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CUP: Legends Million News On SPEED.com - UPDATED
UPDATED: Daniel Hemric won the inaugural Legends Million and an unprecedented $250,000 with the victory Saturday night...
SPEED Staff  |  Posted July 18, 2010   Charlotte, NC
Watch the Legends Million from Charlotte Motor Speedway this Saturday, July 17th with pre-race coverage starting at 7:30 pm ET Live! on SPEED.
Charlotte Motor Speedway is hosting the Legend Cars race to top them all. The race, to be held this weekend July 15-17, will have a $1 million purse with $250,000 awarded to the winner of the Legends Million A-Feature. The inaugural Legends Million will be broadcast Live! on SPEED this Saturday evening starting with pre-race coverage at 7:30 pm ET. Competitors who register for the Legends Million must register in one of three divisions: Young Lions/Semi-Pro, Masters or The Legends Million, which is open to all drivers. Each division will run heat races and an A-Main race, with the Legends Million A-Feature serving as the grand finale of the three-day event. However, there is a twist in the A-Main races for the Masters and Young Lions/Semi-Pro divisions. The winners of those two division A-Main races will earn an unprecedented $30,000 and $25,000, respectively.

• Race Results: Legends Million - Saturday, July 17, 2010 - Charlotte Motor Speedway

PHOTOS: Legends Million Photo Gallery: Legends Million
NEWS: Legends Million on SPEED.com... Thursday Time Trial Results: Legends Million

7/17/10 VIDEO: Daniel Hemric Wins Legends Million - Kannapolis, N.C., native Daniel Hemric won the inaugural Legends Million, the largest grassroots race in history, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, taking home an unprecedented $250,000 with the victory. Leading the first 89 laps of the 100-lap A-Feature, it looked as if pole-sitter Doug Stevens was going to complete a perfect weekend by winning the Legends Million. Stevens was the fastest qualifier on Thursday, then led all 20 laps of his Friday heat race, securing the pole for Saturday’s main event. Read More...

7/16/10 CUP: Stevens On Pole For Legends Million Friday marked day two of the inaugural Legends Million Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Doug Stevens claimed the top starting position for Saturday’s Legends Million $250,000-to-win A-Feature. Stevens, of Griffin, Ga., won the pole position by virtue of his heat race victory and his top speed in Thursday’s qualifying. Read More

7/16/10 > CUP: Green Has His Eyes On The Big Green There is big money scattered around everywhere in the format for the Legends Million weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The winner of the spotlighted A-feature Saturday night will take home $250,000, a shocking amount for a 100-lap short-track race featuring cars that cost only $13,000. But the dollars don’t stop there. Positions two through five in the feature will pay $100,000, $50,000, $25,000 and $20,000. Even a last-place finish is worth $10,000. Read More...

7/15/10 > CUP: Doug Stevens Tops Speed Chart For The Legends Million At Charlotte Motor Speedway The inaugural Legends Million Weekend got underway Thursday and Doug Stevens was the night’s fastest overall qualifier during time trials, which set Friday’s heat race lineups. Stevens, of Griffin, Ga., topped the 144-car Legends Million division field during time trial sessions, with a posted lap of 17.246 seconds. Read More... - Thursday Time Trial Results: Legends Million

7/15/10 > CUP: Big Money Sparkles For Legends Drivers The million dollars in prize money posted by Charlotte Motor Speedway for Saturday’s Legends Million short-track race is big fuel for the largely unknown drivers who race Legends week after week with little publicity. Kenzie Ruston, a former Oklahoma resident who moved to Charlotte, N.C. to be closer to racing’s heartbeat, owns the U.S. Legend Cars International Semi-Pro Asphalt Oval championship. Saying that long name is almost as difficult as winning the title, which Ruston, 18, did last season. “I can’t believe we’re racing for that much money,” she said. “I still think it’s a dream.” Read More...

7/14/10 > CUP: UNCC Engineering Students To Test Their Knowledge In Legends Million Located in the heart of NASCAR country, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s engineering program attracts students from all over the county who are pursuing a career in motorsports. Four of those students will put the knowledge they have gained in the classroom to the ultimate test as they participate in the Legends Million, July 15-17, at Charlotte Motor Speedway.This one-of-a-kind grassroots race will provide classmates John Hilliker, Brian Ouimette, Sam McAulay and Chris Davis with the opportunity to compete against each other for bragging rights and their share of the $1 million purse. Read More...

7/14/10 >CUP: California Boy Chasing Dreams In Legends Million West coast native Chase Catania dreams of making it to the big leagues of NASCAR and hopes the Legends Million, Thursday through Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, will help make that dream a reality. The largest grassroots race in history with a total purse of $1 million could be Catania's big opportunity for some much-needed publicity, and with the A-Feature being nationally televised live on SPEED, a big finish for Catania could mean a big break. Read More

7/14/10 > CUP: Hair Among Legends Million Favorites - Clay Hair drives Legends race cars so well that he has been a reliable teacher for rookies jumping into the short-track, entry-level vehicles. Hair, a 52-year-old resident of Mount Pleasant, N.C., retired as a Legends instructor last year to concentrate on his most important student – himself. Hair won the U.S. Legend Cars International Masters Asphalt Oval championship last year and has won dozens of Legends feature events.. Read More

7/14/10 > >VIDEO: Legend Car Pro Driver Tyler Green



7/13/10 > CUP: Cash Is Star Of Legends Million - NASCAR drivers, former NASCAR drivers, Legends racing champions, television personalities and legendary Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith were among the notables gathered in the Charlotte Motor Speedway infield media center Tuesday afternoon. None was the day’s star, however. The big attraction was the money. Piles of it. A million dollars, all in ones. Fresh from the Federal Reserve Bank in Charlotte. Read More...

