COMP Cams® Interstate Cup Sprint Car Series Announced
Memphis, TN− I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Arkansas) and Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Arkansas) have teamed up to offer a bonus program for Sprint Car teams in the Mid-South area, and it's being tabbed as the COMP Cams® Interstate Cup.
The COMP Cams® Interstate Cup has been created to reward drivers for competing at both tracks. For 2011, the tracks have arranged their schedules to not run Winged 360 c.i. Sprint Cars on the same night to allow racers to run for points at each track. Each weekly racing series points event at both tracks will count toward a driver's point total in the program. A driver will be allowed to miss one event at each track and still be eligible for points money and prizes, but there will be no drop races. Points acquired in all races will count toward the final total.
The minimum payout for the final COMP Cams® Interstate Cup will be the following: 1)$1,500 2)$800 3)$700 4)$600 5)$500.As more sponsors are secured the payout may be increased. COMP Cams® has also posted the following contingency prizes for the top five finishers:
1st - $1000 COMP Cams® Gift Certificate PLUS Trophy Cup
2nd - $750 COMP Cams® Gift Certificate
3rd - $500 COMP Cams® Gift Certificate
4th - $250 COMP Cams® Gift Certificate
5th - $125 COMP Cams® Gift Certificate
Additional contingencies are lining up for the competition as well, including Hoosier Racing Tire, who will be donating tires to be given away, as well as a Hoosier Champion's jacket.
In addition to money and contingencies, the program will reward provisionals. The driver highest in the point's program who doesn't qualify for the 4th Annual Ralph Henson Memorial on Saturday, September 24th at I-30 Speedway will get a provisional starting spot in the main event. Similarly, the driver highest in points (who doesn’t use a provisional at the Ralph Henson Memorial), who doesn't qualify for the Trick or Treat Nationals at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday, October 22nd, will get a provisional starting spot for the main event.
Race fans can also donate money to the points fund if they so choose.For a $100 donation, a race fan can be the title sponsor on a Sprint Car Weekly Racing Series Event at either track, and 100% of that money will go into the points fund.For more information on sponsoring an event contact Ben Shelton at 901-335-3037 or .
The first event in the series will be Saturday, March 19th at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The COMP Cams® Interstate Cup would like to thank its sponsors, which include COMP Cams®, Hoosier Racing Tire, I-30 Speedway, Riverside International Speedway, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services. For more information on I-30 Speedway, please visit and for more information on Riverside International Speedway, please visit
Media Contact: John Jamros, , 901.795.2400, ext. 664.