7/7/2019
Short Track Super Series
Short Track Super Series Goes “Elbow’s-Up� at Quarter-Mile Accord Speedway This Tuesday Night (July 9)
ACCORD, NY – Elbow’s-up!
It’s the only
phrase fitting for the annual invasion by the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short
Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco to the tight confines of Accord
Speedway. Nestled in the base of the Catskills, Gary and Donna Palmer’s
quarter-mile oval annually provides no-holds-barred, in-your-race racing
action.
The ‘Battle
of the Bullring 7’ rolls into Ulster County this Tuesday night (July 9)
featuring the sixth round of the STSS Halmar International North Region for
Modifieds and fourth Crate 602 Sportsman North Region event of 2019.
STSS
big-block/small-block Modifieds race 50 laps with more than $5,000 up for grabs
to the victor, $1,000 for 10th and $400 to take the green flag. STSS Crate 602 Sportsman take part in a
$1,500-to-win, 25-lap main offering $100 to start.
As the season
hits overdrive, STSS point battles are heading up.
With five of
nine STSS Modified events in the books, Sprakers, N.Y.’s Stewart Friesen sits
at the head of the class in the Halmar International North Region with a
$12,500 championship looming.
Friesen enters
Accord off the strength of two consecutive wins with the series at Outlaw
Speedway in Dundee, N.Y., and Fonda (N.Y.) Speedway. Friesen, with 434 points,
leads Matt Sheppard (397), Mat Williamson (389), Andy Bachetti (365), Mike
Gular (342), Billy Decker (325), Anthony Perrego (318), Mike Mahaney (286),
Danny Creeden (377), Craig Hanson (269), Jeremy Smith (245) and Allison Ricci
(231) in the series top-12.
Tim Hartman
Jr. of Niskayuna, N.Y., like Friesen, took a series victory on his Fonda home
turf last Wednesday night. It was Hartman’s second of the season with the STSS.
Hartman has accrued 280 points in his quest for the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman
North Region crown.
Trailing
Hartman in the top-10 are Tommy Collins (211), Bobby Flood and Dustin Jordan
(185), Jimmy Johnson (162), Travis Green and Blaine Klinger (160), Jim
Housworth (150), Daniel Morgiewicz (149) and Corey Cormier (132).
Four
Cylinders complete the Tuesday program with a 20-lap feature.
Gates open
Tuesday night at 4 p.m. The drivers’ meeting is planned for 5:45 p.m. Hot laps
get underway at 6:15 p.m. Racing starts
at 7 p.m.
Adult
admission is $25. Seniors (ages 65 and up) pay $23. Kids 11 and under pay $3.
There is Outdoor Reserved Seating available at a $2 upgrade. Indoor reserved
seating is $35 and can be reserved by calling 845.626.1142.
Pit admission
is $40, with no license required.
Complete ‘Battle
of the Bullring 7’ race information can be found at the following link: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BattleoftheBullring7GeneralInfoSheet.pdf
Accord
Speedway is located at 299 Whitfield Road Accord, NY 12404. To learn more,
visit www.accordspeedway.com or
contact the speedway’s race day line at 845.626.DIRT (3478).
To
learn more about the 2019 Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco,
visit e-mail www.shorttracksuperseries.com, by e-mail at 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.
Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By
Sunoco 2019 Schedule
Modified Halmar International North Region
Sunday,
April 7 – Orange
County Fair Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Open – WINNER: MATT
SHEPPARD
Sunday,
May 26 – Thunder
Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, N.Y. – Lightning on the Mountain – WINNER:
BILLY DECKER
Tuesday,
June 4 – Big Diamond
Speedway/Minersville, Pa. – Anthracite Assault – COMBO – WINNER: MATT
SHEPPARD
Wednesday,
June 19 – Outlaw
Speedway/Dundee, N.Y. – Outlaw Showdown – WINNER: STEWART FRIESEN
Wednesday,
July 3 – Fonda
Speedway/Fonda, N.Y. – Firecracker 50 - $10,000 to win – WINNER: STEWART
FRIESEN
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
Friday-Saturday
October 11-12 – Afton Motorsports Park/Afton, N.Y. – American
Racer Cup Short Track SuperNationals 12
Thursday,
October 24 – Orange
County Fair Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Finale – $10,000 to win –
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS