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by Brian Spaid
April 13, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRANKLIN, PA .. For the last week, track officials and employees
have been hard at work getting Tri-City Speedway ready for the 2008 season
opener scheduled on Sunday April 27th.
Tri-City will host five exciting divisions for its weekly shows this
season, including the Engles Trucking DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds, 4
Your Car Connection FASTRAK Late Models, RPM Auto Sales/Sherry Shawgo
Real Estate E Mods, E.F. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks, and Klapec
Auto Body "Sunday Night Thunder" Cars. Gates open at 4 p.m. and
racing starts at 6 p.m. on opening night. Adult grandstand admission is $11.
For now, the focus is routine maintenance and spring cleanup issues
at the Venango County half-mile dirt track. The track itself is still
covered with a green sheen of rye that is planted each fall to help
prevent erosion of the track surface due to harsh weather conditions over
the seven-month layoff. Work on the racing surface will start in earnest
within the week before opening night.
"It's still quite wet here," said Tri-City Co-Promoter Mike Graham
in reference to the entire facility. "As for the track, we don't want to
disturb it for now. If we open it up to the weather, we'll have a very
rough surface come opening day. We are very pleased with the lack of
erosion over the winter."
Graham and his fellow promoter, Roger Crick, met with race officials
on Saturday afternoon in the VIP suite. The hour-long meeting was an
opportunity for Graham and Crick to review with race officials the
on-track procedures and any safety policies and concerns.
"We have fantastic officials at Tri-City," noted Crick. "They do a
yeoman's job each and every Sunday night. We meet every year before the
season begins to make sure everyone is on the same page. These
officials are the reason why we can run a fast Sunday night show for our fans
and race teams."
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 DIRTcar Big
Block Modifieds, FASTRAK Late Models, 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.
TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY 2008 SCHEDULE
Apr. 27 - DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds, FASTRAK Late Models, E Mods, Pro
Stocks, Thundercars (5-Star Racing)
May 04 - 5-Star Racing
May 11 - Red Express Presents 5-Star Racing/Mother's Day Pro Stocks and
Thundercars Powder Puff Race
May 18 - Fisher & Father Present 5-Star Racing /Armed Forces Day
May 25 - Rankin & Son Excavating 5-Star Racing/BRP Modified Tour 2008
5th Annual Dick Rankin Memorial
June 01 - Armstrong Cable Presents 5-Star Racing/Welding Technologies E
Series (E Mods)/Little League Night (Little Leaguers in Uniform
Receive Free Grandstand Admission)
June 08 - WDDH 97.5 "The Hound" Presents 5-Star Racing/One-on-One
Spectator Races
June 15 - Cranberry Pennzoil 10 Minute Oil Change Presents 5-Star
Racing/PPC Violence Free Network Ladies Only Charity Mid Sized Car Demo
Derby
June 22 - McDonald's Presents 5-Star Racing and Kids Night Bike
Races/William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro
Stock Series
June 29 - Edward Jones Investments Presents Fireworks Extravaganza and
5-Star Racing
July 03 and 04 - Hetrick Racing Presents Extreme Dirt Track ATVA
Nationals 2008
July 06 - Buyer's Fair & Pennzoil Present 5-Star Racing/Welding
Technologies E Series/Scout Night (Scouts in Uniform Receive Free Grandstand
Admission)(Fireworks Raindate)
July 13 - Atkinson Fire Safety Equipment Presents 5-Star Racing/BRP
Modified Tour 2008 16th Annual Kodiak Memorial
July 20 - Joy Employee Fund Presents 5-Star Racing/Lowry Auto Wrecking
Mid Sized Car Demo Derby/Teen Night (Ages 13-19 Receive Free Grandstand
Admission)
July 27 - No Racing/Speedway Closed
Aug 03 - Coors Brewing 5-Star Racing Bonus Bucks Night/William R. Karns
Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series
Aug 10 - Barr's Insurance Presents 5-Star Racing
Aug 17 - Pittsburgh Circle Track Club & Twin State Auto Racing Fan Club
5-Star Racing/One-on-One Spectator Races (Points End)
Aug 24 - No Racing/Speedway Closed
Aug 30 & 31 - Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend Presented by
Armstrong Cable: World of Outlaws Late Model Series (Sat and Sun: 50 Laps;
$10,000-to-win)/FASTRAK Late Models (Sat and Sun)/United E Mod Series
(Sat: Welding Technologies E Series; Sun: Welding Technologies E Series All
Star 30)/Pro Stocks (Sat and Sun: William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating &
Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series)/Sat: "4th Annual
Ghetto South - The Party" (Ray's Racing and Engles Trucking) (Gates Open at
2 p.m.; Time Trials at 4 p.m.; Racing at 6 p.m.)
Sept 07 - 12th Annual CSOnline Applefest 100 (William R. Karns
Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series)/"Sunday
Night Thunder" Cars Apple Core 20/Lowry Auto Wrecking Mid Sized Car Demo
Derby (Gates Open at 2 p.m.; Racing at 4 p.m.)
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