1998 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series Schedule Announced; Teams to Race with New Six-cylinder Engines
22 December 1997
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 19, 1997)-- The NASCAR Goody's Dash Series will celebrate NASCAR's 50th Anniversary with 1 8 races at 1 7 speedways. A new option of six-cylinder powerplants will make the sub~ompact touring series even more exciting as teams choose the new engines or the traditional four-cylinder counterparts. The 18-race schedule will have the teams traveling to the premiere superspeedways of Daytona International Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway and the Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex as well as the high-banked short track of Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The season is scheduled to kick off Friday, Feb. 13, with the Series' traditional opener during Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway. "The combination of NASCAR Goody's Dash Series competitors' skills on short tracks and superspeedways, coupled with a new six-cylInder engine option, promises to make NASCAR's 50th Anniversary season extremely exciting for fans and competitors alike," said Dennis Huth, NASCAR vice president for administration. Two tracks that have been missing from the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series schedule for a number of seasons will once again be visited by this unique touring series in 1998. Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, N.C. and South Boston (Va.) Speedway will host events for the sub-compact touring series for the first time in almost a decade. Other changes to the 1998 schedule will bring the Series to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 20, to coincide with the NASCAR Winston Cup Pole Night. This event will mark the second appearance for the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series under the lights at Charlotte. The Concord Motorsport Park event has also been moved up from November to August 1 5th The earlier date there should ease the turn around time for the teams as they prepare for the season finale at Homestead. Late additions to the 1 997 schedule, St. Augustine (Fla.) Speedway and USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Fla., return for 1998 as are almost all of the other venues that have been stalwart supporters of the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series for many years. -30- 1998 NASCAR GOODY'S DASH SERIES SCHEDULE Date Location Fri., Feb. 13 Daytona International Speedway', Daytona Beach, FL Sat., May 2 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC Sat., May 9 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, NC Wed., May 20 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC Fri., May 29 Tri-County Motor Speedway, Hudson, NC Sat., June 13 Lanier National Speedway, Gainesville, GA Sat., June 20 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN Sat., July 4 Summerville Speedway, Summerville, SC Sat., July 11 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, SC Sat., July 18 Orange County Speedway, Rougemont, NC Sat., Aug, 1 Southern National Speedway, Kenly, NC Sat., Aug. 8 Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, SC Sat., Aug. 15 Concord Motorsport Park, Concord, NC Sat., Aug. 29 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC Sat., Sept. 12 St Augustine Speedway, St. Augustine, FL Sat., Sept. 19 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA Sat., Oct. 24 USA International Speedway, Lakeland, FL Sun., Nov. 15 Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, FL SCHEDULE TENTATIVE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE