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Mahoning Valley (PA) To Introduce Rookie Hobby Stocks
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Mahoning Valley Speedway has announced that a “Rookie Hobby Stock” class will be added to the weekly race lineup starting with the season opener on Saturday, April 4.
Track officials of the Lehighton, Pennsylvania facility have introduced the rookie class for young and aspiring drivers, such as those leaving the 1/4-midget and karting ranks.
To assist the rookies, Mahoning’s all-time wins leader and a multi-time track champion, Earl Paules, will oversee an orientation for the new class.
“I think this is a great idea. We have to start somewhere and this is the future of our sport,” said Paules, who previously served as the race director at the Blue Mountain Quarter Midget Club in Walnutport. “I feel that if you feed them to the wolves they’re going to get discouraged and may possibly quit. In this format, they’ll be racing against others who haven’t raced in a full-size stock car on a race track.”
The orientation will be held on Saturday, March 28. All rookies are also encouraged to take part in the Test and Tune sessions slated for March 14, 21, and 28 from noon to 4 p.m.
The Rookie Hobby Stock class will be comprised of a 12-race schedule, running each week from April 4 through June 20.
There will be a $500 purse sponsored by E. Schneider & Sons Inc., Scrap Metal of Allentown. The champ will be presented $250 with $150 for second and $100 to third in final points. All other challengers, along with the top three, will be presented with graduation medals during a special ceremony on the last race.
For more information and to register, visit mahoningvalley-speedway.com.
Track officials of the Lehighton, Pennsylvania facility have introduced the rookie class for young and aspiring drivers, such as those leaving the 1/4-midget and karting ranks.
To assist the rookies, Mahoning’s all-time wins leader and a multi-time track champion, Earl Paules, will oversee an orientation for the new class.
“I think this is a great idea. We have to start somewhere and this is the future of our sport,” said Paules, who previously served as the race director at the Blue Mountain Quarter Midget Club in Walnutport. “I feel that if you feed them to the wolves they’re going to get discouraged and may possibly quit. In this format, they’ll be racing against others who haven’t raced in a full-size stock car on a race track.”
The orientation will be held on Saturday, March 28. All rookies are also encouraged to take part in the Test and Tune sessions slated for March 14, 21, and 28 from noon to 4 p.m.
The Rookie Hobby Stock class will be comprised of a 12-race schedule, running each week from April 4 through June 20.
There will be a $500 purse sponsored by E. Schneider & Sons Inc., Scrap Metal of Allentown. The champ will be presented $250 with $150 for second and $100 to third in final points. All other challengers, along with the top three, will be presented with graduation medals during a special ceremony on the last race.
For more information and to register, visit mahoningvalley-speedway.com.
