PHILLIPSBURG MALL EVENT TO RUN SUNDAY, MARCH 2 TO SATURDAY, MARCH 8
MARTOCCI’S AUTOMOTIVE SET TO SPONSOR OPENING DAY OF 7TH ANNUAL IRCO DIRT TRACK HEROES SHOW PAVEMENT STARS TONY & MATT HIRSCHMAN
The doors of the Phillipsburg Mall will swing open to the public as the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will open Sunday, March 2nd and will continue through Saturday night, March 8th. Long-time Hall of Fame race car owner Ken Brenn Sr has been named Grand Marshal of the event which will see special tribute to the Brenn Family on the final day of the show, March 8th, spearheaded by the Flemington Speedway Racing Historical Society. The Phillipsburg Mall, located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ, has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and will offer a multitude of race cars, racing memorabilia, collectibles and photos on display throughout the course of the show. The show continues to be free of charge to the Mall traffic and the 2014 edition of the show is the trend setter of the many shows that are scheduled during the year. With an exciting and diverse schedule of events to whet the appetite of any true race fan, large crowds are expected to fill the wide walkways of the Phillipsburg Mall. IRCO Vice President Greg Collins has been an integral part of the show since its inception and will continue in his capacity to assist with the show and to answer any questions the Mall goers and racing fans have regarding the many services of IRCO.
The latest signing for the week-long racing extravaganza is Martocci's Automotive located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Owner Tommy Martocci has not only built himself a solid reputation as a solid competitor in the racing world but his twenty five plus years of mechanical excellence in the automotive field has been the foundation for his very successful auto repair business. Martocci captured the 2012 CRSA Sprint Series Championship with a great season behind the wheel and will move his talents into the 410 Sprint Cars for the upcoming season. Located at 26 North Second Street in Stroudsburg, Martocci's Automotive is "Your Pocono Automotive Specialist" offering the most competitive labor rate and a one hundred percent guarantee for their expert services. Martocci's Automotive is a complete automotive repair facility offering new car warranty services, alignments, 30-60-90K services, air conditioning service and repair, exhaust repair, transmission service, diagnostics, electrical, suspension, engines, tune-ups, cooling systems, tire and also offer high performance engines and parts as well. Contact them at: 570 517 2777/570 517 7130 with any questions or to make an appointment or log on to their website at: www.martocciautomotive.com Shop hours are: Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 8 AM until 6 PM, Tuesday and Thursday from 8 AM until 8 PM and Saturdays from 8 AM until 2 PM. Martocci's Automotive is the one stop complete auto repair facility in the Pocono Mountains.
With a great group of stars contacted for the event, it is with great anticipation the show will kick off and headlining the opening day will be five time Whelen Modified Tour Champion Tony Hirschman. Tony began his successful racing career at the Dorney Park Speedway in Allentown, Pennsylvania and quickly moved through the ranks of the racing world by capturing two championships at the Mahoning Valley Speedway in back to back seasons 1977-1978 and two titles at the Mountain Speedway in 1978-1980. Tony followed up by moving into the Whelen Modified Tour ranks as he raced alongside the best of the best the pavement Modified world had to offer. Tony earned his first series title in 1995 and captured additional series titles in 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2005. Tony captured ROC titles in 1989 and 1997 and has won numerous awards for his great performances on the race track. While only competing in occasional races currently, Tony still shows the moxie and the necessary talent to get the job done on the race track as evidenced by his second place run in 2011 at the Race of Champions event at Oswego Speedway. In 2003 Tony was named as one of the top NASCAR Modified drivers of all-time earning the number six slot on the list of driving greats. Tony earned Rookie of the Year honors in the Busch East Series in 1992 and captured the Richie Evans Performance Award in 1996.
Proving the apple does not fall far from the tree, Matt Hirschman followed in his Dad's footsteps in racing and quickly earned high marks for his prowess on the race track and just as his father did, Matt has driven with the same extreme patience and style as his Dad and never the abuses the racing equipment he goes to the speedway with. In 2013 Matt captured the ROC Pavement Title for the sixth time in his young career and Matt enjoyed his best season behind the wheel as he captured 20 feature wins, most of them big dollar payout events. Matt captured the Turkey Derby at Wall Stadium, won a 10G event at Seekonk, pocketed six G's from a Star Speedway triumph, has captured the North-South Shoot-Out event five times, captured King of the Mountain at Mountain Speedway for three straight years and earned eight wins in ten events to dominate the ROC Series. Matt already has some races under his belt in 2014 having recently returned from Florida where he finished in the top five in points. Matt will be returning to the NASCAR Whelan Modified Tour with the 2014 season.
