Jennerstown alters september/october schedule

JENNERSTOWN, PA (Aug. 8, 2005) … Jennerstown Speedway has made several significant changes to its previously announced 2005 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series September/October racing schedule.

The announced 200-lap contest for the Wheeler Bros. super late model division has been canceled. In its place the Somerset County half-mile paved oval will present Triple 30-lap features at the weekly admission price of $7.00.

“There are a number of reasons we pulled the plug on the 200-lap contest,” said speedway general manager Larry Mattingly. “With the fragmented car rules that still govern asphalt racing throughout the nation, we find it impossible to attract outside cars to race in the event. It was senseless to promote an event of this magnitude, without the ability to entice non-Pennsylvania competitors and fans.

“That situation should be changing over the next several years, and we will again pursue a major independent extra-distance race. Yet another factor is that we have to ensure that we have a minimum of 16-feature events to qualify our drivers for the Division 4 NASCAR Weekly Series championship,“ he said. “Running triple 30-lap features should give us the insurance we need, and be a popular attraction for our fan base.”

Several other schedule changes were also announced. The Sept. 17 date has been realigned to feature all five of the speedway’s weekly racing divisions. Highlighting the evening will be a National Championship race for the PA legacy class. However, the special Western Pennsylvania invitational race for the hobby stock class has been canceled.

“Again, with all the variations with this class across the state, we found it impossible to draft a set of common car rules that would permit equal competition,” Mattingly stated.

Also on tap Sept. 17 will be a special kids’ promotion … ‘Halloween – a month early’ Anyone coming to the speedway in costume that night will be admitted free. There will also be clowns, face painting, trick or treat, and a kids’ ‘gold rush’.

The Oct. 1-2 ‘Fast and Furious Challenge’ and the Oct. 8-9 ‘Cyclefest’ events have also be canceled for 2005.

The final event on the 2005 schedule is the Sept. 24 Hooters ProCup 250 ‘North vs. South’ championship.

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