SLAYTON, Minn. – Officials from the Murray County Speedway have released the following schedule of events for the 2009 racing season:

May 1 – Practice night sponsored by Wheel Herald.
May 8 – Regular night sponsored by Pro Cellular/Alltel of Slayton.
May 15 – Regular night sponsored by Slayton Building Materials.
May 22 – Regular night plus Round 1 of Pit Crew Challenge.
May 23 – (Saturday) - Royal Loon USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mod Shootout sponsored by Southwest Pallets of Marshall.
May 29 – Buddies Night sponsored by Grain Exchange & Cenex of Slayton & Chandler.
June 5 – USMTS National Tour special sponsored by DeBoer Chevrolet of Edgerton; Regular night for other classes.
June 12 – Regular night sponsored by Page 1 Printers of Slayton.
June 19 – USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car Shootout sponsored Kadupers Bar & Grill of Iona and Hydroswing Doors of Cottonwood; Regular night for other classes.
June 26 – Regular night sponsored by Midwest Supply/Slayton Electric plus Round 2 of Pit Crew Challenge.
July 3 – Regular night sponsored by Pepsi of Pipestone.
July 10 – USRA Hobby Shootout sponsored by Schmidy Built Construction on Cottonwood; Regular night sponsored by Avoca Spray/Farmers Insurance Agency of Avoca for other classes.
July 17 – Miller Lite Night sponsored by Beverage Wholesalers of Marshall.
July 24 – Regular night.
July 31 – Sportsman Shootout plus regular night sponsored by Jim Kluis Crop Insurance Specialists for other classes.
Aug. 7 – Regular night sponsored by Jim's Market of Slayton plus Hornet Shootout and Round 3 of Pit Crew Challenge.
Aug. 12 – (Wednesday) Murray County Fair featuring Hornets, Sportsmans and Sprints (TBA).
Aug. 14 – Murray County Fair sponsored by Rowdy's Radiator of Slayton and Dierks Oil & Trailer Sales.
Aug. 21 – Regular night sponsored by Murray County Medical.
Aug. 28 – Championship Night sponsored by Farmers Union Insurance of Marshall.
Aug. 29 – Rain date (if needed).

New for 2009:

• Five Shootouts for Hornets, Sportsmans, USRA Hobby Stocks, USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods and USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars. Trophies for top three and increased payouts for all places.
• Three rounds of Pit Crew Challenges - pit teams will race on tire changes.
• Buddies Night - this event is for Big Buddies of Western Community Action and Murray County Speedway participating drivers.

Races start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Schedule is tentative and subject to change without notice.