With Mother Nature stepping in and interfering with Port Royal Speedway’s annual Tuscarora 50 on its original date, “Speed Palace” and Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 officials are ready to try again and will now host the historic blockbuster on Thursday, October 5. The $60,000-to-win program will start from scratch with a new round of qualifying kicking off the mid-week showcase.
Should weather become a factor, a rain date of Sunday, October 8, will be utilized.
Fans are reminded that free camping will be available for the Tuscarora 50 and all wristbands from the rained-out Tuscarora 50 on Saturday, September 9, will be recognized at the gate. Those wanting to seek additional information pertaining to Port Royal Speedway’s Tuscarora 50 should do so by following along on all of the track’s respective social media channels, as well as online at www.portroyalspeedway.com
Andretti Autosport, a Championship-winning motorsports organization, today announced a major rebranding initiative that will see the international organization adopt the branding of Andretti Global, the identity previously named as the parent company to the U.S.-based race team.
As a brand that is built on a foundation of racing excellence, the new Andretti Global name will unite all aspects of the organization under a single identity, more closely aligning with the team’s already-established legacy. Andretti Global currently operates in eight motorsports platforms racing across six continents with an appetite to expand its worldwide footprint into other major motorsports series.
Along with the name change, the current Andretti Autosport shield will be replaced with the Andretti Global logo. As each of the 2024 racing seasons get underway, fans can look forward to a new digital experience from the most trusted name in motorsports with the rebrand additionally bringing a new structure to the team’s social media presence.
Andretti Formula E will be the first of the Andretti Global teams to take on the new branding as the reigning Drivers’ World Championship team kicks off Season 10 with testing in October.
MotoAmerica Superbikes at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville NJ on September 22 – 24 allows motorsports fans to immerse themselves in the world of motorcycle racing with close proximity to the motorcycles and racers themselves with our open race paddock. There will be fun for the whole family with food, stunt shows and a Kids Zone with carnival games. Over 120 riders, including riders local to the area, will compete in five classes and a Champion will be crowned in all competing classes!
This is always a great event. Inaugural race winner Brady Bacon, C.J. Leary, and Kevin Thomas Jr. are the latest additions to the Driven2SaveLives BC39 entry list, which now stands at 40 and growing for the fifth running of the event on September 27-30 at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The BC39 regularly presents the highest USAC car counts of the year. The 2022 event produced 85 entries, the fifth most in the 68-year history of USAC National Midget racing. The newest look at the 2023 entry list is at the bottom of this release.
Highlighted by a special 70th anniversary of the world’s biggest drag race, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, and the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville to open the season, as well as a return to Phoenix, NHRA officials announced today its 2024 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule.
As previously announced, the NHRA will open its season at legendary Gainesville Raceway on March 7-10. NHRA is also set to return to Phoenix for the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals on April 5-7 and the 2024 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will include 21 races at standout facilities across the country.
As the NHRA looks to expand its track network across the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, NHRA is in the closing stages of the selection process for two of the 21 events. Those locations and races – which will take place June 21-23 and July 12-14 – will be announced in the coming weeks.
Along with the return of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, the NHRA will again be back at Route 66 Raceway on May 17-19 for the 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance. The Chicago race hosted its first NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series race since 2019 this year and will return in 2024 as one of many exciting events taking place during the upcoming season.
“It is always a huge thrill to release our schedule for the upcoming year and I know the 2024 season will continue to build on all the excitement that’s already taken place in 2023,” NHRA President Glen Cromwell said. “Celebrating our 55th annual event to open the season in Gainesville and our 70th event at Indianapolis is a great tribute to the longstanding traditions that have been built at these iconic tracks over the past several decades. Those will be two special moments in a year that will again feature a lot of fantastic racing at spectacular facilities across the country, including a return to Phoenix. We’re excited for two future track announcements as well, and we appreciate all the fans, race teams, track partners, and sponsors who all played a big role in helping put this exciting 2024 schedule together.”
