SPRING CITY, TN – Mountain View Raceway officials have decided to have a non-points race this Saturday for all eight weekly racing Divisions that include Late Models, Sportsman, Beginner Sportsman, Open-Wheel Modifieds, B-Hobby, Thunder, Front-Wheel-Drive and Dwarf. It will be a Twilight Show beginning at 4 p.m.
The Pit Gate will open at 1 p.m. with Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 3:45 p.m. with Hot Laps at 4 p.m. on the ¼-mile High-Banked Clay Oval. The Grandstand Gate will open at 2 p.m.
Saturday’s event will be the first racing program of the 2021 season at Mountain View Raceway. The first points event for the eight weekly racing Divisions will be on Saturday night, March 27.
Pit Passes are $25 for age 12 and up, $15 for Children 6 to 11, and Children 5 and under are admitted Free. Grandstand Admission is $10 for ages 12 and up, Children 6 to 11 is $5, and Children 5 and under are admitted Free. You can purchase the whole seat, but you’ll only use the edge! Division Rules and Payout Information can be found on the track web site at www.mountainviewraceway.com.
Mountain View Raceway where you can get “Your Thrill By The Hill” is located at 20626 Rhea County Highway (U.S. Highway 27), Spring City, TN 37381. For more information, call 423-507-2619 or visit the track website at www.mountainviewraceway.com. You can also like the Mountain View Raceway Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/mountainviewraceway.
MOUNTAIN VIEW RACEWAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 20, 2021:
PIT GATE OPENS: 1 p.m.
GRANDSTAND GATE OPENS: 2 p.m.
PRE-RACE REGISTRATION AND TECHNICAL INSPECTION: 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. @ Scale House
(After 3:30 p.m. sign-ins start at the tail of a Heat Race or 1 lap Qualifying)
DRIVERS MEETING: 3:45 p.m. at the Scale House
HOT LAP: 4 p.m. B-HOBBY THUNDER SPORTSMAN FWD LATE MODEL OPEN-WHEEL MODIFIED DWARF BEGINNER SPORTSMAN
QUALIFY (2 Laps – 2 Cars At A Time):
SPORTSMAN LATE MODEL
HEAT RACES (6 Laps/10 Minute Time Limit):
OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED
FWD
B-HOBBY THUNDER
DWARF
BEGINNER SPORTSMAN (Hot Lap/Qualify 4 Laps – 4 Cars At A Time)
INTERMISSION/ INVOCATION AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
FEATURE RACES (1 Minute Per Lap Time Limit):
OPEN-WHEEL MODIFIED – 20 Laps SPORTSMAN – 20 Laps LATE MODEL – 25 Laps THUNDER – 15 Laps DWARF – 15 Laps B-HOBBY – 15 Laps FWD – 15 Laps BEGINNER SPORTSMAN – 15 Laps
PHOTO CUTLINE: Justin Parker of Pikeville, TN in the #88 Bee Creek Farms and Trucking Special and Joey Whittenburg of Crossville, TN in the #1 Bestone Tire Special will compete in the Open-Wheel Modified Division this Saturday in racing action on the ¼-mile High Banked Clay Oval at Mountain View Raceway in Spring City, TN. The Open-Wheel Modifieds are the newest weekly racing Division at Mountain View Raceway for the 2021 season. (Greg Farmer Photo)