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NASCAR RACING LEGENDS RETURN TO JENNERSTOWN SPEEDWAY
Jennerstown, PA- (May 10, 1999)- No
it's neither deja vu nor a dream. Tim Ice, Glenn Gault
and other Jennerstown Speedway racing legends will once
again race on the half-mile oval when the Main Event
Series opens its 1999 season May 15th.
1994 marked the last year race fans saw these
legends battle in unrestricted-Super Late Models. But
this year, history will repeat itself. Past Jennerstown
regulars like Ice, Gault, Richard Duecker and
special-event racer Fred Campbell will make their way
back to Jennerstown for a 100 lap feature.
Names like Ice and Gault were once synonymous with
racing excitement at Jennrstown Speedway. In the late
80s and early 90s, race fans from across the region
flocked to Jennerstown to cheer on these NASCAR Winston
Racing Series' legends in their unrestricted-Super Late
Models.
Gault spent eight years, 1987-1994, racing NASCAR
Late Models at Jennerstown. He captured the NASCAR
Northeast Regional Championship in 1988 and won the 1994
division-ending "Grand Olds 200." Gault says he is very
excited about returning to his home track to kick off
the Main Event Series.
"I love everything about Jennerstown," Gault says.
"I love the fans. I love the track. It's a great place
to race."
The Main Event Series began as a 100-lap race and
now has expanded to a 14-race schedule in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Michigan. Race fans will see these
outlaw-bodied Super Late Models race 100 laps at speeds
over 100 miles per hour on the Laurel Highlands oval.
Local NASCAR Winston Racing Series competitors like
NASCAR Northeast Regional Champions Steve Peles and
Charlie Cragan, and Barry Awtey all cut their teeth
racing agianst drivers like Ice, Gault and Duecker.
"They were all good, clean guys to race with," NAPA
Auto Parts Late Model Driver Barry Awtey says. "I wish I
had a car to race with them. Just like back in the old
days, it should be quite a show."
Ice returns to Jennerstown as the Main Event Series'
defending champion and will likely be a favorite, along
with Gault and Duecker, to win with their past success
racing at the Speedway. Main Event drivers expected to
race are: Ice, Gault, Campbell, Duecker, John Vallo,
Scott Hantz, Tim Felver, Rich Rohrer, Scott Baker,
Marcus Malcuit, Jim Cruse, Mike Holland, Ted Johnson,
Chuck Silva, Mike Miller, Mike Luberda Jr., Dino Long,
Gary Whipkey, Rob Swindell, Joel McKnight, Phil Rozum,
John Cline, Dan Villars, Ryan Tedesco, Don Mahaffey Jr.,
Mack Gribble Jr. and Devin Herron.
As if the return of Jennerstown racing legends was
not enough racing action for one evening, Tribune Review
will also present a five division program of racing.
Race fans, don't miss this legendary night of racing at
Jennrestown Speedway. Tickets are only $11.50 for adults
and bring the kids for free. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.,
and Time Trials start at 6:00 p.m. Call the speedway
office for details at (814)-629-6677.
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