Kid's Box Cars and Sprints at SSP on Thursday
Kid’s Box Car Racing and Sprint Cars at SSP on Thursday Night
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (June 20, 2005) – This Thursday night, June 23, the
Susquehanna Speedway Park will host a great night of fun and entertainment
featuring the Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stocks, Classic Cars and Kid’s Box Car Racing.
Lots of great prizes from Hamilton Motorsports will be available for all
entrants. All children 12 and under will be admitted free if they decorate a box
and compete in the races. All kids are encouraged to make a racecar out of a
box (with their arms, legs and head sticking out). Two family members or
friends are needed for the pit crew. This will be a two-(2) lap race (on the
frontstretch) with a pit stop. The pit stop will include taking off and
putting shoes back on both feet for tire changes, washing the face to clean
windshield and drinking a drink for fuel.
The SSP Sprint Car point championship continues to get closer as Salfordville
’s Fred Rahmer closed within 24 points of season long leader Greg Hodnett of
Memphis, TN. Lance Dewease remains in third place despite winning last
Sunday’s feature event. Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, looks to turn his luck
around this week remains in fourth. Up-and-coming sprint car young gun, Blane
Heimbach remains in fifth place as he continues pursue his first SSP win of the
season.
Larry Hughes, Jr. of York Haven won for the second time this season in last
Sunday’s Xtreme Stock Car feature event. David Wilhelm of Harve de Grace,
MD continues to lead with Michael Goodwin of Wellsville closing the gap
everyweek. Last season champion, Charlie Pensinger of Shippensburg continues to
hold on to third with Bryon Sipe and Karl Windish rounding out the top five.
The Xtreme Stock Car drivers eligible for the double purse money Pepsi bonus
are Hughes, Tommy Slanker, Goodwin, Ronnie Thomas and Windish. 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.
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 June 16 or June 19 events only.
For example, fans will receive $2.00 off an Adult ticket for June 23 with
and Adult ticket stub from the June 16 or June 19 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 15th Annual Cindy Rowe Auto Glass PA Speed Weeks event returns to SSP
on Thursday night, June 30 paying $4,000 to the winner of the 30-lap Sprint
Car event. Joining the Sprint Cars will be the Xtreme Stock Cars and W.O.W.
Stocks (Women on Wheels). Gates open in the pit area and grandstands at 4:00
p.m. Warmups begin at 5:45 p.m. with time trials at 6:30 p.m. Racing
action begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. Grandstand ticket prices are Adults (18 &
older) $20.00; Teens (13-17) $10.00; Children (6-12) $5.00; and Children (5
& under) are free.
- The Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series will continue on Sunday, July 3
with the 50 lap Summer Fun 50 paying $1,500 to the winner (Sportsman Tour Purse
for the remainder of the field – 24 starters / 20 laps). Also on the card
will be the Street Stocks, Legends Cars and the first appearance of the All
Star Race Trucks. Handicapping will begin for the Trail Motors Super Sportsman
and the Street Stocks based on the last three events. The first 40 laps of
the Trail Motors Sportsman feature will count all green and yellow laps until
40 laps are complete and the last 10 laps must be green flag laps. 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. There is no increase in pit
or grandstand admission prices for this special event. 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 (Wed., June 15 - Paul Miller); 5) SSP (Sun.,
June 19 – Rich Eichelberger); 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 23, 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 and Classic Cars 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)
Xtreme Stock Cars Heat Races (6 laps)
Classic Cars Heat Races (6 laps)
Sprint Cars Consolation Race (10 laps) – if necessary.
Kid’s Box Car Races - Frontstretch (12 & under)
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 Car Feature (25 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20 laps)
Classic Cars Feature (15 laps)
2005 Susquehanna Speedway Park Point Championships
(as of June 20, 2005)
Sprint Cars:
Rank Car # Driver Name Hometown, State
Points 3 Week Avg.
1 77 Greg Hodnett (2) Memphis, TN
841 91
2 88 Fred Rahmer (2) Salfordsville, PA 817
91
3 25 Lance Dewease (1) Fayetteville, PA
767 (x)
4 22 Jason Johnson (1) Eunice, LA
755 75
5 12 Blane Heimbach Selinsgrove, PA
742 81
6 4 Eric Stambaugh East Berlin, PA
722 95
7 71 Brian Leppo (1) Spring Grove, PA
720 87
8 12 Jeff Shepard (1) Upperco, MD
642 101
9 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. York, PA
637 73
10 87 Alan Krimes Denver, PA
621 79
11 29k Brent Kluge Fallston, MD
617 76
12 42 Steve Poplaski Dillsburg, PA
506 59
13 28J Chad Jumper Marysville, PA
500 60
14 X Bobby Weaver York, PA
460 85
15 11c Cory Haas (2) York, PA
446 103
93 Glendon Forsythe Aspers, PA
446 86
17 6w Josh Wells York, PA
434 78
18 22z Jimmy Callahan Jr. Hampstead, MD
390 90
19 26 Patrick Cooper Hanover, PA
388 67
20 1z Mark Smith (1) Tower City, PA
334 104
21 83 Scott Lutz Fredericksburg, PA
300 96
22 8m Chris Meleason Carlisle, PA
277 67
23 30 Doug Esh Lancaster, PA
258 110
24 7c Dave Cordier Jr. Shoemakersville, PA
250 82
25 13 Cliff Brian Ephrata, PA
222 110
Xtreme Stock Cars:
Rank Car # Driver Name Hometown, State
Points
1 18 David Wilhelm (1) Havre de Grace, MD
885
2 17G Mike Goodwin (2) Wellsville, PA
858
3 10 Charlie Pensinger Shippensburg, PA
827
4 33 Bryon Sipe Hamburg, PA
814
5 36T Karl Windish Harrisburg, PA
813
6 XR7 Jerry Blauch (1) Grantville, PA
809
7 42 Adam Smith Lewisberry, PA
805
8 12 Daryl Beakler Jonestown, PA
802
9 38 Brian Sanders Mechanicsburg, PA
786
10 54s Tommy Slanker York, PA
768
11 36T Trevor Stark Lancaster, PA
757
12 11 Sam Rial Windsor, PA
733
13 35 Smoke Christine York, PA
727
14 03H Nathan Heindel Mt. Wolf, PA
725
15 54 Eric Snoke Fleetwood, PA
675
16 00 John Hiden Jr. Dover, PA
650
17 20 Steve Clemens Lebanon, PA
642
18 17 Tom Johns (2) Columbia, PA
625
19 21H Travis Horan York, PA
600
20 44 Matt Wampler Dover, PA
597
21 2 Jason Failor Newville, PA
587
22 25 Allan Miller Carlisle, PA
586
23 9m Mike Mixell Plainfield, PA
551
24 0 Larry Hughes, Jr. (2) York Haven, PA
494
25 7 Gerald Barnes Baltimore, MD
478
Others with wins: Gene Knaub (1), Rick Reionehl (1)
* Feature Wins denoted in parenthesis ( ).
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