By Paul T. Harkenrider (Sodus, NY) | Bonnell’s Collison Center of Erie, PA and Champion Power Equipment & Super Gen Products of Newark, NY have teamed up with the A-Verdi Storage Containers Patriot Sprint Tour to present the largest speedweek payout for 360 Sprint Car competitors in all of the Northeast!
Drivers from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and even Canada will race three straight nights, with each race paying $4,000 to win and $325 to start!
Mike Emhof Motorsports, Inc. will be presenting the three-peat bonus where if a driver can win all three events, not only will they be taking home $12,000, but an additional $3,000 will be awarded for their outstanding efforts against a stout field all weekend. Check out MEM at www.mikeemhofmotorsports.com
A separate point series will be put on for the weekend as Champion Power Equipment and Super Gen Products of Newark, NY will award the Western Speed Week point champion a brand new 9000-watt dual fuel electric start generator.
The hard charger of the series will also receive a 9000 Watt dual fuel electric start generator. There will be a hard luck award courtesy of Champion Power Equipment, and Super Gen Products where that driver will get a Champion Winch.
One lucky fan at each event will also be given the chance to win a 3500 Watt Champion Generator.
Other awards such as the Shuttleworth’s ‘Seals the Deal’ winner bonus worth $50.00 will be awarded to each A-Main winner. The Stampede Steakhouse Final finisher will be awarded to the last driver to take the checkered flag on at the conclusion of each A-Main, that award is worth $50.00. Then the Casey’s Truck Salvage ‘Salvage of the Night’ award will be given to the driver who has a rough start to his/hers evening but is able to come back and compete for a solid finish.
Scott Bonnell of Bonnell’s Collison Center is a former Patriot Sprint Tour competitor from Fairview, PA. Opened since 1985, Scott and his staff have built a reputation of excellence giving its customers the highest quality and most professional auto collision repair in their area. They are a AAA approved collision center. You can learn more by visiting www.bonnellscollision.com.
Paul Cole, of Newark, NY is the distributor of Champion Power Equipment and Super Gen Products where they are a proud sponsor of the Patriot Sprint Tour and the CRSA Sprints 305 series in 2016. They are the leader in power generation equipment with dependable and durable products. Whether it is work, recreation or home use, Champion products are the standard of excellence. You can find more information on their products at www.supergenproducts.com or www.championpowerequipment.com
The weekend will start at Western New York’s premier half-mile, the Little Valley Speedway on Friday July 1. The series will then head to Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday, July 2, and then the weekend will conclude on Sunday, July 3 at the Eriez Speedway.
Please stay tuned as more announcements will be made about this exciting and historic weekend as it is the largest speedweek payout in all of the Northeast! You can log onto patriotsprinttour.com. You can also ‘Like’ Patriot Sprint Tour on Facebook and follow @PatriotSprints on Instagram and Twitter.
The Patriot Sprint Tour is a traveling 360 Sprint Car Series that visits facilities in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Ontario.
Full Purse Structure for all Three Nights
1)$4,000 2) $1,500 3) $1,000 4) $750 5) $600 6) $550 7) $500 8) $450 9) 400 10) $395 11) $390 12) $385 13) $380 14) $375 15) $370 16) $325 17) $325 18) $325 19) $325 20) $325 21) $325 22) $ 325 23) $100 min Provisional 24) $100 min Provisional 25) $100 min Provisional