Story By: BRANDON BROWN / XR – BRISTOL, TN – XR and the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series announce joint-sanctioned Super Late Model class for Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals.
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series will co-sanction the events with the XR Super Series at the famed half-mile track which will be dirt covered for the four events.
“We’re excited to be asked to be part of this historical event,” said CT Promotions President Chris Tilley. “It will be the largest paying events we have ever helped promote. We want to thank XR for asking us to co-sanction with his XR Super Series for these four events. We’re hoping this will be the start of something great between our two tours.”
The events of Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 along with the Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 races will each pay $50,000-to-win and $2,500-to-start the 24-car fields. Practices will take place on Thursday March 24 and Thursday March 31. Driver bonuses put up by XR will be for the drivers competing at the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals. A total of $300,000 in points money for the four races will be paid out by XR with $100,000 going to the points champion on top of the driver payouts.
“Adding the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series to the Bristol Super Late Model docket makes this event even bigger,” said XR Super Series Director & XR Chief Operating Officer Dan Robinson. “As we launch the inaugural XR Super Series in Thunder Valley, this adds another element of great competition to the event. We’re excited, and the racers and fans should be, too.”
More details including tire rule and technical rules will be released in the near future.