CHRISTMAS IN JULY & SANTA CLAUSE VISIT SSP JULY 27

Contact: Lillian Bell

(717) 292-1696

-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Christmas in July and Santa Claus Visit at SSP This Saturday Night, July 27

Outback Track Racing Continues on Friday, July 26;

Street Stocker Thunberg Goes for 200^th Consecutive Start

Newberrytown, PA (July 25, 2013) – An exciting night of racing action is on tap for for the “Big Track” next Saturday night, July 27, with the annual Christmas in July show featuring a summertime visit of Santa Claus. Racing action will include the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans and the Sidewinder Sprints. Starting off the night will be 3 makeup features (Road Warriors, Mini Vans and Xtreme Stocks) postponed from Saturday, June 29. There will also be a special awards presentation for the SSP Outback Track Spring season.

Longtime, Street Stock race will also attempt to qualify for his 200^th consecutive feature event. The Myerstown resident’s streak began on July 20, 1996. Thunberg has 2 track championships (1998 & 2009) along with 14 feature victories with the last one coming last week in his 199^th consectutive start at SSP.

Last weekend, Dover’s Gene Knaub claimed his fourth Late Model win of the season in the 25-lap Late Model race at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday Night, July 20 for the Silver Spring Speedway Racer Reunion night. Myerstown’s Scott Thunberg won his first Street Stock feature of the year. Scott Dellinger of Lewisberry drove his way to victory in the 25-lap Super Sportsman Tour feature event. Aaron Brommer won the PENNMAR Vintage Car feature event as he has in every PENNMAR feature over the past three years at SSP. The EMMR (Eastern Museum of Motor Racing) Vintage Cars were on hand for an on the track exhibition.

On Saturday, July 27, the pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 6:40 p.m. with qualifying races at 7:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events.

General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for the special event on Wednesday night, July 3 are Adults (ages 18-59) $12.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $10.00; 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 Friday night, July 26 the third night of the 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. with a driver’s meeting at 7:20 p.m. Open practice begins at 7:00 p.m. and racing action begins at 7:30 p.m. 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, August 7. 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.

Also on Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets, karts and Adult Speedcars 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 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 raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track.”

Makeup Feature Lineups for Saturday, July 27 Postponed from June 29, 2013

Xtreme Stock Cars Feature Lineup for Sat., July 27 (20 laps): Row 1 – Cameron Benyou & Donnie Broderick; Row 2 – Tim Hahn & Patrick McClane; Row 3 – Rich Lomman & Dan Snyder; Row 4 – Mike Smith & Dave Goode Sr.; Row 5 – Chad Stine & Geoff Shenk; Row 6 – John Frye & Steve Anthony.

Road Warriors Feature Lineup Restarting from Lap 5 for Sat., July 27 (15 laps): Single File Restart Order – 1. Cory Phillips; 2. Dennis Dorosz; 3. Curt McDade; 4. Daryl Sipe; 5. Ricky Weaver Jr.; 6. Rich Burnham; 7. Coty Marsh; 8. Thomas Thompson; 9. Brandon Hedstrom; 10. Sam Lake; 11. Andrew Cook; 12. Travis Brown; 13. Thomas Thompson; 14. Ken Boose; 15. Phillip Larose; 16. Matthew Hayes.

HEAT RACE WINNERS: Sipe and Dorosz.

Mini Vans Feature Lineup for Sat., July 27 (10 laps): Row 1 – Zakari Kitner & Donny Groff; Row 2 – Jeremy Haines & Lou Sabo; Row 3 – John Kitner & Tana Bonham.

Friday, July 26, 2013

SSP Outback Track Time Schedule – Summer Shoot-Out Series

(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

7:20 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Parents welcome to attend as well).

7:30.m. Racing Begins (Heats & Features)

Class Rotation: To Be Announced at the Driver’s Meeting

Saturday, July 27, 2013

SSP Big Track Time Schedule (Subject to Change)

4:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Non members - $25.00; Members - $22.00.

5:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) - $12.00; Seniors (60 &

older) & Young Adults (11-17) - $10.00; Children (10 & under) - Free

6:40 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin

Rotation: Late Models

Street Stocks

7:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem

Road Warriors Make Up Feature (5 of 15 laps)

Mini Vans Make-Up Feature (10 laps)

Xtreme Stock Cars Make-Up Feature (20 laps)

Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)

Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)

Sidewinder Sprints Feature #1 (15 laps)

Road Warriors/Mini Vans Qualifying Heat Races (4 laps)

Xtreme Stock Cars Qualifying Heat Races (6 laps)

Consolation Races (same order as Heats) – if necessary

SSP Outback Track Awards Presentation - frontstretch

Street Stocks Feature (20 laps)

Late Models Feature (25 laps)

Sidewinder Sprints Feature #2 (15 laps)

Road Warriors/Mini Vans Feature (15 laps)

Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20 laps)

· Top 3 finishers from each heat and top 5 finishers from the feature to the scales/tech in the infield.

· Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.

* Any competitor parking in a reserved parking spot that is not theirs will have $50.00 taken from their purse monies earned at the end of the night and it will be given to the person whose spot they parked in.

- 2013 “Big Track” Schedule of Events at SSP –

(Schedule as of July 17, 2013 - Subject to Change)

July 27 (Sat.) Christmas in July with Santa Claus Visit - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini

Vans & Sidewinder Sprints plus Spring Series Awards Presentation for Outback Track (7:00 p.m.)

August 3 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PENNMAR

Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)

August 7 (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.)

August 10 (Sat.) Kid’s Box Car Racing - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors, Mini Vans & PENNMAR

Vintage Cars (7:00 p.m.)

August 17 (Sat.) Camera & Autograph Night - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road Warriors/Mini Vans & PA

Sprint Series (7:00 p.m.) Also Central PA Blood Bank “Blood Drive” (5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)

August 21 (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.)

August 24 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing

August 25 (Sun.) Return of the Great American School Bus Racing - Super (410) Sprint Cars and Late Models (6:00 p.m.) –

Rain date: T.B.A.

August 31 (Sat.) 13th Annual York County Nationals – Late Models (32 laps – $1,500-to-win), Street Stocks (25 laps),

Xtreme Stock Cars & Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.)

September 4 (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 7 (Sat.) Figure 8 Racing & Small Car Demolition Derby - Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks, Road

Warriors/Mini Vans, PENNMAR Vintage Cars & EMMR Vintage Cars Exhibition - (6:00 p.m. - note

new start time)

September 14 (Sat.) SSP Track Championship Night - Late Models (25 laps), Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road

Warriors/Mini Vans & PA Sprint Series plus SSP Outback Track Summer Season Awards

Presentation (6:00 p.m.)

September 18 (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 21 (Sat.) 8^th Annual Susquehanna Showdown - Late Models (50 laps) and PA Sprint Series Interregional

Race (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, September 22.

September 28 (Sat.) No Saturday Night Racing

October 2 (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 5 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing

October 12 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing

October 16 (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 18 (Fri.) 10^th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars &

Classic Cars (7:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Saturday, October 19 (Championship Night will move to Sun., October 20)

October 19 (Sat.) 10^th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Championship Night - Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars

& Four Cylinder Stock Cars (6:00 p.m.) – Rain date: Sunday, October 20.

October 23 (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.)

October 26 (Sat.) Candy Bowl IX presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Wingless Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Sidewinder

Sprints, Sportsman Modifieds, Legends Cars & Lincoln Thundercars (2:00 p.m.) - Raindate: Sunday, October 27.

November 2 (Sat.) 10^th Annual Turkey 200 – Big Car Enduro (100 laps) & 4/6 Cylinder Small Car Enduro (100 laps) plus

Classic Cars and Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Sunday, November 3.

November 9 (Sat.) No Saturday Racing

November 16 (Sat.) The Final Showdown (4^th Annual) – Super (410) Sprint Car Finale & 358 Sprint Cars (2:00 p.m.) – Rain

date: Sunday, November 17.

2013 Wednesday Night Open Test & Tune Sessions

(Any divisions of racing welcome)

Big & Outback Tracks (Wednesdays): August 7; August 21; September 4; September 18

Big Track Only: October 2 (Wed.); October 16 (Wed.); October 23 (Wed.)

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 Next Wednesday Night Test & Tune is on August 7

The next Wednesday Night Test & Tune for any type of racecar will be on Wednesday, August 7. 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.

Due to the completion of only half the Wednesday Night Test & Tune on April 24, all pit passes and car entries from the April 24 Test & Tune may be used for half credit ($6.00 towards pit passes and $10 towards car entry) for any Test & Tune session through October 23, 2013. Pit passes from April 24 must be presented for credit.

Also on Wednesday night, there will an open practice session for quarter midgets, karts and Adult Speedcars 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 Outback Track at SSP” 2013 Schedule of Events

Summer Shoot-Out Season Championship:

July 26 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #3 (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)

July 27 (Sat.) Spring Shoot-Out Awards at the Big Track

Aug. 2 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #4 (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)

Aug. 7 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

Aug. 9 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #5 Track Record Breaker Night (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)

Aug. 16 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #6 (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)

Aug. 21 (Wed.)Open Test & Tune Practice Session (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

Aug. 23 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #7 Double Feature Night (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)

Aug. 30 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Race #8 (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 4 (Wed.) Open Test & Tune Practice Session (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Practice 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

Sept. 6 (Fri.) Summer Shoot-Out Championship Night (Gates open 5:45 p.m.; Racing @7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 18 (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 14, 2013