PENN CAN SPEEDWAY 'HOT SUMMER NIGHT' ON TUESDAY NEXT UP FOR SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES FUELED BY VP RACERS (8-8-14)‏

The Race For The $10,014 Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Championship Rolls Into Penn Can Speedway Tuesday, August 12; Perfect Attendance Drawing, Trackside Products Last Chance Qualifier Added To Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. ‘Hot Summer Night’ Special; Andy Bachetti Leads Series Standings

SUSQUEHANNA, PA – The summer stretch run toward the $10,014 Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP championship heads to Penn Can Speedway on Tuesday (Aug. 12) for the return of the Modifieds to the ‘Hot Summer Night’ special.

Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. presents the 60-lap big-block/small-block Modified ‘Hot Summer Night’ event, round No. 5 of the six-race Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP (rain date: Aug. 13). The series moves to the Susquehanna County oval on the heels of a thrilling Accord (N.Y.) Speedway event on Aug. 6 won by Anthony Perrego of Montgomery, N.Y., over Tommy Meier, the New Jersey campaigner who has hit the road as a series regular this season.

The event offers $5,000-plus to the winner, $1,000 for eighth-place and $400 just to take the green flag. Dig Safely New York GRIT Series Crate 602 Sportsman are on the card in a 30-lap event paying $1,000 to the winner and $100 to start. Sharkey’s Fuels of South Canaan, Pa., is an associate sponsor of the event.

Entering the Penn Can ‘Hot Summer Night’ special, Andy Bachetti of Sheffield, Mass., tops the Short Track Super Series standings. Bachetti won the opener at Orange County (N.Y.) Fair Speedway in April and has not placed outside the top-10 in four series races contested this season. Bachetti finished 10^th at Accord after leading much of the race’s first half. He was slowed by brake issues.

With 325 points, Bachetti leads Wallkill, N.Y., driver Jeff Heotzler (270 points), Meier of Waldwick, N.J., (268), Danny Tyler of Cottekill, N.Y., (256) and Danny Johnson of Rochester, N.Y., (250).

Penn Can’s event is the final 100-point event on the ’14 schedule. The best four of a driver’s five attempts will set the standings heading into the Championship Event Alpine Building Supply Short Track SuperNationals presented by Olum’s Oct. 10-11 at N.Y.’s I-88 Speedway. The Short Track SuperNationals operates on a 150-point breakdown. Drivers must attend the SuperNationals to be eligible for point fund money and awards.

There have been four different winners in the four Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP events run this season: Bachetti (Orange County), Matt Sheppard (N.Y.’s Thunder Mountain), Danny Creeden (N.Y.’s I-88) and Perrego (Accord).

Drivers with perfect attendance thus far on the Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP will be eligible for a pair of $250 cash bonuses at Penn Can. The drawings will take place during the pre-race drivers’ meeting.

Trackside Products, the official parts supplier for Penn Can and Thunder Mountain (N.Y.) speedways, has signed on to sponsor a last-chance qualifier to include the drivers missing a transfer position by one spot in the consolations. The winner of the 3-lap dash moves into the ‘Hot Summer Night’ main event.

The most recent special event contested on the racy Penn Can Speedway three-eighths-mile oval in June ended with a dead tie between Kevin Hartnett and Danny Johnson. Both are expected to be back on Aug. 12 to continue their battle for another hefty payday.

The last time Modifieds were featured on the ‘Hot Summer Night’ bill was Aug. 10, 2010: the event was won in thrilling fashion by Stewart Friesen, who started 25^th and executed a last-lap, three-wide pass of both Alan Rudalavage and Duane Howard using the extreme outside lane.

Gates, grandstand and pit, open at 5 p.m.  The drivers’ meeting is set for 6:20 p.m., with hot laps to follow. Racing gets underway at 7:15 p.m.

Adult admission is $20. Seniors (ages 62 and up) pay $18. Students (ages 13-17) pay $10 and kids 12 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $35, with no license required.

Complete race information and rules can be found at the following link: http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/penn-can-hot-summer-night-general-information-sheet/

To learn more about the ‘Hot Summer Night’ or the Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP, visit www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com, e-mail Brett Deyo at bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or call 845.728.2781.  BD Motorsports Media is on Facebook and on Twitter: @BrettDeyo.

