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Professional Auto Racing Returns to Trenton February, 2014 with Two-Day Indoor Event at Sun National Bank Center

Published at March 28, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. Closed

TRENTON, NJ — The roar of professional auto racing, which has not been heard in New Jersey’s State Capital in over thirty years, will be awakened anew in 2014.

Len Sammons Motorsports Productions has announced it will promote a two-day, indoor racing event at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton in 2014. The event will feature top drivers from at least ten different States and Canada competing in the Fatheadz TQ Midget Racing Series.

A complete program including qualifying and feature events will be held for the TQ Midgets on Friday and Saturday night, February 7 and 8, 2014. A different support division will join the TQ Midgets each night making both programs unique.

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Super Bowl Schedule Forces Change of Dates for A.C. Boardwalk Indoor Races & Motorsports 2014 Show

Published at February 14, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. Closed

TRENTON, NJ — Len Sammons Productions has announced new dates for Motorsports 2014 and the Atlantic City Boardwalk Indoor Races. Both events will be held one week earlier than originally planned to avoid scheduling conflicts.

The 29th annual Motorsports show will be held Friday through Sunday, January 10-12, 2014 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pa. Indoor racing will be back inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall for the 12th consecutive year on Friday and Saturday January 24 and 25. The events will be preceded by a practice session on Thursday, January 23.

“The staging of the Super Bowl in New Jersey on the first weekend in February has forced us to rethink our plans,” said event producer Len Sammons.

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Gamblers Classic Three Quarter Midget Win to Anthony Sesely; NAPA Boardwalk Hall Indoor Saturday Support Features Won by Rudolph, Sieber and Hieber

Published at February 3, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. Closed

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Anthony Sesely of Matawan, N.J. drove perhaps the most perfect race of his career and won the biggest race prize in Indoor Three Quarter midget racing Saturday when he led the 40-lap Gamblers Classic feature wire to wire. Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, N.Y. won his third 600 Micro feature in his last four starts, Cody Sieber of Mifflintown, Pa., won the Champ Kart main event and Gary Hieber took the checkered flag in the Slingshot feature. Sesely’s route to the popular win was fashioned by holding off a variety of challengers including past Gamblers Classic winners Ted Christopher and Lou Cicconi, Jr. Sesely then had to hold off a determined Jimmy Blewett to secure the win.

“Every restart, every lap was nerve wracking,” said Sesely. “But the car was good and I was able to hold my line even in lapped traffic when I had to.” The race behind him took a dramatic turn on lap 38 when Christopher, making a bold bid for second place against Blewett, wound up becoming airborne off Blewett’s car and flipped wildly across the track. He was uninjured and Blewett’s car survived the collision without mechanical problems. Rowan Pennink came from way off the pace to finish third with Lou Cicconi, Jr., Friday night’s TQ feature winner, fourth at the end and Mike Lichty taking fifth.

With the win, Sesely earned the Fatheadz Eyewear TQ Indoor Racing Series points championship. The series included events previously promoted by Len Sammons Motorsports Productions at Baltimore, Md., and Providence, R.I. in addition to the pair of NAPA Auto Parts Boardwalk Hall Racing Weekend races.

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Cicconi Returns to A.C. Boardwalk Hall Victory Lane; Kyle Lick Is Surprise 600 Micro Feature Victor; Slingshot and Champ Kart Fields Set For NAPA Auto Parts Finale Saturday

Published at February 2, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. Closed

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Lou Cicconi, Jr., Lester, Pa., rebounded after suffering a blown engine in his originally assigned car, climbed behind the wheel of a Three Quarter midget owned by BJ MacDonald that he had previously driven to two wins inside Boardwalk Hall and picked up the win in the 30-lap NAPA Auto Parts Indoor Race Weekend headliner Friday night. Kyle Lick of Catasauqua, Pa., utilized patience, avoided pitfalls that claimed several leaders over the last five laps of the 20-lap 600 Micro feature, and dirt tracked his way to the biggest win of his career. Cicconi made his bid for the lead against fellow front row starter Ted Christopher with a daring outside pass following a mid-race restart, then held off a late race charge by first time Indoor TQ starter Jimmy Blewett to preserve the win.

