BLOOMFIELD, Iowa -- Officials from the United States Racing Association (USRA) have announced that the previously scheduled season opener for the newly-created USRA Late Models has been changed. Originally slated for April 20 at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway, the $3,000-to-win inaugural event for the USRA Late Models will now be hosted at the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo., on Saturday, April 28.

The Bloomfield show has been moved to Friday, Aug. 24, thus creating an exciting four-day, three-race season finale for the high-powered USRA Late Models. The USRA Late Models will compete at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, before returning to the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway for the third time on Friday. On Saturday, Aug. 25, the freshman season for the USRA Late Models will end the season where it started at the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway.

All three events will pay $3,000 and will culminate with the crowning of the first-ever USRA Late Model national champion.

The 2007 season will mark the first time that the high-powered Late Model division will compete under the USRA banner. All headline events will carry a top prize of $3,000 to win, while events co-headlined by the popular O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will pay $2,000 to win for both the USRA Late Models and the O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds.

For more information, call the USRA headquarters at (515) 832-6000 or visit the USRA online at www.usraracing.com.

USRA LATE MODELS - 2007 SCHEDULE
(revised 4/3/07)

Sat Apr 28 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($3,000 to win)
Fri May 4 ... Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($3,000 to win)
Wed May 16 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($3,000 to win)
Fri May 25 ... Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($3,000 to win)
Sat Jun 2 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($3,000 to win)
Wed Jun 6 ... Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($2,000 to win)
Thu Jun 7 ... Dubuque Speedway, Dubuque, IA ($2,000 to win)
Tue Jun 12 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to win)
Tue Jul 3 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($3,000 to win)
Fri Jul 27 .... Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($3,000 to win)
Sat Jul 28 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($3,000 to win)
Tue Jul 31 ... West Liberty Raceway, West Liberty, IA ($2,000 to win)
Fri Aug 10 ... Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($3,000 to win)
Tue Aug 14 ... Farley Speedway, Farley, IA ($2,000 to win)
Wed Aug 22 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($3,000 to win)
Fri Aug 24  ... Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($3,000 to win)
Sat Aug 25 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($3,000 to win)

Note: $2,000-to-win events will be co-headlined by the O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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