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Saturday
at Shenandoah Features Rescheduled SCSCS Veterans Classic; Free
General Admission
Statesville,
North Carolina (August 27, 2025) – The start of Labor Day
Weekend will be about honoring veterans and additionally in
appreciation of all the fans in attendance.
The Super Cup Stock Car Series was originally scheduled to
run the annual RealFast.TV Veterans Classic at Shenandoah Speedway
in mid-July, but when rain canceled those plans this year’s always
prestigious running of that portion of the event was pivoted to
Saturday, August 30th.
Already on the
agenda, in celebration of the northern Virginia facility being in
operation for 20 years, is a fan appreciation extravaganza with free
general admission for everyone making the turn off route 340 and
drive down Precision Road. A
meet and greet with competitors, including the largest turn out of
SCSCS racers expected over the last couple years, will combine for a
memorable evening for all.
Two
drivers, one being their current home track and another being where
they got their start in racing, competed in Legends cars at the
progressively-banked 3/8-mile. Points
leader Mitch Gibson now calls Weyers Cave, Virginia home and most
recently his son Caliph won his first four-cylinder main event
there. Coming off a
couple more respectable top five results last time out at Ona
Speedway, Gibson has been making preparations and consulting with
others, such as successful past Pro Cup and NASCAR Truck Series
driver Caleb Holman, to find the most speed he can out of his
machine.
Anticipating this
homecoming for a long time, Damian Payton returns after a runner-up
performance at Lonesome Pine Motorsports Park in June.
Currently residing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Payton
achieved top five finishes at Shenandoah nearly a decade back and
looks forward to reconnecting with local fans and 
perhaps
securing one of the special trophies awaiting the winners of the
twin 50-lap races.
Brent Nelson from
Petersburg, West Virginia sits third in the standings after
capturing the title in 2024. He
will look to turn around his season and possibly make up some ground
at a track in which he has won five times.
Teammate Larry Frame is coming off a season-best fifth
earlier in the month and comes back to the facility that he used to
race at regularly for a couple years.
Additional drivers
that call the commonwealth home will be on hand.
Michelle Sabatula is slated to make her series debut,
splitting driving duties with Jeff Thomas, both of which are from
Gloucester, Virginia. The
Thomas Racing Team has not competed in the SCSCS since the 2023
finale, also at Shenandoah. 2014
champion JJ Pack challenged for the win at Ona in his Mark Martin
replica scheme and is making the short trek west from the town of
Midland with two cars, another a Kyle Petty lookalike with
Maryland’s Rob Hindt behind the wheel.
Among those
representing Pennsylvania, Mike Senica is back for the first time
since the May rainout at Lonesome Pine.
The Warrington driver scored a podium run in one of the races
at Shenandoah last year.
Runner-up
in the championship at the moment, “ShoTime” Mike, earlier in
the week officially announced he will be stepping out from driving
duties. Fourth in points
Eric Barber takes over in the car that won last time out and the
Parkersburg, West Virginia competitor will look to improve upon his
finishes so far in 2025 in his Shenandoah debut.
Details are being finalized for a few more entries that
intend to roll in on Saturday afternoon.
Spectator gates
will open at 5:00 p.m. when qualifying begins with a 45-minute fan
meet and greet taking place at 6:00 p.m.
Racing festivities, including the twin main events for the
Super Cup Stock Car Series as part of the prestigious Veterans
Classic, are scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.
Kids bike races, spectator drag races, twin races for
Bandoleros, main events for Legends, Stock 4s, and Virginia Vintage
Racers are all on the docket as well.
More information
can be found on the Super Cup Stock Car Series official web site supercupstockcarseries.com
with interactive updates throughout race days and in between
available on Facebook (search Super Cup Stock Car Series), Twitter
(@SCSCSRacing), Instagram (SCSCS_Racing), and https://www.youtube.com/SCSCSRacing.
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