By Todd Fisher
Newberrytown, PA (April 8, 2013) – A rare two-day race weekend will occur this Saturday and Sunday at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. On Saturday night, April 13 racing returns to the Big Track with the York County Racing Club Night featuring the Late Models, Street Stocks, Xtreme Stock Cars, Road Warriors/Mini Vans and PA Sprint Series.
Then the 410 Super Sprint Cars return to SSP on Sunday April 14 along with the 358 Sprint Cars in the 4th Annual Sprint Car Spring Classic. The Super Sprint Car feature will pay $3,500-to-win for the 25-lap feature event. Non-qualifiers for the A-Main feature will receive a complimentary non-transferrable entry fee ($50.00 value) for the Final Showdown to be held at SSP in November. For the Super Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and Hoosier Brand Spec Tires will be required on all four corners (same as the 2013 rules at Williams Grove, Lincoln and Port Royal Speedways). All other rules will follow the generally accepted rules for Sprint Cars at local weekly Central PA Sprint Car tracks (1400 pounds weight rule). Raceivers will be mandatory for all Sprint Cars.
The 358 Sprint Car feature will pay $1,500-to-win for the 20-lap feature event. Non-qualifiers for the A-Main feature will receive a complimentary non-transferrable entry fee ($50.00 value) for the Final Showdown to be held at SSP in November. For the 358 Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and Hoosier Brand Spec Tires will be required on all four corners (same as the 2013 rules at Williams Grove, Lincoln and Selinsgrove Speedways). All other rules of the Central PA 358 Sprint Cars will prevail for this event (1500 pounds weight rule). Raceivers will be mandatory for all Sprint Cars.
On both Saturday and Sunday, the pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Warm-ups begin at 5:30 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) $10.00; 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 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
General Admission Grandstand ticket prices for Sunday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $18.00; Young Adults (ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $15.00; 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 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is required for all ages 12 to 14.
On track action returns to the SSP Outback Track on Friday night, April 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a nighttime Test & Tune session featuring quarter midgets, karts and Adult Speedcars. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. The cost will be $20.00 per driver with no charge for anyone else entering the grandstand and “cold pit” areas. All Outback Track participants should enter the pits from the Kise Mill Road entrance behind turn 2 of the “Big Track.”
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 race day, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for up-to-date information at the “Big Track” and the “Outback Track.”
Previous Winners of SSP Sprint Car Spring Classic:
2010: Don Kreitz Jr.(Super Sprint Cars); Billy Pauch Jr. (ARDC Midgets).
2011: Aaron Ott (Super Sprint Cars); Steve Buckwalter (ARDC Midgets).
2012: Greg Hodnett (Super Sprint Cars); Mark Smith (358 Sprint Cars).
2013: To Be Determined on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
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; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11–17) – $10.00; Children (10 & under) – Free
5:10 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
– Sprint Cars Heat in Motors (Immediately following Driver’s Meeting)
5:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin (Pit Area)
Rotation: Street Stocks (Infield)
Late Models (Front Pit)
6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
Street Stocks Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Late Models Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
PA Sprint Series Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Road Warriors / Mini Vans Qualifying Heat Races (4 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Qualifying Heat Races (6 laps)
Consolation Races (same order as Heats) – if necessary
Late Models Feature (25 laps)
Street Stocks Feature (20 laps)
PA Sprint Series Feature (20 laps)
Road Warriors / Mini Vans Feature (15 laps)
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature (20 laps)
- Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature – $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Sprint Car Spring Classic IV Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
3:30 p.m. Pit Gates Open: Pit Passes: $25.00
4:00 p.m. Grandstands Gates Open: General admission: Adults (18 & older) – $18.00; Seniors (60 &
older) & Young Adults (11-17) – $15.00; Children (10 & under) – Free
5:00 p.m. Driver’s Meeting (Turn 1 Pit Grandstands)
5:30 p.m. Track Preparation Laps Begin (Pit area)
Rotation: 358 Sprint Cars (Outside Turn 2)
Super Sprint Cars (Front Pit)
6:00 p.m. Welcome, Invocation and National Anthem
358 Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (8 laps)
Super Sprint Car Qualifying Heat Races (10 laps)
358 Sprint Cars Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Consolation Race (8/10 laps) – if needed
Super Sprint Car Feature (25 laps)
358 Sprint Car Feature (20 laps)
- · Top Three Finishers are Required to be in Victory Lane after Every Feature – $200.00 Fine for Failure to Report.