Contact: Lillian Bell
(717)
292-1696
-FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAC
Wingless Sprint Car Preview: The Next Wednesday Night Test & Tune is on May
29
Newberrytown,
PA (May 28, 2013) – The
next Wednesday Night Test & Tune session will be held on Wednesday, May 29 at the Susquehanna
Speedway Park. This will be a
special USAC wingless preview day as any local wingless sprint car will receive
a free car entry for the test & tune.
The USAC wingless Sprints will visit SSP on Sunday, June
9. It
is open to any type of racecars capable of competing on the 4/10 mile oval. The cost is $12.00 per person for pit passes
and a $20.00 fee for each racecar entering the pit area ($32.00 per car &
driver combination). Gates will open at
5:00 p.m. with open track
time from 6:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. by class. Each session will be 6 – 8 laps per
session. The grandstands are open free
to the public. Each class will receive
4 to 5 rounds of 6/8 laps
each or more if time permits. The
fuel pumps from Miller’s Racing Parts will not be open. Anyone needing fuel should contact Miller’s
Racing Parts directly at 717-766-0181.
The main concession stand will be open throughout the night.
Due
to the completion of only half the Wednesday Night Test & Tune on April 24,
all pit passes
and car entries from the April 24 Test & Tune may be used for half credit
($6.00 towards pit passes and $10 towards car entry) for any Test & Tune
session through October 23, 2013. Pit
passes from April 24 must be presented for credit.
Also on
Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets, karts
and Adult Speedcars at the Outback Track from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the lights. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. with open practice from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The cost will be $20.00 per driver with no charge for anyone else
entering the grandstand and “cold pit” areas.
All Outback Track participants should enter the pits from the Kise Mill Road
entrance behind turn 2 of the “Big Track.”
Figure
8 Racing Round Two SSP SSP This Satruday
Newberrytown,
PA (May 28, 2013) – On Saturday night, June 1 racing returns to the Big
Track at the Susquehanna Speedway Park featuring the Late Models, Street Stocks,
Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans, PENNMAR Vintage Cars and a Figure 8
race on the frontstretch.
The Figure 8
racing began last season at SSP with three events. This year’s events will pay the following
purse - (10 or more cars): 1) $300; 2) $150; 3) $100; 4) $75; 5) $50; 6-10)
$25. for 9 or less cars the purse will
be – 1) $200; 2) $125; 3) $100; 4) $50; 5) 25.
The rules for Figure 8 racing may be found at www.sspracing.net.
On Saturday,
the pit
gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5:00 p.m. Track Prep
laps begin at 6:30 p.m. with qualifying races at 7:00 p.m. followed by
consolation races and feature events.
General
Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Sunday night are Adults (ages 18-59)
$12.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $10.00;
Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $25.00 with a reduced
price of $22.00 for all pit competitor license holders. The minimum age
requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth
certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
On
Friday night, May 31, the second
race of the Spring Shoot-Out Series will be held at the SSP Outback Track for
quarter midgets, karts and Adult Speedcars.
The pit gates will open 5:45 p.m. with a driver’s meeting at 7:20
p.m. Open practice begins at 7:00 p.m.
and racing action begins at 7:30 p.m.
The entry fees
for each class will be $20.00 per entry for drivers with the seasonal
(Spring/Summer) license. Pit pass fees
for the driver are included in the entry fee.
Non-license driver’s entry fees will be $25.00. Participants may enter more than one class on
a raceday ($12.00 for each additional class).
Trophies will be awarded to the top three in each class regardless of
class entry count. No participants will be denied racing as
SSP will make every effort to define a class for all drivers who wish to
compete.
Pit pass prices
for non-drivers at the Outback Track will be $8.00 for everyone ages 18 &
older; Teens & Children ages 11 – 17 are $5.00; Children 10 years of age and
under are $3.00. Ages 2 & under are
admitted free.
The 9-race
Summer Shoot-Out Series will begin on Friday, June 28. There will be separate point champions
crowned from both the Spring and Summer Shoot-Out
Series.
