Sprint Cars, Demo Derby and More at SSP on Thursday
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (August 1, 2005) – This Thursday night, August 4, the
Susquehanna Speedway Park will feature the Sprint Cars along with the Xtreme
Stock Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble, Penn Mar Vintage Club Tour, a Mini Van Flag
Pole Race presented by the York Springs Auto Auction and the Smashmasters
Demolition Derby. If needed, a rain date for this event will be announced.
The SSP Sprint Car point championship continues to get closer as Salfordville
’s Fred Rahmer closed within 7 points of season long leader Greg Hodnett of
Memphis, TN. Lance Dewease remains in third place and also continues to
close in on the top two spots. Blaine Heimbach and Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA,
are in fourth and fifth places respectively.
Larry Hughes, Jr. of York Haven won for the third time this season in last
Sunday’s Xtreme Stock Car feature event. Michael Goodwin of Wellsville
continues to lead over last season’s champion, Charlie Pensinger of Shippensburg.
Bryon Sipe, Daryl Beakler and Karl Windish rounds\ out the top five. The
Xtreme Stock Car drivers eligible for the double purse money Pepsi bonus are
Hughes, Sam Rial, Matt Wampler, Goodwin and 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.
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 24 and July 28 events
only. For example, $2.00 off an Adult ticket for August 4 with and Adult
ticket stub from the July 24 and July 28 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
August 4, 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, Penn Mar Vintage Club, Mini Vans and
Demolition Derby
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
Penn Mar Vintage Club
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)
Penn Mar Vintage Club Heat Races (5 laps)
Mini Van Flag Pole Drags (5 laps) – Max. 10 vans per heat
Sprint Car 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!
Xtreme Stock Car Feature (25 or 30 laps)
Sprint Car Feature (25 laps)
Penn Mar Vintage Club Feature (12 laps)
York Springs Auto Auction Mini Van Flag Pole Feature (8 laps) – Max 10
vans for feature.
Xtreme Stock Car (Rookie Rumble) Feature (15 laps)
Smashmasters Demolition Derby
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.
- 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
1100 86
2 88 Fred Rahmer (2) Salfordsville, PA 1093
92
3 25 Lance Dewease (1) Fayetteville, PA
1055 96
4 12 Blane Heimbach Selinsgrove, PA
1015 91
5 22 Jason Johnson (2) Eunice, LA
1005 (x)
6 12 Brian Leppo (1) Spring Grove, PA
936 72
7 4 Eric Stambaugh East Berlin, PA
936 71
8 87 Alan Krimes Denver, PA
863 81
9 29k Brent Kluge Fallston, MD
753 82
10 28J Chad Jumper (1) Marysville, PA
734 78
11 65 Johnny Mackison Jr. York, PA
711 98
12 42 Steve Poplaski Dillsburg, PA
676 55
13 12 Jeff Shepard (1) Upperco, MD
642 110
14 93 Glendon Forsythe Aspers, PA
566 77
15 11c Cory Haas (2) York, PA
566 77
16 6w Josh Wells York, PA
520 102
17 X Bobby Weaver York, PA
510 90
18 26 Patrick Cooper Hanover, PA
502 75
19 83 Scott Lutz Fredericksburg, PA
480 60
20 8m Chris Meleason Carlisle, PA
439 91
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
1212 (x)
2 10 Charlie Pensinger Shippensburg, PA
1163 83
3 33 Bryon Sipe Hamburg, PA
1151 (x)
4 12 Daryl Beakler Jonestown, PA
1120 78
5 36T Karl Windish Harrisburg, PA
1116 76
6 XR7 Jerry Blauch (1) Grantville, PA
1114 77
7 42 Adam Smith Lewisberry, PA
1105 75
38 Brian Sanders Mechanicsburg, PA
1105 81
9 54s Tommy Slanker York, PA
1087 79
10 18 David Wilhelm (1) Havre de Grace, MD
1068 102
11 11 Sam Rial Windsor, PA
1065 (x)
12 36T Trevor Stark Lancaster, PA
1007 58
13 20 Steve Clemens Lebanon, PA
960 81
14 17 Tom Johns (2) Columbia, PA
928 75
15 54 Eric Snoke Fleetwood, PA
900 87
16 2 Jason Failor Newville, PA
887 75
17 35 Smoke Christine York, PA
852 98
18 0 Larry Hughes, Jr. (3) York Haven, PA
844 (x)
19 44 Matt Wampler Dover, PA
835 (x)
20 9m Mike Mixell Plainfield, PA
786 88
Others with wins: Gene Knaub (3), Rick Reionehl (1)
* Feature Wins denoted in parenthesis ( ).
