John Seitz Racing - Bemidji, MN

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3^rd Annual $9,200 to win John Seitz Memorial Late Model Invitational

For the third year in a row in early September, Late Model drivers in the upper Midwest will be vying for a very stout $9,200 to win paycheck at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota as the 3^rd annual John Seitz Memorial Late Model Invitational is held in honor of Bemidji, Minnesota Late Model pilot John Seitz who suddenly passed away in February of 2007 while on a snowmobile trip in Idaho.

The Seitz family, Seitz Crew Chief Josh Hills, River Cities Speedway Promoter Darren Evavold, Seitz best friend and sponsor Don Shaw and FYE Motorsports Owner Chris Stepan continue to work hard to make this event a truly special event in honor of a great man and great competitor. This year will be even bigger and better as a few slight changes have been made to make the overall weekend even better!

The 3^rd running of the Memorial will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 11^th and 12^th with a rain date on Sunday, September 13^th if necessary. This event has previously been run on Thursday and Friday nights, but the event’s organizers feel that moving it to a Friday and Saturday is a move in the right direction so that fans and drivers alike do not have to worry about taking off work 2 days to get to the event. This way, folks can work all week and travel to Grand Forks on Friday instead of on Thursday as they have in the past.

Due to the fact that the event has been moved to Friday and Saturday, the event’s organizers have decided to run an open practice on Thursday night, September 10^th from 6pm-10pm. This practice session will allow traveling teams that choose to come to the River City early for the event, the opportunity to turn some laps on the track and get their set up just right for the weekend’s action. This practice session will be open to any and all competitors in all classes. A post practice party is also planned after practice concludes at 10pm. More details will be announced shortly.

WISSOTA Late Models will run all of their heat races and pole dash on Friday night, while WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds and WISSOTA Street Stocks will also compete in a complete show on Friday night. Saturday night will then feature another complete show for the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, WISSOTA Street Stocks, and a complete program of NOSA Sprint Cars will also thrill the fans on Saturday night plus the b-features and 50-lap, $9,200 to win WISSOTA Late Model main event.

Hickson, ND veteran Mitch Johnson raced to the first annual Memorial championship, while Mound, MN racer Justin Fegers capped off a thrilling 50-lap event last season to win the 2^nd annual title. Over 50 of the Midwest’s best Late Models are expected to converge in Grand Forks for one of the biggest paydays of the season. This event is more than just a race, it is an event to celebrate and remember the life of a great competitor and great guy, which is why it has turned into such a tremendously successful event.

Action will get underway both Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30pm. For more information on this event as the date grows closer feel free to check out www.rivercitiesspeedway.com or www.johnseitz92.com.

Ticket prices for the weekend’s event are as follows:

Thursday night (practice)
Grandstand - free
Pits $10 Car/Driver $25

Friday night
Grandstand Adults $16 Advance Ticket Outlets $13
Kids 7-13 Just $5
Kids 6 and under FREE!

Saturday night
Grandstand Adults $23 Advance Ticket Outlets $20
Kids 7-13 Just $5
Kids 6 and under FREE!

Justin Fegers Earns Honors at Seitz Memorial Race

9/6/08 Race Report
Prepared by: Orness Creations

The 2^nd Annual John Seitz Memorial Late Model Invitational was held this past weekend on their scheduled raindate for the event. The original schedule dates were cancelled due to the weather, so a full program was ran Saturday. Even at that, the weather was cooperative till about two hours into the program when threatening weather was moving in and the program switched up a little.

The biggest news of the night was the winner of the $9200 first place prize. Justin Fegers of Mound, MN put on a show for the fans, as he was named the 2^nd Annual Champion.