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6/28/10  Parts Plus RIS sends its condolences and prayers to the family of Shirley Gray of Bartlett, Tennessee, the wife of former racing great, Elmer Gray and mother of Terry Gray, Amy Swindell  and Cathy Gillentine.  Shirley passed away at around 12:00 am on Sunday, June 27th.  She was a fixture at Mid South area racing activities for more than half a century, while supporting her family in their careers and racing endeavors. She leaves several grand children and one great grandchild behind and she will be missed by many others as well.  Please keep the Gray family in your thoughts and prayers as they deal with their loss. 
 6/19/10 ATTENTION STOCK CAR DRIVERS:  June 26th will be the second $500 to win COMP Cams Memphis Street Stock Nationals Qualifier at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas.. The winner of the event will be guaranteed a provisional starting spot in the COMP Cams Memphis Street Stock Nationals on Saturday, September 18th, 2010.
5/15/10 CLEAR & SUNNY. at 11 am! YES, RIS is Racing TONIGHT; See you THERE! 
 5/9/10 5/15 - MILITARY NIGHT - Any military person with current active status - free admision and any person with a military id - admission $5.00 
 5/2/10 Sherry and Clayton Allen, owners of RIS,  live in Munford, Tennessee.  Their home, their cars, and their businesses in Munford received close to 9 feet of water and are a total loss.  The water was so deep Sherry and Clayton had to be rescued by boat and moved to higher ground.   Please keep them in your prayers as they have to deal with all of these problems.
 

 5/1/10

 RACES CANCELLED DUE TO INTENSE FLOODING AND RAIN IN THE MID SOUTH AREA! 

Rain, Rain Go Away So That We Can Race on Sat., May 8!
CLASSES FOR SAT., 5/8 - WS, NWS, 600, STOCK, MOD

 4/18/10 TUESDAY,  APRIL 20, RIS WILL OPEN GATES AT 6 PM FOR OPEN PRACTICE AT 7 PM.
Prices:
$15.00 per car
$5.00 per person
(car and driver $20.00)

Bring your driver profile with you if not already submitted...or send it in right away. 
 Reminder- Raceivers and mufflers are mandatory in all classes. See class rules for specific muffler applications.
 4/12/10 RACEceiver Information - Contact David McCarver or Tommy Mullins about RACEceivers.  Email Tommy at tmullins@hughes.net
 4/8/10 4th Annual Bartlett Hardwood Floor Service Comp Cams Super Late Model Spring Fling
Green flag drops on April 10, 2010

General Admission $20; Pit Passes $30; Children 6-11 - $5; 5 and Under - Free Admission

Pit Gates Open at 4 PM, Drivers' Meeting at 6 PM
General Admission Gates Open at 5:30 PM
Hot Laps at 6:30 and Racing at 7:30

 4/3/10 RACING IS CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT!

THE TRACK WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY, APRIL 6, FOR PRACTICE. GATES OPEN AT 6 PM AND PRACTICE BEGINS AT 7 PM.

TUESDAY,  APRIL 6, RIS WILL OPEN GATES AT 6 PM WITH PRACTICE AT 7 PM.
Prices:
$15.00 per car
$5.00 per person
(car and driver $20.00)

Bring your driver profile with you if not already submitted...or send it in right away. First race night is this Saturday.
Reminder- Raceivers will be used and mufflers are mandatory in all classes. See class rules for specific muffler applications.
 4/3/10 As of 10 o’clock Saturday morning the race track was good but the pit area is holding water.  At one o’clock the RIS staff will begin working the pit area to see if it can be prepared for racing tonight.  A final decision will be made at 3 o’clock this afternoon.  Watch for updates on the RIS web site (http://www.riversideinternationalspeedway.com/) , your email if you are on the RIS mailing list, or MidSouth Racing Scene Forum (http://www.midsouthforums.com/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=1ca527562bdb69f5b3c1a69338a33e96).
 3/30/10 Practice on Tuesday night was fantastic.  Lots of new cars and drivers.  Be sure to come to the races this Saturday night, April 3, for the debut of RIS's 2010 racing season.  Are you ready for some racing!  Yes, we are!  Ya'll come on over to Parts Plus Riverside International Speedway for the best dirt track racing in the midsouth and the best race track concessions in the midsouth.
 3/30/10 TUESDAY,  MARCH 30, WE WILL OPEN GATES 6 PM PRACTICE 7 PM.
Prices:
$15.00 per car
$5.00 per person
(car and driver $20.00)

