Charlotte Motor Speedway officials announced a new television agreement with SPEED today for coverage of the Legends Million, the largest grassroots race in history, taking place at the track July 15-17. SPEED’s national telecast will air Saturday, July 17, from 7:30 pm to 11:00pm/et. The program will include live coverage of the 100-lap A-Main feature and taped highlights from Thursday and Friday night’s action. The biggest Legend Car race ever, the Legends Million is a one-of-a-kind grassroots event featuring a total purse of $1 million with the A-Main winner guaranteed to take home an unprecedented $250,000. The final spot in the feature is assured $10,000. For schedule and tickets, go to charlottemotorspeedway.com.(7-14-2010)
AND: Veteran motor sports broadcaster Dave Despain, whose popular Sunday night show, Wind Tunnel, airs milestone episode No. 500 in November, will host SPEED’s live and exclusive coverage of the inaugural Legends Million from Charlotte Motor Speedway on July 17 at 7:30 pm/et. Competitors who register for the Legends Million must register in one of three divisions: Young Lions/Semi-Pro, Masters or The Legends Million, which is open to all drivers. Each division will run heat races and an A-Main race, with the Legends Million A-Feature serving as the grand finale of the three-day event. Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Phil Parsons will call the race for SPEED with Matt Yocum and Marty Snider working the pits.(SPEED)(7-14-2010)
UPDATE: The inaugural Legends Million Weekend got underway Thursday with more than 350 cars taking to the frontstretch quarter-mile oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Doug Stevens was the night’s fastest overall qualifier during time trials, which set Friday’s heat race lineups.(7-16-2010)
UPDATE 2 – pole: Friday marked day two of the inaugural Legends Million Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Doug Stevens claimed the top starting position for Saturday’s Legends Million $250,000-to-win A-Feature. Stevens, of Griffin, Ga., won the pole position by virtue of his heat race victory and his top speed in Thursday’s qualifying. As a result of their first-place heat race finishes, David Ragan will start in second place, followed by Dennis Lambert, Daniel Hemric, Tyler Green, Sean Rayhall, Chad Finchum, Darrell Wallace Jr., David Moyes and Evan Swilling. The Legends Million will conclude Saturday with a full slate of racing action that will crown the champions in the Legends Million A-Feature and Masters and Semi-Pro/Young Lions divisions A-Main races. Spectator gates open and heat races begin at 1 p.m. The special three-day event, running Thursday through Saturday, is bringing Legend Car and Bandolero drivers from more than 36 sates and two foreign countries to the Mecca of Motorsports for the largest grassroots race in history. For addition information or tickets to the Legends Million charlottemotorspeedway.com.(7-17-2010)
