2009 BOS Sportsman - Rick Young Photo
Weedsport, NY — December 18, 2009 — By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing Northeast PR Director
*Rick Young Photo
The 2010 Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series schedule is near completion with 13 high-profile race events comprising the current agenda.
The upcoming season marks the 21st straight that an overall points titlist will be recognized in DIRTcar Racing Northeast’s Sportsman division, with Mohawk Int’l Raceway returning to the champ trail for the first time in 16 years.
“There’s been a great amount of interest shown toward this class,” remarked Joe Skotnicki, DIRTcar Racing Northeast Director of Competition & Track Sanctioning. “Our goal for 2010 was to trim the number of race dates without cutting back on tracks, giving priority to those that host the division regularly. Only a couple events are still pending so we’ve been fairly successful managing on both fronts.”
From the list of 12 venues slated to stage Sportsman Series point races next season, only Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge, N.Y. is set to host two following its specials-only format. Doubling up with a pair each last year, Black Rock Speedway will once again lead off tour activity in April while Brockville Ontario Speedway brings the curtain down in October during the 2nd Annual DIRTcar Fall Nationals in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.
Can-Am Motorsports Park (April 17) follows Black Rock with its lone event of ’10 before contending teams make a return visit to the north country at Cornwall Motor Speedway (June 13) and Mohawk (June 23). DIRTcar All-Star Weekend takes center stage when Cayuga County Fair Speedway hosts the lucrative event for a second straight summer on July 17.
Action is hot and heavy after Labor Day when the Niagara Frontier comes alive for three consecutive nights of open-wheel excitement as Ransomville, Merrittville and Humberstone speedways present a trio of 50-lappers the second weekend in September. World Series Weekend at Rolling Wheels closes out the first month of autumn with Sept. 25 saved for the first of two tour stops at the ‘Fast Track.’
Fulton Speedway (Oct. 1) presents its customary title race as teams head down the series homestretch in the final month of competition. Super DIRT Week XXXIX showcases the Sportsman at Rolling Wheels (Oct. 8) and the New York State Fairgrounds’ Moody Mile in Syracuse (Oct. 9) before Brockville attracts the best racers on both sides of the border for the big season-finale on October 16.
For additional rules and schedule information, please contact DIRTcar NE Competition Director Joe Skotnicki (704/796-4566) during normal weekday business hours. Also log into the homepage at www.dirtcar.com to find more news about the Sportsman Series as well as the entire circuit as DIRTcar Northeast’s 35th successive season of racing is just months away.
2010 Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series (confirmed dates)
*All events subject to change.
DAY-DATE TRACK LOCATION
Sat-Apr 10 Black Rock Speedway Dundee,NY
Sat-Apr 17 Can-Am Motorsports Park LaFargeville,NY
Sun-Jun 13 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall,ONT
Wed-Jun 23 Mohawk International Raceway Akwesasne,NY
Sat-Jul 17 Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Fri-Sep 10 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY
Sat-Sep 11 Merrittville Speedway Thorold,ONT
Sun-Sep 12 Humberstone Speedway Pt.Colborne,ONT
Sat-Sep 25 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Fri-Oct 1 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY
Fri-Oct 8 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 9 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse,NY
Sat-Oct 16 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville,ONT
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.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.
