{"id":26332,"date":"2020-02-09T11:09:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T16:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=26332"},"modified":"2020-02-09T07:10:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T12:10:49","slug":"2020-schedule-taking-shape-at-riverside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2020\/02\/2020-schedule-taking-shape-at-riverside\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 SCHEDULE TAKING SHAPE AT RIVERSIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2020 SCHEDULE TAKING SHAPE AT RIVERSIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JAMES RIVER, NS (February 7, 2020) &#8211; Management for Riverside International Speedway are pleased to announce event dates for the 2020 race season. The facility, a favourite with fans from all over Canada, will see events over four weekends from early-June through late-August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The season starts June 6 with the first of three championship points races for the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour (PST), with qualifying and a 150-lap feature for the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 16 to 18 will see the IWK 250 Super Weekend with &nbsp;IWK 250 Tailgate Party on July 16, the Napa Sportsman Series on July 17, and the 14th-edition of the IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis &#8211; a second PST points race &#8211; on July 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 15 will see grassroots motorsports take center stage at Riverside with a &#8216;Rev it Up&#8217; theme including a Show &amp; Shine in the afternoon and race card in the evening featuring a Sportsman Showdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in recent memory, the Riverside season finale will be in August, an anomaly dictated by a late Labour Day date this year. On August 29, Riverside will close its 51st season with an event featuring a 200-lap contest for the Pro Stock Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support classes and more details for each event are still in the works and will be announced in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campsite reservations for the IWK 250 weekend are open and can be made by visiting RiversideSpeedway.ca. The renewal deadline is March 31 for those who had sites in 2019; new reservations are also available and will be filled&nbsp;starting in April (after the renewal deadline).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first &#8216;250&#8217; at Riverside was held in 1977; the event was rebranded the IWK 250 in 2007. Since then the marquee event has raised awareness and more than $480,000 for the IWK Foundation. The list of IWK 250 champions is a whos-who list of Canadian stock car legends and superstars &#8211; including Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees Earl Ross, Junior Hanley, Don Biederman, Greg Sewart, Rollie MacDonald, and Scott Fraser, with a couple of well-known NASCAR names &#8211; Regan Smith and Kenny Wallace &#8211; included as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans can keep up with Riverside news all year long by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.riversidespeedway.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.RiversideSpeedway.ca<\/a>, subscribing to the email newsletter, and by following social media accounts on Facebook (riversidespeedwayns) and Twitter (Riverside_NS).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 SCHEDULE TAKING SHAPE AT RIVERSIDE JAMES RIVER, NS (February 7, 2020) &#8211; Management for Riverside International Speedway are pleased to announce event dates for the 2020 race season. The facility, a favourite with fans from all over Canada, will see events over four weekends from early-June through late-August. 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