BRP Modified Tour Releases Their 2015 Racing Schedule!
By: Pam Baker
Marble, PA…..The BRP Modified Tour has released their 2015 schedule of events with some big news coming from the organization as they will for the first time in the history of the Modified Tour be hosting two $5,000 to win events.
The first of the $5,000 to win shows will take place at the reopening of the new Tri City Raceway Park in Franklin, PA on Sunday, May 17th. The historic facility has been closed for several years and will reopen under the ownership of Mark Taliveck and direction of Chad Wagner and Mark’s son, Sam on that Sunday afternoon. The Modified Tour is pleased to be a part of the opening day activities and with the $5,000 to win purse that offers $250 to take the green we are hoping for a large car count for that event.
The next show on the schedule will take place on Friday, June 26th at Raceway 7 in Conneaut, OH. The Modified Tour raced at the speedway last year and put on a fantastic show for the fans and were invited back for a second year in a row.
The month of July will be a busy on for the Modified Tour starting off on July 2nd at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, WV. The “Bullring” will feature the second 40-lap, $5,000 to win event of the summer. Then on Sunday, July 5th the Modified Tour will invade Eriez Speedway for the second show of the month. Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH will be the next stop of the Modified Tour group on Sunday, July 11th for the running of the Lou Blaney Memorial Race which will pay $2,000 to win. The Modified Tour will then appear at the Expo Speedway at the Trumball County Fairgrounds on Thursday, July 16th finishing out the month of July’s events.
Mercer Raceway Park, Mercer, PA will find the seventh event of the Modified Tour series on Saturday, August 15th. This will be a shootout between the Big Block Modifieds of the Modified Tour and the Small Blocks that run at Mercer on weekly basis.
Rounding out the series schedule will be two events in the month of September with Stateline Speedway coming back to the Modified Tour schedule after several years’ absence. Owner, Bill Cantania has offered the Tour a chance to get reacquainted with the Busti, NY oval on Friday night September 11th. The following day, Saturday, September 12th the Modified Tour will return to Sharon Speedway for the running of the Russ King Memorial Event.
The Modified Tour will continue their program of Perfect Attendance award of cash to the drivers at their annual banquet which will be held after the season is over along with the Point Fund distributed to the top 20 drivers that have completed in at least 75% of the races. The Modified Tour has had drivers compete from the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and Canada and would like to add to that list this year. If anyone has technical questions for the Modified Tour they can find them answered by calling Tim Engles at 814-673-2878.
