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Dirt Track heats up in November with two exciting events for Sprint Cars and IMCA Modifieds.
The month of November finds most race tracks in the country boarded up for the winter. Not so in Las Vegas. The desert climate allows racing to continue late into the year when most other venues are covered in snow. Constructed in 1996, Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s half-mile dirt oval has hosted a handful of prestigious events each year and the longest-running series has been the annual Duel in the Desert for IMCA Modifieds.
The 13th annual Duel in the Desert will take place Nov. 11-13. Saturday’s A-Feature once again will pay $7,777 to the winner which explains why a record number of entries each year invade the oval in hopes of cashing in at LVMS. The 2009 edition of the Duel in the Desert boasted a record IMCA Modified entry list of 264 cars (from 24 states and four Canadian provinces). The previous record for entries – 219 – was set in 2008.
Perhaps the most notable is Johnny "The Jet" Saathoff of Beatrice, Nebr., who won the prestigious race in 2004 and 2009.
IMCA Stock Cars will join the Modifieds and complete programs of racing will take place on Thursday and Friday, leading up to Saturday’s now-historic spectacular.
For 2010, the Duel in the Desert will share top billing in November with a new attraction, the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series.
Scheduled for Nov. 26-27 of Thanksgiving Weekend, the Las Vegas Speedway.