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Phillipsburg Mall March 4 to March 10

Pavement Greats Tony And Matt Hirschman Sign On To Kick-Off 5TH Annual NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Show

The countdown for the upcoming and highly anticipated 5th Annual NAPA Auto Parts sponsored Dirt Track Heroes Show continues on and with each passing day leading up the show's opening on Sunday, March 4th, at the Phillipsburg Mall in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, additional integral pieces of the show develop for the racing fans. There is a full array of driving stars who have already signed on for the week long run of the show just waiting to meet their adoring racing fans and the latest signing his two of the best pavement stars in Modified racing joining in with the celebration for racers of the past, present and future in the world of motorsports. Five time Whelen Modified Tour Champion Tony Hirschman and his son Matt, himself a four time champion on the ROC Pavement Tour, will be among the star studded line-up of racing stars converging at the Phillipsburg Mall for the week long celebration of motorsports. With the recent announcement of the Legends Showcase rolling into the Mall on Friday, March 9th, featuring legendary racing greats Bill Wimble and Freddy Adam and a host of equally as gifted owners and drivers joining them for the 4 PM Friday special edition and seven time AMA Pro Grand National Champion and former world land speed record holder for Motorcycles Chris Carr making a special appearance on March 6th, the five year old showcase Mall show keeps adding the polish and the luster with the latest signings.

Tony Hirschman began his 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 1977-1978 and two titles at the Mountain Speedway in 1978-1980. Moving into the Whelen Modified Tour ranks, 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 ROC 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. Matt Hirschman followed in his Dad's footsteps and quickly earned high marks for his prowess on the race track and just as his father did, Matt has driven with extreme patience and style as his Dad and never the abuses the racing equipment he goes to the speedway with. Matt is a four time ROC Modified Series Champion having captured titles in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Matt has captured the North-South Shoot-Out event four times, captured the King of the Mountain at Mountain Speedway in 2011 and became the Concrete King with his win at the new Shangri-La Speedway in July. Matt has been off and on the Whelen Modified Circuit in recent seasons but returned in 2011 to earn a solid sixth place finish at the end of the season driving the famed Boehler car. Matt scored a third place finish on the tour in 2007 and came back to finish runner-up in 2008. Mattalso competed in a couple of K&N Series races with 4th and 6th place performances running for Evernham-Gillette.

Additional highlights for the week long celebration of racing is the special guest appearance of "The Warrior" Chris Carr as the seven time AMA Flat Track Champion and former world land speed for motorcycles will sign autographs and talk about his recent retirement from active competition at the end of the 2011. Carr, in a remarkable racing career, competed in excess of 400 main events and captured 78 wins along the way after turning pro back in 1983. Carr captured his first crown in 1992 and followed up with a title in 1999 and added five consecutive titles from 2001 through 2005. Carr stepped away from the flat tracks for a couple of seasons to try his hand at road racing bikes and had the same amount of success that earned him induction into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2004. Carr is also a seven time AMA 600cc Dirt Track title holder and the 2000 Formula USA Dirt Track Champion.

The legendary "King of the East Coast Customizers", Sonny Croughn, will have on display throughout the week the latest piece of ingenuity out of the Croughn shop. Dubbed the "Baddest Trike in the Country" the seventeen-foot long three-wheeled custom creation powered by a raw 454 cubic inch Big Block Chevy 1,0000 horsepowered motor will grace center court when the Mall doors swing open to the public on March 4th. Eye-catching and a premier work of fabrication genius, the DARE 2B Bad Trikester was first revealed in 2008 and has captured many awards since it was first unveiled to the public. Croughn, who is celebrating 50 years in the world of show stopping customized creations, has captured more than 170 awards in his long-standing and successful career and has constantly taken the road less traveled to go beyond the curve to raise the bar with his sensational masterpieces of the show world. Croughn's Shop is located in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania with a phone number to reach him at: 570 698 0203 and the website for valuable information is: www.croughnsautostyling.com

The Legends Showcase will be presented on Friday March 9th and headlining the showcase will be the great Bill Wimble. Wimble resided in upstate New York and where his journey in racing began. After close to twenty years and 250 wins behind the wheel of a race car, Wimble retired from the sport in 1968 after a horrific accident at the Lebanon Valley Speedway where he was crowned the speedway champion with more than a month remaining in the season. Wimble on to become a very successful businessman and owned more than 25 businesses in his very successful foray into the business world. Wimble was a 14-time track champion at eight different speedways with five of those titles coming at the famous Fonda Fairgrounds. Wimble captured wins at many of the speedways of the day and although he belonged to the NASCAR organization, traveled into the Lehigh Valley area to race at Harmony, Reading, Nazareth, Flemington and Nazareth National Speedways and made his presence well known at every speedway in which he competed. Wimble was the NASCAR Sportsman Champion in consecutive seasons in both 1960 and 1961, was the New York State champion on five occasions and was the Connecticut State champion twice. Wimble's Book, "I'll Never Be Last Again" tells Bill's story of a dairy farmer who desired to race and after finishing last in his very first event vowed to never be last again and he never was. The book is great reading as it captures the fact there is more to life than just racing and Wimble describes it his way in the very popular book along with Lew Boyd. Freddy Adam is without question one of the most popular drivers to ever steer a race car in the local area. The name Adam and the Reading Speedway were synonymous with great race track lore. Adam captured the prestigious National Open at Langhorne in 1964 and was victorious at the Nazareth National Speedway as well. Adam carved out a special niche with his many fans in racing as he was always approachable for an autograph or to chat about his latest racing endeavors. Adam was a past champion at the old Hatfield Speedway and was a 20-time career winner at the "Home of Champions" the Reading Fairgrounds. Adam is an integral part of the Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society and attends as many events as possible and his book, "The Life And Times Of The Kutztown Komet" is another great read as Freddy tell his story to Paul Weisel.

