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2009 Howard Memorial Where: Tri-Valley

When: May 16th

•Track Record Jacket for Breaking Howard Memorial Track Record

Sign in / Safety: Friday from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Saturday from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. Entry Fee: $30.00 / car Safety: All novices must go through safety. Practice: Two rounds of 3-minute controlled practice. Maximum of 7 cars on the track during practice sessions. All cars must be signed in to practice. First round: Friday starting at 7:00 p.m. Second round: Saturday starting at 9:00 a.m. Pit Meeting: The pit meeting will start on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Qualifying: Qualifying will start immediately after practice. Qualifying order will be determined by first to sign-in last to qualify . All cars will qualify hot out of the shoot. Drivers will be given a total of 8 laps. All 8 laps are on the clock. Mains: Lower mains will begin immediately after qualifying. The 3 courtesy laps rule will be in observed. Moscore electronic timing system and Scoreboard will be used for Qualifying TVQMA would like to thank the 2009 Howard Memorial Jacket Sponsors Lounderback Motorsports SunState Equipment Co. Line-X Kustoms Courtyard Dental Jim’s Auto Body Visit www.tvqma.org for event information and directions

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Jerry Howard was born on March 15, 1930 in Mina, Arkansas. He married Miss Dorothy and had three beautiful children; Kerry, Eugene, and Sandra. Long ago, Carol and Paul Kissling, Sheryl and Neil Jorgeson, Brenda and George Botash, Jerry and Dorothy Howard began the track we call Tri-Valley. Before Tri-Valley, the children raced in Hayward, and when it closed, they moved to another track next to a school in Hayward. Again, this track closed and they moved to Vasco Road, again this was closed so and relocated once again. When this track closed, these four couples decided to settle the matter themselves. Carol knew a man who was on the Board of Director’s for Bart. They made an arrangement to lease the property using a year-to-year payment plan. Tri-Valley was originally set up for one dirt and one asphalt track. However, the dirt track took far too much maintenance. Asphalt was placed over it between 1999-2000; the second track was left un-built. Once races began, they started with qualifying a trophy dash, one heat and a main event. On an average Sunday morning you would have approximately 200 hundred cars. Kerry, Eugene, and Sandra all raced until they turned seventeen. When asked why the track was built, Dorothy said, “We wanted a place for the children to race. A place more permanent then the last tracks.” Jerry and Dorothy were married for 53 years, until he tragically passed away on June 12th, 1994, cutting his life short at the age of 64. His grandchildren; Nicole and Danielle continued to race until they both turned seventeen. His other two grandchildren never raced. Jerry Howard we will remember you always. Written by- Amy Shaw, Jessica Walker and Danielle Hanson