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JANUARY 15, 2009 --- The 2009 Manzanita Speedway schedule is hot off the press and the 35th Avenue and West Broadway track will be racing at least 55 nights this year. The Phoenix track opens its season in a big way as all three USAC divisions--Silver Crown, Sprints and Midgets-- will jump start their chase for national championships in the third annual Sands Chevrolet Copper on Dirt--February 20-21. All three divisions will be staging races on the famed half mile track. Last year's champions, Jerry Coons Jr. (Sprints and Silver Crown) and Cole Whitt (Midgets) hope to get off to a quick start. Coons, who races out of Tucson, AZ. became only the fifth driver to win USAC's Triple Crown, joining Pancho Carter, Tony Stewart, Dave Darland and JJ Yeley. He won the midget title in 2007. Chad Boat, the rookie of the year in both the spints and Midgets, hopes to better his finishes in last year's Copper on Dirt when he finished sixth in both divisions. As soon as the Copper on Dirt event takes the checkered flag season openers and an appearance by the World of Outlaw sprint cars on March 28 take to the clay at Manzy. The season opener for local sprints, midgets and mini sprints is set for March 7 while Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, Modlites and Lady Stocks begin their season March 13 and Late Models, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Dwarf Cars have season openers March 14. The American Sprint Car Series have 16 dates at Manzy in 2009 with two of their point races will be in the NAPA Auto Parts/ Budweiser/Parker Store Western World Championships in November. The sprints have five races on the half mile track with the other 11 races on the one third mile oval. The half mile will host a total of 17 races this year. In addition to the sprints the IMCA Dirt Modifieds will be on the big track twice as will the Late Models and Super Stocks. The Copper on Dirt and Western for the USAC sprints are also on the big track. There are three weekends that the track will not be running, the first of which comes April 3 & 4 when NASCAR runs night races at PIR. The track will also be idle April 17-18. and again July 31 and August 1st. There are also some other dates that are currently open but may be filled throughout the year. 2009 MANZANITA SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE FEB Feb 19 Practice for Copper Feb 20 "Sands Chevrolet Copper On Dirt" Feb 21 "Sands Chevrolet Copper On Dirt" Feb 28 TBA MARCH Mar 07 ASCS Sprints, Midgets, Mini Sprints Mar 13 Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, Modlites, Lady Stocks Mar 14 Late Models, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Dwarfs Mar 21 ASCS Sprints, Modlites, Mini Sprints Mar 27 Factory Stocks, Bombers, Dwarfs Mar 28 "World of Outlaws" Mini Sprints APRIL Apr 03 NO RACES Apr 04 NO RACES Apr 10 Super Stocks, Dwarfs, Modlites Apr 11 "Donnie Davis Memorial", ASCS Sprints ½, Midgets, Mini Sprints, "Vintage Cars" Apr 17 NO RACES Apr 18 NO RACES Apr 24 Factory Stocks, Bombers, Dwarfs, Lady Stocks Apr 25 Late Models ½, IMCA Modifieds,Modlites MAY May 01 Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, Lady Stocks May 02 ASCS Sprints, Midgets, Mini Sprints May 08 Super Stocks ½,Bombers, Modlites May 09 IMCA Modifieds, Factory Stocks, IMCA Sport Modifieds May 16 Late Models, Mini Sprints May 23 "Wayne Weiler Salute to Indy" ASCS Sprints (51 laps) Midgets May 29 IMCA Sport Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Bombers, Lady Stocks May 30 IMCA Modifieds, Dwarfs, Modlites JUNE Jun 05 Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, Bombers, Lady Stocks Jun 06 IMCA Modifieds ½, ASCS Sprints, Modlites Jun 12 Factory Stocks, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Bombers Jun 13 "Hank Arnold Memorial" ASCS Sprints ½, Midgets,Mini Sprints Jun 19 Super Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, Dwarfs Jun 20 Late Models, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Factory Stocks Jun 27 Super Stocks, Factory Stocks, Bombers, Lady Stocks JULY Jul 03 "Firecracker 40" ASCS Sprints, IMCA Modifieds ½, Mini Sprints Jul 04 NO RACES Jul 11 Super Stocks ½, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Dwarfs Jul 18 NO RACES Jul 25 NO RACES AUGUST Aug 01 NO RACES Aug 08 IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Dwarfs, Modlites Aug 15 Late Models ½, Factory Stocks, Lady Stocks Aug 21 "58th Annual Anniversary Race Weekend" IMCA Modifieds, Factory Stocks, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Bombers Aug 22 "58th Annual Anniversary Race Weekend" ASCS Sprints ½, Midgets, Mini Sprints, Dwarfs Aug 29 Late Models, Mini Sprints, Modified Midgets SEPTEMBER Sep 05 "NAPA Auto Parts Fan Appreciation Night" ASCS Sprints, Midgets, Dwarfs Sep 12 Super Stocks, IMCA Sport Modifieds,Factory Stocks,Lady Stocks Sep 19 IMCA Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Modlites Sep 26 "Hall of Fame Vintage Classic", ASCS Sprints ½, Midgets, "Vintage Cars" "Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction" OCTOBER Oct 03 USAC Western Midgets, ASCS Sprints, Mini Sprints Oct 10 "Buddy Taylor Memorial" ASCS Sprints ½, Midgets, Mini Sprints Oct 16 "IMCA Modified Nationals", IMCA Sport Modifieds, Modlites Oct 17 "IMCA Modified Nationals", Modlites Oct 23 Factory Stocks, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Bombers, Lady Stocks Oct 24 ASCS Sprints, Mini Sprints Oct 30 "Factory Stock Showdown", Super Stocks Oct 31 "Factory Stock Showdown", Super Stocks ½, Bombers NOVEMBER Nov 07 Bomber Enduro Nov 13 "NAPA Auto Parts/Budweiser/Parker Store & 14 Western World Championships" Nov 19 Dwarfs, Mini Sprints Practice Nov 20 "Dwarf Cars, Mini Sprints Nationals" Nov 21 "Dwarf Cars, Mini Sprints Nationals" Nov 27 TBA Nov 28 TBA 3417 W. 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