More than 100 Entries Pre-registered for the Miller's Fall Classic on Oct. 22
Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More than 100 Entries Already Pre-registered for the Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Scheduled at SSP on Saturday, October 22 NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (October 13, 2005) – The next event at SSP will be on Saturday, October 22 with the 2nd Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Fest featuring 50-lap features for the Street Stocks, Four Cylinder Stocks and Xtreme Stock Cars. There will also be a 15-lap Mini Van Oval Race presented by Speedway Auto Sales in Etters. The Street Stock event will pay $3000 to the winner and is sponsored by Morgan’s Place Restaurant and Norm’s Tire & Auto. The Four Cylinder 50-lap feature event pays $1500 to win and is presented by Dunn’s General Repair, Slothower Drilling, Skyline Drive Automotive, Steve Krall and House Power Engines. The Xtreme Stock Car feature pays $500 to win. More than $16,650 in purse monies are posted for this prestigious stock car oriented event. Entry fees are available by contacting SSP at (717) 292-1696 or Miller’ s Racing Products at (717) 761-7247 or by visiting online at sspracing.net. As of 10 days before the event, there are 43 Street Stock entries, 42 Four Cylinder entries and 20 Xtreme Stock Car entries. More than 20 Mini Van entries are also expected, pushing the total entry count to 125. Gates open in the pit area and grandstands at 12:30 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 2:30 p.m. with racing beginning promptly at 3:00 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. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all track licensee holders. This event was originally scheduled for Silver Spring Speedway and was moved due to a scheduling conflict. 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. The speedway website is located at _www.sspracing.net_ (http://www.sspracing.net/) . For more information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696 or email _toddafish@aol.com_ (mailto:toddafish@aol.com) . On raceday, fans are encouraged to call (717) 938-9170 for current weather conditions. Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Time Schedule Saturday, October 22, 2005 (Subject to Change – Rain Date is Sunday, October 23, 2005) 12:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $18.00; Non members - $20.00 Grandstands Open: General admission: Adults - $12.00; Teens (13-17) – $8.00; Children (6- 12) - $4.00; Children (5 & under) – Free 1:50 p.m. Street Stocks Driver’s Meeting (Mandatory) – A random roll call may be taken. Failure to report to the driver’s meeting may result in disqualification for that night. 2:10 p.m. Xtreme Stocks, Mini Vans & Four Cylinders Meeting— (Mandatory) – A random role call may be taken. Failure to report to the driver’s meeting may result in disqualification for night. 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order) - THIS IS NOT A RACE! Rotation: Street Stocks Four Cylinders Xtreme Stock Cars Mini Vans 2:50 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem 3:00 p.m. Order of Events * In Feature Events: Victory Lane @ Finish Line for Top 3 in each division. Street Stock Heat Races (4 heats @ 8 laps) – presented by Blazer’s Body Shop, Dellinger’s Auto Body, Hoke’s Transport and Miller’s Racing Parts Four Cylinders Heat Races (5 heats @ 6 laps) – presented by Gutshall’s Automotive Street Stock C-Main Race (12 laps) Four Cylinder C-Main Race (10 laps) Mini Van Feature (15 laps) – presented by Speedway Auto Sales Street Stock B-Main Race (15 laps) Four Cylinder B-Main Race (12 laps) Xtreme Stock Car Feature (50 laps) – all entries are qualified Street Stocks Feature (50 laps) – presented by Morgan’s Place Restaurant & Norm’s Tire& Auto – Invert 4,6 or 8 from heats Four Cylinders Feature (50 laps) – Invert 4,6 or 8 from heats 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 SSP Haunted Hayrides originally scheduled for October 14/15, October 21/22 and October 28/29 have been cancelled. - “The Candy Bowl�?? has been scheduled for Saturday, October 29 at 4:00 p.m. This event will feature the wingless ARDC Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints presented by J & K Salvage in York ($500 to win), Silver Springs Street Stocks ($300 to win), Lincoln Thundercars ($250 to win), Legends Cars ($200 to win), Mini Vans, W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) in both Xtreme Stocks and School Buses, XSC Rookie Rumble. The ARDC Midgets and 600cc Micro Sprints will have qualifying races as well. Heats may be run for the Silver Springs Street Stocks, Legends Cars and Lincoln Thundercars if there are more than 24 entries, otherwise these divisions will compete in longer feature events only. After the event, all teams are encouraged to stay for trick or treating in the pits with all kids in costumes. All kids in costumes will be admitted free to the races. There is no entry fee for any division competing at the Candy Bowl. All entrants will register at the speedway on the day of the event. The gates open in the pit area at 1:00 p.m. and the grandstands at 2:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 3:30 p.m. with racing beginning promptly at 4:05 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. