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Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series at Tazewell Speedway for Firecracker 40 Sunday July 3

SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (June 28, 2022) – The Valvoline Iron-Man Racing Southern Series conclude the 2022 Independence Day Weekend at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN for the track’s annual Firecracker 40 event that will pay $5,000 to win and $450 to start.

The Firecracker 40 will take place at Tazewell Speedway on Sunday July 3 and will feature the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series in a full program of Practice, E-Z-GO Time Trials, Sunoco Race Fuels Heats, and the 40-lap, $5,000 to win/$450 to start Firecracker 40 main event. Other divisions in competition at the Firecracker 40 on Sunday July 3 at Tazewell Speedway will be the track’s Sportsman ($800 to win), Classic Cars ($500 to win), Street Stocks ($500 to win), and Four Cylinder ($500 to win) divisions. There will also be a fireworks show during the evening to celebrate America’s birthday.

Activities at Tazewell Speedway on Sunday July 3 for the Firecracker 40 will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m., with the general admission area opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting will be at 7:15 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 7:45 p.m. Ticket prices for the Firecracker 40 at Tazewell Speedway on Sunday July 3 in the general admission area will be $20 for adults (children ages 9 and under are free with a paid adult), while a pit pass will be $35 for adults (children ages 12 and under $25).

The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series will sanction the Super Late Model portion of the event and the tire rule will be as follows: Hoosier 1350, 1600, LM40 (Crate 21 and 55 also are fine) or American Racer 48 and 56 (if the series needs to do a tire rule limiting the number of tires per night it will, but as of now the series will not be limiting the number of tires for the series; NO 29.0 size tires on the left rear; the droop rule will be in effect, along with the new standardized 2022 body rules). The entry fee will be $100 and transponders for timing/scoring will be available for rent at the track. Any driver not making the 22-car starting field will receive $50 tow money.

Tazewell Speedway is located at 1400 Bacchus Road in Tazewell, TN 37879. For more information about Tazewell Speedway, visit the track website at www.tazewellspeedway.net.

For more information on the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series, please call (828) 361-5981 or by visiting the tour website at www.IMDIRT.net or by following @CTPROMOTE on Twitter or by liking Iron-Man Racing Series on Facebook.

The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series would like to thank the following sponsors and marketing partners for their support of the 2022 racing season: Valvoline, Zerex by Valvoline, Brucebilt Performance Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire, E-Z-GO, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, DirtonDirt.com, MyRacePass, FloRacing, Impact Race Gear, XS Power Batteries, Vic Hill Racing Engines, American Racer Tires, Keltner Contracting, TW Taylor Trucking, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Swafford Signs, KY Clutch, Brown Haven Homes, Knowles Race Parts and Bodies, Coosa Heating and Cooling, SFP Performance Systems, KND Safety, Chattanooga Valley Auto Parts, Race Clean, Denby’s J&J Construction, Advanced Transportation, Lowe’s Tows, Reno’s Roadhouse, and Racetrack Safety Initiative.

Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series Feature Purse on July 3, 2022 (40 laps): 1. $5,000, 2. $2,500, 3. $1,500, 4. $1,200, 5. $700, 6. $650, 7. $550, 8. $500, 9. $475, 10. $465, 11. $450, 12. $450, 13. $450, 14. $450, 15. $450, 16. $450, 17. $450, 18. $450, 19. $450, 20. $450, 21. $450, 22. $450

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