[coverattach=1]Quick 32 Sportsman Series to race with Pro Modifieds for
July 11-12 weekend race
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (July 1, 2009) – After a three-year absence, the Pro Modified Racing Association will return to the fable St. Thomas Dragway for the Diamond Days presented by Roffelsen Jewellers event July 11-12.
Joining the PMRA Pro Modifieds at the Sparta, Ontario-area track will be the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts for the two-day weekend of drag racing.
This race will be the third event in 2009 for both series. It will be the first time the Quick 32 Sportsman Series have raced at St. Thomas.
“We’re looking forward to returning to St. Thomas,” noted PMRA and Quick 32 Director of Operations Bruce Mehlenbacher. “The track has a long a storied history, and we’re glad to be able to get back there.”
Former PMRA competitor Kasey Janzen of St. Catharines won the inaugural PMRA event in 2006.
At present, 2008 Champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario leads the 2009 Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series Standings with 585 points, with Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario second with 581 points.
Third in PMRA points is Mark Nielsen of Brantford, Ontario, fourth is Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Dave Earhart of Strathroy, Ontario is fifth, and rounding out the top ten is Tony Piselli, Jeff Roth, Jason Kalso, Eric Latino and Jack Grainy.
And after two events in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, Top Dragster driver T.J. Schippling of Shakespeare, Ontario, leads the Championship Point Award Series Standings going into St. Thomas with 473 points.
Next is the Top Sportsman Cavalier of Darrin Grubb from Pine River, Ontario with 451 points, and third is Kevin Wicke of Stratford, Ontario with his Dodge Stratus and 438 points. Fourth is the Top Dragster of Jamie Bridge of Napanee and 435 points, and in fifth is Stratford, Ontario’s Spencer Hyde and his Top Dragster with 419 points.
Qualifying for the Diamond Days presented by Roffelsen begins at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 11, the first of three qualifiers that day. Championship eliminations will begin Sunday, July 12, starting at 1:00 p.m.
For information about St. Thomas Dragway, call (519) 775-2263 or visit St. Thomas Dragway
July 11-12 weekend race
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (July 1, 2009) – After a three-year absence, the Pro Modified Racing Association will return to the fable St. Thomas Dragway for the Diamond Days presented by Roffelsen Jewellers event July 11-12.
Joining the PMRA Pro Modifieds at the Sparta, Ontario-area track will be the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts for the two-day weekend of drag racing.
This race will be the third event in 2009 for both series. It will be the first time the Quick 32 Sportsman Series have raced at St. Thomas.
“We’re looking forward to returning to St. Thomas,” noted PMRA and Quick 32 Director of Operations Bruce Mehlenbacher. “The track has a long a storied history, and we’re glad to be able to get back there.”
Former PMRA competitor Kasey Janzen of St. Catharines won the inaugural PMRA event in 2006.
At present, 2008 Champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario leads the 2009 Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series Standings with 585 points, with Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario second with 581 points.
Third in PMRA points is Mark Nielsen of Brantford, Ontario, fourth is Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Dave Earhart of Strathroy, Ontario is fifth, and rounding out the top ten is Tony Piselli, Jeff Roth, Jason Kalso, Eric Latino and Jack Grainy.
And after two events in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, Top Dragster driver T.J. Schippling of Shakespeare, Ontario, leads the Championship Point Award Series Standings going into St. Thomas with 473 points.
Next is the Top Sportsman Cavalier of Darrin Grubb from Pine River, Ontario with 451 points, and third is Kevin Wicke of Stratford, Ontario with his Dodge Stratus and 438 points. Fourth is the Top Dragster of Jamie Bridge of Napanee and 435 points, and in fifth is Stratford, Ontario’s Spencer Hyde and his Top Dragster with 419 points.
Qualifying for the Diamond Days presented by Roffelsen begins at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 11, the first of three qualifiers that day. Championship eliminations will begin Sunday, July 12, starting at 1:00 p.m.
For information about St. Thomas Dragway, call (519) 775-2263 or visit St. Thomas Dragway
