NST Returns to SSP on Thursday Night, August 3
NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (August 1, 2006) - The National Sprint Tour featuring Steve Kinser, Brian Paulus, Tim Kaeding and Danny Lasoski returns to the Susquehanna Speedway Park in a history making way on Thursday night, August 3 with two separate feature events. Along with the Sprint Cars, fans will see the Xtreme Stock Cars and Penn Mar Vintage Cars.
With the help of Central PA based Arnold Transportation and Jake's Carts, SSP is also proud to announce that the general admission ticket price for Adults has been reduced from $30.00 to $20.00. All advance ticket purchasers currently holding tickets for either June 9 or August 3 may visit the SSP souvenir stand for their choice of either a $14.00 Adult general admission ticket to be used at a later date or $10.00 in SSP gift certificates. The ticket holder must present the ticket to be punched at this time.
The racing events scheduled for Friday night, June 9 were canceled due to afternoon thunderstorms hitting the speedway grounds. Advance ticket sale purchases for Friday, June 9 may use the ticket at the front gate for admission on Thursday, August 3 for the return of the National Sprint Tour to central Pennsylvania.
The NST will run its normal round of qualifying, followed by heats, dashes to set the first six rows, B Main, then a 25 lap A-main presented by Arnold Transportation. This first A-Main will pay 75% of the normal purse ($7,500-to-win). Following the first A-Main, there will be an approximate 15 minute break to weigh the finishers and put in fuel, but no new right rear tires. Then, the entire field will return to the track for a 15lap "A Plus Main" presented by Jake's Carts. The field will be set as follows: all cars on the lead lap of the first A-main will be inverted; all cars not on the lead lap will start behind the inverted field. The purse will be for the balance of the 25% not paid in the first A-Main.
As Lonnie Parsons of the #6 Casey's General Store car driven by Dean Jacobs put it: "I know what the fans are going to think: they'll love it. And rightfully so. I think it will be exciting to try something a little different, and how could there be anything wrong with encouraging passing. Knoxville used to do something like this and those sure were exciting races. I hope our fans at SSP enjoy it."
Gates will open for both the pit area and grandstand area at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 3. Qualifying begins at 6:30 p.m. with racing action beginning at 7:30 p.m. There is no Repeat Fan Discount for this event as the ticket prices have already been lowered. Grandstand ticket prices are Adults & Teens (13 & older) $20.00; Children (6 - 12) $12.00; and Children (5 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $32.00 with a reduced rate for SSP license holders.
Then on Friday night, August 4, it will be Camera & Autograph Night featuring the ARDC Midgets, Late Models, Classic Cars and Women on Wheels Stock Cars in competition along with a York Haven Auto Sales Mini Van Snake Race. All fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers with their cars on the frontstretch before the feature events.
Gates will open for both the pit area and grandstand area at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 4. Warmups begin at 7:00 p.m. with racing action beginning at 7:30 p.m. Race fans can continue to expect a fast paced, action packed 2 ½ to 3 hour program each and every night.
Grandstand ticket prices for Friday, July 28 are Adults (18 & older) $12.00; Teens (13-17) $8.00; and Children (12 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a reduced rate for SSP license holders.
There will be an SSP Repeat Fan Discount of $2.00 for each person with a ticket stub from the July 3, July 28 and August 3 events. 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, 10 winners were drawn from the repeat fans and each winner received $30.00 in SSP Gift Certificates for tickets or concessions. The discount is not valid for pit pass purchases.
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 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 3, 2006 - Thursday Time Schedule (Subject to Change)
"Presented by Arnold Transportation and Jake's Carts"
4:00 p.m. Back Pit Gate Opens: Pit Passes: Members - $30.00; Non members - $32.00
Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults & Teens (13-17) - $20.00; Children (6-
12) - $12.00; Children (5 & under) - Free
Mandatory Driver's Meetings - Random role calls may be taken. Failure to report to driver's meeting may result in a DQ for night.
