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OHSWEKEN
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For
Immediate Release - Ken Pelkie, OHSWEKEN
Speedway
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With just a little over two months remaining until the sound of racing engines come to life at Ohsweken Speedway, officials have released a fan friendly slate of admission prices and related discounts that will place the “affordable” back into weekly family entertainment. For the first time ever in Ontario, Sprint Cars will be the weekly headline attraction at the fast 3/8 mile clay oval. A new entry level class named “Fun Stocks” will join the Corr/Pak Sprint Cars along with ESSO Thunder Stocks and ESSO Mini Stocks as the regular Friday night program. Coupled with an attractive slate of “Special Events”, Ohsweken Speedway offers 22 race dates for 2008 with something for everyone to satisfy their racing appetite.
A practice session that is open to all classes of cars who will compete at the speedway during 2008 takes place on Friday night, May 9th. While grandstand admission will be free, a $10 Pit Pass price will be in effect.
Pit Memberships will be on sale all season long for a $25 fee. Holders of these memberships will be granted access to the pit on any race night for $15 while non members will have to pay a $25 entrance fee. Slightly higher Pit Pass admissions will be charged during the five nights of “Special Events” including the World of Outlaws Late Model and Sprint races along with the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Drivers who wish to compete for “Season Championship” points must have a Pit Membership to do so.
The “Friday Night Thunder” season then officially gets underway with the first regular program on May 16th when Corr/Pak Merchandising presents the inaugural running of the weekly Sprint Car division that will carry their title sponsorship for the season. Regular season admission prices will be in effect. Adults (18 to 64) will pay $10 while students (13 to 17) and seniors (65 plus) will cost $8. Kids 12 and under are free.
Special admission prices will be in place when Arrow Express brings the World of Outlaws Late Model series to visits on Thursday Night, June 19. Adult Reserved seating will be available for $30 with Kids (12 and under) Reserved seating at $20. A quantity of General admission tickets will be available “Race Day Only” for $20 per adult and $10 for kids. No senior prices will be available for the World of Outlaws Late Model event. Corr/Pak Sprints will be on the Thursday night program as the support division and people who present their Thursday night Reserved seat ticket stub will be admitted the next night (Friday, June 20) for $5 when the Empire Super Sprints join the regular Friday Night Thunder program.
The inaugural “ASCS Northern Summer Nationals” presented by Engine Pro Racing will invade the speedway Friday and Saturday, July 4 & 5. Designed around the popular Canadian Sprint Car Nationals season closer, the Friday night portion of the program will be joined by all three regular support divisions while Saturday will be a “Sprint Car Only” program. Special admission pricing will once again be in effect with Friday adult admission at the regular $10 with seniors and students at $8. Saturday adult prices will be $15 with seniors and students at $12 however, if attendees present your Friday, July 4th ticket stub adults will be admitted for $10 while seniors and students will pay $7. Kids 12 and under are free both days.
July 22 and 23 sees the World of Outlaws Sprints return for the second running of the “Arrow Express - Six Nations Showdown”. Tuesday reserved seat prices are $35 for Adults while Kids 12 & under are $20. Wednesday prices are $40 per adult with kids at $25. Two day combo passes are available until June 1st at $65 per adult while kids 12 & under is $35. Again, a quantity of General admission tickets will be available each “Race Day Only” for $20 per adult and $15 for kids. No senior prices will be available for the World of Outlaws Sprint events.
The Canadian Sprint Car Nationals presented by Arrow Express will once again close out the season on September 12 & 13. Friday reserved seat prices are $15 for Adults while Kids 6 to 12 are $5 when the “Village Pizza - Ohsweken Shootout” and the “Dave MacLeod Memorial - Mr. Sprint Car” Challenge will be contested. Saturday prices are $35 per adult with kids 6 to 12 are again $5. Riverside Bar and Grill will host an added feature for this years Nationals when a non-qualifiers “Little Feature” will be contested before the “A” Main to give the winner a “last chance” to join the Nationals feature field.
