More Dates for Illini Racing Series in 2008

2/27/08, 12:56 AM

Illini Racing Series 2008 Schedule Fills in More Dates

The IRS (Illini Racing Series) has announced an additional four dates to the earlier published 2008 scheule for the original, and only true sportsman midget club. June 21st has been added to the visits to Bureau County Speedway in Princeton, IL.

The other three dates are all on pavement, visiting Grundy County Speedway, Hawkeye Downs and a return trip to Rockford Speedway. These dates are all part of the ASA (American Speed Association) Late Model North events at these tracks.

The Illini season will kick off on the high banked 1/4 mile Rockford Speedway on May 18th as part of the Dan Theil promoted MAYnia Series, a race card which is scheduled to feature the USAC National Midgets. The Illini Sportsman Midgets will headline the five classes on the programs run at Bureau County Speedway 3/8 mile dirt track, beginning on May 24th. The next night, the IRS Midgets join the ASA cars for an assault on the 1/3 mile pavement of Grundy County Speedway. Three totally different tracks, paved and dirt, all a part of what makes the 2008 Illini schedule one of the most diverse in all of motorsports.

June 7th and 21st the Illini head back to the Bureau County Speedway, before joining the Badger Midget Racing Association at Angell Park in Sun Prairie, WI on June 22nd. July 5th will be celebrated at Princeton, with a couple of weeks off before returning to Rockford Speedway with the ASA.

August finds the IRS on the road again, visiting three tracks in three states in the month. On the 2nd, the final trip to Bureau County, on the 10th it

2/27/08, 12:56 AM	#1 More Dates for Illini Racing Series in 2008
IRS Agent Posts: n/a	Illini Racing Series 2008 Schedule Fills in More Dates The IRS (Illini Racing Series) has announced an additional four dates to the earlier published 2008 scheule for the original, and only true sportsman midget club. June 21st has been added to the visits to Bureau County Speedway in Princeton, IL. The other three dates are all on pavement, visiting Grundy County Speedway, Hawkeye Downs and a return trip to Rockford Speedway. These dates are all part of the ASA (American Speed Association) Late Model North events at these tracks. The Illini season will kick off on the high banked 1/4 mile Rockford Speedway on May 18th as part of the Dan Theil promoted MAYnia Series, a race card which is scheduled to feature the USAC National Midgets. The Illini Sportsman Midgets will headline the five classes on the programs run at Bureau County Speedway 3/8 mile dirt track, beginning on May 24th. The next night, the IRS Midgets join the ASA cars for an assault on the 1/3 mile pavement of Grundy County Speedway. Three totally different tracks, paved and dirt, all a part of what makes the 2008 Illini schedule one of the most diverse in all of motorsports. June 7th and 21st the Illini head back to the Bureau County Speedway, before joining the Badger Midget Racing Association at Angell Park in Sun Prairie, WI on June 22nd. July 5th will be celebrated at Princeton, with a couple of weeks off before returning to Rockford Speedway with the ASA. August finds the IRS on the road again, visiting three tracks in three states in the month. On the 2nd, the final trip to Bureau County, on the 10th it