BULLS GAP, Tenn. – With rain moving into the East Tennessee region in early afternoon, and the National Weather Service forecast calling for rain to continue falling overnight into Friday, the Fastrak Racing Series Crate Late Model national championship event scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 19 at Volunteer Speedway has been canceled. With the show at "The Gap" the opening leg of the three-race Fastrak Racing Series national shootout, followed by the next two nights at Riverside Speedway, located in Travelers Rest, S.C., and Lancaster (S.C.) Speedway, the Volunteer Speedway event will not be rescheduled.

A strong field of 60-plus competitors from all over the country, representing such states as Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, Wisonsin, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina were present Thursday at "The Gap."

The $250,000 Fastrak Racing Series national championship point fund will now be distributed based on the two South Carolina events. The driver with the combined highest point total from the two nights of racing will pocket $50,000, with the remainder of the money to be distributed back to 50th-place, which will receive $500.

For more information, visit the Fastrak Web site at http://www.fastrakracing.com

Volunteer Speedway: (423) 235-5020