NASCAR MODIFIED LEGEND BILL WIMBLE SET FOR FRIDAY APPEARANCE AT QUAKER STEAK & LUBE 8TH ANNUAL DIRT TRACK HEROES EVENT AT PHILLIPSBURG MALL

 

 The Quaker Steak & Lube Eighth Annual Dirt Track Heroes Show will get back on track this evening as the stars of the Hamlin Speedway, Stage One Modifieds, Accord, Orange County and Mahoning Speedway converge for the nightly interviews at the Phillipsburg Mall. Kicking off the Wednesday show will be a demonstartion by Richie and Joel Smith on the workings of the Stage One Modified. The 8th edition of the show will continue through March 7th with sponsorship through headline sponsor Quaker Steak & Lube and associate sponsors IRCO Community Federal Credit Union, Smith Fabrications and the Stage One Modifieds, Martocci's Automotive, Hamlin Speedway/S&S Speedways, Adams Brothers Used Auto Parts, Searock Fabrication and Speed, Kim's Kreations, Vogel Designs, R&F International Muffler and Brake, Persa Auto Repair, Jeff's Automotive, Murante Auto Repair, Penn Jersey Food Marts, Charles Price Jr Fire and Water Damage Restorations and VRP Shocks. Please follow the revised schedule below for the remainder of the show.

 

Legendary former two-time NASCAR Sportsman Champion "The Flying Dairy Farmer" Bill Wimble will make a special appearance to the Mall on Friday joining a panel of legendary driving stars to kick off the two-show Friday event on March 6th.  Wimble, who in conjunction with author Lew Boyd at Coastal 181 tells the journey of his storied life in his best selling book "I'll Never Be Last Again", will be signing and selling his book at the event from 4 PM until 9 PM on this special edition of the show.

 

Bill Wimble resided in upstate New York and where his journey in racing began. After close to twenty years and 250 wins behind the wheel of a race car, Wimble retired from the sport after a horrific accident at the Lebanon Valley Speedway where he was crowned the speedway champion in 1968 with more than a month remaining in the season. Wimble on to become a very successful businessman and owned more than 25 businesses in his very successful foray into the business world. Wimble was a 14-time track champion at eight different speedways with five of those titles coming at the famous Fonda Fairgrounds. Wimble captured wins at many of the speedways of the day and although he belonged to the NASCAR organization, traveled into the Lehigh Valley area to race at Harmony, Reading, Nazareth, Flemington and Nazareth National Speedways and made his presence well known at every speedway in which he competed.

 

Wimble was the NASCAR Sportsman Champion in consecutive seasons in both 1960 and 1961, was the New York State champion on five occasions and was the Connecticut State champion twice. Wimble was among five additional friends that rescued Marvin Panch from his burning Maserati in 1963 at Daytona and for their heroics received the prestigious Carnegie Bronze Medal for Bravery. Wimble is a member of many Hall of Fames regarding his racing exploits and was honored by AARN as one of the top 25 Modified drivers of all-time. Wimble drove for many owners in his illustrious driving career but most fans will always pair him with the famous Dave McCredy owned, Fred DeCarr wrenched signature numbered 33 cars of black, white and red paint schemes. Wimble also did a short stint with legendary car owner Paul Deasey of 707 fame.

 

Nightly interviews and 102 race cars with the addition of ARCA driving star Sean Corr's Syracuse winning Late Model provide the show with a great variety of race cars for the fans to enjoy. The Phillipsburg Mall is located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ and has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and offers a multitude of race cars, racing memorabilia, collectibles and photos on display throughout the course of the show. The show continues to be free of charge to the mall traffic and the 2015 edition of the show is the trend setter of the many shows that are scheduled during the year.   

 

Quaker Steak & Lube, the show sponsor is located just one mile east of the Phillipsburg Mall and has been quickly established as the place for race fans to meet before and after their visit to the show. Quaker Steak & Lube, known for its Best Wings USA and over 25 signature sauces, has over sixty-five locations throughout the United States and Canada and sells more than 80 million wings per year. It's a restaurant with a "racing theme" with much local racing fanfare to include the Mike Stasak owned Bobby Pickell #300 modified on a garage lift inside the restaurant. In fact, you may request the table directly under the modified.

 

The great fan base of racing can come out to this grand Mall event and be transported back to a time when they could hop into their family jitney and travel less than a half hour to witness the excitement of a night at the races.  All historical racing groups including Reading, Flemington, Harmony through Greg Collins, Tri State, Friends of Nazareth and Bob Snyder Photos and Snyder Videos, Big Mike's Videos and Justin Beltrame's Mocatek Memorabilia collection will have their memorabilia on display and their many scrapbooks open for the fans to take another long look at the glory years of racing and possibly find a picture or two they want to purchase as a keepsake from past glory or racing exploits.  More information is available by calling: 443-513-4456.

 

On display at the Mall include big and small block Modifieds, Sportsman, Micro-Sprints, ARDC Midgets, URC Sprints, TSRS Sprints, Late Models, go-karts, quarter midgets and a broad variety of vintage and restored race cars. New Egypt, Grandview, Big Diamond, Bridgeport, Hamlin, Accord, Action Track USA, Borger's and Snydersville will again be among the many speedways involved with the 2014 show. 

 

The Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Car Show has a must have event T-shirt done exclusively for the show.  The great keepsake event souvenir program book has many great articles regarding our racing heroes. The Phillipsburg Mall is open Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM and from Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM.  The event offers race teams a great opportunity to promote their sponsors and announce their racing plans for the 2015 racing season.

 

 

QUAKER STEAK & LUBE 8TH ANNUAL DIRT TRACK HEROES
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday- March 4 - (6:30 PM) - Hamlin Speedway/S&S Speedways and Smith Fabrications/Stage One Modifieds Saluting Hamlin Speedway all divisions, Accord Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway, Mahoning Speedway

Thursday- March 5- (6:30) Searock Fabrication and Speed Supplies Saluting New Egypt, Bridgeport Speedway, Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond Speedway

Friday - March 6 - (1st Show (4 p.m.) - Penn Jersey Food Marts and Persa Auto Repair presents a Special Edition "The Legends of Racing" with many Legendary stars from Reading, Nazareth, Harmony and Flemington expected to participate and saluting the Reading Fairgrounds Historical Racing Society

 

Second Show- (6:30 PM) Martocci Automotive presents Salute to Open Wheel Racing Divisions-Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, ATQMRA, ARDC Midgets, TSRS and CRSA Sprint Cars, 358 and 360 Sprint Car Divisions

9 PM Friday, March 6 At Quaker Steak & Lube in Phillipsburg, NJ The Rusty Smith Motorsports Celebrity Dinner honoring Gerald & Joanne Chamberlain - - - Open to All. Tickets are not required, but you are responsible for purchasing your own food and drinks.
Saturday - March 7 - (1:00) --Kim's Kreations presents Special Tribute to Gerald Chamberlain-Flemington Speedway & Flemington Speedway Historical Society. Harmony Speedway and Nazareth Speedways

 

Saturday- March 7- Approximately 3:30 PM- Adams Brothers Used Auto Parts presents the "Stars of Tomorrow" featuring all quarter midget clubs in the area. Meet Little Miss Motorsports Jayden Gursky. She is 11 years old and from Palmerton, Pennsylvania

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Mall Hours: Sunday 11 AM -6 PM, Monday-Saturday 10 AM - 9 PM

 

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