“This was a great win,” said Cicconi. “With the blown engine this morning, the win helps pay for it. It’s good to be back in this car, it’s like an old pair of shoes. They still smell good when you put them back on,” Cicconi said. Runnerup Blewett moved from the fifth row at the start to finish a solid second. “I have to thank the fans for coming out tonight,” said Blewett. “This win is for my grandfather. He bought the car for me, and is recovering from open heart surgery. This should cheer him up,” Blewett said. Ryan Smith, Christopher, and Erick Rudolph rounded out the top five.

Rudolph survived a mid-race brush with the wall to rebound for a top five placing. Ryan Preece, Anthony Sesely, Ryan Tidman, Tim Buckwalter and Paul Lotier completed the top ten in the TQ Midget feature.

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Huge, Talent Laden Field Set for NAPA Auto Parts Indoor Auto Racing Weeekend at A.C. Boardwalk Hall, Feb 1 & 2

Published at January 29, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. Closed

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — A massive field of race hungry Three Quarter Midget, 600cc Micro, Slingshot and Champ Kart drivers will be making their way from across the northeast to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall this Friday and Saturday, February 1-2, for NAPA Auto Parts Indoor Racing Weekend.

The 11th running of the marquee event run under the direction of Len Sammons Motorsports Productions is the third and final race of the Fatheadz Eyewear Indoor Series.

Overall, 213 teams are entered among the four divisions of competition; less than half of them will be transferring to the feature races, making the qualifying events intense affairs in their own right.

TQ Midgets and 600 Micros race feature events on both Friday and Saturday with the ultimate prize, the Gamblers Classic the main TQ race on Saturday.

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‘Fan Fest’ Precedes NAPA Auto Parts Indoor Race in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on February 2

Published at January 21, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. Closed

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Though the majority of pre-race attention for the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Racing Weekend has centered around the drivers who will compete, the fans who attend the February 1-2 races in Boardwalk Hall are in for their share of the spoils.

The 11th running of the marquee event under the direction of Len Sammons Motorsports Productions, is planned for Friday and Saturday nights Feb. 1-2, 2013. The events will be the third and fourth events of the Fatheadz Eyewear Indoor Series.

On Saturday night, from 5pm to 6pm, fans holding lower level reserved seats will be invited to the racing surface to meet and greet the drivers. There, drivers will sign autographs, hand out treats and souvenirs to their fans and, in one case, offer interested youngsters the chance to win a valuable prize.

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Short Track Legend Billy Pauch Looking For Win Indoors At A.C. Boardwalk Hall

Published at January 15, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. Closed

Fatheadz Eyewear Indoor Racing Series Presented By Precise Racing
Racing Super Star Billy Pauch Seeks First Main Event Win In Napa Auto Parts A.C. Indoor Race In Boardwalk Hall On Feb. 2

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — With nearly 700 feature event wins to his credit over a driving career that spans over three and a half decade, Billy Pauch, Frenchtown, N.J., has done just about all there is to be done in short track auto racing. All that is except win the main event at the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Race, inside Atlantic City, N.J.’s Boardwalk Hall.

The 11th running of the marquee event run under the direction of Len Sammons Motorsports Productions, is planned for Friday and Saturday nights Feb. 1-2, 2013. The event will be the third and final race of the Fatheadz Eyewear Indoor Series.

Recently named one of Area Auto Racing News’ ‘Greatest Drivers Of It’s First Fifty Years’, Pauch’s credentials are incomparable. He earned more than 100 feature event victories at three New Jersey speedways – the currently operating New Egypt Speedways and the now closed Flemington and East Windsor Speedways.Pauch will have a golden opportunity to make good on his Boardwalk Hall quest. He will be reunited with the same car he drove to a win in the ‘preliminary night’ event of 2009. “It takes some luck to win indoors but with a good car you can make some of your own luck,” Pauch has said. “I had some luck the night I won the prelim race.”Highly respected car builder Colin Martin will be preparing Pauch’s car.

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Mike Perry Remembers Newtown with Top-5 Finish in Providence

Published at January 10, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center, Granite State Karting, Indoor Tracks, Manchester, NHMS, Seekonk and VMRS. Closed

Perry Eager for 2013 Karting & Modified Racing

Mike Perry of Dighton, MA closed the 2012 season with a fourth-place finish on New Year’s Eve at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The Mike Roe #26 prominently featured “Prayers for Sandy Hook” decals in recognition of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. “We were going to do something at the race but it was last minute, we were going to sell stickers and donate the money to the fund. … I gave out stickers to Brandon Rusczek and Ryan Preece.” Perry will keep the paint scheme on his kart for all 2013 races.

