Accord Speedway “Gobbler” Special Awards & Bonuses Adding Up; Growing List As Of Nov. 2, 2014 For Modifieds, Sportsman and Ron Wright Memorial Pure Stock/Street Stock
Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ Special Awards & Bonuses: November 29, 2014
Above All Auto Repair $500 Pure Stock/Street Stock “Purse Booster” Bonus: Above All Auto Repair located in Highland, N.Y., has contributed $500 to boost the purse in the Ron Wright Memorial Pure Stock/Street Stock 20-lap event. The extra cash will be distributed to drivers finishing throughout the field.
American Racer/Lias Tire Bonuses: All three ‘Gobbler’ feature winners – Modified, Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman and Pure Stock/Street Stock – will receive a free tire courtesy of American Racer and Lias Tire, the regional distributor in Indiana, Pa. American Racer/Lias Tire is on the web at www.liastireonline.com.
Behrent’s Quick Time Bonuses: The two drivers turning the fastest laps in the 50-lap ‘Gobbler’ Modified feature, as recorded by the speedway’s transponder system, will receive $100 gift cards for use at Behrent’s Performance Warehouse in Florida, N.Y. Behrent’s is online at www.behrents.com.
DMJ Racing Photos Top Orange County Fair Speedway Regular Bonus: The highest-finishing representative from Orange County Fair Speedway in the ‘Gobbler’ 50-lap Modified order of finish will receive a cash bonus of $50 courtesy of DMJ Racing Photos and Boris Rudzinski.
Ed Tauschman Memorial Crew Chief of the Race: The winning crew chief from the ‘Gobbler’ Modified event will earn a $50 cash bonus and a case of beer courtesy of Peter ‘Crackers’ Reynolds. Tauschman was a well-respected northeastern Pennsylvania speed shop owner and chassis specialist who passed away in 2010 at the age of 47.
“Grandma’s Gravy” Gambler’s Program: Drivers in all three divisions – Modified, Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman and Pure Stock/Street Stock – are eligible to participate in the “Grandma’s Gravy” Gambler’s Program. There will be a $20 optional “gambler’s fee” for each division. The total for each class will be divided two ways: the highest-finishing driver having posted the fee will get half and another randomly selected position, drawn in Victory Lane by the winner, takes the other half.
Rock Fantasy Hard Charger Award: The driver advancing the most positions in the ‘Gobbler’ Modified 50-lap feature will receive a $200 cash bonus courtesy of Rock Fantasy Hard Rock, Metal and Classic Rock Concert Shop and Smoke Shop located in Middletown, N.Y. Rock Fantasy proprietor Stephen Keeler will present the award. Look for Rock Fantasy on the web at www.rockfantasy.com.
“Santa Sowle” Modified Winner’s Bonus: The ‘Gobbler’ Modified winner will receive $7,117.11 – an increase from $5,000 – thanks to “Santa Sowle” and his Sowle Trailer Repair business located in Fulton, N.Y. Sowle is also the promoter of Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, N.Y.,
Shiley Fabrication Hard Luck Award: The Hard Luck Award recipient in the ‘Gobbler’ Modified division, as voted by visiting media members and event officials, will receive a certificate from Shiley Fabrication for a set of bumpers and rubrails. Based in Williamstown, Pa., Shiley Fabrication is on the web at www.shileyfabrication.com.
Simplicity Designs/Zubi’s Racing Dash for Cash: A Modified Dash for Cash paying a minimum of $300 to win for heat-race winners. The Dash is sponsored by Ryan Sacco of Simplicity Designs and Dave Zubikowski of Zubi’s Racing. The heat winner drawing the worst number through the gate at registration will earn the pole for the Dash and the remainder of the lineup will be determined by an inversion of original draw numbers.
United Pump & Tank Modified Halfway Leader Bonus: The leader at the halfway mark, lap 25, of the 50-lap ‘Gobbler’ Modified main event will earn a cash bonus of $300 thanks to United Pump & Tank, a leader in service station maintenance and technologies based in Newburgh, N.Y. United Pump & Tank is online at www.unitedpumpandtank.com.
United Pump & Tank Crate 602 Sportsman Bonuses: The top-three Crate 602 Sportsman drivers across the line in the ‘Gobbler’ 25-lap Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman event will receive cash bonuses of $150, $125 and $125 thanks to United Pump & Tank a leader in service station maintenance and technologies based in Newburgh, N.Y. United Pump & Tank is online at www.unitedpumpandtank.com.
Sources: BD Motorsports Media