Second Annual ‘Gobbler’ Set For Accord Speedway Saturday, November 29; Sowle Trailer Repair Signs On To Reward Modified 50-lap Winner With $7,117.11; Sportsman ($1,500 To Win) And Ron Wright Memorial Street/Pure Stock Event Complete 2014 Northeast Dirt-Track Finale
ACCORD, NY – For the second consecutive year, Gary and Donna Palmer’s pristine Accord Speedway serves as the setting for the Northeast dirt-track finale.
Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC teams with the Palmers to promote the ‘Gobbler’ post-Thanksgiving event at the Ulster County quarter-mile oval. The ‘Gobbler’ is set to take place on Saturday, Nov. 29 featuring big-block/small-block Modifieds, Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman& Pure/Street Stocks.
Sowle Trailer Repair located in Fultonville, N.Y., has signed as the event’s presenting sponsor. The winner of the 50-lap Modified main event will earn a minimum of $7,117.11 plus lap money and bonuses courtesy of Sowle Trailer Repair’s Mike Sowle, who also serves as a member of the promotional team at Glen Ridge (N.Y.) Motorsports Park.
Sportsman, Open vs. Crate 602, will compete in a 25-lap feature paying $1,500 to the winner and $100 to take the green flag. Full-fender Pure/Street Stocks are featured in the 20-lap Ron Wright Memorial. A longtime attendee of Accord, Orange County (N.Y.) and Bethel (N.Y.) speedways, Wright had a passion for full-fender racing. His son, Kyle, was a former Pure Stock winner at Accord and he was a crew member for his longtime friend Mike Deyo.
“Last year’s ‘Gobbler’ event exceeded all expectations,” said event co-promoter Brett Deyo. “The racing was excellent, we had a huge crowd and the support of the racers was phenomenal. It was definitely the start of a new Thanksgiving weekend tradition of dirt-track racing in New York State.
“We’re looking at making the second edition of the ‘Gobbler’ even bigger and better.”
An early afternoon starting time will again be in place. Camping will be permitted on-site, free of charge, on both Friday and Saturday nights (Nov. 28 and 29). Further information will be released as the event nears.
Last November, young Anthony Perrego of Montgomery, N.Y., fended off the late challenges of Stewart Friesen to win the ‘Gobbler’ Modified 50-lap event. For Sportsman graduate Perrego, the win was his first in the Modified ranks. Rocky Warner of Gloversville, N.Y., drove his crate-powered Sportsman to victory over a stout field and Charlie Houghtaling of Parksville, N.Y., registered the Ron Wright Memorial Pure/Street Stock score.
Marketing opportunities are available now for the ‘Gobbler’ event. To learn more, contact Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781 or via e-mail at bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com. BD Motorsports Media is on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. “Like” BD Motorsports Media on Facebook or follow @BrettDeyo on Twitter.
Accord Speedway, a neat-and-tidy quarter-mile clay oval nestled in the hills of Ulster County, is located at 299 Whitfield Road Accord, NY 12404. The speedway is on the web at www.accordspeedway.com.
Sources: BD Motorsports Media