Perry has been racing Champ Karts since he was 18. He has raced at Atlantic City twice and every event in Providence. “I was glad that we redrew 3rd, putting us out of any disaster that could happen because there is usually 1 or 2 big wrecks. This was our first race ever on a new chassis that Brandon Mullis at Mullis Speed Concept prepared T/O Redemptions (powered by Baker Racing Engines) with FFM cut and prepared tires. We switched chassis builders over the winter and we were happy with a 4th place finish.”

The first of 18 races on the 2013 slate will be Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on February 2nd. After a successful debut with the new Champ Kart, Perry is looking forward to Atlantic City. “We actually brought the kart back to the shop that night and the next day we unloaded it and I talked with Brandon Mullis about what we can do and we changed a bunch of things on the kart. These karts react to small changes unlike the other chassis make (Prokart) where we would have to make big changes in order for it to respond.”

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NASCAR Ace Christopher Going for Another Indoor Win at Atlantic City

Published at January 4, 2013 in Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. Closed

Ted Christopher Heads to NAPA Auto Parts Weekend of Racing Atop Fatheadz Point Standings

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — With two solid Indoor race starts logged into their racing ledgers, Plainville, Ct., Three Quarter (TQ) Midget driver Ted Christopher and Champ Kart driver Brandon Ruszcek of Walllingford, Ct. will charge into Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. for two consecutive days of high speed racing action.

The 11th running of the event known since it inception as the ‘Gamblers Classic’, run under the direction of Len Sammons Motorsports Productions, is planned for Friday and Saturday nights Feb. 1-2, 2013.

Christopher and Rusczek will face stiff competition from over 50 other racers during the NAPA Auto Parts Indoor Racing extravanganza.

The pair are the leading drivers in the lucrative Fathead Eyewear Indoor Racing Series point standings and each will collect a substantial paycheck if they can continue their December event pace inside historic Boardwalk Hall.

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Five 2012 Champions Among Entries for Indoor Auto Racing Series Races; Baltimore Inaugural Set for This Saturday

Published at December 4, 2012 in 1st Mariner Arena, Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. Closed

Trenton, NJ — The list of Threee Quarter (TQ) Midget drivers entered for the first race of the three event Fatheadz Indoor Racing Series – in 1st Mariner Center in Baltimore, Md., December 8 – is best characterized in two ways – quality and quantity. Among the nearly sixty competitors are a quintet who earned circuit or track championships in 2012. Tim Buckwalter of Pottstown, Pa., the recently crowned 2012 American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) Midget driving champion, is looking for his first win Indoors. Ted Christopher of Plainville, Ct., a five time winner Indoors between Atlantic City and Providence, is the 2012 Stafford (CT) Motor Speedway track king. Mike Lichty, a one-time winner indoors, and one of two Canadian drivers entered in the Fatheadz three race series, won his first ISMA Supermodified driving championship in 2012. Anthony Sesely, Matawan, N.J., will be seeking his first TQ Midget win after earning the 2012 Wall Stadium Modified track championship for the second consecutive year. And Ryan Tidman of Levittown, Pa. will be a contender in the Indoor races after having won the 2012 ATQMRA Three Quarter Midget outdoor championship for the second straight year.

The 1st Mariner Center race is the first of a three indoor auto racing event series produced by Len Sammons Motorsports Productions. The newly named Fatheadz Series’ second event is logged in for Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., on December 31 and the two-race weekend finale is scheduled for February 1-2, 2013 in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.

Entries have been coming in at a steady rate for the Baltimore, Providence and Atlantic City in the Champ Kart support division as well. Atlantic City’s schedule of events includes two other class, a 600 Micro Sprint class and the Slingshots.

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Modified Racing Star Jimmy Blewett to Race in Fatheadz Eyewear Three Race Indoor Series

Published at November 16, 2012 in 1st Mariner Arena, Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. Closed

TRENTON, NJ — Modified stock car driver Jimmy Blewett has never driven a single lap in a Three Quarter (TQ) Midget, nor raced indoors. He will have three opportunities to broaden his racing horizons this winter when he steers Bobby Watkins’ car in the “Fatheadz Eyewear Indoor Racing Series.”
The three indoor auto racing events are produced by Len Sammons Motorsports Productions.