Along with the Hirschman Family a strong list of racing legends has been contacted for the event and heading up the stellar list is Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn, Richard "The King" Marinelli, Leroy Amey, Carl Collis, Bob Rossell, Sammy Beavers, Randy Bok, Bill Wilson, Dan Huston, Del Buss, Joe Poliacik, Johnny Strupp,Butch Tittle, George Wambold, Russ Meyer, Whitey Kerschner, Ward Crozier, Richie Smith, Jack Zeiner, Tommy Vroom and many more who worked their magic on the speedway.
Entries are being accepted to display in the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show. More information is available by calling: 443-513-4456. Space is available for race cars of all divisions, street rods, custom cars, vendors and race tracks as well.
In the previous events, cars that were on display included big and small block Modifieds, Sportsman, Micro-Sprints, ARDC Midgets, URC Sprints, TSRS Sprints, Late Models, go-karts, quarter midgets and a wide range of vintage and restored race cars. New Egypt, Grandview, Big Diamond, Bridgeport, Hamlin, Accord, Action Track USA, Borger's and Snydersville will again be among the many speedways involved with the 2014 show. The week-long event will set aside one evening to salute the "Stars of Tomorrow" with a special night set aside for the budding young racing talents competing with the many quarter midget clubs in the area and this night has proven to be one of the highlights of the week as many will be giving their first ever interviews to a sizable crowd.
IRCO Community Federal Credit Union remains the show sponsor and has supported the event since the it first opened in 2008. More information on IRCO is available at the company's web site at: www.ircocu.com or please contact Greg Collins via e-mail at: gcollins@ircocu.com
The IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will again offer a great keepsake event souvenir program book and shirt. The Phillipsburg Mall is open Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM and from Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM. The event offers race teams a great opportunity to promote their sponsors and announce their racing plans for the 2014 racing season.
Seventh Annual IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
2014 Schedule of Events
Sunday- March 2 - (Starting at 1:00) - Martocci's Automotive Sponsoring Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Opening Ceremony with Driver Interviews and Autograph Session: Highlighting Nazareth And Nazareth National Speedways with Reading, Harmony, Orange County, Hatfield, Dorney Park, Flemington, East Windsor, Moc-A-Tek and Hinchliffe Stadium
Monday- March 3 – (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
(6:30 PM) – R&F International Muffler And Brake Saluting Action Track USA, SpeedSTRS, Mountain Speedway, ATQMRA, Borger’s Speedway, Shellhamers Speedway, Snydersville Raceway, X-Cel 600 Modifieds, Oreville Karts
Tuesday- March 4 – (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
(6:30 PM)- Persa Auto Repair and Murante Auto Repair Saluting the “Stars of Tomorrow” featuring all Quarter Midget Clubs: Oaklane, Blue Mountain, Lehigh Valley, West End Raceway, Keystone, Phoenixville, South Jersey and Garden State Quarter Midget Clubs
Wednesday- March 5 – (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
(6:30 PM) – Hamlin Speedway and S&S Speedways Saluting Hamlin Speedway Open Wheel Divisions, New Egypt and Wall Stadium and the Legends of the East Windsor Speedway - Invitation to the Garden State Vintage Racing Club
Thursday- March 6- (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
(6:30 PM) – Smith Fabrications And Stage One Modifieds Saluting Hamlin Speedway Slingshot Divisions and Stage One Modifieds, Bridgeport Speedway, Mahoning Speedway, Accord Speedway and Orange County Fair Speedway
Friday - March 7 – 1st Show (4 p.m.) – Penn Jersey Super Markets And Auto Sponsoring Special Edition “The Legends of Racing” with many Legendary stars from Nazareth, Reading and Flemington expected to participate
2nd Show (6:30 PM) Salute to Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond Speedway, ARDC Midgets, URC, TSRS and CRSA Sprint Cars
Saturday - March 8 - (12:30) –- Kim's Kreations Sponsoring Tribute to the Racing Brenn Family-Flemington Speedway & Flemington Speedway Historical Society. Harmony Speedway and Nazareth Speedways
Presenting Sponsor: Enterprise Car Sales
Mall Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. -
*Schedule subject to change
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