News from Big Diamond Speedway - 'Racing in God's Country'
Contacts:
Speedway Operators: Fritz & Krista Roehrig - 570.544.5114
Speedway Website: www.bigdiamondspeedway.net
Speedway Address: 50 Big Diamond Road, Box 524, Minersville, PA 17954
Media Contact: Brett Deyo, PR Director - bigdiamondpr@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/August , 2011
Upcoming Events:Aug. 19 (8:15 p.m.) - Coca-Cola Classic Challenge plus 358-Mods, Sportsman & Roadrunners
Sunday, Aug. 21 (5 p.m.) - Enduro: Big Cars, Small Cars & Ladies
Aug. 26 (8:15 p.m.) - Minersville NAPA Night (rescheduled) - 25-lap, $1,000-to-win Sportsman Coalcracker Qualifier plus 358-Mods & Roadrunners - Point championships decided!
Sept. 2 (7:45 p.m.) - 7th annual Coalcracker Sportsman 50 plus 358-Mod Non-Winner's Race & XCel 600 Modifieds
Sunday, Sept. 4 (7:30 p.m.) - 31st annual Coalcracker 100 for 358-Modifieds ($10,000 to win) plus Roadrunner 25
Sunday, Sept. 11 (5 p.m.) - Enduro Nationals - 139 laps, $2,000 to the winner (with 50 cars)
Contacts:
Speedway Operators: Fritz & Krista Roehrig - 570.544.5114
Speedway Website: www.bigdiamondspeedway.net
Speedway Address: 50 Big Diamond Road, Box 524, Minersville, PA 17954
Media Contact: Brett Deyo, PR Director - bigdiamondpr@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/August , 2011
Upcoming Events:Aug. 19 (8:15 p.m.) - Coca-Cola Classic Challenge plus 358-Mods, Sportsman & Roadrunners
Sunday, Aug. 21 (5 p.m.) - Enduro: Big Cars, Small Cars & Ladies
Aug. 26 (8:15 p.m.) - Minersville NAPA Night (rescheduled) - 25-lap, $1,000-to-win Sportsman Coalcracker Qualifier plus 358-Mods & Roadrunners - Point championships decided!
Sept. 2 (7:45 p.m.) - 7th annual Coalcracker Sportsman 50 plus 358-Mod Non-Winner's Race & XCel 600 Modifieds
Sunday, Sept. 4 (7:30 p.m.) - 31st annual Coalcracker 100 for 358-Modifieds ($10,000 to win) plus Roadrunner 25
Sunday, Sept. 11 (5 p.m.) - Enduro Nationals - 139 laps, $2,000 to the winner (with 50 cars)
Annual Coalcracker 100 Weekend Set For Big Diamond Speedway Sept. 2-4; Fans & Racers Plan For Labor Day Weekend Tradition
MINERSVILLE, PA - Big Diamond Speedway's annual marquee event - the Coalcracker weekend - is rapidly approaching. The 2011 edition of the Labor Day weekend spectacular is set for Friday night, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 4 at the Schuylkill County oval.
On Sunday (Sept. 4), The Station House 358-Modifieds run 100 laps for $10,000 to the winner in the 31st edition of the tradition-laden event with a 7:30 p.m. start time in place. The Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunners join the small-block Mods Sunday in a 20-lap feature event.
Gates open at 4 p.m. on Sunday with hot laps at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $25 for Adults, $22 for Seniors/Military with ID, $8 for Kids 6-12 and those five and under are FREE.
Pit admission is $35 (no license required). All cars must be registered. Pre-registration is $25 and race-day registration is $50. The 358-Mod registration form has been posted on www.bigdiamondspeedway.net.
Friday night (Sept. 2) is highlighted by the U.S.S. Achey Sportsman Coalcracker 50 offering a $1,500 winner's share and a guaranteed starting berth in Sunday's 358-Modified Coalcracker 100 (so long as the winning driver is a Sportsman regular in 2011, regardless of home track).
Also on the program is a 358-Modified Non-Winner's event (drivers must have attempted to qualify for at least six events during the course of the season to be eligible) and the third appearance of the season by the XCel 600 Modifieds.
The winner of Friday's 358 Non-Winner's event earns a guaranteed starting spot in Sunday's Coalcracker 100.
Gates open Friday at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7:30 p.m. and racing at 7:45 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for Adults, $13 for Seniors/Military with ID, $3 for Kids 6-12 and those five and under are FREE. Pit admission is $25 for Big Diamond members and $35 for non-members.
Winners during the 2010 edition of the Coalcracker weekend were Duane Howard (358-Modified), Mike Loney (Sportsman 50), John Willman (358-Modified Non-Winner's) and Ricky Bender (Roadrunner). The Coalcracker 358 event was first run at Big Diamond in 1979 and Bob Emerich picked up the victory. In 1997 the race was lengthened to its current 100-lap distance with Jeff Strunk driving the Keith Roussey-owned car to the win.
