| The Racer's Yard Sale is on for February 5 at Volusia Speedway Park | by Pete Walton
BARBERVILLE, Fla. -- The O'Reilly Auto Parts United Sprint Car Series and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida will host The Racer's "YARD SALE" event at the track on Sunday, February 5th.
The "YARD SALE" kicks off VSP "Super Sunday" which is the lead-in event for literally the "Super Bowl" of sprint car racing featuring seven full nights of winged sprint car racing.
In action will be the O'Reilly USCS 360 winged sprint cars, World of Outlaws 410 sprint cars and the All Star Circuit of Champions 410 sprint cars at the historic half mile located 15 miles west of Daytona Beach on State Highway 40.
The VSP "Super Sunday" event will include The Racer's YARD SALE (flea market /swap meet) a set-up clinic at 10 a.m , and an evening practice session over the new clay recently installed on the VSP racing surface. Plus a chance to move the haulers in for the week.
YARD SALE activities start at 9 a.m. on the front lawn for racers who want to buy or sell parts, whole race cars, motors, trailers, etc.
The Racer's YARD SALE is open not only to sprint car teams with goods to sell, but, to race teams in all divisions. O'Reilly USCS series founder and President Pete Walton said "Dean Miracle and I came up with this just to give everyone who is looking for parts for the 2006 season to have a chance to purchasr something from some of the top teams and for the racers coming in to have a way to get rid of something they don't need to help pay for their trip to Florida. So, if you have stuff to sell bring it." concluded Walton . Vendor spaces for new product display will also be available.
Then at 10 a.m. on "Super Sunday" the O'Reilly USCS and VSP will host a set-up clinic/seminar for sprint car teams with a panel of instructors from the O'Reilly USCS and World of Outlaws sprint car teams. The first O'Reilly USCS instructor named to the panel is eleven time National touring series and four time O'Reilly USCS National Champion, Terry Gray. Representatives and experts on tires, shocks and safety equipment manufacturers are also expected to be included in the seminar.
A practice session will be held starting at 6 p.m. on Sunday evening and should give ample practice time to all who desire to test the new dirt. Tires and fuel will be available for the practice session. For more info on Volusia Speedway Park, visit www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com.
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