EXCITEMENT BUILDS FOR KING OF THE CAN THIS WEEKEND

News from the King of the Can - 'It's Good To Be King'

Media Contact: Brett Deyo - 845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com

For Immediate Release/Oct. 10, 2012

Susquehanna County Royalty: Penn Can's Signature 'King of the Can' Spectacular This Weekend; Modified Field Building for Friday's 13th Annual 50-lapper

SUSQUEHANNA, PA - Penn Can Speedway's signature event - the 'King of the Can' is set for this weekend.

Headlining the weekend is a 50-lap big-block/small-block Modified event offering $5,000 to the winner and $313 to take the green flag this Friday night (Oct. 12) at the Susquehanna County oval. This year's event marks the 13th 'King of the Can' running with sponsorship support from VP Racing Fuels, Pioneer Pole Buildings, Gary's U-Pull-It and Don's Automotive Mall.

Joining the Modifieds on Friday night are Crate 602 Sportsman ($1,000 to win) and Street Stocks ($650 to win).

Gates open at 5:15 p.m. with hot laps at 6:45 p.m. and racing scheduled at 7:30 p.m.

Adult admission is $22 (Adults) or $20 with the ticket stub from Penn Can's most recent regular program on Sept. 7. Seniors (62 and up) and Students (ages 13-17) are $20. Kids 12 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $35.

The '12 'King of the Can' is a co-promotion involving track managers Reed Miller and Al Wilcox and special events coordinator Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media. Fans will not want to miss this year's Victory Lane ceremonies as the winner receives a 'throne' appropriate only for a 'King of the Can' winner!

And, of course, drivers will be greeted by a recently widened Penn Can oval for the first time. Track management reworked the speedway to provide additional racing room following the final points-paying show on Sept. 7.

Stewart Friesen of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is the defending 'King of the Can' Modified winner. Friesen executed a late-race slide job on Jeff Strunk to score a $5,000-plus payout last year. Friesen returns this year driving Marty Burdick's No. 85 in search of a repeat victory. The 29-year-old will be available behind the grandstands prior to the start of racing on Friday with autograph photos to meet fans.

Joey Grammes of Lehighton, Pa., was the '12 Penn Can champion and won the Season Championship Night feature on Sept. 7. He is a past 'King of the Can' (2006) and has high hopes for a return to glory this year.

Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, N.Y., wants to add a 'King of the Can' triumph to his racing resume with Jeff Brownell's No. 9s. Sheppard, 30, has never won at Penn Can Speedway but has posted finishes of fourth and eighth, respectively, in his last two efforts.

Grandview (Pa.) Speedway champion/East Coast American Racer Dirt Modified Cup title winner Duane Howard of Oley, Pa., leads the southeastern Pennsylvania contingent with the Atlas Paving No. 66 that also includes $50,000 Freedom 76 winner Jeff Strunk of Bechtelsville, Pa., Coalcracker 72 Big Diamond (Pa.) Speedway $10,000 winner Doug Manmiller of Shoemakersville, Pa., two-time Penn Can Modified champion Mike Gular of Green Lane, Pa., and former Bridgeport (N.J.) Speedway champ Ryan Watt of Boyertown, Pa.

Fresh off a $6,000 career-defining victory on Oct. 6 at Five Mile Point (N.Y.) Speedway, 'Showtime' Danny Tyler of Cottekill, N.Y., ventures to Penn Can knowing his family-fielded No. 97T will automatically be part of the post-qualifying redraw. Tyler earned the perk by winning last weekend's SuperNationals.

Danny Johnson of Rochester, N.Y., who won the June $10,000-plus 'Clash at the Can' at Penn Can, is expected to be a contender with Mike Payne's race car. Gary Tomkins of Clifton Springs, N.Y., will drive a No. 30+ owned by Tom Oleski with power provided by Bobby Trapper.

Pat Ward scored the most lucrative win of his career in early October at N.Y.'s Fulton Speedway, pocketing more than $20,000 in the Outlaw 200. Ward, of Genoa, N.Y., hopes to improve on his third-place '11 'King of the Can' finish this season.

From the Garden State, Ryan Godown of Ringoes, N.J., returns to Penn Can for the first time since a strong 26th-to-second drive in the June 'Clash at the Can' 60-lapper. Godown has since secured the Modified championship at New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway for his John Chemidlin-backed No. 747 operation.

Fellow New Egypt regular/Big Diamond Speedway winner Neal Williams of Pittsgrove, N.J., has filed an entry with his Fred Vahlsing-owned No. 323OV. Williams comes off a strong 358-Modified effort during Super DIRT Week in Syracuse, N.Y.

Modified racing's breakout driver of '12, Mike Mahaney of King Ferry, N.Y., will debut a new Troyer No. 77x fielded by Southern Tier owner Jim Shear. I-88 (N.Y.) Speedway champion Mitch Gibbs of North Norwich, N.Y., was a second-place finisher in the 2010 'King of the Can' and knows his way around the facility. He is set to contend in the Bryan and 'Cork' O'Hara No. 2G.

From Five Mile Point Speedway, Modified champ Justin Holland of Kauneonga Lake, N.Y., has set his sights on the 'King of the Can' after driving from 22nd to fifth last year. Accord (N.Y.)/Five Mile Point standout Danny Creeden of Middletown, N.Y., will pilot the Barry White-owned No. 131 in the event. Donnie Lawson Jr. of Woodhull, N.Y., has filed an early entry, as well.

