9/23/07 - 5 days and counting - MCR Reminders:

Friday – Gates Open at 3:00; Racing Starts at 7:00 PM

Saturday – Gates Open at 2:00, Racing Starts at 6:00 PM

If you are not racing Friday, but wish to bring your car for Saturday’s races, we will accommodate    you as best we can, but we need to have enough room in the pits for Friday Night’s racers.  We ask for your cooperation, if we need you to relocate.

Overnight Pit Camping is allowed; we will clear the Pit Area sometime Saturday early afternoon for re-admittance.

The showers in the Pit Area will be open

        Camping and Parking are First Come, First Serve.  Campers began arriving yesterday (9/21), so our words of wisdom are arrive early to obtain a good campsite or good parking spot.

        Ultimate Race Fans and Purchasers of Advance Tickets must sign in at the right side of the main ticket booth.  Upon sign in, you will receive your arm bands for the weekend.  Ultimate Race Fans will receive also a band for admittance to the Ultimate Race Fans Party and their Event Shirts.

        There are a lot of excellent prizes for both the 50/50 and the two Frisbee tosses we will be having.  Make sure you purchase a 50/50 ticket on both nights.

        Coolers are allowed to be brought in, however they need to fit in front of you and not take up a seat space.  No Glass bottles allowed.

      On Saturday, Admittance at 12:00 to the Grandstands will be allowed for Ultimate Race Fans Participants and Advance Ticket Holders.  For every advance ticket you purchased, you can save 2 seats.  (example – I hold 2 advance tickets, I can save 4 seats)  THIS WILL BE ENFORCED.  Any items left behind Friday Night will be removed Saturday Morning to clean the grandstands.

T      The long range forecast at this point looks excellent.  From everything we have been hearing we expect a full grandstands and full pit area.  Please exercise patience and be courteous to your neighbor.  We are looking forward to a great racing weekend, and this is not possible without every fan and competitor.  Thank you….MCR Management

9/6/07 - 22 days until race day!!!  As the preparation continues, here is some of the latest news concerning events at the Fall Classic :

HOT LAPS: 

Hot Laps for ULMS Late Models and FASTRAK Late Models will be held Friday, September 28th at 6:00 P.M.

Hot Laps for BRP Superstocks and E-Mods will be held Saturday, September 29th at 5:00 P.M.

PRIZES: (Race Fans)

MCR will be holding two separate 50/50 drawings over the weekend.  Friday's drawing will be for cash and 2nd prize will be a gas card donated by Kwik Fill.  In addition to Cash for Saturdays 50/50 winner, MCR has lined up some pretty cool bonus prizes, which will be given away following the ULMS Priority Care Race Fans 50.  They are:

1st Prize - 50% of tickets sold, brought to you by you the Fans!

2nd Prize - 32" LCD TV, donated by Southeastern Transmission, Olean NY

3rd Prize - (3) Nextel Cup Tickets to the Subway 500 at Martinsville October 21, 2007, donated by Shane Peters, Port Allegany PA

4th Prize - Signed Super Late Model Door Skin, donated by Close Racing Supply, decorated by Cousins Design and Signed by all participants in the Fall Classic.

5th Prize - $50.00 Gas Card donated by Kwik Fill

In addition, there will be two top 12 Frisbee tosses - 1 on Friday Night for the FASTRAK race and 1 on Saturday Night for the ULMS race - 24 prizes will be up for grabs including an IPOD Shuffle, Event Shirts, 1/24 scale Die Cast Car and many more......

CONTINGENCY AWARDS (Racers)

MCR is currently gathering awards for the racers, and we have the following donations for the FASTRAK race:

Goodyear Racing Tires (45's and 50's) 1 each for each heat race winner, 1 each for each dash winner, 1 to the driver finishing 24th (last) and 13(1 each) to drivers finishing positions 4-17 in the feature.  These tires were donated by Goodyear of Akron, Ohio and a special thanks to Larry Robinson.

Feature Finishers 1-3 will also receive a special Gas Card.  More Information to follow.

OTHER NEWS:

Campers are reminded that there are a limited number of water/sewer hookups available on a first come, first serve basis.

Breakfast will be served at 8:00 AM in the Grange Building on Saturday, the 29th by Fox's Pizza.  MCR will have donuts, coffee and orange juice on sale as well.

Don't forget to order your advance sale tickets or an Ultimate Race Fans deal.  Not only will you be guaranteed a seat, you will get admission at 12:00 Noon Saturday to reserve your favorite seat.  Seating is on a first come, first serve basis.

Coolers are allowed to be taken into the speedway, however they must fit in front of you and cannot have any glass bottles.

7/19/07 - MCR is pleased to announce a FASTRAK $1,500 to win Northeast Region Touring Event has been added to the schedule for August 25th.  "Our last FASTRAK regional show was very, very good." stated Promoter Ken Leet, "the racing was great, there was practically a blanket over the top 6 all night.  Although John Lacki led all 25 laps, Todd Andrews was basically beside him for 20 of those laps, add in the great races by Dick Barton, Alan Dellinger and Greg Oakes and MCR couldn't wait to schedule another event."  Full Details will be posted soon.

In other news, The McKean County Fair Board will be holding their annual BRP Can Am Race during the Fair and this year, the winner of the Superstock race held Thursday August 2nd, which will be the makeup for the Jason Dunham Memorial Race will be a guaranteed starter.  The Fair Show normally draws close to 40 cars and it will be nice for one person not to have to worry about transferring into the A Main.

