Race fans and race teams can find pertinent information about this weekend’s 3rd Annual Meltdown Race at Greenville Pickens Speedway (SC) in 51’s Fast Facts below.
Dates: February 2-3
Track: Greenville Pickens Speedway (0.5-mile asphalt oval)
Location: 3800 Calhoun Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC 29640
Sanction: Track-Sanctioned Race
Purse: $10,000 to win
Last Year’s Winner: Kyle Plott
Media Coverage: Speed51.com will provide a live broadcast of the race on the Speed51 Network. Monthly and yearly subscribers will be able to watch the race for FREE. To subscribe today, click here.
Tickets: General Admission – $20, Kids 12 and Under Free
Pit Passes: Friday – $25, Saturday – $40, Two-Day Pass – $60
Track Phone: (864) 295-5764
Fast Facts: The Meltdown Race at Greenville Pickens Speedway returns for a second straight year as a track-sanctioned race. The first Meltdown was sanctioned by the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and saw Maine driver Joey Doiron visit victory lane. A strong contingent of Super Late Models will be on hand for the third Meltdown. Fresh off SpeedFest, Georgia driver Bubba Pollard will make his first ever visit to the flat-half mile track. Fellow Southern Super Series champion Donnie Wilson will also make the trip for his first stop at Greenville. Two drivers who mixed it up for the win a year ago include race winner Kyle Plott and 2018 SpeedFest winner Chandler Smith, who finally got the money off his back in his home state one week ago. Smith finished second one year ago at Greenville. Jeff Fultz leads up the Lee Faulk Racing group with a rare start. Fultz was fifth in 2017 and won four races at Greenville in the NASCAR Southeast days. We expect a handful of other drivers to show up on race day to compete for the $10,000 top prize.
Former Meltdown Race Winners:
2017 – Kyle Plott
2016 – Joey Dorion
Meltdown Race Entry List:
A complete entry list is not available. Below are a few of the drivers expected to enter the race:
Augie Grill
Bryant Barnhill
Bubba Pollard
Chandler Smith
Chase Purdy
Donnie Wilson
Jeff Fultz
Jimmy Doyle
Kodie Conner
Kyle Plott
Matt Craig
Michael Faulk
Meltdown Race Schedule:
Friday, February 2 (All Times Local)
11 a.m. – Super Late Model Practice
12 p.m. – Lunch Break
1 p.m. – Rotating Practice (SLM, LLM, 4-Cylinder FWD)
5:30 p.m. – Crew Chief / Team Representative Meeting
Saturday, February 3 (All Times Local)
8:15 a.m. – SLM Tech Opens
10 a.m. – Driver, Crew Chief and Spotter Meeting
10:30 a.m. – Super Late Model Practice
10:50 a.m. – Limited Late Model Practice
11:10 a.m. – 4-Cylinder FWD Practice
11:20 a.m. – Super Late Model Practice
11:35 a.m. – Limited Late Model Practice
11:50 a.m. – 4-Cylinder FWD Practice
12 p.m. – Limited Late Model Pre-Qualifying Tech
12:20 p.m. – Super Late Model Pre-Qualifying Tech
1 p.m. – Qualifying Begins
Limited Late Models (Single-Car Qualifying)
4-Cylinder FWD (Euro Qualifying)
Super Late Models (Single-Car Qualifying)
1:55 p.m. – Invocation / National Anthem
2 p.m. – Limited Late Model Feature (75 laps)
2:40 p.m. – 4-Cylinder FWD Feature (35 laps)
3 p.m. – Super Late Model Feature (150 laps)
-Text by Brandon Paul, Speed51.com Editor & Elgin Traylor, Speed51.com Southeast Correspondent
-Photo credit: Speed51.com
