdown at the “Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Each of these drivers is more than capable of giving the MSR regulars a run for their money.
This will be the first-ever visit of winged sprint cars to Lancaster Motorplex. Lancaster Motorplex is a 5/8-mile speedway just south of Buffalo, New York. ISMA Supermodifieds have previously visited the speedway in the past.
Bobby Santos III picked up the MSR season opener at Berlin Raceway on May 18. He will be one of many drivers battling for the $5,000 first place prize money Saturday night. Other expected entrants include Davey Hamilton Jr., Rick Holley, Bobby Komisarski, Joe Liguori, Ryan Litt, Kevin Mingus, Dalton Rombough, and Joe Speakman among others.
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SPEED DEMON WILLISON LATEST LANCASTER ENTRANT
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May 28, 2024 – Holly, Michigan – Defending Open Wheel Showdown winner Aaron Willison is the latest entrant to compete in the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts first-ever appearance at Lancaster Motorplex in Lancaster, New York this Saturday June 1.
The British Columbia, Canada driver will be making only his second appearance on the East Coast. He gained national attention with his $50,000 win in the inaugural Open Wheel Showdown in Las Vegas last December. His success in that event led him to an invite in the Children’s Dream Fund 50 at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida in early March. He found himself with a podium finish in the MSR co-sanctioned event with the Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series.
Willison will be behind the wheel of the Dick Myers- owned #50m. This car is the oldest and winningest pavement sprint car currently in competition. Jason Blonde wheeled the car to quick time at the Open Wheel Showdown in December. Willison and Myers could be a deadly duo when they unite for this weekend’s event.
Willison explained the deal to drive for Myers came together quickly.
“It was all pretty last minute. I got a call Sunday morning from Jim Hanks from Must See Racing. I had just finished watching the Monaco Grand Prix and was getting primed up to watch the Indy 500. He said I got an opportunity for you. He said there’s a pretty good car out here needing a driver. I’d like to get the car, and you up to our event in New York this weekend. I’d like to thank Jim Hanks for putting me in touch with Dick Myers and making this deal happen.”
I’m really happy about this weekend because it’s a chance to get out and do some half-mile racing. We don’t have a lot of opportunities to get out on a big track up in our end of town. So, to go and do some half-mile racing is fun. I’m really looking forward to it.
This will be Willison’s first-ever appearance at a MSR points paying event. Willson is a regular with the Northwest Sprint Tour in the Southwest part of Canada.
“This a great opportunity for me to come to the Midwest and run with Must See in their back yard. We all met in Las Vegas last year, but it was neutral ground for everybody. It will be fun to go run with the Must See guys in their own ball field.”
“If you’re gonna be successful in this game, you gotta pay attention to the cars and people around you. I try to keep an eye on people, cars, and how they operate. I’m very familiar with the Dick Myers owned car and what I’m getting myself into”.
MSR regular and fellow Canadian Ryan Litt will now have another Canadian driver to square off against this weekend. The two met for the first time in Las Vegas last December. “I just sent him a text message after I agreed to race this weekend. I was trying to hitch a ride back to the Toronto airport. I’ve blown my cover already I guess,” laughed Willison.
Willison plans to take in a few sights this weekend in addition to his racing responsibilities. “I may make it a point to blast over to Niagara Falls. It’s not often that we’re at this end of town. It will be fun to see a little bit of the Northeast. I’m really looking forward to this weekend” concluded Willison.
CANADIAN DRIVER LITT TO USE DADS EXPERINCE THIS WEEKEND AT LANCASTER
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May 27, 2024 – Holly, Michigan – Canadian driver Ryan Litt is in a different stage of his life in 2024. He returned to racing action two weeks ago for the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts at Berlin Raceway as a proud father of a new baby girl. His wife Carly gave birth to Everly Litt on February 5th.
When Litt was asked about his new role in life he was quick to answer. “It’s the best thing ever” explains Litt. ”It’s a lot of work and you don’t get much sleep. “It’s pretty rewarding when you wake up and see her smiling. It just makes everything all better.”
Litt is the latest entry for this Saturday’s (May 1) first-ever MSR appearance at Lancaster Motorplex in Lancaster, New York. It will be the first appearance of Must See Racing in the state of New York since 2012 when the series visited Oswego and Shangri-La Speedways. Both events drew huge crowds and this Saturday’s event looks to do the same.
