SUPR (Southern United Professional Racing) Series

*SUPR AT BATON ROUGE ON DECK*

In an unprecedented start to the season, the Southern United Professional Racing Series' Dirt Late Models will hope the ninth time is the charm in getting the 2017 FINALLY underway!

The series has had one setback after another, in a season that was set to begin the second weekend in April. Now as it stands, the tour is slated to try Baton Rouge Raceway in Baker, La., for a fourth time, co-headlining with Flat Track Motorcycles, this Saturday night, June 17th.

In its illustrious 28-year history, SUPR has never started a racing season later than April 1st, or experienced as many consecutive rain outs (3), cancellations (2) and postponements (3) to begin a racing calendar.

Despite the obstacles, the SUPR Series aims to take to the dirt of its home-track and open the season for the 11th time overall at Baton Rouge Raceway -far more than any other venue.

Saturday night's feature is a 1,500-to-win/$200-to-start event and is the circuit's first visit to BRR since March 2015, where two different drivers, Shane "The Ragin' Cajun" Hebert and two-time SUPR champ, Jon "Catman" Mitchell, have reign supreme over the last four races held at the 3/8-mile track.

A three-hour open practice is also scheduled for this Friday night at Baton Rouge Raceway, from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm and racing kicks off Saturday night at 8:00 pm, where multiple weekly classes will be the undercard of the SUPR DLM and the Flat Track Motorcycles.

GO TIME IS FAST APPROACHING!

*SUPR ADDS TRADITION-RICH EVENT*

The Southern United Professional Racing Series has added Chatham's Spooky 50 event to its 2017 schedule, one that has long been rich in dirt late model tradition.

The race is slated to be a one-day event, being held Saturday, October 21st at Chatham Speedway, now being promoted by Jerry Hobson, formerly of USA Speedway in Sterlington.

The quarter-mile racetrack, which opened in 1988, has crate late models as a weekly class and has already hosted the Southern Outlaw Late Model Series twice to date this season.

SUPR last visited Chatham five seasons ago, with "The Intimagator" Chris Wall of Springfield, La., taking the win on April 28, 2012.

The Saturday SUPR opener of "Boudreaux's Rumble In The Bayou" on April 8th at 171 Speedway in Leesville, La., has been declared a rained out as cited by track official(s) in a statement as follows:

"We hate to inform everyone but due to all the rain we are going to have to call our Boudreaux's Rumble in the Bayou race A RAIN OUT!!!"

As it CURRENTLY stands, the Southern United Professional Racing Series will begin its 2017 season at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., on Saturday, April 29th.