Contact:
Lillian Bell
(717)
292-1696
-FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Steel
Block Bandits Invade SSP on Saturday Night, Sept.
1
Outback
Track Racing Continues on Friday, August 31;
Next
Wednesday Night Test & Tune on September 5
Newberrytown,
PA (August 27, 2012) – Racing
action returns to the Big Track at SSP on Saturday, September 1 with
return of the Steel Block Bandits Late Model Series in the 12th
Annual York County Nationals. Local Late
Models stars will take on the traveling series invader for 32 laps chasing the
top prize of $1,500. Along with the Late
Models, racing will include the Street Stocks (25 laps - $700 to win) and Xtreme
Stocks Cars.
The Steel Block
Bandits Late Model Series will be 32-laps with 22 cars qualifying for the
feature event. The 23rd
starter will be the highest SSP points championship non-qualifier and the
24th and/or 25th starters will be provisionals selected by
the Steel Block Bandits series. The
A-Main will pay $1,500-to-win and $150-to-start. All non-qualifiers will receive $50. There will be a $25.00 entry fee for all Late
Model drivers when they draw for heat race starting position at the Steel Block
Bandits registration trailer. All
qualifying will be through heat races and last chance qualifying races. For more information and rules, visit www.steelblockbandits.com. Every Late Model competitor on September 1
will receive 75 appearance points for the evening towards the SSP track
championship rather than finishing points.
General
Admission Grandstand ticket prices for the special event on Saturday night are
Adults (ages 18-59) $15.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60
& Older) $13.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are
$25.00 with a reduced price of $22.00 for all pit competitor license holders.
The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a
copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
On
Saturday, the pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at
5:00 p.m. with qualifying races at 7:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and
feature events.
Previous York County Nationals Champions:
2001 - Donnie Kreitz Jr. (Sprint Cars)
2002 - Cancelled by Rain (not rescheduled)
2003 - Cancelled by Promoter (due to lack of entries)
2004 - Fred Rahmer (Sprint Cars)
2005 - Greg Hodnett (Sprint Cars)
2006 - Fred Rahmer (Sprint Cars)
2007 - Lance Dewease (Sprint Cars)
2008 - Carl Billet (Late Models)
2009 - Justin Ehrhart (Late Models)
2010
– Larry Baer (Late Models)
2011 - Carl Billet (Late Models)
2012 - To be determined on Saturday, September 1, 2012
On
Friday night, August 31, the final
race of the 9-race Summer Shoot-Out Series will be held at the SSP Outback Track
for quarter midgets, karts and Adult Speedcars. The
pit gates will open 5:45 p.m. Open
practice begins at 7:00 p.m. and racing action begins at 7:30 p.m. There will be
no sanctioning body affiliation for either karts or quarter midgets, but the
technical/specification rules will be very similar to the major sanctioning
groups for these types of cars (W.K.A. and QMA). The entry fees for each class will be $20.00
per entry for drivers with the seasonal (Spring/Summer) license. Pit pass fees for the driver are included in
the entry fee. Non-license driver’s
entry fees will be $25.00. Participants
may enter more than one class on a raceday ($12.00 for each additional
class). Trophies will be awarded to the
top three in each class regardless of class entry count. No participants will be denied racing as
SSP will make every effort to define a class for all drivers who wish to
compete.
Pit pass prices
for non-drivers at the Outback Track will be $8.00 for everyone ages 18 &
older; Teens & Children ages 11 – 17 are $5.00; Children 10 years of age and
under are $3.00. Ages 2 & under are
admitted free.
The
next Wednesday Night Test & Tune for any type of racecar will be on
Wednesday, September 5. The gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with practice
sessions rotating for each class from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The cost is $12.00
per person for pit passes and a $20.00 fee for each racecar entering the pit
area ($32.00 per car & driver combination). Each session will be 4-6 laps
per session depending on car count. The grandstands are open free to the public.
Each class will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 4/6 laps each or more if time permits.
The fuel pumps from Miller's Racing Parts will not be open. Anyone needing
fuel should contact Miller's Racing Parts directly at 717-766-0181. The main
concession stand will be open throughout the night.
During
the season, SSP will also host Wednesday Night Test & Tune Sessions on
September 19; October 3; October 17 and October 25 (Thursday). All Wednesday
night practices will run from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Also
on Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets and
karts at the Outback Track from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the lights. The
gates will open at 5:30 p.m. with open practice from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The
cost will be $20.00 per driver with no charge for anyone else entering the
grandstand and "cold pit" areas. All Outback Track participants should enter the
pits from the Kise Mill
Road entrance behind turn 2 of the "Big Track."
