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KEYSTONE CUP/SPEEDWEEK FAST APPROACHING
York Haven, Pa.....The best of central Pennsylvania's 410 Sprint Car
racers are already gearing up for two big weeks of racing later this
season. The 18th Annual Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Sprint Car
Speedweek, and the 2nd Annual Keystone Cup Series are prominent on the
local racing calender.
The Keystone Cup Series kicked off last year over the Memorial Day
holiday week. It's set to run during that time frame again. The
Keystone Cup will be contested at five tracks over a six day period,
beginning at the Grandview Speedway on Wednesday May 21. After one
night off, the Keystone Cup moves to Williams Grove Speedway on Friday
May 23rd, followed by Lincoln Speedway, Saturday May 24, Selinsgrove
Speedway Sunday May 25, and ending Monday May 26 at Port Royal Speedway.
The Grandview event will be contested over 35 laps, while the other four
events will be 30 lap features. Each race offers $5000 to win. The
Grandview Keystone Cup show will also mark the season opener for the
19th season of the popular Thunder on the Hill Racing Series sponsored
by NAPA Auto Parts.
Last year the Keystone Cup Series averaged 36 cars per night at it's six
races. Lucas Wolfe won twice during the series, while Mark Smith, Greg
Hodnett, Stevie Smith and Danny Lasoski were single night winners.
Winless Fred Rahmer claimed the Keystone Cup title last season.
The Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek covers the
week of the Independence Day holiday. Now entering it's 18th season,
Speedweek has hosted 112 racing events at 12 different Speedways.
This year's Speedweek will kick off on Saturday June 28 at Lincoln
Speedway with the Kevin Gobrecht Memorial Race. This 30 lap feature
will offer $7000 to win. The very next evening, Sunday June 29 the
Sprinters move off to the Bedford Speedway for a 30 lap race with $5000
to win.
After one night off things kick into high gear Tuesday July 1 at
Grandview Speedway where the 35 lap feature offers $5000 to win.
Wednesday July 2, Speedweek moves south of the boarder to Hagerstown
(MD) Speedway for another 30 lap feature with $5000 to win.
Port Royal Speedway has the first of two Speedweek shows on Thursday
July 3. That one is 30 laps with $5000 to win. Friday July 4, Williams
Grove Speedway will offer the $10,000 to win Mitch Smith Memorial Race.
The feature will be 30 laps. It's back to Port Royal on Saturday July 5
for a 30 lap race with $7000 to win. Speedweek wraps up Sunday July 6
at Selinsgrove Speedway for the 30 lap Jan Opperman Memorial Race, which
offers $5000 to win.
Last year the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Pennsylvania Speedweek averaged
nearly 35 cars per night during it's seven race swing. Greg Hodnett and
Keith Kauffman each won two races, while Lance Dewease, Todd Shaffer and
Sean Michael each won single features. Winless Lucas Wolfe claimed the
overall point title.
Over the years, 19 different drivers have won Speedweek feature events.
While he didn't win last year, Fred Rahmer is the biggest winner in
Speedweek competition. Rahmer has claimed ten Speedweek titles, and 28
of the 112 races. Three time champ Lance Dewease is second on the win
list with 17 victories. One time champ Greg Hodnett is third in wins
with 16 triumphs.
Seven time winner Keith Kauffman, five time winner Steve Smith and
winless Lucas Wolfe are the other Speedweek champions. Other drivers to
score Speedweek wins are; donnie Kreitz Jr. (8), Cris Eash (6), Billy
Pauch (5), Todd Shaffer (5), Sean Michael (2), Jeff Shepard (2), Doug
Esh (2), Billy Brian Jr. (2), Stevie Smith (2), Mark Smith (1), Lenny
Krautheim (1), Brett Mann (1), Jerry Stone (1), and Tyler Walker (1).
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