LIMITED LATE MODEL AND CRATE RACING GETTING STRONG IN PA

 

   Not only is super late model racing quite popular in Pa. ,the limited late models and crate late model racing is gaining steam.  With close to 20 different race tracks to compete in weather you are racing in the limited class or crate you have many chooses of racing Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights.  Friday night you have Bedford and Dog Hollow that race them with the super class every night.  Bedford will kick in it’s season on April 16^th, Dog Hollow will open late in the month.  Bedford will race the class until September 3^rd and will part of a mini-speedweek with Lincoln and Port Royal on June 9^th,10^th and 11^th.  Thunder Mountain speedway will open on April 30^th and race until September 3^rd, having a few championship events along the way.  Penn Can also races the class every Friday, but will start there season on Sunday April 18^th before the first Friday show on April 23^rd., and race until September 10^th, they will follow that with some later season specials on Saturday’s.  Path Valley will have the limited class for about 14 show during the season with April 2^nd the first and October 15^th the final event.  Trailways speedway has up there events for 2010 and will have the limited class eight times during the season.  The first will take place on April 9^th with the last event on October 8^th.  Plenty to choose from on Saturday nights also, Grandview speedway will start Saturday April 3^rd and run until September 25^th, with the Firecracker 40 special the big event for the limited class.  Grandview will also have an event for the steel block bandits on July 31^st.  The races have really stepped up there program with quality cars to go along with some good Saturday night racing.  Williams Grove will have 19 events for the limited class in there Saturday night series specials.  When they are n ot at the grove Lincoln speedway will have the limited class for another 7 shows.  The first show at Williams Grove will take place on April 10^th with the final show on October 23^rd.  Susquehanna which went to there Saturday night series with the limited class has the head line division will open on April 10^th for Susquehanna it has been a positive move to race the limted class on Saturday nights.  A championship race is set for July3rd with the 10^th annual York County Nationals set for September 4^th with a 32 lap feature.  The 5^th annual limited late showdown is set for October 1^st and 2^nd a 50 lap feature with a good purse, and bonus also will be on the line. Other tracks that run the limited class as there head line division Hummingbird will open on April 17^th and race until September 18^th, they have a few specials during the season.  Hesston will have 12 races during the season on Saturday nights.  The first race will be on April 24^th, with the final event on September 5^th.  The track will have a series of four showdown races during the season, on May 8^th Sunday July 4^th, Saturday August 24^th and Sunday September 5^th.  Three tracks run the limited class with the supers on Saturday night PPMS, Roaring Knob and Marion Center.  PPMS opens on April 3^rd, Roaring Knob and Marion Center on April 24^th.  Eriez speedway also runs the two classes on Sunday nights with the first race set for April 25^th with the final on September 3^rd.  Fastrack racing takes place at Mercer speedway on Saturday nights.  They open on April 3^rd and they race until October 3^rd with a special $6,000 to win event on July 3^rd.  Tri-City will have 17 shows on Sunday night with the first race on April 25^th and raced thru Labor day.  McKean Co. is another track that will have a few specials for the Fastrack racing series during the season. Plenty of good racing for the Limited and Crate late models in Pa, if you get a chance get out and watch some of the action.     Send news and notes to jkulrich@ptd.net

 

 

 

 

 

A LOOK AT THE SUPER LATE MODEL TRACKS IN PENNSYLVNIA

 