Litt is eager to test his skills at the high-speed New York venue. He especially likes this addition to the MSR schedule because of its proximity to his London, Ontario home and he may have a slight advantage of sorts.
“My dad actually raced there before. He raced an ISMA Supermodified. He ran there a couple of times. I was there watching as a kid. That’s another reason why I’m pretty excited to go back. It will be neat to race on a track my dad raced on, and one I used to run around as a kid.
I love the big high-speed tracks where you can really let it hang out. On thing that is unique about this track, from what my dad said, is when you come off turn four the front straightaway is actually part of the drag strip. He said the banking changes and offsets a little bit. It kinda rolls you towards the wall coming off of four. It’s definitely a unique place and one we’re excited to go to. Hopeful my dad’s experience can help me, and we can be fast coming off the trailer.
This is probably our closest track. It’s probably only two hours to the border and another half hour to the track. We’re really excited about that too”.
Litt explained being a father changes things, but his desire to race is still strong. “I think your priorities change a bit when you’re a dad. You realize there is more to life than racing all the time. At the same time, I’m a third-generation racer and it’s in my blood. It’s something I’d like her to experience as well, and it would be neat to show her victory lane sometime and let her see her dad win a race”. Concluded Litt.
Santos Bests McCune To Win Berlin Must See Opener
Bobby Santos in victory lane at Berlin Raceway. (David Sink photo)
MARNE, Mich. (May 18, 2024) – Bobby Santos III saved the best for the very last Saturday evening during the season opener for the Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series.
Santos used a high-side sweep in turns three and four of the always-racy Berlin Raceway to slip past five-time series champion Jimmy McCune coming to two laps to go.
From there, Santos streaked off into the distance, leading the remaining distance for his eighth career Must See Racing sprint car win and first since June 16, 2023, at Lorain (Ohio) Raceway Park.
The past NASCAR modified champion-turned sprint car and Silver Crown ace officially led the final three laps of the 30-lap feature, earning $4,000 for his efforts.
“I’ve been torturing my two kids; (son) Julian likes to win more than anyone I know, and he said dad hasn’t been winning as much as he wants lately,” Santos joked in victory lane. “This one feels good for us in the Month of May, it’s a big win going into Carb Night and the Little 500 next weekend.”
Santos was a second-and-a-half back with 10 to go after getting held up in lap traffic, but when McCune nearly clipped the inside wall with five to go, it gave the cagey veteran a chance to pounce.
“That was so tough,” he said. “Jimmy is awesome in these winged cars, so you have to capitalize on every little thing possible … and he had that one slip late where we were able to make a move. Chasing him when he starts out front is a battle, but we’re thrilled it was a battle we could win tonight.”
Other than a caution at lap two for a spin by rookie Brady Allum in turn four, the feature was run with no major issues. A seven-inversion put Florida’s Tommy Nichols on the pole, and he led the first two circuits before giving way to McCune on the ensuing restart.
McCune dominated the middle stages, opening up nearly a two-second advantage at one point, but as traffic became a factor in the closing laps Santos drew closer and closer to McCune’s rear bumper.
Try as he might, McCune had nothing left to fight with once Santos got past and had to settle for second.
Bobby Santos battles Jimmy McCune at Berlin Raceway. (David Sink photo)
“With eight or nine to go there, it seemed like I may have hit the loudpedal just a little too hard, because we got free and it ate the tires up,” explained the Toledo, Ohio native. “About got the inside fence there late, but we saved it and still came home second. Nothing too shabby; not too disappointed and we’ll go onto the next one.”
Canadian Ryan Litt filled out the podium finishers ahead of defending series champion Jason Blonde and two-time Must See Racing Driver of the Year Joe Liguori.
Dorman Snyder and Rick Holley were the remaining cars on the lead lap in sixth and seventh, respectively, while Davey Hamilton Jr. ended up a lap down in eighth after having to drop to the rear of the field for the start due to a cut tire on the pace laps.
Liguori started the night as the fast qualifier, earning those laurels for the eighth time in his career after a lap of 13.454 seconds (117.199 mph), while Snyder and Hamilton split the eight-lap heat race victories.
An early start time of 4 p.m. meant the tidy program took the checkered flag at 7:26 p.m. in the east.
The next Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series race is scheduled for June 1 at Lancaster (N.Y.) National Speedway. It will be the first trip for the traveling tour to the five-eighths-mile, D-shaped oval.
