KILGORE, Texas--Tumultuous spring weather is forcing LoneStar Speedway's (LSS) highly anticipated showdown between NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader taking on the Texas Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) on Saturday, April 18, to be postponed.

The jumbo-sized event is now being split between two existing LSS events:

The Texas Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) will have their portion of the April 18 event rescheduled to Saturday, June 13, which is the LSS 6th Anniversary event. It will still pay $2,000 to win and $200 to start, with TOMS/USRA rules in effect for the Modified division. It will be a LSS points race in all divisions.

We will let you know if the Discovery Channel is able to reschedule their live taping at LSS as well. Negotiations are now underway.

Kenny Schrader will take on the stout field of LSS Modified drivers in the Sunday, May 10, Mother's Day Spectacular, which also features the $1,300-to-win 'For the Love of Alex, Stop Texting and Driving' event for Limited Modifieds. Again, Schrader will be racing in the Modified division, and the pre-race "Party with Ken" VIP passes will be held from 4-4:45 p.m. Details are at www.darinshort.com/ken.html and the event flyer for May 10 will be released very soon (it was ready, but it needs to be adjusted due to this addition)

Due to this excessively wet start to the racing season, we have to become the best event jugglers we can be. Between the 1.5" of rain last night, and NOAA's current prediction of another one to four inches between now and Saturday night, there's no option for racing at LSS this weekend. We were going to try to move the show to Sunday, April 19th, but the latest forecast now shows rain not ending until after dark Saturday night, which is not enough drying time for a Sunday afternoon race either.

Details on both events will be announced in the days to come. We wanted to get out this April 18 postponement announcement immediately. Thanks for your understanding as this is an outdoor venue, but we'll get Ken Schrader back to Lonestar on May 10 and the TOMS back on June 13... now we all just have to wait.