SSP Postpones Thursday, Will Race on Sunday Night
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (June 9, 2005) – Due to a late afternoon storm, SSP has postponed its racing events originally scheduled for Thursday night, June 9 to Sunday night, June 12 when it will host one of the biggest nights of the year featuring the Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stocks, W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) Stock Cars, Great American School Buses and Kid’s Big Wheel Racing. All kids are encouraged to bring their own Big Wheels, however there will be some available at the track for those who do not have big wheels. Lots of great prizes will be available for all entrants. Greg Hodnett of Memphis, TN continues to lead the SSP Sprint Car point championship, however Upperco, MD’s Jeff Shepard slightly closed up the lead and moved into second place with a feature win last week. Fred Rahmer remained in third and Lance Dewease dropped from second to fourth with a 20th place finish last week due to mechanical problems. Jason Johnson also had some bad luck last week with a broken rear axle but retained fifth place in points. Gene Knaub of Dover returned to SSP after a three week absence with a new car and won the first night out with it in last week’s Xtreme Stock Car feature event. David Wilhelm of Harve de Grace, MD continues to leads as Michael Goodwin gained some ground but is still more than 40 points. Last season’s champion Charlie Pensinger continues to struggle this season, but is still in third position. Opening night feature winner, Jerry Blauch and Adam Smith round out the top five. The Xtreme Stock Car drivers eligible for the double purse money bonus are Knaub, Smoke Christine, Daryl Beakler, Goodwin and Bryon Sipe. 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 Women on Wheels (W.O.W.) Stocks return along with the Great American School Buses which never fail to entertain. 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. SSP continues its Repeat Fan Discount in which there will be a $2.00 discount for each person with a ticket stub from the June 2 or June 5 events only. For example, fans will receive $2.00 off an Adult ticket for June 12 with and Adult ticket stub from the June 2 or June 5 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 19 paying $1,000 to the winner (Sportsman Tour Purse for the remainder of the field – 24 starters / 20 laps). Also featured for the first time ever is Vandamonium on Father’s Day. This will be Mini Van racing presented by York Haven Auto Sales. Also on the card will be the Street Stocks and two features for the Legends Cars. This is a great way to treat your father to a night of fun and entertainment. 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. - The Super Sportsman at SSP 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 – Craig Morrow); 2) SSP (Sun., May 29 – Russ Mitten); 3) SSP (Sun., June 5 – Dave Calaman); 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 HTE) right rear spec tire. June 12, 2005 (Sunday) – Event Time Schedule (Schedule Subject to Change) 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, W.O.W. Stocks and School Buses 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 Great American School Buses (beginners only) Women on Wheels (W.O.W.) Stock 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) Xtreme Stock Cars Heat Races (6 laps) Kid’s Big Wheel Racing – frontstretch 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! W.O.W. Stock Cars Feature (12 laps) Sprint Car Feature (25 laps) Great American School Bus Feature (12 laps) Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20 laps)