by Nick Gima
\nAshland, WI, June 26 \u2013 A rather unusual part of the ABC Raceway\u2019s 2019 schedule starts on this Friday \u2013 not Saturday \u2013 night.
\nThe Bad River Lodge, Casino & Convention Center of Odanah will present the Raceway\u2019s Afco Shocks Race of Champions qualifier features for the WISSOTA Modifieds, Super Stocks and Midwest Modifieds. The winners of Friday\u2019s features in each of these divisions will receive invitations to compete in each division\u2019s Afco Shocks Race of Champions features to be held as part of this year\u2019s WISSOTA 100 weekend on September 12 & 13 at the I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN.
\nEach WISSOTA-sanctioned track schedules a Race of Champions qualifier night with the hopes that its representatives can bring home the prestigious win.
\nThe quirk in the schedule is that the Ashland track \u2013 which has traditionally hosted its weekly racing programs on Saturday nights for at least the last 40 of its 55 summers of operation – does not have a race show scheduled for either of the next two Saturdays. After Friday\u2019s program, the track\u2019s all-volunteer staff will prepare the facility for its first-ever visit by the Morton Buildings World of Outlaws Late Model Series national event, the \u201cRed\u2019s Auto Badgerland 50 Outlaw Challenge\u201d presented by Red\u2019s Auto of Ironwood, MI, on Tuesday, July 9.
\nThe WISSOTA Pure Stocks and Hornets and the ABC Six-Cylinders will join the other divisions in action on Friday. Feature winners from this past Saturday\u2019s program included Kevin Eder of Ashland in the Modifieds; Ironwood\u2019s Don Muzzy in the Super Stocks; George Dalbeck of Wakefield, MI, in the Mid-Mods for the third time here this season; Bubba Anderson of Trego in the Sixes; Justin Weinberger of Park Falls for the second time this summer in the Pure Stocks; and Tate Niehaus of Alborn, MN, who won his first-ever Hornet feature.
\nFriday\u2019s program will start with hot laps at 6:15, while the heat races will \u201cgo green\u201d at 7 pm.
\n\u201cRace Night\u201d will air on WBSZ, 93.3 FM, with up-to-date track news and weather updates every 15-20 minutes from 4:30-6 pm; coverage will also stream on www.wbszfm.com and on the free Heartland Communications Group radio app.
\nThe ABC Raceway is located 3-1\/2 miles south of Ashland on State Highway 13 and one mile west on Butterworth Road. For raceday information call (715) 682-4990.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ABC Raceway to Offer Friday Night Action by Nick Gima Ashland, WI, June 26 \u2013 A rather unusual part of the ABC Raceway\u2019s 2019 schedule starts on this Friday \u2013…