Season Opener at SSP on Thursday

 
NEWBERRYTOWN,  PA (April 11, 2005) – This Thursday night, April 14, the 
Susquehanna  Speedway Park will host the season opener of it 51st racing season  
featuring the Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars and Legends Cars.  Fred Rahmer of 
Salfordsville and Charlie  Pensinger of Shippensburg look to defend their track 
championships in the Sprint  Cars and Xtreme Stock Cars classes respectively. 
  
Along with its  wide variety of entertainment presented last season, SSP will 
add even more  events for the 2005 season.  The ARDC Midget Match Races have 
been added to Thursday,  May 12.  A Great American School Bus  Race has been 
added to Thursday, June 9.  Vandamonium has been added to Sunday, June 16 which 
is Mini Van  racing.  A new event date has been  added on Saturday, September 
 24 with Smashfest ’05 featuring Big Car and Small Car Demolition Derbies, 
Roll Over Contest, Red Rover  Racing and much more in this exciting night of  
destruction. 
An  eight race series featuring the Trail Motors Super Sportsman has also 
been  scheduled for selected Sundays beginning on May 29.  The series is anchored 
by the 75 lap  Inaugural Trail Motors Super Sportsman Championship to be held 
on Sunday,  September 4.   
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 with a 
reduced price of $18.00 for  all track license holders.  The raindate will be 
Sunday, April 17 with the  same time schedule.   
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: 
- Weekly  Sprint Car Purse Increased – Also during the off-season, SSP 
announced the  increase of its weekly Sprint Car purse.  The starting field for a 
regular point event has also been reduced from  twenty four starters to twenty 
starters.  The purse increase of positions four through twenty makes it the 
highest  average purse of any Central Pennsylvania  speedway at $620.00 per 
position.  The final starting position of $325.00, up from $200.00 in 2004 is also  
the highest for any Central PA speedway as  well.  The sprint car purse for 
2005  is as follows: 1) $2500.00, 2) $1500.00, 3) $1000.00, 4) $900.00, 5) 
$800.00, 6)  $650.00, 7) $525.00, 8) $450.00, 9) $425.00, 10) $400.00, 11 through 
20)  $325.00.  Special events such as the  Cindy Rowe Auto Glass PA Speedweeks 
and the 5th Annual York County  Nationals will remain at twenty four starting 
spots with higher purses than the  weekly purse as well.    
-  Hoosier Tire is the Official Tire of SSP – The Hoosier tire is the only  
brand permitted for competition for the Sprint Cars, Trail Motors Super  
Sportsman, Topless Late Models and Street Stocks in 2005.  Check with the SSP 
technical inspector  Ken Latz at _cklatz@aol.com_ (mailto:cklatz@aol.com)  for  
specifications for each class or contact SSP at (717) 292-1696.   
-  Mufflers mandatory – Mufflers have been mandated for the Sprint Cars in  
2005 at SSP.  The muffler that must  be used is a Schoenfeld Part #112535 with 
no alterations permitted.  The Schoenfeld mufflers are currently  available at 
Miller Racing Products by calling (717) 761-7247.  The cost of the muffler is 
less than  $30.00.   

Susquehanna  Speedway Park 
www.sspracing.net  or (717) 292-1696 / Track (717) 938-9170 

April 14,  2005 - Thursday Time Schedule (Season Opener)   
(Subject to  Change – More events may be added) 
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 & Legends 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 night. 
6:55 p.m. -  7:15 p.m.  Practice Begins (all divisions  in the following 
order) - THIS IS NOT A RACE! 
Rotation:         Sprint Cars 
Legends Cars 
Xtreme Stock Car 
7:20 p.m.  Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem  
7:30  p.m.         Qualifying Events      
Sprint Cars Heat Races (10  laps) 
Legends Cars Heat Races (6  laps) 
Xtreme Enduro  Stock Cars Heat Races (6  laps) 
Sprint Cars Consolation Race (10 laps) – if  necessary. 
Legends Cars  Consolation Race (6 laps) – if  necessary 
8:45  p.m.         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!   
Sprint Cars  A-Main (25 laps)   
Legends Cars A-Main (15  laps) 
Xtreme Stock  Cars A-Main (20 laps)   
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, April 17,  2005 

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