Big Series 3 Racing celebrates 107 years of Motorsports at Historic Orange County Fair Speedway Sunday, August 9th
COLUMN BY: Jon Snyder / ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY – MIDDLETOWN, NY – Racing returns to the historic Orange County Fair Speedway on Sunday, August 9 when Brian Smith’s Superior Remodeling presents “Anniversary Night” celebrating 107 years of racing at one of America’s oldest speedways. Seeing action will be the DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds, Tri-State Drywall Sportsman, Interstate Batteries of Southern New York Street Stocks, and honoring Orange County’s heritage of open-wheel competition, the North East Wingless Sprints (NEWS). Qualifying heat races will set the feature race fields for all four divisions—Modifieds 30 laps, Sportsman and Sprints 20 laps, and Street Stocks 15 laps.
NEWS is a traveling series featuring 305 sprint cars without a wing mounted above the rollcage. The series competes at tracks in the greater Northeast region of the country.
In addition, it’s also Backpack Night, with youngsters accompanied by a paid admission adult receiving a “Back to School” backpack. This is a project of Junior Misses OCFS Rilee Davies and Shelby-Jo Murphy and Mrs. Stacey Coddington. Already some 75 fully-loaded backpacks are awaiting young fans. But right up until the gates open on August 9, additional backpacks or cash donations will be accepted at the speedway office.
As Anniversary Night is the fourth of five races in the Big Series 3, accumulated track points have become more prominent. That’s because following the September 20 SRS Projects Champions Night, the top-three in DIRTcar Big-Block Modified and Tri-State Drywall Sportsman points will have earned guaranteed starting spots seven, eight, and nine in their respective main events in the October 65th Annual Eastern States Weekend.
On race day August 9, the pits will open 2:00 pm; the stands at 3:00 pm. Cars on the track at 4:45 pm, racing at 6:00 PM. Even with the added division, there will be no increase in admission prices. General admission Adults $20 stands or drive-in, Seniors $15, Children 12 and under $5. Party Deck $30 each minimum of two. Parking on the fairgrounds is free, Drive-In parking $5. Pit passes $35.
