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Story By: BRETT DEYO / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES – MILLSBORO, DE – The ‘Elite’ Short Track Super Series program returns with a repurposed payout, offering $12,000 to win on three occasions with money spread throughout the field including $1,000 just to take the green flag.
This change is expected to benefit more competitors taking part in series events.
The final two events will again top the $50,000 mark in winners’ shares.
Maryland’s Hagerstown Speedway – a former staple for the Modifieds – kicks it all off on Saturday, March 11 with the ‘Mods in the Mid-Atlantic’ paying $12,000 to the winner and $1,000 to take the green as the opener for both the South Region and ‘Elite’ program.
A Friday night practice is planned for the half-mile oval on March 10.
Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y., hosts ‘Elite’ event No. 2 and the North Region opener Saturday, April 8 with $12,000 going to the winner and $1,000 to start.
Utica-Rome Speedway’s historic ‘New Yorker’ on Labor Day Sunday (Sept. 3) with $12,000 going to the victor after 50 laps and $1,000 to start.
The two $50,000-plus-to-win staples of the series take place in September and October.
New York’s Fonda Speedway plays host to the $53,000-to-win Fonda 200 weekend Sept. 14-16. The 200-lap event rewards all starters with $1,000.
The ‘Speed Palace’ of Pa.’s Port Royal Speedway will again be the site of the ‘Speed Showcase’ weekend with a $5,000-to-win preliminary program on Thursday (Oct. 12) and a $50,000-to-win, 75-lap program on Saturday (Oct. 14) with qualifying reserved for Friday.
This event will serve as the Elite series’ championship round.
Elite Series
Saturday, March 11 – Hagerstown Speedway/Hagerstown, Md. – Mods in the Mid-Atlantic – 50 laps, $12,000 to win, $1,000 to start!
Saturday, April 8 – Orange County Fair Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Open – 50 laps, $12,000 to win, $1,000 to start!
Sunday, September 3 – Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, N.Y. – New Yorker 50 – 50 laps, $12,000 to win, $1,000 to start!
Thursday-Saturday September 14-16 – Fonda Speedway/Fonda, N.Y. – Fonda 200 – 200 laps, $53,000 to win, $1,000 to start!
Friday-Saturday, October 13-14 – Port Royal Speedway/Port Royal, Pa. – Speed Showcase 75 – 75 laps, $50,000 to win, $1,000 to start! – CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
