New PA Posse 410 Sprint Series Aimed at Cooperation & Growth of Regional Tracks

RPW Exclusive: DERICK KRINER / RPW – GRANTVILLE, PA: For a region that has long been known for its racing culture and standout events, Pennsylvania sprint car racing just elevated to another level for the weekly competitors and fans that frequent the Keystone state tracks. 

Finding a way to get in so many races has never been a problem in PA, with the state consistently having more 410 sprint car shows than any other state. The problem with that has been the ability of every track and for every team to get a chance to attend the majority of all the premier events each facility has to offer. One problem that was a driving factor in making this new series was tracks scheduling over each other and small or diminished car & fan counts being the result. Big shows at one track might coincide with another big show at another track. This has long been an issue among promoters and has at times seemed like tracks are battling against each other. 

While weekly shows and events may still be overlapping in 2026, the hope with the newly formed PA Posse 410 Sprint Series, is to allow stand alone events to be well attended by not only teams, but also fans. This idea is a cooperative effort among tracks and promoters within the Central PA sprint car scene. In total, 11 tracks are a part of this new series and there will be 47 events that will tally up points for teams to see who will end up with the $50,000 point championship. The series is expected to have a $200,000 point fund and the estimated payout potential is around $1.8 million for all of the races combined. 

So how will tracks and promoters work together to make this happen? As expected, the big three tracks in the area in Williams Grove, Port Royal, and Lincoln, will take up the majority of the shows, hosting 29 out of the 47 shows. A total of 10 shows for Williams Grove and Lincoln, and 9 shows for Port Royal. These events would be the bigger shows that might not be all touring series races, but shows that have larger payouts. For example, Lincoln would host its Weldon Sterner Memorial, which is a $10K to win show, and Port Royal would now, not race 410’s that weekend. This would allow teams the chance to travel to the bigger event and compete. 

The remaining shows will be split among the other 8 tracks that are part of this series. The breakdown looks like this. BAPS Motor Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway will each get 4 races in this series. Tracks receiving 2 dates would be Bedford Speedway, Bridgeport Speedway (NJ), Clinton Country Speedway, and Path Valley Speedway. Hagerstown Speedway (MD) and Grandview Speedway will each have stand alone dates with the series that will likely be their Speedweek dates as this is one of the few times that 410’s travel to either facility. The same thing that was true for the big three is the same for the remaining eight. If Selinsgrove has a big show that would overlap with Lincoln or Port Royal, both those tracks would be dark to allow cars and fans to travel.

The big part that is interesting to look at and consider is how this will increase car counts and fan counts at all of these events? Limiting the decision making necessity of teams and fans should in theory create value for this new model. And added value to the points fund that previously existed in a smaller sense, will benefit teams. 

Another benefit of this series is that the events of this 47-race schedule will all pay a minimum of $6,000 to win and $600 to start. More than likely, over ⅓ of these events will pay over $8,000-$10,000 just looking at previous big events that tracks hold. So not only will the teams be competing for more money per race, the teams also battle for a payout to the top 15 in points at the end of the season that looks to split the remaining $150,000 among 2nd-15th, with 1st taking home the $50,000 prize as previously mentioned. 

With many thinking that this type of move would never come to the area, it is a welcomed site to see tracks willing to cooperate and be partners. The series has not officially announced a schedule yet, but most avid fans of the region can probably start to piece together some events that will be a part of the schedule. A format and series rules are also still being finalized, as well. As long as everything goes as planned with tracks being able to get higher attendance from a front and back gate perspective, this may be the new wave in the real sprint car capital of the world.