Monday, April 07, 2008

Opening Night, Take Three! Budweiser Points Chase Begins This Friday!!


Sarver, PA (April 7, 2008) After two successive rainouts, the Lernerville Speedway will try once again to throw the green flag on its 40th Anniversary Season this Friday April 11. The Opening Night, non-points race format has been cast aside, and the Budweiser Points Chase will begin this Friday Night.

All four divisions of Fab Four Racing will be in action with Budweiser Points on the line for the Commercial Truck & Trailer Sprints, Friedman’s Freshmarkets UMP DIRTcar Super Late Models, Ferrante Motor Cars DIRTcar Modifieds, and Advance Auto Parts UMP DIRTcar Street Stocks.

A large, talented field of late model drivers is expected as this week will be the only tune-up before the World of Outlaws Late Model Series rolls into town on Tuesday April 15 for the Showdown in Sarvertown sponsored by Y108.

2007 Friedman’s Freshmarkets UMP DIRTcar Super Late Model Track Champion “Awesome” Alex Ferree will begin the long road to defend his title. Meanwhile, 2006 and five-time Track Champion Lynn Geisler will be looking to build on his season-opening win this past weekend at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Another five-time Track Champion John Flinner will also make his return to weekly action in pursuit of a sixth Track Championship.

2007 Track Champions “Kool” Kevin Schaeffer (Back-to-Back Commercial Truck & Trailer Sprints) and Flyin’ Brian Swartzlander (Five-time Ferrante Motor Cars DIRTcar Modifieds) will also begin their title defenses.

2007 Advance Auto Parts UMP DIRTcar Street Stock Champion Mike Pegher Jr. is expected to be on hand racing his #09 Street Stock, but is not scheduled to run the full slate of Fab Four races to defend his title. Instead, he will be focusing more attention on his Lynn Geisler-owned #1 Cochran Crate Late Model.

As mentioned above, the first World of Outlaws event of the season is just over a week away. The Showdown in Sarvertown presented by Y108 will feature the World of Outlaws Late Model Series on Tuesday April 15.

Over the weekend, Billy Moyer continued his blazing hot start to the 2008 season with another win, capturing the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Farmer City Raceway for the “Illini 100”. The win was his third straight Outlaw A-Main feature win and ninth overall of the young season! 2007 Showdown in Sarvertown Champion Shannon Babb came from the back of the pack to finish second in the Clint Bowyer-owned #18 Late Model.

Mike Pegher Jr. will lead a pack of cars in the UMP DIRTcar Pro (Crate) Late Models which will be the support division for the Showdown. Tickets are on sale now by calling the Speedway Office during normal business hours at (724) 353-1511.


Eric J. Westendorf
Public Relations Director
Lernerville Speedway

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