Post by Dirt Master on Jun 13, 2007 8:07:02 GMT -5
FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series ready for 3-RACE WEEKEND
at RACEWAY 7, MCKEAN COUNTY, & ERIEZ; BARTON & ANDREWS look to
continue winning ways
By Mike Leone
June 12, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA).After a successful debut of the FASTRAK Northeast Late
Model Touring Series at Raceway 7 on May 25, rain washed out the next
two events at Eriez Speedway on May 27 and Freedom Raceway on June
8. FASTRAK is working with those speedways to try and reschedule
those shows. With good weather predicted all weekend long, everyone
is looking forward to the big three-race weekend this Friday through
Sunday, June 15-17 at Raceway 7, McKean County Raceway, and Eriez
Speedway.
The weekend will kick off on Friday night with a return to Ron
Nielson's Raceway 7 near Conneaut, Ohio featuring a 25-lap $1,200 to-
win, $125 to-start feature. Back on May 25, thingy Barton topped a 20-
car field in a race that featured three different leaders, just two
cautions, and two lapped cars. Barton came from seventh that night
and passed Jay Watson on lap 21 to score the inaugural victory in an
event that both the drivers and fans raved over. Pits open at 5 p.m.
with racing at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday night, action shifts east to McKean County Raceway in
East Smethport, Pa. McKean is one of the four weekly-sanctioned
FASTRAK tracks and thus far have held two shows with Todd Andrews
victorious in both. The FASTRAK Touring Series will compete in the
25-lap Hazen Jordan Memorial with $1,500 going to the winner and $150
to-start. Pits open at 4 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m.
The weekend will conclude at Bobby Rohrer's Eriez Speedway on Sunday
evening. Rain checks and entries that were paid back on May 27 will
be good towards this event. It will be a complete new pill draw.
Rohrer has stepped up the payoff to $1,500 to-win, $150 to-start to
match the payoff from May 27 and will try to find an additional date
to bring the FASTRAK Series back later in the year. Gates open at
3:30 with racing at 5 p.m.
"The weather has played real havoc thus far not only with the Touring
Series, but the weekly events at Raceway 7, Freedom, Dog Hollow, and
McKean," explained Northeast Series Co-Director Mike Leone. "Despite
the weather, the first show at Raceway 7 was a success and all things
considered for the first year thus far we're very happy with the
progress. There are already 41 registered drivers amongst the four
tracks and Series. We are working on a website that will be strictly
for the Northeast region to keep fans and drivers up to date with the
happenings of the Series close to home. The address will be
www.fastraknortheast.com. In the meantime, points will be updated
and posted at www.mercerracewaypark.com/fastrak.htm. The link is
available on the Mercer Raceway Park homepage."
Three very well-known drivers in Todd Andrews, thingy Barton, and Alan
Dellinger lead the list of hungry racers, who are excited to resume
racing. Other popular drivers expected to participate include Jay
Watson, Rodney Phillips, Mark Osburn, Steve Hollabaugh, Dave Norton,
Jr., Mike Wonderling, Jr., Bump Hedman, Jon Law, John Watson, Dave
Padula, John Haggerty, John Lacki, E-Mod standouts Carl McKinney,
Greg Oakes, and Larry Kugel, former Sprint Car driver Kyle Drum,
Stock Car great Tommy Snyder, Jr., and many others from Ohio, New
York, and Pennsylvania.
Drivers will draw pills to determine the heat race lineups and the
top 12 drivers from the heat races will redraw for the first 12
starting spots of the feature. The Goodyear G45 or G50 tires are
mandatory for all three events. They will be available at the tracks
for $125 each. There is a $50 entry fee for the Raceway 7 event and
$75 entry fee for the McKean and Eriez events. In order to
accumulate points and be eligible for point fund monies and compete
at the end year three-day National Championship, drivers must be
FASTRAK members. Drivers may complete their membership form at
www.fastrakracing.com or sign up at the individual tracks and Touring
events.
Feature payoff for Raceway 7: 1. $1,200 2. $650 3. $450 4. $350
5. $325 6. $300 7. $275 8. $250 9. $235 10. $225 11. $210 12.
$200 13. $170 14. $150 15. $145 16. $140 17. $135 18-20. $130
19-24. $125.
Feature payoff for McKean and Eriez: 1. $1,500 2. $800 3. $500 4.
$400 5. $370 6. $335 7. $315 8. $300 9. $270 10. $250 11, $235 12.
$225 13. $200 14. $170 15. $165 16. $160 17. $155 18-24. $150.
Current FASTRAK Northeast Touring Points (includes Touring members
only!): 1. thingy Barton 35 2. Jay Watson 34 3. Greg Oakes 33 4. Tom
Snyder, Jr. 32 5. Bump Hedman 31 6. Alan Dellinger 30 7. John
Watson 28 8. Stephen Hollabaugh 27 9. Carl McKinney 26 10. Rodney
Phillips 24 11. Chad Myers 23 12. Tom Kemp 20 13. Kyle Drum 17
14. Jon Law 10 15. Scott Myers, Dereck Frank, Jim Frank, J.R.
Wright, Shawn Rayfield, Jason Bridge, Dave Padula 0.
