Mother Nature Wins On September 1st
(9/3/2012)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac trekked northward and forced Pittsburgh's
Pennsylvania Motor Speedway to cancel the running of the 23rd Annual Jook George
Memorial Classic. The event will now be included as part of the Pro-Late portion of the
24
th Annual Tri-Star Pittsburgher weekend, September 14th and 15th.
, for complete details on the Spectator Drags and Figure Eight
ppms@ppms.com or via telephone at (412) 736-3142.
Fans are encouraged to sign up for free race day text messages to get the latest
information on weather or traffic delays that may impact the racing action by clicking on
the "Rained Out" logo on the speedway website,
events so they can compete for the cash prizes and trophies that will be
awarded!! In addition any PPMS drivers who compete in the Spectator Drags will
receive Free Pit Admission to the Monster Truck event.
Any of the 2012 PPMS Champions who display their championship ride at the
Monster Truck event will also receive four All Access passes to the evening's
event.
Those who intend to compete in the drag racing portion of Saturday's event as
well as any PPMS champion that would like to display their car need to contact
Matt Milay at
www.ppms.com.
www.ppms.com or by
https://www.facebook.com/#!/PittsburghsPennsylvaniaMotorSpeedway.
rd Annual
th, as
the Monster Trucks are set to battle in the Pittsburgh area's first ever outdoor Monster
Truck Mania event.
Jook George Memorial Classic but be sure to join us this Saturday, September 8
Mother Nature and Hurricane Isaac may have delayed the running of the 23
contacting the speedway office at (412) 279-RACE (7223). Race fans can follow
Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway at www.twitter.com/PAMotorSpeedway and
.
Additional information is also available on the speedway website:
"The brief shower that hit the speedway around 4:15 did not hurt the racing surface but
the steady rains that followed and seemed to be increasing in intensity forced us to
cancel the racing action," commented Speedway Owner Matt Miley. "The original
forecast had called for isolated showers but by evening that had changed. In addition,
the Sunday forecast indicated that the rain was going to increase in frequency so we felt
it was best to the cancel the racing action for the entire weekend."
The 2012 divisional champions were also crowned on Saturday. Third generation racer
Michael Norris of Sarver, PA claimed his career first championship in the Hoosier Tire
Mid-Atlantic DIRTcar Super Late Model title by a mere five digits over Alex Ferree.
Eighteen year old Colton Flinner captured his second consecutive Brougher's Machine
Ship FASTRAK/Pro-Late title as he bested Kyle Lukon by 11 points.
Jake "The Snake" Simmons scored his fourth PPMS title in Sunoco Race Fuels
DIRTcar Late Model Sportsman action. It was also Simmons' second consecutive title
and his fourth in the past five years as he was once again followed by Nick Kocuba in
the second position. Joe Podolinsky picked up his first ever crown in the Miley BP Car
Wash Hobby Stock division. Podolinsky tallied six victories en-route to the title over
Chase Evans. Logan Crewl narrowly defeated defending Imperial Heights Garage
Young Guns champ Todd Weldon to capture his first championship. The two teenagers
battled each other "week in and week out" and are certainly two drivers with bright
futures ahead of them.
The much anticipated "Monster Truck Mayhem" is set to invade this Saturday,
September 8th as we welcome "Bad Habit", the Guinness World record holding
monster truck jumper. In addition his gang of his friends and enemies that
include Backdraft, Eradicator, Rap Attack, Screamin Demon, and Rat Rod will
also be in action for our First Ever "Full Blown" Monster Truck Show!! The
evening's action will include Spectator Drags and the always popular Monster
Mania Figure Eight event. Fans are encouraged to visit the PPMS website,
www.ppms.com
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