The first race is set for 1st Mariner Center in Baltimore, Md, on Saturday, December 8th The newly named series’ second event is logged in for Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R I , on December 31 and the two-race weekend finale is scheduled for February 1-2, 2013 in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.
Blewett will drive a car owned by Bobby Watkins Jr , a racing veteran from Levittown, Pa “I’m looking forward to driving for Bobby,” Blewett said “I’ll have the car in my shop before the first race and hope to shake it down in advance of heading to Baltimore,” Blewett said.

Entries have been coming in at a steady rate for the Baltimore, Providence and Atlantic City TQ Midget class and for the support Champ Kart division Atlantic City’s schedule of events includes two other class, a 600 Micro Sprint class and the Slingshots.

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Fatheadz Eyewear Signs as Title Sponsor for Three-Race Len Sammons Indoor Auto Racing Series

Published at November 14, 2012 in 1st Mariner Arena, Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center, Indoor Tracks and Uncategorized. Closed

TRENTON, NJ — Len Sammons Motorsports Productions has announced a new partnership for its three-race Indoor Series.

Fatheadz Eyewear of Brownsburg, Ind. has become the title sponsor of the newly designated “Fatheadz Eyewear Indoor Racing Series Presented By Precise Racing.” The first of the trio of events is set for 1st Mariner Center in Baltimore, Md, on Saturday, December 8th. The newly named series’ second event is logged in for Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., on December 31 and the two-race weekend finale is scheduled for February 1-2, 2013 in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.

Fatheadz is synonymous in the Midwest with open wheel racing by marketing heavily in the Sprint car and Midget ranks since it’s founding and sponsors other forms of motorsports throughout the country. Drivers Dave Darland, Jon Stanbrough, Tracy Hines, Brady Bacon and Hunter Schuerenberg, all fly the Fatheadz banner wherever they pilot their open wheeled machines.

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Past Indoor Auto Racing Winners Rudolph, Tidaback Among Baltimore, Providence And Atlantic City Favorites; Outdoor Three Quarter Midget Champ Tidman Looks To Improve

Published at November 9, 2012 in 1st Mariner Arena, Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. Closed

TRENTON, NJ — Picking a favorite in any auto race is difficult.  Picking the winner of an Indoor Three Quarter (TQ)Midget feature event is almost impossible. Yet three talented drivers, hailing from three different states,  figure to be among the competitors with a distinct advantage at 1st  Mariner Center on December 8 in Baltimore, Md., December 31 at  Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., and at Boardwalk Hall in  Atlantic City on February, 1-2, 2013. The three indoor auto racing events are produced by Len Sammons  Motorsports Productions.

Erick Rudolph, of Ransomville, N.Y., won indoors this past year in  Atlantic City. Mike Tidaback of Little Falls, N.J., is a past winner in Atlantic City and a past champion of the outdoor American Three Quarter  Midget Racing Association. And Ryan Tidman of Levittown, Pa., won the ATQMRA TQ Midget driving
championship in each of the past two years.

Rudolph, 20, will be driving the same Timex Morgan owned, Rochester,  N.Y. based car he used to dominate indoor racing last year. “You can’t stand still in racing and even though the car was fast  last year, we made some changes it that should make it better,”  Rudolph said.

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Indoor Auto Racing Events In Baltimore, Providence And Atlantic City Taking Shape; Christopher, Tidman Among Early Entries

Published at October 27, 2012 in 1st Mariner Arena, Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. Closed

TRENTON, NJ – The roar of auto racing engines outdoors, soon to be silenced across the Northeast, will reverberate anew in December with Indoor Auto Racing events planned for Baltimore, Md. and Providence, R. I. over a three week period. Lightning fast Three Quarter (TQ) Midget race cars and nimble Champ Karts will be featured at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore on December 8 and at Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence on December 31. A two day card of Indoor racing is also planned for Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. N. J. on February 1-2, 2013.

The three events are produced by Len Sammons Motorsports Productions headquartered in Trenton, NJ. The first driver to confirm his entry in the Baltimore and Providence races was Plainville, Ct. ace Ted Christopher, a winner of TQ Indoor races in both Dunkin’ Donuts Center and Boardwalk Hall in the recent past.

