Racing Postponed at SSP on Sunday Night
Newberrytown, PA (August 7, 2005) - The racing events scheduled for Sunday night, August 7 have been postponed until Sunday night, August 14 due to a late afternoon thunderstorm. Returning on Sunday night will be the Trail Motors Super Sportsman, Street Stocks, Four Cylinders and Road Warriors. It will also be Camera & Autograph night. The next race at SSP will be Thursday night, August 11 with Camera and Autograph night featuring the return of the Topless Late Models along with the Xtreme Stock Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble, and the EMMR Vintage Club Cars. All fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers with their cars on the frontstretch before the feature events. The topless Late Models will compete exclusively under the rules of the Silver Springs Late Models (_www.silverspringspeedway.com_ (http://www.silverspringspeedway.com/) ) with the Hoosier spec HTMA tire used on all four corners. If needed, a rain date will be announced for this event. 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. SSP will continue its Repeat Fan Discount in which there will be a $2.00 discount for each person on August 11 with a ticket stub from the July 24 or August 4 events only. 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 licensee holders. For more information, visit ww.sspracing.net or call the SSP home office at (717) 292-1696. 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. On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170. 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. 14); 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 Sprint Cars return to SSP on Thursday night, August 18 with Camera and Autograph night. Also racing will be the Xtreme Stock Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble, Legends Cars and a Mini Van Novelty Race to be announced. All fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers with their cars on the frontstretch before the feature events. If needed, a rain date will be announced for this event. - On Sunday night, August 21 the Trail Motors Super Sportsman Series will be featured along with the Silver Spring Street Stocks, Classic Cars and a Road Warrior Novelty Race to be announced. There will also be the final One-on-One Street Car Drag of the season. Entries for the Street Car Drags are limited to sixteen and forms are available online at sspracing.net or by calling (717) 292-1696. The winner will receive $250.00.