Cherry Raceway’s 2012 Racing Season Kicks Off On Friday, May 18th With A Full 6 In 1 Show

Fife Lake, Michigan:

The 2012 Racing Season is ready to go as the fast 3/8s (0.375) mile high-banked dirt oval of Cherry Raceway, located southeast of Traverse City in Fife Lake, Michigan is in the midst of final Preparations for Opening Night 2012 / Best Looking Car(s) contest on Friday, May 18th.

Owners / Promoters, Roger & Michelle Steig have been hard at work throughout the off-season preparing the Great White North’s Fastest Dirt Track with one of the most aggressive and highly anticipated schedules in the tracks’ 32-year history and it all begins with a Huge 6 in 1 show highlighted by the UMP Super Late Models who'll be joined by the UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, Cruiser Bombers, Four-Cylinder Warriors, and Four-Cylinder Compacts.

Coming into the 2012 racing season, Ben Hidy will pull into the track as the Defending UMP Super Late Models Track Champion in the tracks’ premier division and he will have plenty of stiff competition with hopes of dethroning the reigning champion while Joe Rokos will lead a talented field of UMP Modifieds into battle as the Defending Track Champion in the tracks open-wheeled division.

In the Street Stocks, Brook Brasington is the reigning Track Champion, but will move up to UMP Super Late Models in 2012 leaving the Street Stocks field wide open as to who will claim this year’s crown. Emery Smith leads the charge for the Cruiser Bombers division while Willard VanHaitsma in the Four-Cylinder Warriors and Autumn Beeman in the Four-Cylinder Compacts come into the 2012 racing season as the Defending Track Champions in each of their respective divisions.

Some of the visiting touring series’ that will head north this season includes one appearance each by the Allstar Performance Michigan Dirt Cup Late Models Tour Presented by Lane Automotive (August 10th) as well as the Allstar Performance Michigan Dirt Cup Late Models Tour Presented by Lane Automotive (July 27th), in addition the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints On Dirt Presented by ARP will visit three times on June 2nd, July 20th, and August 24th.

In addition, the Michigan Traditional Sprints Series (Non-Winged Sprint Cars) will stop in on June 22nd and September 8th. The Mini Sprints will also make two appearances on May 25th, June 29th, and August 3rd while the special Battle of the Bullring for UMP Modifieds will take place on a special Tuesday Night, July 3rd. The fast and wild Board Late Models will race along-side the six weekly divisions during the 2012 Season Championships on August 30th while it’ll be Topless Night as all cars will take off their roofs for a special night of racing for Double Points during Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Night on June 8th.

Ticket Prices for the 2012 season opener on Friday, May 19th are: Adults (13-59): $12.00 – Seniors (60 and Over): $9.00 – Children (6-12) $6.00 – Kids (5 and Under): FREE – Pit Passes: $25.00. On Friday nights throughout the 2012 racing season, the Pit Gates Open at 4:00p.m. Grandstand Gates Open at 5:30p.m. Practice Starts at 6:00p.m., and then after Pre-Race Ceremonies / Invocation / National Anthem, Racing Begins at 7:15p.m.

Cherry Raceway is located at: 8649 East M-113 in Fife Lake, Michigan. For more information, please call: 1 (231) 468-1477. Don’t forget to check out the track website at: www.cherryraceway.com You can also follow us on Facebook by going to: www.facebook.com/cherryraceway and clicking on the “Like” button as well as on Twitter by going to: www.twitter.com/cherryraceway