Penn Can Speedway is located seven miles off Interstate 81 Exit 230 in on Route 171 Susquehanna, PA. The GPS address, within a block of the speedway, is 98 State Street Susquehanna, PA 18847. The speedway office phone number is 570.853.3434. On race day, call 570.585.9928. For more information, visit www.penncan.com or like “Penn Can Speedway” on Facebook.

The ‘Hot Summer Night’ special is presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc., Sharkey’s Fuels, Trackside Products, Zubi’s Racing, Bob Hilbert Sportswear & many other fine marketing partners

The Short Track Super Series is presented by VP Racing Fuels, Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc., East Coast Speed/ECS Auto, Rochinski Contracting Services, Allstar Performance, American Racer/Lias Tire, Art’s Radiator, ATL Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, BFP Specialty, Bicknell Racing Products, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, COMP Performance Group, Dirt Track Digest, DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends, DRACO Springs, Driven Racing Oil, ERK Steering, Finish Line Web Design, FOX Shox, H.B. Steele & Son, Henry’s Stainless Steel Exhaust, Hig Fab Chassis, Hoosier Racing Tire, Jack’s Used Race Car Parts & More, Kirkey Racing Products, PM3 Digital Imaging, Quarter Master, Race Pro Weekly, Schaeffer Racing Oil, Shiley Fabrication, Sleepy Hollow Golf, Teo-Pro Car, Troyer Race Cars & Vahlco Wheels.

 

Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Point Standings
*After Accord Speedway, August 6
Position	Car No.	Driver	Orange County	Thunder Mtn	I-88	Accord	Total
1	34	Andy Bachetti*	100	68	95	62	325
2	2A	Jeff Heotzler	80	76	58	56	270
3	3	Tommy Meier	68	50	45	95	258
4	97T	Danny Tyler	90	56	56	54	256
5	86	Danny Johnson	85	80	85	0	250
6	1WGC	Stewart Friesen	65	85	90	0	240
7	94	Tim Hindley	95	48	15	50	208
8	16X	Danny Creeden*	44	15	100	42	201
9	14E	Rich Eurich	52	15	44	76	187
10	62	Matt Jester	41	65	40	40	186
11	55	Anthony Perrego*	50	15	15	100	180
12	1D	Tyler Dippel	15	15	80	58	168
	357	Matt Sheppard*	0	100	68	0	168
14	19	Mike Ricci	0	15	60	90	165
	406	Rich Ricci Jr.	15	0	65	85	165
16	14W	Ryan Watt	56	45	46	15	162
17	21M	Bob McGannon	58	62	15	15	150
18	32C	Vic Coffey	0	90	50	0	140
19	33	Mike Mahaney	15	15	62	44	136
20	TEN	Billy Van Inwegen	76	42	15	0	133
22	97	Jerry Higbie Jr.	40	0	0	80	120
21	1A	Brian Weaver	0	44	76	0	1 20
23	17	Elmo Reckner	15	40	15	46	116
24	66	Duane Howard	43	72	0	0	115
25	20C	Craig Hanson	15	15	40	43	113
26	19V	Bobby Varin	0	40	0	72	112
27	2C	Chad Cook	0	95	15	0	110
28	6X	Jackie Brown Jr.	15	0	15	68	98
29	91D	Billy Decker	0	46	48	0	94
30	81	Ray Jashembowski	15	15	15	40	85
31	31	Darrell Ford	15	15	0	52	82
32	119	Brian Malcolm	0	40	41	0	81
33	80	Dom Roselli	15	0	0	65	80
	49	Donnie Elliott	0	15	15	45	75
34	1	Darwin Greene	45	15	15	0	75
	21C	Steve Cummings	0	60	15	0	75
	20	Brett Hearn	60	15	0	0	75
38	77	Bob Hamm Jr.	15	43	15	0	73
39	21	Shaun Walker	0	0	72	0	72
	10	Tim Currier	15	15	42	0	72
	74H	J.R. Heffner	72	0	0	0	72
42	20X	Rob Rowe	15	15	0	41	71
	20R	Nick Rochinski	15	15	0	40	70
43	15	Brett Tonkin	0	15	40	15	70
	4*	Jeff Strunk	0	0	54	15	69
45	51	Mike Colsten	0	54	15	0	69
47	5*	Tyler Siri	0	15	52	0	67
48	41	Jimmy Davis	62	0	0	0	62
49	44	John McClelland	0	0	0	60	60
	69	Tyler Boniface	0	0	43	15	58
50	91	Rick Laubach	0	58	0	0	58
52	711	JaMike Sowle	0	41	15	0	56
53	35	Don Hart Jr.	0	40	15	0	55
	M16	Mike Clapperton	0	40	15	0	55
	11	Donnie Lawson	0	40	15	0	55
56	74	Matt Billings	54	0	0	0	54
57	9X	Dale Welty	0	52	0	0	52
	3J	Joe Judge	0	0	0	48	48
58	79	Jeremy Markle	48	0	0	0	48
60	57	Donnie Corellis	46	0	0	0	46
	M22	Mike DuBois	0	15	15	15	45
	14	C.G. Morey	15	15	0	15	45
61	673	Gary Tomkins	15	15	15	0	45
	6NN	Nick Nye	15	15	15	0	45
	777	John Siedlecky	15	15	15	0	45
66	244	Chris Whitehead	42	0	0	0	42
	901	Ryan Godown	0	0	0	40	40
67	16	Billy Van Pelt	0	0	40	0	40
	34X	Rusty Smith	0	0	40	0	40
	21 Jr.	Gary Edwards Jr.	40	0	0	0	40
	07	Tim Kerr	40	0	0	0	40
	7	Mike Sabia	40	0	0	0	40
	93X	Craig Mitchell	40	0	0	0	40
	27	Brent Wilcox	0	40	0	0	40
	117	Alex Stanton	0	40	0	0	40
	R21	Ryan Jordan	0	40	0	0	40
	16R	Richard Smith	0	0	15	15	30
	3006	Kurt Hundeland	0	15	0	15	30
	717	Mike Kolka Jr.	0	15	0	15	30
77	57	Paul Jensen	0	15	15	0	30
	9s	Ken Titus	0	15	15	0	30
	17M	Marcus Dinkins	15	15	0	0	30
	716	Corey Lowitt	0	0	0	15	15
	0	Dan Humes	0	0	0	15	15
	22R	Randall Paxton	0	0	0	15	15
	98	Tim Apgar	0	0	0	15	15
	51M	Dom Buffalino	0	0	0	15	15
	5J	Joey Grammes	0	0	0	15	15
	16K	Kyle Weiss	0	0	0	15	15
	14B	Brett Wright	0	0	0	15	15
	20F	Scott Ferrier	0	0	0	15	15
83	J27	Jamie Batzel	0	0	15	0	15
	25W	Dana Wagner	0	0	15	0	15
	37	Alex Tonkin	0	0	15	0	15
	391	Aaron Shelton	0	0	15	0	15
	33R	Chuck McKee	15	0	0	0	15
	16	Willy Auchmoody	15	0	0	0	15
	71D	Frank Doty	15	0	0	0	15
	24	Chris Shultz	15	0	0	0	15
	17R	Rob Pitcher	15	0	0	0	15
	5	Jimmy Horton	15	0	0	0	15
	3P	Bill Pascual	15	0	0	0	15
	901	Eric Kormann	15	0	0	0	15
	21	Clinton Mills	15	0	0	0	15
	4R	Mike Ruggiero	15	0	0	0	15
	71	David Van Horn Jr.	15	0	0	0	15
	21A	Peter Britten	15	0	0	0	15
	265	Tyler McKee	15	0	0	0	15
	7Z	Dale Planck	0	15	0	0	15
	17	Scott Van Gorder	0	15	0	0	15
	21K	Erick Rudolph	0	15	0	0	15
	131	Barry White	0	15	0	0	15
	2G	Mitch Gibbs	0	15	0	0	15
	9s	Alan Johnson	0	15	0	0	15
	7	Sam Allen	0	15	0	0	15
	14M	Doug Manmiller	0	15	0	0	15
	14K	Byron Worthing	0	15	0	0	15
	145	Alan Rudalavage	0	15	0	0	15
	75	Lou Cicconi Jr.	0	15	0	0	15
	82s	Roy Shields	0	15	0	0	15
	42P	Pat Ward	0	15	0	0	15
	7C	Tom Collins	0	15	0	0	15
	85	Kyle Van Duser	0	0	0	15	15