Officials of the BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour and Lernerville Speedway are pleased to announce that the series will appear at the Action Track on Friday, May 21. The program will proceed under the rules package negotiated for the 2009 events held at the track.
“We are sorry that it took a while for us to make this announcement,” said Modified Tour President Lou Long. “We could not release a date until after Lernerville Track Manager Gary Risch, Jr. returned from his extended duties in Florida during Speedweeks,” he explained. Risch was assisting Lernerville’s parent company, World Racing Group, present the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.
Although more Tour dates are still under negotiation, it currently appears that the series will open at Lernerville. Other confirmed dates for the Modified Tour are: Saturday, May 28, Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway; Saturday, June 19, Mercer Raceway Park; Sunday, July 4, Tri-City Speedway (Kodiak Memorial); Wednesday, July 7, Sharon Speedway (Lou Blaney Memorial); Saturday, September 18, Sharon Speedway (Russ King Memorial); and Saturday, October 2, Midway Speedway (Buckeye Fall Brawl). Please watch the Modified Tour website, www.modifiedtourinc.com, for further information and announcements.
The Modified Tour, Inc. would like to thank the 2010 series sponsors: Bicknell Racing Products; Hoosier Racing Tire Corp.; Sunoco Racing Fuel – Bazell Oil Co., Inc.; World Racing Group – DIRTcar; Approved Toilet Rentals, Inc.; Big Daddy’s Speed Center Inc.; Engles Trucking Services, Inc.; Hall’s Safety Equipment Corp.; King Brothers; Priest Enterprises Inc.; Wedge Motorsports LLC; Behrent’s Speed Center Inc.; Bert Transmission; Bilstein Shocks – Fastline Performance; Fast Axle, LLC; Frankland Racing Supply; ISC Racers Tape; Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Inc.; Kirkey Racing Fabrication Inc.; Landrum Spring; McCool’s Signs and Graphics; Motorsports World; Oyler Action Photos; Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP; Pro Shocks; RaceQuip; Ray’s Racing Collectibles; Red Bear Hand Cleaner; Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants; Slippery Rock Sportswear; Smokey’s; SpeedBear Fasteners; Turbo Start Batteries; Ultra-Shield Race Products; Valken Wheels; Winters Performance Products Inc.; and Wrisco Industries Inc.
The Modified Tour, Inc. racing series is a non-profit organization established in 1998 to give the V-8 Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania area the opportunity to compete for higher purses and for a seasonal point fund. It has had great success at bringing the local cars together at tracks throughout the tri-state area and in expanding the profile for this exciting brand of motorsports.