NASCAR

Lonesome Pine July 4th weekend preview

Coeburn,VA- Lonesome Pine Raceway will host two nights of racing action this week with a large fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day. Thursday, July 3rd, LPIR opens its gates at 6:30 p.m. for the Virginia City Enterprises Crash ...

Published: Jul 3, 2003, 11:43 AM

Copy link

Share on Viber

Add as a preferred source

Coeburn,VA- Lonesome Pine Raceway will host two nights of racing action this week with a large fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day. Thursday, July 3rd, LPIR opens its gates at 6:30 p.m. for the Virginia City Enterprises Crash Night.

Thursday night racing action will begin at 7:30 p.m. with 100 laps of Enduro racing. These modified street cars will be full of action as two time race winner Tim Gibson looks to make it three in a row.

After the checkered flag drops the track will then be set for a demolition derby. Laundry soap and water will create a surface on the front stretch as the cars take way to see who will be the last one standing. The derby cars will compete in heat races with the top finishers in each heat moving on to the main event. You are sure to see the parts fly as they battle it out for the win.

Tickets for the Virginia City Enterprises Crash Night are just $5! Kids 12 and under are free. Bring out the family to see the sparks fly.

The NASCAR divisions will return to action this Friday, July 4th for the U.S. Army 265. Grandstand gates will open at 4:30 p.m. with a special $5 ticket price for all adults and children 12 and under are free.

Divisions running on Friday include the Morgan-McClure Late Model Stock Cars, Honda of Prestonsburg Limited Sportsman, Pepsi of Norton Grand Stock, Vic's Decorating Modified 4's, Community Trust Bank Pure Stock 4's and the Pro Challenge Series. Racing will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the Pro Challenge series.

Concluding the fourth of July racing weekend will be a fireworks display that is sure to leave you in awe as they light up the sky following the last racing event. Also, kids this is your chance to see the racing action up close! Kids ages six (6) and up can ride in the pace car during one of the races! Sign up for Pace Car rides will be at the front ticket booths (on a first come first serve basis) all that is required is a parental signature at the front gate. Get here early, the car is sure to fill up fast!

Don't forget, Lonesome Pine Raceway this Thursday and Friday. All tickets are just $5 and kids 12 and under are free as we bring you the fastest, most explosive forth of July action and fireworks in the Tri-Cities!

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?

Take our 5 minute survey.

- The Motorsport.com Team

Read and post comments

Share Or Save This Story

Copy link

Share on Viber

Previous article NWS: Top ten after Magic Valley

Next article NWS: Wenatchee II: Round seven preview

Top Comments

There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?

View More & Comment

Latest news

Tom Cruise interested in racing ARCA car, per NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Charlotte II

5 h

Tom Cruise interested in racing ARCA car, per NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell

Gibbs, Spire and Gabehart argue over contempt and injunction

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Charlotte II

8 h

Gibbs, Spire and Gabehart argue over contempt and injunction

William Byron to run Jeff Gordon throwback Axalta scheme at Phoenix

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Charlotte II

9 h

William Byron to run Jeff Gordon throwback Axalta scheme at Phoenix

Alexander Rossi takes over IR-28 testing as IndyCar pushes new chassis to the limit at Sebring

IndyCar

Indy IndyCar 9 h

Alexander Rossi takes over IR-28 testing as IndyCar pushes new chassis to the limit at Sebring

Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.

From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.

You have 2 options:

Become a subscriber.
Disable your adblocker.

Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here

Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page

Manage Alerts