The 55th annual NHRA Gator Nationals at historic Gainesville Raceway will open the NHRA season for the second straight year, with the highly-anticipated Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout also taking place in Gainesville. NHRA heads to In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals on March 21-24, the first of three straight West Coast races. The thrilling return to Phoenix follows on April 5-7, moving to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 24th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on April 12-14.
Two weeks later, the second four-wide event takes place with the 14th annual Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on April 26-28 at state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. Route 66 Raceway, one of the most popular facilities on the NHRA tour, will welcome racers and fans on May 17-19, leading into a busy month.
Back-to-back races take place to open June, starting with the 11th annual New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H., and continuing with the 23rd annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at picturesque Bristol Dragway on June 7-9. Following the to-be-announced race on June 21-23, the 18th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals will take place from Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
July will feature a trio of races, including the 35th annual Flav-R-Pac Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Seattle on July 19-21 and the 36th annual DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at scenic Sonoma Raceway on July 26-28.
The penultimate race of the regular season is in its traditional spot at Brainerd International Raceway with the 42nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Aug. 15-18, leading into the world’s biggest drag race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The 70th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals takes place Aug. 28-Sept. 2 as racers will try to win a Wally on drag racing’s grandest stage. The Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout will also take place during the Big Go.
The stakes only continue to increase during the Countdown to the Championship, which will feature six races in the same locations as the past two seasons. That includes starting with three straight race weekends, including the 39th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway on Sept. 12-15, the 16th annual Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway on Sept. 20-22 and the annual stop in St. Louis at World Wide Technology Raceway for the 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sept. 27-29.
The intense, can’t-miss Countdown will then finish with the 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals on Oct. 10-13 at Texas Motorplex in Dallas, the second race of the season at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 24th annual NHRA Nevada Nationals on Oct. 31-Nov. 3 and the history-making 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on Nov. 14-17, where champions will be crowned in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
For more ticket information, visit www.nhra.com. Details on class schedules for Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle, as well as specialty series like the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports and Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown will be announced soon.
All races during the 2024 NHRA will be aired exclusively on FOX Sports, with select events on the FOX broadcast network. To view the 2024 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule, please visit www.nhra.com/schedule/2024.
The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco will try for a third time to invade the high banks of New Jersey’s Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Sunday, Sept. 24.
The Doug Hoffman Memorial ’60 Over Special’ has fallen by the wayside twice due to inclement weather.
Now the Rent Equip/Party Central South Region for the STSS big-block/small-block Modifieds will give it a third attempt for a 60-lap, $6,060-to-win feature event at the revamped four-tenths-mile oval.
The race will serve as Round No. 5 of the South Region $15,000 championship chase, headed by Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard.
Sheppard maintains a 23-point advantage over Frenchtown, N.J.’s Billy Pauch Jr. heading into the South Jersey oval following a podium finish in the ‘Blast at the Beach’ at Georgetown (Del.) Speedway.
King Ferry, N.Y.’s Mike Mahaney rounds out the top three, 84 points behind Sheppard at the top of the South Region standings.
The Belmont’s Garage South Region for the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman joins the program as well for Round No. 5 of their South Region title fight.
Upper Makefield, Pa.’s Joe Toth leads the way by 57 markers over Spencertown, N.Y.’s Dylan Madsen, who won the ‘Blast at the Beach’ at Georgetown.
For full series standings, go to https://shorttracksuperseries.com/point-standings/ and click the corresponding link.
A big viewership dip at this year’s Miami Grand Prix pulled down overall numbers so far this season on ESPN, but several other races have seen slight gains.
As summer turned to fall in 2021, the talk of the sports world was how Formula One was exploding in popularity in the U.S. Two years later, the chatter is turning to whether F1’s meteoric rise here is now slowing.
