TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO POSTPONES SATURDAY’S WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES SHOW AT TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY
by Brian Spaid

September 2, 2006

   FRANKLIN, PA …. Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Ernesto reached Tri-City Speedway early Friday night and continued into Saturday morning, which forced Tri-City Speedway and World of Outlaws Late Model Series officials to postpone Saturday night’s racing events.

   As a result, the schedule for the Alturnamats/Gierlach Crushing & Contracting Oil Region Labor Day Classic will shift to include racing action on Sunday September 3^rd and Labor Day Monday September 4^th. For Labor Day, a new start time was set at 4 p.m. Sunday’s show will still start at 6 p.m.

   “Obviously, we’re disappointed with the weather, but there’s nothing that we can do about it,” said Tri-City Co-Promoter Mike Graham. “We waited until noon to make the decision to see if there was any hope that conditions would improve later today. That will not happen. So, we’ll run this entire two-day show on Sunday and Monday.”

   After many inquiries from race fans and teams, track officials consulted with World of Outlaws Late Model Series officials after Saturday’s rainout and agreed that Monday’s event should start earlier.

   “We want to make certain that fans and teams traveling a greater distance are able to stay for Monday’s show,” added Graham. “Also, we have many families with students and children that want to be able to see both races. With many area schools scheduled to start on Tuesday, the revised start time will accommodate them too.”

   On Sunday, September 3^rd, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will headline the show with a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win event. The RPM Auto Sales/Shawgo Real Estate E Mods will also be in action with the Fame RV Center E Series All Star 30, which pays $750-to-win and additional bonuses that could net the race winner over $2,000. Division sponsors RPM Auto Sales and Shawgo Real Estate accumulated those additional bonuses, which will increase the amount of purse money for all 26 starting positions in that event. The E.F. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks will round out the show with the third race of the 2006 William R. Karns Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Detroit Iron Pro Stock Series. The 20-lap event pays $500-to-win. Track gates will open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m.

   With Saturday’s rains, those events are rescheduled for Monday, September 4^th. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series will run a second 50-lap, $10,000-to-win event. The E Series for the E Mods will be in action as well with a 20-lap, $725-to-win event. That race will determine the 2006 E Series champion. The Pro Stocks will round out the show for the second night in a row with a 20-lap, $500-to-win event. Both nights fo Pro Stock action will prep the teams and drivers for the 10^th Annual CSOnline Applefest 100 scheduled on September 17^th. Track gates will now open at 1 p.m. and racing starts at 4 p.m. on Labor Day afternoon.

   Adult grandstand admission is still $30 each night and two-day tickets can still be purchased at $50.

   For more information, please contact the track at (814) 676-1681. 

   Tri-City Speedway is owned and operated by Roger and Susie Crick and Mike and Margaret Graham. They have promoted Sunday night racing at the popular facility since they reopened it in 1996. The Super Sprints, DIRT Modifieds, E Mods, Pro Stocks and Thundercars race each week at the Venango County half-mile dirt oval. Tri-City is located seven miles north of Franklin, Pa., off State Route 417.