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RGeeProductions
05-08-2013, 12:16 AM
This coming Saturday night, May 11, Mahoning Valley Speedway will host Pocono Raceway Night. The first 250 paid adults through the main grandstand will receive a free Saturday, June 8, race day ticket to Pocono to see the two rounds of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice plus the Pocono 200 ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards (80 laps, 200 miles).

There will also be giveaways for grandstand seats for Sunday’s, June 9 Party in the Pocono’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, a 160 lap, 400 mile event. Pocono Raceway representatives will be on hand with information about all of the 2013 events at the Tricky Triangle and the Pocono Pace Car will be on display.

Nick Igdalsky, Senior Vice President at Pocono Raceway and an accomplished sports car and stock car driver, will be racing at Mahoning in the Street Stock class this weekend. He raced at Mahoning Valley last year during Pocono Raceway Night in a car prepared by the all-time winner with the division, Todd Ahner.

Igdalsky has competed across the country in ARCA, Grand Am, SCCA and also raced stock cars at South Boston Speedway. He will be competing in the upcoming Pocono 200 ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards.

The race card will consist of Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks, Dirt Mods, Pro4s and 4-Cylinder Hobby Stocks. Also on the night’s racing docket will be a Small Car Enduro.

Any domestic or foreign four or six cylinder front wheel drive passenger 2 or 4 door car with a maximum of 105 inch wheel base, with the exception of Camaros, can compete in the Enduro. Rear wheel drive Camaros must be factory 4-cylinders only.

The Enduro will pay $400 to win, $250 for second and $150 for third. Entry is $50 per car which includes the use of the transponder and pit entrance. The race distance will be timed with a tentative span of 45-60 minutes.

Additional Enduro races will be held on July 20 and October 12 and will include 8-cylinder Big Cars as well as the Small Cars.

Race time is 6:00 p.m. Pit gates will open at noon. There will be early paid practice from 12:30 to 3:00. Regular warm-ups will be held from 4:00 – 5:00. Adult general admission is $12. $2.00 off for students, seniors 65 + and active military, must have ID. Children 10 and under are free.

Mahoning Valley Speedway is located on PA route 443, two miles west of Lehighton. Additional info can be found on the track’s website at www.mahoningvalley-speedway.com Also on Facebook at Mahoning Valley Speedway.

For information on Pocono Raceway for tickets and events please visit www.poconoraceway.com.

Dino Oberto