Flooding And Forecast Force New Egypt Speedway To Cancel For Saturday May 6th
Flooding And Forecast Force New Egypt Speedway To Cancel For Saturday May 6th
Story & Photo By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway
New Egypt, NJ – With over three inches of rain falling in the New Egypt, NJ area on Friday afternoon and an already soft racing surface, speedway management feels that they cant provide a smooth and racy race track and has been forced to cancel for Saturday night May 6th.
“We hate it for our Crate and Street Stock’s because they still haven’t had a chance to race yet but with the amount of rain that fell yesterday and the forecast for tonight everything is just too wet for favorable racing conditions”, said New Egypt Speedway’s Joey Liquori.
New Egypt Speedway will now be hosting an Open Practice on Tuesday May 9th from 3:30PM-7:30PM. Pit gates will open at 2:30PM and pit admission will be $25 per person. If interested call Joey at 908-256-0234 or contact the track at 609-758-1900.
New Egypt Speedway will be back in action this coming Saturday night May 13th when Creston Hydraulics Presents the Round of 24 of May Modified Madness for the 358 Modifieds, also in action on Saturday night will be the Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars, Hammer Sportsman and the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman.
Pit gates unlock at 3:00 p.m. with spectator turnstiles opening at 4:00 p.m. Hot laps get underway at 5:00 p.m. and the racing starts at 6:00 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for teens 12-15, $10 for military personal and their spouses with ID, and Kids 11 & under are FREE. Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license and $40 with no license.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
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