News from the ‘Crazy 8s Special’ –
Get Crazy at I-88
Media Contact: Brett Deyo – Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
Media Contact: Brett Deyo – Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/July 19,
2013
Something For Everyone Wednesday At Huge I-88 Speedway ‘Crazy 8s Special’ Event; $30,006 Waiting For Modified Drivers; Talented Field Set; $16 Admission & Pre-Race “Fan Fest” For Fans
AFTON, NY – There will be something for everyone at I-88 Speedway on Wednesday, July 24.
Something For Everyone Wednesday At Huge I-88 Speedway ‘Crazy 8s Special’ Event; $30,006 Waiting For Modified Drivers; Talented Field Set; $16 Admission & Pre-Race “Fan Fest” For Fans
AFTON, NY – There will be something for everyone at I-88 Speedway on Wednesday, July 24.
Fans and competitors were taken
into account during the planning of the inaugural ‘Crazy 8s Special’ hosted at
I-88 Speedway, the racy 3/10ths-mile located on the Afton, N.Y., fairgrounds.
The first ‘Crazy 8s Special’ is headlined by a 48-lap big-block/small-block
Modified main event. The touring BRP CanAm Late Models make their first-ever
I-88 appearance in a 30-lap main event for a two-division
program.
On Wednesday (rain date: Thursday,
July 25), pit gates open at 4 p.m. Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are
planned for 6:30 p.m. with racing at 7
p.m.
Thanks to a long list of bonuses
and lap sponsors, Modified racers will be competing for a mammoth cash total of
$30,006 at the ‘Crazy 8s Special’ event. That number does not
include product giveaways and other contingency awards. All of the race’s 48
laps have been sold for a minimum of $20 – some sold twice – for a lap money
total of $2,093.
Olum’s has backed a huge Halfway
Bonus of $888 for the driver leading on the 24th lap of the main
event.
Lap money will be distributed in
‘Crazy 8s’ fashion, rotating through the top-eight positions during the main.
This system spreads out the cash to more drivers and teams.
The race winner will take home a
base of $6,888 should they post the $25 88 BC Building Supplies “Gambler’s
Challenge” prior to the start of qualifying. Fifth-place pays $1,488,
10th-place $888, with $388 reserved just to take the green
flag.
A complete list of special awards
and bonuses has been posted online at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. Rules and other
specific information can also be found on the BD Motorsports Media website.
Competitors and spectators should
enjoy the ‘Crazy 8s Special’ qualifying procedure for Modifieds, which is
comprised of group timed dashes with an invert to insure on-track action during
heat races.
Invaders from New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania are expected to challenge the I-88 regulars. Among the Empire
State contingent are Tim McCreadie of Watertown, recent Race of Champions Dirt
Modified Tour winner at I-88 Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, Billy Decker of
Unadilla, Jimmy Phelps of Baldwinsville, the father and son team of Bobby and
Danny Varin, both of Sharon Springs, Jerry Higbie Jr. of Newburgh, Pat Ward of
Genoa (last year’s Wade Decker Memorial winner at I-88), Brian Weaver of
Windsor, Donnie Lawson of Woodhull, JaMike Sowle of Fultonville, Tony Pepicelli
of Rotterdam, Rich Ricci Jr. of New Paltz and many
more.
The Pennsylvania contingent is led
by recent DIRT Hall of Fame inductee Frank Cozze of Wind Gap, Ryan Watt of
Boyertown (the winner of June’s rich ‘Clash at the Can’ event at Pa.’s Penn Can
Speedway), Rick Laubach of Quakertown (who finished third in his I-88 debut
during the June RoC event), Joey Grammes of Kunkletown, Alan Rudalavage of
Newton Lake, Brian Malcolm of Lake Ariel, Jeff Crambo of Throop and others. New Jersey’s Jimmy Horton (Neshanic Station)
is poised to challenge for an I-88
victory.
Representing the Canadian province
of Ontario, Stewart Friesen (Niagara-on-the-Lake) will be in the field. Friesen,
one of the Northeast’s leading winners, is a past I-88
victor.
I-88 regulars looking to stand
their ground include defending track champion Mitch Gibbs of North Norwich,
Shaun Walker of Masonville, Mike Mahaney of King Ferry, Brett Tonkin of
Carbondale, Pa., Mike Clapperton of Sidney, Paul Jensen of West Edmeston, Jim
Gabriel Jr. of Binghamton, brothers Don and Rodney Hart, both of Bainbridge and
more.
Defending champion John Waters of
Whitesville leads the BRP CanAm Late Model Series championship battle into the
I-88 main event.
For fans, there will be a pre-race
“Fan Fest” on the horse track starting at 5:30 p.m. There will be race cars on display (Modifieds
and Late Models), drivers available for autographs, giveaways and DJ All-Day
Entertainment providing music.
Apparel and a souvenir program book
(24 pages, eight pages of color) have been produced for the ‘Crazy 8s Special’
and will be on sale at the track. A program book/tee-shirt combo sells for $20.
There will also be collectibles vendors in the midway
area.
Grandstand admission for the ‘Crazy
8s Special’ is just $16 for Adults. Students (ages 9-14) are $7 and Kids 8 and
younger are FREE. Camping is permitted
on the speedway grounds and is free of charge.
The ‘Crazy 8s Special’ is a
co-promotion involving Ron Ford and Jamie Page, who operate I-88 Speedway, and
Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media
LLC.
I-88
Speedway is located off I-88 Exit 7 in the Village of Afton, N.Y. (outside of
Binghamton, N.Y.) and is easily accessible from the Capital District,
southeastern New York, Pennsylvania/New Jersey, Central and Western New York. To
learn more about the speedway, visit www.i-88speedway.com.
For more information,
contact Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC by phone at 845.728.2781 or via
e-mail Deyo99H@aol.com. Visit www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com or “Like” BD
Motorsports Media LLC on Facebook. Follow @BrettDeyo on
Twitter.
The ‘Crazy 8s Special’
is presented by 88 BC Building Supplies, Olum’s, One Small Step, Algonkin Motel,
Racers Preferred Models, American Racer/Lias Tire, M.R. Grafix, BFP Specialty,
S&D Bodyline, S&W Awards, Tim Long/Big Diamond Speedway, Shiley
Fabrication, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, ‘Battle of the Bullring’ at Accord
Speedway, Riding the Cushion on Facebook, Buck’s Blades, BD Motorsports Media,
Four Star Lettering and many other fine marketing
partners.
Key Web
Links:
I-88 Speedway: www.i-88speedway.com
BD Motorsports Media:
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com
BRP CanAm Series: www.brpcanamseries.com
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Brett Deyo
BD Motorsports Media LLC
BD Motorsports Media LLC
Phone: 845.728.2781
E-Mail: Deyo99H@aol.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BDMotorsportsMedia
Twitter: @BrettDeyo
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