CAMERA AND AUTOGRAPH NIGHT AT SSP THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

Contact: Lillian Bell

(717) 292-1696

-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Camera & Autograph Night at SSP This Saturday, August 17

Next Test & Tune on Wednesday, August 21

Newberrytown, PA (August 15, 2013) – Racing action returns to the Big Track at SSP on Saturday, August 17 featuring the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks Cars, Road Warriors, Mini Vans and the PA Sprint Series. The popular annual Camera & Autograph Night is an event in which all fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers with their cars on the frontstretch before the Late Model feature event begins. In the past, teams have distributed phots cards, candy, sponsor samples and more in the driver “Meet & Greet.”

The Central PA Bloodmobile will also be on hand from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. accepting blood donations. Everyone who attempts to donate will receive 2 complimentary general admission tickets to SSP and a t-shirt. All donors must have eaten within four hours prior to donating blood. For more information, contact the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank at 800-771-0059 or www.cpbb.org.

On Saturday, 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, August 3 are Adults (ages 18-59) $14.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $12.00; 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, August 16 the sixth 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 21. 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. 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.”

Last weekend, Dover’s Chase Billet recorded his third Late Model victory of the season at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday night, August 10. Littlestown’s Randy Zechman took his fifth win of the season in the Street Stocks. Chad Stine of York took his first Xtreme Stock victory of the 2013 season. Curt McDade of Carlisle won his second Road Warrior feature by leading all 15 laps of the race. Zakari Kitner of York Haven took his fifth Mini Van victory of the year. Auburn’s Aaron Brommer returned back to his winning ways taking the checkered flag in the 12-lap PENNMAR Vintage Car feature. Brian Gagliardo won the “Blast from the Past” Vintage Cars 15-lap feature. An overwhelming number of young racers participated in the annual Kid’s Box Car Racing on the frontstretch.

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.”

Friday, August 16, 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, August 17, 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) - $14.00; Seniors (60 &

older) & Young Adults (11-17) - $12.00; Children (10 & under) - Free

6:15 p.m. Sprint Cars Heat in Engines

6:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin

Rotation: Street Stocks

Late Models

PA Sprint Series

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

Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)

Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)

PA Sprint Series Heat Races (8 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

Camera & Autograph Night - frontstretch

Late Models Feature (25 laps)

PA Sprint Series Feature (20 laps)

Street Stocks Feature (20 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.

- 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. To be eligible for the Hard Charger Award per race, the driver must be on the lead lap and finish the race. 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 6 – Brad Shenk (+5 positions: 20^th start / 15^th finish): $25.00

April 13 – Randy Christine Jr. (+11 positions: 18^th start / 7^th finish): $50.00

April 20 – Kyle Martin (+9 positions: 17^th start / 8^th finish): $25.00

April 27 – Kyle Martin (+7 positions: 11^th start / 4^th finish): $50.00

May 12 – Kyle Martin (+9 positions: 16^th start / 7^th finish): $25.00

May 25 – Nathan Ottensmeyer (+9 positions: 20^th start / 11^th finish): $50.00

June 1 – Dan Zechman (+10 positions: 16^th start / 6^th finish): $25.00

June 8 – Matt Adams (+8 positions: 17^th start / 9^th finish): $25.00

June 22 – Kyle Lear (+10 positions: 14^th start / 4^th finish): $25.00

June 29 – Dan Zechman (+12 positions: 20^th start / 8^th finish): $50.00

July 20 – Jed Latshaw (+11 positions: 22^nd start / 11^th finish): $25.00

August 3 – Tim Murphy (+6 positions: 14^th start / 8^th finish): $50.00

August 10 – Jed Latshaw (+6 positions: 14^th start / 8^th finish): $25.00

- 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. To be eligible, the driver must be on the lead lap and finish the race. 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 13 – Cameron Benyou (+10 positions: 12^th start / 2^nd finish)

April 20 – Patrick McClane (+1 position: 2^nd start / 1^st finish)

April 27 – Cameron Benyou (+2 positions: 4^th start / 2^nd finish)

May 25 – Michael Smith (+10 positions: 14^th start / 4^th finish)

June 1 – Jed Latshaw (+4 positions: 11^th start / 7^th finish)

June 8 – Chad Stine (+7 positions: 10^th start / 3^rd finish)

June 22 – Patrick McClane (+5 positions: 6^th start / 1^st finish)

June 29 – John Frye (+5 positions: 9^th start / 4^th finish)

August 3 – Cameron Benyou (+6 positions: 9^th start / 3^rd finish)

August 10 – Donnie Broderick (+7 positions: 10^th start / 3^rd finish).

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

(Schedule as of August 15, 2013 - Subject to Change)

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 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 21

The next Wednesday Night Test & Tune for any type of racecar will be on Wednesday, August 21. 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 Outback Track at SSP” 2013 Schedule of Events

Summer Shoot-Out Season Championship:

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