358-Modifieds, Sportsman and Roadrunner will feature an open draw during the Coalcracker weekend for the heats with a redraw of the top qualified cars for the main events.
358-Modifieds should reference the Big Diamond/Grandview engine rules. Big Diamond Sportsman rules can be found on the speedway website.
For both Sportsman and 358-Modifieds, teams will not be mandated to run BGP-stamped American Racer tires. Approved American Racer compounds are as follows: Right-Rear: 44/48/50 - Left-Rear: 44/48 - Right-Front: 33/38/44 - Left-Front: 33/38/44.
For the 358-Modifieds, all restarts will be double-file until lap 90. After lap 90, restarts go single file with lapped cars at the back of the field. Transponders are mandatory and one-way radios (467.000) will be in use.
There will be a lap-50 fuel stop in the 358-Mod 100. Teams will have 10 minutes to fuel and adjust air pressure but no tools are permitted. After the on-track stop, a pair of pace laps will allow teams to make a pit stop and rejoin the field at the rear.
Big Diamond Speedway is a three-eighths-mile clay oval racing facility located just two miles outside of Minersville, Pa. For further information on the speedway, call 570.544.5114, e-mail bigdiamondpr@aol.com or visit www.bigdiamondspeedway.net. The speedway mailing address is 50 Big Diamond Road P.O. Box 524 Minersville, PA 17954. For GPS purposes, use the following address: 392 Forest Lane Pottsville, PA 17901.
On Sunday (Sept. 4), The Station House 358-Modifieds run 100 laps for $10,000 to the winner in the 31st edition of the tradition-laden event with a 7:30 p.m. start time in place. The Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunners join the small-block Mods Sunday in a 20-lap feature event.
Gates open at 4 p.m. on Sunday with hot laps at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $25 for Adults, $22 for Seniors/Military with ID, $8 for Kids 6-12 and those five and under are FREE.
Pit admission is $35 (no license required). All cars must be registered. Pre-registration is $25 and race-day registration is $50. The 358-Mod registration form has been posted on www.bigdiamondspeedway.net.
Friday night (Sept. 2) is highlighted by the U.S.S. Achey Sportsman Coalcracker 50 offering a $1,500 winner's share and a guaranteed starting berth in Sunday's 358-Modified Coalcracker 100 (so long as the winning driver is a Sportsman regular in 2011, regardless of home track).
Also on the program is a 358-Modified Non-Winner's event (drivers must have attempted to qualify for at least six events during the course of the season to be eligible) and the third appearance of the season by the XCel 600 Modifieds.
The winner of Friday's 358 Non-Winner's event earns a guaranteed starting spot in Sunday's Coalcracker 100.
Gates open Friday at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7:30 p.m. and racing at 7:45 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for Adults, $13 for Seniors/Military with ID, $3 for Kids 6-12 and those five and under are FREE. Pit admission is $25 for Big Diamond members and $35 for non-members.
Winners during the 2010 edition of the Coalcracker weekend were Duane Howard (358-Modified), Mike Loney (Sportsman 50), John Willman (358-Modified Non-Winner's) and Ricky Bender (Roadrunner). The Coalcracker 358 event was first run at Big Diamond in 1979 and Bob Emerich picked up the victory. In 1997 the race was lengthened to its current 100-lap distance with Jeff Strunk driving the Keith Roussey-owned car to the win.
358-Modifieds, Sportsman and Roadrunner will feature an open draw during the Coalcracker weekend for the heats with a redraw of the top qualified cars for the main events.
358-Modifieds should reference the Big Diamond/Grandview engine rules. Big Diamond Sportsman rules can be found on the speedway website.
For both Sportsman and 358-Modifieds, teams will not be mandated to run BGP-stamped American Racer tires. Approved American Racer compounds are as follows: Right-Rear: 44/48/50 - Left-Rear: 44/48 - Right-Front: 33/38/44 - Left-Front: 33/38/44.
For the 358-Modifieds, all restarts will be double-file until lap 90. After lap 90, restarts go single file with lapped cars at the back of the field. Transponders are mandatory and one-way radios (467.000) will be in use.
There will be a lap-50 fuel stop in the 358-Mod 100. Teams will have 10 minutes to fuel and adjust air pressure but no tools are permitted. After the on-track stop, a pair of pace laps will allow teams to make a pit stop and rejoin the field at the rear.
Big Diamond Speedway is a three-eighths-mile clay oval racing facility located just two miles outside of Minersville, Pa. For further information on the speedway, call 570.544.5114, e-mail bigdiamondpr@aol.com or visit www.bigdiamondspeedway.net. The speedway mailing address is 50 Big Diamond Road P.O. Box 524 Minersville, PA 17954. For GPS purposes, use the following address: 392 Forest Lane Pottsville, PA 17901.
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