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Ace Speedway Set To Resume 2015 Season Later This Month
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Under the direction of Brad Allen, Ace Speedway’s 2015 season will resume July 24.
Allen, who currently works with the Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS), has reached a conditional agreement to cover the outstanding debt and reopen the track, located in Altamahaw, North Carolina, for the remainder of the 2015 season.
“There’s a conditional agreement to get back 24th of July to set it up," he said, "and that’s enough to cover outstanding debt where we can operate the rest of the year.”
Allen had run the track for five seasons but stepped aside at the end of 2014, which was when Bill Catania and Short Track Management took over. The track closed down in early June with thousands of dollars in outstanding debt. While it seemed unlikely Allen would return to his role as the general manager of Ace Speedway, it is a track the former racer loves and wants to see succeed.
Allen is already looking into running some special events with hopes of attracting CARS Tour competitors who have otherwise been running exclusively in the series.
Along with the CARS Tour, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Labor Day race at Ace Speedway, which was cancelled, could also be back on the schedule. Allen says he has talked to PASS President Tom Mayberry and they will make a decision shortly on whether that is an option. According to Allen, PASS will still race on Labor Day and has entertained the possibility of racing at the soon to be opened Carteret County Speedway in Eastern North Carolina.
Allen, who currently works with the Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS), has reached a conditional agreement to cover the outstanding debt and reopen the track, located in Altamahaw, North Carolina, for the remainder of the 2015 season.
“There’s a conditional agreement to get back 24th of July to set it up," he said, "and that’s enough to cover outstanding debt where we can operate the rest of the year.”
Allen had run the track for five seasons but stepped aside at the end of 2014, which was when Bill Catania and Short Track Management took over. The track closed down in early June with thousands of dollars in outstanding debt. While it seemed unlikely Allen would return to his role as the general manager of Ace Speedway, it is a track the former racer loves and wants to see succeed.
Allen is already looking into running some special events with hopes of attracting CARS Tour competitors who have otherwise been running exclusively in the series.
Along with the CARS Tour, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Labor Day race at Ace Speedway, which was cancelled, could also be back on the schedule. Allen says he has talked to PASS President Tom Mayberry and they will make a decision shortly on whether that is an option. According to Allen, PASS will still race on Labor Day and has entertained the possibility of racing at the soon to be opened Carteret County Speedway in Eastern North Carolina.
