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Story By: JOHN SNYDER / ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY – MIDDLETOWN, NY – The Big Series of Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stock races returns to Orange County Fair Speedway on Sunday, August 4 to celebrate the historic track’s 105th Anniversary of auto racing on Joey Falanga Memorial Night.
Falanga was a former competitor who competed at Orange County and who lost his life in a highway accident.
The program includes qualifying races in each division leading to feature events—30 laps for the DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds, 20 laps for the Sportsman, and 15 for the Street Stocks.
Race meet two of The Big Series will follow the same format as the June inaugural. The event is DIRTcar sanctioned, allowing DIRTcar members to count this race towards their home track status. DIRTcar membership is not required to enter the event. As at the previous race meet, Small-Block Modified teams are encouraged to enter, with several engine-weight allowances permitted.
The headline Big-Block Modified feature has a $2,500-to-win base purse, but several special awards and bonus prizes—cash and merchandise certificates—await both the winner and additional race finishers. The Sportsman and Street Stock features also include bonus awards.
Fans are invited to come out early and enjoy the music of Iron Cobra from 3:00-5:00 pm on the outdoor stage. And to help keep cool, with each admission (while supplies last) race fans will get an old-fashioned hand fan that incorporates a full-color photo of an Orange County driver’s car. There’s a choice of eight different fans.
JP Adamsky Trucking, of Newton, New Jersey, has come on board as the sponsor of the three-race The Big Series Modified point fund. The top point man will earn $1,000 and a guaranteed seventh-place start in the October 27 Eastern State 200. Second and third-place point finishers will receive cash and positions eight and nine in the Eastern State 200.
On August 4, Joey Falanga Memorial Night, spectator and pit gates will open at 3:00 pm. That’s also when Iron Cobra begins playing on the outdoor stage. Race cars will be on the track beginning approximately 5:00 pm. Following qualifying, the Modified feature will be held first.
Adult General Admission for August 4 all Stands or Drive-In is $20, Seniors 62+ $15, Children 12 and under $2. Party Deck $30 per person two person minimum, Limited VIP Seating $50 per person (Call for information). All Pit Passes $35.
An open practice session is scheduled for Saturday, August 3 between 6:00-9:00 pm. All pit passes are $25.00. Fans may watch the practice session from the stands free.