Christopher, the 2012 SK Modified champion at Stafford (CT) Motor Speedway, will be driving the same car he has experienced his prior successes with. Ryan Tidman, Levittown, PA. , the 2012 and 2011 outdoor TQ champion, is also among the first wave of entries committed for the inaugural Baltimore race and the sixth Indoor meet at Providence. Another prominent early entrant, Patrick Emerling, of the Buffalo, NY suburb of Orchard Park, is NASCAR’s Whelen Modified Touring Series 2011 Rookie of the Year. Emerling’s prowess on NASCAR’s short tracks should prove to be invaluable in competing on the tenth mile Baltimore and Providence tracks and Atlantic City’s eighth-mile speedway.

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Tickets Available Soon for A.C. Indoor Events, R.I. Dates Announced

Published at July 31, 2012 in Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. Closed

Atlantic City Indoor Race Tickets Going on Sale August 17; Tentative December Date for Providence, RI Indoors

Trenton, NJ — Indoor Auto Racing will return to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall in 2013 for the eleventh year under the promotion of
Len Sammons.Sammons has confirmed that the exciting events will be held on Friday and Saturday nights, February 1 and 2, 2013. Tickets for the Atlantic City Indoor Races will be available beginning on August 17, Sammons has announced.

“Our attendance was up at Boardwalk Hall this year,” said Sammons. “I think good weather and a weekend off between the races and the Motorsports trade show helped everyone including our staff.”

The Coffee Cup Indoor TQ and Champ Kart races at Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, December
15-16. 2012. “The Providence date shifts back to a December event as it was two years ago,” said Len Sammons. “We think it is the perfect time, removed from the racing season, yet not too close to the Christmas holiday season.”

A third off-season indoor race is possible. Information about all three events is available at www.aarn.com or by calling 609-888-3618.

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Packed House On Hand For A.C. Gamblers Classic; Rudolph Scores A Double In Three Quarter Midgets And 600 Micro Sprints; Daley Repeats ‘08 Champ Kart Win; Eagan Tops In Slingshot Thriller

Published at February 4, 2012 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. Closed

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — In front of one of the largest crowds in Boardwalk Hall's Gamblers Classic ten year history, Ransomville, N.Y.'s Erick Rudolph dominated the weekend events. After winning the Micro Sprint features Friday and Saturday, Rudolph saved his best effort for last when he overpowered the competition, winning the Gamblers Classic for Three Quarter Midgets.

The race was a three-man affair from the outset. Front row starters Stewart Friesen and Rudolph paced the field and sparred with each other through a series of double file restarts. In one of those instances, Rudolph seemed to gain the upper hand only to have the start called back by officials who added a two position penalty for the infraction.

Undeterred, Rudolph passed Friesen after challenging for the lead for several laps. Friesen seemed destined for a second place finish but a late race tangle with a surging Billy Pauch saw Friesen spin and Pauch penalized.

Rudolph ruled the roost as the laps ran out. The big mover in the last five laps was Ryan Smith, who was trying to put a 600 Micro in the winners circle for the first time. Smith settled for second place after a sterling drive ahead of Jon Gambuti, ninth starter Mike Lichty and sixteenth place starter Tim Buckwalter.

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NASCAR Star Johnny Benson Is In for Atlantic City Indoor Race; Teams with Cicconi in New Drinan Car

Published at November 20, 2011 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Atlantic City, NJ — ISMA Supermodified star and past NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck standout Johnny Benson, Jr. is the latest driver to file an entry for the Indoor Auto Racing event to be held at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall in February.

Benson, 48, earned a total of 17 career wins among NASCAR’s three national circuits, including one Sprint Cup triumph, at Rockingham, N.C., in 2002.

Benson has proven to be a quick study throughout his career. In three different series, ASA, NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Sprint Cup, Benson has earned Rookie of the Year honors. He subsequently earned ASA and Nationwide Series championships, indicative of his ability to adapt quickly.

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First Atlantic City Indoor Race Entries Received, New Track Layout to Improve Racing & Viewing

Published at October 27, 2011 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Atlantic City, NJ — Registration is underway for Indoor Auto Racing to be held at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall in February. The 10th edition of the event under the direction of Len Sammons and staff is planned for Friday and Saturday nights Feb. 3-4, 2012. TQ (three quarter) Midgets, dirt 600cc Micro-Sprints, Slingshots and Champ Karts.

Competitors and fans will be greeted with an altered track layout for the ‘12 edition.

