ATLANTIC CITY, ALLENTOWN CLASSICS JOINED BY NEW ALBANY RACE; TRENTON TO HOST EAST COAST INDOOR DIRT NATIONALS


Tickets are going on sale Wednesday, August 23, 2017 for each of the four race Indoor Auto Racing Series events. The quartet of races comprise the most ambitious schedule yet offered by Len Sammons Motorsports Productions.

“The best seats sell out quickly at all of our races,” said Len Sammons. “And we expect that with two established races, a new event in an old venue and a completely new race, tickets will move fast for all of them.”

The first event is the highly anticipated East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series races on Friday and Saturday, December 1-2, 2017 inside the Sun National Bank Center near the State Capital Building in Trenton, N.J.

The East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals is a brand new event, however the Sun Center has hosted TQ Midget racing on the arena concrete floor for the past four years.

The race, a first of its kind in New Jersey, will feature Wingless 600 Micro Sprints. A huge field, strictly limited to the first 100 entrants will be in action.

The schedule will tentatively call for heat races with passing points and four A-qualifier feature races on Friday night. On Saturday it will be Alphabet mains with racers having the opportunity to advance from F, E, D, C, and B to the 40 lap A-Main.

The schedule calls for racing to start at 7 pm on Friday and 5 pm on Saturday.

A tickets package for both nights of the Indoor Dirt Nationals will be offered for sale first on Wednesday, August 23rd to allow fans to purchase the same seat for both the Friday and Saturday programs. Single day only tickets will go on sale Wednesday, September 13th.

For choice tickets, contact the Sun National Bank Center Box Office by phone at 800-298-4200, online at sunnationalbankcenter.com.

Event number two is the Ironton Telephone Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series races on Friday and Saturday, January 5-6, 2018 inside the PPL Center in downtown Allentown, Pa.

The two days of racing consist of a complete program of racing for TQ Midgets both nights. Slingshots and Champ Karts will also be in competition.

The race meet will be a two day event, with the dates moved away from the holiday weekend as was the case in 2017. Tickets for premium seats are expected to go quickly. Early ticket purchase is advised.

The schedule calls for racing to start at 7:30 pm on Friday and 7 pm on Saturday.

Three Quarter (TQ) Midgets will run a full program of racing with feature events both nights. Champ Karts will be racing a complete show on Friday night and Slingshots on Saturday night.

For choice tickets, contact the PPL Center Box Office by phone at 610-347-TIXX (8499), online at pplcenter.com.

Race number three is the NAPA Auto Parts Indoor Auto Racing two day racing weekend on Friday and Saturday, January 26-27, 2018 inside historic Boardwalk Hall on the ocean at Atlantic City, N.J.

The two days of racing are highlighted by the running of the 16th annual TQ Midget Gambler’s Classic Saturday night.

For choice tickets for NAPA Auto Parts Indoor Auto Racing Weekend, contact Ticketmaster, the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, or the Area Auto Racing News office at 609-888-3618 starting on Wednesday, August 23rd.

The finale of the crowded, energized 2017-2018 slate is the first Indoor Auto Racing event in New York State, on February 9-10, 2018 in the Times Union Center in downtown Albany, N.Y.

Race fans in New York State will experience the thrill of high speed auto racing in the dead of winter for the First Annual Albany Indoor Race a brand new event for New York State.

The two days of racing consist of a complete program of racing for TQ Midgets both nights.

The schedule calls for racing to start at 7:30 pm on Friday and 7:00 pm on Saturday. TQ Midgets will run a complete program with features both days. Slingshots will be scheduled for both nights.

The Albany race is the finale of the Len Sammons Motorsports Productions Indoor Auto Racing season and will be the scene of the crowning of the 2017-2018 Series champion.

For choice tickets, contact the Times Union Center Box Office, charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000, or visit online at ticketmaster.com.

Sponsorships are available for all events. For information, e-mail Danny Sammons at danny@aarn.com.

For further ticket information, rules and competitor entry forms, please visit www.indoorautoracing.com. or call 609-888-3618.


Ernie Saxton