Story By: CHRIS MOORE / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES – PORT ROYAL, PA – For the Crates. Ice Less LLC has signed on to present the ‘Speed Showcase 50’ for the Crate 602 Sportsman at Port Royal Speedway.
The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco heads to the ‘Speed Palace’ on Thurs.-Sat. Oct. 13-15 for the ‘Speed Showcase’ weekend.
STSS Crate 602 Sportsman competitors race for their largest purse of the season, with the winner of the 50-lap affair taking home a $4,000 top prize.
A total purse of more than $15,000 is up for grabs in Round No. 5 of the Belmont’s Garage South Region for the Crate 602 Sportsman.
Defending series champion Joe Toth leads the field into the sprawling half-mile, with a 100-point advantage over Tom Sherby, the winner of the ‘Blast at the Beach’ at Georgetown (Del.) Speedway.
Middletown, N.Y.’s Brian Krummel claimed the inaugural ‘Speed Showcase 50’ in 2020, with Sicklerville, N.J.’s Stephen Kemery taking home the 2021 edition.
On Friday (Oct. 14), the Crate 602 Sportsman join in Bob Hilbert Sportswear Qualifying Night. The STSS Crate 602 Sportsman take part in 15-lap qualifiers to begin setting the field for Saturday’s (Oct. 15) main event. Each qualifying event pays $250 to the winner thanks to Belmont’s Garage of Langhorne, Pa.
Final consolation races will precede Saturday’s third annual ‘Speed Showcase 50,’ presented by Ice Less LLC.