FOR RELEASE:
April 3rd, 2011

 

Five Mile Point Speedway Ready For 61st Consecutive Season Opener This Sunday, April 10th!

 

           

            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RE:  61st Season Opener

CONTACT:  Andrew Harpell – fivemilepoint1@aol.com (775-5555)

 

FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY READY FOR 61ST CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF RACING THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH AT 4 P.M.   KIDS 17 AND YOUNGER FREE!

 

KIRKWOOD, NY…The historic Five Mile Point Speedway is ready to jump start the 61st season of racing this Sunday, April 10th at 4 p.m.  The Race of Champions Dirt Sportsman and Trackside Products Race of Champions Street Stocks will be joined by a Lightning Cat open along with 600 c.c. Modifieds.

 

Thanks to the partnership between Five Mile Point Speedway and Citadel Radio Stations in the southern tier all kids 17 years old and younger will be admitted in to the grandstand free this Sunday.  With many area school districts on break next week it will be a great time for the area kids to take in a race at no cost.

 

After a successful practice day this past Saturday, April 2nd the speedway is ready for the 2011 racing season with the lid lifter this Sunday.  The RoC Sportsman teams have already logged one event this season with the Cabin Fever event at the New Egypt Speedway (NJ) back on March 26th.

 

Bob Lineman, Jr. recorded the victory with defending RoC Champion and Five Mile Point Speedway weekly campaigner Jeff Crambo finishing in second.  Crambo now gets to take advantage of competing at his home speedway this Sunday.  A strong field of the top northeast Sportsman teams are expected this Sunday from as far away as Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.  The 40 lap event will pay $1,500 to the race winner.

 

The Trackside Products RoC Street Stocks will begin their 2011 campaign with the event this Sunday.  Denny Decker from Susquehanna, PA is the defending tour champion and will be looking to repeat as he won this event last season as well. 

 

The popular 600 c.c. Modifieds will invade the quarter mile this Sunday as well.  Many of those teams travel out of the states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  A strong field always converges on the perfectly suited quarter mile oval for their tour events.  The Lightning Cats (4 cylinders) will have an open show as well this Sunday.

 

Prior to the racing on Sunday, Five Mile Point Speedway will have another practice day for the teams beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday.   Once again grandstand admission will be free with the donation of a canned good or non perishable food item to benefit CHOW.

 

For additional information please log on to the official Five Mile Point Speedway website at www.fivemilepointspeedway.net or phone the speedway offices at (607) 775-5555 you can also find us on Facebook or email the offices directly at fivemilepoint1@aol.com.  If you would like to receive updated text alerts regarding race day weather please text us at 607-775-5555.