The
Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York off I-83
to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more information, contact the speedway
offices at (717) 292-1696 or visit online at sspracing.net. On
race day, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at
the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track.”
Friday, August 31, 2012 – “SSP Outback
Track”
Summer Shootout Series Time Schedule (Round
9)
(Subject to Change)
5:45 p.m. Pit Gates Open
(no general admission)
7:00 p.m. Driver’s Draw for
Position Ends (all
entries after 7 p.m. will start at rear
of
qualifying event).
7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. Practice Begins
7:30.m. Racing Begins (Heats &
Features)
Class
Rotation: To Be Announced
Saturday, September 1, 2012 – “SSP Big Track”
Stock Car
Saturday Night Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
4:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit
Passes: Members - $22.00; Non members - $25.
5:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) – $15.00; Seniors
(60
&
older)
& Young Adults (11–17) -
$13.00; Children (10 & under) – Free
6:10
p.m. Late Models Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
6:35
p.m. Track Prep Laps Begin
(all divisions in the following order)
Rotation: Street Stocks
Late
Models
7:00
p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National
Anthem
Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8
laps)
Late
Models Qualifying Heat Races
(10
laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Qualifying
Heat Races (6
laps)
Consolation Races (10/12/15 laps) – if necessary
Street Stocks Feature (25
laps)
Late
Models Feature (32
laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20
laps)
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2012 Schedule of Upcoming Events at
“SSP Big Track”
(Schedule as of August 27, 2012 - Subject to
Change)
September 1 (Sat.) 12th Annual York County Nationals/Steel Block
Bandits Late Model Series – Late
Models (32 laps –
$1,500-to-win), Street Stocks (25 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars (7:00
p.m.)
September 5 (Wed.)
Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.;
Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
and the Outback Track (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
September 8 (Sat.) Stock Car Saturday Night -
Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme
Stocks, Mini Vans, Road Warriors,
Sidewinder Sprints & EMMR Vintage Car Exhibition -
(6:00 p.m. - note new start time)
Hometown Heroes – York
Haven, Hanover, Thomasville & Littlestown (All residents from these towns
admitted free to grandstands)
September 15 (Sat.)
SSP Track Championship Night
- Late Models (25
laps), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road
Warriors & PA Sprint Series
plus SSP Outback Track Summer Season Awards Presentation (6:00
p.m.)
September 19 (Wed.)
Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.;
Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
September 21 (Fri.)
7th Annual Susquehanna Showdown Qualifying Night
for Late Models and PA Sprint Series and Figure
8 Racing(7:00
p.m.) – Rain date: Saturday, September 22 (Championship Night will move to
Sunday, September 23).
September 22 (Sat.) 7th Annual Susquehanna Showdown - Late
Models (50 laps), Super
Sportsman Tour & Classic Cars
(6:00
p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, September 23.
October 3 (Wed.) Wed.
Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice
6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 17 (Wed.) Wed.
Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; Practice
6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 19 (Fri.) 9th Annual Miller’s Racing
Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars &
Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Saturday, October 20 (Championship
Night will move to Sun., October 21)
October 20 (Sat.) 9th Annual Miller’s Racing
Parts Fall Classic Championship Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars
and
Four Cylinder Stock Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, October
21.
October 25 (Thurs.)
Thursday Night Test & Tune Session at Big Track (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.;
Practice 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.)
October 27 (Sat.) Candy Bowl
VIII presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC
Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder
Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars, Thundercars & Mini Vans
(2:00 p.m.) Raindate:
Sunday, October 28.
November 3 (Sat.) 9th
Annual Turkey 200 Enduro – Big
Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100
laps)
plus Classic Cars, Mini Vans and Figure 8 Racing (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday,
November 4.
November 10 (Sat.)
The
Final Showdown – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00
p.m.) – Rain date:
Sunday, November
11.
2012
Wednesday Night Open Test & Tune Sessions
(Any divisions of racing welcome)
September 5
Big Track Only: September 19, October 3, October 17 & October 25
(Thur.)
Big
Track - Gates open 5:00 p.m.; Practice 6:00 p.m. – 9:00
p.m.
Outback Track on Wednesdays (Gates open 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.)
“The
Outback Track at SSP” 2012 Schedule of Events
Summer Shoot-Out Season Championship:
Aug.
31 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Championship Night (Gates
open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)
Sept.
