BIG DIAMOND ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO SATURDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE

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Speedway Promoters - Fritz & Krista Roehrig

Speedway website www.bigdiamondspeedway.net

Address - 50 Big Diamond Road

Box 524

Minersville, PA 17954

Media Contact - Deb Smith (610) 972-6176

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BIG DIAMOND ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN SATURDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE

With regret, Big Diamond Speedway promoters, Fritz and Krista Roehrig made the announcement on Monday to discontinue their Saturday night racing schedule on the 3/8 mile speedway. The 2012 season schedule at Big Diamond was an aggressive one with two nights of racing scheduled from April through August. Due to the recent illness of Fritz Roehrig, it has become impossible for the Roehrig family to meet the demands of the schedule as had been previously posted.

It is the intention of the Roehrigs to complete the construction of the "Little Diamond" track as soon as possible. The grand opening of the Little Diamond had been scheduled for mid-May and while it is doubtful that work will be completed in time for the mid-May date, the Roehrigs are committed to completing this project as soon as possible. Fritz Roehrig has been overseeing the construction on the smaller track and views the addition of the "Little Diamond" as a vital aspect of the future of the Big Diamond Speedway facility. Saturday night racing will be held on the Little Diamond as soon as the work is completed. Dates will be posted as they become available.

The ARDC Midgets, TSRS 305 Sprint Cars and Tobias SpeedSTRs all had a vested interest in the Saturday night program. When they were notified of the need to cancel the Saturday night programs going forward, Krista Roehrig was taken aback by these organizations who responded with compassion and understanding while offering to do whatever they could to assist the speedway. These three classes have been offered Friday night dates at Big Diamond as scheduling permits. When the construction of the Little Diamond track is completed, the Xcel 600 Modifieds and Legend cars will be given the opportunity to participate in the Saturday night programs held on the smaller track.

The three Saturday dates for the AMA Motorcycles WILL continue as scheduled. May 5, August 11 and September 8 are the dates of the events that are being promoted by the AMA.

Friday night racing continues at the Big Diamond Speedway with the addition of Open Competition Sprint Cars coming to the Schuylkill County speed plant this Friday night in addition to a full show of Station House 358 Modifieds, USS Achey Sportsman and Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunners. Sprint car pit admission is $30. General admission is $20 with Senior Citizens and Active Military with ID at $17. Children 6-12 will be admitted for $7 while those 5 and under will be admitted for FREE.

Gates open at 5pm with the first race taking the green flag at 8:15.

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