Wiscasset Speedway owners Richard and Vanessa Jordan are planning on having six months of Saturday night racing between April and October, according to Vanessa Jordan.
The first race is planned for Saturday, April 6, Jordan said in an interview at the Northeast Motorsports Expo and Trade Show in Augusta Jan. 12. Although the schedule isn’t finalized, racing is planned for every Saturday night through early October. The only exception is July 21, because the Oxford 250 is taking place, she said.
Three “solid” classes – Thunder Fours, Super Stocks and Late Models – will race every Saturday night, as well as potentially two other classes that could vary week to week, Jordan said. Information on the classes is available on the Speedway website.
Some specialty racing groups, like the NELCAR Legends and Wicked Good Vintage Racing, that participated in the Fall Fury race in October 2012, may be in the line-up, too, Jordan said.
There have been inquiries about hosting truck pulls and monster-truck events at the track, but nothing has been finalized, Jordan said. Concerts are being considered, too, but “those promoters aren’t beating my door down and I haven’t had time to go look,” she said.
“Our goal is to have fun; it’s family-oriented racing,” Jordan said. The racing will not be based on a point system, but “just old-fashioned Saturday night racing.”
Entrance to the grandstands will cost $5, and entrance to the pit area will cost $20, Jordan said. “In the racing world, that’s very inexpensive,” she said.
Lower pit fees will mean lower payouts to drivers, but the drivers voted to set the rate at $20 because it’s cheaper for them to race, Jordan said.
The hopes are that payouts will go to all the drivers who participate in a race, Jordan said. She and Richard aren’t quite ready to release what the payouts will be, but they’re getting close.
“Once we publish them, we will commit to them: no ifs, ands, or buts,” Jordan said.
Drivers are already starting to register their car numbers for the coming season, Jordan said. “A lot of Wiscasset fans and old racers want to come back.”
Ken Minott will be coming back to the track as an announcer and promoter, positions he’s held in the past, Jordan said. Terry Oliveri will be the track’s lead technical inspector. “He’s honest, he’s steadfast, he’s all those things we need,” she said.
Concerns from the Department of Environmental Protection over contamination from dumping that may have taken place at the Speedway are close to being resolved, Jordan said. “We have all our verbal ‘goods’ and ‘okays'” and are now just waiting on formal written approval, she said.
All the tests came back with positive results: no contamination, only surface debris, Jordan said.
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