7/13/10 > CUP: Dave Despain To Host SPEED’s Inaugural Legends Million Broadcast - Veteran motor sports broadcaster Dave Despain, whose popular Sunday night show, Wind Tunnel, airs milestone episode No. 500 in November, will host SPEED’s live and exclusive three-hour coverage of the inaugural Legends Million from Charlotte Motor Speedway on July 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET. '' Read More...

7/13/10 > CUP: Legends Million At Charlotte Motor Speedway News And Notes - The largest grassroots race in history, the Legends Million, is quickly approaching this Thursday through Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Below are some unique stories surrounding the one-of-a-kind race that features a $1 million purse. Read More...

7/12/10 > CUP: $1 Million On Line For Legends - From its very beginning, Charlotte Motor Speedway has always been home to the most brash ideas and the most audacious concepts, and this week is no exception, as more than 250 drivers from 35 states will compete in the July 15-17 Legends Million race. Read More...

7/1/10 > CUP: Legends Million A Family Affair For Pistones - The Legends Million is not only bringing Legend Car drivers from all over the country together, but it also brings the Pistone family closer as they will be making the event a family affair July 15-17 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The one-of-a-kind race will put the Pistone clan head-to-head as three brothers and a cousin will compete for their share of the unprecedented $1 million purse. Read More...

6/25/10 > CUP: Legends Million Has Drivers Buzzing - The Legends Million is quickly approaching and the garage area is buzzing with talk about the recently announced format, and of course the $1 million purse that will be on the line, July 15-17 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Read More...

6/23/10 > CUP: Format Set For Legends Million At Charlotte Motor Speedway - Earlier this year U.S. Legend Cars International and Charlotte Motor Speedway announced the Legends Million, a one-of-a-kind race featuring a total purse of $1 million with the Legends Million A-Feature winner guaranteed to take home a record $250,000. The final spot in the feature is assured $10,000. At least thirty competitors will race in the A-Feature event, which will be 100 laps with a 15-minute break at lap 50. Read More...

6/23/10 > CUP: Geoff Bodine Races For Legends Million At Charlotte - NASCAR star Geoff Bodine has signed on to race for the largest U.S. Legends purse in grassroots racing history. Bodine will compete for a share of the $1 million payoff behind the wheel of the Florida Alzheimer's Association car in the Legends Million at Charlotte Motor Speedway July 15 - July 17. Read More...

BLOG: Jordan Anderson #19 - Legends Million on SPEED.com...

DAY 3 SINGLE ROUND PRACTICE Legends Million - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, North Carolina - Blog entry by Jordan Anderson -- After completing single car qualifying on Thursday, my crew and I headed back to the race track to see what the Lord had in store for us. We got to the racetrack around 8am and prepared for single round practice, which was slated to start an hour later at 9. During practice over 200 of the 350 cars took to the track to see how their cars would fare for the qualifying races. My car was about the same as it had been all week; we were close on speed but still not where we needed to be. After coming off the track, the scene around our garage area looked about like a NASCAR cup team after a practice session. The car was rolled onto the scales and the work began. Read More

DAY 2 - THURSDAY: TIME TRIALS July 15, 2010 - Legends Million - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, North Carolina - Blog entry by Jordan Anderson -- 100 Degree temperatures and sunny skies greeted over 350 Legends car drivers as the second day of the Legends Million at Charlotte Motor Speedway began. My crew and I unloaded my number 19 Legends car, which is in fact the same chassis that I won the 2008 Summer Shootout Pro Division championship with. Tiger Read More...

DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY: July 14, 2010 - Legends Million - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, North Carolina - Blog entry by Jordan Anderson -- This coming Saturday, July 17th the biggest event in Legends car history will be taking place at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The ‘Legends Million’ race billed as a race for the century will be unique, in that the winner of the 100 lap race will be taking home a black briefcase filled with $250,000. Read More...

ON THE WEB - Legends Million News, Notes And Links...
• Charlotte Motor Speedway Official Website
• U.S. Legend Cars International Official Website
• Jordan Anderson Racing Official Website
• Thursday Time Trial Results: Legends Million

The inaugural Legends Million will be broadcast Live! on SPEED this Saturday evening starting with pre-race coverage at 7:30 pm ET.

• Race Results: Legends Million - Saturday, July 17, 2010 - Charlotte Motor Speedway

PHOTOS: Legends Million Photo Gallery: Legends Million
NEWS: Legends Million on SPEED.com... Thursday Time Trial Results: Legends Million

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