News from the 25th annual Racing
Legends Reunion & Car Show presented by Reading
Eagle and WEEU 830 AM
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For Immediate Release/February 28, 2010
25th Annual Racing Legends
Reunion Presented by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830
AM Concludes With Penn National Tribute
READING, PA - "Electrifying" Elvin Felty
led a long list of drivers appearing Saturday to
conclude the 25th annual Racing Legends Reunion &
Car Show presented by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830 AM.
The first-ever Penn National Speedway
Reunion presented by LLANDCO Inc. was a fitting
finale to the weeklong event at the Fairgrounds
Square Mall on 5th Street Highway.
Penn National, the Grantville, Pa.,
oval originally built to resemble the
Reading Fairgrounds, hosted its final race in 1996.
Felty drew a buzz from the large crowd on hand while
discussing memories of Penn National with announcer
Jeff Ahlum. Felty was a 45-time Penn National
Speedway winner - second on the all-time win list to
Billy Pauch - and owned four track championships in
the modern era of the 'Aristocrat of Race Tracks.'
Colorful car owner D.A. Hanson drew
laughs from those in attendance as he reflected on
his years with drivers Smokey Warren and Pauch.
The first ever winner and champion at
Penn National, Jim Keppley, discussed the track's
early days, while the final champion Jeff
Strunk passed along his wish that Penn National was
still holding regular events. Strunk recalled
running 87 events in a single season during the
Tri-Track days.
Tom Mayberry, Craig Von Dohren, Mike
Nicholas, Kerry Meitzler, Roy Wiest, Eddie Miller,
1985 Street Stock champion Art Bair, former Street
Stock championship owner Glenn Moyer, Bruce Young,
Russ Delp Jr., Jack Reifsnyder, Barry White and John
Willman were among those on stage.
Bob Stull, Mike Feltenberger and
Galen Koller, all former officials at Penn National,
discussed their memories of the track.
Pauch, Penn National's all-time
leading winner with 65 Sportsman-Modified triumphs
appeared at the show on Wednesday as part of the
Modified Madness program presented by Reading
Plastic Fabricators to discuss his memories of
racing at Penn National.
A room adjacent to center court
featuring the Kerry Meitzler No. 3k, Penn National
memorabilia and racing films from Penn National drew
the attention of show attendees throughout the week.
With 113 race cars on display all week and nightly
activities drawing crowds, the 25th anniversary of
the Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show was a
resounding success. Plans are in the works for a
26th edition in February 2011.
The 25th anniversary show was
presented by Reading Eagle, WEEU 830 AM, Lee Myles
Tranmissions, Beer City of Quakertown, Reading
Plastic Fabricators Inc., LLANDCO Inc., Pioneer Pole
Buildings Inc., Joe Adams Lettering LLC and
600Scene.com.
