HANFORD, Calif. (April 30) – An early Memorial Day Weekend doubleheader takes the Rotating Right Wild West Southern Tour to Kings Speedway for Friday and Saturday, May 22-23 shows.

Both IMCA Modified main events at Hanford will pay $1,000 to win and are qualifiers for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. National, ButlerBuilt Western Region and Smiley’s Racing Products State points, as well as special series points, will be awarded each day.

Pit gates open at noon on Friday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The draw closes at 3:50 p.m., hot laps follow 4 p.m. drivers’ meetings, the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 5:30 p.m. both days.

Entry fee is $65 and includes the driver’s pit pass. Pit passes are $35 for Kings Speedway members and $45 for non-Kings Speedway members. Adult admission to the grandstand is $10. Seniors and military are $8 and kids 12 and under get in free.

More information is available by calling 559 587-1111 or by emailing kingsspeed@sbcglobal.net. Information about overnight accommodations and racers’ rates in the area is posted on the www.kingsspeedway.net website.

Race sponsors are KAR Graphics of Hanford and Action Equipment Rentals of Hanford and Madera. Hanford Towing will also give $100 hard charger awards to drivers improving the most positions from start to finish in the respective features.

Ninety-five different drivers have competed at one or more of the tour’s first six events. Point leader Ricky Alvarado is the only two-time winner thus far, while Guy Norton, Steven McCollough, Paul Stone and Tim Ward each own single victories.

The second half of the 16-race Rotating Right Wild West Southern Tour starts with another California double dip, with events Friday, June 12 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville and Saturday, June 13 at Bakersfield Speedway.

Top 20 Series Point Standings – 1. Ricky Alvarado, Delta, Colo., 224; 2. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., and Jay Foster, Phoenix, Ariz., both 204; 4. Phil Penney, Percival, Iowa, 181; 5. Clay Daly, Watsonville, Calif., 153; 6. John Uccellini, Quartz Hill, Calif., 145; 7. Tim Ward, Mesa, Ariz., 137; 8. Sonny Wahl, Mohave Valley, Ariz., and Shane Jones, Bakersfield, Calif., both 121; 10. Duane Rogers, Imperial, Calif., 114; 11. Dan Fitzgerald, Las Vegas, Nev., 104; 12. Joe Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 102; 13. Ryan Roath, Surprise, Ariz., 100; 14. Harry Anderson, Bullhead City, Ariz., 95; Tyrone Yazzie, Farmington, N.M., and Keith Smith, El Centro, Calif., both 87; 17. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 86; 18. Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif., 77; 19. Eric Evans, National City, Calif., 74; 20. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 73.