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[PennOhio ProStocks]

All Penn Ohio Pro Stock Series Races in 2016 are $1,000 to $2,000 to-win events.  The 2016 Touring and Mini Series 2016 Schedules are below and can also be accessed on the website at http://www.pennohiop...om/Schedule.htm.  

 

Registrations for the touring Series are still being accepted.  Joining the Series makes a driver eligible for a point fund paying over $10,000, to a minimum of 15 positions at the end of the season.  Click the link for the registration form and become a member of this exciting series.  http://www.pennohiop...RATION 2016.pdf.

 

 

Penn Ohio Pro Stock Championship Touring Series

2016 Schedule

(Tentative)

Date                                         Race Track                                                  To-Win

Saturday, April 16, 2016               Sharon Speedway-2015 Make Up Race-No Points     $2,000

Friday, May 20, 2016                   Thunder Mountain-2016 Opener                                 $2,000

Saturday, June 4, 2016                PPMS-Ed Laboon Memorial                                         $2,017

Friday, July 15, 2016                    Dog Hollow Speedway                                                 $1,000

Sunday, July 31, 2016                  Raceway 7                                                                   $1,000 - PO Series

Saturday, August 6, 2016             PPMS                                                                           $1,000

Sunday, August 14, 2016             Tri-City Raceway Park                                                  $1,000 - PO Series

Sunday, August 21, 2016             Eriez Speedway                                                            $1,000

Friday, September 16 -

Saturday, September 17, 2016    Sharon Speedway-Applefest-Touring & Mini Series     $2,000

Sunday, September 18, 2016      Tri-City Raceway Park-Applefest                                   $1,000

Friday, September 23, 2016        Mercer Raceway Park-Little Guy Nationals                   $1,000 - PO Series

Saturday, October 1, 2016          McKean County                                                             $1,000

 

Penn Ohio Pro Stock Championship Mini Series

2016 Schedule

Date                            Race Track                         To-Win

Saturday, May 7, 2016                Sharon Speedway                    $1,000

Saturday, June 18, 2016             Sharon Speedway                    $1,000

Saturday, July 23, 2016               Sharon Speedway                    $1,000

Saturday, August 20, 2016          Sharon Speedway                    $1,000

Friday, September 16 -

Saturday, September 17, 2016   Sharon Speedway-Applefest    $2,000

                                                   (Touring & Mini Series Event)

[blue by you]

what is the mini series, is sharon promoting this ?

[Cool1]

Best thing going for Pro Stocks, way better than any regular track purses. Would be smart to just run this series, best drivers, less carnage, great racing, better point money for amount of races run..

[Street Stocker]

If drivers only run this series, the class will for certain be extinct over time.   Weekly tracks that support these divisions feed touring shows.  If a class becomes touring only, it eventually goes away.

[Racer17L]

Also hope to make a big announcement about the 2016 Ed Laboon Memorial with Shawn Hooks in the near future.  Great series run by great people.  All drivers should consider running it!

[Cool1]

Well, have been going to Mercer for years, used to have 40-50 cars every night. last year they had about 10. If you like Pro Stocks, why would you pay to see 10, when the tour has 30-40???

[Street Stocker]

The tour won't get 40 cars if there aren't weekly tracks running the division!  The same 40 cars aren't at every race!

[Cool1]

Sorry, it was just my opinion, I' m done posting about it.

[Walt Wimer]

Just averaged up the Penn Ohio car count last year for an upcoming column in AARN.  They averaged 31.9 cars per race.  That is pretty decent.  The average includes low counts of 16 at Dog Hollow, 19 at Expo and 20 at Thunder Mountain.  And highs of 51 for the Laboon Memorial at Pittsburgh and 48 for the Little Guy Nationals at Mercer.   However, compare that to over 100 cars for the second and third years of the Mercer race!!  That tells the state of the Stock Car class and racing all over!!     I still say way too many classes is the major cause for low car counts, not to take away from the high cost of racing and the fact that the younger crowd just isn't as interested in cars as they once were!!  They would rather talk on their I-phone, Facebook, Twitter or play video games!!

 

GOOD RACING TO ALL!!

 

Walt

[oldtime racer]

Your are right Walt.  Too many different rules for the Stocks at different tracks.  Time to get standard rules.  Same tire size, no special brands, same 2-4 barrel carbs.  wheel base. body stile.  Back in the 70's, stocks were 25-35 at each track.  Always ran cons. Your could run at any track. Thru, Fri. Sat. Sun. with the same car..  To build a car to run at only one track, then change tires, carb, wheel base etc. is ridiculous.  That's why the car count is down.  You could run Fri, at Raceway 7, Sat. at Canfield, Sunday at Expo, same car, just change rear end and/or trans.

