Weedsport, NY — March 16, 2010 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
Kicking off in April, the schedule of qualifying races leading up to the Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship on Oct. 9 of Super DIRT Week XXXIX in Syracuse, N.Y. has been set with 21 tracks slated to host 60 events in 2010.
The current format guarantees that automatic starting berths for the headline “Salute To The Troops” 150 will be earned by drivers competing only in DIRTcar-sanctioned events, while time trials on the Syracuse Mile will remain open to any driver issued a DIRTcar License.
Last season Billy Decker successfully defended in the Syracuse SDW 358-Modified Championship on Saturday afternoon at the New York State Fairgrounds, matching his Super DIRT Week mastery in a Big-Block after scoring the fourth victory of his career in the 150-lapper. The Unadilla, N.Y. veteran inherited the lead when Frenchman Martin Roy made his pit stop with 99, then out-distanced another four-time winner Brett Hearn by 4.2-seconds to earn his eighth Modified feature win on the historic Syracuse Mile.
Qualifying procedures for the 31st Annual Syracuse 358-Modified Championship begin with time trials for all drivers including those already holding guaranteed starter status through the summer qualifying races plus the two DIRTcar 358-Modified Regional Championships. Preliminary clockings on Thursday, October 7 lock in the front three rows with the top-8 non-guaranteed drivers making Friday’s Twin 20s starting grids.
The summer-long qualifying trail culminates with the 150-lap Salute To The Troops 358-Modified Championship held during the 39th edition of Super DIRT Week, October 6-10. Guaranteed starters will be added from Super DIRT Week qualifiers at Can-Am Motorsports Park (Oct. 6), Brewerton Speedway (Oct. 7) and Rolling Wheels Raceway Park (Oct. 8), with the current top-12 in overall Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified point standings and provisionals filling out the field. The Brewerton qualifier will be added to the Twin 20s line-up while Rolling Wheels qualifiers will be placed at the back of Saturday’s starting grid at Syracuse.
For additional information, please contact DIRTcar Racing Northeast Director of Competition & Track Sanctioning Joe Skotnicki via cell (704/796-4566) or log into www.dirtcar.com anytime to find out more about the entire circuit. Also check out www.superdirtweekonline.com to reserve your SDW tickets today.
2010 358-MODIFIED SYRACUSE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
(+)-denotes Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series event.
DAY-DATE TRACK LOCATION
Sat-Apr 10 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY
Fri-Apr 16 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Sat-Apr 17+ Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Sat-May 1 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh,NY
Fri-May 14 Autodrome Edelweiss Hull,QUE
Sat-May 15 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
Sat-May 15 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Sun-May 16 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Sun-May 23 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Mon-May 24+ Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Fri-May 28 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Sun-May 30 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Fri-Jun 4 Autodrome Edelweiss Hull,QUE
Sat-Jun 12 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Tue-Jun 15 Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville,PA
Wed-Jun 16 Orange County Fair Speedway Middletown,NY
Wed-Jun 23 Mohawk Int’l Raceway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Jun 26 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Thr-Jul 1+ Autodrome Edelweiss Hull,QUE
Fri-Jul 2 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Sun-Jul 4 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sun-Jul 11 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Mon-Jul 12 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Jul 15 Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-July 16 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Fri-Jul 16 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Sat-Jul 17 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Sat-Jul 17 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Mon-Jul 19 Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Tue-Jul 20 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sun-Jul 25 Humberstone Speedway Port Colborne,ONT
Sun-Jul 25 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Fri-Jul 30 Mohawk Int’l Speedway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Jul 31 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sun-Aug 1 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Mon-Aug 2 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Fri-Aug 6 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Wed-Aug 11 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh,NY
Sat-Aug 14 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Sat-Aug 14 Canandaigua Speedway Canandaigua,NY
Sun-Aug 15 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Sun-Aug 22 Humberstone Speedway Port Colborne,ONT
Fri-Aug 27 Autodrome Edelweiss Hull,QUE
Sat-Aug 28 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
Sat-Sep 4 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh,NY
Sat-Sep 4 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Sat-Sep 4 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY
Sun-Sep 5+ Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Sun-Sep 5 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Mon-Sep 6 Northern Region Champion DIRTcar Northeast
Mon-Sep 6 Western Region Champion DIRTcar Northeast
Fri-Sep 10+ Autodrome Granby Granby,QUE
Sat-Sep 11+ Autodrome Drummond Drummondville,QUE
Fri-Sep 17+ Mohawk Int’l Raceway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Sep 18 Mohawk Int’l Raceway Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Sep 18 Little Valley Speedway Little Valley,NY
Fri-Sep 24+ Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge,NY
Sat-Sep 25 Brighton Speedway Brighton,ONT
Sat-Oct 2 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY
Wed-Oct 6+ Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Oct 7+ Brewerton Speedway Brewerton,NY
Fri-Oct 8+ Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 9+ New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY
DIRTcar Racing Northeast main office is located in Weedsport, New York on the Cayuga County Fairgrounds, home of DIRTcar All-Star Weekend in July. DIRTcar Northeast’s crown jewel event —Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse runs annually in October featuring Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Championship Series events for Big-Block Modified, 358-Modified, Sportsman and Pro Stock divisions. Ticket and schedule information is available by contacting the Weedsport office (315/834-6606) during the day or logging into www.allstar100weekend.com and www.superdirtweekonline.com anytime.
The Big-Block Super DIRTcar Series is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Hoosier Racing Tire www.hoosiertire.com and VP Racing Fuels www.vpracingfuels.com. Promotional partners include Rite Aid Corporation www.riteaid.com, Dig Safely New York www.digsafelynewyork.com and the University of Northwestern Ohio www.unoh.com and the contingency sponsors are Bars Leaks www.barsproducts.com, Bert Transmission www.berttransmission.com, Bicknell Racing Products www.bicknellracingproducts.com, Bilstein Shocks www.bilstein.com, Brodix Cylinder Heads www.brodix.com, Ferris Industries www.ferrisindustries.com, Integra Shocks www.integrashocksandsprings.com, Intercomp www.intercomp-racing.com, KSE Racing Products www.kse-racing.com, Motorsports Safety Systems www.motorsportssafetysystems.com, Penske Shocks, www.penskeshocks.com, Racing Electronics www.racingelectronics.com, Rislone Oil Stabilizer www.barsproducts.com and Wrisco Industries www.wrisco.com.