The results:
Qualifying (best of two laps): 1. Joe Liguori, 68, Liguori-13.454; 2. Ryan Litt, 07L, Litt-13.546; 3. Jason Blonde, 42, Nosal-13.553; 4. Bobby Santos III, 22a, Fieler-13.577; 5. Davey Hamilton Jr., 14, Morgan-13.839; 6. Jimmy McCune, 88, McCune-13.968; 7. Tommy Nichols, 55, Nichols-14.298; 8. Rick Holley, 85, Holley-14.303; 9. Kevin Mingus, Z10, Mingus-14.356; 10. Bobby Komisarski, 7, Fogle-14.357; 11. Dorman Snyder, 99, Stickney-14.446; 12. Brady Allum, 87JR, Gen III-14.531; 13. Arie Luyendyk Jr., 25, Morgan-14.639; 14. Teddy Alberts, 44, Wolverine-14.639; 15. Joe Speakman, 72S, Speakman-14.850; 16. Tom Geren, 11G, Geren-15.047; 17. Charlie Schultz, 9s, IBT-NT.
Mahle Heat #1 (8 laps, all transfer): 1. Dorman Snyder, 2. Bobby Komisarski, 3. Teddy Alberts, 4. Kevin Mingus, 5. Brady Allum, 6. Arie Luyendyk Jr., 7. Joe Speakman, 8. Tom Geren, 9. Charlie Schultz (DNS). [2:01.850]
Nitro Black Heat #2 (8 laps, all transfer): 1. Davey Hamilton Jr., 2. Jason Blonde, 3. Jimmy McCune, 4. Bobby Santos III, 5. Ryan Litt, 6. Joe Liguori, 7. Tommy Nichols, 8. Rick Holley. [2:00.894]
Perfit A-Feature (30 laps): 1. Bobby Santos III [4], 2. Jimmy McCune [2], 3. Ryan Litt [6], 4. Jason Blonde [5], 5. Joe Liguori [7], 6. Dorman Snyder [11], 7. Rick Holley [8], 8. Davey Hamilton Jr. [3], 9. Bobby Komisarski [10], 10. Tommy Nichols [1], 11. Arie Luyendyk Jr. [13], 12. Joe Speakman [15], 13. Brady Allum [12], 14. Teddy Alberts [14], 15. Kevin Mingus [9], 16. Tom Geren (DNS), 17. Charlie Schultz (DNS).
Lap Leader(s): Tommy Nichols 1-2, Jimmy McCune 3-27, Bobby Santos III 28-30.
Hard Charger: 99-Dorman Snyder (+5)
LUYENDYK JR. PARTNERS WITH JIFFY LUBE AHEAD OF MSR OPENER
May 16, 2024 – Arie Luyendyk Jr. confirmed today that he intends to compete in a handful of winged pavement sprint car events with the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts beginning with this Saturday’s season opener at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan. Luyendyk Jr. also intends to compete in the 2nd annual Davey Hamilton Jr’s Open Wheel Showdown in Irwindale, California this November.
Luyendyk Jr. also announced that he has obtained a partial season sponsorship with Jiffy Lube. His familiar red #25 will now carry Jiffy Lube proudly on the side of the car as well as the top wing.
The second-generation driver is the son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk Sr. The younger Luyendyk has had a versatile career and has driven several different cars in his career including evets in the Indy Car Series, Stadium Super Trucks, IMSA, and Indy Lights cars among other things. He also qualified for the 2006 Indianapolis 500.
He gained additional fame by starring in the ABC television show ‘The Bachelor’ in 2018. Luyendyk Jr. has a huge social media following thanks in part to his appearance on ‘The Bachelor’.
Long-time friend and accomplished winged pavement sprint car driver Davey Hamilton Jr. invited Luyendyk Jr. to compete in the inaugural ‘Davey Hamilton Jr’s Open Wheel Showdown’ in Las Vegas, Nevada last December. After his initial appearance in a winged pavement sprint car, he enjoyed the outing so much he purchased a sprint car in the off-season. He plans to compete in several events with MSR in 2024.
“I’ve been involved with Jiffy Lube as a brand ambassador for the last few years doing adds for them on Instagram” explained Luyendyk Jr.”We talked about this year and what sort of promotions we were gonna do. I mentioned sprint car racing and it seemed like a great tie in. They decided to move forward with doing a select number of races. This weekend will be the first race that we debut the Jiffy Lube branding on the car.
