KING OF THE CAN WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTED BY STAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS OCTOBER 14TH AND 15TH AT PENN CAN SPEEDWAY
Story By: DAN HARPELL / PENN CAN SPEEDWAY MEDIA
Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM
SUSQUEHANNA, PA- September 20, 2016- Penn Can Speedway is gearing up for the Annual King of the Can Weekend on its traditional Friday and Saturday, October 14th and 15th date with a Sunday, October 16th raindate. The weekend will feature several STAR Series Championship events and will be highlighted by the 50 lap King of the Can for Modifieds on Friday night.
Drivers in six divisions will be competing in STAR Series events over the weekend. Friday night’s show will consist of STAR Series events for the Modifieds, Crate Sportsman and Factory Stocks along with the Four Cylinders. The Sportsman will also be running for Grit Series points. Race time on Friday is 7:30 p.m. The action then swings over to Saturday highlighted by the CRSA Sprint Cars along with STAR Series events for the IMCA Style Modifieds, Street Stocks and Four Cylinders, along with the Excel 600 cc Modifieds.
Last year’s King of the Can for Modifieds saw Stewart Friesen notch the big win over Penn Can regulars Nick Rochinski and Joey Grammes in a hard fought battle. Friesen, coming off the win at the finale at Syracuse the week before, fought off continued pressure from Rochinski to score the victory. Anthony Perrego and Kevin Hartnett rounded out the top five last year.
This year’s Modified race is a STAR Series event for the first time. The STAR Series is a series of races run at Penn Can, Five Mile Point and Skyline. Danny Johnson is the current point leader and will be one of the favorites coming to Penn Can, where he is always a top runner.
The King of the Can Weekend is the second longest running special event in the region running on its traditional week after Super Dirt Week date. The inaugural King of the Can was held in 1999. Track regulars have won nearly half of the races run over the years beginning with Brian Weaver taking the 1999 win. Track regulars have won seven of the 16 races that have been held but have not won this race since Kevin Bates in 2010. Friesen joins Weaver and Jeff Rudalavage as the only two time winners of the race. Here is the complete list of winners:
2015 Stewart Friesen, 2014 Matt Sheppard, 2013 Billy Decker, 2012 Ryan Godown, 2011 Stewart Friesen, 2010 Kevin Bates, 2009 Rain, 2008 Duane Howard, 2007 Jeff Rudalavage, 2006 Joey Grammes, 2005 Brian Weaver, 2004 Doug Hoffman, 2003 Jamie Shea, 2002 Jeff Rudalavage, 2001 Keith Hoffman, 2000 Kirk Horton, 1999 Brian Weaver.
Will a Penn Can regular bring the title back home or will an invader keep the streak alive? Join us on Friday and Saturday, October 14th and 15th for the King of the Can Weekend at Penn Can Speedway. Penn Can Speedway is located on Route 171 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.
