Miller's Fall Classic and Candy Bowl Scheduled for SSP in October
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (October 6, 2005) – The next event at SSP will be on Saturday, October 22 with the 2nd Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Fest featuring 50-lap features for the Street Stocks, Four Cylinder Stocks and Xtreme Stock Cars. There will also be a 15-lap Mini Van Oval Race. The Street Stock event will pay $3000 to the winner and is sponsored by Morgan’s Place Restaurant and Norm’s Tire & Auto. The Four Cylinder 50-lap feature event pays $1500 to win as the Xtreme Stock Car feature pays $500 to win. More than $16,650 in purse monies are posted for this prestigious stock car oriented event. Entry fees are available by contacting SSP at (717) 292-1696 or Miller’s Racing Products at (717) 761-7247 or by visiting online at sspracing.net. Gates open in the pit area and grandstands at 12:30 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 2:30 p.m. with racing beginning promptly at 3:00 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 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all track licensee holders. This event was originally scheduled for Silver Spring Speedway and was moved due to a scheduling conflict. 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. The speedway website is located at _www.sspracing.net_ (http://www.sspracing.net/) . For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or email _toddafish@aol.com_ (mailto:toddafish@aol.com) . On raceday, fans are encouraged to call (717) 938-9170 for current weather conditions. Susquehanna Speedway Park www.sspracing.net or (717) 292-1696 / Track (717) 938-9170 Saturday, October 22, 2005 Time Schedule Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic (Subject to Change – Rain Date is Sunday, October 23, 2005) 12:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $18.00; Non members - $20.00 Grandstands Open: General admission: Adults - $12.00; Teens (13-17) – $8.00; Children (6- 12) - $4.00; Children (5 & under) – Free 1:50 p.m. Street Stocks Driver’s Meeting (Mandatory) – A random roll call may be taken. Failure to report to the driver’s meeting may result in disqualification for that night. 2:10 p.m. Xtreme Stocks, Mini Vans & Four Cylinders Meeting— (Mandatory) – A random role call may be taken. Failure to report to the driver’s meeting may result in disqualification for night. 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order) - THIS IS NOT A RACE! Rotation: Street Stocks Four Cylinders Xtreme Stock Cars Mini Vans 2:50 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem 3:00 p.m. Order of Events * In Feature Events: Victory Lane @ Finish Line for Top 3 in each division. Street Stock Heat Races (4 heats @ 8 laps) – presented by Blazer’s Body Shop, Dellinger’s Auto Body, Hoke’s Transport and Miller’s Racing Parts Four Cylinders Heat Races (5 heats @ 6 laps) – presented by Gutshall’s Automotive Street Stock C-Main Race (12 laps) Four Cylinder C-Main Race (10 laps) Mini Van Feature (15 laps) Street Stock B-Main Race (15 laps) Four Cylinder B-Main Race (12 laps) Xtreme Stock Car Feature (50 laps) – all entries are qualified Street Stocks Feature (50 laps) – presented by Morgan’s Place Restaurant & Norm’s Tire& Auto – Invert 4,6 or 8 from heats Four Cylinders Feature (50 laps) – Invert 4,6 or 8 from heats Time is a factor! All cars must report to the grid area on time for their races. Late arrivals may not be permitted on the track. Please be early! SSP News and Notes: - The SSP Haunted Hayrides originally scheduled for October 14/15, October 21/22 and October 28/29 have been cancelled. - “The Candy Bowl�?? has been scheduled for Saturday, October 29 at 4:00 p.m. This event will feature the wingless ARDC Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints presented by J & K Salvage in York ($500 to win), Silver Springs Street Stocks ($300 to win), Legends Cars ($200 to win), Lincoln Thundercars ($250 to win), Mini Vans, W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) in both Xtreme Stocks and School Buses, XSC Rookie Rumble. The ARDC Midgets and 600cc Micro Sprints will have qualifying races as well. Heats may be run for the Silver Springs Street Stocks, Legends Cars and Lincoln Thundercars if there are more than 24 entries, itherwise these divisions will compete in longer feature events only. After the event, all teams are encouraged to stay for trick or treating in the pits with all kids in costumes. All kids in costumes will be admitted free to the races. There is no entry fee for any division competing at the Candy Bowl. All entrants will register at the speedway on the day of the event. Gates open in the pit area and grandstands at 2:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 3:30 p.m. with racing beginning promptly at 4:00 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 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all track licensee holders. - On Saturday afternoon, November 19, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host the Turkey 200 Xtreme Stock Car Enduro race. As a bonus attraction, the Great American School Buses and Mini Vans will take to the track before the 200 lap Enduro event. Fans will also be given complimentary school bus rides around the track at 12:30 p.m. The Enduro event will follow the specifications for the Xtreme Stock Car division that ran weekly at SSP during the 2005 season. The purse payout will be based on entry numbers and a payout can be found at the end of this release. Pre-entry for the event is encouraged but not mandatory. A Pre-entry fee is $50.00 and must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 15, 2005. All entries postmarked on or after November 16, 2005 will be $75.00. Entries will be taken on the day of the event. The starting positions for the Turkey 200 will be aligned through a blind draw at the pit gate on the day of the event. As a special bonus, all pre-entrants will be able to draw a second time for a starting position if he or she does not like their first draw for position. However, the entrant must take the second drawn spot regardless of whether or not it is a better starting position. Entry forms may be found at _www.sspracing.net_ (http://www.sspracing.net/) or contact (717) 292-1696 and leave an address or fax number for an entry. - The opening night of racing for the 2006 season will be Thursday, April 13 featuring the 410 Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars and Legends Cars. This event will be followed by the beginning of weekly Friday night racing on April 14 featuring the Trail Motors Super Sportsman, Street Stocks and wingless ARDC Midgets. The Late Models will open up their SSP season on Friday, April 21 with the first of 14 scheduled events at SSP in 2006. The detailed 2006 schedule of eventsat the Susquehanna Speedway Park should be finalized and released by the end of October. The specification rules for all competing divisions will be finalized and released in November or early December at the latest.