FASTRAK Northeast is part of the $350,000 National Point Fund, which
will see weekly-sanctioned Goodyear track champions earn $1,000,
Regional Touring Champions $5,000, and the National Champion
$50,000. The 2007 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series Champion will
earn $5,000 amongst the 10-position-paying point fund. Over $10,000
in contingencies has already been rounded up.
The tentative event that was scheduled for September 21 & 22 at
Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway will not take place.
Promoter Ben Miley wants to reiterate that he is a proponent of
FASTRAK; however, at this time he does not want to force his regular
602 competitors to buy the Goodyear tires. FASTRAK looks forward to
working with Miley and PPMS into the future as FASTRAK continues to
grow.
Raceway 7 is located six miles south of Interstate 90, on Ohio Route
7, just south of Monroe Center (and Bushnell), Ohio. For more
information check out www.raceway7.com, call 440-594-2222 on race
day, or email info@raceway7.com
McKean County Raceway is a 1/3-mile dirt track located at the McKean
County Fairgrounds in East Smethport, Pa. at the intersections of
Route 6 and 46. For more information on McKean County Raceway, check
out their website at www.mckeancountyraceway.com or call 814-362-
6909. The track number on race day is 814-887-2600.
Eriez Speedway is located outside of Erie, Pa. in Hammett, Pa. Take
Interstate 90 to exit 8 (Route 8). Go south on Rte 8 approximately
2.5 miles towards Hammett, Pa to Tate Rd. Turn right onto Tate Rd
and follow until the "T" intersection. At the "T" turn left onto
Lake Pleasant. Go approximately .3 miles to Sampson Rd and turn
right. Eriez Speedway is on the left. For more info check out
www.eriez-speedway.com or call 814-796-6747.
To join our mailing list, simply send an e-mail to fastrakpr-
subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Mike Leone and Vicki Emig can be reached
at 724-964-9300. E-mail to webmaster@mercerracewaypark.com and snail
mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. For more information,
check out www.fastrakracing.com.
Partners of the FASTRAK Racing Series Include: Goodyear Racing, GM
Performance Parts, Maypole Chevrolet, Duralite Wheels, PPM Racing
Products, Heintz Performance, MK-Direct, Braswell Carburetion,
Mastersbilt Racing Chassis, TNT Racing Chassis, Rocket Racing
Chassis, Modern Chevrolet and Schoenfeld Headers.
at RACEWAY 7, MCKEAN COUNTY, & ERIEZ; BARTON & ANDREWS look to
continue winning ways
By Mike Leone
June 12, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA).After a successful debut of the FASTRAK Northeast Late
Model Touring Series at Raceway 7 on May 25, rain washed out the next
two events at Eriez Speedway on May 27 and Freedom Raceway on June
8. FASTRAK is working with those speedways to try and reschedule
those shows. With good weather predicted all weekend long, everyone
is looking forward to the big three-race weekend this Friday through
Sunday, June 15-17 at Raceway 7, McKean County Raceway, and Eriez
Speedway.
The weekend will kick off on Friday night with a return to Ron
Nielson's Raceway 7 near Conneaut, Ohio featuring a 25-lap $1,200 to-
win, $125 to-start feature. Back on May 25, thingy Barton topped a 20-
car field in a race that featured three different leaders, just two
cautions, and two lapped cars. Barton came from seventh that night
and passed Jay Watson on lap 21 to score the inaugural victory in an
event that both the drivers and fans raved over. Pits open at 5 p.m.
with racing at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday night, action shifts east to McKean County Raceway in
East Smethport, Pa. McKean is one of the four weekly-sanctioned
FASTRAK tracks and thus far have held two shows with Todd Andrews
victorious in both. The FASTRAK Touring Series will compete in the
25-lap Hazen Jordan Memorial with $1,500 going to the winner and $150
to-start. Pits open at 4 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m.
The weekend will conclude at Bobby Rohrer's Eriez Speedway on Sunday
evening. Rain checks and entries that were paid back on May 27 will
be good towards this event. It will be a complete new pill draw.
Rohrer has stepped up the payoff to $1,500 to-win, $150 to-start to
match the payoff from May 27 and will try to find an additional date
to bring the FASTRAK Series back later in the year. Gates open at
3:30 with racing at 5 p.m.
"The weather has played real havoc thus far not only with the Touring
Series, but the weekly events at Raceway 7, Freedom, Dog Hollow, and
McKean," explained Northeast Series Co-Director Mike Leone. "Despite
the weather, the first show at Raceway 7 was a success and all things
considered for the first year thus far we're very happy with the
progress. There are already 41 registered drivers amongst the four
tracks and Series. We are working on a website that will be strictly
for the Northeast region to keep fans and drivers up to date with the
happenings of the Series close to home. The address will be
www.fastraknortheast.com. In the meantime, points will be updated
and posted at www.mercerracewaypark.com/fastrak.htm. The link is
available on the Mercer Raceway Park homepage."
