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Challenger Raceway
INDIANA, Penn. (April 21) - After completing the first day of the 2-day PA State Short Track Championships event at the Challenger Raceway last Saturday, rainstorms have caused the exciting finale to be rescheduled for a second time to Sunday, April 27. The long-awaited premier of the UFo Race Championship Tour presented by Comcast will pay $5,000 to the winner. Last year's Spring event was also rescheduled twice to the last weekend in April and produced a record field of 99 late model cars including 64 Super Late Models.
The region's superstars of Super Late Model racing will attack the 4/10 mile short track for their segment of the PA State Short Track Championships. Sunday's UFo PA State Short Track Championship will culminate with the "Area 51-lap" championship feature paying $5,000 to win and $400 for 24th for Super Late Models. Sunday will be a bonus for late model fans as it will feature a double-division late model program with the Semi-Lates (limited/crate/steel block late models) paying $1,000 to win for the 30-lap PA State Short Track Championship. E-mod Sportsman will return to the Challenger Raceway after a 1-year hiatus with an $800 to win, 25-lap championship and the 4-cylinder, front-wheel drive Roadrunners will compete in a 20-lap feature-only format paying $250 to win. If 30 Roadrunners are present, two 15-lap features will be run.
UFo Contingency Connection winners of this event will include the Pass-Maximum Award for the driver in that advances the most positions in the feature, plus the highest finisher from each consolation race that does not qualify for the feature. Each winner will receive product certificate awards depending on the number of products for which a driver is registered and eligible out of the 75+ product sponsors. A driver eligible for 20 products will receive $500 in awards.
Pit gates are scheduled to open at 12:30, general admission gate at 2:30, drivers meeting at 3:45, and warm-ups will start at 4:00. The first session of racing will begin at 4:30 with the E-mod heats and consolation as well as the Roadrunner feature with the late model racing beginning approximately 5:45 after track prep. Adult grandstand admission is just $20, Juniors 11-15 $10 Children 5-10 $5 and Pit Admission is $31. The raindate for the event will be Sunday, May 4.
Super Late Model entry fee will be $50 on Sunday with no entry fee on Saturday. The other classes will have no entry fees. Reinforcing the philosophy of the UFo Race Championship Tour presented by Comcast to keep down cost for competitors, it should be noted that no hidden membership fees or temporary license fees exist for race teams competing in UFo events in 2008.
Rules for all classes are posted at the Challenger Raceway website. Weight and spoiler variances according to motor types will allow virtually all area cars to be both legal and competitive. With rescheduling of this race, spoiler heights have been adjusted for the Semi-Late and E-mod Sportsman cars to be effective this Sunday. Open and limited Semi-Lates and open E-mod Sportsman will be permitted the same 8" material length spoiler with an 8" maximum vertical height as they are permitted at other area tracks. 604 crate motor Semi-Lates will be permitted a 10" material length spoiler with a 10" maximum vertical height along with 10" spoiler braces. All weight limits and other spoiler rules remain the same. Complete payoffs are also posted at the Challenger Raceway website. The website features a new PA State Short Track Championships site with complete event information.
UFo Race Championship 2008 Sponsors include Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Lias Tire & American Racer, Comcast, Bryan Signs & Decals and the Contingency Connection. Event Sponsors include Lias Tire & American Racer, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic and Simon Racing Supply.
The Challenger Raceway is located 6.4 miles southwest of US 422 on PA 286, then one mile north on McIntyre Road. For the most complete source of Challenger Raceway information, please visit the track's web site at http://www.challengerraceway.com. Additional information on the UFo Race Championship may be obtained at http://www.uforacechampionship.com. Information may also be obtained by calling 724-726-9808 on race days or 724-726-5494 during weekdays.
April 27 / Challenger Raceway / PA State Short Track Championships / 51 laps / $5,000
May 18* / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2 x 30 laps / $5,100 Total
May 25 / Central PA Speedway / The Grizzly / 51 laps / $5,000
June 1 / Challenger Raceway / Mega-Blitz 2008 / 51 laps / $5,000
July 3 / Central PA Speedway / Yankee Doodle / 51 laps / $7,000
July 13 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley 53 / 53 laps / $5,300
July 20 / Challenger Raceway / Tri-Star Superthunder / 2 x 30 laps / $5,000 Total
Aug 3 / Tyler County / Earl Hill Championship / 51 laps / $4,000
Aug 17 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / PENNational / 51 laps / $5,000
Sep 6 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / King of the Knob / 51 laps / $5,500
Sep 18-19-20 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / Pittsburgher 100 / 100 laps / $20,100
Oct 9-10-11* / Challenger Raceway / The Ultimate / 91 laps / $25,000
*Televised on Comcast CN-8 at a later date
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