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Drivers from Calif., Wash., Utah, Colo., Idaho and Canada to Compete in Fall Classic at LVMS

Drivers from Calif., Wash., Utah, Colo., Idaho and Canada are towing in to Las Vegas for this weekend’s Fall Classic at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The highlight of the two-day event is the 150-lap, $5,000-to-win MetroPCS Super Late Model feature.

MetroPCS Super Late Model invaders set to take on Las Vegas’ finest include: Ryan Philpott (Tracy, Calif.), Jared Vorse (Olympia, Wash.), Nathan Fleury (Spokane, Wash.), Andy Allen (Orange Grove, Calif.), Dave Garber (Spokane, Wash.), Eric Richardson (Bakersfield, Calif.), Dan Rhodes (Yelm, Wash.), Tony Jackson (Palmdale, Calif.), Michael Hadderheim (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Zan Sharp (Logan, Utah).

Last year’s Fall Classic concluded with a thrilling finish as Taylor Barton passed Tom Lovelady on the final lap to win the MetroPCS Super Late Model feature.

The weekend’s racing program also will include Late Models, Modifieds, Bandoleros, Legends Cars and Bombers.

A former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver has filed an entry. Trevor Boys, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, once again is entered in the Modified race. Boys competed in the nation’s premier stock car division in the 1980s when it was called the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.  He perhaps is best known for the spectacular flip he took at Talladega, Ala., in 1984, on CBS-TV (which still may be seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HPGS5oH_o ). 
        
Spectator gates will open at 5 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday. To purchase tickets or obtain additional information, please call the LVMS ticket office at (702) 644-4444 or visit www.LVMS.com.

Friday, Oct. 24
Noon – Pit gates, registration open.
2-4:30 p.m. – Practice (Friday classes only – no Bandoleros)
5 p.m. – Drivers’ meeting, spectator gates open.

5:30 p.m. – Qualifying:
Legends Cars group qualifying (8 cars, 4 laps)
Late Model group qualifying (5 cars, 4 laps)
Modified qualifying (5 cars, 4 laps)
Super Late Model qualifying (4 cars, 4 laps)
Bomber heat races (8 laps)
Intermission
First Legends Cars Dash (8 cars, 8 laps – qualifiers 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 finish determines inside rows of feature)
Second Legends Cars Dash (8 cars, 8 laps – qualifiers 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16 finish determines outside rows of feature)
First Late Model Dash (8 cars, 8 laps – qualifiers 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 finish determines inside rows of feature)
Second Late Model Dash (8 cars, 8 laps – qualifiers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 finish determines outside rows of feature)

First Modified Dash (8 cars, 10 laps – qualifiers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 finish determines inside rows of feature)
Second Modified Dash (8 cars, 10 laps – qualifiers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 finish determines outside rows of feature)

First Super Late Model Dash (8 cars, 15 laps – qualifiers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 finish determines inside rows of feature)

Second Super Late Model Dash (8 cars, 15 laps – qualifiers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 finish determines outside rows of feature)

Bomber feature (30 laps, no cautions)
Legends D-Feature (if needed)
Modified D-Feature (if needed)
Super Late Model D-Feature (if needed)
Legends Cars C-Feature (if needed)
Modified C-Feature (if needed)
Super Late Model C-Feature (if needed)

Saturday, Oct. 25
10 a.m. – Pit gates open.
1 p.m. – First Bandolero practice session (30 min.)
1:30 p.m. – Practice for all classes (8 laps, 1 session)
Second Bandolero practice session (30 min.)
3:30 p.m. – Drivers’ meeting.
4 p.m. – Spectator gates open.

4:30 p.m.
Bandolero Bandits heat race (6 laps or 8 min.)
Bandolero Young Guns heat race (6 laps or 8 min.)
Legends Cars B-Feature (15 laps)
Late Model B-Feature (15 laps)
Modified B-Feature (15 laps)
Super Late Model B-Feature (15 laps)

7 p.m. – National Anthem
Bandolero Bandit A-Feature (15 laps or 15 min.)
Bandolero Young Gun A-Feature (15 laps or 15 min.)
Legends A-Feature (30 laps or 30 min.)
Late Model A-Feature (75 laps or 60 min.)
Modified A-Feature (75 laps or 75 min. – all caution laps count)
Super Late Model Open Comp feature (150 laps, 10-min. break at lap 75)