PONTOON BEACH, Ill. -- Tri-City Speedway has some big changes in store for the 2007 racing season. The biggest change comes will be the racing surface itself. Tri-City Speedway will be reconfigured from the current two track configurations (1/2-mile and 1/4-mile tracks) into one 3/8-mile track. The existing 1/4 mile track will be extended out at each end to make it into a 3/8-mile track. The new track will feature a concrete wall completely around the outside of the track and have all new lighting.

The second big change at Tri-City Speedway for 2007 will be a change in the night that they race on. Tri-City Speedway will move to Friday nights in 2007. Tri-City Speedway has raced on Sunday nights for the last two seasons. The Friday night action will feature hot laps at 6:45 p.m., with opening ceremonies at 7:20 and racing at 7:30.

Tri-City Speedway will continue to run five classes of racecars in 2007. Tri-City Speedway will bring in the Crate American Racing Series (CARS) Late Models as a weekly sanctioned class in 2007. Tri-City Speedway will continue to feature the Super Late Model division, Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks and Factory Stocks. The Factory Stocks will feature a major rule change in 2007 which will allow for the dual overhead cam engine cars to join the class. Unfortunately, Tri-City Speedway will be dropping the Sportsman division from the 2007 lineup. There will be a rules meeting for drivers and crews on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. It will be held at the Hilltop Auction Center in Alton, Ill.

Tri-City Speedway will kick off the 2007 racing season with a Test & Tune session on Sunday, March 25, at 12 noon. The first race night will be the following Friday night, March 30. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to Tri-City Speedway in 2007 on Friday, May 4, and the UMP Summer Nationals makes a stop at Tri-City Speedway on Friday, July 6. More special events will be announced in the near future.

Tri-City Speedway will also feature discount pricing for grandstand admission for senior citizens and students in 2007. More details on this will be provided in the near future.

Tri-City Speedway is in Pontoon Beach, Ill., located across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Take Exit 4 from I-270 then 1/2 mile south on SR 203. For tickets or more info, you can call the track office at 636-448-9111, 618-931-7836 or toll-free at 800-617-9077, or visit their website at www.tricityspeedway.net.