By Shawn Brouse
PORT ROYAL, Pa. – Port Royal Speedway will present another two-division program of Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprints and Aumiller’s Insurance super late models this Saturday, March 19 at 6 pm.
Aumiller’s Insurance of Milroy made the announcement of their title sponsorship of the super late models at the March 12 season opener.
Adult general admission for the March 19 show is just $15 with students ages 12 – 18 priced at just $7. General admission gates open at 4 pm with pits opening at 3 pm.
At least two practice sessions for the Gray’s Auto and Towing econo late models have been added to the March 19 program as the econos get set to launch their season at the track on April 9.
In the March 12 opener, Thomasville’s Greg Hodnett scored the sprint car feature after inheriting the lead from defending track champion Lucas Wolfe after Wolfe lost a wheel. Hodnett was the third and final leader of the event after Danny Dietrich led early.
Hamburg’s Andy Haus scored the opening day super late model main, holding off invaders Gregg Satterlee and Kyle Hardy.
March 26 will be the first sanctioned show of the 2016 season at Port Royal as the night gives way to an early season late model lovers delight when the UFO Late Models hit town along with the 410 sprints on Kids Easter Night.
The event will kickoff the 2016 UFO tour and the UFO 358 late models are also on the agenda.
The first 200 youth through the general admission gate on Kids Easter Night will receive a free chocolate Easter Bunny and a kids egg scramble will be held in the infield early in the racing program.
The first Camera and Autograph Night of the season comes up on April 2 when the price of a general admission ticket will afford access to the pit are prior to the racing program.
Racing on April 2 will be the 410 sprints, super late models and the PASS/IMCA 305 sprints as the 305s debut the 2016 River Valley Builders 305 Series at the oval.
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