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Hooters Announces ’08 Slate
Season Finale Is Scheduled For Rockingham
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Hooters Pro Cup Series announced its 2008 schedule Saturday at USA Int’l Speedway.
The schedule mixes plenty of familiar venues with three facilities that were not on the 2007 schedule. In 2008, the HPCS will return to The Milwaukee (Wis.) Mile and Jennerstown (Pa.) Speedway before making its first appearance at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway.
While there are some changes, the series will keep its traditional starting spots for both the Northern and Southern Divisions. The Aaron’s Southern Division will begin the season at USA Int’l (Fla.) Speedway on Sat., March 15, while the Sears Auto Center Northern Division will kick off its season at South Boston (Va.) Speedway on Saturday, April 19.
But that’s where the similarities end. For the first time, the series will have two combination events during the regular season. The first North/South combo will be when the series returns to historic Milwaukee (Wis.) Mile. The race, scheduled for May 31, 2008, will also be a companion event with the Indy Racing League.
The second combo race of the season will be at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Aug. 20, 2008.
The HPCS will also return to the original concept of the Championship Series, running four races in the memory of the “Forever Champions.” But for the first time, Rockingham Speedway will be the site of the final Hooters Pro Cup event of the season.
“We’re certainly excited about next season,” said Tony Cox, USAR Series Director. “We’ve kept many of our strong venues and added some new ones that should help the series continue to grow. From a venue and fan-attendance standpoint, this is the strongest schedule we’ve ever had as a series.”
The schedule will feature 15 tracks in 11 states. In 2008, competitors will be able to compete in a maximum of 16 races, which is one less than 2007. But that shouldn’t affect many teams, if any. In 2007, only one team competed in the maximum 17 races.
The schedule:
Southern Division: March 15, USA Int’l Speedway, Lakeland, Fla.; March 29, South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, Ga.; April 26, Concord Motorsport Park, Concord, N.C.; May 31, The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.; June 21, Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; July 19, Southern National Raceway Park, Kenly, N.C.; Aug. 2, Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, N.C.; Aug. 20, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
Northern Division: April 19, South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va.; May 31, The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.; June 14, Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield, Ohio; June 28, Salem Speedway, Salem, Ind.; July 12, Motor Mile Speedway, Radford, Va.; July 26, Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown, Pa.; Aug. 9, South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va.; Aug. 20, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
Championship Series: Aug. 30, Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield, Ohio; Sept. 20, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa; Oct. 18, USA Int’l Speedway, Lakeland, Fla.; Nov. 1, Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, N.C
The schedule mixes plenty of familiar venues with three facilities that were not on the 2007 schedule. In 2008, the HPCS will return to The Milwaukee (Wis.) Mile and Jennerstown (Pa.) Speedway before making its first appearance at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway.
While there are some changes, the series will keep its traditional starting spots for both the Northern and Southern Divisions. The Aaron’s Southern Division will begin the season at USA Int’l (Fla.) Speedway on Sat., March 15, while the Sears Auto Center Northern Division will kick off its season at South Boston (Va.) Speedway on Saturday, April 19.
But that’s where the similarities end. For the first time, the series will have two combination events during the regular season. The first North/South combo will be when the series returns to historic Milwaukee (Wis.) Mile. The race, scheduled for May 31, 2008, will also be a companion event with the Indy Racing League.
The second combo race of the season will be at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Aug. 20, 2008.
The HPCS will also return to the original concept of the Championship Series, running four races in the memory of the “Forever Champions.” But for the first time, Rockingham Speedway will be the site of the final Hooters Pro Cup event of the season.
“We’re certainly excited about next season,” said Tony Cox, USAR Series Director. “We’ve kept many of our strong venues and added some new ones that should help the series continue to grow. From a venue and fan-attendance standpoint, this is the strongest schedule we’ve ever had as a series.”
The schedule will feature 15 tracks in 11 states. In 2008, competitors will be able to compete in a maximum of 16 races, which is one less than 2007. But that shouldn’t affect many teams, if any. In 2007, only one team competed in the maximum 17 races.
The schedule:
Southern Division: March 15, USA Int’l Speedway, Lakeland, Fla.; March 29, South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, Ga.; April 26, Concord Motorsport Park, Concord, N.C.; May 31, The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.; June 21, Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; July 19, Southern National Raceway Park, Kenly, N.C.; Aug. 2, Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, N.C.; Aug. 20, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
Northern Division: April 19, South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va.; May 31, The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.; June 14, Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield, Ohio; June 28, Salem Speedway, Salem, Ind.; July 12, Motor Mile Speedway, Radford, Va.; July 26, Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown, Pa.; Aug. 9, South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va.; Aug. 20, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
Championship Series: Aug. 30, Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield, Ohio; Sept. 20, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa; Oct. 18, USA Int’l Speedway, Lakeland, Fla.; Nov. 1, Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, N.C