Lots of Cash Awaits Racers At Lanco’s Labor Day Shootout This Weekend…The Countdown Has Begun

Newmanstown, PA –  It’s countdown time…T-Minus 5 days and counting…

  Lanco’s annual two day extravaganza of Micro-Sprint racing, taking place on September 5 and 6, is shaping up to be the biggest Labor Day Shootout in the history of Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway.

  Two extremely lucrative main events – out of the seven high paying A-Mains that will be contested during the holiday weekend – highlight what will surely be an incredibly action packed and entertaining two nights of racing at the Newmanstown oval.

  On Saturday night, September 5, the 270cc Micro-Sprints will take part in the Charlotte Hartman Memorial Race, an event that honors the memory of the mother of 270cc racer (and a three-time point champion of Lanco’s 270 division), Richie Hartman. Charlotte Hartman passed away very unexpectedly last winter.

  The 30-lap Charlotte Hartman Memorial Race will pay $1,500 to win as long as the number of entries is between 26 and 40. Should the entry list top 40, then the winner’s share jumps up to a hefty $2,000.

  In addition to the hefty base purse, Kim Glass of Kim’s Kreations and Jared Davis Motorsports have teamed up to raise $639 in lap money sponsorship, $244 for Special Awards (Hard Charger, etc.), plus a 55-gallon drum of fuel from Roadrunner Race Fuels and a $40 Gift Card for the Brickhouse Pub.

  While the entire weekend is being sponsored by Hyper Racing, West Fabrication, Kim’s Kreations, and Jared Davis Motorsports, the title sponsors for the Charlotte Hartman Memorial include Ankiewicz Enterprises, Inc., Hoosier Racing Tires, and Logeman Signs. There are also several other contingency sponsors on board for the big race for the 270cc Micro-Sprints.

  Joining the 270’s on Saturday, September 5 will be the winged 600cc, Sportsman/Airport Stock, and 125cc Micros. With more than 40 cars entered in the winged 600cc class, that A-Main will pay $1,000 to the winner.

  On Sunday, September 6, wingless Micro-Sprint racing will take over the progressively banked clay oval as the 600cc and 270cc ground pounders take off their top wings and twist their mounts through the corners. Once again, if the entry lists in either of these two divisions exceeds 40 cars, then the A-Main will pay $1,000 to win.

  Sunday’s most lucrative race, however, will be the All Star Slingshots’ Slide at the Clyde 3, a National Tour event that will pay, as long as there are at least 30 entries, a whopping $1,600 to win and $110 to take the green. The title sponsor for the Slide at the Clyde 3 is OMS Used Parts Outlet.

  The Slingshots will also be racing for $280 in lap money, $250 in Special Awards, and not one, not two, but three…that’s right, THREE different point series; one of which will pay out to the top five in the standings after the Slide at the Clyde on Sunday.

  That would be the Triple Crown series, a three-race mini tour that began at Linda’s Speedway in the month of June, continued with the Summer Spectacular at Shellhammer’s Speedway in early August, and concludes at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway this Sunday. The Triple Crown Champion will receive $500, with the rest of the top five getting $250, $175, $150, and $125. As the Slingers head to Newmanstown on Sunday, the top ten drivers in the Triple Crown standings all have a legitimate shot at winning the title. Brett Bieber, the three-time National Slingshot Champion and this year’s point king at Kutztown’s Action Track USA, currently leads the Triple Crown chase by just 20 points over former National Champion Cody Kline. The defending National Slingshot Champion, Dylan Hoch, sits third in the Triple Crown standings, and he’s only 30 tallies behind Bieber.

  The All Star Slingshots will also be competing for National and Mid-Atlantic Gold Tour points, as well as all of the aforementioned cash, when they pull onto the track for the Slide at the Clyde 3. Dylan Hoch is the current National Tour point leader; he holds a slim advantage over Bieber with several others still in National Championship contention.

  Both nights of the Labor Day Shootout will see gates open at 2 p.m. Pill draw (for starting spots in the qualifying heats) ends and the drivers’ meeting begins at 3:45. Warm-ups get underway at 4:00 and the first heat race goes green at 4:30.

  If any class has more than a full field (25 or more cars), then double heats will be run with a passing points system to determine the top qualifiers.

  The Labor Day Shootout will also utilize double-file restarts in all seven A-Mains until there are five laps or less remaining, when single file restarts will be used.

  Car entry (for all classes) is $60, payable the day of the event. There is no early-entry or pre-registration for the Shootout.

  Pit passes are $30 per day. Anyone showing a Saturday wristband upon arrival on Sunday will pay $20 for a pit pass.

  Spectator tickets are priced as follows: adult general admission is $10 per day, with a $6.00 price set for Senior Citizens and Students. Youth between the ages of six and 12 will pay just $2 per day and children under the age of six are free.

  A limited number of on-site camping spaces remain; the camping spots are $25 and may be reserved by contacting Chris Snyder at 717-917-6805.

  Both winged and wingless competition along with a National Tour race for the All Star Slingshots…and big money up for grabs on both nights of the Labor Day Shootout…it only means one thing…you’ve just gotta come out and LIVE the excitement that is Lanco on September 5 and 6!

  Coming up in Tuesday’s preview…a look at some of the drivers who have excelled at the Labor Day Shootout since 2007.

  Monday’s Fun Fact: at the 2014 LD Shootout, a record 247 entries took part in the weekend of clay kickin’, methanol swiggin’ action. The previous high (for total entries) came in 2011, when 222 entries were accepted. In both of those seasons, six classes of Micro-Sprints competed during the holiday weekend. This year, there will be seven divisions; will that mean a new record for total entries? NOTE: records for number of entries only kept since 2007, but no one can remember a total close to 247 prior to last year.