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Jeff Strunk
Enters Short Track SuperNationals.
News from the Short Track SuperNationals - 'The
Working Man's Race'
Media Contact: Brett Deyo - 845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com
For Immediate Release/September 13, 2011
Big Diamond & Grandview Speedway
358-Modified Champion Jeff Strunk Files Entry
for Short Track SuperNationals; Norm Hansell No. 357 Poised For 2011 Edition Of
"Working Man's Race" Oct. 8 At Five Mile Point
KIRKWOOD, NY - One of
Pennsylvania's leading talents has set his sights on the Short Track SuperNationals.
Jeff Strunk, who earned 358-Modified championships at
Big Diamond Speedway (his seventh) and Grandview Speedway (his ninth) in 2011,
has filed an entry for the fourth edition of the "Working Man's Race"
on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, N.Y. The
Bechtelsville,
The Strunk/Hansell
combination has won events at
Already, the early entry
list for the SuperNationals boasts a wide range of
talent, including Billy Pauch Jr. of
"This is a race I
definitely want to win," Strunk, 43, said of the
SuperNationals. "We came close two years ago
(when he lost a wheel leading after halfway in 2009). That was a big
disappointment. If you win the SuperNationals, you
know you've done something. A lot of quality racers run that show."
For just $40, a family of five can attend the SuperNationals
and eat/drink! The 'Family Five Pack' offers two Adult tickets, three Youth
(ages 13-17) or Senior (ages 62 and over) tickets plus five hot dogs and five
sodas. Do the math: it's just $8 per person!
Tickets purchased individually are also well below the industry norm for
Modified special events. Adults are $18, Youth and
Seniors are $14 and Kids 12 and under are FREE.
All
racing activity will be held on the Saturday portion (Oct. 8) of the program,
eliminating hotel costs for budget-minded race teams. Friday night (Oct. 7)
will be reserved for an open practice session from 6-9 p.m.
Pit admission is $30 for the Saturday event (Oct. 8) while Friday night's (Oct.
7) open practice is $20. Grandstand admission is FREE for Friday practice.
The fourth running of the Short Track SuperNationals is
headlined by a 50-lap big-block/small-block Modified event paying $5,000 to the
winner with a $20 "gambler's fee" plus bonuses and lap money. The
event offers $300 to take the green flag - an increase of $100 over last season
- thanks to a marketing agreement with Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. of
Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
Trackside Products Race of Champions Street Stocks (25 laps), a Four Cylinder
Open (18 laps) and a Figure Eight World Championship paying $1,000 to win
complete the "split program" which will see support-division
qualifying take place in the afternoon. The entire Modified portion of the show
is reserved for the evening.
Joining Pioneer Pole Buildings as corporate partners of the
event include VP Racing Fuels, Alpine Building & Post Supply, Bob Hilbert
Sportswear and Trackside Products.
In its four-year existence, the SuperNationals has gained a reputation as a racer- and fan-friendly event.
A healthy purse and open rules package annually attracts a diverse
cross-section of talented weekend racers to do battle.
Last year, Modified upstart Justin Holland of
A $1,000 cash bonus for the Modifieds is in place should one driver win both
the SuperNationals at Five Mile Point on Saturday
(Oct. 8) and the new 'Outlaw 100' event at Brewerton (N.Y.)
Special awards and bonuses are adding up for the SuperNationals
and have been posted with complete race information, rules, pricing and more on
the event website: www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. Lap sponsorships are on sale at $20 per lap and can
be obtained by e-mailing Brett Deyo at Deyo99H@aol.com.
Entry forms have been posted on the official event website: www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. Early registration runs through Sept. 25 at $15.
After Sept. 25, the registration fee increases to $20.
Plenty of marketing opportunities remain available by contacting event promoter
Brett Deyo. For further information on the Short
Track SuperNationals, contact Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781 or via e-mail: Deyo99H@aol.com. SuperNationals
info is on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.
The Short Track SuperNationals
is presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc., VP Racing Fuels, Alpine Building
& Post Supply, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Four Star Lettering, Dale Smith
Photography, Selinsgrove Speedway, Lias Tire/American
Racer, Manmiller Electric, BFP Specialty, Scotty
Speed & Diesel, Shiley Fabrications, Reading Plastic
Fabricators and BD Motorsports Media.
2011 Short Track SuperNationals
Qualifiers
March 18 - Selinsgrove
Speedway/Selinsgrove, PA - 358-Modified Icebreaker IV - JEFF STRUNK
April 22 - Penn Can
Speedway/Susquehanna, PA - The Can Opener - JEFF STRUNK
June 11 - Five Mile Point
Speedway/Kirkwood, NY - Night of Qualifiers - NICK ROCHINSKI
July 3 - Big Diamond
Speedway/Minersville, PA - Georgie
Stevenson Memorial - BILLY PAUCH JR.
Aug. 23 - New Egypt Speedway/New
Egypt, NJ - BILLY PAUCH SR.
Sept. 16 - Accord Speedway/Accord,
NY - Championship Night Winner
Oct. 6 - Brewerton Speedway/Brewerton,
NY - Outlaw 100 Highest Finisher