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ADDITIONAL
SPECIAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR
BRONSON SPEEDWAY KICKOFF TO SPEEDWEEKS 50 |
The
momentum continues to build for the Bronson Speedway
Kickoff To Speedweeks 50 Powered By Sunoco Race
Fuels which is set for the Tour Type Modifieds
Saturday February 18th. Promoter Ann Young announced
two additional special award sponsors have signed on
for the race bringing the bonus money total to
$1,040.
Bill Mitchell a longtime close friend of the Young
family disclosed he will post a $490 bonus to the
driver leading the 49th lap of the feature event
that is set to pay a minimum of $2,000 to win. For
many years Bill built the engines utilized by the
late Chris Young as well working with the 33-time
Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified winner in the role
as crew chief.
Joe Larsen of the 5 Off 5 On radio program at
Inravio.com has stepped up to offer a $100 Rookie of
the Race bonus for 50-lapper for the Tour Type
Modifieds. You can catch 5 Off 5 On on Monday
evening from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm Eastern Standard
Time. Larsen has a vast background in racing having
started off as Figure Eight driver on Long Island
before moving on to serve a chief steward at
Riverhead Raceway as well an official on the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour.
Aside from Mitchell and Larsen other special award
sponsors that will take part in the Kickoff To
Speedweeks 50 Powered By Sunoco Race Fuels include
Bronson Lube Inc. as they put up a $100 bonus for
the driver setting fast time in qualifying. Two
special awards for crew chiefs have also been posted
with Myracenews.com kicking $100 for the crew chief
of the driver that sets fast time while Lou & Tracey
Maestri are offering $150 to the winning crew chief
of the race. The Maestri bonus will be awarded in
the name of their long time crew chief and friend
Joe DiGangi who worked with Lou's Super Pro Truck
team at Riverhead Raceway.
Ace's Landscaping of Islip, L.I. has posted a $100
Hard Charger of the Race award this in addition to
already serving a a sponsor of the race purse. Ace's
Landscaping is owned by former Islip Speedway Figure
Eight standout "Racin" Bobby Mason.
Charlie Pennington of Long Island Performance, a
Sunoco Race Fuel distributor announced he will be
offering a $100 Hard Luck Driver of the Race bonus
for the 50-lapper.
Not figured in to the $1,040 special awards posted
for the Tour Type Modified portion of the February
18th spectacular at Bronson Speedway is the $200
Gift Certificate that will be distributed to all
teams on hand. That bonus is offered by Northeast
Race Cars & Parts, a Troyer Engineering authorized
distributor and repair facility in Rhode Island.
Meanwhile Ann Young disclosed over Super Bowl
weekend the GoFundMe page she started for lap
sponsors at $20 per lap has reached her goal of
selling two complete sets of laps for the race
adding a handsome $2,500 to the race purse!
The Tour Type Modified winner will also be presented
a set of Hoosier Racing Tires, 10 gallons of Sunoco
Race Fuel as well the 5th starting berth in the
Richie Evans Memorial 100 on Friday February 24th at
the New Smyrna Speedway.
Ryan Preece of Berlin, Ct. will be on hand to defend
his 2016 race win in the TS Haulers Chevy of car
owners Eddie & Connie Partridge. Jeremy Gerstner of
Wesley, Fl. who was runner-up to Preece last year
told race officials he'll be on hand and as he said
"to get the race win instead of runner-up in front
of my Florida crowd". Jeremy also noted he and his Q
Auto & Injury Attorneys/GMR Lawrence team are
currently preparing a second Troyer machine for L.J.
Grimm of Seffner, Fl. to compete in. Bronson Lube
Inc. would be on board with Grimm if the second car
is ready in time for the race.
Long Island driving talent and former Riverhead
Raceway NASCAR Modified champion JR Bertuccio of
Centereach, L.I. will be back to improve on his 5th
place finish from 2016 and be joined by fellow
"Islander" Christopher Young of Calverton, L.I.
Bertuccio will steer the Gershow Motorsports Chevy
owned by his father Joseph while Young will field
the Bill Mitchell Hardcore Racing entry that his
late father won many a race in.
Supplying their own door handle to door handle
racing excitement Saturday evening with be the
talented Pro Trucks, Daytona Antique Auto Racing
Association, Pure Stocks, Strictly Stocks and Pro
Challenge classes of Bronson Speedway. With the
success of the GoFundMe effort put forth by Young
she announced Tuesday morning a minimum of $500 will
be added to the prize money for the regular Bronson
divisions. That figure will increase as Ann also
disclosed she is continuing the GoFundMe effort with
all additional monies raised going to the local
racers of Bronson.
A Friday afternoon February 17th test and tune will
allow all race teams to get ready for the Saturday
night races with a $10 pit fee in effect. Pit gates
will open at 12 noon for the Test & Tune session
with cars hitting the high banks of Bronson at 2:00
pm A $50 entry fee for the Tour Type Modifieds will
be applied on race day with pit passes just $25 per
team member.
Bronson Speedway is located at 9956 NE State Road 24
in Archer, Florida 32618 and can be reached by
dialing 352-486-4998.
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Source:
Bob Finan / Bronson Speedway
Posted:
February 7, 2017 |
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