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Inaugural Betsy Kriegisch Memorial for the RUSH Sportsman Modified Dirt Series up next at PPMS

Imperial, PA

Join us at PPMS this Saturday, September 1, 2018, for the inaugural Betsy Kriegisch Memorial for the RUSH Sportsman Modified Series. Betsy was a racer's wife and mother of two beautiful daughters, Chelsie and Jessica, who both race in the RUSH Sportsman Modified Dirt Series. She was such a kind-hearted woman that was well liked by all. Her warm smile left a lasting impression on you. Betsy knew the back side of racing when it came to the lows and highs that racing gives you. She was a simple woman that would give you what she had and this race is just that...to give back to the racers. With the generous donations from drivers, teams, and fans, the Betsy Kriegisch Memorial is set to be the highest paying RUSH Modified event to date for the series. It should be an exciting night of racing and family entertainment with Chelsie Kriegisch (10) and Chas Wolbert (C3) tied for second in RUSH Modified points at PPMS in 2018. C. Kriegisch (10) and Wolbert (C3) both have 446 points, which is only five points behind the leader and 2017 RUSH Modified champion, Kole Holden (2), who has 451 points.

PPMS will also be featuring the TRD Super 6 Late Modes, the Diehl Automotive RUSH Late Model Dirt Series, PPMS Pro Stocks, the Keystone Coach Works Hobby Stocks, the Three Rivers Karting Young Guns, and the Open Four Cylinders. Race teams will be allowed to enter the pits when they arrive but everyone must have a wristband when the ticket booth opens. Gates Open at 5 p.m., hot laps begin at 6 p.m., and the racing action begins at 7 p.m. The race format for the 2018 Betsy Kriegisch Memorial is as follows:

• Pill Draw & Pre Race Tech; tech will close at 6 pm

• Driver’s Meeting

• Group Qualifying with Heat Race Group 4-5 Cars on the track at Max. 2 Laps. Green, White, Checker

• All Cars Will Scale and have Rev Boxes checked after Qualifying. Must be 2450lbs and only 6000 RPM, if not DQ’d for the night

• Heat Races: 8 Laps

• Invert Top 4 for each Heat for the line up with the fastest car starting 4th, second fastest will be 3rd and so on. Then the rest will be straight up for the heat race as they qualified in their group. Top 5 cars will be scaled after the heat race

• Only Top 8 will be redrawn for the feature, so depending on the number of cars we will determine how many out of each heat will make it to the redraw.

• B-Main 10 Laps If Necessary; then will determine how many we will pull out of B to move to the feature. All transferring cars will be scaled after the event

• Feature 25 Laps

• 24 Cars will start and there will be 2 track Provisionals if needed

• Top 5 Will be Scaled and Tech after the feature

• Possibly 4 Heat Race Groups

• Pull Top 2 out of the heat for Redraw

• Top 5 Out of Each Heat to A-Main & Rest to B-Main

• Only 4 Out of B-Main transferring to the A-Main

 

Top 10 in RUSH Modified points at PPMS

1 - 451 - Kole Holden (2) - Tiona

2 - 446 - Chas Wolbert (C3) - Howland, OH

3 - 446 - Chelsie Kriegisch (10) - Ellwood City

4 - 422 - Tony Tatgenhorst (63) - Columbiana, OH

5 - 400 - Steve Slater (29) - Butler

6 - 389 - Garrett Krummert (10S) - Ellwood City

7 - 365 - Brandon Ritchey (17) - Seneca

8 - 364 - Rocky Kugel (83) - East Liverpool, OH

9 - 358 - Justin Shea (14S) - Franklin

10 - 335 - Brian Sadler (5) - Apollo

 

Keystone Coach Works Hobby Stocks

8/29/2018 - Last Saturday night we collected engine data in the Hobby Stock Class for our evaluation. Competitors, please read our the PPMS MOTOR rules and make sure YOUR MOTOR is in compliance. At our next event, we will be vacuum checking all Hobby Stocks if time permits. If the manifold vacuum is less than 18 in. hg. you are illegal. Headers are ok.

Engine

Minimum Weight (lbs)

305 - 3200

350 - 3400

Open 4-Cylinders - Points will end September 1.

Effective 9/8/18 Open 4’s must run street legal tires. We plan on developing a comprehensive rules package for 4 cylinder racing for the 2019 season.

Any compact size 4-cylinder that meets PPMS Safety Rules are permitted. This means keeping your roll cage, belts, helmet, fire suit, and other safety equipment in excellent condition. It is the responsibility of the drivers to ask tech inspectors to check their car before racing any laps.

Admission for both Young Gun and Open 4 drivers is $15. Inform the cashier at the ticket booth. All crew members must pay the pit fee being charged on race nights.

 

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