Chemung Speedrome 2008 Press Release 

April 24th, 2008
Chemung Ready To Roll Out Full Season With May 3rd Opener
By Carol Houssock

It’s getting closer, the season opener at Chemung Speedrome!

Race teams are gearing up for what promises to be a competitive, action-packed season at the fast 3/8-mile paved oval. It’s always been short track racing at its best, but Nascar racing at the Speedrome just got a whole lot better with some schedule changes.

The first cars will hit the track this Saturday (April 26th) for practice beginning at 1 PM. Grandstand admission is free. Rain date is Sunday, April 27th at the same time.

The following Saturday, May 3rd, the track opens up the ’08 season with its usual 6:30 PM start - but with a new addition. The new North East Mod Lites join the track’s regular divisions (Nascar Weekly Modified SST, Super Stock, 4 Cylinder, Speedrome Junior, INEX Legend and Bandolero) this year. The Mod Lite is a more affordable entry into open wheel racing featuring a sealed crate motor. Several drivers, including Jody Buckley (’07 4 Cylinder champ) and John Lane have been busy preparing their cars for the all-important debut.

Throughout the summer and fall race fans will also enjoy watching some visitors, including the American TQ Midget Series, 4C Super Modifieds, the USAC Ford Focus Midget Car Series, and the ROC DART Asphalt Modified Tour. Not since 2001 has the track hosted the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, but the big boys will roll into Chemung on October 4th to close out the ’08 season.

Always a crowd-pleaser, the ROC race this year will have new meaning, and double the distance! With the closing of Wall Township Speedway, ROC Director Andrew Harpell redesigned the tour around one region but he threw in the added excitement of a 5-race championship trail leading up to the overall title.

Chemung Speedrome will kick off that 5-race run to the title in a race that has doubled from 75 to 150 grueling laps. This is the 2nd year in a row that Chemung has been the first in an ROC revision. Last year the revised ROC body style debuted at Chemung, and this year it’s extra money, extra laps, and extra excitement for the fans and competitors alike on Sunday August 17th.

Race fans should mark their calendars for Saturday nights at the Speedrome, with 3 exceptions: two Sunday shows (June 29 and August 17) and one Friday night event (July 11) to accommodate Spencer Speedway, Chemung’s sister track to the north.

The 2008 schedule, directions, forms and more information are available on the track’s website: www.chemungspeedrome.net. It’s Nascar Whelen All-American racing. It’s Fast. And it’s a fun ride for the family.

Chemung Speedrome – short track racing at its best!