Winchester, IN (August 17, 2010) – Racing action will return to the famous High Banks of Winchester Speedway with the legendary Old Timers Weekend, which will include the Rich Vogler Classic for the USAC National Sprint Car Series this Saturday and Sunday. The event honors the memory of the great Rich Vogler who won 171 USAC events during his career including 10 wins at Winchester Speedway. Five of those wins were in a Sprint car, the other five were in a Midget.

The Old Timers Weekend will feature over 50 vintage racecars that will be on display Saturday and Sunday and will also have parade laps on the famous half-mile track were many of the cars once raced. Seeing all those vintage cars on the track again is always a spectacle open wheel fans will not want to miss.

New Castle, Indiana native Tracy Hines got the victory in last years Rich Vogler Classic. Hines powered by Cole Witt on the outside on lap 37 to grab the lead and the win in the 40 lap event. Witt held on for second, Bobby East was third, Darren Hagen was fourth with Jacob Wilson in fifth. Hines also set a new track record in qualifying for last years Old Timers Weekend with the first ever under 14 second lap in a non-winged Sprint Car at Winchester with a lap of 13.964 seconds for an average speed of 128.903 mph.

Levi Jones comes into Sunday’s event as the current points leader in the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Series points. Jones is 77 points ahead of second place Damion Gardner. Former Rich Vogler Classic winner Bryan Clauson is third in points, only 12 points behind Gardner. Jerry Coons Jr. is fourth in points with Chris Windom in fifth place.

Shane Hmiel led all 50 laps to win last Saturday night’s 51st "Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial" USAC Sprint race at Salem Speedway. Trailing Hmiel at the checkered flag was fast qualifier Hines, Clauson, Henry Clarke and Brian Gerster.

The SuperPro Late Model Series will make their first appearance at Winchester Speedway Sunday in several years. Tommy Cook, winner of the series last event Saturday night at Angola Motor Speedway, is the series new points leader by 24 points over Jason Dietsch. Dietsch is a two time winner with the series in 2010, both victories came at Baer Field Speedway. Tommy’s older brother Al Cook Jr. is third in points, with Rick Everidge in fourth and Claude Plante Jr. is fifth in points.

Dietsch has competed at Winchester Speedway several times with the CRA Super Series including a fourth place finish in last season’s Winchester 400. Tommy Cook has also competed in CRA Super Series events at Winchester while brother Al got a win at Winchester in a Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series event. A full field of cars is expected for Sunday’s event.

2009 series Champion Tim Dilg comes into Sunday’s Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts event with a commanding 80 point lead over second place Jess Drook. Justin Brown, winner of the series last event on July 18^th at Winchester Speedway, is in third place, he is 24 points behind Drook. Carey Abrell is fourth in points, he is 36 points behind Brown. Phill Iliff is fifth in points, he is eight points behind Abrell. Other CRA FWD Compacts Winchester winners so far this season include Kevin Claborn on May 16^th and Mark Mason on May 23^rd.

There will be an open practice for all divisions on Saturday, pit gates open at 12noon, practice will run from 2 to 6pm. The Vintage cars will be on display behind the grandstands on Saturday, there will not be a charge to view the cars or to watch open practice from the grandstands on Saturday. There will be a Bristol Cup Race party on Saturday night.

Pit gates open on Sunday at 8:30am, spectator gates open at 10am. Practice will begin at 10:30am with qualifying starting at 1pm. The race program will begin at 2pm and will include heat races and the 40 lap Rich Vogler Classic for the USAC National Sprint Cars, a 50 lap feature for the SuperPro Late Model Series and heat races and a 20 lap feature for the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts, plus parade laps for the Vintage racecars. There will be free camping all weekend.

More event information can be found at www.winchesterspeedway.com.