MEMPHIS, Mo. -- A new era will begin this Saturday, April 28, as the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo., hosts the inaugural event for the USRA Late Models. The 2007 season will mark the first time that the high-powered Late Model division will compete under the USRA banner.

Saturday's race will be the first of 17 events comprising this year's USRA Late Model schedule, and a big field of heavy-hitters is expected to challenge for the bragging rights and first-ever entry into the USRA Late Model record books.

A top prize of $3,000 awaits the winner of Saturday's main event, with a minimum of $250 to start the feature race. All 2007 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.

Also running Saturday will be the first points race for USRA Modifieds, with the USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks, Outlaw Hobbys and Hornets continuing to battle for USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series national and track points.

Gates will open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6 and racing getting underway at 6:30.

For more information, contact the RL Promotions offices at (515) 832-6000 or visit www.rlpromotions.com/memphis online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at (660) 465-8948. The Pepsi Scotland County Speedway is located 1.0 mile west of Memphis on US 136 to SR 15, then east (at the Scotland County Fairgrounds).

For more information about the United States Racing Association (USRA), visit them online at www.usraracing.com.

USRA LATE MODELS - 2007 SCHEDULE

Sat Apr 28 … Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($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)
Tue Jun 5 … 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

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