Clash Motorsports Raises Late Model Point Champ & Top 20 Point Funds
Story By: JEFF GROMIS / CLASH MOTORSPORTS – JONESTOWN, PA – Jim Bernheisel, Series Director of Clash Motorsports, has announced that, in the third year of presenting the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek, he has increased the point fund of the eight-race series to $6000-to-win with a breakdown that will pay $800 for 20th place point earner.
Further, the first season for the new Clash Motorsports series, the Fall Clash, featuring 13 late summer/fall weekend race dates, will carry a $10,000 check for the series champion and a 20-driver breakdown with 20th place receiving $1,000.
The Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek returns with a schedule very much like the first two years. Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, PA opens the AMS series once again on Friday night, June, with Port Royal (PA) Speedway following on Saturday and Hagerstown (MD) Speedway on Sunday completing the first weekend. Currently Monday the 9th and Wednesday the 11th are set as open dates. Path Valley Speedway in Spring Run, PA splits the break with their annual program on Tuesday night, June 10th. The closing weekend starts at Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway on Thursday, June 12 followed by Bedford (PA) Speedway on Friday, Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA on Saturday, the 14th, and the newcomer to AMS, Bridgeport (NJ) Motorsports Park, on Sunday, June 15th.
All of the Speedweek events will pay $5000-to-win except Selinsgrove, Bedford and Bridgeport which will host events paying $6000 to the main event winners.
The new Bernheisel Race Components Fall Clash will feature weekend special events at eight different tracks with two of those tracks, Bedford Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway, hosting two weekends in the series that starts on August 29th and wraps up on November 1st.
The Bedford (PA) Fairgrounds Speedway opens the Fall series with their annual $12,000-to-win Labor Day 55 on Friday, August 29, with Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway sharing the weekend with their annual Paul Long Memorial on Sunday, August 31 paying $6,300 to the feature winner. The next weekend takes the series east to Bridgeport (NJ) Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 6, with their $10,000-to-win ‘Bridgeport Brawl.’ Sunday, Sept. 7, will see the series move the Bridgeport’s sister track, the Foley Action Track in Kutztown, PA, with a modified format race paying the winner $6,000.
It is back to Selinsgrove on Sept.12 and 13 with Saturday’s Sandhill Thrill paying $10,000 to the winner. Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, PA, has recently joined the Fall Clash on Sept. 20, with the Saturday main paying $5,000-to-win. Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, MD, joins the Clash Motorsports contingent on Saturday, Sept. 27, with the $10,000-to-win Hills Family Memorial.
Following two currently open weekends, Hagerstown (MD) Speedway runs their $6,000-to-win, Octoberfest on Friday, October 17. Next it is a return to Bedford (PA) Speedway with THE HEADLINER of the Fall Clash, their classic Keystone Cup weekend on Oct, 24 & 25 carrying a full $25,000 winner’s payout. A week later the series comes to a close at another new track to Clash, Georgetown (DE) Speedway, with their Mid-Atlantic Championship on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 paying $8,000 to the winner.
BUDDY LONG & STEVE INCH FORM LEGENDARY 2025 CLASH ANNOUNCING TEAM
With the addition of the Fall Clash Series to the summer Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek, Clash Motorsports has announced that the well-recognized “voice of auto racing,” Buddy Long, will join Steve Inch in manning the public address system microphones for its late model events in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware in 2025.
Steve Inch has been the announcer for the Appalachian Speedweek since its return in 2023 and he continues in that capacity. But scheduling conflicts impeded his ability to fill those shoes for the new Fall Clash series. Enter veteran announcer, Buddy Long, who has assisted and filled in at Speedweek events at Hagerstown. Buddy will be the announcer for The Fall Clash events.
“We are blessed with having two of the most highly regarded voices in auto racing as part of our team,” commented race director, Jeff Gromis. “Their resumes as professionals in the sport speak volumes and their sincere passion for the sport as diehard race fans clearly shows in their work.”
Inch has been involved in work at auto racing facilities for 38 years, headlined by over 30 years at Selinsgrove Speedway. His racing experience started in 1988 working with Tedd Reitz at Selinsgrove, Susquehanna and Clinton County Speedways writing and announcing as needed. He started announcing late model events at Silver Spring Speedway in 1991. He moved to announcing and publicity work at Selinsgrove for three years before returning in those roles at Silver Spring from 1995 through 2000, Penn National in 1996 and Big Diamond in 1997. From there it was back to Selinsgrove, with responsibilities varying through the years including announcing, publicity direction, general management and race promoting. He has also filled in as an announcer at Williams Grove, Big Diamond, BAPS and Lincoln.
Long has been announcing for 46 years and began at the age of 15. He worked for 17 years at the Motor Racing Network (MRN) doing NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck races. Buddy was also the public address system voice at Daytona, Richmond and at Homestead for the Ford Championship weekend. He served as the announcer and publicity director at Potomac Speedway for Pete Cameron in the ‘90s and announced at Pennsboro Speedway with Pete Secret and Dow Carnathan. He was Director of Operations for the country’s top go-kart sanctioning body, the World Karting Association (WKA) for 20 years. And, as mentioned, he filled in as the announcer for the AMS events for the past two seasons.
The Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek is kicked off at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, PA on Friday night, June 6. with Port Royal (PA) Speedway following on Saturday, June 7, and Hagerstown (MD) Speedway on Sunday, June 8. Monday the 9th and Wednesday the 11th open dates split by the event at Path Valley Speedway in Spring Run, PA on Tuesday night, June 10th. The closing weekend starts at Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway on Thursday, June 12. Bedford (PA) Speedway goes on Friday, June 13, followed by Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA on Saturday. June 14th. AMS newcomer, Bridgeport (NJ) Motorsports Park, closes Speedweek on Sunday, June 15th.
All of the Speedweek events will pay $5000-to-win except Selinsgrove, Bedford and Bridgeport which will host events paying $6000 to the main event winners.
The new Bernheisel Race Components Fall Clash will feature weekend special events at eight different tracks starting on August 29th and wrapping up on November 1st.
The Bedford (PA) Fairgrounds Speedway opens the Fall series with their annual $12,000-to-win Labor Day 55 on Friday, August 29, with Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway going two days later with their annual Paul Long Memorial on Sunday, August 31 paying $6,300 to win. One week later the series moves east to Bridgeport (NJ) Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 6, and the $10,000-to-win ‘Bridgeport Brawl.’ Bridgeport’s sister track, the Foley Action Track in Kutztown, PA, is next up on September 7 with a ‘modified format’ race paying the winner $6,000. On Sept.12 and 13 it is Selinsgrove’s Sandhill Thrill carrying a $10,000 top prize the winner. Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, PA, has recently joined the Fall Clash on Sept. 20, with the main paying $5,000-to-win. Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, MD, joins the Clash Motorsports contingent on Saturday, Sept. 27, with the $10,000-to-win Hills Family Memorial.
After two open weekends, the Fall Clash comes down the homestretch. Hagerstown (MD) Speedway’s $6,000-to-win, Octoberfest goes green on Friday, October 17. Next is the return to Bedford with THE EVENT of the Fall Clash, the annual Keystone Cup weekend on Oct. 24 & 25 carrying a full $25,000 winner’s payout. A week later the series comes to a close at Georgetown (DE) Speedway, with their Mid-Atlantic Championship on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 paying $8,000 to the winner.
