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SpeedwayChannel.com to Broadcast Duel in the Desert on PPV Internet TV from LVMS Nov. 11-13

The 13th annual Duel in the Desert – the biggest dirt track race in the west – will be available live on pay-per-view Internet TV this year.  The Nov. 11-13 IMCA Modified event already has 190 cars pre-entered and fans around the globe may watch the thrilling dirt racing action at www.SpeedwayChannel.com. Viewers also may download the event in its entirety or in selected segments following the broadcast, anchored by award-winning announcers Toby Kruse and Chet Christner.

The Nov. 20-21 Street Car Supernationals at The Strip at LVMS and the ASCS Sprint Car Supernationals at the Dirt Track (Nov. 26-27) also will be available live on www.SpeedwayChannel.com.

Saturday’s Duel in the Desert A-Feature pays $7,777 to win and the pre-entry list has reached 200 cars, with drivers coming to Las Vegas from as far away as New York (state champion Randy Hall) and Hawaii (Jeremy Moniz). Fifty entries have been filed by California drivers and 13 hometown heroes will defend their Nevada turf against perennial favorite and 2004 and 2009 winner Johnny “The Jet” Saathoff from Beatrice, Nebraska.

Spectator gates will open at 2 p.m. each day. To purchase tickets or obtain additional information, please call LVMS at (702) 644-4444 or visit www.lvms.com. Follow LVMS on Facebook and Twitter.

Spectator admission: Three-day adult pass (Thursday-Saturday): $35. Three-day kids pass: $35. Single-day adult: $19. Single-day kids: $10.

Thursday, Nov. 11
7 a.m.-2 p.m. – Pit parking, credential sales for late and gate entries.
7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Tech inspection, IMCA Modified pill draw.
1:30 p.m. – IMCA Modified drivers’ meeting.
2 p.m. – Mandatory wheel-packing (based on pill draw).
2 p.m. – Spectator gates open.
3 p.m. – IMCA Modified practice.
5 p.m.
IMCA Modified heat races.
IMCA Modified B-Feature(s).
IMCA Modifed preliminary feature.

Friday, Nov. 12
8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Pit parking, tech inspection, pill draws.
1:30 p.m. – IMCA Modified, IMCA Stock Car drivers’ meeting.
2 p.m. – Mandatory wheel-packing (based on pill draw).
2 p.m. – Spectator gates open.
3:30 p.m. – IMCA Stock Car practice.
4 p.m.
IMCA Modified heat races.
IMCA Stock Car heat races.
IMCA Modified B-Feature(s).
IMCA Stock Car B-Feature (if needed).
IMCA Modifed preliminary feature.
IMCA Stock Car preliminary feature.

Saturday, Nov. 13
8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Pit parking, tech inspection, IMCA pill draw.
2 p.m. – Spectator gates open.
3 p.m. – Mandatory wheel-packing.
4 p.m.
IMCA Stock Car Last-Chance Race
IMCA Stock Car Dash (top 8 from Friday)
IMCA Modified Last-Chance Races WWMT North-South Shootout IMCA Stock Car A-Feature IMCA Modified Duel in the Desert A-Feature.

Schedule subject to change.