10/5/2020
Short Track Super Series
Huge ‘Speed Showcase 200’ Approaching October 15-17 at Port Royal Speedway
PORT ROYAL,
PA – The biggest names.
The largest purse. One of the country’s premier facilities.
The eyes of
the dirt Modified world are on Port Royal Speedway Thursday-Saturday Oct. 15-17
with the inaugural running of the ‘Speed Showcase 200’ weekend headlined by a
200-lap, $53,000-to-win Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS)
Fueled By Sunoco Modified main event on Saturday night (Oct. 17).
Entries are pouring
in for both the STSS Modified 200 and the accompanying STSS Crate 602 Sportsman
50 offering $2,500 to win Saturday and the Thursday night ‘Speed Showcase 40’
for STSS Modifieds paying $5,000 to the winner.
It’s a full
weekend of action at the famed ‘Speed Place’ of Port Royal.
Thursday
night 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 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, 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 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.