Weltmeyer Heads List for Seventh Annual
Musgrave 100
By: Tom White
Schererville, IN (June 17, 2008) - Dave Weltmeyer heads
the list of top drivers competing in Saturday nights Elmer Musgrave
100 presented by Texas Corral Grill & Saloon. Weltmeyer “The
Dyer Flyer” worked his way up to the front with less than
10 laps to go to score the win in last year’s event. Other
entries include three time winner Eddie Hoffman driving the TK
Racing Ford Fusion, 2007 Illiana track champion Jeff Cannon in
specially prepared Wayne Govert Monte Carlo, Four Time Champion
Mike White, and Jack Kalwasinski.
The CRA Super Series will again sanction this event pitting
their top “touring stars” including Scott Hantz- Angola,
IN. John Van Doorn- Coopersville, MI. Rick Turner-Hartsville,
TN. against “Chicagoland’s Best.”
The Nights program will also feature the Schepel Performance
Late Models in a special 35 Lap main event along with the Wild
& Crazy 4 cylinder pure stocks, which are sure to provide
plenty of exciting racing action.
The Family Fun Zone will be in operation for the first time
ever at the Illiana Motor Speedway and will be located in the
Midway behind the new grandstands. The CRA Family Fun Zone is
a special place for fans attending the series events this season
to spend some entertaining time with their family. The CRA Family
Fun Zone includes a #0 Brookside Motorsports CRA Super Series
late model show car that fans are able to get in and get their
picture taken. There are also several family friendly games and
lots of prizes that were given away to the kids and some of the
adults as well.
The event is held in the memory and honor of the late Elmer
Musgrave, who passed away in 2000. Musgrave was a long-time Chicagoland
stock car competitor, racing at tracks throughout the Midwest
and the Chicago area. His son, Ted Musgrave, the 2005 NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series champion, will be on hand Saturday for
a special autograph session.
Special Event Prices: Adults – $18, Kids (8 thru 13)
– $5, Children (7 and under) – free. Pits $30
Free parking
Stock car racing every Saturday night
The gates open Saturday at 4:00 p.m., with time trials set
for 5:30 p.m. and the first race getting the green flag at 7:00
p.m. Three division feature races will highlight the program.
For more information, call the speedway at (219) 322-5311
or go to www.illianaspeedway.com.
The track is located on U.S. Highway 30, about two miles east
of U.S. Highway 41 or five miles west of Interstate 65
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