TORC Series Event Schedule for Route 66 Raceway

Aug. 25, 2010 By Press Release
JOLIET, Ill. – The Traxxas TORC Series Presented by AMSOIL PRO classes are providing some midweek racing action at Route 66 Raceway Wednesday and Thursday as part of a huge week of racing with the ARCA Series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the IZOD IndyCar Series. One of the biggest names in motorsports, Kyle Busch, is scheduled to race in the PRO 2WD category against the best of the best, including class points leader Rob MacCachren, Ricky Johnson, and Jeremy McGrath, who will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Wednesday prior to the race.
 
Busch completed a successful test at the “Big House” in Crandon, Wis., last week and then went on to become the first-ever driver to sweep all three of NASCAR’s top series in a single weekend with his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories at Bristol Motor Speedway.
 
The event schedule for this week at Route 66 Raceway is as follows:
 
WEDNESDAY
 
3:00 PM                        Gates Open to the Public
3:30 PM                        Practice: PRO Light | PRO 4 | PRO 2 | Super Buggy
5:00 PM                        Qualifying
6:30 PM                        Traxxas PRO Driver R/C Challenge and Autograph Session in the Midway
7:30 PM                        Opening Ceremonies
                                    PRO Truck Driver Intro on Racetrack Straight-away
                                    Super Buggy
                                    Pace Truck Ride Along
                                    Traxxas PRO Light Trucks
                                    Traxxas R/C Demonstration on Racetrack Straight-away
                                    Kumho Tires PRO 4x4 Trucks
                                    AMSOIL PRO 2WD Trucks
 
THURSDAY
 
5:00 PM                        Gates Open to the Public
6:00 PM                        Practice
7:30 PM                        Opening Ceremonies
                                    PRO Truck Driver Intro on Racetrack Straight-away
                                    Super Buggy
                                    Traxxas Pace Truck Ride Along
                                    Traxxas PRO Light Trucks
                                    Traxxas R/C Demonstration on Racetrack Straight-away
                                    Kumho Tires PRO 4x4 Trucks
                                    AMSOIL PRO 2WD Trucks
 
For ticket information for this week’s TORC Series races, visit TORCSeries.com or Route66Raceway.com. Fans can also watch all the action online Wednesday and Thursday at TORCSeries.com and this fall on Discovery’s HD Theater. “The Off Road Championship” kicks off Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. and its 26 episodes will give viewers a never-before-seen look at what the TORC Series is all about.
 
For more information on the Traxxas TORC Series Presented by AMSOIL, visit them on the Web at TORCSeries.com. For information on the United States Auto Club, visit USACRacing.com. Both sites will also feature live free streaming of all the events on the TORC Series schedule courtesy of GoPro cameras and eBay Motors.
 
Race fans can follow all the action throughout the TORC Series season on its official Twitter sites at Twitter.com/TORCMedia and its official page on Facebook.


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