After a two month application and bidding process, Beitler will take over the beautiful 3/8mi for the next 3 years. We at Dirt Dog think this will bring some much needed strategic planning and cooperation to the Washington State dirt racing scene.
Over the last 12 years, Beitler has rebuilt Skagit Speedway into a nationally recognized auto racing facility with his aggressive plan of renovations to the physical grounds and ambitiously promoted big races.
Since the two Western Washington tracks are only about 3.5 hours apart (with Seattle in the middle), this gives Beitler a wonderful opportunity to coordinate classes and events in order to grow the car count and attendance at both facilities.
“Our team is ready to hit the ground running,” said Beitler this morning from his cell phone. “We are already in talks with travelling race series and teams to come race at Grays Harbor Raceway. Local race teams are the staple of our weekly shows and they are being contacted as well. We are talking with key people to join our professional staff of employees and the final 2014 racing schedule should be finalized soon. This is an awesome opportunity that the County Commissioners have graced us with and I am excited to build upon the past successes at one of the best dirt racing facilities in the country. We are working on a schedule now, it will be very similar to the traditional dates that Grays Harbor has run the last few years. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work!”
Gray's Harbor Raceway became available when county commissioners fired Great Northwest Promotions LLC in October. Great Northwest had been operating the track since 2007 but officials cited multiple breaches of the contract as the reason for the termination.
For more information and to contact Steve, please email to: Graysharborraceway@hotmail
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