3rd Annual Candy Bowl at SSP This Saturday with Trick or
Treating Following
Contact: Lillian Bell
(717) 292-1696
-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3rd Annual Candy Bowl presented by J&K Auto Salvage at SSP on Saturday Highlighted with Final Race of the Season for the ARDC Midgets
Newberrytown, PA (October 23, 2007) - The 3rd Annual Candy Bowl presented by J&K Auto Salvage of York will be held on Saturday, October 27. This event will feature the wingless ARDC Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Legends Cars, Lincoln Thundercars, W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) Stocks Cars and the Speedway Auto Sales Mini Vans. After the event, all teams are encouraged to stay for trick or treating in the pits with all kids in costumes. All children (12 & under) should be in costumes for the trick or treating after the races.
Gates will open for the pit area at 12:30 p.m. and grandstand area at 1:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 2:15 p.m. with racing action beginning at 3:00 p.m.
Grandstand ticket prices are $12.00 for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) and children (12 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $20.00 with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.
Point championships for the Legends Cars, Women on Wheels Stock Cars and ARDC Midgets will conclude with the Candy Bowl race.
The raindate will be Sunday, October 28, if necessary.
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, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information.
Previous Winners of the Candy Bows presented by J&K Auto Salvage:
2005: Mike Miller (ARDC Midgets); Cody Darrah (600cc Micro Sprints); Duane Watson (Lincoln
Thundercars); Kory Sites (Street Stocks); Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars); Greg Updegraff (Xtreme Stock Cars); Kendra Knaub (Women on Wheels Stock Cars); Butch Richcreek (Mini Vans); Penney Repp (Women on Wheels School Buses).
2006: Ray Bull (ARDC Midgets); Ben Murphy (600cc Micro Sprints); Craig Wagaman (Lincoln
Thundercars); Jason Rochelle (Legends Cars); Daryl Sipe (Mini Vans); Kendra Knaub (Women
on Wheels Stock Cars).
Saturday, October 27, 2007 - Time Schedule (Subject to Change)
(Raindate: Sunday, October 28, 2007)
12:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Non-Members - $20.00; Members - $18.00;
1:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults & Teens (13 & older) - $12.00; Children
(12 & under) - Free
Mandatory Driver's Meetings - Random role calls may be taken. Failure to report may result in a DQ for night.
1:45 p.m. ARDC Midgets Driver's Meeting
2:00 p.m. 600cc Micro Sprints, Lincoln Thundercars, Legends Cars, W.O.W. Stocks, &
Mini Vans Driver's Meeting
2:15 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order)
Rotation: ARDC Midgets (Front Pit)
Thundercars (Infield Pit)
600cc Micro Sprints (Infield Pit)
W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) Stock Cars (Infield Pit)
Legends Cars (Infield Pit)
Speedway Auto Sales Mini Vans (Back Pit)
2:55 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
3:00 p.m. ARDC Midget Heat Races (8 laps)
600cc Micro Sprint Heat Races (6 laps)
Lincoln Thundercar Feature (20 laps) - all cars entered to start the feature
Speedway Auto Sales Mini Van Feature (12 laps)
W.O.W. (Women on Wheels) Stock Car Feature (12 laps)
ARDC Midget Consolation Race (8 laps) - if necessary
600cc Micro Sprint Consolation Race (8 laps) - if necessary
Legends Cars Feature (20 laps) - heats will be run if necessary (more than 30 cars)
ARDC Midget Feature (20 laps)
600cc Micro Sprint Feature (20 laps)
· Top Three Finishers Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
· 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.
- 2007 SSP Upcoming Schedule of Events -
November 2 & 3 (Fri. & Sat.) Annual Racecar Flea Market - 6:00 a.m. - ? ? ? (All types welcome) - Set up begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday Night
November 10 (Sat.) Turkey 200 XSC Enduro Race (150 laps) plus the Great American School Bus Race, Classic Cars, Penn Mar Vintage Car
Club & Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.) - Rain date: Nov. 11
January 26, 2008 (Sat.) SSP Awards Banquet and Night of Honor - 7:00 p.m. at the Valencia Ballroom in York, PA.
March 29, 2008 (Sat.) Open Practice Session
April 5, 2008 (Sat,) Open Practice Session
April 12, 2008 (Sat.) Opening Night of Stock Car Saturday Night (Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stocks and T.B.A.)
- Racecar Flea Market on Friday Night, November 2 & Saturday, November 3 - SSP will host a racecar flea market with all forms of racing welcome on Saturday, November 3. Vendor fees are $10.00 per day and setup begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday night. Plenty of "bargains" for the 2008 season will be available.
- 4th Annual Turkey 200 on Saturday, November 10 - On Saturday afternoon, November 10, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host the 4th Annual Turkey 200. As a bonus attraction, the Great American School Buses, Classic Cars, Penn Mar Vintage Cars and Mini Vans will take to the track before the 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 2007 season. Due to high fuel prices, the 200 lap race will be reduced to 150 laps in order to help save the competitors money. Each competitor must supply their own scorer. There will be a separate meeting for all scorers.
The Turkey 200 event will be 150 laps regardless of the number of entries. The purse payout will be based on entry numbers: 75 or more entries: 1. $1,000.00; 2. $600.00; 3. $500.00; 4. $350.00; 5. $250.00 / 61 - 74 entries: 1. $700.00; 2. $500.00; 3. $400.00; 4. $300.00; 5. $200.00 / 51 - 60 entries: 1. $600.00; 2. $400.00; 3. $300.00; 4. $200.00; 5. $150.00 / 41 - 50 entries: 1. $500.00; 2. $300.00; 3. $200.00; 4. $150.00; 5. $100.00 / 31 - 40 entries: 1. $400.00; 2. $200.00; 3. $150.00; 4. $100.00; 5. $ 75.00 / 30 or less entries: 1. $300.00; 2. $150.00; 3. $100.00; 4. $ 75.00; 5. $ 50.00.
Pre-entry for the event is encouraged but not mandatory. A Pre-entry fee is $50.00 and must be postmarked by Friday, November 2, 2007. All entries postmarked on or after November 3, 2007 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 sspracing.net or contact (717) 292-1696 and leave an address or fax number for an entry.
Gates will open for both the pit area and grandstand area at 11:00 a.m. with racing action beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Grandstand ticket prices are $12.00 for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) and children (12 & under) are free. Pit passes are $20.00 with a minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.
- SSP Awards Banquet and Night of Honor Scheduled - The 2007 SSP Awards Banquet and Night of Honor has been scheduled for Saturday night, January 26, 2008 at the historic Valencia Ballroom in downtown York. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. Awards presentation will follow the dinner. More detail will be released in the next two weeks with tickets going on sale Thursday, November 1.
- SSP Competitor's Link Section Added to SSP Website - Let your fans know the latest info on your team! If you're a regular ARDC, Late Model, Street Stock, Xtreme Stock Cars or other regular SSP series competitor and have a website, e-mail the link of your web site to our webmaster at tvr1@comcast.net, so we can include you in this new section.
- SSP Track Championship Point Standings - The current point standings for all SSP points earning divisions are available at www.sspracing.net under "Points and Results." Point championships for the Legends Cars and ARDC Midgets will conclude with the Candy Bowl race. Point championships for the Classic Cars, Mini Vans and School Buses will conclude with the Turkey 200 race.
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