ARCADIA, Wis. -- Fox Ridge Speedway owners Dave Hesch and Jeff Reglin have released an updated tentative schedule for the upcoming 2006 racing season.

Due to recent weather developments, including two major snow systems which blew through the area this past week, added to plans for a reworking of the speedway surface, the 2006 racing schedule has been altered.

“With the large amount of money racers spend on their race cars it is our responsibility to give them the best racing surface possible,” explained Hesch, “and opening before the track is ready would be an injustice on our part.

“Mother Nature has reared her ugly head again, and sitting here in another March Snow Storm, that we did not really want or need, we have to be realistic about our opening date for the 2006 season.”

Therefore, Fox Ridge Speedway has slated Friday, April 21, as the Official Season Opener to begin the action-packed 2006 season.

This year ‘The Ridge’ and surrounding Western Wisconsin countryside will thunder to the high-banked thrills of eight complete divisions throughout the year, including the ultimate in high-speed high-dollar racing: the WISSOTA Late Model class. Also making regular weekly appearances at the track will be USRA Modifieds, officially WISSOTA-sanctioned Super Stocks, WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds and WISSOTA Street Stocks, as well as the fan-favorite 4-Cylinder Hornets.

Additionally, the O'Reilly USMTS Modifieds will be making three $2,000-to-win visits to ‘The Ridge’ on June 9, July 14 and Aug. 18, while the incredible 2006 WORLD Dirt Racing League PolyDome Late Model Series will be bringing their show to Fox Ridge Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 9, for a $5,000-to-win special.

And, of course, no season would be complete at Fox Ridge Speedway without the popular “Fox Ridge Family Fun Night & Night of Destruction” which is scheduled for Saturday, July 29 -- a night of fun, excitement and perhaps even a little destruction!

And, if that’s not enough, Hesch is still working on several additional extremely ‘high profile’ special events for the 2006 season.

So, as you can see, despite the March weather that Mother Nature has provided, Fox Ridge Speedway is gearing up for a full 2006 season complete with the ultimate in dirt-track racing action for fans of all types.

The tentative 2006 schedule for Fox Ridge Speedway is available at the Official Fox Ridge Speedway web site at www.foxridgespeedway.com.