The next
Wednesday Night Test & Tune for any type of racecar will be on Wednesday, May 29. This will be a special USAC wingless
preview day as any wingless sprint car will receive a free car entry for the
test & tune. The USAC wingless
Sprints will visit SSP on Sunday, June 9. The gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with
practice sessions rotating for each class from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The
cost is $12.00 per person for pit passes and a $20.00 fee for each racecar
entering the pit area ($32.00 per car & driver combination). Each session will be 4-6 laps per session
depending on car count. The grandstands
are open free to the public. Each class
will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 4/6 laps each or more if time permits. The fuel pumps from Miller’s Racing Parts
will not be open. Anyone needing fuel
should contact Miller’s Racing Parts directly at 717-766-0181. The main concession stand will be open
throughout the night.
Due
to the completion of only half the Wednesday Night Test & Tune on April 24,
all pit passes
and car entries from the April 24 Test & Tune may be used for half credit
($6.00 towards pit passes and $10 towards car entry) for any Test & Tune
session through October 23, 2013. Pit
passes from April 24 must be presented for credit.
Also on
Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets, karts
and Adult Speedcars at the Outback Track from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the
lights. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m.
with open practice from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The cost will be $20.00 per driver with no charge for anyone else
entering the grandstand and “cold pit” areas.
All Outback Track participants should enter the pits from the Kise Mill
Road entrance behind turn 2 of the “Big Track.”
Last
Saturday night, Dover’s
J.R. Rodriguez claimed his first Late Model win of the season in the 21a
Memorial Day Championships in remembrance of Mike Zeigler Sr. at the Susquehanna
Speedway Park on Saturday Night.
Littlestown’s Randy Zechman won his third feature of the season in the
Street Stock 21 lapper. York’s Travis
Horan won the 20-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature.
The 15-lap Road Warrior feature was won by York Haven’s Daryl Sipe for
his fourth consecutive. Mountville’s
Donny Groff claimed the Mini Van feature.
Matt Wallace of Mt. Airy, Maryland won the 20-lap Classic Car feature
event.
The
Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83
to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway
offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On race day, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for
up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and the “Outback
Track.”
Friday, May 31, 2013
SSP
Outback Track Time Schedule – Spring Series
(Subject to Change)
5:45 p.m. Pit Gates Open
(no general admission)
7:00 p.m. Driver’s Draw for
Position Ends (all
entries after 7 p.m. will start at rear
of
qualifying event).
7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. Practice Begins
7:20 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Parents welcome to attend as well).
7:30.m. Racing Begins (Heats &
Features)
Class
Rotation: To Be Announced at the Driver’s Meeting
Saturday, June 1, 2013
SSP
Big Track Time Schedule (Subject to Change)
4:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit
Passes: Non members - $25.00; Members - $22.00.
5:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) - $12.00; Seniors
(60 &
older) &
Young Adults (11-17) -
$10.00; Children (10 & under) - Free
6:40
p.m. Track Preparation Laps
Begin (Pit
area)
Rotation: Street Stocks
Late
Models
7:00
p.m. Welcome, Invocation and
National Anthem
Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8
laps)
Late
Models Qualifying Heat Races
(8
laps)
Road
Warriors / Mini Vans Qualifying Heat Races (4
laps)
PENNMAR Vintage Cars Qualifying
Heat Races (6
laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Qualifying
Heat Races (6
laps)
Consolation Races (same order as Heats) – if
necessary
Figure 8 Racing Feature (20
laps)
Late
Models Feature (25
laps)
Street Stocks Feature (20
laps)
PENNMAR Vintage Cars Feature (12
laps)
Road
Warriors / Mini Vans Feature (15
laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20
laps)
· Top 3
finishers from each heat and top 5 finishers from the feature to the scales/tech
in the infield.
· Top
Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00
Fine for Failure to Report.
* Any competitor parking in a reserved
parking spot that is not theirs will have $50.00 taken from their purse monies
earned at the end of the night and it will be given to the person whose spot
they parked in.
