Trail Motors Super Sportsman Return to SSP on Thursday
Trail Motors Super Sportsman Return to SSP on Sunday for Christmas in July NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (July 22, 2005) – This Sunday night, July 24 it will be Christmas in July and York County Racing Club Night featuring the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series along with the Silver Spring Street Stock and the W.O.W. Stocks (Women on Wheels) at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. Santa will also host a Kid’s Toy Scramble on Sunday night. The raindate will be Sunday, July 31 if necessary. Gates open in the pit area and grandstands at 5:00 p.m. Warm-ups 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 will continue its Repeat Fan Discount in which there will be a $2.00 discount for each person with a ticket stub from the July 3 or July 21 events only. For example, $2.00 off an Adult ticket for July 24 with and Adult ticket stub from the July 3 or July 21 event. Returning fans are encouraged to write their name, address and phone number on the back of the stub to be entered into special drawings during the season for great prizes. Last season, the grand prize was two tickets for the October NASCAR race at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all track license holders. 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. Susquehanna Speedway Park www.sspracing.net or (717) 292-1696 / Track (717) 938-9170 July 24, 2005 (Sunday) – Event Time Schedule (Subject to Change – Rain Date: Monday, July 31) 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 & Women on Wheels (W.O.W.) 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 Women on Wheels (W.O.W.) 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) Women on Wheels (W.O.W.) Heat Races (6 laps) Trail Motors Super Sportsman Consolation Race (10 laps) – if necessary. Street Stocks Consolation Race (8 laps) – if necessary. Kid’s Toy Scramble with Santa Claus - Frontstretch 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! Women on Wheels (W.O.W.) Feature (15 laps) Trail Motors Super Sportsman Feature (20 laps) Street Stocks 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! 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 - Pat Cannon); 5) SSP (Sun., June 19 – Rich Eichelberger); 6) Williams Grove (Fri., June 24 – Danny Hager); 7) Silver Spring (Sat., July 2 – Billy Schoffstall); 8) SSP (Sun., July 3 – Frankie Herr); 9) Lincoln (Wed., July 20 – Carmen Perigo Jr.); 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. - The next Thursday night race at SSP will be July 28 with the return of the Sprint Cars along with the Xtreme Stock Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble, Legends Cars and a One-on-One Street Car Drags. Entries for the Street Car Drags are limited to sixteen and forms are available at sspracing.net or by calling (717) 292-1696. If needed, a rain date will be announced for this event.