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MODIFIED TOUR ANNOUNCES 2008 EVENTS AT TRI-CITY AND LERNERVILLE SPEEDWAYS
Submitted: November 24, 2007
Marcie L. Barlow, BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour Media Relations
The BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour 08 season may still be several months away however Modified Tour Board Members have been busy working on the series’ schedule. The Series will open the 2008 season at the Tri-City Speedway on Sunday, May 25th with the running of the Fifth Annual Dick Rankin Memorial. BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour 07 Champion, Russell King, is the defending race winner and will definitely be looking to defend his title and once again capture the victory.
The Modified Tour will also return to the Franklin, PA oval on Sunday, July 20th for the 16th annual Kodiak Memorial, which honors famed DIRTcar owner, Bob “Kodiak” Graham. The 2007 event saw Del Rougeux, Jr. capture the win.
The BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour will also make their annual appearance at the Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA on Friday, May 30th. Kevin Bolland brought home the checkered flag when the Series stopped at the Sarver, PA facility earlier this year.
Tour officials also announced that the Series is expected to return to the Expo Speedway in Cortland, OH. The race will be part of the Trumbull County Fair and as soon as the fair week dates are confirmed the specific date will be announced.
In addition the Series Board Members are continuing to speak with several area facilities to confirm additional dates for the 2008 racing season.
As always you can visit www.modifiedtourinc.com for all of the latest information on the BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour ’07.
The BRP Modified Tour 07 would like to thank the following series sponsors: Bicknell Racing Products, Hoosier Race Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel, Bilstein Shocks, Ray’s Racing Collectibles, Approved Toilet Rental, Lowry Auto Body, Lake Erie Speed Specialties, Hall’s Safety Equipment, Engles Trucking, Big Daddy’s Speed Center, Precise Racing Products, Finishline Fabrication, Wilkinson Awards, McCool’s Signs and Graphics, Hands on Concepts, Waldo’s Towing, Hooter Chassis and Hobby, Jim’s Supermarket, Pennewell Sandblasting and Painting and King Brothers.
The Modified Tour Inc. racing series is a non-profit organization established to give the V-8 Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania area a chance to compete with one another for a higher purse structure and for a point fund for the races that are run. Started in 1998 by Tim Engles, Lon and Pam Baker and Randy Myers the Modified Tour has had great success at bringing the local cars together at the area racetracks. |
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