Thursday, April 21, 2011

Weekend Preview and Weekend Tidbits

First of all, let me apologize for not updating more this week. Been a crazy week with classes and other things in my personal life. I'll be done with finals in less than 2 weeks, so once that's all done I'll be able to focus more on this stuff.

Hopefully it'll be a busy holiday weekend in the modified racing world. Mother Nature decided she didn't want there to be much racing last weekend, and thus far this weekend isn't looking too promising either. However, 20 tracks will be looking to run this weekend. I-88 Speedway's opener, and Penn Can Speedway's $2,000 to win season opener, or "Can Opener" if you will, highlight the action on Friday night. On Saturday night, Five Mile Point Speedway will attempt to get in their Southern Tier Open, which will pay $2,500 to win winner of the 40 lap feature. Canandaigua Speedway will try to get their season started with a 64 lap Jan Corcoran Memorial. Mahoning Valley Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, Fonda Speedway (points opener, not track opener), and Thunder Mountain Speedway all hope to kick off their seasons for the big block modifieds on Saturday night as well. On the small block side of things Saturday, Merrittville Speedway will host a $2,000 to win 60 lap season opener, while Can Am Motorsports Park will attempt to get their season underway as well. Here's the full schedule for this weekend...

April 22 Lernerville Speedway
April 22 Penn Can Speedway (Opener $2,000 to win)
April 22 Glen Ridge Motorsports Park
April 22 Accord Speedway
April 22 I-88 Speedway (Opener)
April 22 Brewerton Speedway
April 23 Delaware International Speedway
April 23 New Egypt Speedway
April 23 Sharon Speedway
April 23 Mercer Raceway Park
April 23 Grandview Speedway
April 23 Orange County Fair Speedway
April 23 Canandaigua Speedway (Opener 64 laps)
April 23 Mahoning Valley Speedway (Opener)
April 23 Lebanon Valley Speedway (Opener)
April 23 Merrittville Speedway (Opener 60 laps $2,000 to win)
April 23 Can Am Motorsports Park (Opener)
April 23 Fonda Speedway (Opener)
April 23 Thunder Mountain Speedway (Opener)
April 23 Five Mile Point Speedway (Opener 40 laps $2,500 to win)

Duane Howard WILL be at Penn Can Speedway afterall this weekend, along with the invaders we mentioned earlier in the week. Matt DeLorenzo has posted on his website that he'll hit the I-88 Speedway season opener, as he looks to get some experience at the track before the Thunder Series races this summer. Billy Decker and Pat Ward will invade Five Mile Point Speedway on Saturday night for the Southern Tier Open.

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