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Hagerstown Speedway began its 60th Anniversary season at the Motorsports 2007 show in Atlantic City , NJ and distributed its new and exciting schedule. Since then, the weeks and days get closer to “show time.”
Promoter Frank Plessinger has again lined up a program that offers a variety of motorsports events to the liking of any race fan with the weekly program of late models, late model sportsman and V8 pure stocks to the exciting AMA motorcycles to the popular Monster Truck Nationals along with open wheel sprints, demolition derbies and enduro events.
The 60th season gets underway Saturday, February 24th with the East Coast opener for late models and big block modifieds. This will be the first of six visits for the modifieds with four consecutive events scheduled throughout March. Following the opener where modifieds are racing for a guaranteed spot in the October Syracuse event, late models and modifieds will be racing for guaranteed spots in Hagerstown ’s Octoberfest.
As a reminder, Hagerstown has revised its schedule to reflect ALL Saturday race dates with the first four programs including modifieds using Sunday as a make up date if required.
The final Saturday afternoon program is the Grand Opening for the weekly divisions and followed by the first evening program on March 31 for the Advance Auto Parts DIRT Series 100-lap big block modified event.
Hagerstown and Winchester Speedways again join forces for two weekends with the Shootout I and II series on Friday April 20th and Saturday June 16th.
The first of several sanctioned events is April 28 with the Lucas Oil Series 50-lap 26th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic.
This season, the World of Outlaw Late Model Series is on the program twice with their first appearance for the 26th Annual Conococheague 50-lap event on June 2nd. The series returns seven weeks later for the 60th Anniversary 60-lap event on July 21st.
The newly formed Independent Racing Series (IRS) is looking to fill the void from the former STARS late model organization and is scheduled August 4th for the 27th Annual Shorty Bowers Bull Durham Championship. The event is now a 40-lap event in lieu of the former twin 20-lap format.
Of course, several non-sanctioned events remain over the holiday periods and include the 12th Annual Richard Bonebrake Memorial on May 26th, the 42nd Annual Johnny Roberts Memorial on June 30th, and the 22nd Annual McBee/Hays Championship on September 1st.
Sprint and open wheeled fans will find a variety of events on the schedule as June 9 will see the arrival of the USAC Wingless Sprints that is sure to bring about a different style of racing compared to the winged sprints of this area.
Hagerstown will again be the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Speedweek with a special mid-week show on Wednesday, July 4th and joined by an EMMR (Eastern Museum of Motorsports Racing) exhibition. The 410 super sprints return for the Octoberfest on October 27-28.
For the first time in ten years, the URC sprints will again be part of their 60th anniversary as well as the speedways with a visitation on August 18th in conjunction with the $2,500 to win Ernie’s 25 Special for the late models.
The Monster Truck Nationals will invade the speedway in July for a three day show on July 13-15 and two weeks later, the two-wheelers of the AMA Flat Track Championship return for the 26th Annual Hub City Classic on July 28th.
The late model sportsman will have an extra distance event in the Hoosier Daddy 25 on June 16th while the V8 pure stocks get their recognition in the 12th Annual Cornett Tribute and Ernie’s Salvage Yard Special on August 25th. The 21st Annual Tommy Thompson Demo Derby is set for September 8th while the enduro cars run each month and have their championship event the same night.
Nearing the close of the season, the Hub City National 150 is moved back a week to September 14-15 and will again run under the lights in the three 50-lap segment program. The final weekend, September 22nd, Shamrock Inn will host the 1st Annual Small Car Nationals for the late model sportsman, pure stocks and four cylinders.
The Octoberfest 350 will complete the season on October 27-28 with $10,000 going to winners in the late models, big block modifieds, super sprints and small block modifieds.
General admission prices for weekly regular shows are $10.00 with Friday, May 25 a completely free night for a late model sportsman feature event. A Fan Appreciation night is scheduled April 7th with a $7.00 admission.
For further information, please contact the speedway office at (301) 582-0640 or check out the schedule on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. |
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