After a couple of seasons of dramatic gains in ratings, attendance, sponsorship, licensing, private equity interest, stock price, promoter solicitations and overall cultural resonance, F1’s U.S. ratings growth has slowed to a trickle this year on ESPN. It comes amid historic domination on the track by Oracle Red Bull Racing and its back-to-back champion driver, Max Verstappen, as the team has won every race this season, usually by large margins.
F1 backers point out that television viewership is just one key performance indicator, but it’s the first time that growth has slowed in ratings during the “Drive to Survive” era. The question now is whether the sport is plateauing in the U.S. for good after gaining an impressive number of new followers, or whether F1 bears are simply jumping on the first sign of stagnation.
With 10 races left on the 2023 calendar, ESPN’s networks were averaging 1.24 million viewers this season, down from last year’s 1.3 million, which was a record high in America. However, that’s largely due to the F1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix suffering a 24% drop in viewership from last year; several other races have shown slight increases. Sources also pointed out that those figures don’t include viewership from F1’s streaming service, which counts America as its largest market.
“The honeymoon period might be over in the U.S. for F1, but now you’re entering that slow-and-steady growth period of a long-term marriage,” said Daniel Cohen, executive vice president of global media rights consulting for Octagon, which has brand clients in the F1 space. “I don’t think whatsoever that there’s a slowdown to the point of a reversal for F1 … there’s still growth; it’s just more modest.”
The start of the pandemic in 2020 changed F1 forever when tens of millions of people on lockdown discovered the sport through the “Drive to Survive” docuseries on Netflix. That was a brainchild of the new Formula One Management under Liberty Media, which acquired the series’ commercial rights for $4.4 billion in 2017 and quickly worked to unlock new value.
U.S. brands have accelerated their deal-making with F1 and its teams as the sport has expanded its presence stateside.
F1 pounced on its newfound fandom, adding not only a second U.S. race in Miami starting last year — which was in the works before the pandemic — but an inaugural race this fall in Las Vegas that has attracted major enthusiasm for corporate hospitality and has generated a Super Bowl-level vibe. Blue-chip sponsors from the U.S. have poured into the series and F1 has added licensing deals with the likes of a branded bar concept, F1 Arcade that plans to open more than 20 brick-and-mortar locations in America.
Perhaps the only thing more fortuitous than F1’s timing with “Drive to Survive” was its timing with the 2021 season, when the top two title contenders — in this case, Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton — went into the season finale tied in points, a situation not seen since 1974. The result was even more hype around F1.
But since 2022 — and particularly in 2023 — Verstappen’s vise-like grip on the series has seemingly started to dull some of the buzz. Some sources have also accused F1 and its U.S. promoters of generating more negative sentiment around the sport by charging exorbitant amounts for tickets, hospitality, and merchandise.
On top of the viewership slowdown, the second year of the Miami race took much longer to sell out than the inaugural edition, but it was still a major success with improved operations and elevated hospitality options. Google Trends data dating to 2004 show that searches in the U.S. for F1 peaked in May 2022, the month of the inaugural Miami race. Still, the search rates remain far higher than before the pandemic, and other examples of the growth are not hard to find.
Quintessential American whiskey brand Jack Daniel’s can no longer be found in NASCAR, but it is a partner of McLaren Racing’s F1 team. Brad Pitt is working with Apple Original Films on an F1 movie project. A trip to any American mall or Walmart will find F1 merchandise for sale. Walmart sponsors Red Bull Racing and family heir Rob Walton brought on Hamilton as the owner of a small minority stake of the Denver Broncos.
“We are not seeing a flattening as growth is across multiple areas — crowds are bigger than ever, while engagement, social growth, and U.S. numbers are also strong,” an F1 spokesperson told Sports Business Journal last week. “For the past 30 years, we’ve seen periods of domination, and that has never been an issue. Not every season can end at the last race.”
SBJ spoke to more than a dozen industry executives in the racing and sports business and got varying takes on F1’s trajectory. While some believe the sport has hit a ceiling in the U.S., others are far more bullish, including ESPN. They point to remaining levers left to pull such as the Vegas race; the Pitt film and several other content projects in the works in Hollywood; and adding a more prominent U.S.-based team or successful American driver.
