MORRIS, IL- The ARCA Midwest Tour will begin their 2020 Championship Season on Saturday Night July 11. At Grundy County Speedway with the 34th running of the Wayne Carter Classic at the one-third mile paved oval. A $5,000 winner’s purse has been posted by Rod Baker Ford and Illinois Truck & Equipment for the 100 lap contest which will pay $725 to start the 25 car main event.
The ‘Stars and Cars’ of the Midwest Tour and fans alike will be welcomed to a newly renovated fairgrounds facility with updated amenities, newly paved roads and for the first time ever, the Midwest Tour will race under state of the art LED lights. “This is where it all began for my parents with ARTGO so it is pretty special that Grundy is the track where the Tour starts up again.” Noted Midwest Tour Promoter Gregg McKarns, whose parents John and Sue McKarns promoted the ARTGO Challenge Series through 1997. “The video of their new lights is phenomenal. I can hardly wait to see everyone’s reaction when we roll into Morris.” The link McKarns referenced is below. Joining the ARCA Midwest Tour will be the Midwest Dash Series and the Northern Outlaw Vintage Series. The Wayne Carter Classic began in 1975 when Tom Reffner defeated Bob Roper in what was the first ever ARTGO Racing event. The list of winners and participants is a who’s who of Midwest Short Track Racing. Spectator Gates will open at 4:30pm, qualifying begins at 5pm with the First Race starting at 7pm. Fans are encouraged to buy their tickets in advance as attendance limits will be in place at a to be determined percentage. Adult General Admission Tickets are $20, Seniors (62 and over) are $18, Students (ages 12-17) are $10 with kids ages 11 and under admitted Free. For additional information or to buy tickets for this event, please visit www.midwesttour.racing Friday night weekly racing action is set to begin at Grundy on June 26. 2020 Midwest Tour Schedule Sat July 11 Grundy County Speedway Morris, IL Wayne Carter Classic 100 Sat July 25 State Park Speedway Wausau, WI Larry Detjens Memorial 125 Tue Aug 4 Wisconsin Int’l Raceway Kaukauna, WI Gandrud Auto Group 250 Aug 21/22/23 To Be Announced August 28/29 To Be Announced Sat Sept 5 Dells Raceway Park Wi Dells, WI Escape to Wisconsin 100 Oct 10/11 LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway West Salem, WI Oktoberfest Race Weekend Former Wayne Carter Classic Winners 1975 Tom Reffner |