AUSTIN, Texas — On the heels of its inaugural campaign, the Castrol FloRacing Night in America tour will return next year with more races and more money.
“While Mother Nature threw every curveball imaginable at us in 2021, we still enjoyed a great first year, and now we are geared up for 2022,” said Castrol FloRacing Night in America General Manager Ben Shelton. “Due to the support of our great marketing partners, we’ve been able to amp up both our nightly purses and points fund for 2022. Nightly purses have been increased by over $27,000 to now pay at least $22,022 to win and $1,000 to start. Additionally, our points fund has grown from $62,500 to $85,250. The Top 10 in the final standings will receive a portion of the point fund with $30,000 earmarked for the champ.
“We thank all of the sponsors, racers, and fans who supported us in year one, and we look forward to seeing everyone in 2022.”
The Castrol FloRacing Night in America season will come to life on Tuesday, April 12 at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway as the mini-series makes its debut at the hallowed half-mile oval. Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway then rounds out the month with a Wednesday, April 27 event.
A Land of Lincoln doubleheader welcomes the series to two new venues on Wednesday – Thursday, May 11-12 with stops at Spoon River Speedway (Banner, Ill.) and Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway. Meanwhile, after getting nixed by rain in 2021, Marshalltown (Iowa) Speedway makes its much anticipated debut with the series on Wednesday, May 18.
On Wednesday, June 1 Kevin and Tammy Gundaker’s Tri-City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, Ill.) welcomes the tour to town for the final event before the scheduled summer break for the Castrol FloRacing Night in America.
After a two-month break Iowa’s 34 Raceway hosts the miniseries for the first time on Tuesday, Aug. 2, and a little over a month later action thunders into the legendary Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway on Tuesday, Sept. 13 for the third annual One For The Road presented by I-Beam Sliding Doors.
Ohio’s Atomic Speedway plays host on Wednesday, Sept. 28, while Ray Cook’s Tri-County Race Track (Brasstown, N.C.) hosts the 18th annual Tarheel 50 on Thursday, Oct. 6 and 411 Motor Speedway (Seymour, Tenn.) welcomes the miniseries on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
The season will draw to a close with the second annual Peach State Classic on Nov. 11-12 at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway. Friday night will see a complete $10,000-to-win event, which will be non-points for the miniseries. On Saturday, Nov. 12 the $53,053 to win program will double as the final Castrol® FloRacing Night in America event of the 2022 season.
2022 Castrol FloRacing Night in America Schedule
April 12 – Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
April 27 – Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Ind.): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
May 11 – Spoon River Speedway (Banner, Ill.): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
May 12 – Lincoln Speedway (Lincoln, Ill.): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
May 18 – Marshalltown (Iowa) Speedway: $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
June 1 – Tri-City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, Ill.): $22,002-to-win / $1,000-to-start
Aug. 2 – 34 Raceway (Burlington, Iowa): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
Sept. 13 – Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, Ill.): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
Sept. 28 – Atomic Speedway (Chillicothe, Ohio): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
Oct. 6 – Tri-County Racetrack (Brasstown, N.C.): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
Oct. 11 – 411 Motor Speedway (Seymour, Tenn.): $22,022-to-win / $1,000-to-start
Nov. 12 – Senoia Raceway (Senoia, Ga.): $53,053-to-win / $1,053-to-start