The upcoming 2012 edition of the NAPA Auto Parts fifth annual Dirt Track Heroes Car Show continues to fill in all of the necessary pieces as the countdown continues for the successful event that highlights the past, present and future of auto racing all together under one roof at the Mall in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. NAPA Auto Parts of the Delaware Valley will be headlining the event as the show sponsor for this years edition of the tremendously successful show and the addition of Smith Fabrications and the Stage One Modifieds, Moe Pagni's Outten Used Cars, R&F International Muffler & Brake, Caffe Europa, the Hamlin Speedway/S&S Speedways and Corey Mechanical signing on as nightly sponsors, the event work staff continues to pour their hearts and souls into the project and work their all-important magic to fill in the necessary blanks for another amazing event. The tremendous buzz regarding the show has kept the phones in a three state area ringing off the walls as this edition of the show encompasses the majority of the local short track scene and will continue through Saturday night, March 10th. The Phillipsburg Mall, located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ, has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and offers 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 since its inception and the 2012 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.

Once again Smith Fabrications, the home of the Stage One Modifieds, will play an important role in this year's edition of the show. "Rapid Rich" Smith has incorporated his solid background in racing and the technical know how to improve upon his finished product and the Stage One Modified is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship from the master fabricator Richie Smith. The Stage One race car is beautiful to look at and the performance of the car on the race track is a thrill a second for those who have tried the equipment on for size. Touting affordability and safety as the race car's primary selling points, a ready to race unit is priced in the neighborhood of $12,000.00 and with the recent announcement the Stage One Modifieds will becoming a regular attraction this season at the always exciting Hamlin Speedway. For additional information regarding the Stage One Modifieds, log-on to their website at: www.smithfabrications.com or contact them by phone at: 610 462 4302. Moe Pagni's Outten Used Cars, located at 1902 South Fourth Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania is returning to the show for the second consecutive year as a nightly sponsor for the event. Moe coined the phrase, "Stop Dreamin, Start Drivin" as the excellent sales staff will find you the credit you need to slide behind the wheel of a quality used car and begin to re-build your credit once again. To reach the Outten team, call today at: 610 791 7912 or check out their website at: www.moes.outtencars.com R&F International Muffler & Brake is located at 1951 West Main Street in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and offer the "the best exhaust at the best cost" among the many services they offer at their complete car care facility.

The number to reach them is: 570 476 2120. Caffe Europa, located in the Mall, was named as the official restaurant of the NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Show last week and will be an important stop-over point for the racing fans as the popular eatery offers up many tantalizing Italian entrees and sandwiches as well as piping hot pizza from their brick ovens. The phone number is: 908 387 9787 for take out orders and the restaurant offers a cafe oriented seating area. Hamlin Speedway opens up for the season in April and will feature eight divisions of racing excitement every Saturday night throughout the racing season. Checkout their website at: www.hamlinspeedway.com and also checkout S&S Speedways Indoor Go Karts and put some excitement into your weekend at: www.ssspeedways.com and contact them at: 570 420 5500. Martocci's Automotive, located at 26 North Second Street in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is "Your Pocono Automotive Specialist" offering the most competitive labor rate and one percent guarantee for their expert services. Contact them at: 570 517 2777or 570 517 7130 with any questions or concerns about your vehicle or to make an appointment or you go to their website at: www.martocciautomotive.com

Corey Mechanical is the most recent signing for the show and services the entire tri-county area for all of your air conditioning, hot water heater and heating needs. Corey Mechanical is a certified Tempstar dealer with an expertly trained staff of technicians who will find the best solution at the best price to cover your heating and cooling needs whether it be a residential or commercial setting. The website is: www.tempstar.com and to reach Corey Mechanical call: 610 438 3845. PR Performance Truck & Trailer Repair is located at 1 State Street in Bloomsbury, New Jersey with a phone number to reach them at: 908 479 0102 and they also provide 24 hour towing and recovery services.

