8/26/2018
Race of Champions
BIG NIGHTS ON TAP FOR SUPPORT DIVISIONS AT RACE OF CHAMPIONS EVENT AT SPENCER SPEEDWAY ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 AS PART OF TRIBUTE TO “POPS” LEATY
The Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series swings back into action this Friday night at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y., as part of the Tribute to “Pops” Leaty event. Travis Montgomery of Ontario, N.Y., captured the first series event in the Butch Palmer Memorial 32 at The Track @ Hillside Speedway in Holland, N.Y., on July 21.
The Series shifts from the high banks of Hillside to the flat half-mile at Spencer for an entirely new challenge.
The winner will take home $333.33 as contributed to by D.C. and H. Consulting of Williamsville, N.Y., and it will pay $50-to-start the 25-lap event.
The Lancaster Speedway type Street Stocks will also be on the card as they were last season as part of Race of Champions weekend at Lake Erie Speedway. The Street Stocks will be racing for $500-to-win and $100-to-start in a return to Spencer.
The Street Stocks will fill out an action packed three division card of racing highlighted by the Tribute to “Pops” Leaty 75 for the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series on Friday at the paper clip half-mile just East of Rochester, N.Y., on route 104.
Due to a contractual term between the track owner and speedway concession provider the food trucks, as originally stated will not be able to take part in the event.
Cavallaro-Neubauer Chevrolet Buick will present victory lane for the Modified race and have vehicles on display with information available in the midway or you can visit; www.cavneub-williamson.com.
Conway Beam Leasing will be presenting the victory lane for the Four Cylinder Dash Series event. Visit www.conwaybeamleasing.com for more information.
The Sodus Microd club will have a display as well a brief demonstration prior to the feature racing action.
The event night is being presented by Rochester Steel Treating Works, Inc. (www.rstwinc.com) and Cavallaro-Neubauer Chevrolet and Buick.
The gates open at 5 pm at Spencer Speedway for fans with racing to follow at 7 pm. General Admission tickets for the event are just $22, with a Senior and Military ticket being $19 (adult $2 coupons are available for the event); Children 6-11 years of age are $8 and children 5 and under are free.
Where: Spencer Speedway, Williamson, N.Y.
When: Friday, August 31, 2018. Grandstands open at 5 pm, racing at 7 pm
Directions: The track is located just fifteen minutes east of Rochester, N.Y. at 3020 Route 104, Williamson, N.Y. 14589
What: The Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series “Tribute to Pops 75”, Lancaster Speedway Type Street Stocks, Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series.
More Information: www.spencerspeedway.org / www.rocmodifiedseries.com
The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, US Army, Upstate Automotive Group, Waddell Communications, Pilat Graphic Design, Jerico Performance, TDH Refrigeration, Sherwood Racing Wheels, PavedTrackDigest.com and Speed51.com. The 68th annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2018 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.
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Race of Champions Media at media@rocmodifiedseries.com
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Submitted By: Joe Skotnicki
