$25,000 To Win Hillbilly 100 This Weekend At I-77 Raceway Park

Ripley, WV – The 46th Annual Hillbilly 100 paying $25,000 to win is this weekend and I-77 Raceway Park is gearing up for West Virginia’s biggest racing weekend. For the third year in a row I-77 Raceway Park will play host to dirt racing’s oldest “Crown Jewel” the Hillbilly Hundred. Long known as the BIGGEST paying “ONE DAY DIRT TRACK RACE IN AMERICA” the Hillbilly 100 will once again be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Series that boast the best dirt drivers in America.

Saturday night’s program will see the best local and regional drivers competing in several divisions.

Saturday, August 30th, the gates will open at 2:00 p.m. where fans and drivers will be able to take part in some great concession food, vendor trailers and much more. The evenings show will get started with hot laps at 7:00 p.m. and qualifying for the “Hillbilly 50″ steel block late models to start at 7:30 p.m. and then the program for the AMRA Modifieds and the EDGE Hot Mods. The “Hillbilly 50″ has become a fan favorite and is always one of the best races of the weekend but the modifieds and the hot mods promise to be just as exciting.

AMRA car counts at I-77 have been good all season long, and with I-77 hosting this crown gem of dirt track auto racing, all of the AMRA regional stars, and stars from other modified racing organizations, are set to run under the Octane AMRA Modified banner. AMRA Modified drivers will receive points. There will be a temp fee for all non AMRA member modifieds.

Sunday, August 31st gates will open at 12:00 p.m. for the 46th annual Hillbilly 100 paying a cool $25,000 to win. Late model practice will start at 7:00 p.m. with qualifying at 7:30 p.m. and racing to start at 8:00 p.m.

2014 will see a new division added to the Saturday night program. The exciting EDGE Hot Mod class will be making their first appearance at I-77 Raceway Park. “We are very excited to add this fast growing class to Saturday nights program and to be working with EDGE Motorsport’s Cody Watson and John Watson from EDGE and Tyler County Speedway” stated I-77 Raceway’s Kenney Newhouse. Kenney Newhouse went on to say “we want to thank John and Cody for their help and for making this a Qualifier for their Workin’ Mans World Championship race on September 19th at Tyler County Speedway”. “We would also be remiss if we didn’t mention all of the help from Steve Davis that was instrumental in the formation of this class” said Hillbilly promoter Carl Short.

Hillbilly Weekend Advanced Tickets on sale now thru August 22nd. Order Forms are available at www.racei77.com

For more information on the EDGE Hot Mod Rules visit http://www.edgeconnect.co/

EDGE Contact: 304-771-5051 or outlaw_vinyl_graphics@yahoo.com

For more information on I-77 Raceway Park and Hillbilly 100 weekend visit www.racei77.com

I-77 Raceway Park Contact: 304-373-1110 or knmotorsports@wildblue.com

Octane Race Products is the AMRA Modified sponsor. Other fine sponsors of the AMRA Modified series are Dave Poske’s Performance Parts, Malta Doors and Windows, Wrisco Industries, Hoosier Racing Tire/Hoosier Tire Ohio Valley, Carthage Auto Parts, AERO Racing Wheels, Rocket Chassis, Two-Brothers Racing, Lincoln Welders & Lincoln Electric, Hypercoils, Bazell Race Fuels, Alky Racing Alcohol and Sunoco Race Fuels, Impact Racing, ADP Rivets, RCI, OTR Filters, MSD Ignition, Wilwood Brakes, Kluhsman Racing Components (KRC), Evans Vinyl Signs, Winters Performance Products, Bilstein Shocks, AFCO, PST Drive Shafts, Schoenfeld, Killer Bee Race Bodies, Bell Racing Helmets, The Bumper Man, and Pike Street Lanes. Join the AMRA now!-America’s Open Wheeled Modified’s Most Competitive Series!

Drivers and Fans can seek updates on www.amramodified.com or the AMRA FaceBook page. The AMRA wishes to thank to all of the racers and promoters who have supported and participated in the past and to those continuing to support and participate in the AMRA. For more information about the AMRA, visit amramodified.com or visit their facebook page.