From Selinsgrove Speedway
SELINSGROVE, Pa. (July 21, 2017) — Selinsgrove Speedway will present the two-day 17th Annual Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 360 sprint cars Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30.
The prestigious Keystone 360 Sprint National Weekend also includes the Lelands.com 360 Sprint Car National Friday, July 28, at Williams Grove Speedway paying $3,000 to win. More than $50,000 in prize money has been posted for the weekend’s three 360 sprint car races.
Lelands.com posted a $10,000 bonus for any one driver who can sweep the weekend series with victories in all three main events.
The winners of Friday’s race at Williams Grove and Saturday’s race at Selinsgrove will be guaranteed starters in Sunday’s finale for the 360’s at Selinsgrove.
Saturday’s race will feature the 360 sprint cars in a 25-lap preliminary event paying $3,000 to win and $300 to start.
Joining the 360 sprint cars on the July 29 racing program will be the super late models in a 25-lap main event paying $2,000 to win and pro stocks in a 15-lap feature paying $500 to win. A professional fireworks display will be on the program along with a post-race “Party In The Pits” for all race teams.
Sunday’s July 30 finale will be a 30-lap feature paying $6,000 to win and $400 to start for the 360 sprint cars along with the PASS 305 sprint cars and econo late models rounding out a three-division card.
Track gates will open at 5 p.m. with practice laps at 7 p.m. and qualifying slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. both nights.
Sprint car drivers will draw pills to determine their starting positions in the 8-lap heat races. Drivers will earn passing points for their heat race finishes. The top eight drivers in points will redraw for the first eight starting positions in the A-main. The balance of the A-main lineup will be based on points earned. The top four finishers from the B-main will round out the starting grid.
360 sprint car rules for the major sanctioning groups (URC, ESS, Patriot & ASCS) will be permitted for the Selinsgrove Speedway events.
In 358-360 sprint car Open history at Selinsgrove Speedway, 16 races have produced nine different winners since 2001.
TJ Stutts of Liverpool won the inaugural race in 2001 and last year became a five-time winner of the 358-360 Open, with his other victories coming in 2003, 2013, and 2015. Pat Cannon of Etters is a three-time winner of the Open with checkered flags in 2007, 2008, and in 2012.
Logan Schuchart of Hanover drove to an impressive victory in the 2011 race. In 2010, Daryn Pittman of Owasso, Okla., was awarded the win when Cannon’s race car was under the legal weight during the post-race inspection.
Heimbach won the 2005 Open and the rain-postponed 2009 edition of the Open that was run in the spring of 2010. Adrian Shaffer of Hallam was the Open champion in 2002, while Nate Snyder of Halifax took the victory in the 2004 race. Phil Walter of McClure took home the trophy in 2006.
Aaron Ott of East Berlin scored the victory in the track’s first-ever $10,000-to-win race for 358-360 sprint cars in 2014.
Title sponsor Mach 1 Chassis, located at 10 North Frederick Street in Mechanicsburg, engineers and builds race car chassis that are known for safety, strength, durability, and performance. In addition to chassis fabrication and repair, Mach 1 Chassis also manufactures front and rear bumpers, nerf bars, front axles, wing posts, and wing trees.
There’s also the Mach 1 Speed Shop offering a full line of race car parts and service at the Mechanicsburg shop. For more information about the company, visit mach1chassis.com.
Lelands, based in Bohemia, N.Y., is the largest and most respected sports auction house in the world. The company has handled many landmark collections such as The Mickey Mantle Auction of the Greer Johnson Collection and the famed Boston Garden Auction. For more information visit lelands.com.
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 570.374.2266.
2017 KEYSTONE 360 SPRINT CAR NATIONALS WEEKEND JULY 28-29-30:
WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY
Friday, July 28, 25-Lap Lelands.com Nationals: 1) $3,000 2) 1,500 3) 1,200 4) $1,100 5) $1,000 6) $700 7) $575 8) $525 9) $515 10) $500 11) $420 12) $410 13) $360 14) $330 15) $300 16) $300 17) $300 18-24) $250
ALSO RACING: 410 Sprint Cars
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
Saturday, July 29, 25-Lap Mach 1 Chassis Preliminary: 1) $3,000 2) $1,500 3) $1,200 4) $1,100 5) $1,000 6) $700 7) $575 8) $550 9) $525 10) $500 11) $420 12) $410 13) $375 14) $350 15) $325 16-24) $300
ALSO RACING: Super Late Models $2,000 To Win & Pro Stocks $500 To Win
Sunday, July 30, 30-Lap Mach 1 Chassis National Open: 1) $6,000 2) $2,000 3) $1,400 4) $1,200 5) $1,100 6) $900 7) $800 8) $700 9) $650 10) $600 11) $500 12) $475 13) $450 14) $425 15-24) $400
ALSO RACING: 305 Sprint Cars & Econo Late Models