Opp, AL (January 15, 2010) - For the past 33 "Rattlers" South Alabama Speedway fans and teams have gotten to see some of the most exciting short track racing around. The 33^rd and 34^th editions have also been used to showcase the many improvements to the facility.

Prior to last years event, track owners John and Sandra Dykes made major investments in their facility that included a new backstretch concrete wall, a new paved/concrete pit area on the backstretch and the installation of a true pit road stretching from the entrance of turn three through the front stretch and exiting in turn two.

The Dykes family continued the commitment to building and maintaining a great racing facility again this year, their 13^th season of track ownership. Since last year’s race and improvements, they have made five more significant improvements to the facility that was just repaved 4 years ago.

Improvements on the fans side of the facility include a remodeled front stretch concession area and a new 500-seat section of bleachers on the turn one end of the front stretch. On the competitors’ side, the track replaced the remaining guardrail in turn two with a new concrete wall and widened the entrance to pit road to make for an easier transition from the racetrack to pit road. Additionally, the Dykes family added a 250-seat pit bleacher section on the turn three end of the backstretch.

"We love this place," noted John Dykes while taking a break from finishing up the new turn two wall. "It is important to us to have a place that our racers and fans can be proud and the feed back we get from everyone makes it all worthwhile...its time for everyone to get their butts down here and see our place!"

The Dykes family is excited that the fans and racers will get to the see the improvements on their biggest weekend of the year March 5-7. The 34th Annual Ratter 250 will pay a record purse with 50 plus entries, with one Super Late Model driver having a chance to take home over $30,000 in cash in prizes.

While the 34^th annual Rattler is still eight weeks away, entries are starting to come in on a daily basis as the date of entry determines qualifying and tire selection order. For more information about the Rattler 250 weekend with support from support from Champion Racing Association, be sure to visit, www.southalabamaspeedway.com. For more information on CRA visit www.craracing.net.