Stirling Lubricants Posts Purse Bonuses for SDS Labor Day 100 on September 3!
WEEDSPORT, NY (August 22, 2018) – Weedsport Speedway will celebrate Labor Day Weekend in style on Monday, September 3 featuring the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds, the ESS Sprint Car 360 Open, and the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series in the ‘Labor Day Triple Play’ at The Port presented by Lane’s Yamaha Inc.
The trifecta of action will be highlighted by the third stop of the season by the Super DIRTcar Series Big Blocks, who visited Weedsport on Memorial Day as well as just last month for the Hall of Fame 100.
Stewart Friesen and Erick Rudolph claimed SDS Big Block wins in those events with fellow series hot shoes Matt Sheppard, Max McLaughlin, Jimmy Phelps, Brett Hearn, Peter Britten, Danny Johnson and more, hot on their heels.
The Super DIRTcar Series Labor Day 100 will now pay a hefty $8,000 to the winner with a guaranteed $700 to take the green flag thanks to Rochester based, Stirling Lubricants.
A paid B-Main will also be a part of the evening for the Modifieds with 36 or more entries.
Joining the Big Blocks on the main bill will be the 360 Sprint Car Open with some of the best winged sprint racers in the area returning to Weedsport yet again.
The Labor Day special will be the second winged 360 Sprint Car race of the season at The Port.
Top winged combatants such as Jason Barney, Coleman Gulick, Paul Kinney, Chuck Hebing, Matt Tanner, Mike Mahaney and Matt Billings are again expected yet again.
The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series event on September 3 will be the sixth of the season on tour.
Jocelyn Roy is the current DIRTcar Pro Stock Series point leader over Dan Older, Rob Yetman, Charles-David Beauchamp and Rock Aubin.
Roy and Beauchamp each have one feature win on the season joined by Bruno Cyr, Chuck Dumblewski and Rick Duzlak.
Pit gates will open at 3 p.m. on September 3 with grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Qualifying will hit the Speedway at 5:40 p.m. with opening ceremonies set for 6 p.m.
General admission seating is available on September 3 for $25, with reserved seating set at $29. Reserved seat purchases by August 30 will earn a FREE fan pit pass.
Students 11-17 will see $10 admission with kids 10 and under FREE.
Purchase tickets today at www.weedsportspeedway.com or by calling (315) 834-3067.
For a full 2018 Weedsport Speedway schedule and detailed information on the ‘Labor Day Double Play’ be sure to visit online at www.weedsportspeedway.com. Fans can also FOLLOW on Twitter @WeedsportSpdwy and LIKE on Facebook at www.facebook.com/weedsportspeedway.
Weedsport Speedway – Labor Day Double Play – Schedule of Events
1PM Hauler Access
3PM Pits Open/Tech/Draw Opens
4PM GA Open
5:30 SDS Drivers Meeting/ESS Engine Heat
5:45 ESS Timed Hot Laps
SDS Hot Laps
Pro Stock Timed Hot Laps
SDS Group Time Trials
6:20 Opening Ceremonies/Anthems
6:30 ESS Sprint Heats 8 laps
SDS Mod Heats 8 laps
Pro Stock Heats 8 laps
ESS Dash 4 laps
ESS B Main 10 laps
SDS Mod Consi(s) 10 laps
Intermission/ESS-SDS Draw Swap/Track Prep
Pro Stock Feature 30 laps
SDS Mod B-Main (if needed) 12 laps
ESS A-Main 25 laps
SDS Mod Feature 100 Laps
About Weedsport Speedway: Purchased in 2013 by Al Heinke, Weedsport Speedway has returned to a real racers track, providing a complete venue for racers, their families and friends, and for the fans looking for motorsports entertainment. Officially opened for the first time on July 24, 1955 – the Weedsport Speedway 3/8 mile dirt oval has produced a legendary list of drivers and champions including Will Cagle, Danny Johnson, Bob McCreadie, Alan Johnson, Jack Johnson, and Dave Lape to name a few. Today the facility welcomes the best of the best in dirt short track racing from the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series to the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds along with the DIRTcar 358-Modifieds, Sportsman, Pro Stocks, and more. While racing entertainment is the focal point, Weedsport Speedway has gone the extra mile in welcoming Weedsport Productions, which brings the facility full circle with a dedicated digital entertainment team for web, television, and on site screen usage.