Monday, February 26, 2007

Tri-City Speedway Releases 2007 Schedule


TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY RELEASES 2007 SCHEDULE; TRACK OPENS APRIL 29THby Brian Spaid

February 25, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRANKLIN, PA …. In preparation for the upcoming mall shows, Tri-City Speedway officials finalized the 2007 schedule this weekend with a total of 22 events on the calendar, including special shows for the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Super Sprints and the World of Outlaws 360OTC Late Model Series. “We believe that we put together a schedule for 2007 that will offer something 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 that it’s only a little more than two months away.” The half-mile Venango County oval will open for racing action on Sunday April 29th. The first five-star racing show will include the 4 Your Car Connection Super Sprints, Schwab’s Ford DIRT Modifieds, RPM Auto Sales/Shawgo Real Estate E Mods, E.F. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks and Klapec Auto Body Thundercars. Those same five divisions will be featured on most Sunday nights at Tri-City. Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. and racing starts at 6:00 p.m. each night. Adult grandstand admission will remain at $11 this season while pit admission 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 in mind, especially when we set our ticket prices for our special events.” For the first time since 2002, the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints will return to Tri-City with “The Freedom Fifty” show on Tuesday July 3rd. The All Stars will compete in a 30-lap main event while Sharon Speedway’s Green Flag Sprints will be the featured under card in a 20-lap affair. Adult grandstand admission will be $20 for the event. This will be the first midweek event at Tri-City since 1997. “The All Stars worked very hard with Tri-City over the last few days to finalize this event,” said Graham. “Last season, the fans and race teams showed their support for a major sprint car show at Tri-City when the National Sprint Tour visited. As long as the fans and race teams continue to show the same level of support, we will continue to schedule such events.” The Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend will once again feature two nights of competition for the World of Outlaws 360OTC Late Model Series on Saturday and Sunday September 1st and 2nd. After a successful debut event in 2005, the World of Outlaws 360OTC Late Model Series will return with such stars as defending champion Tim McCreadie, Billy Moyer, Rick Eckert, Steve Francis, Shane Clanton and local favorite Chub Frank. Each night, the Late Model drivers and teams will run qualifying events and a 50-lap feature for $10,000-to-win. In addition, the E Mods and Pro Stocks will run complete shows each night. The E Mods will compete in the final Allegheny Toyota E Series races of 2007, with the Sunday show to include the All Star 30. The Pro Stocks will prep for the 11th Annual CSOnline Applefest 100 with the third and fourth legs of the William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series. Adult grandstand 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 events for the DIRT Modifieds. The initial race will be the 4th Annual Dick Rankin Memorial on Sunday May 27th, which will feature an appearance by the BRP Modified Tour 2007. The second event will be the 15th Annual Kodiak Memorial on Sunday July 15th. There are big plans afoot for this event, which honors late DIRT Modified car owner Bob “Kodiak” Graham. Those races will run in conjunction with additional Big Block Challenge Series events at Lernerville Speedway and possibly another local track. A point fund will be offered for the series. At Tri-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 Series returns to Tri-City with events for the E Mods on June 3rd, July 1st, and September 1st and 2nd (All Star 30). Adult grandstand admission at each of those shows will remain at $11, except for the September races, which will be part of the Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend. The Pro Stocks will continue with an expanded five-race William R. Karns Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series for the sixth season in a row. Those events will be held on May 20th, June 24th, and September 1st, 2nd, and 16th. The final series race will be the 11th Annual CSOnline Applefest 100. That show will also include the Apple Core 20 for the Thundercars and the third Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact Car Demo Derby of the season. In addition, this season’s Family Services Charity Race will use the Pro Stocks for the first time. That event will be held on Father’s Day June 17th. Adult grandstand admission will remain at $11 for all of those events, except for the races on September 1st and 2nd. For the second year in a row, the Extreme Dirt Track ATVA Nationals will invade Tri-City on Friday and Saturday September 7th and 8th. Hosted by Hetrick Racing and the All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA), the national event will again draw hundreds of ATV racers to Tri-City for motocross-style racing competition. More information about race times and ticket prices for this event will 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, two nights 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 July 29th and August 26th. This will allow the race teams and officials to get two needed 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 and Margaret Graham. They have promoted Sunday night racing at the popular facility since they reopened it in 1996. The Super Sprints, DIRT Modifieds, E Mods, Pro Stocks 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 SCHEDULE

