New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Delaware Influence Set For Short Track SuperNationals 9 Next Weekend At I-88 Speedway
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New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Delaware Influence Set For Short Track SuperNationals 9 Next Weekend At I-88 Speedway; Godown, Pauch Jr., Howard, Jester & Osmun Set To Invade Afton Fairgrounds
Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS – Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff
AFTON, NY – When the green flag drops at I-88 Speedway for the ninth annual Short Track SuperNationals, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware fans will have drivers from their region in the field.
Next weekend (Friday–Saturday October 7-8), the Afton Fairgrounds comes alive for two days with the “Working Man’s Race” headlined by the 50-lap big-block/small-block Modified event on Saturday evening, the final round of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Halmar International North Region.
A strong and talented field is shaping up for the event.
A three-time winner on the Short Track Super Series this season – including the July ‘Crazy 8s Special’ at I-88 – Ryan Godown of Ringoes, N.J., makes his return to the SuperNationals for the first time since 2013. Godown has victories at I-88, N.Y.’s Woodhull and Pa.’s Susquehanna with the STSS.
For the first time in over two years, Billy Pauch Jr. of Frenchtown, N.J., will take part in the SuperNationals, making his first-career I-88 start in the Rick Holsten-owned No. 96. Pauch Jr. won the $10,000 ‘Dirty Jersey’ event at New Egypt this past June on the STSS and has a career-best finish of second in the SuperNationals, that coming to Justin Holland in 2010.
Duane Howard of Oley, Pa., won the SuperNationals in 2011 driving for Mike Petruska. Next weekend, Howard returns to the event driving the potent Norm Hansell-owned small-block. Howard made his debut at I-88 earlier this summer in the ‘Crazy 8s’ event.
Matt Jester, a two-time Delaware International Speedway champion from Milford, Del., will make the five-hour haul north to compete in the SuperNationals. Jester was leading the SuperNationals main last October before mechanical issues sent the Clearview Farms No. 62 to the pits.
A New Jersey team with a famous racing name – Osmun – will take part in the SuperNationals. Willie Osmun of Bloomsbury, N.J., plans his I-88 debut in STSS Modified competition, while his son Billy plans to enter the Crate 602 Sportsman event on Saturday.
These drivers and many more will look to add a “working man’s” hard hat to their trophy case next weekend.
Two full days of racing are set for the I-88 three-tenths-mile.
On Friday (October 7), there are CRSA Sprint Cars in a 40-lap main, Open Sportsman paying $1,500 to win (*with Gambler’s Fee) for 35 laps (the series title will be decided) plus XCel 600 Modifieds, Street Stocks, Empire Lightning Sprints and Modified open practice rounds.
Friday admission prices are as follows: $15 for Adults, $13 for Seniors (ages 65 and up), $10 for Students (ages 9-14) with children eight and under FREE. Pit admission is $30, with no license required.
Pit gates open at 3 p.m. on Friday. Grandstand gates are unlocked at 4 p.m. Hot laps begin at 6 p.m., with racing at 7 p.m.
Saturday (Oct. 8) will again be a “split” program with racing in the afternoon and evening. Divisions to be featured on Saturday are STSS Modifieds in a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win main that will decide the Halmar International North Region championship, GRIT Series Crate 602 Sportsman, XCel 600 Modifieds, Empire Lightning Sprints, Empire Sport Trucks and Vintage Cars.
Saturday admission prices are $22 for Adults, $20 for Seniors (ages 65 and up), $12 for Students (ages 9-14) and children eight and under are FREE. Pit admission is $35, with no license required.
Pit gates open at noon on Saturday. Grandstand gates are unlocked at 1 p.m. Hot laps begin for GRIT Sportsman, XCel 600 Modifieds, Lightning Sprints, Sport Trucks and Vintage Cars at 3 p.m., with heat races to follow immediately.
STSS Modified hot laps are scheduled for 6 p.m. with heat races to follow.
Below, some key forms for the ’16 edition of the Short Track SuperNationals:
Reserved Camping – http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/
STSS Modified Entry Form – http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/
STSS Open Sportsman Entry Form – http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/
GRIT Crate 602 Sportsman Entry Form – http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/
I-88 Speedway is located conveniently off I-88 Exit 7 (Afton), approximately 25 miles north and east of Binghamton, at 46 East Main Street Afton, N.Y. 13730. There is plentiful space for parking and camping. To learn more about I-88 Speedway, visit www.i-88speedway.com.
To learn more about the Short Track Super Series or BD Motorsports Media LLC, visit www.shortttracksuperseries.com or www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com, call 845.728.2781 or e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com. “Like” Short Track Super Series on Facebook or follow @ShortTrackSS on Twitter.
The 2016 Short Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, VP Racing Fuel, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Halmar International, Allstar Performance, ATL Racing Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Bicknell Racing Products, COMP Performance Group, Dirt Track Digest, Fast Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Hig Fab, Henry’s Exhaust, Hurlock Auto & Speed Supply, HyperCo, Kirkey Racing Fabrication, K&N, Race Pro Weekly, Racing Optics, Teo-Pro Car, Vahlco Wheels & Velocita
Short Track SuperNationals Modified Event History
October 10, 2015 – DANNY CREEDEN – Mike Mahaney – Paul Jensen – Jeff Heotzler – Mitch Gibbs
October 11, 2014 – SHAUN WALKER – Mike Mahaney – Mitch Gibbs – Tyler Dippel – Bobby Varin
October 12, 2013 – CRAIG HANSON – Anthony Perrego – Jackie Brown Jr. – Pat Ward – Chad Phelps
October 6, 2012 – DANNY TYLER – Bobby Varin – Brian Weaver – Billy Pauch Sr. – Mitch Gibbs
October 7, 2011 – DUANE HOWARD – Danny Tyler – Billy Pauch Sr. – Jeff Strunk – Jeff Heotzler
October 9, 2010 – JUSTIN HOLLAND – Billy Pauch Jr. – Kevin Bates – Brian Weaver – Danny Tyler
October 10, 2009 – KEVIN HIRTHLER – Mike Ricci – Mike Gular – Sean Merkel – Joey Grammes
October 7, 2006 – MIKE RICCI – J.R. Hurlburt – Brian Weaver – Joey Grammes – Davie Franek
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