5:30 p.m. National Sprint Tour (NST) Sprint Cars Driver's Meeting
* Sprint Cars Heat in Engines following the driver's meeting
6:00 p.m. Practice: NST Sprint Cars
6:20 p.m. All Sprint Cars Report to Infield for Time Trials
6:30 p.m. NST Sprint Car Time Trials (2 laps)
6:40 p.m. Xtreme Stock Cars and Penn Mar Vintage Cars Driver's Meeting
7:10 p.m. - 7:25 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order)
Rotation: Xtreme Stock (Rookie Rumble)
Penn Mar Vintage Cars
Xtreme Stock Cars
7:25 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
7:30 p.m. NST Sprint Cars Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
Xtreme Stock Car Rookie Rumble Feature (15 laps) - 15 minute time limit
NST Dash Pill Draw for Dashes #1 & #2 - frontstretch
NST Sprint Cars C-Main Race (T.B.D. laps) - if necessary.
Penn Mar Vintage Cars Feature (12 laps)
NST Sprint Cars Dash #1 (6 laps)
NST Sprint Cars Dash #2 (6 laps)
NST Sprint Cars B-Main Race (12 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20 laps w/ <20 cars; 25 laps w/ 20 to 29 cars; 30 laps
w/ 30+ cars) - 30 minute time limit
NST Sprint Cars "1st"A-Main Feature (25 laps) - Driver Intros before the race;
Crews to take the cars to the frontstretch and drivers will be introduced through the
front tunnel area.
NST Sprint Cars "2nd" A-Main Feature (15 laps)
August 4, 2006 - Friday Time Schedule
"Camera & Autograph Night"
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 (12 & under) - Free
Mandatory Driver's Meetings - Random role calls may be taken. Failure to report to driver's meeting may result in a DQ for night.
6:35 p.m. ARDC Midgets Driver's Meeting
6:45 p.m. Late Models Driver's Meeting
6:55 p.m. Women on Wheels Stock Cars, Classic Cars and Mini Vans Driver's Meeting
7:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order) - THIS IS NOT A RACE!
Rotation: Late Models
Women on Wheels (W.O.W.) Stock Cars
ARDC Midgets
Classic Cars
Mini Vans
7:25 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
7:30 p.m. Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Classic Cars Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
ARDC Midgets Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
York Haven Auto Sales Mini Van Snake Race (10 laps)
Late Models Consolation Race (8 laps) - if necessary
ARDC Midgets Consolation Race (8 laps) - if necessary
Women on Wheels Stock Cars Feature (12 or 15 laps)
Camera & Autograph Session - All Drivers with Cars report to the frontstretch (15 minutes)
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!
ARDC Midgets Feature (20 laps)
Late Models Feature (20 laps)
Classic Cars Feature (20 laps)
SSP Pit Notes
Speedway Flea Market - The Sunday morning Speedway Flea Market will begin on August 6 at 6:00 a.m. There will be plenty of things for everyone. Vendor fees are $10.00 per day and setup begins at 5:30 a.m. Space will be limited to a "reasonable" amount for each vendor. Food and drink vendors are not permitted. This flea market will continue every Sunday throughout the rest of the year.
Racecar Flea Market - SSP will host a racecar flea market with all forms of racing welcome on Saturday, November 4. Vendor fees are $10.00 per day and setup begins at 8:00 p.m. on Friday night. Plenty of "bargains" for the 2007 season will be available.
Kid's Box Car Races Rescheduled for August 10 - The Kid's Box Car Races rained out on Thursday, June 22 have been rescheduled for Thursday night, August 10. Lots of great prizes will be available for all entrants in the Kid's Box Car Races. All children 12 and under are encouraged to decorate their boxes and compete in the races. A box car is a racecar made out of a box (with their arms, legs and head sticking out). Two family members or friends are needed for the pit crew. This will be a two-(2) lap race (on the frontstretch) with a pit stop. The pit stop will include taking off and putting shoes back on both feet for tire changes, washing the face to clean windshield and drinking a drink for fuel.
