Front Row Challenge adds fuel to fire for Southern New Mexico Speedway’s Widow Wax USRA Fall Nationals
The 15th Annual Widow Wax USRA Fall Nationals presented by Barnett Harley-Davidson is set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-19, at the Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M., and this year's USRA Modified main event winner could walk away with as much as $25,000.
Saturday’s finale fill dole out at least $10,000 to the winner and $1,000 to each main event starter. However, if there are 51-75 cars at the event, the money goes up to $12,000 to win and $1,200 to start. A field of 76-100 cars pushes it up to $15,000 to win and $1,500 to start, and if 100 or more cars and drivers are in competition, the winners gets $15,000 while every driver taking the green flag earns at least $2,000.
As if that weren’t enough, Mesilla Valley Transportation is sponsoring the Front Row Challenge for the first time in the 15-year history of the mega-event. Both front row starters in Saturday’s A-Main will have the opportunity to start at the back of the field for $25,000 to win.
Heat race passing points will be used to determine main event lineups the first two nights. The top five finishers in Thursday’s A-Main advance to the inside row of Saturday’s A-Main and the top 5 in Friday’s A-Main to outside row of Saturday’s A-Main.
Stormy Scott is the defending champion of the event. Other past winners include Terry Phillips (2012) Jason Cummins (2011), Rodney Sanders (2010), Johnny Scott (2009), Eddie Martin (2005-07), Ron Jones (2000-01, 2004), Monte Bolton (2003) and Royal Jones (2002).
The event will also feature Limited X-Mods going wheel to wheel for $2,500 to win Saturday night. Drivers may compete under the track's Limited X-Mod rules package or USRA B-Mod rules package.
Also on the racing card will be Street Stocks racing for $300, $300 and $500 to win, respectively, and Casa Nissan Legends Cars which battle for $1,000 to win Saturday night.
The event will be a USRA national points race each night for the USRA Modifieds and USRA B-Mods/X-Mods.
- Click here for the USRA Modified entry form.
- Click here for the Street Stock entry form.
- Click here for the Casa Nissan Legends entry form.
- Click here for the Limited X-Mod entry form.
An open practice is slated for Wednesday, Oct. 16, with gates opening at 4:30 p.m. and practice beginning at 6 p.m. Pit passes are $20 and entry to the grandstands is free.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, gates open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Adult general admission tickets are just $12 on Thursday and Friday and $15 on Saturday or get a three-day pass for just $30. Pit passes are $40 each day or $100 for a three-day pit pass.
The Southern New Mexico Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval located 11 miles west of Las Cruces at the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Take I-10 to exit 132 (about 10 miles west of Las Cruces), then go one block south, then west on frontage road (next to Love’s Travel Stop). For more information call 575-524-7913 or 505-524-7913 or visit www.snmspeedway.com online.
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