The third and final race of the Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) Indoor Racing Series presented by VP Racing Fuels looms large. The events, to be held on Friday and Saturday, February 26th and 27th at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, N.J., will decide the series champion.
While 68 Three Quarter (TQ) Midget teams have registered, just four drivers have a shot at the Series point championship going into the climactic “Battle of Trenton,” a 40 lap finale to be held on that Saturday night.
N.J.’s Anthony Sesely leads Ontario, Canada’s Mike Lichty by just one point. With points awarded for fast time, Friday night’s qualifying races and Saturday’s A-Main every position in every race will count.
Sesely, Lichty, Erick Rudolph (Ransomville, N.Y.) and Jimmy Blewett (Howell, N.J.) could each go into Saturday’s A-Main with the opportunity to win the championship.
Rudolph held the early series point lead after winning the opener in Allentown on Jan. 2. Sesely grabbed the top spot in the points after taking the NAPA Know How feature event on January 30th inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.
Andy Jankowiak, who won the 2015 Battle Of Trenton and consistent Tim Buckwalter, a local talent from Douglassville, are still very much in the chase for the title as well, but would need the top four drivers to falter in order to cash in on their title hopes.
Oliver Communications of Bordentown, N.J., has recently signed on as a presenting sponsor for the event, now designated as The Battle of Trenton Indoor Race presented by NAPA Auto Parts and Oliver Communications.
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PJ Oliver, son of OGS founder Phil Oliver, is a top Small Block Modified driver at New Egypt Speedway and other area dirt tracks.
The Battle Of Trenton Friday schedule of events consists TQ Midget Qualifiers and a complete card of Champ Karts culminating with a 20-car, 20-lap feature.
The TQ Qualifiers were a huge hit in the recent Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall events with top qualifiers starting mid-pack in these events. In Atlantic City, Rudolph blasted from 10th to win his 20 lap race, while new winners were able to go to victory lane in the other Friday showcase events.
On Saturday, TQ Midgets continue their qualifying to pare the field down to 24 starters for the Battle Of Trenton.
A complete program of qualifying events and a feature event will be held for the Slingshots on Saturday.
Access to the pre-race trackside Saturday Fanfest is included with admission for Front Row or Lower Level Reserved Seats for Saturday ticket holders. All families with a young child will also be invited to Fanfest.
Tickets are available online at www.comcastix.com.
A third day of the Battle Of Trenton is on Sunday, Feb. 28 with a closed-to-the-public card dedicated to Quarter Midget racers and Micro Stocks.
Check aarn.com for more information on the event or phone 609-888-3618.
Indoor Racing Series Fueled By VP Racing Point Standings (After 2 Of 3 Races): 1. Anthony Sesely 188, 2. Mike Lichty 185, 3. Erick Rudolph 180, 4. Jimmy Blewett 173, 5. Andy Jankowiak 159, 6. Tim Buckwalter 153, 7. Ryan Flores 148, 8. Rob Neely 141, 9. Justin Bonsignore, 10. Patrick Emerling 108.
* * *At Pottstown’s Coventry Mall this weekend the annual Coventry Mall Race Car Show will be presented. The show runs from Friday, February 26th through Sunday, February 28th. There has been very little information made available but an article on Facebook a while back indicated that the show will feature all sorts of race cars including Late Models, Sportsman, Modifieds, Vintage Cars, Sprint Cars along with Quarter Midgets and more.
The Coventry Mall is located on Route 724, just off Route 100, in Pottstown. With NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway located just 10 miles north of Mall in Bechtelsville, PA attendees can look for quite an array of Grandview race cars. Their season is set to start on Saturday, March 26th with free-to-the-public practice session that goes off at noon.
For information you can contact show organizer Scott Hoffmaster at coventrymallrcs@yahoo.com.
* * *Pocono Raceway and General Tire have agreed to a multi-year partnership that gives the veteran tire company naming rights for the June 3 ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards race. The announcement was made today at Daytona International Raceway with Pocono Raceway Chief Marketing Officer Ben May and General Tire Director of Marketing Travis Roffler.
General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 is scheduled for Friday, June 3 and will feature 80 laps on the 2.5 mile ‘Tricky Triangle.’
“General Tire is going to be a great partner for us and we are looking forward to working with them to put on a great event for our fans,” said Pocono Raceway President & CEO Brandon Igdalsky. “The Mattioli family and ARCA have a long history of working together and this is another opportunity for us to support this great series.”
“We are thrilled to partner with these great tracks in an effort to enhance the ARCA Race Series events and to bring more awareness to our tire brand in these key markets,” said Roffler.
June 3 will mark the 30th anniversary of the first ARCA race at Pocono Raceway and be the 58th ARCA event held at ‘The Tricky Triangle.’
Pocono Raceway will host seven national motorsports events during the 2016 racing season, including a NASCAR XFINITY Series race for the inaugural time on June 4. The Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race is set for June 5, the Pennsylvania 400 NSCS race on July 31 and the ABC Supply 500 Verizon IndyCar Series race on August 21. The Pocono Mountains 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck race is scheduled for July 30 and two ARCA Series Presented by Menards races with General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 on June 3 and the ModSpace 150 on July 29 offered as well.
Tickets for all races are now on sale at poconoraceway.com or by calling 1-800-RACEWAY.
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