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2013 “Big Track” Schedule of Events
at SSP –
(Schedule as of May 8, 2013 - Subject to
Change)
May 29 (Wed.)
Wednesday Night Test & Tune
Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and
the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June 1
(Sat.) Figure
8 Racing -
Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme
Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
June 8
(Sat.) Kid’s Money Scramble – Late
Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme
Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series (7:00
p.m.)
June 9
(Sun.) USAC Eastern Storm Tour
- USAC
Wingless Sprint Cars and ARDC Midgets (Pit gates open 3:30 p.m.;
Grandstands at 4:00 p.m.; Time Trials 6:30 p.m.; Racing 7:00
p.m.)
June 12 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big
Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00
p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and
the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June
15 (Sat.) No Saturday Night
Racing
June
16 (Sun.) Sprint Car Summer Classic VI
-
Super (410) Sprint Cars and 358 Sprint Cars (7:00 p.m. - note new start
time)
– Rain
date: T.B.A.
June
22 (Sat.) Figure
8 Racing -
Late Models, Street Stocks,
Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & Sidewinder
Spritns (7:00
p.m.)
June 26 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big
Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00
p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and
the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
June
29 (Sat.) Steel
Block Bandits Late Model Series - Late Models ($1,500-to-win), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks &
Road Warriors/Mini Vans (7:00 p.m.)
July 3
(Wed.) Eichelberger’s U-Pull-It Super Show VIII
- 600cc Micro Sprints, PA Sprint Series, Sportsman Modifieds,
Sidewinder Sprints, Legends Cars, & Classic Cars (7:00
p.m.)
July 4
(Thur.) - July 18 (Thurs.): Track Closed
(Summer Pit Stop / Vacation Break) – NO RACING
July
20 (Sat.) Silver Springs Speedway Racer Reunion -
Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Sportsman Tour, PENNMAR
Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition (7:00
p.m.)
July 24 (Wed.)
Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00
p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and
the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
July
27 (Sat.) Christmas in July with Santa Claus Visit -
Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini
Vans & Sidewinder Sprints plus Spring Series Awards Presentation for
Outback Track (7:00 p.m.)
August
3 (Sat.) Figure
8 Racing -
Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme
Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August 7 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at
Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and
the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August
10 (Sat.) Kid’s Box Car Racing -
Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors, Mini Vans
& PENNMAR
Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)
August
17 (Sat.) Camera & Autograph Night -
Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans &
PA
Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.)
Also Central PA Blood Bank “Blood Drive” (5:00 p.m. - 8:00
p.m.)
August 21 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune
Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
and
the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
August
24 (Sat.) No Saturday Night
Racing
August
25 (Sun.) Return of the Great American School Bus
Racing - Super
(410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00 p.m.) –
Rain
date: T.B.A.
August
31 (Sat.) 13th Annual York County Nationals/Steel Block Bandits Late Model
Series – Late
Models (32 laps –
$1,500-to-win), Street Stocks (25 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars & Classic
Cars (7:00 p.m.)
September 4 (Wed.)
Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.;
Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 7 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks,
Road Warriors/Mini Vans,
PENNMAR Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition -
(6:00 p.m. - note new start time)
September 14 (Sat.)
SSP Track Championship Night - Late Models (25 laps), Street
Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road
Warriors/Mini Vans & PA
Sprint Series plus SSP Outback Track Summer Season Awards
Presentation (6:00 p.m.)
September 18 (Wed.)
Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.;
Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 21 (Sat.) 8th Annual Susquehanna Showdown - Late
Models (50 laps) and PA Sprint Series Interregional
Race (6:00
p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, September 22.
September 28 (Sat.) No Saturday Night
Racing
October 2 (Wed.) Wed.
Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
October 5 (Sat.) No Saturday
Racing
October 12 (Sat.) No Saturday
Racing
October 16 (Wed.) Wed.
Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice
6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 18 (Fri.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic
Qualifying Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars &
Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Saturday, October 19 (Championship
Night will move to Sun., October 20)
October 19 (Sat.) 10th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic
Championship Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars
&
Four Cylinder Stock Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, October
20.
