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Story By: STEVE PADOS / DIRT TRACK HEROES – PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Quaker Steak & Lube Tenth Annual Dirt Track Heroes Show continues to be the trend-setter of all Mall Shows. The successful annual week long gathering runs through Saturday with two shows scheduled for Friday, March 10th with the 4 PM show “The Legends of Racing” taking place and honoring Grand Marshal for the event Modified legend Sammy Beavers. The 6:30 show will be paying tribute to all of the open wheel series and drivers in the area.
The final day of the show is Saturday, March 11th at 1 PM with a special tribute to all of the open wheel racing that took place at the famed Flemington “Square” Speedway. Many open wheel legends who twisted the steering wheel at the square are expected in for the event. Premio Foods will be the sponsor for the Friday and Saturday Shows along with R&F International Muffler & Brake and Martocci’s Automotive/Carl’s Auto Repair/Dean Autosports/Chrin Automotive..
Premio Foods is once again sponsoring some of the great shows at the Mall and is a traditional and family run business and one of the nation’s largest sausage producers. For more than 40 years, Premio has provided quality sausages for all occasions. Premio’s fine products are available at your favorite local grocery stores, supercenters and warehouse clubs.
Premio is not interested in the ordinary, they want their sausages to be the very best. Their blend of passion, skill, authenticity and commitment to quality creates recipes like no other. They find the perfect blend of meat, seasoning and spice. Crafted to perfection. Premio Sausages make your family feel like guests of honor. Whether grilling for the big game, gathered around the Sunday dinner table, or heading out to the weekend races, the perfectly blended flavors lift the occasion. Crafted from tradition, the taste that is familiar, fresh and authentically Italian, “THE WAY SAUSAGE SHOULD BE.” The Premio Foods website has countless recipes, money saving coupons and information about their full line of products, please visit www.premiofoods.com
Premio Foods is proudly sponsoring the Willie Osmun and Steve Davis Modified race cars in 2017 and will once again be bringing their Food Truck to the Phillipsburg Mall for Friday and Saturday to hand out samples of their exceptional products. The Premio Food Truck will be parked in the vicinity of the rear side entrance to the Mall at entrance 3 where the HM sign sits atop the Mall entrance. Additional information and handouts regarding Premio’s extensive line of authentic Italian Sausage will be available at the Osmun race car display Friday and Saturday.
Back on board for 2017 is Enterprise Car Sales. The closest location for Dirt Track Heroes fans to contact Enterprise Car Sales is 1713 Lehigh Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The phone number to reach them at: 484-661-4555. The website is: www.enterprisecarsales.com The company is a service of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand, which is owned by Enterprise Holdings Inc. A pioneer in the concept of the haggle-free car-buying experience, Enterprise Car Sales features more than 250 makes and models of high-quality, late model used cars, trucks, vans and SUV’s, most of which have been selected from Enterprise Holdings’ U.S. fleet of more than 1.1 million vehicles. Each vehicle passes a rigorous 109-point inspection conducted by an ASE-certified technician and comes with a seven-day/1,000 mile repurchase policy. A free CARFAX(r) Vehicle History Report(tm)is also available for all certified vehicles.
With more than 130 U.S. locations, Enterprise Care Sales has sold more than 1.4 million vehicles since it opened in 1962. Its tailored used-car buying programs create opportunities for credit unions to increase their used-car loan portfolio and optimize member loyalty. As a result of partnering with credit unions during the past thirty years, Enterprise Car Sales has helped generate almost ten billion dollars in loan volume for more than a thousand credit unions nationwide. Be sure to check out the three Enterprise Cars on display just outside the stage area of the event.
The 10th annual edition of the show will continue through March 11th with amazing sponsorship support through headline sponsor Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant chain and associate sponsors IRCO Community Federal Credit Union, Premio Foods, Enterprise Car Sales, Jeff’s Automotive, Smith Fabrications/Stage One Modifieds, Alex’s Tire/Breidingers Speed Shop, Adams Brothers Used Auto Parts, Hamlin Speedway/S&S Speedways, Searock Fabrication and Speed Supplies, R&F International Muffler and Brake, Murante Auto Repair, Persa Auto Repair, Martocci Automotive, Dean Autosports, Carl’s Auto Sales, Ralph’s Radiator, Huston Automotive and Chrin Automotive. Nightly driver interviews and race cars of all types provide the race fan a full appetite of racing fun before the regular racing seasons begins. The Phillipsburg Mall, located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ, has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and offers a multitude of race cars, racing memorabilia, collectibles and photos on display throughout the course of the show. The show continues to be FREE of charge to the mall traffic and the 2017 edition of the show is the trend setter and showstopper of the many shows that are scheduled during the year.
The great fan base of racing can come out to this grand Mall event and be transported back to a time when they could hop into their family jitney and travel less than a half hour to witness the excitement of a night at the races. All historical racing groups including Tri State, Flemington, Harmony through Greg Collins, Reading, Remembering Nazareth, Bob Snyder Photos and Snyder Video, Mike Ritter Photos, Archie Myers Harmony and Mocatek Memories through Justin Beltrame have their memorabilia on display and their many scrapbooks open for the fans to take another long look at the glory years of racing and possibly find a picture or two they want to purchase as a Keepsake from past glory or racing exploits. More information is available regarding the show by calling: 443-513-4456.
The Quaker Steak and Lube Dirt Track Heroes Car Show has a must have event T-shirt done exclusively for the show. The great keepsake event souvenir program book has many great articles regarding our racing heroes and how the Dirt Track Heroes became a reality. The Phillipsburg Mall is open Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM and from Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM. The event offers race teams a great opportunity to promote their sponsors and announce their racing plans for the upcoming 2017 racing season.
