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EPPING, NH- With the $33,000 plus LATICRETE SBM 125
Tour-Type Modified Open just a couple of days away on
June 4, now comes word that two more champion drivers
will be heading to the track, "Where Champions are
Made".
Reigning multi-time Race of Champions title holder Matt
Hirschman of Northampton, Penn., has confirmed that he
is the newest entry into what is even more clearly a
true All-Star Modified event. Hirschman has won the RoC
Championship for the past three seasons.
Hirschman will be competing in the Bob Horn number 50,
which he drove at the Waterford Speedbowl. Hirschman has
a stellar record of success at Star. He is also the
champion of the four race All-Star Series run at Star in
2008.
Chuck Steuer has been a fixture at the Riverhead Raceway
on Long Island, but the 2006 and 1996 Riverhead Track
Champion from Bohemia, L.I., N.Y., has confirmed that he
too will become a part of this very special event.
There will be a practice session on Friday evening for
Modified teams who would like to get more familiar with
quarter-mile oval. Qualifying begins at 4:30 on Saturday
with a one-lap time trial run to qualify the five
fastest for the $500 Exeter Decorating Dash For Cash.
Immediately following those time trials about 4:50 PM,
the Star "Outlaw" Late Models, Rookie Stocks and
Roadrunners will qualify. Then the Modifieds take to the
track for their heat races, possibly as early as 5:30
PM, followed by the "Dash for Cash", with feature events
and a Modified Consi (if necessary) to follow.
The New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be on hand as
well. Some lucky fans will walk out of the track on
Saturday with free tickets. Four tickets to their August
Indycar event will be given away, along with tickets to
the Sylvania 300 Sprint Cup Series "Chase" event to be
held in September.
Despite the high purse and an "All-Star" field of
entries, admission for this once in a lifetime event is
just $20 for adults, $10 for juniors, with kids 10 and
under being admitted free. For more information and a
generous listing of event and lap sponsors and an entry
list, log onto the track web site:
www.star-speedway.com. |
