Sprint Cars Return to SSP on Thursday Night
Sprint Cars Return to SSP on Thursday Night
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (July 25, 2005) – This Thursday night, July 28 will be
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 for this event will be
Sunday, July 31.
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 June 30, July 21 or July
24 events only. For example, $2.00 off an Adult ticket for July 28 with and
Adult ticket stub from the June 30, July 21 or July 24 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 28, 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.
6:40 p.m. Xtreme Stocks, Legends Cars and One-on-One Street car
Drags 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 Stocks
Legends Cars
Xtreme Stocks (Rookie Rumble)
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. If drivers do not
report to race, they will not be eligible for “Double Money�?? Bonus in the
Feature.
Qualifying Events
Sprint Car Heat Races (10 laps)
Legends Cars Heat Races (6 laps)
One-on-One Street Car Drags (1 lap)
Sprint Car Consolation Race (10 laps) - if necessary
Legends Cars Consolation Race (5 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!
Xtreme Stock Car Feature (25 or 30 laps)
Sprint Car Feature (25 laps)
Legends Cars Feature (15 laps)
Xtreme Stock Car (Rookie Rumble) 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 – Gregg Foster); 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.
- On Thursday, August 4, the Smashmasters Demolition Derby will return to
SSP along with the Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars, the PENNMAR Vintage Club
Tour and a Mini Van Novelty Race. Demolition Derby entry forms and rules may
be obtained by calling 717-292-1696.
- The next Sunday night event will be August 7 with Camera and Autograph
Night featuring the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series along with the Silver
Spring Street Stocks,Four Cylinders and a Road Warrior Construction Race. All
fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers with their cars
on the frontstretch before the feature events.
2005 Susquehanna Speedway Park Point Championships
(as of July 24, 2005)
Sprint Cars:
Rank Car # Driver Name Hometown, State
Points 3 Week Avg.
1 77 Greg Hodnett (2) Memphis, TN
1014 86
2 88 Fred Rahmer (2) Salfordsville, PA 1002
90
3 25 Lance Dewease (1) Fayetteville, PA
961 98
4 12 Blane Heimbach Selinsgrove, PA
918 84
5 22 Jason Johnson (1) Eunice, LA
905 79
6 12 Brian Leppo (1) Spring Grove, PA
860 78
7 4 Eric Stambaugh East Berlin, PA
848 74
8 87 Alan Krimes Denver, PA
781 80
9 29k Brent Kluge Fallston, MD
753 76
10 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. York, PA
711 81
11 28J Chad Jumper (1) Marysville, PA
650 71
12 12 Jeff Shepard (1) Upperco, MD
642 110
13 42 Steve Poplaski Dillsburg, PA
606 54
14 93 Glendon Forsythe Aspers, PA
566 66
15 6w Josh Wells York, PA
520 102
16 X Bobby Weaver York, PA
510 85
17 26 Patrick Cooper Hanover, PA
502 61
11c Cory Haas (2) York, PA
502 92
19 83 Scott Lutz Fredericksburg, PA
408 73
20 1z Mark Smith (1) Tower City, PA
391 92
21 22z Jimmy Callahan Jr. Hampstead, MD
390 110
22 8m Chris Meleason Carlisle, PA
365 90
23 7c Dave Cordier Jr. Shoemakersville, PA
318 96
24 69 Michael Carber Pipersville, PA
264 77
25 30 Doug Esh Lancaster, PA
258 110
Others with Sprint Car wins: Stevie Smith (1)
Xtreme Stock Cars:
Rank Car # Driver Name Hometown, State
Points 3 Week Average
1 17G Mike Goodwin (2) Wellsville, PA
1115 (x)
2 10 Charlie Pensinger Shippensburg, PA
1088 87
3 18 David Wilhelm (1) Havre de Grace, MD
1068 98
4 33 Bryon Sipe Hamburg, PA
1063 83
5 12 Daryl Beakler Jonestown, PA
1045 81
6 XR7 Jerry Blauch (1) Grantville, PA
1039 77
7 36T Karl Windish Harrisburg, PA
1038 75
8 42 Adam Smith Lewisberry, PA
1030 75
9 38 Brian Sanders Mechanicsburg, PA
1030 (x)
10 54s Tommy Slanker York, PA
1005 79
11 11 Sam Rial Windsor, PA
971 79
12 36T Trevor Stark Lancaster, PA
957 67
13 54 Eric Snoke Fleetwood, PA
900 75
14 20 Steve Clemens Lebanon, PA
874 77
15 17 Tom Johns (2) Columbia, PA
853 77
16 35 Smoke Christine York, PA
852 78
17 2 Jason Failor Newville, PA
812 75
18 25 Allan Miller Carlisle, PA
749 91
19 0 Larry Hughes, Jr. (2) York Haven, PA
744 83
20 44 Matt Wampler Dover, PA
744 (x)
21 00 John Hiden Jr. Dover, PA
725 98
22 9m Mike Mixell Plainfield, PA
706 88
23 20 Harry Sipe Jr. York Haven, PA
628 67
24 21 Ronnie Thomas Gettysburg, PA
608 81
25 21H Travis Horan York, PA
600 110
Others with wins: Gene Knaub (3), Rick Reionehl (1)
* Feature Wins denoted in parenthesis ( ).
