Monday, March 05, 2007

TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY RELEASES 2007 SCHEDULE; TRACK OPENS APRIL 29TH


FRANKLIN, PA .. In preparation for the upcoming mall shows, Tri-CitySpeedway officials finalized the 2007 schedule this weekend with a total of 22events on the calendar, including special shows for the O'Reilly All StarCircuit of Champions Super Sprints and the World of Outlaws 360OTC Late ModelSeries. "We believe that we put together a schedule for 2007 that will offersomething for every race fan," said Tri-City Speedway Co-Promoter Mike Graham."We're looking forward to the start of the new season. It's hard to believe thatit's only a little more than two months away." The half-mile Venango County oval will open for racing action on Sunday April29th. The first five-star racing show will include the 4 Your Car ConnectionSuper Sprints, Schwab's Ford DIRT Modifieds, RPM Auto Sales/Shawgo Real Estate EMods, E.F. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks and Klapec Auto BodyThundercars. Those same five divisions will be featured on most Sunday nights atTri-City. Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. and racing starts at 6:00 p.m. eachnight. Adult grandstand admission will remain at $11 this season while pitadmission is steady at $22. "We continue to strive to offer the best entertainment value in our region,"said Graham's fellow promoter Roger Crick. "We have always kept families inmind, especially when we set our ticket prices for our special events." For the first time since 2002, the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of ChampionsSprints will return to Tri-City with "The Freedom Fifty" show on Tuesday July3rd. The All Stars will compete in a 30-lap main event while Sharon Speedway'sGreen Flag Sprints will be the featured under card in a 20-lap affair. Adultgrandstand admission will be $20 for the event. This will be the first midweekevent at Tri-City since 1997. "The All Stars worked very hard with Tri-City over the last few days tofinalize this event," said Graham. "Last season, the fans and race teams showedtheir support for a major sprint car show at Tri-City when the National SprintTour visited. As long as the fans and race teams continue to show the same levelof support, we will continue to schedule such events." The Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend will once again feature two nightsof competition for the World of Outlaws 360OTC Late Model Series on Saturday andSunday September 1st and 2nd. After a successful debut event in 2005, the Worldof Outlaws 360OTC Late Model Series will return with such stars as defendingchampion Tim McCreadie, Billy Moyer, Rick Eckert, Steve Francis, Shane Clantonand local favorite Chub Frank. Each night, the Late Model drivers and teams willrun qualifying events and a 50-lap feature for $10,000-to-win. In addition, theE Mods and Pro Stocks will run complete shows each night. The E Mods willcompete in the final Allegheny Toyota E Series races of 2007, with the Sundayshow to include the All Star 30. The Pro Stocks will prep for the 11th AnnualCSOnline Applefest 100 with the third and fourth legs of the William R. KarnsPlumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series. Adultgrandstand admission will be $30 each night with a special two-day ticket priced at $50. The Schwab's Ford Big Block Challenge Series will feature two special eventsfor the DIRT Modifieds. The initial race will be the 4th Annual Dick RankinMemorial on Sunday May 27th, which will feature an appearance by the BRPModified Tour 2007. The second event will be the 15th Annual Kodiak Memorial onSunday July 15th. There are big plans afoot for this event, which honors lateDIRT Modified car owner Bob "Kodiak" Graham. Those races will run in conjunctionwith additional Big Block Challenge Series events at Lernerville Speedway andpossibly another local track. A point fund will be offered for the series. AtTri-City, the adult grandstand admission for each of those events will remain at$11. For the fourth season in a row, the four-race Allegheny Toyota E Seriesreturns to Tri-City with events for the E Mods on June 3rd, July 1st, andSeptember 1st and 2nd (All Star 30). Adult grandstand admission at each of thoseshows will remain at $11, except for the September races, which will be part ofthe Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend. The Pro Stocks will continue with an expanded five-race William R. KarnsPlumbing Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series for the sixthseason in a row. Those events will be held on May 20th, June 24th, and September1st, 2nd, and 16th. The final series