Legends “Mason-Dixon Meltdown” Event Growing With Excitement

Most of the time, Thanksgiving is associated with turkey, pilgrims, football, stuffing, pumpkin pie, parades and family. This year, though, the words Mason, Dixon and Meltdown will become folklore as well. And those who compete in the INEX Legends Car Series will help make the “Mason-Dixon Meltdown” a new, yearly stop in their racing season.

The Legends car portion of the two-day event continues to grow and grow as more and more entries pile into the offices. Already, the likes of Darrell Wallace Jr, Tyler Green, Clay Hair, Logan Boyett, Kyle Hall and Zach Stroupe are all entered, representing everywhere from Maryland, Florida, North Carolina and Massachusetts.

“We are really looking forward to this great event at South Boston Speedway,” said Darrel Krentz, Executive Director of INEX, the international sanctioning body of Legends, Bandoleros and Thunder Roadsters. “RACEceiver Legends Cars have been racing at South Boston for several years and always put on a great show for the fans. This will be no exception and our Legends racers should have a great time at the Mason-Dixon Meltdown.”

One of the most unique features of the Legends races at the “Mason-Dixon Meltdown” will be a halfway break. But the break won’t be the standard halfway stoppage. Instead, at lap 30 (of the 50-lap event), all of the cars currently running will come to a stop on the track. At that point, the crews will have a 5-minute break where they can make any adjustments on the cars that they like.

The catch is that the cars will stop on the frontstretch. All of the adjustments that will be made have to be done on the frontstretch with the equipment the crews can take over the wall, right in front of the fans in the stands. The drivers will also be allowed to get out of their cars and are encouraged to walk to the fence and sign autographs and talk with the fans.

“We’ve seen this format at Legends races out west, and it has worked great,” added Krentz. “The fans really seem to enjoy the interaction with the drivers, and drivers really enjoy it as well. It definitely adds something special to the race and can mix up the field, which should make for an exciting event.”

The Semi-Pro 50-lapper will pay $1,250 to the winner, while the Pro/Masters 50-lap event will pay $1,500 to win. In addition, the Pro/Masters event will pay an additional $250 to the top-finishing driver in the division that doesn’t take the overall checkers. If a Pro driver wins the event, the top-finishing Masters driver, regardless of where they finish, will earn an additional $250. The same applies for a Pro driver, should a Masters competitor take the overall checkers.

In addition, it’s been announced that the winners of the “Mason-Dixon Meltdown” will receive invitations to the Second Annual Mopar/PRI Sprint & Midget Classic at Orlando SpeedWorld on December 15th, a race that coincides with the annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show.

Interested drivers are encouraged to visit www.masondixonmeltdown.com and download the entry form.

For more information on the “Mason Dixon Meltdown,” please contact Jeremy Troiano at (704) 455-2051 and check out www.masondixonmeltdown.com.