Sportsman, Both Open & Crate 602, Play Key Role At Alpine Building Supply Short Track SuperNationals Presented By Olum’s 7 Oct. 10-11 At I-88 Speedway; American Racer Cup/Grandview Speedway Champion Jared Umbenhauer Official First Entrant
AFTON, NY – Again in 2014, the Sportsman division will play a key role in the Alpine Building Supply Short Track SuperNationals presented by Olum’s, run Friday-Saturday Oct. 10-11 at I-88 Speedway in Afton, N.Y. The seventh SuperNationals event makes its return to the neat-and-tidy Afton Fairgrounds facility where it was first run after an absence of eight years.
On Friday night (Oct. 10), the Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman will headline the program with a 35-lap feature paying $1,500-plus to win and $125 to take the green flag. A number of bonuses and special incentives will be in place for the third appearance by the Sportsman at the SuperNationals event in its seven-race history.
Crate 602 Sportsman racing with the Open Sportsman racers on Friday night will be rewarded with hefty cash bonuses. The top-six Crate 602 Sportsman racers will receive $300, $200, $100, $75, $50 and a free Saturday pit pass.
Registration for the Sportsman event on Friday is now open. Car entry is $15 prior to Oct. 1 and $20 from Oct. 2 through race day. The entry form link follows: http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-Short-Track-SuperNationals-Official-Sportsman-Entry-Form.pdf
All entries received prior to Oct. 1 will be entered into a drawing for two FREE pit passes valid for the Friday, Oct. 10 event.
The official first entrant for the Sportsman portion of the Short Track SuperNationals was 2014 Sportsman American Racer Cup and Grandview (Pa.) Speedway NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sportsman champion Jared Umbenhauer of Richland, Pa.
Umbenhauer, a 22-year-old second-generation driver, won an astounding 13 Grandview Sportsman features during the season (11 point events, one Thunder on the Hill event and the Freedom 76 prelude). He has claimed the Sportsman championship in each of the three years the division has been run regularly on Saturday nights at the Berks County one-third-mile clay oval.
Umbenhauer earned a guaranteed Short Track SuperNationals Sportsman starting berth via his victory at Grandview in the 38-lap Sportsman event run Sept. 12, the night before the Freedom 76 original date.
In addition to his Barry Bashore-owned No. 5 Sportsman, Umbenhauer will also race in Saturday’s Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Modified portion of the SuperNationals at the controls of an Ed and Karen Nowotarski-owned Eastern Rigging No. 11 Modified.
On Saturday (Oct. 11), the Crate 602 Sportsman will be featured in a 25-lap, $1,000-to-win, $100-to-start special event. The Crate 602 Sportsman show will offer points toward the 2014 overall Dig Safely New York GRIT Series championship.
Crate 602 Sportsman registration is now open at $10 prior to Oct. 1 and $15 from Oct. 2 through race day. The entry form link follows: http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-Short-Track-SuperNationals-Official-Crate-Sportsman-Entry-Form.pdf
All entrants prior to Oct. 1 will be entered into a drawing for two FREE pit passes valid for the Saturday, Oct. 11 event.
Also, any Open Sportsman competitors electing to attempt to qualify with the Modifieds on Saturday will receive a FREE car entry.
Friday’s (Oct. 10) lineup includes the Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman 35-lap event, Street Stocks, Four Cylinder Cars and Empire Sport Trucks plus open practice for Saturday’s divisions and a special Manmiller Electric Modified Dash of fast-timers from practice (winner earns redraw spot in Saturday’s main event).
On Saturday (Oct. 11), Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Modifieds race 50 laps paying $5,000 to win, $1,000 for 10th and $600 to start from the richest Short Track SuperNationals payout in history. Also, non-qualifiers in the Modified division will compete in a 17-lap B-Main paying $777 to the winner, $175 for 10th and $100 to take the green flag. Also on the Saturday docket are Crate 602 Sportsman, IMCA-Modifieds and Empire Lightning Sprints.
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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