Bring your driver profile with you if not already submitted...or send it in right away. First race night is this Saturday.
Reminder- Raceivers will be used and mufflers are mandatory in all classes. See class rules for specific muffler applications.
 3/26/10 RIS opening night is Saturday, April 3.  The following week on Saturday, April 10, the Bartlett Hardwood Floor Service COMP CAMS MSRA SUPER LATE MODEL SPECIAL 
 3/26/10 RIS Management and Staff and all race car families send our deepest sympathies to Mike Matney.  Mike's wife, Camille, passed away unexpectedly while she was out of town on a business trip. Mike was the photographer at Memphis Motorsports Park.  His wife's visitation is Sunday from 1-4 at Memphis Funeral Home on Poplar.  Please keep Mike in your prayers.
 3/26/10 Due to wet conditions the Saturday practice date has been cancelled.   Riverside will have OPEN practice weather permitting TUESDAY, MARCH 30. Gates open at 6pm with practice at 7pm. Concessions will be open on the east side. Please enter the track on the east side. The west side gates will not be open.

Prices:
$15.00 per car
$5.00 per person
(car and driver $20.00)

See everyone TUESDAY
 3/22/10  Weather permitting RIS will have open practice Saturday, March 27.
 3/19/10 Due to the softness of the track and parking area as well as the threat of additional rain the Saturday, March 20, practice has been cancelled. We hope to have everything ready for open practice Saturday, March 27.
 3/12/10 Parts Plus Riverside International Speedway is excited to announce that Hoosier will be the official tire for the 2010 Season.  Additional details will be coming soon so watch the RIS website.
 2/20/10 ATTENTION DRIVERS: 
Complete your driver information at your earliest convenience.  March is approaching fast and before you know it racing season will begin and you know how busy the first race night is.  Therefore, it is important that you take care of this detail to avoid a hassle the first race night.  Yavonne has to have your information in the track computer so that driver registration will go smoothly and quickly.  Remember you will not be able to pull a pill until your driver information is correct and current.  Click this link http://visiongraphix.net/riverside/driver_form.htm to jump directly to the driver information form.
 
Please share this important announcement with other drivers because there are some drivers that do not have email.
 
After you send your information to Yavonne, check your driver profile on the RIS web page.  If you see any information on your driver profile that is incorrect on the web page, email the webmaster at webmaster@riversideinternationalspeedway.com 
 2/13/10 Please accept our heartfelt and deepest sympathy on the passing of James Dacus.   Words seem inadequate to express the sadness the racing community feels on the loss.  Although no words can really help to ease the loss the Dacus family bears, just know that the family’s racing friends have you in their thoughts and prayers as your family goes through this difficult time.   

Clayton and Sherry Allen, the Riverside International Speedway Family and the Atoka Raceway Park Family

2/4/10

RIS BANQUET CANCELLED - We are very sorry that the Riverside Banquet has been cancelled. There were not enough folks responding to RSVP request and other circumstances that require the cancellation. We appreciate the ones that took the time to respond. If you know of anyone that had planned to attend that might not see this cancellation notice, please let them know. Clayton will be mailing the points awards checks to all drivers.

1/23/10

The banquet will be Saturday, February 6, at The Balcony, 32 Quinton Avenue, Munford, TN 38004.   Doors open at 5 pm and dinner will be at 6 pm.  The cost of admission is $15.00 per person. It is imperative that you RSVP as soon as possible for planning.  You MUST RSVP asap so that we will have an accurate head count.  Email Tommy and Sharon at webmaster@riversideinternationalspeedway.com  or Call Tommy at 901 619-6335 or 662 429-7381.  ALL tickets must be purchased at the door.  No advance ticket sales! 

We apologize for the conflict with the USCS banquet but the scheduling conflict was unavoidable. 

