Rainouts for first weekend in May
Among non-national touring Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events rained out, postponed or cancelled the first weekend in May; rescheduled date included unless no makeup date was immediately announced:
MS Crate: Guntown, Miss.'s Pine Ridge Speedway cancelled Saturday's Mississippi Crate Late Model Series season opener because of rain.
NE Alliance: Saturday's Northeast Crate Late Model Alliance event at Brighton (Ontario) Speedway was rescheduled for May 10.
Clarksville: Saturday's J.R Knight Memorial, a $4,300-to-win 602 Crate Late Model special at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway, rained out and was rescheduled for June 7; the track added a regular-season event for Sunday evening.
Malvern West: Friday's Malvern Bank West Series season opener at Electric City Speedway in Butler, Mo., rained out after 9 p.m. after drawing 21 entries.
Iron-Man: Saturday's Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series event at Fremont (Ohio) Speedway rained out.
Stateline: Saturday's $5,000-to-win Super Late Model event at Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y., was postponed to May 10.
Ultimate HofA: Saturday's Ultimate Heart of America Series event at Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway was postponed until June 14.
4 State: Friday's 4 State Series stop at Monett (Mo.) Motor Speedway has been cancelled because of rain.
UCRA: United Championship Racing Alliance officals cancelled Saturday's race at Fort Payne Motor Speedway in Fyffe, Ala., because of rain.
RUSH: The RUSH Crate Late Model Series had its season opener rained out for the fifth time after Saturday's $5,000-to-win stop at Winchester (Va.) Speedway cancelled.
Spring Nationals: Weekend Schaeffer's Spring Nationals events at Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, Ga., and Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga., rained out; both races have been rescheduled.
Bandits: Saturday's Vision Wheel Steel Block Bandits event at Natural Bridge (Va.) Speedway rained out. The track rescheduled a regular-season program for Friday.
ULMS: Saturday's Jay's Automotive United Late Model Series event at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va., was rescheduled for May 24.
HTF: Inclement weather cancelled the weekend’s Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series events at Lavonia (Ga.) Speedway and Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C.; Cherokee rescheduled its Mike Duvall Memorial as a non-touring event on its Cherokee Chief miniseries as a $10,000-to-win race Sunday.
BMF: Friday's Best Plumber BMF 604 Racing Series event at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tenn., rained out.
OVS: The weekend's Burlile Ohio Valley Late Model Dirt Series events at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Ky., and Rockcastle Speedway in Mount Vernon, Ky., rained out.
Legends: Saturday's Titan Legends Late Model Series event at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway in Paragould, Ark., rained out.