The NAPA Auto Parts Stores of the Delaware Valley has five stores conveniently located within the immediate area and the locations are: Easton, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey locations Stewartsville, Hackettstown, Clinton and Flemington. The stores are owned by Quaker City Motors Parts with their headquarters located in Middletown, Delaware. NAPA was founded in 1925 to meet America's growing need for an auto parts distribution system. To date, NAPA has 69 Distribution Centers, more than 6,000 stores and 13,000 affiliated NAPA AutoCare repair facilities, over 320,000 parts in inventory every day and ASE-Certified Parts Professionals. To learn more about NAPA Know How, go to their extensive website at: www.napaonline.com or contact by phone at: 800-LET-NAPA (800-538-6272. All of the stores will have representation at the show throughout the week offering specials and discounts to the racers and fans.

The "Golden Era" of auto racing from the late fifties through the early eighties was an era that saw many changes take place in the way the race cars were constructed. The word "stock" gave way to ingenuity at first and followed closely by technology as the race cars became less stock appearing and relied more heavily on the latest speed part that would make the race car go faster. While the years have changed the look and the cost of racing, the spirit of the competition remains much as it was when racing in the local area was launched. The great fan base of racing can come out to this grand Mall event and be transported back to a time when they could hop into their family jitney and travel less than a half hour to witness the excitement of a night at the races. All historical racing groups including Reading, Flemington, Harmony, Dorney Park and Nazareth will have their memorabilia on display and their many scrapbooks open for the fans to take another long look at the glory years of racing and possibly find a picture or two they want to purchase as a keepsake from past glory or racing exploits.

Entries are now accepted to display in the NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Show. More information is available by calling: 443-513-4456. Space is available for race cars of all divisions, 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, Late Models, go-karts and a broad variety of vintage and restored race cars. New Egypt, Grandview, Big Diamond, Bridgeport, Hamlin, Accord, Kutztown, Borger's and Snydersville will again be among the many speedways involved with the 2012 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. The NAPA Auto Parts 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. For additional NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes information, contact show organizers Bob and Donna Miller by phone at 443.513.4456, via e-mail at TOTHILL98@aol.com

The event offer race teams a great opportunity to promote their sponsors and announce their racing plans for the 2012 racing season.

2012 Fifth Annual NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Schedule of Events

Sunday- March 4 - (Starting at Noon) - NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Opening Ceremony (Stage) Presented by Moe Pagni's Outten Used Car Center - All Tracks and Driver Autograph Session: Highlighting Nazareth And Nazareth National Speedways with Reading, Harmony, Orange County, Hatfield, Dorney Park, Langhorne, Trenton, Flemington, East Windsor, Allentown Fairgrounds, Mahoning, Mountain. Guest appearances from Tony and Matt Hirschman

3 PM: Salute to the Legends of Lake Mocatek Speedway

Monday- March 5 - (6 PM) – Presented by R& F International Muffler & Brake welcoming ATQMRA, Borger’s Speedway, Kutztown Speedway, Shellhamers Speedway, Snydersville Raceway, X-Cel 600 Modifieds, Oreville Karts and the Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium

Tuesday- March 6 - (6 PM) Smith Fabrications/Stage One Modifieds/Hamlin Speedways welcoming the “Stars of Tomorrow” featuring Quarter Midget Clubs: Oaklane, Blue Mountain, Lehigh Valley, West End Raceway, Keystone, South Jersey and Garden State Quarter Midget Clubs. Special appearance by seven time AMA Motorcycle Champion and Hall of Fame inductee, "The Warrior" Chris Carr

Wednesday- March 7 - (6 PM) - Presented by Caffe Europa featuring New Egypt Speedway and Wall Stadium Night - Saluting the Legends of the East Windsor Speedway - Invite to the Garden State Vintage Racing Club

Thursday- March 8 - (6 PM) – Hamlin Speedways/Smith Fabrications/Stage One Modifieds welcoming Hamlin Speedway, Stage One Modifieds, Accord Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway and Big Diamond Speedway Night

Friday - March 9 - (4 PM) Corey Mechanical presents the Legends Showcase: Bill Wimble and Freddy Adam with a book signing and showcase discussion with Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn, Gerald Chamberlain, Ronnie Dunstan, Sammy Beavers, Tom Hager, Kenny Wismer, Richard Marinelli, Bill DeCoster, Red Coffin, Randy Smith, Richie Smith, Leroy Amey, Earl Derr and many more of the legendary stars who are our "Dirt Track Heroes"

(7 PM) - Presented by Martocci's Automotive Salute to Thunder on the Hill Series, Grandview Speedway, Bridgeport Speedway, ARDC Midgets, URC, TSRS Sprints, CRSA Sprints, plus the Legends of the Reading Fairgrounds and Dorney Park Speedways

Saturday - March 10 - (Noon until complete) Corey Mechanical welcomes the stars from Flemington Speedway, all divisions, Flemington Speedway Racing Historical Society and Harmony Speedway Group. All drivers invited to return for fan-fest and Autograph Session

Caffe Europa serves as the Official Restaurant of the NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Show

Mall Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. -

*Schedule subject to change