1/13/10

RACERS FOR CHRIST breakfast this Saturday, January 16. 2010 at Bartlett Baptist Church, 3465 Kirby Whitten Pkwy. Breakfast at 8 am; followed by special guest speakers Larry Coleman and Bill Taylor. FREE- EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

1/5/10
RIS 2010 SEASON PIT PARKING

Any drivers that are to receive 2009 points award money at the Championship Awards Banquet (tentatively planned for February, 6, 2010) can call Clayton at 901 508-6200 if they would like to apply that to finalize their 2010 reserved pit parking. All of these requests need to go directly to Clayton by February 1, 2010 to avoid confusion.
Anyone that has not yet reserved their pit parking needs to call Clayton. This is important so that your parking spot length will be appropriate for your hauler.  See the pit parking map at
 http://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/parking_pit_2010.htm

1/4/10

RIS 2010 SEASON PIT PARKING

PRICES TO FINALIZE  YOUR RESERVED PIT PARKING SPOTS:  $100.00 MODIFIEDS AND LIMITED LATE MODELS; $150.00 ALL OTHER CLASSES.  Race teams that requested to retain their 2009 season parking spots should finalize their requests by mailing checks to Clayton Allen, 165 Quinton Ave, Munford, TN  38058 TO ARRIVE BY FEBRUARY 1, 2010.

1/2/10

 

 

RIS 2010 SEASON PIT PARKING

Now is the time to finalize Parts Plus Riverside International Speedway reserved pit parking.  Any parking spots that were not retained by the January 1 deadline are now open.  See the pit parking map at  http://riversideinternationalspeedway.com/parking_pit_2010.htm

Race teams that requested to retain their 2009 season parking spots should finalize their requests by mailing checks to Clayton Allen, 165 Quinton Ave, Munford, TN  38058.

If you didn't have a pit parking spot in 2009 and you are interested in a reserved pit parking spot, contact Clayton at 901 508-6200.  This is important so that your parking spot length will be appropriate for your hauler.

12/15/09

Billboards, class, and special race event sponsorships are available for the 2010 season.

 If you have or you know of a business or company that would be a sponsor for our 2010 season, please call Clayton Allen.  (901 508-6200)  RIS has a large following of loyal race fans and we invite you to help us continue improving the racing we all love and enjoy.  Thanks for your help and your support is appreciated. 

 12/10/09 RIS is one of the four winners of a Hampton Save-A-Landmark restoration in 2010 are:

Hampton invited the public to log on to hamptonlandmarks.com in November, to vote for their favorite landmark from a list of 12 sites. Each landmark, originally nominated by states across the U.S., fits within Hampton’s 2010 “All-American Landmarks” theme, which will pay homage to landmarks that celebrate the diverse definitions of what it means to be American. Each site that Hampton’s Save-A-Landmark program will help refurbish next year reflects the individual personalities of the states and their residents, and signifies defining moments in our country’s past and/or the influential people that ignited these actions.  Parts Plus RIS was selected as one of the four winners of a Hampton Save-A-Landmark restoration in 2010.

 12/5/09

Stocking Stuffers from Parts Plus Riverside International Speedway

Stocking Stuffers from Parts Plus Riverside International Speedway.  Gift certificates are available for regular race events for the discounted price of $10 which is $2.00 off the regular general admission price.  Call 901 840-1970 to place your order.  Gift certificates will be available for pickup on Monday, December 21.  Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!!! 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all !
From Clayton and Sherry Allen and the Parts Plus RIS Staff

12/15/09

RESERVED PIT PARKING

 Anyone that would like to reserve their present pit parking slot at Riverside International Speedway for the 2010 racing season needs to email webmaster@riversideinternationalspeedway.com  as soon as possible.  No money is being collected at this time.  We need to hear from you before January 1, 2010.  If you know someone involved that may not see this request, please pass the information to them.   Click here to see 2010 pit parking map.

 12/7/09

2010 Riverside International Speedway Race Program
For the 2010 season RIS will present a uniform and consistent weekly race program with 6 classes of cars featuring the 360 winged sprints, 305 non winged sprints, stocks, and 600s every week.  The limited late models and the modifieds will alternate weekly.  

 12/7/09 Clayton said that Morgan Turpen has gone home from the hospital and she is doing fine.
  November 13 and 14th USCS race dvds are ready.  Click here for contact information as well as pricing and packaging information
 

Click here to see the Riverside Legends Celebration

 

Magazine to celebrate Parts Plus Riverside International Speedway's 60th anniversary
Click here to email Bridgette Hill at Crittenden Publishing with any information or pictures that can be used in the 60th Anniversary Edition of a Parts Plus Riverside International Speedway Magazine or contact her by telephone at 870 735-2383 extension 244

 7/30/09 Clayton wants the 305 drivers to know that the races at I30 Speedway on Friday night, July 31, have been cancelled due to rain in Little Rock.
 7/30/09 No race cars will be at the Shack tonight
 5/23/09 Help RIS thank WMCTV 5's Jarvis Greer and Carrie Anderson for the great job they did with their sports stories about dirt track racing at Riverside Speedway.   Jarvis did a story on the World of Outlaws being at Riverside and Carrie Anderson did a story about the USCS on Friday.  It is important that RIS fans let WMCTV 5's Jarvis Greer and Carie Anderson know that you are a dirt track racing fan and you appreciate the stories and you want to see more information about Riverside.  The news media needs to know that the dirt track racing fans are passionate about racing.

