USA International Speedway - 2-22-2002 Rain forces schedule change
Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Gene Crane PR and Media Relations P.O. Box 90097 Lakeland, FL 33804-0097 863 984-RACE (7223) 800 984-RACE (7223) 863 984-2442 Fax genecrane@usaspeedway.com February 22, 2002 Weather Forces Adjustment in Raceday Schedule Lakeland, FL – Bad weather, which began moving into the Central Florida area Thursday evening continued throughout the day on Friday washing out all on track activities at USA International Speedway. Speedway and USAR officials have released a revised schedule for Saturday February 23rd to accommodate the loss of track time and anticipate a very busy day to bring the start of the Lucas Oil 250 presented by Jennie-O Turkey Store to the green flag at 7:30 PM. The revised schedule has been posted to the speedway website at www.usaspeedway.com <http://www.usaspeedway.com/> and is listed on the second page of this release. Amended Race Day Schedule USAR Hooters ProCup Series Lucas Oil 250 Effective 2-22-2002 6:00 PM Friday – February 22, 2002 Scrubbed Due To Rain Saturday – February 23, 2002 7:15 AM…………Late Hauler Parking (Truck driver only into pits) 7:30 AM....................... Pit Gates Opens 7:30 AM..............USAR HOOTERS ProCup Tech Opens 9:00 AM..............USAR Crew Chief Meeting 9:15 AM..............USAR Rookie Meeting 10:00 AM............Grandstand Gates Open ..........................Begin Practice - GOODYEAR Challenge Series 10:45 AM............End Practice - GOODYEAR Challenge Series ..........................Begin Practice - USAR HOOTERS ProCup Series 1:15 PM.............End Practice - USAR HOOTERS ProCup Series 1:30 PM..............Drivers Meeting - USAR HOOTERS ProCup (engines off) 1:45 PM..............Chapel Service (Engines off) 2:00 - 3:45 PM.....Practice/Qualifying GOODYEAR Challenge Series and EROC Series 3:45 PM..............EROC Series 35 5:00 PM..............Qualifying- USAR HOOTERS ProCup Series 6:15 PM....................... ..............Autograph Session on track 7:00 PM....................... ..............Pre-Race Ceremonies 7:10 PM....................... ..............Drivers Introduction 7:30 PM...............Start Lucas Oil 250 presented by JENNIE-O Turkey Store To Follow........FASCAR GOODYEAR Challenge Series 100 -30- For more information about USA International Speedway, please visit our web site at http://usaspeedway.com/.