TURKEY DERBY PRACTICE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
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Wall Stadium
TURKEY DERBY PRACTICE SET FOR THIS WEEKEND (NOV. 17 & 18)
AT WALL STADIUM
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Stock car racing teams planning to compete in Turkey Derby XXXIX at Wall Stadium on Thanksgiving weekend can prepare this Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 17 and 18) during two paid practice sessions hosted by the third mile high banked paved speedway. Each practice session will run from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is open to competitors from divisions competing during the season ending classic. Although each will be a paid session for competitors, the grandstands will be open so that fans can witness the practices free of charge.
Turkey Derby XXXIX is a three day Thanksgiving racing tradition set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 23, 24 and 25) during the daylight hours. On November 23, practice will start at 8:30 a.m., while qualifying will start at 12:30 p.m. and feature racing will begin at approximately 2:15 p.m. On November 24, practice will start at 8:30 a.m., with qualifying set for 11:00 a.m. and feature racing set for approximately 1:00 p.m. On Sunday, November 25, practice will start at 11:00 a.m. with main event action set for 1:00 p.m.
Pit gates will open at 6:30 a.m., with grandstand seating opening at 9:30 a.m. on both Friday and Saturday. On Sunday pit gates will open at 10:00 a.m. with grandstand seating opening at noon. Qualifying is also set for noon with the first main event set for the green flag at 1:00 p.m.
Friday main event action will feature the paved track Sportsman cars, the Late Models, the Legend Cars, the Truck Series, the 4 Cylinder cars and the Factory Stocks. On Saturday, the Touring Modifieds, Wall Modifieds, dirt Modified/Sportsman, TQ Midgets and Street Stocks will all see main event action. On Sunday, the Factory Stocks and 4 Cylinder Cars return for a second main event each, while the S-10 Trucks and Powder Puff racers also see feature race action. Sunday will be topped off by a Demolition Derby.
Of special interest will be an appearance by Wall Stadium favorites Ray Evernham and Wally Dallenbach, as they debut the completely restored No. XL-1 Modified stock car on Saturday. Of importance to the Jersey Shore community, which was stricken by Hurricane Sandy just a few weeks ago, will be a collection of money and gift cards for the area’s relief fund. Program Dynamics President Steve Barrick recently announced that his publishing company will donate $1 from every Wall Revue program magazine sold during the weekend to the effort.
Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400, while CKMotorsports@aol.com is the track’s email address. More information is also available at www.wallspeedway.com.
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RAY EVERNHAM TO REUNITE WALLY DALLENBACH WITH LOST ORIGINAL XL-1 FOR LAPS AT HISTORIC TURKEY DERBY AT NEW JERSEY’S WALL STADIUM SPEEDWAY
MOORESVILLE, NC – The legendary pink-and-white XL-1 (Experimental Lincoln Number One) 1937 Ford Coupe modified that dominated at race tracks throughout the Northeast 50 years ago, is making a long-awaited return to New Jersey’s Wall Stadium Speedway on Nov. 24 with original driver Wally Dallenbach back behind the driver’s seat.
Shortly after Dallenbach and “Gentleman” Joe Kelly drove the Don House- and Al Gehrum-built XL-1 in 1962, it disappeared from the Northeast racing circuit. The XL-1 was discovered rusting next to a junkyard filled with vintage auto parts in rural Halifax, VA.
New Jersey native and former Wall Stadium champion Ray Evernham came to the rescue, acquiring the historic car in 2011 and restoring the rusted remains to its original luster and running condition. Now, Evernham will reunite the restored XL-1 with Dallenbach and return it to its former stomping grounds at Wall Stadium Speedway.
WHO: Evernham, former Wall Stadium champion, three-time NASCAR championship crew chief, former NASCAR team owner and current and ESPN analyst, and Dallenbach, legendary New Jersey modified and open-wheel driver.
WHAT: The return of the world’s only remaining original XL-1 to Wall Stadium, where it competed 50 years ago. The car was recently rescued and restored by Evernham.
WHERE: Wall Stadium Speedway
1803 Highway 34 South
Wall, NJ
WHEN: 39th Annual Turkey Derby
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Noon XL-1 unveiling with Evernham and Dallenbach behind main grandstands 1 p.m. XL-1 driven by Dallenbach and No. 19 Ford Probe modified driven by Evernham to lead parade lap of vintage race cars by the Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club
1:30 p.m. XL-1 driven by Dallenbach to pace the field for the Tour Modified feature
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES: Media are invited to cover the unveiling of the XL-1 and interview Ray Evernham and Wally Dallenbach about the restored racing legend. Photographers and broadcast media will have access to the infield to shoot the cars for the parade lap and pace lap.
