Records To Be Shattered: Seventh Short Track SuperNationals At I-88 Speedway Oct. 10-11 Offers Largest Payout In Event History; Modifieds Race For $5,000 To Win, $1,000 For 10th & HUGE $600 To Start; Fully Paid B-Main For Non-Qualifiers; Halfway Leader Earns $700; Weekend Lineup Announced
AFTON, NY – The seventh edition of the Alpine Building Supply Short Track SuperNationals presented by Olum’s will shatter all previous ‘Working Man’s Race’ records when the event takes place at I-88 Speedway in Afton, N.Y., Friday-Saturday October 10-11.
In 2006, together with Pat Jordan – then the promoter of Afton Speedway – promoter Brett Deyo launched the Short Track SuperNationals, a Columbus Day affordable alternative to Super DIRT Week for Friday, Saturday and Sunday competitors. The inaugural event attracted some 220 race cars to the facility over two days. Shortly thereafter, Jordan and wife Janet ended their reign as managers of the facility.
Deyo and the BD Motorsports Media LLC staff promoted the SuperNationals for five more editions at nearby Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, N.Y., raising sponsorship money for racers, paying out bonuses, product awards, and building the event into an autumn destination. Fans have been involved with giveaways, raffles and more.
Following the 2013 event, Deyo formed a partnership with I-88 Speedway co-promoters Jamie Page and Ron Ford to bring the event to their spic-and-span I-88 Speedway, which offers ample parking and pit area room, camping with hookups, transponder scoring and many amenities for competitors and spectators.
In short, the ‘Working Man’s Race’ has returned to its original “job site” at the Afton Fairgrounds.
As Short Track SuperNationals 7 approaches, all standing records for the event are set to be broken.
On Saturday (Oct. 11), the highest big-block/small-block Modified purse structure in event history will be paid. The winner of the 50-lap event will collect well over $5,000, with $1,000 reserved for the 10th-place finisher and $600 just to take the green flag.
Thanks to Dale and Sue Smith and Steve Survilla, lap 25 – the halfway circuit of the SuperNationals Modified main – will pay an astounding $700 to the leader! This is the most lucrative halfway bonus in the history of the Short Track SuperNationals.
Additionally, the Modifieds will take part in a fully paid B-Main offering $777 to the winner for 17 laps and $100 to take the green. All non-qualifiers will receive payment at the 2014 edition.
The Modified event takes on added significance as the sixth and final event of the Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP. Andy Bachetti and Danny Johnson are tied for the point lead heading into I-88. The huge series point fund will be paid out following the SuperNationals event.
Also competing on Saturday: the Crate 602 Sportsman in a 25-lap main paying $1,000 to the winner and $100 to start; the event will offer points toward the 2014 Dig Safely New York GRIT Series championship. IMCA-Modifieds and Empire Lightning Sprints complete the Saturday card.
There will be a pre-race fan fest and post-race party on Saturday, as well.
On Friday night (Oct. 10), the Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman division are featured in a 35-lap special paying $1,500 to the winner and $125 to start. Hefty Crate 602 Sportsman bonuses will be paid as follows to the top-six across the line: $300, $200, $100, $75, $50 and a free pit pass for Saturday. Also on the Friday card are Street Stocks (home track rules), Four Cylinders (generally accepted Southern Tier rules) and Empire Sport Trucks (home track rules).
Modifieds and other Saturday divisions will be permitted to practice throughout the night on Friday in preparation for the next day.
A post-race party is planned to cap Friday evening’s activities.
Registration forms for both Modifieds and Sportsman, in addition to reserved camping forms, can be found on the BD Motorsports Media LLC website under “events” and “SuperNationals” on the menu.
To learn more about the Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP, visit www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com, e-mail Brett Deyo at bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or call 845.728.2781. BD Motorsports Media is on Facebook and on Twitter: @BrettDeyo.
I-88 Speedway is located conveniently off I-88 Exit 7 (Afton), approximately 25 miles north and east of Binghamton, at 46 East Main Street Afton, N.Y. 13730. There is plentiful space for parking and camping. To learn more about I-88 Speedway, visit www.i-88speedway.com.
The Short Track SuperNationals is presented by Alpine Building Supply, Olum’s, Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc., Algonkin Motel, Dale and Sue Smith and many other fine marketing partners
The Short Track Super Series is presented by VP Racing Fuels, Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc., East Coast Speed/ECS Auto, Rochinski Contracting Services, Allstar Performance, American Racer/Lias Tire, Art’s Radiator, ATL Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, BFP Specialty, Bicknell Racing Products, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, COMP Performance Group, Dirt Track Digest, DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends, DRACO Springs, Driven Racing Oil, ERK Steering, Finish Line Web Design, FOX Shox, H.B. Steele & Son, Henry’s Stainless Steel Exhaust, Hig Fab Chassis, Hoosier Racing Tire, Jack’s Used Race Car Parts & More, Kirkey Racing Products, PM3 Digital Imaging, Quarter Master, Race Pro Weekly, Schaeffer Racing Oil, Shiley Fabrication, Sleepy Hollow Golf, Teo-Pro Car, Troyer Race Cars & Vahlco Wheels.
Short Track SuperNationals Six-Year Event History
October 11, 2014 (I-88): ?
October 12, 2013 (Five Mile Point): CRAIG HANSON – Anthony Perrego – Jackie Brown Jr. – Pat Ward – Chad Phelps
October 6, 2012 (Five Mile Point): DANNY TYLER – Bobby Varin – Brian Weaver – Billy Pauch Sr. – Mitch Gibbs
October 7, 2011 (Five Mile Point): DUANE HOWARD – Danny Tyler – Billy Pauch Sr. – Jeff Strunk – Jeff Heotzler
October 9, 2010 (Five Mile Point): JUSTIN HOLLAND – Billy Pauch Jr. – Kevin Bates – Brian Weaver – Danny Tyler
October 10, 2009 (Five Mile Point): KEVIN HIRTHLER – Mike Ricci – Mike Gular – Sean Merkel – Joey Grammes
October 7, 2006 (Afton, Now I-88): MIKE RICCI – J.R. Hurlburt – Brian Weaver – Joey Grammes – Davie Franek
Sources: BD Motorsports Media