   The Friday night tracks consist of Lernerville, Clinton County, Bedford, and Dog Hollow.  The Saturday night tracks are Port Royal, Selinsgrove, Thunder Valley, Marion Center, PPMS, Roaring Knob, plus special events at McKean Co.  The Friday night tracks have specials and a few traveling series coming to their tracks.  Bedford speedway which opens on Friday April 16^th will come right back with the Lucas Oil series on Friday April 23^rd.  They will have the WOO series on May 28^th, which ties in with a two day show for the series at WVMS.   Bedford also has two Three-state-flyer series races on July 2^nd and the final on September 10^th.   They also will have the final race of the Pa Speedweek show on Friday June 11^th.  Lernerville will have it’s first super late model event on Friday March 26^th.  Again this year they will have a ton of specials for the division.  The All Star late model series is at the track twice on April 30^th and September 3^rd.  A UFO series race will take place on August 13^th, with the biggest weekend set for three days.  The WOO series will have $6,000 to win shows on Thursday and Friday June 24^th and 25^th with the $30,000 to win event on Saturday June 26^th, which will pay $30,000 to win.  Clinton County will have the super late model class 14 times during the 2010 season, with two of those races to be run on Wednesday nights.  One on June 30^th and the other on August 11^th, the first race will take place on Friday April 16^th.  They close out the super late model season with a special 50-lap event on October 2^nd.  Dog Hollow will have on special race on an off Friday night show when they host the UFO series on Sunday July 11^th.  No official opening date has been set yet for the opening race.  Williams Grove will have two races with the first begin on Friday night March 26^th; the other will be a Three-State-Flyer series race on Friday April 10^th.

   The Saturday night tracks also will have a lot to offer for the 2010 season, starting with PPMS, which will open on Saturday April 3^rd.  The UFO series will have at least four races, with the first one on May 15^th with other events on July 24^th, August 28the with the Pittsburgher 100 taken place on the weekend of September 17^th and 18^th.  Thunder Valley speedway which is under the direction of Joe Padula who has just added his good Friend Doug Timmons, is getting a little more aggressive with it’s schedule.  Thunder Valley will open on May 1^st; will have the UFO series on May 22^nd and the Three-State-Flyer series on August 7^th.  Timmons runs the Three-State-Flyer series and he and Padula have been together before working at Winchester and Bedford speedways.  Roaring Knob speedway which almost did not open up this season, is now under the direction of Rick Jones, who also promotes Cumberland MD. Speedway will have a full racing season.  Roaring Knob will open on May 1^st and will have the UFO series three times during the season.  The first will be on June 12^th the second on July 17^th and the final on September 11^th, which is the annual King of the Knob event.  Marion Center is a main stay on Saturday nights offering both the super late models and Limited late models every Saturday night.  Look for a May 1^st opening date with normal Saturday night racing during the season.  Port Royal speedway will offer 24 racing events for the Super late model class with the first race to take place on Saturday March 27^th.  Regular shows are the norm for Port Royal with the one special set for August 28^th with the running of the Butch Renninger Memorial.  Port will also host the Pa Speedweek event on Thursday June 10^th.  Port has added the super late models to Saturday September 4^th, and will have the annual Labor Day race on Monday September 6^th.  One small change to the schedule is the super late models will race on Friday September 10^th for the annual Tuscarora races instead of on Saturday night. Port Royal has a total of 24 events schedule for the super late model class. Selinsgrove speedway will have the first Super late model race on April 10^th.  The track will again have the Speedweek race on Sunday June 6^th, with other championship races to be held on May8th July 24^th and August 7^th.  Selinsgrove has a total of 23 super late events scheduled for the track. Eriez speedway is the lone Sunday night track, which will open on April 25^th.  They will have the WOO series on August 1^st and have there own special race on June 13th. Susquehanna speedway will have on super late model race, which is set for Sunday May 23^rd.  The track has a steady diet of Limited late models on Saturday.

   Other specials races for the super late model class have the ALL STAR late model series with four events at Central Pa speedway.  The first on Saturday and Sunday May 29^th and 30^th.  The other race will take place on Friday and Saturday July 2^nd and 3^rd, again with the ALL STAR sanctioned.  McKean Co will have a series of specials and is still not done with its 2010 schedule.  Most of those races will be sanction by the ULMS series, and start on Saturday April 24^th.  Other races will take place on Thursday nights on May 27^th, July 1^st, and August 5^th.  The big event will be the 5^th annual fall classic on September 24^th and 25^th. One other event will be at Mercer speedway when the UFO series opens up its 2010 season with this race.  Big Diamond will have the ALL STAR late model series on Sunday July 25^th.  Grandview has the WOO series on Wednesday August 18^th. Lincoln has the Pa on Wednesday June 9^th.  Tri-City with the WOO series on Saturday and Sunday September 4^th and 5^th.  Hesston speedway will have the UFO series on Sunday July 4^th.   Next time will write about the Limited late model racing in Pa.     

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