BIG DIAMOND AND NEW EGYPT JOIN FORCES TO HONOR SPECIAL RACE FANS

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BIG DIAMOND AND NEW EGYPT JOIN FORCES TO HONOR SPECIAL RACE FANS

During the month of July, both the Big Diamond and New Egypt Speedways host racing events in memory of extraordinary race fans.

On July 6th, the Big Diamond Speedway will again host the Georgie Stevenson Memorial Race. This event has become one of the highlights of the Big Diamond season.

Georgie Stevenson was a young racing fan who lost his six year battle with cancer at the tender age of twelve. In spite of his own pain and discomfort, Georgie wanted to help those who suffered from similar illnesses and spent much of his time raising money and encouraging others. Even while he was hospitalized - sometimes for extended periods of time - Georgie could be seen spending time with other young patients, perhaps wheeling them down the hallways of the hospital with their intravenous poles in tow.

Georgie asked his family to carry on with his efforts after his passing.

The Georgie Stevenson Memorial Race is one of the fund raising events that the Stevenson family supports to raise money for other families who are facing similar battles to the one that Georgie fought.

On July 28, the New Egypt Speedway will once again hold their annual Friends of Mike race, a race that has grown into a full day event over the years. The Friends of Mike event features entertainment, food and a Chinese auction that has racing fans spending the entire day at the New Egypt Speedway, a day that is culminated with the running of the Friends of Mike 100 lapper for the Modifieds in addition to Sportsman and Outlaw Stock features.

Mike Rogie was a loyal racing fan who lived very near to the New Egypt Speedway. He was only thirty-eight years old when cancer claimed his life. New Egypt Speedway track personal, competitors and fans have honored Rogie with the Friends of Mike race ever since. Sadly, Rogie passed away on the day of the first Friends of Mike event.

Through the cooperation of the Big Diamond and New Egypt Speedways, these two racing events will have something else in common this season.

The format for the Georgie Stevenson Memorial this season is a pair of twenty lap feature events for the 358 Modifieds at the Big Diamond Speedway. The winner of these events will be awarded a guaranteed starting spot in New Egypt's Friends of Mike race. If the twin twenties are won by two different drivers than a coin toss will be used to determine who will receive the guaranteed starting spot in the Friends of Mike race.

Likewise, the winner of the Friends of Mike 100 lap race will be awarded a guaranteed starting spot in the Coalcracker '72 to be run on Sunday, September 2 at the Big Diamond Speedway.

By working together, these two racing facilities will offer an additional incentive to their drivers while finding yet another way to honor two dedicated racing fans.