Two day Reserved Seat combo passes are available until August 1st at $35 per adult while kids 6 to 12 are $5. Again, a quantity of General admission tickets will be available for each “Race Day” for $10 per adult on Friday with kids 12 & under free and $20 per adult for Saturday with kids 6 to 12 at $5. Kids 5 and under are free both days. No senior prices will be available for the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.
Pit Upgrades are available on all adult reserved seat tickets for $5 on each race day where reserved seating is available. No one under 13 years of age is admitted to the pits. All minors aged 13 to 17 must have proper insurance waivers signed by their guardian before being granted access to the pit.
All other special shows including the Lucas Oil Shootout Sportsman and 358 Modified races along with the Southern Ontario Sprints and Ontario Dirt Late Model events will carry regular admission prices.
Advanced reserved ticket sales at Ohsweken Speedway for the 2008 World of Outlaws Late Model and Sprint Car shows along with the 4th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals continue to be delayed.
Cheryl Pelkie who is in charge of advanced ticket sales for the speedway continues to monitor the situation. “Ohsweken Speedway continues to work diligently with a contractor to advance the number of permanent spectator seats. The move will see the capacity grow to close to 8,000 from its current 5,000 and requires considerable planning. The final agreement is getting close to being completed” revealed Pelkie. “We continue to get numerous inquiries regarding sales and are disappointed to have to reveal the delay continues however it is anticipated that if all goes well, we should be in a position to release the tickets to the public soon. The last thing that we want to do is go into this without a confirmed seating plan so we don’t oversell any given seat” she concluded.
A release date for Advanced Ticket Sales for all events where reserved seating will be utilized which include the three World of Outlaws shows and the Canadian Nationals will be posted on the official website at HYPERLINK "http://www.ohswekenspeedway.com" www.ohswekenspeedway.com as soon as the new seating plan is available. Any questions should be directed to Cheryl or Ken Pelkie at (1-888) 720-7223 or email to HYPERLINK "mailto:pelkiekj@ebtech.net" pelkiekj@ebtech.net.
Meanwhile work continues toward opening day on May 16th when weekly Sprint Car racing will be the feature attraction presented by
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OHSWEKEN
SPRINT CARS
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2007
Final Standings |
| 1. |
0 |
Glenn
Styres |
409 |
| 2. |
5 |
Keith
Dempster |
-2 |
| 3. |
69e |
Rob
Pietz |
-17 |
| 4. |
12c |
Fred
Cade |
-22 |
| 5. |
94 |
Stan
Zanchin |
-51 |
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SPORTSMAN
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2007
Final Standings
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| 1. |
99c |
Nick
Cupolo |
614 |
| 2. |
22x |
Travis
Braun |
-16 |
| 3. |
6 |
Mat
Williamson |
-28 |
| 4. |
P38 |
Rob
Pratt |
-30 |
| 5. |
140 |
Mark
Dixon |
-74 |
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THUNDER
STOCKS
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2007
Final Standings |
| 1. |
3 |
Brad
Bacher |
762 |
| 2. |
9 |
Glen
Leinen |
-6 |
| 3. |
40 |
Terry
Osmond |
-32 |
| 4. |
8 |
Ryan
Dinning |
-44 |
| 5. |
191 |
Gord
Bates |
-158 |
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MINI
STOCKS
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2007
Final Standings
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| 1. |
28 |
Abel
Castelein |
646 |
| 2. |
40 |
Jim
Swing |
-28 |
| 3. |
31 |
Dave
Bailey |
-59 |
| 4. |
05 |
05
Racing |
-75 |
| 5. |
11 |
Mike
Giberson |
-90 |
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Contact Glenn Styres:
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glenn.styres@sympatico.ca
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glennstyres@bell.blackberry.net
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www.styresracing.com
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