5 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session
(Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
- SSP
Outback Track Summer Shoot-Out Season Awards Presentation at the Big track on
Saturday night, September 15, 2012
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Track Rental for the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track”
– The “Big track” and the “Outback track” are available for rent beginning March
1, 2012. The “Big Track” rental fee is
$1,400.00 for 4 hours and may be split between a maximum of five-(5)
drivers/teams. Only one car is permitted
on the track at a time. If an ambulance
is requested, it is an additional $75.00 per hour. For nighttime rentals at the “Big Track”, an
additional $100.00 per hour will be charged for lights.
The
rental price for the “Outback Track” is $400.00 for 4 hours during the day
/$500.00 at night and may be split between a maximum of five-(5)
drivers/teams. To reserve either track,
please call 717-292-1696.
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Madison House XSC Hard Charger Award - For every regular season
Xtreme Stock Car feature event, Madison House will present a Hard Charger Award
to the driver that improves the most positions from their starting spot in the
feature event. The winner will receive $25.00 compliments of Madison House
(York) and be eligible for post-season awards for accumulating the most Hard
Charger Awards during the season. If two drivers improve the same amount of
positions, the tiebreaker will be the driver starting closer to the pole
position being awarded the Hard Charger of the race.
April
14
- Cameron Benyou (+8 positions: 11th start / 3rd
finish)
May
5
- Tom Hartman (+3 positions: 11th start / 8th
finish)
May
12
- Dave Kamp (+9 positions: 16th start / 7th
finish)
May
19
- Donnie Broderick (+6 positions: 10th start / 4th
finish)
June
2
- Chad Stine (+16 positions: 17th start / 1st
finish)
June
9
- Chad Stine (+5 positions: 12th start / 7th
finish)
June
23
- Donnie Broderick (+8 positions: 12th start / 4th
finish)
June
30 - Donnie Broderick (+5 positions: 10th start /
5th finish)
August
11 -
Josh
Bloom (+8 positions: 15th start / 7th
finish)
August
18 -
Adam
Smith (+5 positions: 6th start / 1st
finish)
August
25 –
Patrick McClane (+8 positions: 10th start / 2nd
finish)
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JR's Paving Late Model Hard Charger Award - For every regular
season Late Model feature event, JR's Paving will present a Hard Charger Award
to the driver that improves the most positions from their starting spot in the
feature event. The winner will receive either $100.00, $50.00 or $25.00 (based
on a draw in victory lane) compliments of JR's Paving (Dover) and be eligible
for post-season awards for accumulating the most Hard Charger Awards during the
season. If two drivers improve the same amount of positions, the tiebreaker will
be the driver starting closer to the pole position being awarded the Hard
Charger of the race.
May
5
- Chris Knopp (+15 positions: 24th start / 9th finish):
$50.00
May
12
- Randy Stoudt (+11 positions: 15th start / 4th finish):
$25.00
May
19
- Tommy Slanker (+15 positions: 19th start / 6th finish):
$100.00
June
2
-
Billy Wampler (+8 positions: 12th start / 4th finish):
$25.00
June
9
-
Steve Billet (+12 positions: 19th start / 7th finish):
$50.00
June
23
- Justin Ehrhart (+9 positions: 12th start / 3rd finish):
$25.00
June
30
- John Moser Jr. (+10 positions: 15h start / 5th finish):
$50.00
July
21
- John Moser Jr. (+10 positions: 21st start / 11th
finish): $50.00
August
11
- John Moser Jr. (+11 positions: 15th start / 4th finish):
$50.00
August
18
- Justin
Ehrhart (+7 positions: 10th start /
3rd finish): $25.00
August
25
– J.R.
Rodriguez (+7 positions: 10th start /
3rd finish): $25.00
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Free Pit Passes for all
Non-Qualifiers in 2012 – Any non-qualifier who starts a qualifying heat
race and fails to qualify for the feature in the Late Model, Street Stock,
Xtreme Stock Cars, Legends Cars, Mini Vans and Road Warriors divisions during
the regular season point events will receive a complimentary pit pass for the
driver for the following week during the regular season from April 14 though
September 15. The driver must possess a
full annual SSP license in order to be eligible for the complimentary pit pass
and pass is not transferable to another driver or to another week beyond the
following week.
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Repeat Fan Discount Continues for
2012 – The popular “Repeat Fan Discount” program will continue at SSP in
2012. There is a $2.00 repeat fan
discount for each person with a ticket stub from races during the previous
week’s events completed only.
Returning
fans are encouraged to write their name, address and phone number on the back of
the stub to be entered into special drawings during and at the end of the season
for great prizes. The Repeat Fan
Discount is not valid for pit pass purchases.
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