August 11 Four Cylinder Stock Car 15-lap Feature Lineup for June 1 Make Up Feature - The makeup feature event for the Four Cylinder Stock Car feature which was postponed due to rain on Thursday, June 1 will be run on Friday night, August 11. The starting lineup will be: 1) 64 Grant Adams; 2) 9 Randy Wible; 3) 23 Eric Hollenbach; 4) 76 Ronnie Garlock; 5) 5 Dustin Hollinger; 6) 11s John Stoll Jr.; 7) 44 Ralph Morgan Jr.; 8) 3c Kevin Thomas; 9) 888 Brian Wentzel; 10) 82m Chris McLanigan; 11) 13 Ed Hollenbach; 12) 32 Dennis Christ Jr.; 13) 0 Gary Newell; 14) 55 Troy Eckenrode; 15) 88 John Henry; 16) 39 Patrick Mclanigen; 17) 17 Bob Kupp; 18) 38s Dave Staley; 19) 27 Brett Hockenberry; 20) 34 Kyle Weiser; 21) 84 Leroy Long; 22) 121 Bryan Michael; 23) 5s Jason Smith; 24) 38 Mark Digges. Pit passes from Thursday, June 1 will not be honored as two features will be run on Friday, August 11.
August 17 Sprint Car 25-lap Feature Lineup for June 22 Make Up Feature - The starting lineup for the makeup Sprint Car feature event postponed due to rain on Thursday, June 22 will be: 1) 07 Mark Coldren; 2) 3 Bob Bennett; 3) 89 Cody Darrah; 4) 25 Lance Dewease; 5) 11c Cory Haas; 6) x Bob Weaver; 7) 12c Blaine Heimbach; 8) 77 Greg Hodnett; 9) 22 Fred Rahmer; 10) 12 Chad Layton; 11) 51 Karl Baker; 12) 69 Michael Carber; 13) 7c Dave Cordier Jr.; 14) 7m Mike Mansfield; 15) 33 Scott lutz; 16) 28h Billy Hetzel Jr.; 17) 66 Roger Fickett; 18) 28 Chad Jumper. Pit passes from Thursday, June 22 will not be honored as two features will be run on Thursday, July 27.
Friday August 18 Date WILL NOT Be Moved to Saturday, August 19 - Due to the lack of SSP staff available for the racing events to be moved from Friday night, August 18 to Saturday night, August 19, the events will remain on Friday, August 18. The night will feature the Trail Motors Super Sportsman, Late Models, Street Stocks and a Mini Van Construction race.
Clean Technologies Young Guns Street Stock Series Round 3 - Friday, August 18 will be the third race of a four race series for all Street Stock drivers who are 21 years of age and younger to compete in a five lap dash race presented by Clean Technologies. The winner of the dash will receive $100.00 with second place collecting $50.00. Both third and fourth place finishers will receive $25.00 each. The driver with the best cumulative finishes over the four race series will receive $200.00. The final race of the series will be Friday, September 1. The current point standings after two rounds are 1. Chad Smith (17); 2. Joey Hoffer (15); 3. Eric Walker (12); 4. Dave Thompson and Jenn Scott (3). Smith and Hoffer have picked up wins in rounds one and two respectively.
ASCS Sprint Car Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, August 22 - Emmett Hahn, the President of the ASCS (American Sprint Car Series), will hold a meeting in conjuction with the Susquehanna Speedway Park, on Tuesday, August 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the York County Racing Club building. ASCS sanctions Sprint Car racing nationally throughout the United States and is the largest of its kind. The ASCS meeting will present the introduction to the future of ASCS sanctioned racing in the Central Pennsylvania area.
The meeting is open to anyone interested in the series including drivers, owners, media and all others. Food and drinks will be available before the meeting. The York County Racing Club is located at 4255 North Susquehanna Trail in York, Pennsylvania. Due to construction of a nearby bridge, everyone is encouraged to use exit 25 (Emigsville exit) off I-83 and then go north on the Susquehanna Trail to reach the YCRC building.
August 24 Classic Car 15-lap Feature Lineup for June 22 Make Up Feature - The makeup feature event for the Classic Cars feature which was postponed due to rain on Thursday, June 22 will be run on Thursday night, August 24. The starting lineup will be: 1) 112 Bil Brown Sr.; 2) 7 Jamie Lloyd; 3) Jim Crocker; 4) 21 Kurt Welsh; 5) 34 Joe Snodgrass; 6) 29 Pete Neal; 7) 48 Allen Cullum; 8) 80 Jack Yingling; 9) 95 Fred Cullum; 10) 11 Al Daniels; 11) 22 Allen Daniels Jr.; 12) 55 Glenn Elliott; 13) Brian Diehl. Pit passes from Thursday, June 22 will not be honored as two features will be run on Thursday, August 24.