5/7/07 The FASTRAK Late Models will once again operate on an Open Tire Rule for Saturday Night's (May 12) regular program.  We have been informed by Goodyear that they are making tires, however their will not be adequate supply for this weekend.

(4/25/07) The purse for the Jim Duffy Memorial 25 will be as follows : 1) $1,500; 2) $800; 3) $500; 4) $400; 5) $370; 6) $335; 7) $315; 8) $300; 9) $270; 10) $250; 11) $235; 12) $225; 13) $200; 14) $170; 15) $165; 16) $160; 17) $155; 18-24) $150 - Tow Money for Non-Qualifiers $75.00.

This race will be ran under FASTRAK rules for a touring event. 

(4/15/07) MCR and The Hill Raceway are pleased to announce a combined points fund for the street stock and mini stock classes for 2007.  Each track will have its own point fund similar to 2006, but the tracks will also combine points and award the top five in each class as follows:

(3/15/07) MCR has worked out an arrangement with its insurance company that will allow drivers under the age of 16 to participate with their parents approval.  Drivers ages 14 & 15 will be allowed to compete in the Mini Stock, Pure Stock or Grocery Getter Classes.  Drivers Age 14 must provide documentation to show they have had previous racing experience (Charger Class, AMR, Other)  MCR will have parent consent forms at the track.  If you have any questions, send an email to info@mckeancountyraceway.com.

(3/12/07) MCR attended the recent FASTRAK seminar in Hermitage, PA.  At the meeting, MCR met with FASTRAK founder Stan Lester and have worked out an agreement that will allow racers the flexibility of running Goodyear 45's or Goodyear 50's on a weekly basis with no restrictions of where the tires are ran.  These are the same two compounds that will be used for the touring events.  MCR is working to get CRS in Eldred a supply of both 45 & 50's.  In addition, MCR has committed to three touring events for the Northeast Region.  Dates are the April 28th Jim Duffy Memorial; June 16th, the meat in the sandwich between Friday Nights Raceway 7 and Sunday Nights Eriez Speedway's show's; and September 28 and 29, as part of the Fall Classic weekend, the Don Hardy Memorial.  For more details, visit here.

(2/26/07) MCR was very pleased with the interest shown in our participation in the Kinzua Outdoor Show at the Bradford Mall.  We would like to thank everyone who came over and visited our booth.  We would also like to thank Vic Vena and Jason Dupont for displaying their cars!  We look forward to seeing everyone at the 25th anniversary R&R promotions Motorsports Expo at the Olean Center Mall From Friday, March 3-Sunday, March 5th.

(2/19/2007) In Preparation for the upcoming Outdoor Show at the Bradford Mall, MCR has put a wrap on its 2007 Schedule.  MCR will have Schedules available for handout at the Mall, as well as the schedule posted here.  In addition the 2007 edition of the FASTRAK rules have been posted from FASTRAK.

(1/25/2007 ) Practice for all classes will be held April 21st at 2:00 until dusk.  This will give teams a chance to test their equipment in advance of opening night on April 28th.

(1/18/2007 ) MCR continues to tweak its 2007 schedule and the latest change is the addition of a T3 All Star Series Modified Show on Thursday, July 12.  The T3 Series consists of 358 Modifieds that tour around the Northeast Part of the Country.  The 2006 champion of the series was Billy Van Pelt, brother of MCR starter Tony Van Pelt.  On the card with the T3's will be E-Mod's, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks.  The E-Mod and Street Stock races will include a beefed up purse to attract more cars.  For more information regarding the T-3 Modifieds, visit their web site t3allstarseries.com.

(12/27/2006) MCR is pleased to announce that Priority Care will once again be the title sponsor for the 2nd annual Fall Classic.  "We are very pleased and appreciative of the support Priority Care has shown MCR" stated Tom Gleason.  "Once again, they have stepped up and purchased the naming rights for the 2nd annual ULMS Priority Care Race Fans 50.  Our goal this year is to sell more race fans packages than last year and increase the Super Late Model Purse.  This is one of the important steps to help insure the success of the Fall Classic." added Gleason.  Fans are reminded that packages are available for $100.00 which will entitle them to 2 grandstand admission's, 2 adult event shirts, a pre-race catered party and victory lane celebration.  To reserve your spot, see any MCR official or complete the online signup form.  This years event is scheduled for September 28th and 29th.  More information about the fall classic can be found here.

(12/17/2006) MCR has agreed to host 4 ULMS Late Model Shows in 2007.  They will be  June 7th (Thursday) - Nancy Bly/Hazen Jordan Memorial, June 28th (Thursday) - Dave Lundgren Memorial, August 2nd (Thursday) - Stephanie Eckl Memorial and the 2nd Annual Fall Classic - September 28th and 29th.  "We are pleased to have Chris Zuver and the ULMS series returning to MCR to sanction all of the Super Late Model Shows" stated Ken Leet, MCR promoter.  "Not only does Chris do a great job with his series, he handles the media work for the speedway and  does a great job"

It should be noted that the June 28th Dave Lundgren memorial is scheduled but is subject to change based upon the results of the Stateline Speedway World of Outlaws show scheduled for Wednesday June 27th.  "Stateline and WoO have set a rain date for Thursday the 28th.  Obviously we don't want to run against that show, so in the event that Stateline needs to use the 28th, we will move the Lundgren Memorial to Thursday, July 5th." stated Leet

Additionally MCR is has agreed to host the ASCA Patriot Sprint Cars on May 12th.  Also on the card will be a special Kids Night program along with the FASTRAK Late Models, Superstocks, E-Mods, Street Stocks and Pure Stocks.