Cohen predicted that F1’s high-water mark for ratings in the U.S. is around 1.8 million, which would suggest an upside of nearly 50% is still on the table for the racing series. ESPN went from paying roughly $5 million per year for F1 to $75 million to $90 million annually on a three-year basis. That deal is from 2023 through 2025.
John Suchenski, ESPN’s director of programming and acquisitions, said the network is “not worried at all” about the trajectory of F1 and that “it’s just premature to suggest it’s peaked at this point.”
“We’re only halfway through this season; we need to see how the rest plays out and even how next season plays out to get an accurate look,” Suchenski said. “We definitely think there’s still more potential here and we’re still seeing growth; half the races this year surpassed last year and set new records … We still think there’s lots of growth potential and are pleased with what we’re seeing thus far.”
On Wall Street, Nasdaq-listed F1 was trading last week for around $64, down around 19% from the one-year high of $78.58. But the stock has a market cap of roughly $36 billion, and Liberty CEO Greg Maffei has signaled that the company is so bullish on F1 that it likely wouldn’t accept an offer of $20 billion. That’s the price the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund reportedly considered bidding for the property, according to Bloomberg. Morgan Stanley said this month that the stock is expected to perform better in the coming months. It set a price target of $87.
Paul Asencio, chief revenue officer of the Williams Racing F1 team, said brands continue to look to partner with the team because of the exposure they will receive in the U.S. market now that there are three races stateside. “We believe that what we’re seeing with Formula One in the U.S. is just the beginning,” Asencio said. “The fan base is growing and becoming extremely enthusiastic about the sport, there’s a great TV deal in place and, commercially, we’re only just getting started with attracting U.S. brands to the sport.”
Crypto.com is among the brands that F1 has added as a global sponsor since the pandemic, with a spend that was reported to be $100 million over five years. Steve Kalifowitz, CMO of Crypto.com, said the brand remains confident in its bet on F1.
“F1 is still just getting started in the U.S.,” Kalifowitz wrote in a text message. “The first Vegas race is a few months away, and it will be a cornerstone of Vegas becoming a sports mecca. That’s in addition to Austin being one of the most-attended and fun races in the world and of course, the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, which is the place to be in May. We’re bullish on F1.”
Dallas-based MoneyGram got into F1 this year as title sponsor of the Haas F1 Team, which is owned by American machine parts industrialist Gene Haas. MoneyGram’s head of global sponsorships, David Paro, said: “Suggesting that F1 has peaked in the U.S. for good or even the foreseeable future, based on this season’s ratings numbers, is a rather simplistic view. Ratings remain a significant metric to be sure, but the variety of ways to engage with fans through F1-related content continues to expand.”
MoneyGram will be among the brands activating at the final two races in the U.S. this year in Austin and Vegas. Both events figure to be closely watched to see if the business indicators point toward strength or weakness for F1 in America.
Oliver Mitchell, vice president of motorsports at Octagon, noted that F1 is facing a balancing act, trying to preserve the sport’s premium image while also making it more accessible to middle-class fans. How well F1 is able to balance those competing interests could play a role in whether its growth continues.
“If F1 tries to be all things, to all people, at all events, then they risk losing an element of their personality and ability to have a unique selling point,” said Mitchell, who is based in London. “But it’s a challenge. They need to [also] ensure that F1 does remain attainable for everyday fans who make up the vast majority of those who are watching with and engaging in the sport.”
The Indoor Auto Racing Series returns to Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Friday, January 26th and Saturday, January 27th.
Tickets for both nights of the NAPA AUTO PARTS weekend will go on sale to the public on Thursday, September 14th. Special pre-sale offers will be made available to previous customers leading up to the public on-sale date.
As was the case this past January, the headline TQ Midgets will compete in two complete point-paying shows of qualifying and feature events both nights. Saturday’s main event will feature the 22nd running of the Gambler’s Classic. On Friday a new event, the Black Jack 21, will be held.
