One of the biggest and highest paying micro sprint races in the country is coming back to Southern Illinois Raceway for the 15th straight year. $11,000 goes to the winner of this weekend's race and there are drivers from across 15 states who will all vying for that large payday!
The event will kick off with an open practice on Thursday (tomorrow) for drivers to make adjustments and to get a feel for the ⅛-mile track. Then on Friday, the preliminary night will take place - the top 6 from Friday night's event will lock into the dash and A-Main on Saturday night to win the $11,000 payday.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell won the race last year ten years after winning the Mike Phillips Memorial at Southern Illinois Raceway in 2011.
120+ cars are expected to be in attendance for this year's Terry Sprague, it's expected to be a great show. According to Jake Palmisano, who is the track president, a record number of drivers have already signed up for this year's $11k to win event.
"I just looked earlier and we have 122. Our record for this race is 108," said Palmisano. "So that's pretty exciting for us as a race track to see this many people and cars show up," he added.
Drivers who are entered include recent Highbanks Hustle winner Joe B Miller, two-time HBH winner Frank Flud, and Inagural Dan Robinson Memorial winner Jeffery Newell to name a few.
Some local favorites will be running the 15th annual event as well. A few names that come to mind are Logan Null, Aiden Purdue, Jaxton Wiggs, Nathan Rector, and Tyler Rust. They will all be vying for that $11,000 paycheck.
Tickets for tomorrow's grandstand entry are free and practice night will last from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Who will be victorious in this year's Terry Sprague Memorial? See the video below for DRN's prediction for the winner and to find out more information.
Find out as the TSM kicks off tomorrow night with practice night at Southern Illinois Raceway! Can’t be there in person? You can watch it all on DIRTVision!
You can go check out Southern Illinois Raceway's website for more information and we'll hopefully see you at the Sprague!
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