SSP Postpones Friday and Saturday Until Sunday Night
Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SSP's York County Nationals Friday and Saturday Events Postponed to Sunday NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (September 1, 2006) - Forecasted precipitation from Tropical Depression Ernesto forced postponement of tonight's and tomorrow night's York County Nationals Day 2 & Day 3 at Susquehanna Speedway Park until Sunday night, September 3. According to the National Weather Service, heavy rain is predicted to hit the York-area by mid-afternoon and continue through Saturday. The storm, which hit south Florida on Tuesday afternoon, dropped three to five inches of rain and localized flooding and is expected to take a direct path over central Pennsylvania. "In the best interest, we felt it best interest for our fans and drivers to postpone tonight and tomorrow night's activities rather than have them travel to Susquehanna Speedway Park with the expected severe weather," said Todd and Rhonda Fisher. Some of the postponed racing events will be made up on Sunday night, September 3. The Trail Motors Super Sportsman 50 lap Championship, Late Models 40-lap Championship, Street Stocks and Four Cylinder Stock Cars return in action along with a York Haven Auto Sales Women on Wheels Mini Van Race on Sunday night. The Trail Motors Super Sportsman event has been reduced from 75 laps to 50 laps as a request of the car owners and drivers to save money during these tough economic times. The total purse for the 24 starters is $9,000.00 paying $2,000.00 the winner and $150.00 to start the race. The normal handicapping system will be used to set all heat and feature event lineups. The first 40 of the 50 laps counted for the feature event will be all green and yellow flag laps. The final 10 laps will be green flag laps only. A fuel stop is not scheduled unless needed. In an effort to accommodate those Super Sportsman teams also planning to participate at Williams Grove Speedway, the Trail Motors Championship event is scheduled earlier in the racing program at SSP. "We were able to compromise a schedule that will benefit the teams that planning to support both speedways," said Todd Fisher. The Late Models and Street Stocks will be handicapped through the season long points handicapping process. The Late Model feature event will pay $1,000 to the winner. The Street Stock feature event will pay a special $500.00 to win. The heats for the Four Cylinders will be derived through a blind draw. The winner of the Four Cylinder Stock Cars will receive $300.00. The winners of the Trail Motors Super Sportsman and Late Models feature events will receive a free Hoosier Racing Tire compliments of Miller's Racing Parts. Sunday night will also be the final round of the Clean Technologies Young Guns Series for all Street Stock drivers who are 21 years of age and younger to compete in a five lap dash race. 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 current point standings after two rounds are 1. Chad Smith (24); 2. Eric Walker (22); 3. Joey Hoffer (20); 4. Dave Thompson, Tim Drawbaugh and Jenn Scott (3). All Young Guns drivers will also receive trophies compliments of WRS Motorsports. Gates will open for both the pit area and grandstand area at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 3. Warmups begin at 5:20 p.m. with racing action beginning at 6:00 p.m. Grandstand ticket prices for Friday, August 25 are Adults (18 & older) $14.00; Teens (13-17) $10.00; and Children (12 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $22.00 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 August 24, August 25 or August 31 events for September 3. 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 ARDC Midgets will be postponed to dates to be announced later in the season. The wingless Midgets are already scheduled to compete on Saturday, September 30 for the Inaugural Susquehanna Showdown and Saturday, October 28 for the 2nd Annual Candy Bowl. The Classic Cars will be added to the Saturday, October 7 Pumpkin 200 and Saturday, November 11 for the Turkey 200. 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 September 3, 2006 - Sunday Time Schedule (Subject to Change) 3:00 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members - $20.00; Non members - $22.00 Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults - $14.00; Teens (13-17) - $10.00; 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. 4:35 p.m. Trail Motors Super Sportsman Driver's Meeting 4:50 p.m. Street Stocks & Four Cylinder Stock Car Driver's Meeting 5:05 p.m. Late Models Driver's Meeting 4:35 p.m. Trail Motors Super Sportsman Driver's Meeting 5:20 p.m. - 5:55 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order) Rotation: Street Stocks Trail Motors Super Sportsman Four Cylinder Stock Cars Late Models Women on Wheels Mini Vans 5:55 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem 6:00 p.m. Trail Motors Super Sportsman Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps) Street Stock Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps) Four Cylinder Stock Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps) Trail Motors Super Sportsman Consolation Race (8 laps) - if necessary Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps) Street Stock Consolation Race (8 laps) - if necessary. Trail Motors Super Sportsman Championship (50 laps) York Haven Auto Sales Women on Wheels Mini Van Feature (10 laps) Clean Technologies "Young Guns" Street Stock Dash Race (5 laps) Four Cylinder Stock Car Consolation Race (8 laps) - if necessary Late Models Consolation Race (8 laps) - if necessary Street Stock Feature (20 laps) Four Cylinder Stock Cars Feature (20 laps) Late Model Feature (40 laps) * Top Three Finishers Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report. SSP Pit Notes Speedway Flea Market Continues Every Sunday - The "new" Speedway Flea Market continues every Sunday morning 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 on Saturday, November 4 - 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. Golf Tournament Postponed Until 2007 - The Inaugural York County Nationals Golf Tournament scheduled for Wednesday, August 30 at the Valley Green Golf Course has been postponed until a date to be announced in 2007. 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 September 1, 2006 - Subject to Change) 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 Classic Cars, 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 and 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 & 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 Classic Cars, the Great American School Bus Race & Mini Vans - 1 p.m. (Rain date:Nov. 12) Speedway Flea Market - Every Sunday at 6:00 a.m. (Vendor set up is 5:30 a.m.) # # #