3/30/2018
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Thaw Brawl opens tonight at LaSalle Speedway
By LaSalle Speedway/Lucas Oil MLRA PR (LaSalle, IL) -- Thursday Practice for the 7th Annual Hoker Trucking LLC Thaw Brawl at LaSalle Speedway was cancelled, however Friday and Saturday night's racing is still on.
Pit Gates will open at 1:00 p.m. Friday March 30. Grandstands will open at 2:00. . Hot laps are at 6:30 with racing to immediately follow.
Saturday March 31, Pit Gates open at 1:00 p.m.. Grandstands open at 2:00. With hot laps now one hour earlier at 5:00 with racing to immediately follow.
LaSalle Speedway Promotor, Tony Izzo Jr., said he is confident of another great show at his family's ¼ mile high banked facility. "We listened to the drivers and not only are we paying $15,000 to win Saturdays main event we are going to pay $1,500 just to qualify for that feature event." The total purse will be the largest offered in the 7 year history of the "Thaw Brawl", making qualifying for the weekends two MLRA main events an accomplishment in itself with a large field of quality cars and drivers expected.
Getting the MLRA Series and its drivers to the LaSalle Speedway has been a long time in the making. "It's all about entertaining the fans and the addition of the MLRA will bring something new to this year's event. Bringing the MLRA to LaSalle has been on the radar for a long time and something we have wanted to do. This year we were finally able to work with Ernie and his staff and get each of our schedules matched up to make it work," commented Izzo.
After a long off-season, Izzo and staff actually got a jump on things with a break in the weather and have been working the track since late February. "This is the first time running the "Thaw Brawl" that we have been able to get on the track by the end of February and begin prep. We're ahead of the game, and it feels really good." With the additional time Izzo said he is encouraged that they will be able to have a great track for the opening weekend, one that will for sure lead to great battles for both fans and drivers alike.
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Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
