Racing Legends Reunion Concludes Weeklong Run

News from the 26th annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show presented by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830 AM - Powered by VP Racing Fuels



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For Immediate Release/February 27, 2011



26th annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show presented by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830 AM Wraps Up Saturday At Fairgrounds Square Mall



READING, PA - The 26th edition of the Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show presented by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830 AM concluded on Saturday after a weeklong run at the Fairgrounds Square Mall. Plans are already in the works for the 2012 edition of the show. Dates will be announced in the near future.



Bobby Stull, former official at Penn National Speedway, served as the master of ceremonies for the second annual reunion at the show. The Grantville, Pa., speedway hosted its final event in 1996. Stull interviewed more than a dozen former Penn Nationals racers, officials and sponsors, bringing back memories and stories from the glory days of racing at the 'Aristocrat' of racing facilities.



Early in the afternoon Speedway Entertainment employee Mike Feltenberger interviewed the 'Next Generation' of racing stars on stage, with competitors from the Junior Slingshot, Quarter Midget and go-kart ranks in Center Court.



The 2011 edition of the Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show, 'powered by VP Racing Fuels' filled the Reading, Pa., 5th Street Highway shopping center with 114 beautifully-prepared race cars including dirt Modifieds, Sportsman, XCel 600 Modifieds, Sprint Cars, dirt and pavement Late Models, ARDC Midgets, Slingshots, Micro-Sprints, vintage Modifieds, Stage One Modifieds and more.



The Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Racing Historical Society turned back the clock with an expansive display featuring vintage/restored race cars and a tribute to the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway 'Home of Champions' which closed its doors in June 1979.



Collectibles, racing videos and printed materials, speedway/sanction displays, local speed suppliers, racing organizations and the popular Randy's Raceway slot car track provided plenty to keep show attendees occupied.



Mahoning Valley Speedway, the circular paved quarter-mile located in Lehighton, Pa., had a strong presence at this year's Racing Legends Reunion. Promoters Doug and Gena Hoffman assembled a display promoting the speedway's upcoming season.



Other speedways/sanctions represented included Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond (Pa.) Speedway, Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway, Shellhammer's (Pa.) Speedway, Kutztown (Pa.) Speedway, Race of Champions, BD Motorsports Media's Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. Short Track Four Crown, XCel Chassis, ARDC, URC, Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, Shellhammer's (Pa.) Speedway, Rich Tobias' Speedway Entertainment, Montgomery County Quarter Midget Club and more.



The affiliate events of the Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show are taking shape. Registration is underway for the Big Diamond Speedway Race Car Show at the Fairlane Village Mall (Pottsville, Pa.) March 7-12 at http://www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com/ and the fourth edition of the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show at the Phillipsburg Mall (Phillipsburg, N.J.) March 6-12 at http://www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com/.



The 26th annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show was presented by Reading Eagle, WEEU 830 AM, VP Racing Fuels, Reading Plastic Fabricators, 600Scene.com, DJ Jammin' Jimmy Payne, Manmiller Electric, Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc., BFP Specialty, GSP Video, Berks County Historical Society, Four Star Lettering & Graphics, Racers Roundtable Radio and BD Motorsports Media.