Demolition Derby at SSP on Thursday
SSP Hosts Big 33 Football Classic and YCRC Night on Thursday
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (May 30, 2005) – This Thursday night, June 2, the
Susquehanna Speedway Park will host “Big 33 Football Classic Night at the Races�??
and the York County Racing Club Night featuring the Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stocks
and Classic Cars along with a Smashmasters sanctioned Demolition Derby at
the end of the program. Advance tickets are available by calling Big 33 at
(717) 774-3303 with a portion of the proceeds going to the Big 33 Scholarship
Foundation.
Greg Hodnett continues to lead the SSP Sprint Car point championship over
Lance Dewease and Fred Rahmer. Cory Haas of York picked up both feature
events in last week’s non-points SABKO Enterprises Twin 20’s.
Tom Johns of Columbia won the forty car Xtreme Stock Car feature last week.
David Wilhelm of Harve de Grace, MD continues to extend his point lead with
the consistency of 6 top five finishes in seven eaces. The Xtreme Stock
Car drivers eligible for the double purse money bonus are Johns, Wilhelm,
Charlie Pensinger, Tommy Slanker and Steve Clemens. These drivers will
automatically start at the rear of the feature event, and if any or all of these drivers
make it into the top five finishing spots, then that driver will receive
double purse money for that position. These drivers will also compete in the
4-lap Pepsi Challenge Dash paying $50.00 to the winner.
The Smashmasters Demolition Derby will pay $600 to the winner, $200 for
second and #100 for third place. Entry forms may be obtained by contact SSP at
(717) 292-1696. For questions about rules and specifications, contact Scot
Wallace of Smashmasters at (610) 781-7931.
Gates open in the pit area and grandstands at 5:00 p.m. Warmups begin at
7:00 p.m. with racing beginning promptly at 7:30 p.m. Grandstand ticket
prices are Adults (18 & older) $12.00; Teens (13-17) $8.00; Children (6-12)
$4.00; and Children (5 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $20.00. If
needed, the raindate for this event will be announced at a later date.
SSP continues its Repeat Fan Discount in which there will be a $2.00
discount for each person with a ticket stub from the May 26 or May 29 events only.
For example, fans will receive $2.00 off an Adult ticket for June 2 with and
Adult ticket stub from the May 26 or 29 events. Returning fans are
encouraged to write their name, address and phone number on the back of the stub to be
entered into special drawings to be held during the season for great prizes.
Last season, the grand prize was two tickets to the NASCAR race in October
at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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
ww.sspracing.net. On raceday, fans are encouraged to call (717) 938-9170 for current
weather conditions.
SSP News and Notes:
- The Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series will continue on Sunday, June 5
paying $1,000 to the winner (Sportsman Tour Purse for the remainder of the
field). Each feature will qualify 24 starters for the regular 20-lap events.
This is the first of eight races for the Super Sportsman at SSP that culminates
with the Inaugural 75-lap Trail Motors Championship on Sunday, September 4,
paying $2,500 to the winner. For the championship race, there will be 12
automatic qualifiers for the event determined by the winners of the following
events: 1) Silver Spring (Sat., May 28); 2) SSP (Sun., May 29); 3) SSP (Sun.,
June 5); 4) Port Royal (Sat., June 15); 5) SSP (Sun., June 19); 6) Williams
Grove (Fri., June 24); 7) Silver Spring (Sat., July 2); 8) SSP (Sun., July 3);
9) Lincoln (Wed., July 20); 10) SSP (Sun., July 24); 11) SSP (Sun., Aug. 7);
12) SSP (Sun., Aug. 21). The remainder of the field for the championship
will qualify through heats and a last chance race. All Trail Motors Super
Sportsman Series events at SSP will require the use of Hoosier Tires on all
four corners with a Hoosier 105/18-15 plated (HTMA or THE) spec tire and only
D-12 or D-15 compounds are permitted. Gates open in the pit area and
grandstands at 5:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 7:00 p.m. with racing beginning promptly at
7:30 p.m. Grandstand ticket prices are Adults (18 & older) $12.00; Teens
(13-17) $8.00; Children (6-12) $4.00; and Children (5 & under) are free. Pit
pass prices are $20.00.
