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01-13-2009, 01:16 PM
By Mike Leone
January 12, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pulaski, PA…The FASTRAK Late Model Racing Series is proud to announce the addition of yet another speedway. The formidable Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia has been added to the Northeast Region fold for the upcoming 2009 season. Less than two months ago Arcade International Raceway and Roaring Knob Motorsports Park were the latest additions to FASTRAK Northeast.
Tyler County Speedway is a ¼-mile dirt oval located at the Tyler County Fairgrounds and will be beginning the sixth year under the successful helm of BDS Promotions with the trio of Dan Patterson, Scott Strode, and Bryan Ferrell. Tyler County will feature the FASTRAK Late Models on a weekly basis on Saturday nights from early April through Labor Day weekend. For the latest news on Tyler County, check out their website at www.tylercountyspeedway.net.
“Excited,” were the first words out of Dan Patterson when asked about his thoughts of Tyler County joining FASTRAK. “The main reason we were lured in this direction is the growth of FASTRAK in the Northeast as well as the new Mid-Atlantic Region. We’re right in the middle of both regions. It’s a big deal and the concept is awesome. The teching in the Series is so well respected, and this will help guys on the fence to make the switch to FASTRAK. There’s too much money on the line for it not to be teched properly.”
“We met with (FASTRAK founder) Stan (Lester) years ago,” explained Scott Strode. “We’ve been trying to promote ‘crate’ racing the last few years. Last year we made the move to go all ‘crates’ and were pleasantly surprised with the results as we ended up with 8-12 cars per week, and expect that to grow with FASTRAK coming on board.”
“We just felt now was the time to make the move,” expressed Bryan Ferrell, who further expounded on FASTRAK. “It was an eye opener what Max Blair accomplished winning over $20,000 in FASTRAK point fund monies alone. With FASTRAK’s tremendous payouts and point funds, it seemed like a good move for us. We owed it to our drivers…something a little more national.”
Not only will drivers from the ‘wild and wonderful’ state of West Virginia have a new FASTRAK home with the ability to compete for the National Weekly Series Championship and qualify for the Grand Nationals, but they’ll also have the opportunity to compete in two Northeast Touring Series events that will take place at their own racey bullring. Currently an early season race and a late summer event are in the planning stages.
“We’re really proud to welcome Tyler County into the FASTRAK family,” expressed Northeast co-Director Vicki Emig. “Tyler County is such a respected speedway and their quality of racing is well-known in the racing industry. It just continues the strong growth here in the Northeast Region for FASTRAK as it allows us to expand more into the West Virginia area. We’ve had conversations with Tyler County’s promoters the last two seasons and were hopefully they would eventually come under the FASTRAK umbrella. We were thrilled when we got the call from Dan Patterson with their intentions.”
An informational meeting has been scheduled at the Log building Tyler County Fairgrounds on Sunday, February 8 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be open to all interested parties and will be hosted by Northeast Regional Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone along with tech inspector Brad Hibbard.
“The 2009 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series schedule continues to come together,” explained Northeast Co-Director Mike Leone. “We’re hoping to have it finalized by the first weekend of February. We expect in the neighborhood of 12-15 shows from late April through late September along with Night 1 of the Grand Nationals, which will again be held at Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday, October 2. It should be a nice variety of events spread throughout the racing season at some new facilities.”
The 2008 season was the second year for the FASTRAK Late Models in the Northeast with Dog Hollow Speedway, Raceway 7, Mercer Raceway Park, McKean County Raceway, and Tri-City Speedway as weekly-sanctioned speedways. The Northeast’s own Max Blair was the 2008 City Chevrolet $10,000 National Weekly Series Champion. The Northeast Touring Series contested 11 events with 10 different winners as Blair was also the $5,000 champion. Blair went on to win the $2,000 Night 1 of the Grand Nationals at Mercer en route to a tie for seventh place in the Grand National standings.
2008 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series associate sponsors were Race 1, Fame RV Center, Yoder’s Performance Specialty & PRC, Bullitt Chassis, and Fred Beans Parts.
To join our mailing list, simply send an e-mail to fastrakpr-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Mike Leone and Vicki Emig can be reached at 724-964-9300. E-mail to info@fastraknortheast.com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. For more information, check out www.fastraknortheast.com.
