Lernerville Speedway
Firecracker postponed; makeup date still TBA
By Kevin Kovac
World of Outlaws Late Model Series
Dan Stone and his wife slog through the pits Sunday. (Todd Battin)
SARVER, Pa. (June 29) — Mother Nature wouldn’t allow the second annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com to be completed on Sunday. With showers continuing to hit Lernerville Speedway in waves and more still on the way, officials made a late-afternoon decision to postpone the blockbuster $150,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series event. A new date for the finale of the Firecracker 100 weekend will be announced soon by track and series officials. | Slideshow
The $40,000-to-win event kicked off in spectacular fashion on Friday night with a huge crowd watching six memorable qualifying heat races for 62 dirt Late Models, building the anticipation for the main event. But rain arrived just before race time on Saturday evening and refused to let up long enough for competition, pushing the scheduled program of a C-Main, two B-Mains, the $3,000-to-win Uncle Sam 30 and the Firecracker 100 to Sunday.
A late-afternoon start time was planned on Sunday, but thunderstorms began to strike the 4/10-mile oval again before a car was able to hit the racing surface. Several strong storms followed, deluging the track and forcing the ultimate postponement of the Firecracker 100.
When a new date is announced for the Firecracker 100 finale, the action will pick up with the last-chance events that have already been aligned and end with the pomp, pageantry and excitement of the rich 100-lap A-Main. Rainchecks and pit bands will be honored on the rescheduled date.