SSP Point Standings - A complete listing of 2006 SSP Point Championships may be found at sspracing.net.
Revised 2006 Susquehanna Speedway Park Schedule of Events
(Schedule as of August 1, 2006 - Subject to Change)
August 3 (Thur.) National Sprint Car Tour plus Xtreme Stocks and Penn Mar Vintage Club Tour
August 4 (Fri.) Camera & Autograph Night plus ARDC Midgets, Late Models, Classic Cars, W.O.W. Stocks & Mini Van Snake Race
August 10 (Thur.) Kid's Box Car Races plus Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stocks and Mini Van Super Oval Race
August 11 (Fri.) Camera & Autograph Night plus Trail Motors Super Sportsman, Street Stocks, Four Cylinders (including an additional
make-up feature from June 1)
August 17 (Thur.) Camera & Autograph Night and York County Racing Club Night plus two feature for Sprint Cars (including a makeup
feature from June 22), Xtreme Stocks, Legends Cars and EMMR Vintage Club Cars
August 18 (Fri) Mini Van Construction Race plus Trail Motors Super Sportsman, Late Models and Street Stocks plus Clean Technologies
Young Guns Shootout Round 3
August 24 (Thur.) The Great American School Bus Championship plus Sprint Cars, Xtreme Stocks and Classic Cars (including an
additional make up feature from June 22)
August 25 (Fri.) Women on Wheels School Bus Race plus Trail Motors Super Sportsman, Late Models and Street Stocks
August 30 (Wed.) Inaugural York County Nationals Invitational Golf Tournament - Valley Green Golf Course (9:00 a.m.)
August 31 (Thur.) 6th Annual York County Nationals (Day 1) & King of the Posse Match Races - Sprint Cars (32 laps), Xtreme Stocks
and Legends Cars Dirt Nationals Qualifier (Rain date: To Be Announced)
September 1 (Fri.) 6th Annual York County Nationals (Day 2) - 2nd Annual Trail Motors Super Sportsman Championship (75 laps) plus
Street Stocks plus Clean Technologies Young Guns Shootout Round 4 and Four Cylinders (Rain date: Sunday,
Sept. 3)
September 2 (Sat.) 6th Annual York County Nationals (Day 3) Late Models (40 laps), ARDC Midgets (Twin 20's) and Classic Cars (Rain
date: Sunday, Sept. 3)
*All Point Championships end after the completion of all York County National events
September 23 (Sat.) Smashfest '06 & Newberry Community Fair - Big &Small Car Demolition Derbies, Roll Over Contest, Tuff Trucks & more
in this exciting night of destruction and FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR (Rain date: Sunday, September 24)
September 29 (Fri.) Open Practice Night / Media Night (6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Gates open at 5:00 p.m. (All Division Welcome)
September 30 (Sat.) Late Model 50-Lap Championship Race plus ARDC Midgets - 3 p.m.
October 7 (Sat.) Pumpkin 200 Enduro Race (200 laps) plus the Great American School Bus Race & Mini Vans - 1 p.m. (Rain date:Oct. 8)
October 20 (Fri.) Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Day for Street Stocks & Four Cylinders also features for Xtreme Stock Car Rookie Rumble and Mini Vans - 7:30 p.m.
October 21 (Sat.) 3rd Annual Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic (50 laps each) - Street Stocks, Four Cylinders & Xtreme Stock Cars - 3 p.m.
October 28 (Sat.) Candy Bowl II presented by J&K Salvage - ARDC Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Lincoln Thundercars, Legends Cars, Classic
Cars & W.O.W. Stocks - 3 p.m.
November 4 (Sat.) Racecar Flea Market (All types welcome) - $10.00 vendor fee per spot
November 11 (Sat.) Turkey 200 Enduro Race (200 laps) plus the Great American School Bus Race & Mini Vans - 1 p.m. (Rain date:Nov. 12)
Speedway Flea Market - Every Sunday beginning on August 6 at 6:00 a.m. (Vendor set up is 5:30 a.m.)