From Selinsgrove Speedway
Selinsgrove, PA — (July 15, 2013) — The fifth annual Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center Driver & Fan Appreciation Night this Saturday, July 20, at Selinsgrove Speedway will offer plenty of giveaways for race fans and teams plus bonus money for the winners of the 358 sprint car, late model, pro stock, and roadrunner feature events. Race time is 7:30 p.m.
Jeff and Kathy Kurtz, owners of Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center in Paxinos, announced the 25-lap 358 sprint car and late model features will each pay $2,000 to win and $1,000 to finish second. The 15-lap pro stock feature will pay $500 to win while the winner of the 12-lap roadrunner feature will earn $200, courtesy of the bonus money posted by the Kurtz’s.
In conjunction with this year’s Driver & Fan Appreciation Night, Nathan Long of Selinsgrove and Krista Paige of Middleburg will be coordinating the second annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Night at the track. A Chinese auction will be held and a helmet collection will be taken to raise funds for JDRF.
With track gates scheduled to open at 5 p.m., the first 600 general admission adults/students and first 400 pit admissions will receive a voucher for either a free hamburger, hot dog, french fry or slice of pizza at the speedway’s concession stands.
Ticket stubs will be used to give away 12 gift cards to fans in the stands as well as 12 gift cards to race teams in the pit area courtesy of Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center. Event organizers will also hold a second Chinese auction to distribute prizes for kids inside the main gate.
A driver autograph session will take place behind the speedway’s covered grandstand prior to the start of Saturday’s racing events. All drivers are invited to participate in the autograph session.
Race fans can tune into Max Media radio stations B98.3 and Y106.5 this week for a chance to win passes to this Saturday’s Driver & Fan Appreciation Night. Radio station personalities will also be on-hand Saturday for a pre-race remote broadcast.
Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center, located at 5446 Snydertown Road, has been serving the Susquehanna Valley with comprehensive auto body, collision, and repair services since 1978. There’s also a recycling center at the facility where scrap metals can be disposed.
Selinsgrove Raceway Park will present a program of go karts and micro sprint cars at 7 p.m. Friday, July 19.
For the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can also be reached at 570.374.2999.