by Kelland Sloan
The starting field for the 76th Annual Little 500 Presented by UAW has officially been set after Bump Day qualifications on Friday.
A few drivers took the opportunity to improve their qualifying times, including Shane Butler (22nd-17th), Trey Burke (26th-25th) and Jerry Kobza (P33). Two new entrants also made qualifying runs, Colin Grissom (P28) and John Inman (P34).
76th Annual Little 500 Starting Line-Up
Race teams also took advantage of the final practice session before Saturday night’s Little 500, with 21 teams taking to the track for the one hour, 45-minute session. Polesitter Emerson Axsom was once again on top of the board with a lap of 11.218. Shane Hollingsworth, Caleb Armstrong, Logan Seavey and Donnie Adams Jr. rounded out the top-five.
The 76th Annual Little 500 Presented by UAW is tomorrow night, May 25th at 8:00pm. Grandstand gates open at 3:00 for the Little 500 driver’s meeting, which is open to the public. Teams will get a warm up session at 4:30, followed by an autograph session at 5:30. Pre-race is slated to begin at 7:00, with the green flag set to wave at 8:00.
Tickets for the event are still available and are reserved seating only. All tickets are $45 and can be purchased online HERE or at the gate on Saturday. The race will also be streamed live on DIRTVision.