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2016 RACE OF CHAMPIONS MODIFIED SCHEDULES RELEASED
-Currently 25 Race Dates: 15 asphalt, 10 dirt for the
Race of Champions Modified Series- |
 Race
of Champions management is proud to announce 25 race dates for
Modified racing fans, both dirt and asphalt at premier racing
facilities throughout the Northeast. Several familiar racing venues
join the asphalt and dirt programs along with several new tracks to
Race of Champions competitors giving everyone a variety of exciting
events throughout the 2016 season to showcase the Race of Champions
brand of racing.
“The 2016 schedule continues to be a work in progress,” stated Joe
Skotnicki of the Race of Champions. “We’ve put a lot of emphasis on
the importance of the schedule. It was our goal to create an
exciting yet manageable schedule that gives our constituents all of
the opportunities that they are seeking. It’s a challenging task and
we are proud of what we have accomplished up to this point, but we
will not going to rest on our laurels and continue to drive
forward.”
The Race of Champions asphalt Modified Series will embark on 15 race
journey, which includes the marquee “Race of Champions 250” on
Saturday, September 17 at Oswego Speedway. Oswego will also play
host to the 61-lap “Richie Evans Memorial” on Saturday, May 14.
Lancaster National Speedway plays host to four events, with the
traditional thrillers of the “US Open” (Sunday, September 25) and
“Tommy Druar / Tony Jankowiak Memorial” (Saturday, August 20)
returning to the slate as well as the Thursday, June 30 “Ole’ Boy
Cup” and the “Queen City Clash” on Sunday, April 17. Mahoning Valley
Speedway near Allentown, Pennsylvania will bookend the season with
the opener on Saturday, April 9 and the season ending “Oktoberfast”
event on Saturday, October 22. Lake Erie Speedway returns to the
schedule with an event on Saturday, June 11 and Motordrome Speedway
near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a new facility for the Series with
a race on Friday, June 24. The Series will also visit Chemung (N.Y.)
Speedrome and Spencer Speedway (Williamson, N.Y.) on two occasions
in addition to the yearly stop at Holland (N.Y.) International
Speedway in July.
The Race of Champions dirt Modified Series faces 10 challenging
dates highlighted by the “New Yorker Race of Champions 200”. A
200-lap event on Saturday, September 10 at Utica-Rome Speedway in
Vernon, New York. The traditional “Icebreaker” at Selinsgrove
(Penn.) Speedway will take place on Saturday, March 19 followed by
the Southern Tier opener at Five Mile Point Speedway (Kirkwood,
N.Y.) on Sunday, April 10. The Series then moves to a new track and
event on Saturday, April 16 at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park,
before returning to Utica-Rome, followed by new dates at Rolling
Wheels Raceway (Elbridge, N.Y.), including an event in conjunction
with the Short Track Super Series North Region at Rolling Wheels on
Wednesday, July 13. The Series will conclude at Fonda (N.Y.)
Speedway, which held the first ever Race of Champions event on dirt
on Wednesday, September 14.
Work continues on the Race of Champions Sportsman programs on both
asphalt and dirt. The Race of Champions asphalt Sportsman Series
will be in action at Oswego Speedway on Friday, September 17 as a
highlight, while the Race of Champions dirt Crate Sportsman schedule
will be highlighted by dates at Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario, Canada
on Monday, July 25 along with stops at Freedom (Delavan, N.Y.)
Motorsports Park on Saturday, July 2 and Friday, September 2. The
entire Race of Champions Sportsman schedules will be released in the
near future.
The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and
Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the
Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The
66th annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2016 and is
the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America,
second only to the Indianapolis 500.
2016 Race of Champions asphalt
Modified Series Schedule;
Day of the Week / Month / Day / Track / Laps
Saturday, April 9 - Mahoning Valley Speedway 75
Sunday, April 17 - Lancaster National Speedway 75
Sunday, May 1 - Chemung Speedrome 100
Saturday, May 14 - Oswego Speedway 61
Friday, June 3 - Spencer Speedway 75
Saturday, June 11 - Lake Erie Speedway 75
Friday, June 24 -Motordrome Speedway 75
Thursday, June 30 -Lancaster National Speedway 60
Saturday, July 9 - Holland International Speedway 100
Friday, July 22 - Spencer Speedway 75
Saturday, August 6 - Chemung Speedrome 75
Saturday, August 20 - Lancaster National Speedway 110
Saturday, September 17 - Oswego Speedway 250
Sunday, September 25 - Lancaster National Speedway 125
Saturday, October 22 - Mahoning Valley Speedway 150
2016 Race of Champions dirt
Modified Series Schedule;
Day of the Week / Month / Day / Track / Laps
Saturday, March 19 - Selinsgrove Speedway 40
Sunday, April 10 - Five Mile Point Speedway 66
Saturday, April 16 - Canandaigua Motorsports Park 53
Sunday, May 29 - Utica-Rome Speedway 55
Monday, July 4 - Rolling Wheels Raceway 50
Wednesday, July 13 - Rolling Wheels Raceway 50
Sunday, August 21 - Utica-Rome Speedway 60
Wednesday, August 24 - Rolling Wheels Raceway 50
Saturday, September 10 - Utica-Rome Speedway 200
Wednesday, September 14 - Fonda Speedway 60
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Source:
Race Of Champions Modified Tour
Posted:
January 9, 2016 |
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