Jarvis Greer's email address is jgreer@wmctv.com and Carrie's email address is canderson@wmctv.com.  If you do not have email, please write them at their mailing address at WMC-TV, 1960 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38104.

 5/23/09 SATURDAY, 5/23, RACES CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN - NEXT RACE DATE IS SATURDAY, MAY 30. Rainout date for USCS races will be announced later.
  4/18/09 SATURDAY, 4/18, RACES CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN - NEXT RACE DATE IS FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, WHEN THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS COME TO PARTS PLUS RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY!  -  SEE YOU THERE!!
  4/6/09 TUESDAY, 4/7, PRACTICE CANCELLED - There will be no practice due to weather conditions and need to work the track to prepare for the weekend races.
 

Updated 4/4/09

Ya'll come!
FANS come
watch practice on Saturday, April 4.  Gates open at 3 - Practice from 3-7:30.  East side admittance only.  Riverside's great concessions will be available.  COST ONLY:  $5.00 per person, $15.00 per car.  Fans  come see the changes that have been made to the track during the winter and watch the drivers prepare for another exciting season of racing.  Riverside Speedway has worked diligently during the winter to make our fans' viewing experience  pleasant, enjoyable, and EXCITING
 4/1/09 - 4/3/09 DATE CHANGED FANS come see drivers and race cars at the Memphis Pizza Cafe Thursday, April 9 from 5-7.   Riverside wing, non wing, modified, and 2-seater cars will be at the Memphis Pizza Cafe at Poplar and Byhalia Road.  Come by and visit with the drivers and get a close up look at these cars.
 3/26/09 Open practice for Saturday, March 28, has been cancelled.  Next open practice will be April 4th. 
 3/22/09 On Thursday, April 2 from 5-7 pm Riverside wing, non wing, modified, and 2-seater cars will be at the Memphis Pizza Cafe at Poplar and Byhalia Road.  Come by and visit with the drivers and get a close up look at these cars.
 3/22/09 New scoreboard is scheduled to be installed this week.
3/22/09  Open Practice Dates are March 28 and April 4, 2009

Gates open at 2:00 p.m. East side admittance only. East side concession will be open. $5.00 per person, $15.00 per car.  Fans are welcome.   Come see the changes that have been made to the track during the winter.  Riverside Speedway works diligently to make your viewing experience  pleasant and enjoyable.  Watch the greatest drivers in the Mid South at Riverside Speedway.

 3/22/09 Super Late Model Special on April 11, 2009 - MARS vs SUPR late models  The races are being sponsored by Bartlett Hardwood Floor Services.

General Admission:  $20 - Kids 6-11:  $5
Free for kids under the age of 6
Pit Admission:  $30

3/22/09 The World of Outlaws will be here on April 24, 2009.

Tickets are on sale now.  General admission tickets cost $35.00 and Pit Passes cost $45.00

Reserved seating is only offered on the East Side. West Side seating is first come first serve.

You can reserve your tickets by emailing Christy@visiongraphix.net or calling (901)840-1970.

1/13/2009

Riverside International Speedway would like to thank Bartlett Hardwood Floor Services for sponsoring the 1st annual Easter Brawl. The race date is scheduled on Saturday, 4/11/09. Pitting MSRA Late Models vs. Super SUPR Late Models, and we're looking forward to the excitement!!!

We have a complete list of drivers forth coming.

Reminder: You can still purchase World of Outlaw Tickets at a discount if bought before 2/1/09.

11/17/2008 Anyone interested in keeping their same parking spot can reserve them now by emailing Christy@visiongraphix.net or calling (901)840-1970.

Reserved parking spots will cost $150.00 and should be paid in full by January 1, 2009.

Starting on January 2, 2009 all vacant parking spots will be for sale.

   
   
   

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