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The 2017 racing season will gets its engines started on June 24 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.

George Whitney, who is leasing the facility from owner Bruce Bemer and serving as the track general manager, confirmed the opening date being set Thursday morning.

Whitney also confirmed that the track will host an open test session on June 17.

The opening night of June 24 will be anchored by an event from the Valenti Modified Racing Series.

The Valenti Modified Racing Series will also return to the track as part of the annual Wings & Wheels Night on Aug. 12.

Whitney confirmed that he has been in talks with NASCAR in an attempt to bring back the Whelen All-American Series sanction, which NASCAR rescinded following the arrest of track owner Bruce Bemer in early March.

“I’ve talked to the people at NASCAR,” Whitney said. “Nobody has told me no yet, so we’re just sending them the paperwork and working on it.”

The season had originally been scheduled to start with Blastoff Weekend May 6-7 before the legal issues arose.