Apr. 29 - Super Sprints, DIRT Modifieds, E Mods, Pro Stocks, Thundercars (5-Star Racing)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 Conditioning Detroit 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/Cranberry Pennzoil 10- Minute Oil Change Night/Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact Car Demo DerbyJune 24 - 5-Star Racing/William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series/Kids Night (Snyder of Berlin & Ray’s Racing Collectibles Bike Races)July 01 - 5-Star Racing/Edward Jones Investment Fireworks Extravaganza/Allegheny Toyota E Series (E Mods)July 03 - “The Freedom Fifty”: O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints and Green Flag SprintsJuly 08 - 5-Star Racing/Buyer’s Fair & Pennzoil Night/Scout Night (Fireworks Raindate)July 15 5-Star Racing/15th Annual Kodiak Memorial (Schwab’s Ford Big Block Challenge Series)/Atkinson Fire Safety NightJuly 22 - 5-Star Racing/Joy Employee Fund Night/Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact Car Demo 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 Track Club 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 360OTC Late Model Series (Sat and Sun: 50 Laps; $10,000-to-win)/E Mods (Sat: Allegheny Toyota 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 Iron Pro 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 Core 20/Lowry Auto Wrecking Compact Car Demo Derby (Racing at 4 p.m.)

*O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Release 2007 Schedule*

(CAMARGO, IL) 2-25-07 With the first three events of the 2007 racing season already in the record books, the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions is looking ahead to the rest of the season when the series returns to Attica Raceway Park on April 6th and 7th for the Coors Light Attica Spring Nationals. This event has traditionally been one of the more heavily anticipated events in early season sprint car racing with high car counts and even higher competition levels as the All Stars enter hostile territory to compete against the tough Ohio locals. This will set the tone for the All Star’s 2007 campaign around the Ohio region and across the Midwest.The 2007 list of events includes many of the venues that the series has visited in the past and a few that the All Stars have not competed on in quite some time. In addition, the series will visit Southern Raceway in Pensacola, FL and Morgan County Speedway in Jacksonville, IL for the very first time in 2007.Though the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions maintains a healthy relationship with the World of Outlaws organization, there will be a limited number of co-sanctioned events in 2007. The “Brad Doty Classic” at Limaland Motorsports Park, the “Knight Before The Kings Royal”, and the “Kings Royal” events at Eldora Speedway will all be run in conjunction with the World of Outlaws, once again bringing the nation’s two longest running 410 winged sprint car organizations back together again on one track.As always, the premier event on the All Star schedule is “Ohio Sprint Speedweek” – the original sprint speedweek dating back 25 years. This season there will be added incentive for the Silver Anniversary event. A $15,000 point fund will be distributed at the end of the week and a $50,000 bonus is up for grabs to the driver who can win 4 of the 7 events. More details will be released in the near future.“Thunder Through the Plains” returns once again in August following the Knoxville Nationals. This is a week of events that series president Guy Webb has been working to revive in order to bring the All Star brand to fans further west. The series will thunder through Mayetta and Hays, KS and end up in West Memphis, AR at the newly renovated Riverside Speedway on “Elvis Days” weekend.The “Hoosier Fall Classic” returns to Lawrenceburg Speedway in September as the season winds down once again. New promoter Dave Rudisell has been working hard to reconfigure the 1/4 mile bullring into a 3/8 mile facility and recognized the importance of the “Hoosier Fall Classic” event to the fans and welcomes the All Stars back in 2007.The complete schedule listing is below with some dates still listed as “TBA”. Those should be resolved in the coming weeks and one or two additional dates may be added. For more info visit www.allstarsprint.com_*2007 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Schedule*_February2-6 Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL2-7 Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL2-8 Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FLApril4-6 Attica Raceway Park – Attica, OH4-7 Attica Raceway Park – Attica, OH4-28 TBAMay5-5 Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OH5-12 Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, PA5-13 Bedford Speedway – Bedford, PA5-19 KC Raceway – Chillicothe, OHJune6-5 Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, PA6-15 Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, PA6-16 Lincoln Speedway – Abbottstown, PA6-23 KC Raceway – Chillicothe, OH25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek6-24 Attica Raceway Park – Attica, OH6-25 Wayne County Speedway – Orrville, OH6-26 Waynesfield Speedway – Waynesfield, OH6-27 Hilltop Speedway – Millersburg, OH6-28 Fremont Speedway – Fremont, OH6-29 Limaland Motorsports Park – Lima, OH6-30 Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OHJuly7-3 Tri-City Speedway – Franklin, PA7-11 Limaland Motorsports Park – Lima, OH (WoO Co-Sanction)7-13 Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OH (WoO Co-Sanction)7-14 Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OH (WoO Co-Sanction)7-20 Southern Raceway – Pensacola, FL7-21 Southern Raceway – Pensacola, FL7-27 TBAAugust8-8 Knoxville Nationals (Non Sanctioned – No Points)8-9 Knoxville Nationals (Non Sanctioned – No Points)8-10 Knoxville Nationals (Non Sanctioned – No Points)8-11 Knoxville Nationals (Non Sanctioned – No Points)Thunder Through The Plains8-13 Thunderhill Speedway – Mayetta, KS8-14 Rolling Plains Motor Speedway – Hays, KS8-15 TBA8-17 Riverside Speedway – West Memphis, AR8-18 Riverside Speedway – West Memphis, AR-- 8-25 KC Raceway – Chillicothe, OHSeptember9-1 Attica Raceway Park – Attica, OH9-2 Hilltop Speedway – Millersburg, OH9-8 TBA9-14 Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, IN9-15 Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, IN9-22 TBA9-29 I-96 Speedway – Ionia, MIOctober10-5 Morgan County Speedway – Jacksonville, IL10-27 TBA

