22/11/2022
BLOCK OUT YOUR CALENDARS!
DATES LOCKED IN FOR 2022-23 SPRINTCAR STATES SERIES
The calendar for all three regions of the Speedway Australia backed Sprintcar States Series is now locked in with Murray Bridge Speedway and the Perth Motorplex dropping the green flag for their respective first rounds on Boxing Day and Eastern Creek Speedway starting the northern swing on January 4.
The South Australia/Victoria Speedweek series will offer $7500 to win at each round with a total prize pool of over $150,000, beginning at Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway on Monday December 26, before moving to Borderline Speedway Mount Gambier on Wednesday December 28, Avalon Raceway near Geelong on Friday December 30, and then the final at Warrnambool’s Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway on Sunday January 1.
The West Australian series will contest seven rounds spanning almost a month with $5,000-to-win offered nightly with an additional $10,000 for the grand finale, boosting the overall purse to a touch under $150,000.
The Perth Motorplex will host the Boxing Day opening round and round 2 on December 28 to incorporate the annual Sprintcar Muster, before heading to Bunbury on New Year’s Day for round 3, and then the Motorplex again on January 2.
The cavalcade then journeys north to Ellenbrook Speedway on Saturday January 7 for round 5, then back to Bunbury the following Saturday, before the series final doubling as the “Mr Sprintcar” event honouring Alf Barbagallo for the finale which will offer an impressive $15,000 to win.
The New South Wales/Queensland Series will launch a six round series contested over nine nights, starting with a $10,000-to-win event on Wednesday January 4 at Eastern Creek Speedway ahead of the inaugural Sydney Royale two-night format on Friday January 6 and Saturday January 7 offering a staggering $20,000 to win and backed by an overall payout across the two nights of just under $60,000.
The cavalcade then moves into the Sunshine State to Archerfield on Wednesday January 11 for round 3 before embarking on the Australian Open on the following Friday and Saturday January 13 and 14 for another single round held over two nights offering $20,000 to win.
Lismore Speedway will then host Round 5 on Tuesday January 17 before the tour travels northwest to Toowoomba’s Hi-Tec Oils Speedway for the Red Hot Summer Shootout on the following Friday and Saturday presenting a massive $65,000 purse across the two nights with the A Main bolstered by a $20,000 winner’s bounty, while also crowning the NSW/QLD States Series champion with a $10,000 bonus.
Speedway Australia has injected $70,000 into the overall series payouts across the three regions, as elite level Sprintcar racing returns to Australia’s summer speedway after battling Covid border restrictions and parts supply shortages over the last two seasons.
Announcements of visiting international competitors and expatriate Australians returning to our shores have begun to make headlines, setting the scene for what may well be the most fiercely contested racing around the country in recent history.
RELEASE ENDS
SA/VIC SPRINTCAR STATES SERIES
Round 1 - December 26 - Murray Bridge Speedway
Round 2 - December 28 – Borderline Speedway Mt Gambier
Round 3 - December 30 - Avalon Raceway
Round 4 - January 1- Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway Warrnambool
WA SPRINTCAR STATES SERIES
Round 1 – December 26 – Perth Motorplex
Round 2 – December 28 – Perth Motorplex Sprintcar Muster
Round 3 – January 1 – Bunbury Speedway
Round 4 – January 2 – Perth Motorplex
Round 5 - January 7 – Ellenbrook Speedway
Round 6 – January 14 – Bunbury Speedway
Round 7 – January 21 - Perth Motorplex “Mr Sprintcar” Grand Final
NSW/QLD SPRINTCAR STATES SERIES
Round 1 January 4 Eastern Creek Speedway
Round 2 January 6 & 7 Eastern Creek Speedway (Sydney Royale)
Round 3 January 11 Archerfield Speedway
Round 4 January 13 & 14 Archerfield Speedway (Australian Open)
Round 5 January 17 Lismore Speedway
Round 6 January 20 & 21 Toowoomba Speedway (Red Hot Summer Shoot-out)
Photo courtesy of Cochrane Photography
