FW: Merrittville Speedway Press Release

Thorold, Ontario (June 25) Merrittville Speedway invites its fans to get involved in many aspects of the Lucas Oil Weekly Racing Series!

The Enduro Qualifiers for example … the next one goes June 27th … now is the time to start on your car for August 8th and then the 100 in September. If the on track stuff isn’t for you however – you can still start a race.

Be picked as Merrittville Speedway’s Grand Marshall for the Toolneeds presentation of the Trevor Wilkens Memorial when the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series comes to town – Monday August 3rd.

All you have to do is say ‘Gentleman Start Your Engines’ and the 30 car starting field of Big Block Modifieds will be unleashed for 100 thrilling laps of heart-pounding, high-powered, pedal-mashing entertainment.

It will all start next weekend when RK Shaver Chartered Accountants and presents the 5 division Lucas Oil Weekly Racing Series Program and the rain-delayed Seaway Hose & Hydraulics Autograph Night.

The first event of July is a presentation of the Chartered Accountancy firm of R.K. Shaver, which is located at 1 Church Street in St. Catharines.

Specializing in providing professional Tax advice and planning for small business and individuals. In addition to Personal and corporate Income Tax, they can provide Financial Planning, Cash Flows and Projections, Tax Planning, Estates and Trusts, Computer Consulting and Accounting and Auditing Services.

R,K, Shaver professionals can be reached at 905-641-0846 or on line at www.rkshaver.com.

All through-out July, Merrittville Speedway will conduct a search for the next Grand Marshall and the entry rules are pretty simple.

There’s no singing or dancing required and you don’t get shipped off to some remote tropical island or anything like you see on TV – all you have to do is fill out a ballot that you will get at the Grandstand Ticket Office with your admission ticket and put your completed ballot in the bin located at the Novelty Trailer.

A second chance will be available to enter Saturday July 11th when Modern Corporation presents it’s Truck Show and Shine.

Lucas Oil and the Merrittville Speedway Reunion Committee present the 50 lap Jerry Winger Memorial for the 358 Modifieds in addition to the L. St. Amand Enterprises Wall of Fame Inductions Saturday July 18th with another chance to fill out your ballots.

One last time to enter your ballots is Saturday July 25th when Hingston Metal Fabricators presents a Lucas Oil Weekly Racing Series Program featuring the rain-delayed Lucas Oil Shoot Out by dirttrackdigest.com for the Sportsman.

On the 25th – one name and one name only will be picked via a draw for a Dream Package that includes – 2 Tickets to the Toolneeds Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series 100 lap Trevor Wilkens Memorial Monday August 3rd and 2 tickets to the best deal on Dirt – the Club Castropignano Pasta Dinner served up prior to race time behind the Turn 1 Grandstands.

And it doesn’t stop there – after dinner – Merrittville Speedway’s Grand Marshall will be outfitted in a Lucas Oil Official Shirt for the night to get ready for the race night to come.

The Grand Marshall will assist in the front stretch activities including the draws for both the Hoosier Stock Duel on the Dirt Event as well as the Big Block Redraw.

When the field is set and the capacity crowd is on the edge of their seats anticipating the 100 lap Main Event – it will be the Merrittville Speedway Grand Marshall that releases every race fan’s favorite words – GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES!

Throughout the night, the Grand Marshall will also assist in Victory Lane Ceremonies and will be provided photos of the experience.

Show Time July 4th is 7:00 PM with the grandstand gates opening at 5:30.