CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Dec. 27) Cleveland Speedway has put out an aggressive schedule for the 2006 racing season. The third mile clay oval located in Cleveland, Tennessee will start racing in March and offer race fans and competitors top notch racing that includes a liberal number of special events through November.

"We have added a couple of specials and have put more into existing specials that will highlight the best local racing in the area," said Cleveland promoter Monty Morrow. "We averaged over 20 Late Models and 120 cars in the pits every Saturday night last season and look to improve on that in 2006."

There are currently no plans to increase the ticket prices for either the grandstands or the pits in 2006.

Racing every Saturday night from March to November Cleveland Speedway is located on US 11 (Lee Highway) just north of the US 64 bypass in Cleveland, Tenn. For more information call the track (423) 479-8574. Or visit www.clevelandspeedway.com/

2006 Cleveland Speedway Schedule


FEBRUARY
24-25 Bradley Square Mall Car Show
MARCH
4 Play Day 12:00 to 4:00
11 Late Models and Full Racing Program
18 11th Annual SAS "Shamrock" 60 laps $5,000 to win plus Limited Late Models and Pony
25 Late Models and Full Racing Program
APRIL
1 Late Models and Full Racing Program
8 Late Models and Full Racing Program
15 Late Models and Full Racing Program
22 Late Models and Full Racing Program
29 Late Models and Full Racing Program
MAY
6 Late Models and Full Racing Program
13 Hobby Mid Season Championship With full racing program
20 SAS 29th Annual Coca Cola Tenn. Memorial With full racing program
27 Late Models and Full Racing Program
JUNE
3 Limited Late Model Mid Season Championship With full racing program
10 Late Models and Full Racing Program
17 Pony Mid Season Championship With full racing program
24 29th Annual Stars-N-Stripes With full racing program
JULY
1 TBA
4 TBA
8 Late Models and Full Racing Program
15 16th Annual SAS Budweiser "Jean Johnson" Memorial 60 laps $5,000 to win and Full Racing Program
18 2nd Annual Southern Nationals Late Model Race $3,500 to win plus 2 other divisions TBA
22 Late Models and Full Racing Program
29 B-Hobby Mid Season Championship With full racing program
AUGUST
5 Late Models and Full Racing Program
12 Late Models and Full Racing Program
19 Late Models and Full Racing Program
26 Late Models and Full Racing Program
SEPTEMBER
2 Late Models and Full Racing Program
9 3rd Annual Lamar Lowery Memorial 45 laps $2000 to win and Full Racing Program
16 Late Models and Full Racing Program
23 3rd Annual Jimmy Mowry Memorial Tennessee Thunder Dirt Car Series 48 laps $3,000 to win and Full Racing Program
30 Top Track Crate Engine Series Race $3000 to win and Full Racing Program
OCTOBER
7 Late Models and Full Racing Program
14 Late Models and Full Racing Program
21 TBA
28 TBA
NOVEMBER
11 Swap Meet and Practice 10:00 to 4:00 P.M.
17 2nd Annual Joe Lee Johnson Memorial Weekend B.J. Parker Southern Thunder Series $2,700 to win and Other Racing Divisions TBA
18 18th Annual SAS Gobbler 75 laps $5,000 to win and Full Racing Program

Note: This schedule is subject to change and modification at any time.
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