FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Floyd Santee,
Promoter: 610-392-6665 email: [email protected]
Dino Oberto, Media Relations:
570-401-8168 email: [email protected]
www.mahoningvalley-speedway.com
COMING EVENTS: June 15 all
regular track classes + 4c Super Mods
June 22 Mahoning
Modified Madness Series 'Triple 25s' + all regular track classes
June 29 all regular
track classes + Micro Stocks
NASCAR Star Ricky
Stenhouse, Jr., Will Race a Modified at Mahoning Valley Speedway Saturday
Night
(LEHIGHTON, PA 6-7-13) It has just been confirmed that
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., is coming to Mahoning Valley
Speedway on Saturday night, June 8 and will be racing a Modified.
Thanks in part to the efforts of reining track champion
Earl Paules, a Modified will be at the ready for Stenhouse. The Olive Branch, MS
native is taking the opportunity to come to the Lehighton paved quarter mile
oval while he is at Pocono Raceway for this weekend's Party in the Pocono's 400
presented by Walmart.
Running a tight bullring such as
Mahoning Valley Speedway is nothing new for Stenhouse. He went from the
Southern-based United Sprint Car Series to the popular levels of the United
States Auto Club. Then, after he posted gaudy numbers in USAC and was named the
top rookie in USAC's National Sprint and Midget Car series in 2007.
In 2008, he barely missed a
championship in the ARCA Racing Series, leading the point standings for 13 weeks
before being carelessly knocked out in the season finale.
That same year he won one of the
closest stock car races ever run at Pocono when he fought off Justin Lofton and Rob Brent in
a wild three-car last lap shootout and won by a mere .601-second margin of
victory.
Stenhouse was the 2010 Nationwide
Series Rookie of
the Year and won back-to-back Nationwide
Series championships in 2011 and 2012.
He is now vying for the Rookie of
the Year in the Sprint Cup Series and leads in that category over Danica Patrick
whom he just happens to be dating. He'll start on the outside of row eight in
Sunday's 400 at Pocono driving the No. 17 Valvoline Ford for Roush
Fenway Racing
It is Fan Appreciation Night at Mahoning Valley Speedway.
General admission is just $8. Prizes and giveaways will be held all evening
along and during intermission there will be an autograph and greet session with
all of the driver's and their cars on the front straight. The band A.D.D. will
also be playing.
Pit
gates open at noon. There will be early paid practice from 12:30 to 3:00 at
$25.00 per car. Regular warm-ups will be held from 4:00 – 5:00. Racing begins at
6:00. In action will be Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks, Dirt Mods, Pro 4s
and Hobby Stocks plus Micro Stocks.
Mahoning Valley Speedway is located on PA route 443, two
miles west of Lehighton. Additional info can be found on the track's website at
www.mahoningvalley-speedway.com
Also on Facebook at Mahoning Valley Speedway.