Penn Can's tough field of weekly Modifieds will be represented by points runner-up Mike Schane of Lake Ariel, Pa., five-time '12 feature winner Kevin Hartnett of Barto, Pa., Bobby Trapper of Scranton, Pa., former 'King of the Can' Kevin Bates of Lake Ariel, Pa., Dan Pompey of Glenwood, Pa., Brian Malcolm of Lake Ariel, Pa., and more.

As always at Penn Can Speedway, the short track is the equalizer! High-dollar teams have no advantage over the weekly racers on the tire-wear-friendly track.

A long list of bonus and special awards has been lined up for 'King of the Can' racers. The giveaways will begin at the drivers' meeting with a drawing for two 'Loyalty Award' packages courtesy of Shiley Fabrication (Williamstown, Pa.) and S&D Bodyline (Bath, Pa.). Drivers who have attended all three '12 BD Motorsports Media events are eligible.

Also, a pair of $50 gas cards will be given away via a random draw of early entries at the drivers' meeting.

Street Stock drivers will have no entry free for Friday's program. It has been covered by Trackside Products proprietors Al and Paula Wilcox of Endicott, N.Y. The top-three Street Stock finishers from Friday are guaranteed the eighth, ninth and 10th starting positions for Saturday's Race of Champions-sanctioned program.

A complete list of bonus and special awards can be viewed at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.

The first 300 fans through the gate will receive a FREE can koozie courtesy of race sponsor Pioneer Pole Buildings.

Rules for the 'King of the Can' should encourage a diverse field of Modifieds to congregate on the Penn Can oval. Big-block (2,500 lbs.) or small-block (2,400 lbs.) engines will be permitted. Gasoline or methanol is allowed. Teams may run sail panels (specs detailed on the web) or traditional windows. Any American Racer stamp is accepted with the following compounds: Front tires - American Racer SD 33 or harder; Left-Rear - SD 33, 38 or 44; Right-Rear - SD 38, 44, 48 or 50.

For the Crate 602 Sportsman event, a maximum gear rule of 6.29 will be in effect. The 6,200 rev chip will not be mandatory. Teams may run steel wheels (2,375 lbs.) or aluminum wheels (2,450 lbs.). The tire rule will mirror that of the Modifieds with one exception: the DIRTcar Hoosier Sportsman tire will be permitted so long as it is not softer than the legal American Racer compounds.

The Street Stock event will be contested using 2012 standard Street Stock rules.

All divisions will set heat lineups with a draw for position.

Penn Can Speedway's second day of the 'King of the Can' weekend is set for Sat., Oct. 13 with a full program including Race of Champions Dirt Sportsman, Race of Champions Street Stocks, CRSA 305 Sprint Cars, Four Cylinders, Factory Stocks and XCel 600 Modifieds. Gates open at 3 p.m. on Saturday with hot laps at 5:30 p.m. and racing planned at 6 p.m.

Saturday admission is $14 for Adults and $2 off with the Friday (Oct. 12) ticket stub. Seniors (62 and over) and Students (ages 13-17) are $12. Kids 12 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $30.

To learn more about the 2012 'King of the Can' contact Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com. On the web: www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. Lap sponsorships and other marketing opportunities are available.

The King of the Can is presented by VP Racing Fuels, Pioneer Pole Buildings, Don’s Automotive Mall, Gary’s U-Pull-It, S&W Awards, Lias Tire, Racers Preferred Models, MTL Motorsports, Harford Subway, BFP Specialty, Shiley Fabrications, Four Star Lettering, S&D Bodyline, ERK Steering, Manmiller Electric, Selinsgrove Speedway/JGK Motorsports, Bob Hilbert Sportswear and BD Motorsports Media.

Past King of the Can Modified Winners
2011 - Stewart Friesen
2010 - Kevin Bates
2009 - Weather
2008 - Duane Howard
2007 - Jeff Rudalavage
2006 - Joey Grammes
2005 - Brian Weaver
2004 - Doug Hoffman
2003 - Jamie Shea
2002 - Jeff Rudalavage
2001 - Keith Hoffman
2000 - Kirk Horton
1999 - Brian Weaver

BD Motorsports Media Co-Promotion Penn Can Speedway History June 13, 2012 (Clash at the Can RoC 60 laps) - DANNY JOHNSON - Ryan Godown - Jeff Strunk - Billy Pauch Sr. - Ryan Watt
November 13, 2011 (King of the Can 50 laps) - STEWART FRIESEN - Jeff Strunk - Pat Ward - Jimmy Phelps - Justin Holland
June 7, 2011 (Clash at the Can RoC 60 laps) - BILLY DECKER - Danny Tyler - Jimmy Phelps - Duane Howard - Matt Sheppard
August 10, 2010 - (Hot Summer Night RoC 60 laps) - STEWART FRIESEN - Alan Rudalavage - Duane Howard - Bobby Varin -Joey Grammes
June 8, 2010 (Clash at the Can RoC 60 laps) - DUANE HOWARD - Danny Johnson - Stewart Friesen - Brett Tonkin - Ryan Godown

BD Motorsports Media Promotions All-Time Modified Win List
Stewart Friesen - 3 (Penn Can Nov. 13, 2011; Big Diamond July 26, 2011; Penn Can Aug. 10, 2010)
Duane Howard - 2 (Five Mile Point Oct. 8, 2011; Penn Can June 8, 2010)
Danny Tyler - 1 (Five Mile Point Oct. 6, 2012)
Danny Johnson - 1 (Penn Can June 13, 2012)
Billy Decker - 1 (Penn Can June 7, 2011)
Justin Holland - 1 (Five Mile Point Oct. 9, 2010)
Kevin Hirthler - 1 (Five Mile Point Oct. 10, 2009)
Mike Ricci - 1 (Afton Oct. 7, 2006)