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57th Pay Less / Remy
International Little 500 Bump Day, Families / Forever Free Night On Friday
By Kyle Larson
Public Relations
The
33-car starting field will be set with the second round of qualifications for
the 57th Pay Less / Remy International Little 500 on Friday, May 27 at Anderson
Speedway.
Later that night, the Families Forever / Primerica Free Night will take place.
The MAX/WLBC Friday Night Summer Series will feature Insight ThunderCars in Oval
and Figure 8 racing, Chappy’s Rent to Own Front Wheel Drives in Oval and Figure
8 action and an awesome fireworks show.
Second round qualifications will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Friday
afternoon with the Families Forever / Primerica Free Night getting started at 7.
Admission is free.
After
three events in the Insight ThunderCar Oval division, Alexandria’s Alice Riall
sits atop the point standings. Three consecutive top-five finishes and one
victory have enabled Riall to hold a 13 point advantage over Roy Grissom Sr.
Ranking third is last weeks runner-up Brandon Phillips with rookie Lonny Burton
and A.J. Jones completing the top five.
Scoring two feature wins in the opening four Insight ThunderCar Figure 8 races,
Paris Swallows Jr. is the current point leader. Second is Mike Peters in the
Herb Rose owned entry. Robert Brumback is third with early season winners Terry
Malone Jr. and Billy Riddle rounding out the top five performers.
Kreigh
Leever advanced to the top of the Chappy’s Rent to Own Front Wheel Drive Oval
division after scoring his second victory on May 20. He leads Nick Warner by 27
markers with Sam Folsom in third position. The remainder of the top five
includes Dustin Burge and Kevin Harmon.
The Chappy’s Rent to Own Front Wheel Drive Figure 8’s has been dominated by Nick
Warner. He has scored victories in each of the three events and leads Randy Owen
by 60 markers in the season point standings. Third is Allen Wagner, with Keith
Morris and Chris Teepe filling out the top five.
On Saturday, May 28, the 57th Pay Less / Remy International Little 500 will take
place with the green flag waving at 8 p.m. Thirty-three Sprint Cars in 11 rows
of 3 will be featured in the richest Sprint Car asphalt event.
Tickets are available for the legendary 57th Pay Less / Remy International
Little 500 at $25 for reserved seating. For more information, contact the
Anderson Speedway Ticket Office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For additional information contact Anderson Speedway at (765) 642-0206.
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