Contact:
Lillian Bell
(717)
292-1696
-FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rain
Dampens Christmas in July on Saturday at SSP
Street Stocks to Pay $1,000 to win
on Saturday, August 3
Newberrytown,
PA (July 28, 2013) – Late afternoon thunderstorms forced the cancellation of the
racing events at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday night, July 27. Racing action on the “Outback Track” was
Friday night, July 26 was held under ideal weather conditions.
On
Friday night, August 2 the fourth
night of the Summer 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.
An exciting
night of racing action is on tap for for the “Big Track” next Saturday night, August 3, when Figure 8
Racing returns to SSP. Racing action
will include the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini
Vans, PENNMAR Vintage Cars and the “Blast from the Past” Vintage Cars. Starting off the night will be 3 makeup
features (Road Warriors, Mini Vans and Xtreme Stocks) postponed from Saturday,
June 29.
A special
Street Stock Showdown paying $1,000-to-win will also take place on Saturday,
August 3. There will also be a hard
charger award paying ($100, $50 or $25 depending on a pill draw) presented by
Bear Bonez Speedshop. Similar cars from
other speedways may join the race following certain rules (minimal or no
changes) found at www.sspracing.net under the Street Stock Rules
section. Sponsors responsible for the
additional purse monies for the winner include Mike’s Towing and Recovery/Used
Auto Parts; Frankie’s Used Auto Parts & Towing; Jasens Automotive Sales
& Serivce w/ 24 Hr. Towing; Zeigler Automotive Repair (Mike Zeigler Jr.) and
Grandpa Motorsports. The trophy will be
presented by Cossari Concrete and Masonry.
Due to the
amount of racing on Saturday, August 3, the postponed awards
presentation for the SSP Outback Track Spring season will now be on Saturday,
August 10 when Kid’s Box Car Racing will be on the card. Prizes
will be available for all entrants in the Kid’s Box Car Races. All
children ages 10 and under are encouraged to decorate their boxes and compete in
the races. A box car is a racecar made out of a box (with their arms, legs and head sticking
out). Two family members or friends are
needed for the pit crew. This will be a
two-(2) lap race (on the frontstretch) with a pit stop. The pit stop will include taking off and
putting shoes back on both feet for tire changes, washing the face to clean
windshield and drinking a drink for fuel.
A brochure for the Kid’s Box car race can be downloaded at www.sspracing.net.
On
Saturday, August 3, the pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 6:40 p.m. with qualifying
races at 7:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events.
General
Admission Grandstand ticket prices for the special event on Wednesday night,
August 3 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.
The next
Wednesday Night Test & Tune for any type of racecar will be on Wednesday, August 7. 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.
Also on
Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets, karts
and Adult Speedcars at the Outback Track.
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.”
The Susquehanna
Speedway Park is located 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
raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the
“Big Track” and the “Outback
Track.”
Makeup Feature Lineups for Saturday, August 3 Postponed from June 29,
2013
Road Warriors Feature
Lineup Restarting from Lap 5 for Sat., August 3 (15 laps): Single File Restart
Order – 1. Cory Phillips; 2. Dennis Dorosz; 3. Curt McDade; 4. Daryl Sipe; 5.
Ricky Weaver Jr.; 6. Rich Burnham; 7. Coty Marsh; 8. Brandon Hedstrom; 9. Sam
Lake; 10. Andrew Cook; 11. Travis Brown; 12. Thomas Thompson; 13. Ken Boose; 14.
Phillip Larose; 15. Matthew Hayes; 16. Robert Wellman (1 lap
down).
Mini Vans Feature Lineup for Sat.,
August 3 (10
laps): Row 1 – Zakari Kitner & Donny Groff; Row 2 – Jeremy Haines & Lou Sabo; Row 3 – John
Kitner & Tana Bonham.
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature Lineup
for Sat., August 3 (20 laps): Row 1 – Cameron
Benyou & Donnie Broderick; Row 2 – Tim Hahn & Patrick McClane; Row 3 –
Rich Lomman & Dan Snyder; Row 4 – Mike Smith & Dave Goode Sr.; Row 5 –
Chad Stine & Geoff Shenk; Row 6 – John Frye & Steve Anthony.
SSP Outback Track
Race Results from Friday, July 26, 2013
(2013 Summer
Shoot-Out Series Race)
Quarter Midgets - Classes with
less than 3 entries were combined with similar classes:
120
Honda Junior Red (20 laps); 1. Wyatt McClester; 2.
Alexis Balliet; 3. Brewer McCormack.
HEAT RACE WINNER:
McClester.
120
Honda Junior Blue (20 laps); 1. Riley Emig; 2.
Ashley Rumsey; 3. Shelton Derrickson; 4. Alex Ruppert; 5. Cassandra Kreider; 6.
Cole Huth; 7. Shawn Gingerich.
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Emig and
Ruppert.
120
Animal Junior Blue (20 laps); 1. Dylan Lawler.
HEAT RACE WINNERS:
Lawler.
120
Briggs Junior Unrestricted (20 laps): 1. Kent Huth; 2. Dylan
Lawler; 3. Shelton Derrickson.
HEAT RACE WINNER: Huth.
120
Honda Senior Light (20 laps): 1. Jacob Glatfelter;
2. Dylan Norris; 2. Bentley Cormack.
HEAT RACE WINNER:
Glatfelter.
120
Honda Senior Heavy (20 laps): 1. Alex Schmeidel.
HEAT RACE WINNER:
Schmeidel.
160
Honda Senior Light (20 laps): 1. Dylan Norris; 2.