*O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Release 2007 Schedule*

(CAMARGO, IL) 2-25-07 With the first three events of the 2007 racing season already in the record books, the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions is looking ahead to the rest of the season when the series returns to Attica Raceway Park on April 6th and 7th for the Coors Light Attica Spring Nationals. This event has traditionally been one of the more heavily anticipated events in early season sprint car racing with high car counts and even higher competition levels as the All Stars enter hostile territory to compete against the tough Ohio locals. This will set the tone for the All Star’s 2007 campaign around the Ohio region and across the Midwest.The 2007 list of events includes many of the venues that the series has visited in the past and a few that the All Stars have not competed on in quite some time. In addition, the series will visit Southern Raceway in Pensacola, FL and Morgan County Speedway in Jacksonville, IL for the very first time in 2007.Though the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions maintains a healthy relationship with the World of Outlaws organization, there will be a limited number of co-sanctioned events in 2007. The “Brad Doty Classic” at Limaland Motorsports Park, the “Knight Before The Kings Royal”, and the “Kings Royal” events at Eldora Speedway will all be run in conjunction with the World of Outlaws, once again bringing the nation’s two longest running 410 winged sprint car organizations back together again on one track.As always, the premier event on the All Star schedule is “Ohio Sprint Speedweek” – the original sprint speedweek dating back 25 years. This season there will be added incentive for the Silver Anniversary event. A $15,000 point fund will be distributed at the end of the week and a $50,000 bonus is up for grabs to the driver who can win 4 of the 7 events. More details will be released in the near future.“Thunder Through the Plains” returns once again in August following the Knoxville Nationals. This is a week of events that series president Guy Webb has been working to revive in order to bring the All Star brand to fans further west. The series will thunder through Mayetta and Hays, KS and end up in West Memphis, AR at the newly renovated Riverside Speedway on “Elvis Days” weekend.The “Hoosier Fall Classic” returns to Lawrenceburg Speedway in September as the season winds down once again. New promoter Dave Rudisell has been working hard to reconfigure the 1/4 mile bullring into a 3/8 mile facility and recognized the importance of the “Hoosier Fall Classic” event to the fans and welcomes the All Stars back in 2007.The complete schedule listing is below with some dates still listed as “TBA”. Those should be resolved in the coming weeks and one or two additional dates may be added. For more info visit www.allstarsprint.com_*2007 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Schedule*_February2-6 Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL2-7 Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL2-8 Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FLApril4-6 Attica Raceway Park – Attica, OH4-7 Attica Raceway Park – Attica, OH4-28 TBAMay5-5 Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OH5-12 Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, PA5-13 Bedford Speedway – Bedford, PA5-19 KC Raceway – Chillicothe, OHJune6-5 Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, PA6-15 Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, PA6-16 Lincoln Speedway – Abbottstown, PA6-23 KC Raceway – Chillicothe, OH25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek6-24 Attica Raceway Park – Attica, OH6-25 Wayne County Speedway – Orrville, OH6-26 Waynesfield Speedway – Waynesfield, OH6-27 Hilltop Speedway – Millersburg, OH6-28 Fremont Speedway – Fremont, OH6-29 Limaland Motorsports Park – Lima, OH6-30 Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OHJuly7-3 Tri-City Speedway – Franklin, PA7-11 Limaland Motorsports Park – Lima, OH (WoO Co-Sanction)7-13 Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OH (WoO Co-Sanction)7-14 Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OH (WoO Co-Sanction)7-20 Southern Raceway – Pensacola, FL7-21 Southern Raceway – Pensacola, FL7-27 TBAAugust8-8 Knoxville Nationals (Non Sanctioned – No Points)8-9 Knoxville Nationals (Non Sanctioned – No Points)8-10 Knoxville Nationals (Non Sanctioned – No Points)8-11 Knoxville Nationals (Non Sanctioned – No Points)Thunder Through The Plains8-13 Thunderhill Speedway – Mayetta, KS8-14 Rolling Plains Motor Speedway – Hays, KS8-15 TBA8-17 Riverside Speedway – West Memphis, AR8-18 Riverside Speedway – West Memphis, AR-- 8-25 KC Raceway – Chillicothe, OHSeptember9-1 Attica Raceway Park – Attica, OH9-2 Hilltop Speedway – Millersburg, OH9-8 TBA9-14 Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, IN9-15 Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, IN9-22 TBA9-29 I-96 Speedway – Ionia, MIOctober10-5 Morgan County Speedway – Jacksonville, IL10-27 TBA

