School Bus Racing at SSP on Thursday
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (June 8, 2004) – This Thursday night, June 10, School Bus
Racing comes to Central Pennsylvania for the first time ever at the
Susquehanna Speedway Park. SSP will also host the 410 Sprint Cars and the Xtreme
Enduro Stock Cars. With more than 15 entries for The Great American School Bus
Race and more expected, this will be one of the most exciting racing events of
the year. As a special treat for the fans, there will be complimentary
school bus rides around the track from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Fans are
encouraged to arrive early and have some fun at SSP.
Also new to the speedway this week will be the 410 Sprint Car of Cory Haas.
Haas, a standout in 358 Sprint Cars will debut his new car and make SSP a
weekly stop. Bobby Howard has indicated that he has a new 410 Sprint Car that
he will be debuting soon as well.
After the qualifying events, a limited number of couples will be invited to
the frontstretch for a Water Balloon Toss contest. Couples will be lines up
facing each other and toss a water balloon between back and forth. After
each toss, one partner will take a step backward until the balloon is dropped
or pops. The last couple remaining will receive 2 Adult Speedweek tickets to
the July 1st event at SSP.
Gates open in the pit area at 4:00 p.m. with the grandstand gates opening
at 5:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 6:30 p.m. with racing action beginning at
7:30 p.m. Race fans can expect a fast paced 2 ½ hour program each and every
night (and as coined by a local reporter "Done by 10."). 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 have been reduced to
$20.00 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all track license holders. A
track license is $25.00 for the year. The raindate will be Sunday, June 12 for
the event.
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.
June 10, 2004 - Thursday Night Thunder Time Schedule (The Great American
School Bus Race)
(Subject to Change – More events may be added)
4:00 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $18.00;
Non members - $20.00
5:00 p.m. Grandstands Open: General admission: Adults - $10.00; Teens
(13-17) – $6.00;
Children (6-12) - $2.00; Children (5 & under) – Free
6:30 p.m. 410 Sprint Car Driver’s Meeting (Mandatory) - A random role
call will be taken.
Failure to report to the driver’s meeting may result in disqualification for
that night.
410 Sprint Cars (Heat in Engines)
6:40 p.m. Xtreme Enduro Stock Cars & School Bus Driver’s Meeting (INFIELD)
(Mandatory) - A random role call will be taken. Failure to report to the
driver’s meeting
may result in disqualification for that night.
6:50 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following
order) - THIS IS NOT A RACE!
Rotation: 410 Sprint Cars
Xtreme Enduro Stock Cars
School Bus
7:20 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
7:30 p.m. Qualifying Events:
410 Sprint Car Heat Races - (10 laps)
Xtreme Enduro Stock Car Heat Races - (5 laps)
410 Sprint Car Consolation Race - (10 or 12 laps) – if necessary
Xtreme Stock Car Pepsi Challenge – (4 laps) Top 5 from previous week
Adult Water Balloon Toss – (Couples)
Pre-stage all 410 Sprint Cars on the frontstretch for introductions
8:30 p.m. Feature Events - Victory Lane @ Finish Line
for Top 3 in each division.
410 Sprint Car A-Main - (25 laps)
Xtreme Enduro Stocks Cars A-Main - (20 laps)
The Great American School Bus Race - (12 laps)
10:00 p.m. Racing Completed
11:00 p.m. Pit Area Closes (Lights out)
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!
RAIN DATE FOR THIS EVENT – SUNDAY, June 12, 2004
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