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January 12, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pulaski, PA…The FASTRAK Late Model Racing Series is proud to announce the addition of yet another speedway. The formidable Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia has been added to the Northeast Region fold for the upcoming 2009 season. Less than two months ago Arcade International Raceway and Roaring Knob Motorsports Park were the latest additions to FASTRAK Northeast.
Tyler County Speedway is a ¼-mile dirt oval located at the Tyler County Fairgrounds and will be beginning the sixth year under the successful helm of BDS Promotions with the trio of Dan Patterson, Scott Strode, and Bryan Ferrell. Tyler County will feature the FASTRAK Late Models on a weekly basis on Saturday nights from early April through Labor Day weekend. For the latest news on Tyler County, check out their website at www.tylercountyspeedway.net.
“Excited,” were the first words out of Dan Patterson when asked about his thoughts of Tyler County joining FASTRAK. “The main reason we were lured in this direction is the growth of FASTRAK in the Northeast as well as the new Mid-Atlantic Region. We’re right in the middle of both regions. It’s a big deal and the concept is awesome. The teching in the Series is so well respected, and this will help guys on the fence to make the switch to FASTRAK. There’s too much money on the line for it not to be teched properly.”
“We met with (FASTRAK founder) Stan (Lester) years ago,” explained Scott Strode. “We’ve been trying to promote ‘crate’ racing the last few years. Last year we made the move to go all ‘crates’ and were pleasantly surprised with the results as we ended up with 8-12 cars per week, and expect that to grow with FASTRAK coming on board.”
“We just felt now was the time to make the move,” expressed Bryan Ferrell, who further expounded on FASTRAK. “It was an eye opener what Max Blair accomplished winning over $20,000 in FASTRAK point fund monies alone. With FASTRAK’s tremendous payouts and point funds, it seemed like a good move for us. We owed it to our drivers…something a little more national.”
Not only will drivers from the ‘wild and wonderful’ state of West Virginia have a new FASTRAK home with the ability to compete for the National Weekly Series Championship and qualify for the Grand Nationals, but they’ll also have the opportunity to compete in two Northeast Touring Series events that will take place at their own racey bullring. Currently an early season race and a late summer event are in the planning stages.
“We’re really proud to welcome Tyler County into the FASTRAK family,” expressed Northeast co-Director Vicki Emig. “Tyler County is such a respected speedway and their quality of racing is well-known in the racing industry. It just continues the strong growth here in the Northeast Region for FASTRAK as it allows us to expand more into the West Virginia area. We’ve had conversations with Tyler County’s promoters the last two seasons and were hopefully they would eventually come under the FASTRAK umbrella. We were thrilled when we got the call from Dan Patterson with their intentions.”
An informational meeting has been scheduled at the Log building Tyler County Fairgrounds on Sunday, February 8 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be open to all interested parties and will be hosted by Northeast Regional Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone along with tech inspector Brad Hibbard.
“The 2009 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series schedule continues to come together,” explained Northeast Co-Director Mike Leone. “We’re hoping to have it finalized by the first weekend of February. We expect in the neighborhood of 12-15 shows from late April through late September along with Night 1 of the Grand Nationals, which will again be held at Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday, October 2. It should be a nice variety of events spread throughout the racing season at some new facilities.”
The 2008 season was the second year for the FASTRAK Late Models in the Northeast with Dog Hollow Speedway, Raceway 7, Mercer Raceway Park, McKean County Raceway, and Tri-City Speedway as weekly-sanctioned speedways. The Northeast’s own Max Blair was the 2008 City Chevrolet $10,000 National Weekly Series Champion. The Northeast Touring Series contested 11 events with 10 different winners as Blair was also the $5,000 champion. Blair went on to win the $2,000 Night 1 of the Grand Nationals at Mercer en route to a tie for seventh place in the Grand National standings.
2008 FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series associate sponsors were Race 1, Fame RV Center, Yoder’s Performance Specialty & PRC, Bullitt Chassis, and Fred Beans Parts.
To join our mailing list, simply send an e-mail to fastrakpr-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Mike Leone and Vicki Emig can be reached at 724-964-9300. E-mail to info@fastraknortheast.com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. For more information, check out www.fastraknortheast.com.
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