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Tony Stewart Racing -- TSR's USAC Team Ready to Defend Go-Karting Title

Tony Stewart Racing’s USAC Team Ready to Defend Title
Jones, Hines Lead TSR into USAC Benevolent Fund Charity Go-Karting Event

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 15, 2007) – Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) is geared up to defend its title as the reigning champion in the 11th Annual “Fun at Fastimes” endurance go-kart race Saturday (Feb. 17). The green flag is scheduled to drop at 1 p.m. EST for the three-hour event at the Fastimes Indoor Karting facility in Indianapolis. All proceeds benefit USAC Benevolent Foundation, which provides assistance to USAC drivers and families in need of emergency financial assistance.

TSR’s effort will be led by co-captains Levi Jones and Tracy Hines, along with eight other members of the TSR USAC team. In 2006, TSR posted the closest finish in event history, defeating second-place Team Querry by a margin of 10 seconds. Last year’s team included TSR’s Jones, crew members Adam Barth, John Sayne and Jack Stephenson, former TSR driver Josh Wise and co-captain Johnny Parsons. Stephenson, Sayne and Barth are again committed to this year’s event, as are crew members Marty Williams, Chris Ferrari and Bobby Barth. Wise will also join TSR’s effort for this Saturday’s event as a special guest.

Registration for the 11th Annual “Fun at Fastimes” endurance go-karting event begins at 11:30 a.m. EST, with mandatory drivers meeting and team pictures at 12:45 p.m. The event will feature 10 teams consisting of two USAC race drivers and eight race crew or race fans.

Members of the winning team will receive medals and a special team award, four practice sessions for the price of two at Fastimes Indoor Karting, and a team photo. All participants will receive the practice session discount and a team photo.

Fastimes Indoor Karting is located at 3455 Harper Road in Indianapolis. The facility is located on the southeast corner of 96th Street and North Keystone Avenue, one block north of the North Keystone exit from I-465, next to Woodland Bowl. For more information regarding the 11th Annual “Fun at Fastimes” event, contact Bill Marvel at 859-749-0646.

The race benefactor, the USAC Benevolent Foundation, has been in existence since 1956 and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in its 51-year existence. The foundation assists USAC drivers, their families and other members of USAC when a time of need arises.

For more information regarding USAC Racing, log on to www.usacracing.com. For information regarding TSR or Chevrolet, log on to www.tonystewart.com or www.chevrolet.com.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

LERNERVILLE SPEEDWAY MOURNS DEATHS IN RACING FAMILY


(Sarver, PA) Lernerville Speedway sadly expresses condolences to the family andfriends of two members of our extended racing family. Amelia Miller and G.Robert "Clutch" Kennedy both passed away Wednesday February 7th.Amelia Miller was the mother of long-time Lernerville Speedway PR Director andcurrent Activities Coordinator Carol Gamble. Amelia will be sadly missed andLernerville Speedway wishes to express out sincerest condolences to CarolGamble and her entire family. There will not be a public viewing. Cards canbe sent to Carol Gamble c/o Lernerville Speedway, 313 North Pike Road, Sarver,PA 16055.G. Robert "Clutch" Kennedy is the father of Robyn Lambert (wife of reigning PureStock Champion Butch Lambert) and uncle of Late Model Driver Chuck Kennedy. Mr.Kennedyraced late models and coupes at dirt tracks from 1965 to the 1980s.He won point championships at the Butler Speedway and the North Hills Speedwayin 1972. He was a lifetime member of the Pittsburgh Circle Track Club and wasinducted into the Pittsburgh Circle Track Hall of Fame in 2001. His nickname?Clutch? was given to him by one of his crew members on a Friday night atLernerville when he lost the clutch out of his car while racing. (Credit to DanGamble for historical information).Friends of G. Robert "Clutch" Kennedy, were received from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridayand from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home,238 Crowe Ave. Mars.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Old Union Presbyterian Church,Union Church Road, Mars.Burial will be at the Old Union Church Cemetery, Adams Township.Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive,Pittsburgh, PA 15205-4620; or to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3500 Brooktree Road,Wexford, PA 15090.Eric J. WestendorfPublic Relations DirectorLernerville Speedway