Updated Schedule Set for Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway Featuring the 70th Annual “Race of Champions 250”

By admin August 21, 2020 Lake Erie, Race of Champions Modified Tour

– The Tradition Continues with the 70^th Annual “Race of Champions 250” to highlight Weekend –

– Tickets and Weekend Packages on Sale and Available –

North East, PA – (August 21, 2020) – The schedule for the September event at Lake Erie Speedway has been revised. The Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania will now take place on Friday, September 25; Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27. The schedule includes the running of the 70^th Annual “Race of Champions 250” for the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series. The event includes three days filled with racing and festivities. The move eliminates conflict from another Series which scheduled directly against the 70^th Annual Race of Champions 250 that was previously scheduled for Saturday, September 26.

Friday, September 25: Practice will take place on Friday, September 25, with gates opening at 1:00 pm and practice from 4:00 pm until dusk for all divisions.

Saturday, September 26; Racing will include the Race of Champions Asphalt Sportsman Modified Series in the 54-lap “Crown Royal” Classic tribute to Joe Reilly event. The Race of Champions Super Stock Series will compete in a 40-lap event that will complete their season. The Saturday event schedule is still being assembled in completion due to the change, however, the gates will open at 10:00 am, with practice beginning at 12:00 pm (Noon) and qualifying beginning at 2:30 pm.\

Sunday, September 27; The featured event will be the running of the 70^th Annual “Race of Champions 250”. The event features 250 exciting laps of action for racing enthusiasts and is the second-longest consecutive auto-racing event to take place each year in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500. . The Saturday event schedule is still being assembled in completion due to the change, however, the gates will open at 9:00 am, with practice beginning at 11:30 am and qualifying beginning at 1:15 pm.

All Race of Champions asphalt Series will take part in the event, however, due to the schedule change and timing, the overall event schedule is being redesigned and will be released shortly.

Tickets may be purchased for the weekend and will be available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office or at www.lakeeriespeedway.com. In the event that there is inclement weather, the event will be postponed to 2021, due to the prior commitment to Mahoning Valley Speedway and their Race of Champions Modified Series event on Saturday, October 3, with an agreed-upon and announced inclement weather date of Saturday, October 10.

Ticket prices for Friday, September 25; Adult, Senior, Children (Infant – 16) – Grandstands Free. Pit Pass – $30

Ticket prices for Saturday, September 26; Adult General Admission Tickets – $20; Senior General Admission Tickets – $17; Reserved Seat Tickets (Regardless of Age) – $25 – Children (6-16) – General Admission Tickets – $10; Children Under 5 General Admission Tickets – Free; Pit Passes – $45.

Ticket prices for Sunday, September 27; Adult General Admission Tickets – $35; Senior General Admission Tickets – $33; Reserved Seat Tickets (Regardless of Age) – $40 – Children (6-16) – General Admission Tickets – $12; Children Under 5 General Admission Tickets – Free; Pit Passes – $65.

3-Day Pit Pass Combo – $125

If you plan to attend the weekend and camp at the facility, spots will be sold at the track for the designated camping areas for $40 for the entire weekend. Camping will go up to $50 after September 1^st.. Tickets and camping spots for the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend are available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office 814.725.3303.

Where: Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pa.

When: Friday, September 25; Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27

Directions: The track is located just twenty minutes West of Erie, Pa., minutes from Interstate 90 and directly of Interstate 86 at 10700 Delmas Drive, North East, PA 16428

What: The Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway featuring the 69^th Annual “Race of Champions 250”

More Information: www.lakeeriespeedway.com (Track Phone: 814.725.3303) / www.rocmodifiedseries.com

The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Upstate Automotive Group, Waddell Communications, Pilat Graphic Design, TDH Refrigeration, Sherwood Racing Wheels, PavedTrackDigest.com and Speed51.com. The 70^th annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2020 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.

For more information, contact

Race of Champions Media at media@rocmodifiedseries.com

Race of Champions 250

Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pennsylvania

*All times and events subject to change

DATE TIME EVENT

Thursday 9/24 5:00pm – 10:00pm Early Arrival Camping

Friday- 9/25 10:00 am Gates open for Campers and Haulers

1:00 pm Pit Gates Open for Practice – ALL DIVISIOINS

4:00 pm to dusk Practice by Division

Saturday – 9/26 9:00 am Gates Open for Campers

10:00 am Pit Gates Open

10: 15 am Inspection and Draw for All Divisions Open

12:00 pm (Noon) Practice by Division / Grandstands Open

2:30 pm Qualifying Begins

Sunday – 9/27 9:00 am Pit Gates Open (Haulers Enter)

9:15 am Inspection and Draw for Group Begins

11:30 am Practice by Division / Qualifying Begins

1:15 pm Qualifying Begins

4:00 pm APPROXIMATE 70^th Annual Race of Champions “250”

Sources: ROC PR