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GEORGE DECKER MEMORIAL; TRIBUTE TO RICK WYLIE AND THE BUTCH PALMER CLASSIC ON TAP THIS SATURDAY

Race fans are in for a treat this Saturday at Holland (N.Y.) International Speedway with the running of the annual “Busch 100” that places the George Decker Memorial, Ricky Wylie Classic and Butch Palmer Classic on “center-stage’ on the high-banked 3/8-mile oval.

The Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series will run for 52-laps in the George Decker Memorial, which is known in Western and Central New York racing circles commonly as “The Decker”. The Race of Champions Super Stock Series will compete in the 3rd Annual Rick Wylie Classic, while the Race of Champions FOAR Score Four Cylinder Dash Series runs for 32-laps in the Butch Palmer Classic.

The Decker family, the Wylie family and the Palmer family and friends have raised thousands in bonus award money for racers in attendance on Saturday night, elevating the lucrative purse monies for the event.

The Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series will race for $2,000-to-win, plus over $3,000 in lap money. Currently, Shawn Nye of Lancaster, N.Y., leads Kevin Timmerman of Walworth, N.Y., by just 12 points in the Championship standings.

The 3rd Annual Rick Wylie Classic will pay $4,000 to the winner of the Super Stock race. Seneca Distribution, Tracy Trucking and the Boston Deli, among others have stepped up to make the contributions for the popular event. Joe Mancuso of Buffalo, N.Y., is the defending race champion.

The Butch Palmer Classic will see the Race of Champions FOAR Score Four Cylinder Dash Series race for $1,032.32 and $100-to-start with several contingency awards posted. Through the organization of Dice Racing and Rusty Diamond Cores along with the standard race purse, well over $5,000 in bonus money has been posted.

Grandstand gates will open at 5:00pm with qualifying races slated to roll at 6:30pm.

The race will be streamed live on www.rocmodifiedseries.tv

Where: Holland International Speedway, Holland, N.Y.

When: Saturday, August 27, 2022- Practice at 4:00pm – Qualifying races will begin at 6:30pm; Features will follow.

Directions: The track is located on Holland / Glenwood Road off of Route 16 just minutes from downtown Buffalo and the South towns of Western New York.

What: Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series; Race of Champions Super Stock Series; Race of Champions FOAR Score Four Cylinder Dash Series; WNY TQ Midgets

More Information: www.hollandsportscomplex.com /www.facebook.com/HollandSpeedway/ / www.rocmodifiedseries.com; www.rocmodifiedseries.tv

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, Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV, MAVTV Plus, Airport Collision, Rocket Performance, Waddell Communications, Image X Design, Sherwood Racing Wheels, DirtTrackDigest.com and Speed Sport. The 72ndt annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2022 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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