Speed Showcase 200 STSS Modified Qualifying Races Pay $750 Each Courtesy of Dirt Track Digest
PORT ROYAL, PA – The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco ‘Speed Showcase 200’ Modified Qualifying Races have gotten more lucrative.
Dirt Track Digest – the parent company of both news leader DirtTrackDigest.com and exclusive Short Track Super Series live-streaming provider DirtTrackDigest.tv – has signed on to present the Modified Qualifying Races on Friday night (Oct. 16) during ‘Speed Showcase 200’ Weekend at Port Royal Speedway Thursday-Saturday October 15-17.
Each of the 20-lap STSS Modified Qualifying Race winners will receive $750 courtesy of Dirt Track Digest.
Competitors will draw for their starting positions during the pre-race drivers’ meeting on Friday afternoon, setting up the night’s Qualifying Races.
“If it’s on dirt, it’s on Dirt Track Digest” is the moniker for DirtTrackDigest.com, which offers news, exclusive stories, columns, photos, video highlights and more covering primarily Northeast Dirt Modifieds.
Dirt Track Digest TV will be LIVE from Port Royal Speedway through the entire ‘Speed Showcase 200’ weekend. Single-day passes and a three-day combination pass will be available for purchase through www.DirtTrackDigest.tv.
Three huge days of racing are in store for the ‘Speed Showcase 200’ weekend at the Speed Palace.
Thursday night (Oct. 15) gets the weekend underway with the ‘Speed Showcase 40’ for the STSS Modified Velocita-USA South Region presented by Design for Vision and Sunglass Central. The big-block/small-block STSS Modifieds race 40 laps for $5,000 to win, $1,000 for 10th and $400 to take the green flag.
Crate 602 Sportsman are welcome Thursday night for open practice rounds.
Gates open at 4 p.m. Thursday. The drivers’ meeting takes place at 5:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.
All Thursday seating is general admission (Port Royal reserved seating in effect) with the following pricing structure: Adults: $20 – Students (ages 13-18): $10 – Children 12 and under FREE. Pit admission is $35 with no license required.
On Friday night (Oct. 16), the pressure will be on STSS Modified and Crate 602 Sportsman racers with Qualifying Night. Following a draw for starting positions, Modifieds will take part in 20-lap qualifiers, with Crate 602 Sportsman racing 15 laps in their qualifying events. Four Cylinders, utilizing Port Royal rules, compete in 8-lap heat races and a 20-lap main event.
Gates open at 4 p.m. on Friday. The drivers’ meeting is planned for 5:15 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.
All Friday seating is general admission. The Friday pricing structure is as follows: Adults: $15 – Students (ages 13-18): $10 – Children 12 and under FREE. Pit admission is $35 with no license required.
Saturday’s (Oct. 17) program is headlined by the 200-lap, $53,000-to-win STSS Modified ‘Speed Showcase 200’ in addition to the 50-lap, $2,500-to-win ‘Speed Showcase 50’ for Crate 602 Sportsman. B-Mains (15 laps for Modifieds, 12 laps for Crate 602 Sportsman) will be run prior to the main events.
Gates open Saturday at 2 p.m. The drivers’ meeting takes place at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 5 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m.
Sections A-G are FULLY RESERVED for Saturday. Reserved seats are $40 (all ages) and are on sale by calling the Port Royal Speedway office Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at 717.527.2303.
Sections H-O are general admission. Prices are as follows: Adults: $35 – Students (ages 13-18): $20 – Children 12 and under FREE.
Pit admission is $45 with no license required for Saturday.
Dirt Track Digest TV (www.dirttrackdigest.tv) will broadcast LIVE all three days. Single-day and weekend packages will be available for purchase.
All camping at the speedway – with electric and ‘dry’ spots – has been sold out.
Complete race information for competitors has been posted on the Short Track Super Series website (www.shorttracksuperseries.com) under Event Info.
Port Royal Speedway is located at 308 West 8th Street Port Royal, PA 17082. To learn more, visit www.portroyalspeedway.com or portspeedway@gmail.com.
To learn more about the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com, e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check out ‘Short Track Super Series’ on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or Instagram.
The Short Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel, Insinger Performance, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Halmar International, Velocita-USA, Design for Vision/Sunglass Central, Rob Sherlock Roofing, ATL Racing Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers, Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH Springs, Escape RV, Fast Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Henry’s Exhaust, Hig Fab, HyperCo, Kirkey Racing Fabrication, Land Hoe Maintenance, K&N, MJK Home Maintenance, Precision Hydraulic & Oil, QA1, Racing Optics, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car, VAHLCO, Velocita, WELD Racing & Wilwood.
Sources: Brett Deyo/BD Motorsports Media LLC