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36th Annual Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race The 36th Annual Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race will be held at the Delaware International Speedway on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 . Gates to the Speedway will open at 5:00 p.m. and racing action beginning at 7:00 p.m. Rain date is scheduled for Thursday, July 10, 2008 . The Delaware International Speedway is located on US Route 13 north of the Delaware – Maryland line. This year’s event will feature competitors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. Drivers will compete for over $35 ,000 worth of prize money. Super, Late Models, Street Modified, Modified Lites, TSS AC Delco Modified , Little Lincoln Vintage Cars, and Southern Delaware Vintage Car Club. Also, back by popular demand is the 11th Annual Camp Barnes Shoot-Out featuring the top five finishers from the Modified feature and the top five finishers from the Late Model Feature. A $2,000 cash purse is at stake when they go head-to-head in a twelve-lap dash. Camp Barnes originally opened in 1948 to combat juvenile delinquency. The camp was named in recognition of Colonel Herbert A. Barnes. Colonel Barnes was the Superintendent of the State Police at the time of the camps establishment, and he was instrumental in raising the necessary funds and volunteer help to make Camp Barnes a reality. The camp is located next to the Assawoman Wildlife Area on Miller Creek, 6.7 miles southeast of Bethany Beach. During an eight-week span in the summer, 60 children, ages 10-13, attend Camp Barnes each week with no financial burden on their parents or guardians. Tickets to the event are available at the speedway’s ticket booth the night of the event. Spectator’s tickets are $12 and pit tickets are $25 . Children 10 and under accompanied by a parent or guardian are admitted free to spectator seating. For additional information, please contact Detective Preston (Pep) Lewis at (302) 856-5850 Ext. 301. Released-Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
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