TRI-STAR LATE MODEL CHALLENGE SERIES ADDED TO 2006 FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE

FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY is please to add yet another high-profile special to the 2006 schedule. The TRI-STAR CHALLENGE SERIES will visit THE BIG 3/8-MILE on Wednesday July 26th! (3/29/2006) By Dan Bailey for FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY (ARCADIA, Wisconsin) – FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY owners Dave Hesch and Jeff Reglin are pleased to announce yet another addition to the 2006 FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY schedule. On Wednesday July 26th, the “Tri Star Engine Supply WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series” will make a $2000 to win visit to ‘THE BIG 3/8-MILE’ in Arcadia, WI! The “Tri Star Engine Supply WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series” is a WISSOTA Sanctioned Late Model Touring series which visits WISSOTA Dirt Tracks throughout the upper mid-west with mid-week special events, providing racing fans with some of the best dirt-track Late Model racing in the region. “We have 15 shows booked for this season” stated Series Co-Director Craig Sullivan, “With Fox Ridge being the 10th show on the tour and 2/3rds of the way through the series, the drivers will surely be battling hard for the Tri Star Engine Supply WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series Championship.” “I think our track is an excellent venue for all types of dirt-track racing,” offered Dave Hesch, “but it’s no secret that to really experience the speed and potential that this speedway offers, fans simply need to see a great Late Model event here – and the TRI-STAR CHALLENGE SERIES visit to THE RIDGE will be an excellent opportunity for fans to see some of the best Late Model touring drivers competing on this track!” Defending “Tri Star Engine Supply WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series” champion Pat Doar will be on hand for the event along with 2005 WISSOTA Late Model National Champion John Kaanta. Mix in the rest of the high-profile competitors from the Challenge Series, and fans will be witness to some of the best on-track action from some of the best Late Model drivers that the area has to offer! “FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY will be a new entry for this year’s late model tour . . . . and (we) are looking forward to visiting FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY.” continued Sullivan. Challenge Series Co-Director Callie Terning-Sullivan continued the expression of excitement at visiting FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY “I am very excited to see the reaction from (the) fans . . . the Tri Star Challenge Series at FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY it doesn't get much better than that!” The addition of the July 26th “Tri Star Engine Supply WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series” event - with an event purse of over $11,000, and a Series point fund of $24,000 – to the current 2006 FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY schedule adds yet another high-profile event for fans to enjoy at one of the premier dirt-track facilities in all of the Upper Mid-West. The “Tri Star Engine Supply WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series” event joins an already jam-packed schedule for the 2006 season at FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY, including three $2000-to-win USMTS Modified touring series events (6/9, 7/14 & 8/18), a $5000-to-win WDRL Late Model Special (8/9), the fan-favorite “NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION” (7/29) and the regular season-ending “THUNDER AT THE RIDGE” two-day event. And if that’s not enough, FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY representatives are still in negotiations to bring additional ‘High-Profile’ special events to their ultra-fast high-banked jewel of a speedway. The tentative 2006 schedule for FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY is available at the OFFICIAL FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY web site – www.foxridgespeedway.com. -- 30 --