Chilly Wythe's tour special postponed
Forecasts for cold weather forced the postponement of Friday's Schaeffer's Spring Nationals event, series officials announced. No makeup date was immediately announced for the $10,053-to-win event that would have serve as the tour's first event since 2019.
The Spring Nationals are now scheduled to open Saturday at Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway for the $21,000-to-win Lil' Bill Corum Memorial, an event co-sanctioned by the Valvoline Iron-Man Racing Series. Tazewell action is scheduled to start one hour earlier than originally announced with pit gates opening at 1 p.m. and grandstands at 4. the drivers' meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6.
Tazewell's event includes a $2,100 payday to the event's fast qualifier provided that driver was among pre-entries. Visit southernnationalsseries.com/spring_index.html for series details.
• Because of weather and incomplete construction projects, Friday's Southern Oultaw Late Model Series event at Texarkana (Ark.) 67 Speedway has been postponed; no makeup date was immediately announced.