Mahoning Valley Speedway Octoberfast 2016 Event Schedule Set…$5000 RoC Modified 150 Headlines Annual Season Finale
Story By; DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA
Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM
LEHIGHTON, Pa.- October 13, 2016- Octoberfast 2016 will close out the season of racing at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway on Saturday, October 22. Racing gets underway at 4:00 pm.
This year’s Octoberfast will be headlined by a $5000-to-win 150 lap Modified main event and $300 to start that features the Ferris Mowers Race of Champions Modified Series Fueled by Sunoco Tour.
Modified inspection begins at 11:15. Tires sales will start at noon. At 2:15 at the Race of Champions hauler a Modified only drivers meeting takes place.
Practice for all classes commences at 2:30. At 4:00 pm the Modifieds will run a green-white-checker timed hot lap session to establish heat race lineups. As many as 26 cars will start the race via consi’s and provisional spots.
A complete competition format for the Modifieds which includes rules and payout is posted on the Mahoning Valley Speedway website.
Opening ceremonies follow the timed hot lap session and then heats for all divisions.
Also on the card will be a 60 lap feature for the Late Models, 75 lapper for the Street Stocks, 40 lap run for the Hobby Stocks and the All Star Slingshots in a yet to be determined distance. The Street Stock race is the final event in this year’s American Rental Street Stock Gamblers Series.
The Late Model and Street Stock winners will take home $1500. First place in the Hobby Stocks nets $500.
On race day pit gates will open at 10:00 am. Pit entrance is $50 per person. Entry fees are as follows – Modifieds $75, Late Models, Street Stocks $40 and Hobby Stocks $20.
There will be early paid practice taking place ($25 per car) from 11:00 – 2:00.
Main grandstands open at 1:00 pm. Grandstand admission is $25. There are no discounts for this event.
All aforementioned scheduled events are subject to change. Rain date is Sunday, October 23 at 2:00 pm.
This coming Saturday, October 15, the speedway has an open practice for all teams from noon to 4:00 pm. The cost is $25 per car and $10 per person for the pits. Grandstands are free. The concession stand will not be open.
For additional information log onto www.mahoningvalley-speedway.com or on Facebook at Mahoning Valley Speedway. Mahoning Valley Speedway is located on PA 443 just a few miles west of Lehighton.
The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The 66th annual Race of Champions weekend is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.
For more information, contact; Race of Champions Media at media@rocmodifiedseries.com Follow on Twitter; Instagram and Facebook; @RoCModSeries or visit our website: www.rocmodifiedseries.com
COMING EVENTS:
Oct. 22 @ 3:00 pm Octoberfast 2016 RoC Modifieds 150/$5000-to-win + Late Models 60/$1500 to win + Street Stocks 75 laps/$1500 to win (ARSSGS race #6) + Hobby Stocks 40 Laps/$400-to-win + All Star Slingshots
Nov. 13 7th Annual Dorney Park-Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame inductions at America on Wheels Museum, Allentown
Nov. 19 Awards Banquet Northampton Community Center