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a reduced price of $18.00 for all track licensee holders. The Candy Bowl Time Schedule Saturday, October 29, 2005 (Subject to Change – Rain Date is Sunday, October 30, 2005) 1:00 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $18.00; Non members - $20.00 2:00 P.M. Grandstands Open: General admission: Adults - $12.00; Teens (13-17) – $8.00; Children (6- 12) - $4.00; Children (5 & under) – Free 2:50 p.m. ARDC Midgets and 600cc Micro Sprints’s Meeting (Mandatory) – A random roll call may be taken. Failure to report to the driver’s meeting may result in disqualification for that night. The meeting will be at the Turn one pit grandstand. 3:10 p.m. Street Stocks, Thundercars, Legends Cars, XSC Rookie Rumble, W.O.W. Stocks, W.O.W. Buses & 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 night. The meeting will be at the infield concession stand. 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order) - THIS IS NOT A RACE! Rotation: ARDC Midgets 600cc Micro Sprints Street Stocks Thundercars Legends Cars 4:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem 4:05 p.m. Order of Events * In the Feature Events: Victory Lane @ the Infield Scale Area for Top 3 finishers. W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) Stock Car Feature (15 laps) ARDC Midget (wingless) Heat Races (6 laps) Mini Van Feature (15 laps) – presented by York Haven Auto Sales 600cc Micro Sprint Heat Races (6 laps) – presented by J&K Salvage * Other division heat races if necessary W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) School Bus Feature (8 laps) * Consolation races if necessary XSC Rookie Rumble Feature (20 laps) Street Stock Feature (20 laps) – heats will be run if necessary Legends Cars Feature (20 laps) – heats will be run if necessary Thundercar Feature (20 laps) - heats will be run if necessary ARDC Midget (wingless) Feature (20 laps) 600cc Micro Sprint Feature (15 laps) – presented by J&K Salvage · All teams are highly encouraged to stay until the final feature is complete for the children’s “Trick or Treating�?? throughout the pit areas following the racing events. 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! - On Saturday afternoon, November 19, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host the Turkey 200 Xtreme Stock Car Enduro race. As a bonus attraction, the Great American School Buses and Mini Vans will take to the track before the 200 lap Enduro event. Fans will also be given complimentary school bus rides around the track at 12:30 p.m. The Enduro event will follow the specifications for the Xtreme Stock Car division that ran weekly at SSP during the 2005 season. The purse payout will be based on entry numbers and a payout can be found at the end of this release. Pre-entry for the event is encouraged but not mandatory. A Pre-entry fee is $50.00 and must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 15, 2005. All entries postmarked on or after November 16, 2005 will be $75.00. Entries will be taken on the day of the event. The starting positions for the Turkey 200 will be aligned through a blind draw at the pit gate on the day of the event. As a special bonus, all pre-entrants will be able to draw a second time for a starting position if he or she does not like their first draw for position. However, the entrant must take the second drawn spot regardless of whether or not it is a better starting position. Entry forms may be found at _www.sspracing.net_ (http://www.sspracing.net/) or contact (717) 292-1696 and leave an address or fax number for an entry. - The opening night of racing for the 2006 season will be Thursday, April 13 featuring the 410 Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars and Legends Cars. The event will be followed by the beginning of weekly Friday night racing on April 14 featuring the Super Sportsman, Street Stocks and ARDC Midgets (wingless). The Late Models will open up their SSP season on Friday, April 21 with their first of 14 scheduled events at SSP in 2006. The detailed 2006 schedule of events at the Susquehanna Speedway Park should be finalized and released by the end of October. The specification rules for all competing divisions will be finalized and released in November or early December at the latest. # # #