Jake Frye; 3. Cory Lawler; 4. Ashley Rumsey.
HEAT RACE WINNER:
Norris.
160
Honda Senior Heavy (20 laps): 1. Kasey Kreider; 2.
Madyson Pacheco; 3. Austin Deibler; 4. Alex Schmeidel.
HEAT RACE WINNER:
Pacheco.
World
Formula
(20 laps) 1. Shjon Dove; 2. Cory Lawler; 3. Jake Frye; 4. Kasey Kreider; 5.
Madyson Pacheco; 6. Emily Dove.
HEAT RACE WINNER: Frye.
Karts - Classes with less than 3 entries
were combined with similar classes:
Flat - Junior Sportsman
Blue (20 laps) - 1. Bobby Lamond; 2.
Dylan Gladfelter; 3. Dakota Dehoff.
HEAT RACE WINNER:
Lamond.
Adult
Speedcars:
Adult
Speedcars
(20 laps): 1. Holly Cook; 2. Amanda Baer.
HEAT RACE WINNER: Cook.
Super Adult
Speedcars
(20 laps): 1. Jared Beck; 2. Brandt Fink Jr.; 3. Chris Balliet; 4. Brandt Fink
Sr.; 5. Rob Stitley; DNS - Leon Baer.
HEAT RACE WINNER: L.
Baer.
Friday, August 2, 2013
SSP
Outback Track Time Schedule – Summer Shoot-Out
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, August 3, 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
Rotation: Late Models
Street Stocks
7:00
p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National
Anthem
Road
Warriors Make Up Feature
(5 of
15 laps)
Mini
Vans Make-Up Feature
(10
laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Make-Up
Feature (20
laps)
Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8
laps)
Late
Models Qualifying Heat Races
(8
laps)
PENNMAR Vintage Cars Heat Race (6
laps)
Road
Warriors/Mini Vans Qualifying Heat Races (4
laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Qualifying
Heat Races (6
laps)
Consolation Races (same order as Heats) – if
necessary
Figure 8 Racing Feature (20
laps)
Street Stocks Feature (20
laps)
Late
Models Feature (25
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.
-
JR's Paving Late Model Hard Charger Award
- For every regular season Late Model feature event, JR's Paving will present a
Hard Charger Award to the driver that improves the most positions from their
starting spot in the feature event. The winner will receive either $100.00,
$50.00 or $25.00 (based on a draw in victory lane) compliments of JR's Paving
(Dover) and be eligible for post-season awards for accumulating the most Hard
Charger Awards during the season.
To
be eligible for the Hard Charger Award per race, the driver must be on the lead
lap and finish the race. If
two drivers improve the same amount of positions, the tiebreaker will be the
driver starting closer to the pole position being awarded the Hard Charger of
the race.
April
6 – Brad Shenk
(+5 positions: 20th start / 15th finish):
$25.00
April
13 – Randy
Christine Jr. (+11 positions: 18th start / 7th finish):
$50.00
April
20 – Kyle
Martin (+9 positions:
17th start / 8th finish): $25.00
April
27 – Kyle
Martin (+7 positions:
11th start / 4th finish): $50.00
May 12 – Kyle
Martin (+9 positions:
16th start / 7th finish): $25.00
May 25 – Nathan
Ottensmeyer (+9
positions: 20th start / 11th finish): $50.00
June 1 – Dan
Zechman (+10
positions: 16th start / 6th finish):
$25.00
June 8 – Matt
Adams (+8 positions:
17th start / 9th finish): $25.00
June 22 – Kyle Lear
(+10 positions:
14th start / 4th finish): $25.00
June 29 – Dan Zechman
(+12 positions:
20th start / 8th finish): $50.00
July 20 – Jed Latshaw
(+11 positions:
22nd start / 11th finish): $25.00
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Madison House XSC Hard Charger
Award – For every regular season Xtreme Stock Car feature event, Madison
House will present a Hard Charger Award to the driver that improves the most
positions from their starting spot in the feature event. The winner will receive $25.00 compliments of
Madison House (York) and be eligible for post-season awards for accumulating the
most Hard Charger Awards during the season.
To be eligible, the driver must be on the lead lap and finish the
race. If two drivers improve the same
amount of positions, the tiebreaker will be the driver starting closer to the
pole position being awarded the Hard Charger of the race.
April 13 – Cameron Benyou (+10
positions: 12th start / 2nd finish)
April
20
– Patrick McClane (+1 position: 2nd start / 1st
finish)
April
27
– Cameron Benyou (+2 positions: 4th start / 2nd
finish)
May
25
– Michael Smith (+10 positions: 14th start / 4th
finish)
June
1
– Jed Latshaw (+4 positions: 11th start / 7th
finish)
June
8
– Chad Stine (+7 positions: 10th start / 3rd
finish)
June
22
– Patrick McClane (+5 positions: 6th start / 1st
finish)
June
29 –
To be determined on
Saturday, July 27
-
2013 “Big Track” Schedule of Events
at SSP –
(Schedule as of July 17, 2013 - Subject to
Change)
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 – 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 & Small Car
Demolition Derby - 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): 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.)
The
Next Wednesday Night Test & Tune is on August 7
The next
Wednesday Night Test & Tune for any type of racecar will be on Wednesday, August 7. 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.
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
“The
Outback Track at SSP” 2013 Schedule of Events
Summer Shoot-Out Season Championship:
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 Track Record Breaker Night
(Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
Aug.
10 (Sat.) Spring Shoot-Out Awards at the
Big Track
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 Double Feature Night (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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