October 23 (Wed.)
Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.;
Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 26 (Sat.) Candy Bowl
IX presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC
Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder
Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars & Lincoln Thundercars
(2:00 p.m.) - Raindate: Sunday, October 27.
November 2 (Sat.)
10th Annual Turkey 200 – Big
Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100 laps) plus
Classic Cars and Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November
3.
November 9 (Sat.) No Saturday
Racing
November 16 (Sat.)
The
Final Showdown (4th Annual) – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale &
358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) – Rain
date: Sunday,
November 17.
2013
Wednesday Night Open Test & Tune Sessions
(Any divisions of racing welcome)
Big & Outback Tracks (Wednesdays): May 29; June 12; June 26;
July 24; August 7; August 21; September 4; September
18
Big Track Only: October 2 (Wed.); October 16 (Wed.); October 23
(Wed.)
Big
Track - Gates open 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. – 9:00
p.m.
Outback Track on Wednesdays (Gates open 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.)
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Track Rental for the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track”
– The “Big track” and the “Outback track” are available for rent. The “Big Track” rental fee is $1,400.00 for 4
hours and may be split between a maximum of five-(5) drivers/teams. Only one car is permitted on the track at a
time. If an ambulance is requested, it
is an additional $75.00 per hour. For
nighttime rentals at the “Big Track”, an additional $100.00 per hour will be
charged for lights.
The
rental price for the “Outback Track” is $400.00 for 4 hours during the day
/$500.00 at night and may be split between a maximum of five-(5)
drivers/teams. To reserve either track,
please call 717-292-1696.
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Free Pit Passes for all
Non-Qualifiers in 2013 – Any non-qualifier who starts the a qualifying
heat race and fails to qualify for the feature in the Late Model, Street Stock,
Xtreme Stock Cars, Legends Cars, Mini Vans and Road Warriors divisions during
the regular season point events will receive a complimentary pit pass for the
driver for the following week during the regular season from April 6 though
September 14. The driver must possess a
full annual SSP license in order to be eligible for the complimentary pit pass
and pass is not transferable to another driver or to another week beyond the
following week.
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Repeat Fan Discount Continues for
2013 – The popular “Repeat Fan Discount” program will continue at SSP in
2013. There is a $2.00 repeat fan
discount for each person with a ticket stub from races during the previous
week’s events completed only.
The
Repeat Fan Discount is not valid for pit pass purchases.
“The
Outback Track at SSP” 2013 Schedule of Events
Spring Shoot-Out Season Championship:
May 29
(Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session
(Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
May 31
(Fri.) Spring Shoot-Out Race (Gates open 5:45
p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
June 7
(Fri.) Spring Shoot-Out Race (Gates open 5:45
p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
June
12 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session (Gates
open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
June
14 (Fri.) Spring Shoot-Out Race (Gates open 5:45
p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
June
21 (Fri.) Spring Shoot-Out Race Championship
Night (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
June
26 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session (Gates
open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
- SSP
Outback Track Spring Shoot-Out Season Awards Presentation at the Big track on
Saturday night, July 27, 2013
Summer Shoot-Out Season Championship:
June
28 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #1 (Gates open 5:45
p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
July 4
- July 18: Track Closed (Summer Pit Stop
/ Vacation Break)
July
19 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #2 (Gates open
5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
July
24 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session
(Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
July
26 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #3 (Gates open
5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 2
(Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #4 (Gates open
5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 7
(Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session
(Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
Aug. 9
(Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #5 (Gates open
5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
Aug.
16 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #6 (Gates open 5:45
p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
Aug.
21 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session (Gates
open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
Aug.
23 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #7 (Gates open 5:45
p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
Aug.
30 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #8 (Gates open 5:45
p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
Sept.
4 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session
(Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
Sept.
6 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Championship
Night (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing
@7:30 p.m.)
Sept.
18 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session (Gates
open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
- SSP
Outback Track Summer Shoot-Out Season Awards Presentation at the Big track on
Saturday night, September 14, 2013
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