In addition, March 2 will feature the AMA Racing Vet/Senior Shootout. Not only will this event include classes for amateur racers over 30, 40 and 50 years old, but special classes just for pro-licensed riders will be included in the program. This event will give dirt-track fans an excellent opportunity to see the sport's top pros battle for bragging rights leading into the first round of the 2010 AMA Pro Racing Grand National Championship, which gets underway at the same venue on March 3-4.
"This four-day combined event will have everything a dirt-track fan or racer could want -- AMA Racing amateur national championships, a show stacked with the world's top pro dirt-track talent, and a special event for our vet/senior amateur racers," said AMA Director of Racing Joe Bromley. "This also supports our ongoing goal of maintaining a smooth bridge between the amateur ranks and professional racing. The numerous pro teams and sponsors on hand for the AMA Pro Grand National Championships will have one of their best opportunities of the year to see the up-and-coming racers of the next generation at the AMA Racing Winter National Short-Track Championships."
Racers who participate in all three rounds of the AMA Racing Winter National Short-Track Championships will also earn five Holeshot Points for the AMA Racing Dirt Track Grand Championships. The AMA Racing Dirt Track Grand Championships are the year's premier amateur dirt-track championships, featuring competition in short-track, TT, half-mile and Mile racing in Du Quoin, Ill., this July 17-23. Amateur racers may earn a maximum of five Holeshot Points by running select events leading up to the Du Quoin event.