The entire oval will be shifted inside the hall for better fan sight lines. Competitors will enjoy wider corners and straightaways. The inside of the track’s turns will be marked by tires rather than guardrails. The tires were used successfully at Providence, R.I., for the previous events.

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Dates Announced for 2012 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Indoor Races, Tickets on Sale August 17th

Published at August 10, 2011 in Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Atlantic City Feb. 3-4, Providence March 10-11

Atlantic City, NJ — Indoor Auto Racing will return to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall in 2012 for the tenth year under the promotion of Len Sammons.

Sammons has confirmed that the exciting events will be held on Friday and Saturday nights, February 3 and 4, 2012.

Ted Christopher from Plainville, Conn. will be returning to defend the “Gambler’s Classic” title he won this past January in the headline Three-Quarter Midget division.

Christopher, the 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, also won the “Coffee Cup” TQ-Midget feature held inside the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., to sweep last winter’s Indoor Racing Series. The Providence events will again be held in 2012, on Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11.

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Christopher Aces Second Career Gambler’s Classic TQ-Midget Victory

Published at January 31, 2011 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Atlantic City, NJ — There is a certain pride that comes in winning the Gambler’s Classic TQ-Midget race at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

Just ask Ted Christopher.

The former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion claimed his second career Gambler’s Classic title Saturday night.

“When you think about this race and the history that is involved in indoor racing in Atlantic City, it really means something special to win it,” said Christopher of Plainville, Conn. “We only come here once a year and we, as a team, put a lot of effort into winning this race so I take a certain amount of great pride with this victory.”
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Buckwalter Claims Wild TQ-Midget Prelim; Carpenter Aces 600cc Micro Sprint Main

Published at January 28, 2011 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Atlantic City, NJ — Crazy.

That’s how Tim Buckwalter, 22, of Douglassville, Pa., described Friday night’s TQ-Midget 30-lap preliminary feature event at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

Buckwalter claimed his first-ever indoor event in front of a large crowd that sat in absolute awe over the transgressions of a race that had many leaving the gates with absolute anticipation for Saturday night’s 40-lap Gambler’s Classic finale.

When the race was all said and done, only four cars finished the distance after a lap 25 crash took out or left 15 cars to the pit area. And many of those sent to the pit area were the heavy hitters like then-race leader Chris DeRitis, Lou Cicconi Jr, Joey Payne, Mike Lichty and Ted Christopher, who survived the turn two crash but he was later black flagged as his left-front wheel was busted.

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Successful Practice Night Kicks Off Gambler’s Classic Weekend at Boardwalk Hall

Published at January 27, 2011 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Atlantic City, NJ — More than 210 race cars showed up for practice at Boardwalk Hall Thursday night in preparation for this weekend’s 9th annual Gambler’s Classic.

“We, by far, are excited for the next two days of racing action at Boardwalk Hall,” said event promoter and organizer Len Sammons. “With a large turnout of cars for practice along with more expected to enter on Friday, we expect this to be a grand event for the fans and competitors.”

Four divisions of race cars – TQ-Midgets, 600cc Micro Sprint Cars, Slingshots and Champ Karts – participated in the five hour practice session.

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Friesen Ready for Back-to-Back TQ-Midget Indoor Events

Published at December 11, 2010 in Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Trenton, NJ — Stewart Friesen wants another photograph in his garage.

The likeable Canadian driver, who now resides in Old Forge, N.Y., still looks at the picture that shows him, Joey Payne and Jack Hewitt in Victory Lane from the indoor TQ-Midget race in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

That picture brings a smile to his face as it marked the one and only indoor victory that Friesen, 27, scored when he was a mere 16-year-old driver.

Now, he wants more pictures and Victory Lane photos.

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Cicconi Claims Second Career Gambler’s Classic Feature Event

Published at February 2, 2010 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Kyle Hieber (Slingshots) and AJ Roderick (Champ Karts) Win Mains

Atlantic City, NJ — Lou Cicconi Jr. joined some elite company by winning Saturday night’s Gambler’s Classic 40-lap TQ-Midget feature at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

The Aston, Pa., veteran became only the second driver in the eight year history of the race to have won the Gambler’s Classic twice. Cicconi, who collected $5000 for the 40-lap victory, won the event in 2006. Joey Payne is the only other driver to have won twice (2004 and 2007).