race will be the 11th Annual CSOnlineApplefest 100. That show will also include the Apple Core 20 for the Thundercarsand the third Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact Car Demo Derby of the season. Inaddition, this season's Family Services Charity Race will use the Pro Stocks forthe first time. That event will be held on Father's Day June 17th. Adultgrandstand admission will remain at $11 for all of those events, except for theraces on September 1st and 2nd. For the second year in a row, the Extreme Dirt Track ATVA Nationals willinvade Tri-City on Friday and Saturday September 7th and 8th. Hosted by HetrickRacing and the All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA), the national event willagain draw hundreds of ATV racers to Tri-City for motocross-style racingcompetition. More information about race times and ticket prices for this eventwill be released later this season. Other season highlights include a Powder Puff Pro Stock and Thundercar event,three Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact Car Demo Derbies, children's bike races, twonights of spectator races, the Edward Jones Investments Fireworks Extravaganza,the Coors Brewing Bonus Bucks Night, and the Maurer's Trading Post Rifle Dash. Tri-City officials also elected to close the track twice this season on July29th and August 26th. This will allow the race teams and officials to get twoneeded breaks during the season. For more information and schedules, please contact the track office at (814)473-4038. Tri-City Speedway is owned and operated by Roger and Susie Crick and Mike andMargaret Graham. They have promoted Sunday night racing at the popular facilitysince they reopened it in 1996. The Super Sprints, DIRT Modifieds, E Mods, ProStocks and Thundercars race each week at the Venango County half-mile dirt oval.Tri-City is located seven miles north of Franklin, Pa., off State Route 417.TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY 2007 SCHEDULEApr. 29 - Super Sprints, DIRT Modifieds, E Mods, Pro Stocks, Thundercars (5-StarRacing)May 06 - 5-Star RacingMay 13 - 5-Star Racing/Powder Puff Pro Stocks and ThundercarsMay 20 - 5-Star Racing /William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air ConditioningDetroit Iron Pro Stock SeriesMay 27 - 5-Star Racing/BRP Modified Tour 2007 4th Annual Dick Rankin Memorial(Schwab's Ford Big Block Challenge Series)/Rankin & Son Excavating NightJune 03 - 5-Star Racing/Allegheny Toyota E Series (E Mods)/Little League NightJune 10 - 5-Star Racing/Spectator Races/WDDH 97.5 "The Hound" NightJune 17 - 5-Star Racing/Family Service Ladies Pro Stock Charity Race/CranberryPennzoil 10-Minute Oil Change Night/Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact Car Demo DerbyJune 24 - 5-Star Racing/William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air ConditioningDetroit Iron Pro Stock Series/Kids Night (Snyder of Berlin & Ray's RacingCollectibles Bike Races)July 01 - 5-Star Racing/Edward Jones Investment Fireworks Extravaganza/AlleghenyToyota E Series (E Mods)July 03 - "The Freedom Fifty": O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Sprintsand Green Flag SprintsJuly 08 - 5-Star Racing/Buyer's Fair & Pennzoil Night/Scout Night (FireworksRaindate)July 15 5-Star Racing/15th Annual Kodiak Memorial (Schwab's Ford Big BlockChallenge Series)/Atkinson Fire Safety NightJuly 22 - 5-Star Racing/Joy Employee Fund Night/Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact CarDemo DerbyJuly 29 - No Racing/Speedway ClosedAug 05 - 5-Star Racing/Coors Brewing Bonus Bucks NightAug 12 - 5-Star Racing/Maurer's Trading Post Rifle Dash/Armed Forces DayAug 19 - 5-Star Racing/Spectator Races/McDonald's Night/Pittsburgh Circle TrackClub and Twin State Auto Racing Club Night (Points End)Aug 26 - No Racing/Speedway ClosedSept. 1 and 2 - Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend: World of Outlaws 360OTCLate Model Series (Sat and Sun: 50 Laps; $10,000-to-win)/E Mods (Sat: AlleghenyToyota E Series 20 Laps; Sun: Allegheny Toyota E Series All Star 30)/Pro Stocks(Sat and Sun: William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit IronPro Stock Series 20 Laps)/Sat: Racers for Tots/Sat: 3rd Annual Ghetto South -The Party (Ray's Racing and Engles Trucking)Sept. 7 and 8 - Extreme Dirt Track ATVA Nationals 2007Sept 16 - 11th Annual CSOnline Applefest 100 (William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating& Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series)/Thundercars Apple Core20/Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact Car Demo Derby (Racing at 4 p.m.)

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