STAN “THE MAN” PLOSKI NAMED GRAND MARSHAL FOR 9TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES EVENT
Story By: STEVE PADOS /DIRT TRACK HERO’S SHOW MEDIA Photos By: ACE LANE JR. / RACERSGUIDE.COM
Phillispsburg NJ-March 9, 2016-The hard work and details continue to fall into place as the ninth edition of the successful week long Quaker Steak and Lube Dirt Track Heroes show continues it’s week long run at the Phillipsburg Mall. The show encompasses the majority of the local short track scene and will continue through Saturday night, March 12th.
The Phillipsburg Mall is located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, New Jersey and the show is FREE of charge to the public. The final details of the final two days of the show contniue as additional drivers sign on to honor “The Old Master” Frankie Schneider on Friday afternoon at 4 PM and Saturday at 1 PM Stan “The Man” Ploski.
With that being said, the Quaker Steak and Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show is honored to bestow the Grand Marshal moniker to one of the great legends in dirt track racing, Stan “The Man” Ploski. Stan came out of the Sportsman ranks at Flemington and Nazareth and went on to distinguish himself at just about every speedway he ever competed at. In 1963 Stan captured 18 straight Sportsman wins and the track officials forced him into the Modified ranks. Learning his lessons well, Stan finished second to the great Bill Slater at the Langhorne National Open in 1965. Modified wins followed quickly as he scored wins at both Reading and Nazareth and captured his first Modified win at Flemington in June of 1966.
Stan captured many big wins in his career including two Daniel Boone 200 wins at Reading, the Lebanon Valley 200 in 1969 in New York and was an absolute terror at the Five Mile Point speedway where he captured 12 of the first 14 races he competed in at the facility. 1970 and 71 track titles at East Windsor plus a NJ State Championship brought Stan to the famed Ken Brenn 24 in 1972 and Stan captured back to back titles at Flemington in 72 and 73 another title at East Windsor and another NJ State title. Stan captured his final Flemington title in 1977. Stan captured 74 wins at Flemington and added another 46 wins at East Windsor. Stan was inducted into the DIRT Hall of Fame in 1996 and the EMPA Hall of Fame in 2004.
Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurants is the headline sponsor for the Dirt Track Heroes Show. The 65 stores making up Quaker Steak and Lube, annually sell more than 80 million wings per year and “The Lube” is recognized as “The best wings in the USA.” The Phillipsburg location has also been dubbed “The Official Restaurant of the Dirt Track Heroes” show. To contact the restaurant, call: 908 454 2900 or check out their website at: www.thelube.com Before or after the show head to Quaker Steak and Lube and get recharged and refueled in a great sports setting.
The 9th annual edition of the show will continue through March 12th with amazing sponsorship support through headline sponsor Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant chain and associate sponsors IRCO Community Federal Credit Union, Smith Fabrications/Stage One Modifieds, Jeff’s Automotive, Premio Foods, Alex’s Tire/Breidingers Speed Shop, Adams Brothers Used Auto Parts, Hamlin Speedway/S&S Speedways, Searock Fabrication and Speed Supplies, R&F International Muffler and Brake, Murante Auto Repair, Penn Jersey Food Marts, Martocci Automotive, Dean Autosports, Carl’s Auto Sales and VRP Shocks. Nightly driver interviews and race cars of all types provide the race fan a full appetite of racing fun before the regular racing seasons begins.
The Phillipsburg Mall, located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ, has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and offers a multitude of race cars, racing memorabilia, collectibles and photos on display throughout the course of the show. The show continues to be free of charge to the mall traffic and the 2016 edition of the show is the trend setter of the many shows that are scheduled during the year.
The great fan base of racing can come out to this grand Mall event and be transported back to a time when they could hop into their family jitney and travel less than a half hour to witness the excitement of a night at the races. All historical racing groups including Reading, Flemington, Harmony through Greg Collins, Tri State, Remembering Nazareth, Bob Snyder Photos and Snyder Video, Mike Ritter Photos, Big Mike’s Videos and Mocatek Memories through Justin Beltrame have their memorabilia on display and their many scrapbooks open for the fans to take another long look at the glory years of racing and possibly find a picture or two they want to purchase as a keepsake from past glory or racing exploits. More information is available regarding the show by calling: 443-513-4456.
The Quaker Steak and Lube Dirt Track Heroes Car Show has a must have event T-shirt done exclusively for the show. The great keepsake event souvenir program book has many great articles regarding our racing heroes and how the Dirt Track Heroes became a reality. The Phillipsburg Mall is open Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM and from Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM. The event offers race teams a great opportunity to promote their sponsors and announce their racing plans for the upcoming 2016 racing season.
Ninth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube
Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
2016 Schedule of Events
Wednesday- March 9 – (6:30 PM) – Hamlin Speedway/S&S Speedways and Smith Fabrications/Stage One Modifieds presents Hamlin Speedway all divisions, Snydersville Raceway, Mahoning Speedway, Accord Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway
Thursday- March 10- (6:30)- Searock Speed & Fabrications and R&F International Muffler presents New Egypt, Bridgeport Speedway, Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond Raceway and X-Cel Modifieds
Friday – March 11 – (1st Show (4 p.m.) – Premio Foods and Penn Jersey Supermarkets presents Special Edition “The Legends of Racing” with many legendary stars from Reading, Nazareth, Harmony and Flemington expected to participate with Special Tribute to “The Old Master” Frankie Schneider
Second Show- (6:30 PM)- Martocci Automotive/Dean Autosports/Carl’s Auto Repair presents Salute to Open Wheel Racing Divisions-Thunder on the Hill, ATQMRA, ARDC Midgets, Action Track USA, TSRS and Sprint Cars, 358 and 360 Sprint Car Divisions
Saturday – March 12 – (1:00) –-Premio Foods presents Special Tribute to Stan “The Man” Ploski, Flemington Speedway & Flemington Speedway Historical Society, Harmony Speedway and Nazareth Speedways
Mall Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. –
*Schedule subject to change
