POSTED 2-2-09 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cherry Bomb 200 Coming to the Rockingham Speedway Kimmel Street Stock Series and ASA Late Model Series Highlight the July 4th Race FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Charles Hudson 910-205-8800 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (February 2, 2009) – The 2009 season at the Rockingham Speedway continues to expand with today’s announcement of the Cherry Bomb 200 – a special double header race featuring the Kimmel Street Stock Series and the ASA Late Model Series on July 4th, 2009. The Kimmel Street Stock Series first race at the Rockingham Speedway was the Polar Bear 150 which kicked off the New Year on January 1st and was one of the most popular and most talked about races at the track. The Street Stocks will race 100 laps starting at 10:00 a.m. on Independence Day and will once again start up to 99 cars with practice and qualifying on Friday July 3rd. “We are very excited about getting to come back to Rockingham,” said series founder Frank Kimmel. “Our first race was a very exciting race; hopefully we can come back for the Cherry Bomb and the Polar Bear and put on an even better show. The best racing we have seen in a long time took place at the first Polar Bear race and we look forward to getting even more cars and putting on an even better show this year.” The ASA portion of the 200 will also include 100 laps of racing for ‘America’s Premier Short Track Series.’ The ASA Late Model Series uses a crate engine, coil over shocks with a fibre glass body on the 2,700 lbs. cars. “I can’t put into words how excited I am,” said Ron Varney, ASA Late Model Series President. “To land an event at such a historic place is truly an honor and privilege few series get to experience.” Tickets for the Cherry Bomb 200 are general admission seats and cost $15 in advance and $20 the day of the race with kids 12 and under free with a paid adult. The next race weekend at the Rockingham Speedway is the Carolina 200 featuring the ARCA RE/MAX Series on Sunday April 19th and the UARA-Stars Late Model Series on Saturday April 18th. Tickets for the ARCA and UARA races as well as the Cherry Bomb 200 are available at the speedway ticket office. For More information or to order tickets, please contact the speedway at (910) 205-8800 or visit our website at www.rockinghamspeedway.com.