Welcome to Speed51.com’s Trackside Now coverage of the PASS South “Southern Sizzler” at Orange County Speedway (NC) in Rougemont, North Carolina.   Follow along here all day and through the evening as we bring you coverage before the racing, during and after it has concluded here at OCS.

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To say that PASS named this event correct as the “Southern Sizzler” is an understatement.   It is fairly warm here at the track.   Currently it is 83 degrees with an expected high of 88 degrees, with mostly sunny skies.  

Today is a busy day of racing action here at OCS.   There are seven total racing divisions competing here tonight: PASS South SLM, PASS Trucks, Pro Challenge, Limiteds, Legends Cars, Bandoleros and Allison Legacy.

Here is the schedule of events for the day:

Saturday Schedule           8-8-09

Gates open @ 12:00pm

PASS Tech opens @ 12:30pm

Practice:                       2pm – 4:50pm

PASS SLM           2:00 – 2:20

PASS Trucks     2:20 – 2:30

Allison                         2:30 – 2:40

Pro Challenge   2:40 – 2:50      

Legends                     2:50 – 3:00

Bandoleros         3:00 – 3:10

Limited’s                 3:10 – 3:20

PASS SLM           3:20 – 3:40

PASS Trucks     3:40 – 3:50

Allison                         3:50 – 4:00

Pro Challenge   4:00 – 4:10      

Legends                     4:10 – 4:20

Bandoleros         4:20 – 4:30

PASS SLM           4:30 – 4:40 (Scuff)

Limited’s                 4:40 – 4:50

PASS Drivers meeting @ 4:50 at tech area.

SLM in TT line up by 5:15pm

Time Trials @ 5:30 pm

PASS SLM

Allison legacy

Limited’s

PASS Trucks

Pro Challenge

Legends heats @ 6:45pm

Feature event Racing Starts @ 7:00 pm

National anthem Invocation

Bandolero Feature                                                     12 laps

Limited Feature                                                             50 laps

Pro Challenge Feature                                         TBA   upon car count

PASS Trucks                                                                     50 laps

Legends Feature                                                           25 laps

Allison legacy Feature                               50 laps

Pass On track @ aprox.     9:00 pm

Driver intro’s

PASS Event Green flag @ 9:15 pm 150 green flag laps.