From Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal, PA — (February 19, 2013) — Less than 30 days remain until the 2013 season opener at Port Royal Speedway, slated for Saturday, March 16 at 6 pm.
Featured will be the 410 and 358 sprint cars before the late models make their season debut a week later on March 23.
A practice session is slated to informally open the season on Saturday afternoon, March 9 from 1 – 4 pm. The session is open to any type of race cars that appear on the 2013 slate of events.
Last year, Greg Hodnett won the 410 sprint opener at the track on March 17 while Pat Cannon took the 358 sprint portion of the program.
If the March 16 Port Royal opener can be completed this season, it will be the sixth earliest spring opener in the history of motorized racing at the historic fairgrounds oval.
The earliest contested and completed spring opener was back in 1985 when Keith Kauffman took the win on March 9.
Dave Kelly was the winner on March 10, 1990. Dan Dietrich was a winner on March 11, 1988. Bobby Davis Jr. took a victory on March 12, 1983 and Chad Layton scored a win on March 15, 2009.
Season reserve seats and season admission passes remain on sale for the upcoming season.
Season seat prices are set at $50 while general admission season passes are at a cost of $300.00, which does include admission to all fairweek races in 2013.
Season pit passes are being offered at a price of $400 each while reserved fan parking spots behind the grandstand are being offered again for $50.00. Please note that the parking passes will not be good for fairweek events.
Orders may be placed by phone between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by contacting the speedway office at 717.527.2303.
Orders may also be submitted by mail by sending a check or money order made payable to Port Royal Speedway, to: Port Royal Speedway, Box 295, Port Royal, PA, 17082.
See the full 2013 Port Royal schedule of events at www.portroyalspeedway.com.