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Raceway 7 set to host FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series
Friday with $1,200 on the line; Bradford off the schedule
By Mike Leone
July 23, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Conneaut, OH
The FASTRAK Northeast Late Model Touring Series will
return to Raceway 7 this Friday night, July 25 for event #7 on the
2008 slate. Action will get underway at 7:30 p.m. at Ron Nielson's
speeedplant located just south of Conneaut, Ohio. The Touring event
that was originally scheduled for Saturday at Bradford was been
cancelled by the track.
"We're looking forward to returning to Raceway 7 Friday night"
expressed FASTRAK Northeast co-Director Vicki Emig. "With the
rescheduling of our first show to July 4, it just so happened that
this show fell only three weeks later. Raceway 7 always attracts a
high car count and a strong field with their quality field of weekly
competitors. We're expecting a strong field of cars with no FASTRAK
races now on Saturday or Sunday this weekend. At the beginning of
the season we felt we'd get 30 cars for our Touring events and that's
right where we're at average wise after six events. We've had 66
different drivers that have competed in the six Touring events alone."
The 25-lap feature will pay $1,200 to-win, $150 to-start. Drivers
will draw pills to determine the heat race lineups and redraw for the
first 12 starting spots of the feature.
Max Blair continues to lead the Northeast Touring Series points
thanks to his opening win at McKean County Raceway on May 24 and a
second when the Series returned on July 5. The 19-year-old
Titusville, Pa. driver also had a third at Mercer Raceway Park on May
26 and a fourth at Expo Speedway show on July 10. Blair's two worst
finishes are a pair of 12ths at Dog Hollow Speedway and Raceway 7.
In six events, there has yet to be a repeat winner. Will Friday
night make seven winners in seven races? Other winners are Frank
Guidace (Mercer), Alan Dellinger (Dog Hollow), John Lacki (Raceway
7), Kyle Drum (McKean), and Bobby Powell (Expo).
"Max has really turned up the wick," acknowledged FASTRAK Northeast
Co-Director Mike Leone. "He's been a threat to win every race he's
entered both locally and Touring. Not only is he leading our $5,000
Northeast Touring Series, but it appears he's leading the $10,000
National Weekly Series as well, which is drivers' best 15 point
nights. He's putting himself in position to win a lot of money and
advance even further come Grand National time. The Touring events
have been so competitive with six winners in six races. You look at
the standout drivers that haven't won a race and it's pretty
incredible. Dick Barton, Jay Watson, Rusty Moore, Mike Pegher, Jr.,
Dennis Lunger, Tommy Snyder, and others are all going to be pretty
hungry for their first wins Friday night."
Current Touring Series Points (only Touring Series members are
eligible to receive points): 1. Max Blair 182 2. John Lacki 160 3.
Rusty Moore 149 4. Bobby Powell 148 5. Tom Snyder, Jr. 144 6. Dick
Barton 143 7. Andy Buckley & Justin Kann 126 9. Roger French 121
10. Jay Watson 120 11. Dennis Lunger, Jr. 119 12. Jim Frank 116
13. Jon Law 104 14. Chad Myers 97 15. Bob Kish 91 16. Steve
Hollabaugh & Bob Diver 86 18. Kevin Meadows 81 19. Mike Pegher, Jr.
66 20. Kyle Drum 63 21. Bert Cleer 62 22. Dereck Frank 36 23.
Bobby Whitling 35 24. Carl McKinney 33 25. Brian Booher 28 26.
Todd Sweet & Steve D'Apolito 20 28. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr., Bob
Dorman, & Dave Airgood, Jr. 10 31. Frank Guidace, Dan Karalagas,
Gary Miller, Jr., Tim Schram, Mike Wonderling, Sr., Tommy
Kronenwetter, Mike Lesky, John Eckenrod, Rocky Kugel, Alan Dellinger,
Tyler Dietz, Jeff Enos, Ron Smithley, Dan Angelicchio, Dave Lyon,
Bump Hedman, Greg Oakes, Alex Anderson, Dave Norton, Jr., Butch
Lambert, Ben Black, Bob Vogt, Jr., Chris Haines, Dan Stives, Dave
Osterberg, Gary Stahl, Scott Jones, John Haggerty, Kirby Tucker,
Roger Laughlin, Chris Angelicchio, Wayne Mohawk, Mike Anderson (Jr.),
Garrett Stephen, Bert Blackson, Tom Copeland. 0.
Feature payoffs for Raceway 7: 1. $1,200 2. $650 3. $450 4. $350 5.
$325 6. $300 7. $275 8. $260 9. $255 10. $250 11. $225 12. $210 13.
$200 14. $175 15. $165 16. $160 17. $155 18-24. $150.
There is a $50 entry fee. The Goodyear G45 or G50 tires are
mandatory. They will be available at the track for $128 each or by
calling BWR Performance at 330-509-1999.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30. Raceway 7 is located
six miles south of Interstate 90, on Ohio Route 7, just south of
Monroe Center (and Bushnell), Ohio. For more information check out
www.raceway7. com, call 440-594-2222 on race day, or email
info@raceway7. com
2008 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series associate sponsors thus far are
Race 1, Fame RV Center, Yoder's Performance Specialty & PRC, Bullitt
Chassis, and Fred Beans Parts.
To join our mailing list, simply send an e-mail to fastrakpr-
subscribe@yahoogrou ps.com. Mike Leone and Vicki Emig can be reached
at 724-964-9300. E-mail to info@fastraknorthea st.com and snail mail
to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. For more information, check
out www.fastraknortheas t.com.
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