LADIES NIGHT AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (SEPT. 16)
LADIES NIGHT AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (SEPT. 16)
Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium
Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Female fans of the stock car racing competition at Wall Stadium Speedway will be honored this Saturday night (Sept. 16) as the shore speedway offers a discounted admission price for all ladies of just $10. All fans who attend Saturday night’s racing program will also get to meet the female racing stars of the speedway in a special autograph session. Lady racers Shawna Ingraham from the Modified division, Nancy Riggleman and Theresa Collins from the Factory Stocks and Darianne McLaren, Nicole Razzano and Jennifer Schultz, all from the 4 Cylinder Stocks, are among the ladies expected to participate.
The Freehold Ford Modified stock cars will take center stage on the third mile paved oval as they compete in a 40 lap main event. Also seeing action will be the Snap-On Sportsman cars, the Elite Maintenance Limited Late Models and the Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stocks.
Grandstand seating will open at 5:00 p.m. and qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. The evening’s main event action will follow around 7:00 p.m.
Defending Modified champion Steven Reed of Jackson and Holmdel’s Andrew Krause, both winners here one week ago, will lead the way with expected competition coming from point leader and recent “Garden State Classic” and “Woody’s 105” winner Jimmy Blewett of Howell, Manchester’s Shanon Mongeau, Derek Hopkinson of Toms River, Kenny Van Wickle of Manasquan and Blake Barney of Jackson, just to name a few. With the 2017 regular season title chase in the final September stretch this race is crucial.
Saturday’s schedule will see the competitor pit area open at 1:00 p.m. Regular practice will start at 3:00 p.m., while spectator seating will open at 5:00 p.m. Qualifying for the night’s program starts at 5:45 p.m. and main events will follow at 7:00 p.m.
Wall Stadium presents professional motorsports events on Saturdays and Sundays through the end of September. Special events are also featured in the fall including the “Spooky Spectacular” in October and the season ending Turkey Derby on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.
Wall Stadium Speedway is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400, while CKMotorsports@aol.com is the track’s email address. More information is available at www.wallspeedwayracing.com