Anthony Sesely of Matawan, N.J. was the Saturday night winner of the 21st Gambler’s Classic this past January, becoming the only four-time winner of the event. On Friday night, Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, N.Y. won the 20th annual event that was not held in 2021 due to Covid-19 gathering restrictions. Both drivers are expected to return to the TQ Midget Concrete Series again in hopes of adding to their impressive indoor winning resume.
“The response from the fans and racers for our Double-Down TQ Midget feature weekend this year was heard loud and clear,” said Indoor Racing Series promoter Len Sammons.
“The Gambler’s Classic is a special event and there should only be one winner that takes home that coveted Cup each year on Saturday night,” added Sammons. “However, we are starting a new tradition on Friday night this year with the 1st Annual Black Jack 21 for the TQ Midgets.”
As in the past, the Slingshots and Champ Karts will continue to be a part of all of the Concrete Series events. Returning to Atlantic City for a second year will be the Wingless 600cc Micro Sprints. These three divisions will again qualify on Friday and compete in a feature only on Saturday night.
The Concrete Series will kick off on January 5 and 6 with the 9th running of the Ironton Global-sponsored Allentown Indoor Races at the PPL Center. Tickets for the Allentown event will go on sale at a date to be announced.
For the first time ever in Allentown, three feature events will be held both nights for the TQ Midgets, Slingshots, and Champ Karts. Friday’s TQ Midget car headliner will go over the distance of 30 laps with Saturday’s main event 40 laps.
Tickets for the 5th Annual East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J. on Friday and Saturday, February 23rd and 24th will go on sale at a later date.
For more information, including sponsorship opportunities contact series organizer, Danny Sammons at 609-888-3618 or email him at indoorracing@aarn.com.
The Indoor Auto Racing Series returns to Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Friday, January 26th, and Saturday, January 27th.
Tickets for both nights of the NAPA AUTO PARTS weekend will go on sale to the public on Thursday, September 14th. Special pre-sale offers will be made available to previous customers leading up to the public on-sale date.
As was the case this past January, the headline TQ Midgets will compete in two complete point-paying shows of qualifying and feature events both nights. Saturday’s main event will feature the 22nd running of the Gambler’s Classic. On Friday a new event, the Black Jack 21, will be held.
Anthony Sesely of Matawan, N.J. was the Saturday night winner of the 21st Gambler’s Classic this past January, becoming the only four time winner of the event. On Friday night, Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, N.Y. won the 20th annual event that was not held in 2021 due to Covid-19 gathering restrictions. Both drivers are expected to return to the TQ Midget Concrete Series again in hopes of adding to their impressive indoor winning resume.
“The response from the fans and racers for our Double-Down TQ Midget feature weekend this year was heard loud and clear,” said Indoor Racing Series promoter Len Sammons.
“The Gambler’s Classic is a special event and there should only be one winner that takes home that coveted Cup each year on Saturday night,” added Sammons. “However, we are starting a new tradition on Friday night this year with the 1st Annual Black Jack 21 for the TQ Midgets.”
As in the past, the Slingshots and Champ Karts will continue to be a part of all of the Concrete Series events. Returning to Atlantic City for a second year will be the Wingless 600cc Micro Sprints. These three divisions will again qualify on Friday and compete in a feature only on Saturday night.
The Concrete Series will kick off on January 5 and 6 with the 9th running of the Ironton Global-sponsored Allentown Indoor Races at the PPL Center. Tickets for the Allentown event will go on sale at a date to be announced.
For the first time ever in Allentown, three feature events will be held both nights for the TQ Midgets, Slingshots and Champ Karts. Friday’s TQ Midget car headliner will go over the distance of 30 laps with Saturday’s main event 40 laps.
Tickets for the 5th Annual East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J. on Friday and Saturday, February 23rd and 24th will go on sale at a later date.
