3/31/2019
Short Track Super Series
Fifty of the Season’s Richest Modified Laps Will Be Run April 7 at Orange County Fair Speedway ‘Hard Clay Open’
MIDDLETOWN, NY – Fifty of the richest laps of the Northeast
dirt Modified season will be contested Sunday, April 7 at Orange County Fair
Speedway.
Escape RV
presents the ‘Hard Clay Open’ to kick off the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short
Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Halmar International North Region
for big-block/small-block Modifieds. The 50-lap main event offers $11,919 to
the winner, $1,150 for 10th and $700 just to take the green flag
from a purse totaling $47,219.
And there’s more! A number of special awards and
bonuses will sweeten the pot for drivers competing at the Legendary House of
Power.
The driver
advancing the most positions from their scheduled starting position to the
finish of the ‘Hard Clay Open’ 50-lap event will receive $400 cash courtesy of Rock Fantasy Hard Rock, Metal, Classic Rock
Concert Shop and Smoke Shop located in Middletown, N.Y. Thanks to Rock Fantasy proprietor Stephen
Keeler for his support of the Hard
Charger Award.
The leader at
the Halfway Point – lap 25 – will receive a $200 cash bonus courtesy of Superior Remodeling of Slate Hill, N.Y.
Each of the
race’s heat winners takes home $100
cash from Rob Sherlock Roofing,
located in Wurtsboro, N.Y.
The Heat Race Hard Charger – the driver
passing the most cars overall from the heat events – will receive $150 cash
thanks to MJK Home Maintenance of
Middletown, N.Y.
Precision Hydraulic & Oil of Wrightstown, N.J.,presents a unique Dash for Cash paying a pair of winners $150 each. A 3-lap dash will
be run offering the winner $150. At the conclusion of the first 3 laps, the
original starting order will be reversed and another 3 laps run paying $150 to
the winner. Heat winners are eligible for the Dash.
Aside from
the cash, drivers will share in product certificates from American Racer/Lias
Tire Company, ATL Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Bob Hilbert
Sportswear, EIBACH Springs, Henry’s Exhaust System, Racing Optics, Sunoco Race
Fuels/Insinger Performance and WELD Wheels.
The STSS
Halmar International North Region features nine events with the champion receiving
$12,500 cash. The total posted point fund for the ’19 North Region can be found
at the following link: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/STSSModifiedNorthRegionPointFund.pdf.
Joining the
STSS Modifieds on the ‘Hard Clay Open’ card are Crate 602 Sportsman, under
Orange County Fair Speedway rules, battling for $1,000 to win and $100 to take
the green flag.
Complete
‘Hard Clay Open’ race information has been posted on the all-new Short Track
Super Series website: www.shorttracksuperseries.com.
Rules, Times,
Prices & Event Information: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HCOGeneralInformationSheet2019.pdf
STSS Modified
Pay Structure: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/hard-clay-open-stss-modified-pay-structure/
STSS Modified
Entry Form: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019HardClayOpenSTSSModifiedEntry.pdf
For those
unable to attend the ‘Hard Clay Open’ in person, the event will be broadcast
live by www.DirtTrackDigest.tv.
Located at
239 Wisner Avenue Middletown, N.Y., 10940 on the Orange County Fairgrounds,
Orange County Fair Speedway is the oldest continuously operating dirt track in
the United States. The first auto race was held at the speedway in 1919. The
five-eighths-mile oval offers fully-covered and half-covered grandstands in
addition to open bleacher seating on the frontstretch and turn one areas, with
drive-in viewing on the backstretch. To learn more, contact the Orange County
Fair Speedway office at 845.342.2573 or visit www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net.
To learn more about
the 2019 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, 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.
Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco
Modified Halmar International North Region 2019 Schedule
Sunday,
April 7 – Orange County Fair Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Open - $11,919 to win!
Sunday, May
26 – Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, N.Y. – Lightning on the Mountain
Tuesday,
June 4 – Big Diamond Speedway/Minersville, Pa. – Anthracite Assault – COMBO
Wednesday,
June 19 – Outlaw Speedway/Dundee, N.Y. – Outlaw
Showdown
Wednesday,
July 3 – Fonda Speedway/Fonda, N.Y.
– Firecracker 50 - $10,000 to win!
Tuesday,
July 9 – Accord Speedway/Accord, N.Y. –Battle of the Bullring
Tuesday,
August 13 – Woodhull Raceway/Woodhull, N.Y. – Hustlin’
the High Banks 55 - $5,500 to win!
Friday-Saturday
October 11-12 – Afton
Motorsports Park/Afton, N.Y. – American
Racer Cup Short Track SuperNationals
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Thursday,
October 24 – Orange County Fair Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Finale – $10,000 to win –
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS