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[The Mailman]

HUMMINGBIRD SPEEDWAY READIES ITSELF FOR TWO UPCOMING SPECIALS By: Todd Orsich Reynoldsville, PA (September 3)--The last two weeks of the 2012 racing season will be special ones as Hummingbird Speedway will honor two of its former employees who lost courageous bouts with cancer. The first race will be held on September 8 and will honor one of the track owners, Ina Caltagarone. Caltagarone was the wife of current track owner, Louie Caltagarone, and who lost her battle with cancer just before Thanksgiving last year. An anonymous donor has provided extra money for the street stock, pure stock , and front-wheel drive four-cylinder classes. The street stocks will also be running for lap money in their 30-lap main event. Also on the card this evening will be the steel block late models. Robert A. Leonard, Jr. Trucking has also donated money for this divisions purse making it an $800 to win race with extra money be paid through the finishing field. Also, the winner of this feature will be guaranteed a starting spot in the Mick Orsich memorial race to be held the following weekend. Hummingbird Speedway rules will apply in all four divisions of racing. Gates will open at 4:30pm with racing at 7. Admission is $10, kids 6-10 are $5, and kids under 6 are free while accompanied by an adult. Pit fee is $25. Then on September 15, the 7th annual Mick Orsich Memorial will be held, honoring the track's former manager and flagman. Steel block late models and super late models will highlight this event as they will be running the 35-lap late model feature paying $2,000 to win plus lap money. The starting field will be set by heats and B-mains. The top 8 cars will set their starting positions by running in the Community First Bank Dash For Cash. Kutsel's 322 Auto Sales will also be sponsoring a 16-car King of the Hill for the late models with $500 going to the winner of this event. At intermission, there will be a drawing for 24 hats. Each hat will be signed by one of the starting A main late model drivers. The lucky fan who has the winners autograph will receive $100 and get to meet the driver in victory lane. A chinese auction will be held throughout the evening with many items being offered for bid. The auction helps raise money for the Hahne Cancer Center located in DuBois, PA. Over the past six races more than $20,000 has been raised for this cause. Hummingbird Speedway rules will apply for all divisions except for the late models as rules are opened up to allow super late models to compete with the track's regular steel block competitors. Gates will open at 3:30pm with racing at 6. Admission for this race is general admission $15, and pits $25. Late models must pay a $50 registration fee. September 22 is set as the raindate for this event. For more information, call 814-653-8400 or visit the track's website at www.hummingbirdspeedway.com.

[suhoney18]

anybody have a guess on how the street stock count will be on saturday??

[D1RT]

I would guess since Marion Center is racing Sunday they may pick up some steel blocks and street stocks from there on Saturday

[jackman1]

anybody have a guess on how the street stock count will be on saturday??

Lernerville is running a street stock special also.

[team97racing]

With Lernerville there street stock special, correct me if I wrong. I think that race is paying $1,200 to win. But I'm not 100% positive.

[plymouth-man]

Glad to see you posting this for the track. This is what the track needs more promotion to outer areas around the state. I think a add in a dirt racing paper would work well.

[gofast05]

anyone going to be teching the next couple weeks?

[TOPGUNRACER]

anyone going to be teching the next couple weeks?

Now that is funny

[SpeedyGonzales]

I dont care who ya are. lo

[hammer time]

The street stock race at lernerville is paying 2000 to win

[jackman1]

The street stock race at lernerville is paying 2000 to win

I talked to Helen at Lernerville Speedway today and she told me that their PR would post the payout on their website in next couple of days.

[suhoney18]

The street stock race at lernerville is paying 2000 to win

2,000 or 800...tough choice...

[jackman1]

2,000 or 800...tough choice...

800 was for steel block late models and 700 for street stock.

[suhoney18]

800 was for steel block late models and 700 for street stock.

so then i would assume at lernerville a top 5 would probably be about what this is to win...

Edited by suhoney18, 04 September 2012 - 10:32 PM.

[gofast05]

for the specials you should open the rules up some for the street stocks and pure stocks. it would allow a wider range of drivers. in turn bringing more cars and more....$$$. allow 3 links, allow spoilers, just stuff like that.

Edited by gofast05, 05 September 2012 - 09:01 AM.

[slippery]

so then i would assume at lernerville a top 5 would probably be about what this is to win...

got 4th there a couple of years ago in this race paid 500.

[Cavalier13]

i would like to take my pure stock to the bird but there rules are crazy. not to mention i know for a fast multiple people that arent legal. what small track runs a 2 barrel. i think special races should be home track rules. gives racers from other tracks the chance to try a new track. just my opinion. since i run a 4 barrel i cant go to hummingbird.

[Street Stocker]

Glad to see Hummingbird paying some good $

Edited by Street Stocker, 07 September 2012 - 12:00 AM.

[suhoney18]

70% chance of rain Saturday......

[Raptor471]

i would like to take my pure stock to the bird but there rules are crazy. not to mention i know for a fast multiple people that arent legal. what small track runs a 2 barrel. i think special races should be home track rules. gives racers from other tracks the chance to try a new track. just my opinion. since i run a 4 barrel i cant go to hummingbird.

Haul it on over, they havent teched since the 2nd week anyway