June 2, 2005 (Thursday) – Event Time Schedule
(Subject to Change – Rain Date – To be announced)
5:00 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $18.00; Non members
- $20.00
Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults - $12.00; Teens (13-17) –
$8.00;
Children (6-12) - $4.00; Children (5 & under) – Free
6:30 p.m. Sprint Cars Driver’s Meeting (Mandatory) - A random role
call may be taken. Failure
to report to the driver’s meeting may result in disqualification for that
night.
* Sprint Cars Heat in Engines following the Driver’s Meeting
6:40 p.m. Xtreme Stock Cars & Classic Cars Driver’s Meeting -
(Mandatory) –
A random role call may be taken. Failure to report to the driver’s meeting
may result in
disqualification for that night.
6:55 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following
order) - THIS IS NOT A RACE!
Rotation: Sprint Cars
Xtreme Stock Cars
Classic Cars
7:20 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
7:30 p.m. Xtreme Stock Car Pepsi Challenge (4 laps) Top 5 from
previous week feature.
Qualifying Events
Sprint Cars Heat Races (10 laps)
Classic Cars Heat Races (6 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Heat Races (6 laps)
Sprint Cars Consolation Race (10 laps) – if necessary.
Feature Events - Victory Lane @ Finish Line for Top 3 in each division.
$200 fine for any of the top 3 not stopping at victory lane!
Classic Cars Feature (15 laps)
Sprint Car Feature (25 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20 laps)
Smashmasters Demolition Derby
2005 Susquehanna Speedway Park Point Championships
(as of May 28, 2005)
Sprint Cars:
Rank Car # Driver Name Hometown, State
Points
1 77 Greg Hodnett (2) Memphis, TN
569
2 25 Lance Dewease Fayetteville, PA
548
3 88 Fred Rahmer (1) Salfordsville, PA 545
4 12 Jeff Shepard Upperco, MD
542
5 22 Jason Johnson (1) Eunice, LA
529
6 12 Blane Heimbach Selinsgrove, PA
500
7 71 Brian Leppo (1) Spring Grove, PA
458
8 4 Eric Stambaugh East Berlin, PA
437
9 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. York, PA
417
10 29k Brent Kluge Fallston, MD
390
11 87 Alan Krimes Denver, PA
385
12 11c Cory Haas (2) York, PA
358
13 22z Jimmy Callahan Jr. Hampstead, MD
340
14 42 Steve Poplaski Dillsburg, PA
328
15 28J Chad Jumper Marysville, PA
320
16 6w Josh Wells York, PA
310
17 93 Glendon Forsythe Aspers, PA
298
18 30 Doug Esh Lancaster, PA
258
19 1z Mark Smith (1) Tower City, PA
243
20 83 Scott Lutz Fredericksburg, PA
232
Xtreme Stock Cars:
Rank Car # Driver Name Hometown, State
Points
1 40 David Wilhelm (1) Havre de Grace, MD
648
2 10 Charlie Pensinger Shippensburg, PA
602
3 17G Mike Goodwin (2) Wellsville, PA
598
4 XR7 Jerry Blauch (1) Grantville, PA
584
5 42 Adam Smith Lewisberry, PA
573
6 33 Bryon Sipe Hamburg, PA
560
7 36T Karl Windish Harrisburg, PA
559
8 38 Brian Sanders Mechanicsburg, PA
550
9 12 Daryl Beakler Jonestown, PA
536
10 54 Eric Snoke Fleetwood, PA
525
36T Trevor Stark Lancaster, PA
525
12 54s Tommy Slanker York, PA
521
13 2 Jason Failor Newville, PA
512
14 11 Sam Rial Windsor, PA
500
00 Nathan Heindel Mt. Wolf, PA
500
16 9m Mike Mixell Plainfield, PA
476
17 17 Tom Johns (2) Columbia, PA
475
18 25 Allan Miller Carlisle, PA
461
19 35 Rodney Christine York, PA
450
20 00 John Hiden Jr. Dover, PA
450
* Feature Wins denoted in parenthesis ( ).