“It’s all because of the crew,” Cicconi said. “They work hard in giving me a great car. I love racing in this event, and I’m very proud that I won it with Tony Stewart here.”

Stewart made an unannounced visit to Boardwalk Hall to watch both nights of racing action.
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Christopher Serves Notice With Gambler’s Classic Preliminary Win

Published at January 30, 2010 in Boardwalk Hall and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Atlantic City, NJ — Ted Christopher served notice on Friday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., as he claimed the 30-lap TQ-Midget preliminary main event.

Christopher of Plainville, Ct., the 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, got the lead from Joey Payne on a lap 19 restart and he held off Billy Pauch to claim the victory.

Christopher enters as the favorite for Saturday night’s 40-lap prestigious Gambler’s Classic. He is the defending champion of the race.

“I like my chances,” Christopher said. “I didn’t see anybody go as fast as us in the heat race. We’ll see what the Gambler’s Classic brings.”
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Familiar Faces from ISMA to Run for Gambler’s Classic Gold at Atlantic City

Published at January 26, 2010 in Boardwalk Hall, Indoor Tracks, ISMA and NASCAR CWTS. 0 Comments

Leading the way into this weekend’s famed Atlantic City Gambler’s Classic will be none other than ISMA supermodified young lion Mike Lichty. Lichty, after a win at Providence, RI in the Leonard J. Sammon’s Jr. Indoor Winter Series, now leads the points coming into Atlantic City’s TQ event. A point system was set up in honor of the late founder and publisher of Area Auto Racing News who passed away in 1991.

Lichty is about to embark on a new career challenge running in the NASCAR Camping World Truck series.

“I tested at Chicagoland two years ago and put in 350 laps at Motor Mile with Dennis Setzer’s help,” said Lichty about his budding plans. Loudon, Martinsville Iowa and O’Reilly Motorsports Park are definitely on Lichty’s schedule at present with more events, perhaps totaling as many as a dozen, hopefully to follow. The Truck he will compete with is part of Setzer’s organization.

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Mike Stefanik Enters Gambler’s Classic TQ-Midget Race

Published at December 29, 2009 in Boardwalk Hall. 0 Comments

Stefanik Set for Gambler’s Classic TQ-Midget Run

Atlantic City, NJ — Mike Stefanik can’t wait for the Gambler’s Classic indoor Three-Quarter Midget race at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

Stefanik, 51, of Coventry, R.I., is the latest entrant for the prestigious two-day indoor race on January 29-30, 2010.

The seven-time NASCAR Modified Tour and two-time NASCAR Busch East champion will make his debut TQ-Midget run in Boardwalk Hall, but it won’t be his first indoor TQ-Midget race.

Stefanik enters as a favorite in the Colin Martin-owned No. 36 as he captured the Coffee Cup trophy at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., in early December.
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Point Fund Announced For Indoor Winter TQ-Midget Series

Published at December 11, 2009 in Boardwalk Hall, Dunkin Donuts Center and Indoor Tracks. 0 Comments

Atlantic City, NJ — An added incentive is up for grabs for those participating in the winter season TQ-Midget events.

Race organizers of the indoor TQ-Midget races announced today that drivers will be competing for point fund money.

The Leonard J. Sammons Jr. Indoor Winter Series sponsored by Dr. Lowe started last weekend at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. Sammons was the founder and publisher of Area Auto Racing News. He passed away in 1991.

The next event on the indoor TQ-Midget series is the Atlantic City (N.J.) Indoor Race, which is scheduled for January 29-30, 2010, at Boardwalk Hall.

The winner of the series will receive $500, while the runner-up receives $300 and third place receives $200.

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Mototown USA 12-Packers Vied in Atlantic City

Published at January 21, 2008 in Boardwalk Hall and Mototown USA. 0 Comments

Atlantic City, NJ — Ted Christopher, of Plainville, Conn., and Jimmy Broderick, of Brookfield, used their MototownUSA 12 Pack Series break to vie for Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City Indoor Racing honors and cash here Saturday Night.

Christopher and Broderick were among the 97 three quarter midget and 600cc micro sprint drivers vying for Saturday night’s M&R Midget A-Main’s 26 places. The fourth annual ACIR Gamblers Classic on the former Atlantic City Convention Center’s one- eighth-mile concrete oval is a revival of 1937-81 full and TQ midget racing.
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