The 37th Annual Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race will be held at the Delaware International Speedway on Tuesday, July 7. Gates to the speedway will open at 5 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m.
The rain date is scheduled for Wednesday, July 8. The Delaware International Speedway is located on U.S. 13 north of the Delaware-Maryland state line.
This year’s event will again feature competitors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. Drivers will compete for more than $35,000 in prize money.
Modified, Late Models, Street Modified, Modified Lites, TSS AC Delco Modified and Little Lincoln Vintage Cars will compete in more than 100 laps of feature racing in their respective classes.
Also, back by popular demand is the 12th Annual Camp Barnes Shoot-Out featuring the top five finishers from the Modified feature and the top five finishers from the Late Model Feature. A $2,000 cash purse is at stake when they go head-to-head in a twelve-lap dash.
Tickets to the event are available at the speedway’s ticket booth the night of the event. Spectator tickets are $15 and pit tickets are $25. Children 10 years old and younger accompanied by a parent or guardian are admitted free to spectator seating.
Proceeds will benefit Camp Barnes, which was originally opened in 1948 to combat juvenile delinquency. The camp was named in recognition of Colonel Herbert A. Barnes, the Superintendent of the State Police at the time of the camp’s establishment who was instrumental in raising the necessary funds and volunteer help to make Camp Barnes a reality.
The camp is located next to the Assawoman Wildlife Area on Miller Creek, 6.7 miles southeast of Bethany Beach. During an eight-week span in the summer, 60 children, ages 10 to 14 attend Camp Barnes each week with no financial burden on their parents or guardians
For more information, call Detective Preston “Pep” Lewis at (302) 856-5850 Ext. 301.
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