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Mike Leone
PULASKI, Penn. (July 1) - The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will have its second two-race weekend of the year as race #4 and 5 will take place this Friday, July 4 at Raceway 7 and Saturday at McKean County Raceway.
"We're looking forward to going to Raceway 7 and McKean this weekend," expressed FASTRAK Northeast co-Director Vicki Emig. "Both tracks have been great supporters of FASTRAK since the inception. Hopefully we can finally get this Fall Classic event put to bed at Raceway 7. We have to thank the Nielson Family for continuing to reschedule the event. McKean has really fought the weather all season long so hopefully Saturday will be a nice day for them. There have been a minimum of 31 cars at all three of our Touring events this season and we again expect over 30 cars at both events this weekend."
The 25-lap features at both tracks will pay $1,200 to-win, $150 to-start. Drivers will draw pills to determine the heat race lineups and redraw for the first 12 starting spots of the feature.
Raceway 7's event on Friday is three-time rained out "Fall Classic" from last September now known as the "Freedom Classic". Rain checks from September 7 and 14 of last year will be honored. Last year Dick Barton and John Lacki were victorious in Touring Series races.
The McKean event will mark just the track's fourth event of the season. McKean opened its 2008 season with the Touring event back on May 24 won by Max Blair. Lacki and Todd Andrews won Touring events last season at McKean.
Currently the third generation Blair of Titusville, Pa. leads the Touring Series points, which will pay $5,000 to the champion and down 10 positions. Non-Touring Series members, Frank Guidace and Alan Dellinger, were victorious in the Mercer and Dog Hollow Speedway events earlier this season.
Current Touring Series Points (only Touring Series members are eligible to receive points): 1. Max Blair 92 2. Bobby Powell 77 3. Rusty Moore 76 4. Jay Watson 73 5. Justin Kann 70 6. John Lacki 69 7. Bob Kish 67 8. Tom Snyder, Jr. 60 9. Roger French & Dennis Lunger 57 11. Jim Frank 56 12. Jon Law 50 13. Andy Buckley 49 14. Dick Barton 47 15. Chad Myers 43 16. Kevin Meadows 42 17. Bert Cleer 40 18. Steve Hollabaugh 39 19. Bob Diver 37 20. Carl McKinney 33 21. Mike Pegher, Jr. 32 22. Brian Booher & Kyle Drum 28 24. Bobby Whitling 25 25. Dereck Frank 23 26. Steve D'Apolito 20 27. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr., Todd Sweet, & Dave Airgood, Jr. 10 28. Frank Guidace, Dan Karalagas, Gary Miller, Jr., Tim Schram, Mike Wonderling, Sr., Tommy Kronenwetter, John Eckenrod, Rocky Kugel, Alan Dellinger, Jeff Enos, Ron Smithley, Dan Angelicchio, Dave Lyon, Greg Oakes, Dave Norton, Jr., Butch Lambert, Bob Vogt, Jr., Chris Haines, Dan Stives, Gary Stahl, Scott Jones, John Haggerty, Kirby Tucker, Roger Laughlin, Chris Angelicchio, Mike Anderson (Jr.), Garrett Stephen 0.
"We're really pleased with how our Touring events have gone thus far," stated FASTRAK Northeast co-Director Mike Leone. "Even with threatening weather on two of the three events, the turnout has been great. We have a quality group of racers traveling to these shows that mix in well with the track regulars. Evidence to the competitiveness of the Series is the fact that 17 of the 20 finishers at the May 24 McKean feature were on the lead lap in a non-stop event on a 1/3-mile track! We've had 56 different competitors in the three Touring events alone and we'll add to that this weekend."
Feature payoffs for Raceway 7 & McKean: 1. $1,200 2. $650 3. $450 4. $350 5. $325 6. $300 7. $275 8. $260 9. $255 10. $250 11. $225 12. $210 13. $200 14. $175 15. $165 16. $160 17. $155 18-24. $150.
There is a $50 entry fee for both events. The Goodyear G45 or G50 tires are mandatory. They will be available at the track for $128 each or by calling BWR Performance at 330-509-1999.
At Raceway 7 on Friday, gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30. Raceway 7 is located six miles south of Interstate 90, on Ohio Route 7, just south of Monroe Center (and Bushnell), Ohio. For more information check out www.raceway7.com, call 440-594-2222 on race day, or e-mail info@raceway7.com
At McKean on Saturday, gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7. McKean County Raceway is a 1/3-mile dirt track located at the McKean County Fairgrounds in East Smethport, Pa. at the intersections of Route 6 and 46. For more information on McKean County Raceway, check out their website at www.mckeancountyraceway.com or call 814-362-6909. The track number on race day is 814-887-2600.
In other Touring Series news, Expo Speedway at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds in Cortland, Ohio has announced they will pay $1,500 to-win, $175 to-start for their event on Thursday, July 10. Pit gates will open at 3 p.m. with racing at 6 for that show. The fairboard will send payoffs 10 days after the event. Be sure to stay up to date with all the latest news, points, and stats at www.fastraknortheast.com. Drivers are urged to complete their driver profile forms.
2008 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series associate sponsors thus far are Race 1, Fame RV Center, Yoder's Performance Specialty & PRC, Bullitt Chassis, and Fred Beans Parts.
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