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by Brian Spaid
April 22, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRANKLIN, PA .. Beautiful, summer-like weather
dominated the weekend in
Western Pennsylvania, and race teams and fans are
itching to get started
with the 2007 season at Tri-City Speedway.
The half-mile dirt track opens this coming
Sunday April 29th with a full
slate of the 4 Your Car Connection Super Sprints,
Schwab's Ford DIRTcar
Big Block Modifieds, RPM Auto Sales/Shawgo Real
Estate E Mods, E.F. Rogers
Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks and Klapec Auto Body
Thundercars. Gates open
each Sunday night at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6
p.m. Adult grandstand
admission is $11 for each five-star racing show.
"This weekend's weather was perfect," said
Tri-City Co-Promoter Mike
Graham. "We needed sun and warm temperatures to
help dry the grounds and
allow us to get on the track and do some needed
work. The last three
weeks of rain and snow have not been helpful.
We'll work at the track
throughout the week to get opened. Hopefully,
Mother Nature will smile on
us next weekend."
Bob Felmlee of Franklin, Pa., will be back this
season looking for his
fourth career Super Sprint title at Tri-City. His
season started well with
wins at Lernerville Speedway and Sharon Speedway
already. He is expected
to be fast out of the box at his hometrack in
2007. Three-time champion
Rod George is expected to contend for the title
once again after engine
woes slowed his pace last season. Other top winged
warriors include Todd
Bauer, Brent Covell and Andy McKisson.
The DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds may have a new
division name, but Kevin
Bolland of New Brighton, Pa., is expected to
return this season and chase
after his third title at Tri-City. His greatest
nemesis will be Rex King.
The two-time BRP Modified Tour champion has
finished second in points at
Tri-City for three years in a row, and is ready to
end his bridesmaid
status. Del Rougeux Jr., Jeremiah Shingledecker,
Andy Priest, Russell King
and Joe Crawford will be among the other title
contenders in the
open-wheel class.
Brent Rhebergen of Clymer, N.Y., returned to
full-time action in 2006
and teamed with Shawn Shingledecker to dominate
the E Mods. After
capturing his third track title, Rhebergen will
return this season with
Shingledecker. The dynamic duo will be tough
competition on the Venango
County half-mile oval. Mike Potosky, Jim Frontz,
Russ Demspey and David
Atkinson hope to chase them down in the title
chase.
For the fourth year in a row, the Pro Stock
champion will not defend his
title as Bobby Whitling of Seneca, Pa., focuses
his efforts on his new E
Mod rteam. Gerry Bruce (2005), Bruce Smith (2004)
and Darrell Bossard
(2003) also did not return following their
championship seasons. Although
Whitling is expected to race on the William R.
Karns Plumbing, Heating &
Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series, he
will forego the race
for a fourth track title. This allows drivers like
Doug Iorio II, Dave
Ferringer, Rod Laskey, Matt Thomas, and teenage
sensation Jackson Humanic
to battle for the 2007 championship.
Like Whitling, Jeff Manners of Cherrytree, Pa.,
will not be back to
defend his Thundercar championship as he moves
into the Pro Stock division
for car owner Bob Tarr. As a result, all eyes will
be on Bill Myers and
Josh Seippel. Both men will return in 2007 and
are clearly the title
favorites. Other contenders include Ed and Regina
Deloe, Curt Bish Sr. and
Charlie McMillen.
For more information, please contact the track
office at (814) 473-4038.
Tri-City Speedway is owned and operated by Roger
and Susie Crick and
Mike and Margaret Graham. They have promoted
Sunday night racing at the
popular facility since they reopened it in 1996.
The Super Sprints, DIRT
Modifieds, E Mods, Pro Stocks and Thundercars race
each week at the
Venango County half-mile dirt oval. Tri-City is
located seven miles north
of Franklin, Pa., off State Route 417. |
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