Media Contact: Brett Deyo – Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/September 25, 2013
Extra Incentives Set For 14th Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.-VP Racing Fuels ‘King of the Can’ $5,014-To-Win Event Friday, October 18 At Penn Can Speedway; Prize Packages Set For Drawing; Special Awards Adding Up
SUSQUEHANNA, PA – Competitors in the Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.-VP Racing Fuels 14th annual ‘King of the Can’ will have plenty of extra incentives.
In addition to the $5,014 winner’s share and hefty $314 to take the green in the big-block/small-block Modified finale at Penn Can Speedway Friday, Oct. 18 (rain date: Oct. 20), there are a number of special awards and bonuses up for grabs. Modifieds headline the Friday portion of the ‘King of the Can’ event in a 50-lap main, with Crate 602 Sportsman (25 laps, $1,000 to win) and Street Stocks (25 laps, $650 to win) completing the program.
The ‘King of the Can’ is a co-promotion involving BD Motorsports Media LLC and Penn Can managers Al Wilcox and Reed Miller for the third consecutive year. Additional sponsorship support is received from Don’s Automotive Mall and Gary’s U-Pull-It.
Modified teams having attended three of the following four events and present at the ‘King of the Can’ will be eligible for two prize packages: ‘Clash at the Can’ at Penn Can Speedway Wednesday, June 13; I-88 (N.Y.) Speedway ‘Crazy 8s Special’ Wednesday, July 24; ‘Battle of the Bullring’ at Accord (N.Y.) Speedway Tuesday, August 6; and Short Track SuperNationals at Five Mile Point (N.Y.) Speedway Saturday, Oct. 12.
Drivers satisfying the attendance requirements will included in a pair of drawings. The drawings will take place at the drivers’ meeting in public view.
The first prize package, courtesy of Shiley Fabrication in Williamstown, Pa., includes a front bumper, rear bumper, left-and right-side rubrails, left- and right-side inner jigs, left- and right-side door mounts, left- and right-side quarter mounts, front and rear roof mounts, left- and right-side roof mounts, left- and right-ride nose mounts, left- and right-side rear quarter mounts and a rear deck mount (for a Teo-Pro car). Gary Shiley is the proprietor of Shiley Fabrication, which is online at www.shileyfabrication.com.
The second ‘Outer Body Kit’ package comes from S&D Bodyline in Bath, Pa. It includes right- and left-side doors and quarter panels, A-pillars and B-pillars. S&D Bodyline is operated by Don Biegley and can be found on the web at www.sdbodyline.com.
Other ‘King of the Can’ event specific awards include an American Racer tire certificate for a driver placing 11th-15th (random draw) from Lias Tire of Indiana, Pa.; a $500 credit toward the purchase of a new body from BFP Specialty in Bethel, Pa.; $100 certificates to the top-three finishers from Bob Hilbert Sportswear; a $100 credit to S&D Bodyline toward the purchase of a body; and a package of bumpers and rubrails for the ‘Hard Luck Award’ recipient from Shiley Fabrication voted upon by media members and officials.
The race winner, of course, takes home a trophy courtesy of S&W Awards in Lindley, N.Y., and a custom, lettered toilet as ‘King of the Can’ winner.
Lap money will be distributed at the ‘King of the Can’ event. Lap sponsorships are available now for $20/lap and can be secured by contacting Brett Deyo via e-mail at Deyo99H@aol.com or by phone: 845.728.2781.
Complete rules, registration forms and race information have been posted on the BD Motorsports Media website: www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. Registration for the ’13 ‘King of the Can’ is now open for Modified competitors. Pre-entry is $15 through Oct. 12 and $20 from Oct. 12 through race day. The first 10 entries received by the BD Motorsports Media office will transfer into a draw for two FREE pit passes.
Gates open at 5:15 p.m. for the Oct. 18 program. The driver’s meeting takes place at 6:30 p.m. Hot laps begin at 6:45 p.m., with racing set for 7:15 p.m.
Grandstand general admission is $22 (Adults), $20 (Seniors ages 62 and over), $10 (Students 13-17 years old) and Kids 12 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $35.
Since its inception in 1999, the ‘King of the Can’ has provided memorable moments and a cross-section of winners from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ontario. Last year, Ringoes, N.J.’s Ryan Godown posted the first Penn Can win of his career in the 50-lapper, defeating Danny Johnson of Rochester, N.Y., as the pair diced for the win through late-race lapped traffic.
Two drivers have won the ‘King of the Can’ event more than once: Jeff Rudalavage of Olyphant, Pa. (2007 & ’02) and Brian Weaver of Windsor, N.Y. (’05 & ’99). Single-time winners include Godown, Stewart Friesen of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. (’11), Kevin Bates of Lake Ariel, Pa. (’10), Duane Howard of Oley, Pa. (’08), Joey Grammes of Lehighton, Pa. (’06), the late Doug Hoffman of Allentown, Pa. (’04), Jamie Shea of South Gibson, Pa. (’03), Keith Hoffman of Whitehall, Pa. (’01) and Kirk Horton of Eldred, N.Y. (’00).
Earlier this year, in June, BD Motorsports Media LLC in conjunction with Penn Can management presented the ‘Clash at the Can’ spectacular, with Ryan Watt of Boyertown, Pa., shocking the field to win the 60-lap Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour headliner.
Saturday’s (Oct. 19) portion of the ‘King of the Can’ is organized by Penn Can management and will include Race of Champions Sportsman, Race of Champions Street Stocks, CRSA 305 Sprint Cars, Four Cylinders, Factory Stocks and XCel 600 Modifieds.
For further information, contact Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781, via e-mail at Deyo99H@aol.com or on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. “Like” BD Motorsports Media on Facebook or follow @BrettDeyo on Twitter.
Penn Can Speedway, a one-third-mile clay oval, is located off Interstate 81 Exit 230 in Susquehanna, Pa. (between Scranton, Pa., and Binghamton, N.Y.). The speedway GPS address is 98 State Street Susquehanna, PA 18847. Penn Can is on the web at www.penncan.com.
The 2013 ‘King of the Can’ is presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings, VP Racing Fuels, Trackside Products, Gary’s U-Pull-It, Don’s Automotive Mall, American Racer/Lias Tire, S&D Bodyline, Shiley Fabrication, BFP Specialty, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, S&W Awards, Lakey’s Tavern, Four Star Lettering and many other marketing partners
Past King of the Can Modified Winners
2012 – Ryan Godown
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
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
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Brett Deyo
BD Motorsports Media LLC
BD Motorsports Media LLC
Phone: 845.728.2781
E-Mail: Deyo99H@aol.com
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