‘40 for Shorty’ Saturday night

‘40 for Shorty’ Saturday night

Riverside Speedway set for weekend of special events

ralphhardin@gmail.com Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis is getting revved up for a special night of racing this weekend.

Friday’s races will be headlined by a 30-lap $3,000-to-win USAC National Midget feature.

Tonight, NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. will pilot a USAC midget and a Pancho's 360 wing sprint car, and on Saturday he will drive a Memphis Car Audio 305 wing sprint and a USAC midget.

Plus there will be notable USAC Midget drivers, such as Bryan Clauson and Brady Bacon on hand for racing action.

Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. tonight, with the on-track action getting underway at 6:30 p.m. on the Riverside International Speedway’s quarter-mile high-banked dirt oval.

Classes will include USAC Midgets, Pancho's 360 Wing Sprints and the Parts Plus Riverside Stocks. The format will include qualifying heats and features; plus B Main, if necessary.

On Saturday, USAC Midgets will race in the '40 for Shorty,' featuring a 40-lap $4,040-towin USAC National Midget feature, as well as shows for Memphis Car Audio 305 Sprint Cars and Parts Plus Riverside Stock Cars. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. will drive a midget and a Memphis Car Audio 305 wing sprint.

Ticket Prices are: General admission (12-and-over) – $20; General Admission for children 6-11 – $5; kids 5-and-under are free. Adults can purchase a general admission 2-day pass for $35. Pit Passes are $30. Parking is free on race track property, with paid parking in the American Legion parking lot.

For more information about this weekend or other events at Riverside International Speedway, visit their website, riversideinternationalspeedway. com , as well as the USAC website, www.usacracing.com/news/mi dget. Or inquire by phone: Track phone, (870) 735-8071, or RIS office phone, (901) 8401970.

By Ralph Hardin