[jo73]

UNIFIED RULES !!! But, promotors will not do it. Why ? There is not a person out there that can come up with good logic as to why not. I said it last year. The Penn Ohio series rule book should be the standard. Is Lernerville on schedule. NO, and why not ? The promotor is getting a kick back from somewhere. Is it the series director, is it sweeney ? Those 2000.00 to win shows are great for the sport and guys can get in competitive cars,used, for 10grand. There out there. Those 2K shows will see anywhere from 35 to 45 cars. The 1000.00 to win races I think will pull 25 to 30. It will not surprise me at all if guys run the series only. Better drivers, better cars, less carnage than racing at there local track.

[oldtime racer]

To jo73.  These promotors that think that if their rules  will keep the guys at their track  is fine, but if your rules are the same as another track, that runs another night, you will have more cars at your track.  That's the way it used to be.  Canfield would have 30-40 cars on Sat. night, Sharon would have the same on Sunday night.  Same rules at both tracks,  They worked  together, and they both  had good field of cars.  You should work together, not against each other.

[jo73]

Old time racer. I agree. And yes back in the day there where cars a plentiful at those speedway's. Scmuckers in Latrobe and jennerstown both Saturday night tracks and they where what 30 miles apart ? Those days are long gone. Guys running 3 nights a week are pretty much over. Few run 2 nights today. The promotors as you say, and I do agree, feel if I tweek the rules I can keep cars at my track. I agree with Walt on the topic of 2 many classes. Some have gone as far as separating late model classes with rules that say iron block alum block . Those same people are slowly crippling the sport, and they don'T even see it. We can only hope that the strong survive. Many tracks are struggling from week to week. Some of those same tracks may be lost forever. Clearfield, Motordrome/dirt, Scmuckers, Jennerstown/dirt they where the baddest of the bad with drivers that could walk the walk and talk the talk. ALL GONE.

[racer67x]

UNIFIED RULES !!! But, promotors will not do it. Why ? There is not a person out there that can come up with good logic as to why not. I said it last year. The Penn Ohio series rule book should be the standard. Is Lernerville on schedule. NO, and why not ? The promotor is getting a kick back from somewhere. Is it the series director, is it sweeney ? Those 2000.00 to win shows are great for the sport and guys can get in competitive cars,used, for 10grand. There out there. Those 2K shows will see anywhere from 35 to 45 cars. The 1000.00 to win races I think will pull 25 to 30. It will not surprise me at all if guys run the series only. Better drivers, better cars, less carnage than racing at there local track.

10 grand...where have you been?
you want to even get close to the top ten you better have that or more in your engine,and another 15 in the car.

[jo73]

Well racer 67. We agree to disagree agree. In looking for a car to buy for my son I found quite a few cars under that price. I'm not saying your going to have spares and trailer. Here we go. And let me ask. You say 10 K in a motor, and 15 in a chassis. You can dam near build new for your pricing points. Dano sold his car turn key, for a great price. I had 2 motors sitting in my shop. 1, 383 and was probably going 406 for the other. Less machine work on the second block I did not have 10K in 2 motors. Lernerville's decision sealed the deal for us. I want and can do my motor work, less machine shop, we will soon see how that deal is going to work out. Personally, and I am wrong because the sport doesn't need it, I hope it bites that group and the promotor right in the ass. So, if guys want to get in. Look around, this Penn Ohio series is great for you guys. Don't get caught up in this crate bullshit. Get seat time. If you think your talents will let you continue then move up. CRATE racing for late models is a good thing and that's were they need to stay.

[Racer17L]

Jo- what Danny is saying if you want to run top 10 in a pro stock traveling series you need to spend some money.  No doubt you can be competitive locally/weekly for less, but if you walk around the pits at these Penn Ohio shows and look at the cars, the motors, the newer chassis they are no joke!

[spike]

Cool1.  Saw the to win amount.   Where did you see the purse?

[BRC27]

Pretty sure Dave Kline can build you a Pro1 chassis for less than 10k, and his cars are winning everywhere.  Nate Smith is running one and definitely a top 5 car at all the penn ohio races.  just sold a winning motor that he used at Dog Hollow for 5k.

[Cool1]

Spike, I guess I never did, so I really don't know, sorry

[Space Racer]

With all of the criticism toward Lernerville for basically going with a stock motor in the class this year, the Penn-Ohio rules shouldn't be praised either.  Those type of rules is what had killed the class over the last 10 years.    Basically their only engine rules are steel block and heads and wet sump.  These cars are running steel block late model motors!  No cam rule, no piston rule, no cubic inch rule, unlimited headwork.     Motors like that belong in Late Models.