Summer Fun 50 at SSP on Sunday Night
Summer Fun 50 Lapper at SSP on Sunday NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (July 1, 2005) – This Sunday night, July 3, SSP will host the return of the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Tour for the Summer Fun 50 paying $1,500 to the winner (Sportsman Tour Purse for the remainder of the field). Also in action will be the Silver Springs Street Stocks paying a special $500-to-win with added money for second and third place. The Street Stocks feature is sponsored by Miller’s Racing Parts. The Legends Cars will also be in action along with an exhibition race for 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 at 4:00 p.m. with the grandstand gates opening 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. 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 19 or June 30 events only. For example, fans will receive $2.00 off an Adult ticket for July 3 with and Adult ticket stub from the June 19 or June 30 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 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 – Danny Hager); 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. - SSP will closed for racing for a Mid-Summer Vacation from July 5 to July 20. Racing action returns to SSP on Thursday, July 21 with the Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown night featuring the Topless Late Models, The Great American School Buses, Mini Vans and Xtreme Stocks Cars. There will also be a Kid’s Money Scramble presented by Members First Credit Union. The Sprint Cars return to SSP on Thursday, July 28 along with the One-on-One Street Car Drags, Xtreme Stock Cars and Legends Cars. - The Susquehanna Speedway Park will host its midseason Media & Practice Night on Sunday, July 17 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The pit and grandstand gates open at 5:00 p.m. All types of full size racecars may attend the open practice which includes Sprint Cars, Super Sportsman, Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Classic Cars, Vintage Cars. Even full size racecars that are not currently scheduled at SSP may participate as all classes will rotate with track time throughout the evening. The only smaller than full size racecars that will be permitted are the Legends Cars, Four Cylinders and ARDC Midgets. The grandstands will be open for free to the public during the practice session. The cost for the pits will be $10.00 per person with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age. All pit entrants who are 14 to 17 years of age must have a release signed by both parents before they will be permitted in the pits. Please contact the speedway office in order to receive a Parental Release Form. Susquehanna Speedway Park www.sspracing.net or (717) 292-1696 / Track (717) 938-9170 July 3, 2005 (Sunday) – Event Time Schedule (Subject to Change – Rain Date: Monday, July 4) 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. Trail Motors Super Sportsman 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. 6:40 p.m. Street Stocks, Legends Cars & Mini Vans 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: Trail Motors Super Sportsman Street Stocks Legends Cars All Star Race Trucks 7:20 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem 7:30 p.m. Qualifying Events Trail Motors Super Sportsman Heat Races (8 laps) Street Stocks Heat Races (8 laps) Legends Cars Heat Races (6 laps) Trail Motors Super Sportsman Consolation Race (10 laps) – if necessary. Street Stocks Consolation Race (8 laps) – if necessary. Legends Cars Consolation Race (6 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! All Star Race Truck Exhibition Feature (10 laps) Trail Motors Super Sportsman Feature (50 laps) Street Stocks Feature (15 laps) Legends Cars Feature (15 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!