“It’s really cool to bring such a recognizable brand to the series. For me it’s been a goal to win a sprint car race this year. This just helps me to compete in more races and achieve that goal. The goal for me is to do some MSR events and the Open Wheel Showdown. Jiffy Lube will be on board for those.
Luyendyk Jr. indicated it’s possible he might contend for Rookie of the Year honors if the schedule remains the same and weather cooperates. “I’ve been following the series (MSR). I think our goal is to run the first few. The schedule has changed a little bit. I think if it stays the same, it will be easier to plan it out, and add more races.
“Jiffy Lube and I have been a brand ambassador for the last few years. They have been happy with the content I create. This is sorta different for them. They have done some partnerships in NASCAR in the past. They have done some sprint car racing on a franchise level, but never on a corporate level. This will be really cool. Hopefully I can get them as much brand awareness as possible. Good results will help. We’ll see where we go from here starting at Berlin this weekend” concluded Luyendyk Jr.
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MUST SEE RACING OPENER SET TO KICK OFF 2024 SEASON AT BERLIN
May 9, 2024 – Holly, Michigan – After being postponed twice due to inclement weather, the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts has its fingers crossed that Mother Nature will cooperate and let the series kick off its 2024 season Saturday night May 18th at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan.
The season opener was originally set for Sandusky Speedway, but twice was cancelled due to saturated grounds. As it stands now, this will be the third attempt to get the 2024 season championship kicked off.
The lineup of drivers already entered for this event is strong and may be one of the strongest field of cars seen at an MSR opener in many years. Defending MSR champion Jason Blonde and multi-time MSR 2024 feature winners Davey Hamilton Jr. and Jimmy McCune headline a stout field of cars.
The winner of the 30-lap feature will take home $4000 and has attracted drivers from several states. Former Little 500 winners Jeff Bloom and Bobby Santos III are among those already entered. This will be round I of the Fast Car Dash mini-series.
Other drivers of interest entered include Teddy Alberts, Tom Geren, Rick Holley, Bobby Komisarski, Ryan Litt, Kevin Mingus, Tommy Nichols, Charlie Schultz, Joe Speakman, and Dorman Snyder.
Joe Liguori is also entered. Liguori Is coming off his $10,000 victory in the March 2nd co-sanctioned MSR-Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series event.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. of the “Bachelor” 22 fame is also entered. The former Indy 500 starter will be making only his third start in a winged pavement sprint car since last December. Luyendyk Jr. has tentative plans to compete at most MSR events in 2024.
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MUST SEE RACING ADDED TO HY-MILER WEEK
May 5, 2024 – Holly, Michigan – With Sandusky Speedway grounds currently saturated and rain expected nearly every day next week, Sandusky Speedway and Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts mutually agreed to postpone the May 11 MSR event at the track. The area has received record amounts of rain for the month of April.
The event was to be the opener for the MSR National Sprint Series and Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series. The MSR National Series opener will now be at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan May 18, while the MSR Lights opener is set for Friday June 21 at Corrigan Oil Speedway in Mason, Michigan
When MSR president Jim Hanks and Sandusky Speedway owner Kevin Jaycox sat down to find a suitable replacement date, things took an interesting turn of events.
“I woke up this morning and was thinking about everything I still want to do, and ideas I want to try” explained Jaycox. “One thing I always wanted to do is race every day from Saturday to Saturday the week of the annual Hy-Miler. I got close last year only being off Tuesday. This morning at about 8 am Jim Hanks from Must see racing called me and we were discussing my thoughts on 2024. I was telling Jim of my crazy idea and Jim was all into it. So, we started laying out the groundwork and after 30 minutes on the phone we had a solid idea. I left the call to get Chris Mize, Cale Krebs, Doug Dock and our promoter Kevin Jaycox Jr.’s thoughts. Within 5 mins we had everyone’s approval. So, we are making a schedule change”.
As it stands now, the Must See Racing Sprint Series presented by Perfit-Parts along with the MSR Midwest Lights Series will now race on July 24, the Wednesday of Hy-Miler Nationals week, in conjunction with Friday and Saturday’s ISMA-MSS Supermodified events. In addition, there will be other racing events still to be announced that will now make the Hy- Miler week a true festival of speed. Fans will have the chance to see two of the “World’s Fastest Short Track Cars” competing in the same week at the same speedway.
Tentative plans include the Sprint Car and Supermodified events being streamed by Racing America. Details of streaming and a full schedule of racing for the week will be announced in the coming days.
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