SENOIA, Ga. – Senoia Raceway will open the pit gates for two nights of racing later this week.

The races, scheduled for Thursday and Saturday, will be run without spectators. Only drivers and designated crew members will be allowed to be in attendance.

Thursday’s race, which will be live streamed, will offer a $5,000 payday to super late model competitors.

Co-promoter Mayes Massey said the event on Thursday will feature some of the nation’s best super late model and crate late model competitors for a weeknight event that will precede Senoia’s plans for an eight-division program on Saturday.

“I’m really excited about the possible exposure we can get, and I really feel like we have one of the best surfaces in the South,” said Massey, crediting partner Doug Stevens with the track preparation. “He kind of takes a scientific approach to prepping the track and his surfaces are usually unbelievable.”

Senoia, which has been shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic, will follow social distancing protocols Thursday, with teams limited to six people, including the driver. Neither grandstands or concession stands will be open at the track that has successfully hosted practices, including one when Georgia State Patrol officers stopped by the verify regulations were being followed.

“We passed the tests, I guess you could say, of what you’re supposed to do,” Massey said.

Saturday’s eight-division show will also be streamed live. Visit senoiaraceway.com for additional information on that event.