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Super Cup Stock Car Series Completes 2021 Championship Schedule

Statesville, North Carolina (February 25, 2021) – After hitting the pause button during a turbulent year for everyone, the Super Cup Stock Car Series is back with a solid slate of events for 2021.  The agenda is composed of 20 races on 12 dates during 10 weekends across five states and spotlights a return to five favorite venues from 2019, a homecoming to one particular facility, and the introduction of two exciting new tracks to the series.

“This has all been possible because of the support from tracks and competitors in the various regions,” SCSCS Director of Competition, Joe Schmaling, indicated regarding a comprehensive and balanced schedule that was assembled.

This year’s campaign speeds into action immediately as the month of May begins at the site of a premier series partner from over the last few years.  Dominion Raceway in Thornburg, Virginia hosted the SCSCS season opener in 2018 and 2019, and will do so again as the 3,300 pound, 600 horsepower machines take to the 4/10-mile oval.  Twin 60-lap races are planned for this date at the entertainment complex right off interstate 95 that features a bar and grill, concert hall, road course, and drag strip among its modern amenities.

A twin feature format remains intact for a majority of the racing season, in which teams will often be facing the challenges that come with competing once in daylight and once following sunset, all the while managing one set of American Racer tires throughout qualifying and both features.

Two weeks later, the cars and stars make an early trip to Midvale Speedway in Eastern Ohio for a pair of races.  The tight 3/10-mile moves from its traditional August date, but will mark the 10th season in which the SCSCS has competed there.  Moving on to early June, the second edition of the Veterans Classic double feature will take place at Shenandoah Speedway in Virginia.  The location near Shenandoah National Park was a popular one among racers and area fans in its return during the 2019 visit and is sure to be another thrilling show.  Some specialized custom trophies are being prepared for the winners of each of these events.

The first of a newer concept takes effect as the summer kicks off on Father’s Day weekend.  The Keystone 150 will present single 75-lap features at two tracks in two days.  UMI Motorsports Park in Clearfield, Pennsylvania will host the SCSCS for the first time since 2015 on Friday with teams then making a less than 100-mile excursion the next day to Jennerstown Speedway Complex for the first of three trips to the 1/2-mile in 2021.

Following the battle in the mountains, a couple weeks off will allow teams to regroup before heading again to Jennerstown the Saturday after the Independence Day holiday.  This event will return to the twin race format that has become a familiar favorite among the local fans, in which the last green flag of the night will be celebrated as a milestone 25th at the facility located in the Laurel Highlands region for the SCSCS.

Late July is reserved for a return to Southern Indiana’s historic Salem Speedway after inaugural races on the high-banks in the Hoosier State in July 2019 were met with positive acclaim and turnout from the region’s spectators and the drivers that mostly either made their debut at the track or their debut with the series.

The venue for the first weekend of August is one that has been long sought after by the series and its members as Motor Mile Speedway becomes the third Virginia track on the schedule.  Sharing with the SCSCS as an entity that sat out all of 2020, the just over 4/10-mile oval that recently entered a multi-year lease agreement with the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience is within close proximity to North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia allowing for racers from all over the footprint of the series to only have a reasonable distance to travel for these twin races.  This occasion at such a highly-regarded facility will also function as the final event for preliminary points to be accumulated before the final championship series stretch.

At this stage in the year, competitors running for the overall series championship will count their best 12 finishes from the first 14 races toward their point total heading into an exhilarating bid made up of three race weekends for the season-ending accolades promptly commencing with the third and final trip at Jennerstown during a standard mid-August date for twin races.

Then, a new challenge comes into play three weeks later.  The teams go back to the .555-mile Salem Speedway for a second appearance in 2021, but that will not be all.  The Kentuckiana Dual Weekend will be a Saturday-Sunday endeavor that concludes with the inaugural visit for the SCSCS to the Bluegrass State.  Located only 15 minutes from Owensboro, the hometown of the legendary Waltrip and Green racing families, the 3/8-mile Kentucky Motor Speedway celebrating its 60th anniversary will host the SCSCS racers.

“The Midwest is fast becoming the next area of growth for the Super Cup Stock Car Series,” Schmaling commented.  “While there are pros and cons for any event format, the dual weekend makes these races a bargain for our racers when it comes to travel costs.  It also allows us to put more races in different parts of the country with the limited weekends that are available to us.”

Format may be similar to the Keystone 150 weekend in June between these tracks which are also less than 100 miles apart in distance.  More details about this event will be available soon.

For added flexibility, one race from the final three weekends can be dropped from the championship series points total.  Specific to those not necessarily chasing the full schedule, separate regional awards and recognition based on driver’s geography will be offered again.  The best seven preliminary results from Dominion in May through Motor Mile in August will calculate point totals for each region.

Much like how it started and ended in 2018 and 2019, the final championship event will be at Dominion Raceway as well.  The first of twin races at the beginning of October will award regional accolades, while the second race will declare the overall Super Cup Stock Car Series champion.

As is always the case, the schedule as well as points structure is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances at any time.  There remains a placeholder for late October on the calendar for a potential non-points special event.

SCSCS drivers and teams have been showcased in front of a national audience on the MAVTV Motorsports Network on several occasions over recent years and that relationship will continue into 2021.  At least six races, including the finale at Dominion, will be televised at a later date with the exact confirmations as well as any possible live streaming to be announced shortly.

Further details as race dates get closer will be shared on the Super Cup Stock Car Series official web site supercupstockcarseries.com, Facebook (search Super Cup Stock Car Series), Twitter (@SCSCSRacing), and Instagram (SCSCS_Racing).

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