Modified Tour ‘07 to Celebrate USA’s Birthday at Central PA Speedway
Posted by Flash McDirt on
June 27, 2007
Submitted: June 26, 2007
Marcie L. Barlow, BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour Media Relations
The BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour 07 will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday as part of the 32nd Annual Yankee Doodle 50 at the Central PA Speedway located in Clearfield, PA on Tuesday, July 3rd. The 2007 event is the Tour’s third at the Clearfield facility. Hometown hero, Del Rougeux Jr. captured the inaugural event in 2005 with Brian Swartzlander bringing home the victory in 2006.
Thus far in Series action, Russell King won the Dick Rankin Memorial, which was also the Series opener. In addition the always exciting Kevin Bolland was victorious in the second BRP/Hoosier Race Tires event that was held on the Lernerville Speedway on June 1st.
Current Tour Points Leader Ron Smoker and fellow New York driver Charlie Donk are also expected to be in competition. In addition Slippery Rock, PA driver Dave Murdick is hungry for another victory after tasting it for the first time in 2007 at the Lernerville Speedway this past Friday night. And you can never count out Ohio veterans Rex King and Jim Weller Jr.
For additional information on admission prices and gate times stop by the Speedway’s website at www.centralpaspeedway.com.
As always you can visit www.modifiedtourinc.com for all of the latest information on the BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour ‘07.
Make your plans now and begin your Fourth of July celebration at the Central PA Speedway on July 3rd as the stars of the BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour ‘07 compete in an action-packed 30-lap event.
Kodiak Memorial Added To Schedule
Posted by Flash McDirt on
June 18, 2007
Submitted: June 19, 2007; Marcie L. Barlow, BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour Media Relations
The BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour 07 is proud to announce that they will sanction the 15th Annual Kodiak Memorial on Sunday, July 15th at the Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, PA. The 30-lap event, which honors the memory of popular Modified car owner, Bob “Kodiak†Graham, will pay the winner of the event $1,300.00. In addition, the race will be the final event of the Schwab’s Ford Big Block Modified Challenge Series, which is co-hosted by both the Tri-City Speedway and the Lernerville Speedway.
“The Kodiak Memorial is run in memory of Bob “Kodiak†Graham who one of the most popular Modified car owners in Western PA and Eastern OH.
The inaugural Kodiak Memorial event was held in 1993 at the Lernerville Speedway and was won by Bobby Kraus of Erie, PA. The 1994 and 1995 events were also held at Lernerville with Scott Gurdak of Corry, PA and the late Dick Rankin of Fairmount City, PA capturing the wins.
In 1995 the event was moved to the Tri-City Speedway, which is co-owned by Graham’s son, Mike. The late Jeff Hoffman of nearby Franklin, PA was a four-time winner of the Kodiak Memorial as he was victorious in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000. Other winners include Tommy Kristyak in 1998, three time BRP/Hoosier Racing Tire Champion Ron Smoker in 2001 and 2003, defending Tri-City Speedway Champion Kevin Bolland in 2002 and 2006, Del Rougeux Jr. in 2004 and Andy Priest in 2005.
Thus far in BRP/Hoosier Racing Tire Modified Tour 07 action Russell King and Kevin Bolland have captured feature wins with King grabbing the series’ opener at Tri-City and Bolland getting the checkered at the Lernerville Speedway on June 1st.
In addition to Russell King and Bolland defending Sharon Speedway Modified Champion Brian Swartzlander will be in competition. Swartzlander has been nearly unstoppable at the Lernerville Speedway where he already has five feature wins. New York invaders Ron Smoker and Charlie Donk are also expected to attend.
Don’t forget to add the 15th Annual Kodiak Memorial event to your racing schedule as it is sure to be one of the most competitive events on the BRP/Hoosier Race Tires Modified Tour 07 schedule.
In addition the BRP Modified Tour 07 would like to thank the following series sponsors: Bicknell Racing Products, Hoosier Race Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel, Bilstein Shocks, Ray’s Racing Collectibles, Approved Toilet Rental, Lowry Auto Body, Lake Erie Speed Specialties, Hall’s Safety Equipment, Engles Trucking, Big Daddy’s Speed Center, Precise Racing Products, Finishline Fabrication, Wilkinson Awards, McCool’s Signs and Graphics, Hands on Concepts, Waldo’s Towing, Hooter Chassis and Hobby, Jim’s Supermarket, Pennewell Sandblasting and Painting and King Brothers.
The Modified Tour Inc. racing series is a non-profit organization established to give the V-8 Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania area a chance to compete with one another for a higher purse structure and for a point fund for the races that are run. Started in 1998 by Tim Engles, Lon and Pam Baker and Randy Myers the Modified Tour has had great success at bringing the local cars together at the area racetracks.
