SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway will present an open wheel doubleheader featuring the Rislone United Racing Company (URC) sprint cars and the A&A Auto Stores 358 sprint cars at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 21, sponsored by Reinhart Food Service. The Lyons Auto & Truck Service Center late models will also be on the racing card. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.
Each sprint car division will compete in a complete series of qualifying events and 25-lap features. The last time the speedway presented two complete sprint car racing programs in one night showcasing the URC sprint cars and 358 sprint cars was in 2007, when Joe Biasi of Tamaqua and Nate Snyder of Halifax split the victories in the main events, respectively. The 2008 and 2009 races were rained out.
Following last weekend’s double features for the 358 sprint cars at the track, Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove continues to lead the standings by a mere 45 points over Pat Cannon of Etters. Heimbach, who has one win this season at Selinsgrove, is seeking his third career track championship. Cannon, with seven victories at the track and 12 overall this season, is gunning for his second title at Selinsgrove.
Davie Franek of Wantage, N.J., became only the third driver to repeat a 358 sprint car victory at the track in the regularly scheduled 25-lap feature last Saturday night. Now 485 points behind Heimbach in the third position, Franek is closing in on the leaders to make a run for his first career track title. Larry Kelleher of Scranton and defending champion and two-time winner Snyder of Halifax are currently in the top five in the point standings.
In URC tour competition, defending champion JJ Grasso of Pedricktown, N.J., will enter URC’s two-race weekend at Bedford Speedway on Friday night and Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night with a 55-point advantage over six-time champion Curt Michael of Ocean View, Del. Grasso has three wins this season as Michael picked up a win last weekend. Michael has been
wearing down the point lead held by Grasso over the past three weekends. Justin Collett of Middletown, Del.; Josh Weller of Mertztown; and Randy West of Boyertown make-up URC's top five in points going into this weekend’s racing action.
On May 15, the URC sprint cars competed with the central Pennsylvania 358 sprint cars in the Jack Gunn Memorial Challenge Race at Selinsgrove Speedway. For the second year in a row, Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy made a last-lap pass by Pat Cannon of Etters to win the prestigious event.
In the chase for the late model track championship, Steve Campbell of Danville is gaining on three-time defending champion Jeff Rine of Danville in the standings. Rine, a seven-time winner this season at the track, holds a 340-point advantage over Campbell.
Title sponsor Reinhart is the third-largest, privately-held food service distributor in the United States. For more than 30 years, Reinhart has provided restaurants and venues such as Selinsgrove Speedway with 14,000-plus items ranging from fresh poultry to beverages to food service equipment.
In two weeks, Selinsgrove Speedway will host the Tenth Annual NRG Controls North Open for 358/360 sprint cars at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4. With more than $21,000 in prize money posted for this year’s event, the winner of the 35-lap Open will earn $6,000, with $300 to start the A-main.
Admission Prices for August 21, 2010: Adults $15; Students (12-17) $12; Kids 11 & Under Free; Pit Passes $25
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