News from the New York Truck Parts
‘Battle of the Bullring’ at Accord
Speedway
Media Contact: Brett Deyo –
Deyo99H@aol.com or
845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/July 7,
2013
Incentives Grow for New York Truck
Parts Battle of the Bullring at Accord Speedway on Tuesday, August 6; Joe Winne
Memorial Modified Dash for Cash To Pay $555 to the
winner!
ACCORD, NY – Incentives and excitement continue
to grow for the first New York Truck Parts ‘Battle of the Bullring’ event at
Accord Speedway on Tuesday, August 6.
For the first time in 10 years, the
“elbows-up” Accord Speedway quarter-mile oval hosts a midweek special Modified
special. The big-block/small-block Modifieds will battle in a 51-lap event
paying a minimum of $5,100 to win, $1,000 for fifth, $500 for 10th
and $300 to take the green flag plus lap money, awards and bonuses. Sportsman (Open vs. 602 Crates) run 25 laps
for $1,000-plus to win. Both purses are guaranteed and at least 24 cars will
start each main event.
The event is a co-promotion
involving Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC and Accord Speedway owners Gary
and Donna Palmer.
Former Accord champion Joe Winne,
who passed away during the 2000 running of Eastern States Weekend at Orange
County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y., will be remembered with a special Joe
Winne Memorial Modified Dash for Cash. Modified heat winners will be included in
the 5-lap Dash, which will pay $555 to the winner. Modified heat winners will
draw for their starting positions in the Dash
event.
Winne was just 45 years old when
he lost his life from an apparent heart attack. He started his career at Accord
Speedway driving a Late Model in 1974. Three seasons later, he progressed into
small-block Modified racing and later found success in big-blocks throughout the
area. Winne collected 40 wins at Accord and earned his first DIRT 358-Modified
championship at the quarter-mile oval in 1999 after a season-long battle with
Rich Ricci Jr.
Prior to the start of racing, there
will be a chicken barbecue set up in the grandstand area. Racers and fans can
enjoy a meal of chicken, baked beans and macaroni salad for an affordable
price.
Complete ‘Battle of the Bullring’
race information and rules have been posted to the official BD Motorsports Media
LLC website at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. For Modifieds, both big- and small-block
engine combinations are legal. Teams may utilize Hoosier or American Racer tires
(compounds have been outlined). Sail panels are
permitted.
Sportsman may run open or 602 Crate
engines with aluminum or steel wheels. Hoosier, American Racer and Goodyear
tires are permitted (compounds have been outlined). Sail panels are not
permitted.
Registration for the event is now
underway on the BD Motorsports Media website. Pennsylvania driver Brett Tonkin,
who races at I-88 (N.Y.) Speedway, filed the first entry.
New York Truck Parts, based in
Wurtsboro, N.Y., recently signed on as the title ‘Battle of the Bullring’
sponsor. To learn more about New York Truck Parts, log onto www.newyorktruckpartsinc.com.
For the New York Truck Parts
‘Battle of the Bullring’ pit gates will open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:45
p.m. and racing at 7:15 p.m. Pit
admission is $35. Adult grandstand admission is $20 with Seniors (65 and over)
$16 and Kids (11 and under) $5. Indoor tower seating is $25.
There is a rain date of Wednesday,
August 7 for the ‘Battle of the Bullring’ event.
Since the event was formally
announced on June 13, the promotional team has been hard at work setting up
contingency awards and bonuses.
Art’s Radiator of Flemington, N.J.,
has signed on to donate a radiator and shroud package – worth $750 – which will
be given away to a Modified racer via a random draw. Gary Shiley, the proprietor
of Shiley Fabrication in Williamstown, N.J., will sponsor a Hard Luck Award to
include a full set of bumpers and rubrails. S&D Bodyline of Bath, Pa., has
contributed a $100 credit toward the purchase of a body.
The 40th lap of the Modified
feature will pay $150 cash to the leader in memory of late car owner Rene
Downes, who was an avid supporter of racing at Accord and other Capital District
facilities for many years. Joe Grasso of Stone Ridge Discount Tire has pledged
$50 to the leader of lap 19.
Keep posted for updates on added
special awards and bonus money. Lap sponsorships are on sale at $20/lap for the
Modifieds. Contact Brett Deyo at Deyo99H@aol.com to get involved.
Additionally, marketing partnerships for the ‘Battle of the Bullring’ are now
available starting at $500. To get a business involved in a “once in a decade”
event at Accord, reach out to Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781 or via e-mail:
Deyo99H@aol.com.
The last midweek show at Accord
Speedway took place on Wednesday, May 14, 2003. The 75-lap event - run in three
25-lap segments - was won by Rich Ricci Jr. of New Paltz, N.Y. His brother Mike
Ricci of Rosendale, N.Y., finished second and Robbie Green of Wallkill, N.Y.,
placed third. Wind Gap, Pa., invader Frank Cozze dominated the event, winning
the first two segments, but suffered a flat tire in the third segment. He was
scored fourth overall.
Accord Speedway, a neat-and-tidy
quarter-mile clay oval nestled in the hills of Ulster County, is located at 299
Whitfield Road Accord, NY 12404. The speedway is on the web at www.accordspeedway.com.
The ‘Battle at the Bullring’ is
presented by New York Truck Parts, Art’s Radiator, Shiley Fabrication, S&D
Bodyline, BD Motorsports Media and other fine marketing partners.
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Brett Deyo
BD Motorsports Media LLC
BD Motorsports Media LLC
Phone: 845.728.2781
E-Mail: Deyo99H@aol.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BDMotorsportsMedia
Twitter: @BrettDeyo
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