$10,000-TO-WIN MACH 1 CHASSIS NATIONAL OPEN FOR 360 SPRINT CARS
Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM / PHOTO STAFF
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – July 26, 2016- Selinsgrove Speedway will present the 16th Annual Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 360 sprint cars at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30, paying $10,000 to win the 35-lap A-main.
The prestigious open wheel event is one of three races in the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Crown Series “Weekend of Money” for 360 sprint cars that also includes the Lelands.com 360 Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway Friday, July 29, and concludes with the Cole Cup at the Utica Rome Speedway in Vernon, N.Y., Sunday, July 31. Lelands.com also posted a $10,000 bonus for any one driver who can sweep the weekend series with victories in all three main events.
Joining the 360 sprint cars on the July 30 racing program will be the super late models and pro stocks in 25-lap and 15-lap main events, respectively.
Track gates will open at 5 p.m. with practice laps at 7 p.m. and qualifying slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. A drivers meeting will be held at 6:15 p.m.
Sprint car drivers will draw pills to determine their starting positions in the 8-lap heat races. Drivers will earn passing points for their heat race finishes. The top eight drivers in points will redraw for the first eight starting positions in the A-main. The balance of the A-main lineup will be based on points earned. The top four finishers from the B-main will round out the starting grid.
In 358-360 sprint car Open history at Selinsgrove Speedway, 15 races have produced nine different winners since 2001.
TJ Stutts of Liverpool won the inaugural race in 2001 and last year became the first four-time winner of the 358-360 Open, with his other victories coming in 2003 and 2013. Pat Cannon of Etters is a three-time winner of the Open with checkered flags in 2007, 2008, and in 2012.
Logan Schuchart of Hanover drove to an impressive victory in the 2011 race. In 2010, Daryn Pittman of Owasso, Okla., was awarded the win when Cannon’s race car was under the legal weight during the post-race inspection.
Heimbach won the 2005 Open and the rain-postponed 2009 edition of the Open that was run in the spring of 2010. Adrian Shaffer of Hallam was the Open champion in 2002, while Nate Snyder of Halifax took the victory in the 2004 race. Phil Walter of McClure took home the trophy in 2006.
Aaron Ott of East Berlin scored the victory in the track’s first-ever $10,000-to-win race for 358-360 sprint cars in 2014.
Title sponsor Mach 1 Chassis, located at 10 North Frederick Street in Mechanicsburg, engineers and builds race car chassis that are known for safety, strength, durability, and performance. In addition to chassis fabrication and repair, Mach 1 Chassis also manufactures front and rear bumpers, nerf bars, front axles, wing posts, and wing trees.
There’s also the Mach 1 Speed Shop offering a full line of race car parts and service at the Mechanicsburg shop. For more information about the company, visit mach1chassis.com.
For the latest news, results, and race status, visit selinsgrovespeedway.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. The speedway office can also be reached at 570.374.2266.
Purse for 2016 Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 360 Sprint Cars: 1) $10,000 2) $4,000 3) $2,000 4) $1,500 5) $1,400 6) $1,300 7) $1,200 8) $1,150 9) $1,050 10) $1,000 11) $700 12) $600 13) $500 14) $450 15-24) $400
B-Main Purse (for 35+ Entries): Positions 1-4 Transfer; 5) $300 6) $250 7) $200 8) $150 9) $100
TOW: $60
Also Racing: Super Late Models & Pro Stocks
Admission for Saturday, July 30, 2016: Adults $20; Students (12-17) $10; Kids 11 & Under FREE; Pit Passes $35
