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Hannah Wins at SSP’s Stock Car Saturday Night This Weekend

Saturday September 6, 2008

 

Newberrytown, PA (September 6, 2008) – Stock Car Saturday Night racing action at the Susquehanna Speedway Park for Saturday, September 6 has been cancelled due to rain from Tropical Storm Hannah.

Racing returns to the SSP next Saturday, September 13 with the final race for the “Fab 4 Series” featuring a night of exciting wheel-to-wheel action that includes the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars and ARDC Midgets. All “Fab 4” features will be 25-laps in distance except for the ARDC Midgets which will remain at 20 laps. In the “Fab 4 Series” events, the Late Model winner will receive $1,000; the Street Stock winner will receive $500 and the Xtreme Stock winner will receive $400.

Next Saturday night will also be the very popular annual Castrol Oil Camera & Autograph Night in which all fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers with their cars on the frontstretch before the feature events begin.

The Speedway Auto Sales Women on Wheels Mini Vans race cancelled on September 6 will also run on Saturday, September 13. There will also be the final Clean Technologies Young Guns Street Stock 5-lap dash races Saturday night featuring all Street Stock drivers ages 21 and younger.

This will be the final race for the SSP track point championships for the Late Models, Street Stocks and Xtreme Stocks. The ARDC Midget track championship will conclude on Saturday, October 25 at the Candy Bowl IV presented by J&K Salvage.

On Saturday night, racing action begins at a new time of 6:00 p.m. Pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. and the grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Warmups begin at 5:25 p.m. with qualifying races at 6:00 p.m. followed by consolation races and feature events.

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 $25.00 with a reduced price of $22.00 for all pit competitor license holders. The minimum age requirement to purchase a pit pass is 14 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 14 to 17.

A special $2.00 repeat fan discount for each person with a ticket stub from last Saturday nights races will be in place for this Saturday’s events. Returning fans are encouraged to write their name, address and phone number on the back of the stub to be entered into special drawings during and at the end of the season for great prizes. The Repeat Fan Discount is not valid for pit pass purchases.

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.”

Saturday, September 13, 2008 – Stock Car Saturday Night Time Schedule
(Subject to Change) 3:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: Members – $22.00; Non members – $25.00 4:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) – $14.00; Young Adults (11-
17) – $12.00; Children (10 & under) – Free
5:00 p.m. Driver’s Meeting – All Divisions (Turn One Pit Grandstands)
5:30 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following order) Rotation: Street Stocks
Late Models
ARDC Midgets
Xtreme Stock Cars Women on Wheels Mini Vans 6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
ARDC Midgets Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Qualifying Heat Races (6 laps)
Speedway Auto Sales Women on Wheels Mini Van Feature (10 laps)
Street Stocks Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if necessary
ARDC Midgets Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if necessary
Late Models Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if necessary
Xtreme Stock Cars Stock Cars Consolation Race (6/8 laps) – if necessary Clean Technologies Young Guns Street Stock Dash (5 laps)
Castrol Oil Camera & Autograph Night – frontstretch
ARDC Midgets Feature (20 laps)
Street Stocks Feature (25 laps)
Late Models Feature (25 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (25 laps)

· Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature – $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.

Racing at SSP “Outback Track” on Saturday, September 6 Cancelled; Next Event on Saturday Night Sept. 20; Friday Night Racing Slated for 2009
Newberrytown, PA (September 6, 2008) The final race of the season for the SSP Outback Track on Saturday, September 6 has been cancelled due to Tropical Storm Hannah. This will conclude the events for the inaugural summer season.
There are no more race events scheduled for the Outback Track at this time because of more construction which will occur over the next few weeks and conflicts on the weekends with events at the “Big Track.” There will be a new lighting system put in place for night racing.
The go karts and quarter midgets next event will be a part of Smashfest ’08 on Saturday, September 20. Participants will compete on the front straightaway of the “Big Track.” The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. More information will be released next week about the Smashfest event.
With the addition of the new lights to the Outback Track, quarter midget and go kart racing will be scheduled for Friday nights beginning in April of 2009.

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- 2008 SSP Schedule of Events –
(Schedule as of August 27, 2008 – Subject to Change)
September 13 (Sat.) Championship Night / “Fab 4 Series”/ Castrol Oil Camera & Autograph Night – Late Models (25 laps),
Street Stocks (25 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars (25 laps) & ARDC Midgets (20 laps) plus Clean
Technologies Young Guns Shootout (6:00 p.m.)
September 17 (Wed.) Wednesday Night Test & Tune Session (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.); Gates open at 5:00 p.m.
September 20 (Sat.) Smashfest ‘08 & Newberry Community Fair – School Bus Demolition Derby, Small Car Demolition
Derby, Roll Over Contest, & more in this exciting night of destruction and FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR (Rain date: Sunday, September 21)
September 26 (Fri.) Open Practice Night / Media Night (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) Gates open at 5:00 p.m. (All Divisions
Welcome)
September 27 (Sat.) 3rd Annual Susquehanna Showdown for Late Models (50 laps), Legends Cars Regional Qualifier
(40 laps) & Mini Van World Championship (6:00 p.m.)
October 4 (Sat.) AMA Racing – detail to be announced.
October 11 (Sat.) No Racing
October 17 (Fri.) Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic Qualifying Night for Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars and Four
Cylinder Stock Cars (7:00 p.m.)
October 18 (Sat.) 5th Annual Miller’s Racing Parts Fall Classic – Street Stocks (50 laps), Xtreme Stock Cars (40 laps), &
Four Cylinder Stock Cars (30 laps) – (6:00 p.m.)
October 25 (Sat.) Candy Bowl IV presented by J&K Salvage – ARDC Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprints, Legends Cars, Thunder
Cars, Mini Vans & Women on Wheels Stock Cars (3:00 p.m.)
November 1 (Sat.) Annual Racecar Flea Market – 6:00 a.m. (All types of racecars are welcome)
November 8 (Sat.) 5th Annual Turkey 200 Enduro Race plus the Classic Cars & Mini Vans (1:00 p.m.); Rain date: Nov. 9

Wednesday Night Test & Tune Up Next at SSP on September 17

Newberrytown, PA (August 27, 2008) – The next Wednesday Night Test & Tune session will be on September 17, 2008. 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. The fuel pumps fro Miller’s Racing Parts will be open from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Each session will be 6 – 8 laps per session. The grandstands are open free to the public. The main concession stand will also be open throughout the night. Each class will receive 4 to 5 rounds of 6/8 laps each or more if time permits.

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