Patriot Sprint Tour Series 2016 Schedule Announced
Story By: Paul Harkenrider/Patroit Sprint Tour Media Photos By:Dave Dalesandro/Racersguide.com
SODUS, NY …The Patriot Sprint Tour (PST) is pleased to announce its tentative racing schedule for the 2016 season which includes 34 events at 22 different venues, encompassing New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Canadian province of Ontario. A total of 27 events comprise the PST American tour plus nine additional shows in the mix to make up the PST Canadian tour.
“We’re a bit ahead with the 2016 schedule and I’m working with a few track promoters in the Northeast in hopes that we can add another few races,” said Mike Emhof, PST Owner.
Fans throughout the Northeast will have the opportunity to experience the excitement of 360 Sprint car racing. Racers will get to enjoy the diversity at a variety of venues that the PST offers.
The first PST Canadian points race kicks off in Thorold, Ontario at the Merrittville Speedway for the annual ‘Spring Sizzler,’ paying $2,000-to-win on April 23. The first PST American Series points race will be a long awaited return for the Patriots at the Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, NY on Sunday, May 1. This will be the first series race at the Quarter Mile Oval since 2005.
Tracks familiar to the Patriot Sprint Tour such as Canandaigua Motorsports Park and the high banks of Woodhull are up next. The tour rolls on to Eastern New York State for the first time in a number of years, attacking the Albany-Saratoga Speedway and Fonda Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend. Both events are $2,000-to-win paydays.
A few memorial events dot the schedule. The Patriots will make their annual trek south for the Joe Whitcomb Memorial at the Selinsgrove Speedway, a $2,571-to-win race with time trials on June 18. The Earl Halaquist Memorial at I-88 Speedway in Afton, NY, on Aug. 23rd, pays $2,000-to-win. The following night, the winner’s share reaches $3,500-to-win at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park.
A pair of races presented by Bonnell Collision Centers will fill a weekend in late June with one race at Raceway 7 in Conneaut, OH on June 24 and Stateline Speedway in Busti, NY on June 25.
The series continues its traditional holiday bonus races to celebrate our country’s independence at the McKean County Raceway on Thursday, June 30 followed by Little Valley Speedway (July 1), Mercer Raceway Park (July 2), and the Eriez Speedway (July 3) rounding out a full throttle sprint car holiday weekend.
Other notable tracks hosting PST American Series races include Ransomville Speedway, Brewerton Speedway, Fulton Speedway, Penn Can Speedway.
The PST Canadian Series will swing through Brockville Ontario Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway on two summer weekends. The big payday and a weekend with great prestige will be hosted by Oshweken Speedway for the $12,000-to-win Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. The series will crown a champion at Brockville in October with $5,000 to win.
The final 2016 Patriot Sprint Tour schedule will be released at the Motorsports Expo at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse on Saturday and Sunday, March 12th, and 13th.
Be on the lookout for more Patriot Sprint Tour pre-season announcements at www.patriotsprinttour.com<http://www.patriotsprinttour.com>.
2016 Tentative PST Schedule
Sat Mar 12 Gater News Motorsports Expo NYS Fairgrounds
Sun Mar 13 Gater News Motorsports Expo NYS Fairgrounds
Sat Apr 23 Merrittville Speedway Thorold, Ontario PST-C
Sun May 1 Five Mile Point Speedway Kirkwood, NY PST-A
Fri May 6 TBA
Sat May 7 Canandaigua Motorsports Park Canandaigua, NY PST-A
Sat May 14 Woodhull Raceway Woodhull, NY PST-A
Fri May 27 Albany Saratoga Speedway Malta, NY PST-A
Sat May 28 Fonda Speedway Fonda, NY PST-A
Fri June 3 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville, NY PST-A
Sat June 4 Fulton Speedway Fulton, NY PST-A
Fri June 10 Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, Ontario PST-C
Sat June 18 Selinsgrove Speedway Selinsgrove, PA PST-A
Fri June 24 Raceway 7 Coneaut, OH PST-A
Sat June 25 Stateline Speedway Busti, NY PST-A
Thur June 30 McKean County Raceway Smethport, PA PST-A
Fri July 1 Little Valley Speedway Little Valley, NY PST-A
Sat July 2 Mercer Raceway Park Mercer, PA PST-A
Sun July 3 Eriez Speedway Hammett (Erie), PA PST-A
Sat July 16 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville, Ontario PST-C
Sun July 17 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall, Ontario PST-C
Fri July 22 Penn Can Speedway Susquehanna, PA PST-A
Sat July 23 Woodhull Raceway Woodhull, NY PST-A
Fri July 29 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville, NY PST-A
Fri Aug 5 Black Rock Speedway Dundee, NY PST-A
Sat Aug 13 Fonda Speedway Fonda, NY PST-A
Sat Aug 20 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville, Ontario PST-C
Sun Aug 21 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall, Ontario PST-C
Tues Aug 23 I-88 Speedway Afton, NY PST-A
Wed Aug 24 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge, NY PST-A
Fri Sept 2 Raceway 7 Coneaut, OH PST-A
Sat Sept 3 Mercer Raceway Park Mercer, PA PST-A
Sun Sept 4 Eriez Speedway Hammett (Erie), PA PST-A
Sat Sept 10 TBA PST-A
Fri Sept 17 Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, Ontario PST-C
Sat Sept 18 Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, Ontario PST-C
Sat Oct 15 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville, Ontario PST-C
PST-A Patriot Sprint Tour American Event
PST-C Patriot Sprint Tour Canadian Event
