Jennerstown Speedway Honoring Tradition With 31st Annual Laurel Highlands Event
 

    Jennerstown, PA (July 12)- Jennerstown Speedway will continue to carry on one of the richest traditions in Pennsylvania motorsports history, by presenting their 31st annual Laurel Highlands Event on Saturday July 18th.  This event was established by Piney and Clara Lasky in 1967, the year in which they began their ownership of the Speedway, as a way to pay tribute to the sport of auto racing.  Over the past 31 years the Laurel Highlands Event has continued to blossom and grow into what has now become the biggest annual racing event in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and has played host to some of the most well known dirt and asphalt racing stars in the country.  This years event will once again provide stock car fans with a racing program that is second to none.
    To begin with, four of the NASCAR Winston Racing Series top divisions will be racing double their normal feature event distance, highlighted by the Chevrolet Late Model divisions 100 lap race.  There will also be an additional amount of pressure placed on these drivers and teams with the awarding of double points for this single feature event.
    The Giant Eagle Pro Stock/Trucks and NAPA Grand American Modified divisions will each host their longest races of the season with 50 laps of action, while The Money Store Street Stocks will race a scheduled 40 lap feature event.
    The Days Inn Chargers and Irwin RV Legacy Cars will also be in action to make this a night of racing that fans will never forget.  Winning drivers never forget the special feeling of wearing the now famous cowboy hat once worn by Piney Lasky, a Laurel Highlands Event victory lane celebration that continues on today in his memory.
    "We are proud to carry on this rich racing tradition by presenting the 31st annual Laurel Highlands Event as a way to celebrate our past, while looking forward to our future," said Speedway General Manager Robert Duvall, "Over the past 31 years the Jennerstown Speedway has become one of the most recognizable landmarks within the Laurel Highlands region. Not only for providing some of the most exciting stock car racing action to be found in all of the Keystone state, but also for developing into a family favorite tourism destination that has helped to enrich the entire community," he said.
    Consider this your personal invitation to come and be a part of the growing number of NASCAR Winston Racing Series fans who have discovered what racing excitement is all about.  Advance ticket purchases and additional information are available by contacting the Speedway office at 814-629-6677.