Popular Fall Classic Up Next At SSP on Oct. 23 &
24
Contact: Lillian Bell
(717) 292-1696
-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6th Annual Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic Slated for Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24 at SSP
Newberrytown, PA (October 5, 2009) - The popular 2-day 6th Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic returns to the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 featuring the Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars and the Four Cylinder Stock Cars. The 50-lap Street Stock Championship Event will pay a possible $28,000-to-win as the winner will receive a guaranteed $3,000 with the chance to win an additional bonus of $25,000 in victory lane through the "Lucky Envelope Contest." In victory lane, if the winner of the race correctly picks the two matching envelopes marked "Winner" on the inside from twenty envelopes, that driver will win the $25,000 bonus. In order to be eligible for either the winner's bonus or lead lap bonus, the driver must be pre-entered for the event by Monday, October 19, 2009. Other bonus prizes for the Street Stocks are available from Bernheisel Racecars; AFCO Racing Products; Miller's Racing Parts and more.
On Friday night, October 23, the program will consist of warm-ups and qualifying heat races for Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars and Four Cylinder Stock Cars. Street Stock heat races are presented by Blazer's Body Shop and pay $25.00 to win, $15.00 for second and $10.00 for third.
Two new events for the Fall Classic this year include a Street Stocks Cash Dash and Tire Changing Contest. The Cash Dash presented by HTMA / W&W Racing Tires will consist of the 1st and 2nd place finishers from each Street Stock heat with the finishing order determining the stating spots for the 50-lap Fall Classic Championship Race on Saturday. The Tire Changing Contest for both the Street Stocks and Xtreme Stocks presented by Miller's Racing Parts in Mechanicsburg will conclude the events on Friday night with the winning team collecting $150.00 for their efforts.
Gates will open on Friday for both the pit area and grandstand area at 5:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 6:30 p.m. with racing action beginning at 7:30 p.m.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Friday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $10.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $9.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $20.00. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
Then Saturday, October 24, the show will feature a 50-lap Street Stock feature (all green flag laps with no scheduled fuel stops), 40-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature (all green flag laps with no scheduled fuel stops), 30-lap Four Cylinder Stock Cars feature (all green flag laps with no scheduled fuel stops). There will also be last chance qualifying races for the Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars and the Four Cylinder Stock Cars.
The 40-lap Xtreme Stock Car feature event on Saturday will pay $1,000.00 to the winner. All qualifying will be done through heats, C-Main and B-Main events. There will be an inversion drawn for the feature event by the winner of the first heat race. A blind draw will determine the heat race lineups.
The 30-lap Four Cylinder Stock Car feature event will pay $750.00 to the winner. All qualifying will be done through heats, C-Main and B-Main events. There will be an inversion drawn for the feature event by the winner of the first heat race. A blind draw will determine the heat race lineups.
Gates will open on Saturday for both the pit area at 3:30 p.m. and the grandstands at 4:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 5:30 p.m. with racing action beginning at 6:00 p.m.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Saturday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $14.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $12.00; Children (10 & under) are free. Pit pass prices are $20.00. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
The raindate will be Sunday, October 25 if necessary (Pit Gates Open at 1:00 p.m.; racing at 4:00 p.m.).
Entry forms are available online at sspracing.net or by contacting SSP at (717) 292-1696 or Larry Miller at (717) 574-7107. Specification rules for each division will be enforced according to the Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic Flyer also found on the website.
At last year's Fall Classic, Doug Hoffman of Newville only led the final two feet of the race, but it was enough to earn the $3,000 victory in the 50-lap Street Stock main event over Paul Morgan at the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday night. The Street Stock feature was one of three divisions featured at the 5th Annual Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic presented in part with Insinger Performance Fuels. Mifflintown's Jason Zook won the Xtreme Stock Car 40 lapper as Dave Leidy Jr. of Neelyton wired the field in the 30-lap Four Cylinder Stock Car feature.
The next Wednesday Night Test & Tune session will be held on Wednesday, October 14. It is open to any type of racecars capable of competing on the 4/10 mile oval. The cost is $12.00 per person for pit passes and a $20.00 fee for each racecar entering the pit area ($32.00 per car & driver combination). Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with open track time from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. by class. Each session will be 6 - 8 laps per session. The grandstands are open free to the public. Each class will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 6/8 laps each or more if time permits. The fuel pumps from Miller's Racing Parts will not be open. Anyone needing fuel should contact Miller's Racing Parts directly at 717-766-0181. The main concession stand will be open throughout the night. The raindate for the Test & Tune will be Thursday, October 15.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between Harrisburg and York 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 at the "Big Track" and (717) 932-1608 for the "Outback Track."
Winners of the Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic:
2004: Kirby Sites (Street Stocks); Eric Hollenbach (Four Cylinder Stock Cars).
2005: Craig Morgan (Street Stocks); Matt Wampler (Xtreme Stock Cars); Larry Stine (Four Cylinder
Stock Cars).
2006: Kirby Sites (Street Stocks); Michael Goodwin (Xtreme Stock Cars); Larry Duvall (Four
Cylinder Stock Cars).
2007: Gary Beward (Street Stocks); Michael Goodwin (Xtreme Stock Cars); Ed Hollenbach (Four
Cylinder Stock Cars).
2008: Doug Hoffman (Street Stocks); Jason Zook (Xtreme Stock Cars); Dave Leidy Jr. (Four
Cylinder Stock Cars).
2009: To be determined on Saturday, October 24, 2009.
Friday, October 23, 2009 - Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic Preliminary Night Time Schedule
(Subject to Change: Raindate Saturday, October 24, 2009)
5:00 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members & Non-members - $20.00
5:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) - $10.00; Young Adults (11-
17) - $9.00; Children (10 & under) - Free
6:15 p.m. Driver's Meeting - All Divisions (Turn One Pit Grandstands)
6:30 p.m. Practice Begins
Rotation: Street Stocks
Four Cylinder Stock Cars
Xtreme Stock Cars
7:30 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Street Stock Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
Four Cylinder Stock Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Xtreme Stock Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Street Stock Cash Dash (6 laps)
Xtreme Stock Car Tire Changing Contest - Frontstretch
Street Stock Tire Changing Contest - Frontstretch
Saturday, October 24, 2009-Miller's Racing Parts Fall Classic Time Schedule
(Subject to Change - Raindate Sunday, October 25, 2009)
3:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members & Non-members - $20.00;
4:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) - $14.00; Young Adults (11-
17) - $12..00; Children (10 & under) - Free
5:15 p.m. Driver's Meeting - All Divisions (Turn One Pit Grandstands)
5:30 p.m. Practice Begins
Rotation: Street Stocks
Four Cylinder Stock Cars
Xtreme Stock Cars
6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Street Stocks C-Main (12 laps) - if necessary
Four Cylinder Stock Cars C-Main (10 laps) - if necessary
Xtreme Stock Cars C-Main (10 laps) - if necessary
Street Stocks B-Main (15 laps)
Four Cylinder Stock Cars B-Main (10 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars B-Main (12 laps)
Street Stocks Championship Feature (50 laps)
Four Cylinder Stock Cars Championship Feature (30 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Championship Feature (40 laps)
· Top Three Finishers Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature - $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
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