Three very well-known drivers in Todd Andrews, thingy Barton, and Alan
Dellinger lead the list of hungry racers, who are excited to resume
racing. Other popular drivers expected to participate include Jay
Watson, Rodney Phillips, Mark Osburn, Steve Hollabaugh, Dave Norton,
Jr., Mike Wonderling, Jr., Bump Hedman, Jon Law, John Watson, Dave
Padula, John Haggerty, John Lacki, E-Mod standouts Carl McKinney,
Greg Oakes, and Larry Kugel, former Sprint Car driver Kyle Drum,
Stock Car great Tommy Snyder, Jr., and many others from Ohio, New
York, and Pennsylvania.
Drivers will draw pills to determine the heat race lineups and the
top 12 drivers from the heat races will redraw for the first 12
starting spots of the feature. The Goodyear G45 or G50 tires are
mandatory for all three events. They will be available at the tracks
for $125 each. There is a $50 entry fee for the Raceway 7 event and
$75 entry fee for the McKean and Eriez events. In order to
accumulate points and be eligible for point fund monies and compete
at the end year three-day National Championship, drivers must be
FASTRAK members. Drivers may complete their membership form at
www.fastrakracing.com or sign up at the individual tracks and Touring
events.
Feature payoff for Raceway 7: 1. $1,200 2. $650 3. $450 4. $350
5. $325 6. $300 7. $275 8. $250 9. $235 10. $225 11. $210 12.
$200 13. $170 14. $150 15. $145 16. $140 17. $135 18-20. $130
19-24. $125.
Feature payoff for McKean and Eriez: 1. $1,500 2. $800 3. $500 4.
$400 5. $370 6. $335 7. $315 8. $300 9. $270 10. $250 11, $235 12.
$225 13. $200 14. $170 15. $165 16. $160 17. $155 18-24. $150.
Current FASTRAK Northeast Touring Points (includes Touring members
only!): 1. thingy Barton 35 2. Jay Watson 34 3. Greg Oakes 33 4. Tom
Snyder, Jr. 32 5. Bump Hedman 31 6. Alan Dellinger 30 7. John
Watson 28 8. Stephen Hollabaugh 27 9. Carl McKinney 26 10. Rodney
Phillips 24 11. Chad Myers 23 12. Tom Kemp 20 13. Kyle Drum 17
14. Jon Law 10 15. Scott Myers, Dereck Frank, Jim Frank, J.R.
Wright, Shawn Rayfield, Jason Bridge, Dave Padula 0.
FASTRAK Northeast is part of the $350,000 National Point Fund, which
will see weekly-sanctioned Goodyear track champions earn $1,000,
Regional Touring Champions $5,000, and the National Champion
$50,000. The 2007 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series Champion will
earn $5,000 amongst the 10-position-paying point fund. Over $10,000
in contingencies has already been rounded up.
The tentative event that was scheduled for September 21 & 22 at
Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway will not take place.
Promoter Ben Miley wants to reiterate that he is a proponent of
FASTRAK; however, at this time he does not want to force his regular
602 competitors to buy the Goodyear tires. FASTRAK looks forward to
working with Miley and PPMS into the future as FASTRAK continues to
grow.
Raceway 7 is located six miles south of Interstate 90, on Ohio Route
7, just south of Monroe Center (and Bushnell), Ohio. For more
information check out www.raceway7.com, call 440-594-2222 on race
day, or email info@raceway7.com
McKean County Raceway is a 1/3-mile dirt track located at the McKean
County Fairgrounds in East Smethport, Pa. at the intersections of
Route 6 and 46. For more information on McKean County Raceway, check
out their website at www.mckeancountyraceway.com or call 814-362-
6909. The track number on race day is 814-887-2600.
Eriez Speedway is located outside of Erie, Pa. in Hammett, Pa. Take
Interstate 90 to exit 8 (Route 8). Go south on Rte 8 approximately
2.5 miles towards Hammett, Pa to Tate Rd. Turn right onto Tate Rd
and follow until the "T" intersection. At the "T" turn left onto
Lake Pleasant. Go approximately .3 miles to Sampson Rd and turn
right. Eriez Speedway is on the left. For more info check out
www.eriez-speedway.com or call 814-796-6747.
To join our mailing list, simply send an e-mail to fastrakpr-
subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Mike Leone and Vicki Emig can be reached
at 724-964-9300. E-mail to webmaster@mercerracewaypark.com and snail
mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. For more information,
check out www.fastrakracing.com.
Partners of the FASTRAK Racing Series Include: Goodyear Racing, GM
Performance Parts, Maypole Chevrolet, Duralite Wheels, PPM Racing
Products, Heintz Performance, MK-Direct, Braswell Carburetion,
Mastersbilt Racing Chassis, TNT Racing Chassis, Rocket Racing
Chassis, Modern Chevrolet and Schoenfeld Headers.