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AAMCO Transmissions And Total Car Care Great American Hornet Challenge This Saturday August 19th

AAMCO Transmissions And Total Car Care Great American Hornet Challenge This Saturday August 19th
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Doc's Photos)
Lebanon, Oregon- Not only will be Saturday, August 19th, will not only feature a large IMCA Modified payday at Willamette Speedway it will also see a sizable Hornet purse up for grabs. The Great American Hornet Challenge, presented by AAMCO Transmissions and Total Car Care of Newport, Corvallis, and Lebanon, returns for the second year in a row at the historic 1/3-mile clay oval. A great field of cars are expected to be in attendance as the winner gets $750.00 and it is $50.00 to start.

The format (listed below) is tailored to specific car counts such as the number of heat races and consolation features. What will remain constant is that car will participate in qualifying in groups of five and their fastest of three timed laps will be their official time. The main event will have twenty cars start and is scheduled for thirty laps in distance.

Tracy Muse is the driver to beat in 2017. The defending track champion has amassed a total of six wins in the current campaign. Crystal Flath, John Gartner, and Sam Potter are drivers that have one win to their credit. Tylor Owen managed to best the field last season after taking the lead on lap ten and dominated the rest of the way.

Please plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time on getting to Willamette Speedway as there is some extremely heavy traffic predicted for the upcoming eclipse. We want to make sure no one misses a lap of the action.

Pit Gates open at 1:00 PM, Front Gates 3:30, and Racing at 6:00. Tickets are $14.00 for Adults, Junior/Military/Senior $10.00, Youth (6-12) $5.00, 5 and Under FREE, and a Family Pass (2 Adults and up to 4 Youths) $35.00. For more information log on to www.trophymotorsports.com.

2017 AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care Great American Hornet Challenge Payout
A-Main
1st $750
2nd $500
3rd $250
4th$125
5th $100
6th $75
7th $75
8th $75
9th $75
10th $75
11th $60
12th $60
13th $60
14th $60
15th $60
16th $50
17th $50
18th $50
19th $50
20th $50

B-Main
1st Transfer
2nd Transfer
3rd $40
4th $30
5th $20
6th-Back $10

2017 AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care Race Format
-Group Qualifying for three laps in groups of five no matter the car count

28 Cars Or Less
-Top 8 qualifiers locked into the A Main and Shuffle
-Spots 9-28 will move into one of 2 heats, 8 laps in distance with a 4 car invert, taking the top 4 finishers into the feature
-Top 8 Shuffle lines up with a full invert determining the starting lineup of the first 4 rows. The top 4 advance to the Trophy Dash.
-1 B Main for 15 laps with top 4 transferring and starting in positions 17-20

29-54 Cars
-Top 6 qualifiers locked into the A Main and Shuffle
-Spots 7-46 will move into one of 4 heats, 8 laps in distance with a 4 car invert, taking the top 2 finishers into the feature
-Top 6 Shuffle lines up with a full invert determining the starting lineup of the first 3 rows. The top 4 advance to the Trophy Dash.
-1 B Main, if there is 29-32 cars, for 15 laps with top 6 transferring and starting in positions 15-20
-2 B Mains, if there is 33-54 cars, for 15 laps each with top 3 transferring. 1st B Main winner starts inside row 8, second inside row 9, and third inside row 10. 2nd B Main winner outside row 8, second outside row 9, and third outside row 10

55 Or Over
-Top 8 qualifiers locked into the A Main and Shuffle
-Spots 9 Onwards will move into one of 6 heats, 8 laps in distance with a 4 car invert, taking only the winner into the feature
-Top 8 Shuffle lines up with a full invert determining the starting lineup of the first 4 rows. The top 4 advance to the Trophy Dash.
-2 B Mains, evenly split, for 15 laps each with top 3 transferring. 1st B Main winner starts inside row 8, second inside row 9, and third inside row 10. 2nd B Main winner outside row 8, second outside row 9, and third outside row 10

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