Media Contact: Brett Deyo – 845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com
For Immediate Release/September 19, 2013
United Pump & Tank Signs On As Bonus Sponsor For ‘Gobbler’ Thanksgiving Weekend Spectacular Saturday, Nov. 30 At Accord Speedway; Bob Green Memorial $169 Modified Hard Charger & Crate 602 Sportsman Bonuses Posted For 2013 Northeast Dirt-Track Finale
ACCORD, NY – The late-November ‘Gobbler’ has been public for less than two weeks and the event is already gaining momentum.
Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC, in conjunction with Accord Speedway owner/promoter Gary Palmer, announced an innovative dirt-track Northeast finale for the 2013 season on Saturday, November 30 at the Ulster County quarter-mile oval. The 'Gobbler' will feature big-block/small-block Modifieds in a 50-lap event paying a minimum of $5,000 to the winner. Modifieds will be joined by Sportsman (Open vs. Crate) and Street Stocks/Pure Stocks.
United Pump& Tank of Newburgh, N.Y., signed on as the first bonus award sponsor for the event.
In the Modified division, United Pump and Tank has posted a $169 Hard Charger Award in memory of the late Bob Green, the patriarch of the Green family and a racing legend in southeastern New York. The elder Green suffered career-ending injuries in an incident at Accord in 1982. He ultimately passed away in 1994.
The Green family legacy rolled on initially through Robbie Green and continues now through third-generation Sportsman racer Randy Green, who will be in the ‘Gobbler’ field on Nov. 30.
The $169 bonus will go to the Modified driver advancing the most positions from their scheduled starting position to the finish in the 50-lap main event.
In the 25-lap Sportsman (Open vs. Crate) main event, the top-three finishers utilizing GM 602 Crate Engines will share in bonuses from United Pump & Tank. The first Crate-powered car across the line earns $250. The next two Crate cars each earn $125 cash bonuses.
United Pump& Tank serves the Hudson Valley for all parts, service and installation needs. United Pump & Tank can be reached by phone at 845.787.3984 or on the web at www.unitedpumpandtank.com.
The 'Gobbler' will mark the second BD Motorsports Media co-promotion at the Accord facility this season, following the highly-successful New York Truck Parts Inc. ‘Battle of the Bullring’ midweek special in August. Danny Creeden of Middletown, N.Y., (Modified - $5,925) and Anthony Perrego of Walden, N.Y., (Sportsman - $1,860) won the ‘Battle of the Bullring’ events before a full house.
Accord has hosted post-Thanksgiving racing previously. On November 30, 2002, Robbie Green of Wallkill, N.Y., won a 100-lap ‘Turkey Chase’ Modified special, which was run in four 25-lap segments. Segment winners were Frank Cozze of Wind Gap, Pa. (segment No. 1), Rich Ricci Jr. of New Paltz, N.Y. (segment No. 2), and Green (segments No. 3 and 4). A total of 94 cars participated in the ‘02 event, which was well attended.
BD Motorsports Media has also enjoyed past November success. In 2011, the twice-postponed ‘King of the Can’ at Penn Can (Pa.) Speedway was contested on Sunday, Nov. 13 before a large crowd with 41 Modifieds on hand and a total of 109 race cars in the pit area.
Research of five-year weather history of the southeastern New York region shows an average temperature near 50 degrees and partly cloudy conditions for Nov. 30.
Modifieds will compete under a liberal rules package allowing big- and small-block engines, sail panels (68 inches, must run two and be event), gasoline or methanol and any Northeast dirt Modified tire. One weight (2,400 lbs.) will be in effect for all engine combinations. A hefty purse will be paid with $1,000 offered for fifth, $500 for 10th and $300 to take the green flag.
The Sportsman will allow for Crate 602 and Open engine combinations with steel or aluminum wheels. The Sportsman will run a 25-lap main event with a minimum of $1,000 reserved for the winner and $100 to start.
The Street Stock/Pure Stock special will be run in memory of longtime race fan and crew member Ron Wright, who passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 25, 2012 at 57 years old. A longtime attendee of Accord, Orange County (N.Y.) and Bethel (N.Y.) speedways, Ron had a passion for full-fender racing. His son, Kyle, was a former Pure Stock winner at Accord and he was a crew member for his longtime friend Mike Deyo. Wright’s son, Kyle, will be working to raise additional money for the racers.
A Street Stock/Pure Stock rules package is being developed to include competitors and Accord and neighboring speedways including Glen Ridge (N.Y.), Albany-Saratoga (N.Y.), Orange County, Bethel, Fonda (N.Y.), Lebanon Valley (N.Y.), Bridgeport (N.J.), New Egypt (N.J.), Big Diamond (Pa.) and the Factory Stocks at Five Mile Point (N.Y.) and Penn Can (Pa.) in the Southern Tier. The Street Stock/Pure Stock event will be 20 laps.
Gates will open for the event at 11 a.m. Hot laps are planned for 1 p.m., with racing at 1:30 p.m.
Camping will be permitted on the speedway grounds on Friday and Saturday nights of the weekend. Campfires in the parking area are permitted so long as they are contained.
Marketing opportunities are available now for the “Gobbler” event. To learn more, contact Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781 or via e-mail at Deyo99H@aol.com. BD Motorsports Media is on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. “Like” BD Motorsports Media on Facebook or follow @BrettDeyo on Twitter.
Accord Speedway, a neat-and-tidy quarter-mile clay oval nestled in the hills of Ulster County, is located at 299 Whitfield Road Accord, NY 12404. The speedway is on the web at www.accordspeedway.com.
The 'Gobbler' will be the seventh event promoted by BD Motorsports Media in '13 and will mark the 19th promotion since the very first at Afton (N.Y.) Speedway in 2006.
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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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