For more information, including sponsorship opportunities contact series organizer, Danny Sammons at 609-888-3618 or emailing him at indoorracing@aarn.com.
The Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter is seeking applicants for its next round of charitable donations to help area children in need.
The Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter’s focus is raising funds for Delaware and mid-Atlantic-based nonprofit organizations with a concentration on assisting Delaware children.
Interested organizations can learn more about requirements and apply at www.speedwaycharities.org/grants/dover-grants/. The deadline to submit applications is Wednesday, Nov. 15. Donations will be presented to the chosen groups in December.
“We are thrilled to be able to support children’s charities in our area to help them continue the important work they do on a daily basis,” said Gary Camp, the executive director of Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter and Dover Motor Speedway’s vice president for marketing and communications. “We have worked hard all year long at our events to raise funds with the help of our generous race fans and donors. We are excited to be able to distribute the funds to worthy children’s charities in our region later this year.”
Last year, the following organizations were presented with donations on behalf of Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter:
A Better Chance for Our Children: Based in Wilmington and Milford; focuses on finding families for waiting children, most from foster care and many with special needs.
Elizabeth W. Murphey School: Based in Dover; houses children and young adults from ages 8-21; marked its 100th anniversary in 2022.
Kind To Kids: Based in Wilmington; has served more than 17,000 children in foster care and poverty.
For more information on the Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter, or to donate, visit www.speedwaycharities.org/dover.
Dover Motor Speedway’s ownership group, Speedway Motorsports, established the first Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) chapter in 1982. Since then, SCC chapters across the United States have raised more than $65 million in grants for organizations that assist children.
On Sunday, October 1, Evergreen Raceway is honored to present the Dale Fey Memorial for the DW Machine & Fabricating Co., Late Models and presented by Wheels Bar & Grill of Nuangola.
The race is being run in celebration of the 1990 Evergreen Raceway Street Stock champion who made a lasting impression as both a competitor and fan favorite to all who knew him.
50 laps will make up the race distance with an impressive $ 2000 to win and $350 to start. There will also be random draws for bonus money through the efforts of many of Dale’s family and friends.
Dale passed away in March of this year at age 59. He was a lifelong motorsports enthusiast especially when it came to Evergreen. When the track reopened in 1988, Dale, who had been running Late Models on dirt at Selinsgrove Speedway, built a Chevelle Street Stock and after posting numerous top finishes he would take his career first win on August 27, which was the qualifier for the Race of Champions National Parts Peddler Street Stock Championship later that year at Pocono raceway. Two years later he was a division champion.
Following his title Dale was looking to expand in his racing endeavors and got behind the wheel of a Modified stock car. Naturally, he was a steady runner with the car although he would only claim a lone win in June 1995.
By the late ‘90 Dale was jumping between the Modified and a Late Model. And, not surprisingly the always-hard charger scored wins once getting back to the full Fender car. He even saw the checkers at Mahoning Valley Speedway.
Dale continued to race through the early 2000’s although after hanging up his helmet he never shied away from his beloved Evergreen as he was often seen walking the pits and taking in the action with his dad Jack Fey.
His late uncle, Carl Fey, was also an Evergreen Late Model racer in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Prior to his passing Dale had a Late Model build and tapped the services of Micah Adams to drive. Sadly he never got to see the car race as he died before the start of the season. Adams, a rookie with the class, has driven the car to five straight top-5s and sits third in points, only 33 behind leader Mike Sweeney and 22 in back of Nick Ross.
With $2000 on the line for the winner and $350 to take the green a solid field is expected which will include both local and regional Late Model stars that are planning to take in the Dale Fey Memorial.
Also running on the October 1 show will be Race #6 of the Evergreen Raceway/Mahoning Valley Speedway Dual Track Series takes place for the 4-Cylinder Stocks/Hobby Stocks along with the Harry’s U-Pull-It Street Stocks, McNulty Funeral Home Novice’s and Rotten and Forgotten.