Indy's
Mid-America Speedway's 2015 'Night Before the Indy Mile' Race
Return's on Friday, July 10 & to Feature Stars of AMA Pro Flat
Track in Premier Open Pro Class Race
Mid-America
Speedway – Indianapolis, IN. – June 25, 2015 – In
what has become a big weekend of stellar racing, Mid-America Speedway
on Indianapolis' southeast side will again be showcasing our 'Night
Before the Indy Mile' short track event that will feature the stars
of AMA Pro Flat Track who will be returning to the
AMA
Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship Indy Mile
round on Saturday, July 11.
Sponsored
by Jeff Stevens and Harley-Davidson
of Bloomington, IN.,
the evening's races will see returning riders including last year's
Open Pro Class winner and 2013 AMA Grand National Champion Brad
Baker, and previous Open Pro Class winner and current AMA Grand
National Champion Jared Mees. Other riders expected to return to
action at the track located on Indianapolis' southeast side at the
Marion County Fairgrounds are Sammy Halbert, Henry Wiles, long-time
track regular and Morton, IL. resident Rob 'Bugs' Pearson, Jarod
Vanderkooi, and Australian Mick Kirkness, among others. This year's
big race will see $1500 going to the winner, and Miriam Deitcher's
Flat
Track Live
and
D&D
Exhaust
will
be
sponsoring
a special
'Dash for Cash' race that will provide $1K to win, and an extra $500
to win if the rider is running a D&D Exhaust system. Riders will
be competing on 450cc-class DTX-spec machinery and some will be
rolling out their framer mounts, just like Mees did to win the
2011-13 Open Pro Class events.
Jared Mees #9 brought along his Lucas Oil Honda framer during his run of winning the 2011-2013 Open Pro Class at Mid-America, but missed the 2014 event in search of his 2014 AMA Grand National Championship. The defending AMA Grand National Champ is expected to return to the Marion County Fairgrounds on Friday, July 10 to try and win again over a stacked field expected at this year's premier event at the 'little track that could.' Photo by Mike 'Stu' Stuhler/Stu's Shots.
Other
classes that will be contested at Mid-America during the 'Night
Before the Indy Mile' race will be Open Quad, Open Bike, Open
Amateur, 50cc, 65cc, 80-200 cc (two or four stroke), Youth, 250cc
Money, Vet 30+, Vet 50+, Vintage Light (0-350cc), and Vintage Heavy
(351cc+). Note that a rider may enter either Open Pro or Open
Amateur, but NOT
both.
And as a special treat Mike O'Neil will be returning again this year
with his
fleet
of 1949 Indian Arrow 250cc racers
for a special race that will see former AMA Grand National greats
like Charlie Roberts, Indiana's Jackie Mitchell and current AMA Pro
Flat Track sponsor Tommy Duma racing aboard the little singles.
Brad Baker #1 shows the form in early practice at Mid-America Speedway in 2014 that he used on his Brothers Powersports Honda CRF450R to win the Open Pro Class during Mid-America's 'Night After the Indy Mile.' Baker, the 2013 AMA Grand National Champion, is expected to return again in less then two weeks to defend his title. Photo by Mike 'Stu' Stuhler/Stu's Shots.
Entry
fees will be for $40 for the Open Class, $30 for adult classes, and
$25 for youth classes. Pit Passes will be $10 for age 10+, $5 for age
5-9, and no charge for age 4 and under. Please note that pit passes
will go to $25 at 5:00 PM. Grandstand passes will be $10 for all ages
5+. Pre-entry
for all riders in all classes is available on Mid-America's
website.
Mid-America
will also be seeing Mike Hacker's
RIDE
Academy
return to the track this year for two special class sessions, the
first of which will take place on Sunday, July 12 and see AMA Pro
Flat Track riders including Baker,
Nichole Mees, Kenny
Coolbeth,
Ryan Wells, Cody Johncox and Hacker as class instructors. The second
time RIDE Academy returns will be on August 10 after the Red Bull
Indianapolis MotoGP weekend.
Any
rider that commits to the July 10th
RIDE Academy at Mid-America will receive a complimentary pit-pass for
the Night Before the Indy Mile event on July 10th.
The RIDE Academy instructors will also be on hand on July 10th
to assist riders with any questions that they may have.
Gates
open at 2:30 PM EDT, first practice starts at 4:30 PM and the first
heat race will roll off the line at
7:00 PM. We hope to see you there for what will again be another
exciting and star-studded evening of racing at Mid-America Speedway's
'Night Before the Indy Mile' event at the Marion
County Fairgrounds on Indy's southeast side!
Track
info and contact:
Mid-America
Speedway at the Marion County Fairgrounds
7300
East Troy Ave.
Indianapolis,
IN. 46239 – Jim Terchila/President of Mid-America Speedway/
317-871-4392 or info@midamspeedway.com
Press release prepared by:
Mike
'Stu' Stuhler
Stu's
Shots
10826
Riverwood Blvd.
Indianapolis,
IN. 46234-7686
317-299-2072
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