EASTERN YOUNG GUNS ALSO ANNOUNCE 8-RACE SCHEDULE
New tracks highlight USAC’s 2011 Eastern Ford Focus campaign, which includes 22 races in North and South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio and Indiana.
Tracks new to the Eastern Focus schedule include Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C. and Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway. The series returns to Franklin County Speedway in Callaway, Va. after a four-year hiatus
A total of nine tracks are involved, with four of the 22 races also awarding points toward the Midwest championship. All of the 22 races are included in the 2011 battle for the Henry Ford Sweepstakes Trophy, which goes to the National Ford Focus Champion, determined by a driver’s best 12 point-scoring events across the country.
Eight races are also planned for the 2011 Carolina Focus Young Guns Series, all in conjunction with Ford Focus events.
The 2011 Eastern Ford Focus and Carolina Young Guns schedules are as follows:
EASTERN FORD FOCUS SERIES
Date – Location
4/8 - Altamahaw, NC
4/30 - Dillon, SC
5/7 - Hickory, NC
5/13 - Altamahaw, NC
5/14 - TBA
5/19 - Concord, NC
6/4 - Asheboro, NC
6/10 - Xenia, OH
6/11 - Columbus, OH
7/1 - Altamahaw, NC
7/2 - Callaway, VA
7/24 - Concord, NC
7/27 - Concord, NC
8/4 - Plymouth, IN
8/10 - Concord, NC
8/17 - Concord, NC
8/24 - Concord, NC
8/27 - Dillon, SC
9/5 - Altamahaw, NC
9/17 - Columbus, OH
10/14-15 - TBA
11/5 - Altamahaw, NC
CAROLINA YOUNG GUNS SERIES
5/19 - Concord, NC
6/10 - Xenia, OH
7/24 - Concord, NC
7/27 - Concord, NC
8/10 - Concord, NC
8/17 - Concord, NC
8/24 - Concord, NC
9/17 - Columbus, OH