News from the 25th
annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show presented
by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830 AM
Media Contact: Brett Deyo - 845.728.2781 or
Deyo99H@aol.com
For Immediate Release/January 25, 2010
Penn National Reunion Shaping Up As Part of
25th Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show presented by
Reading Eagle and WEEU 830 AM
READING, PA -
Anticipation is growing for the first-ever Penn
National Speedway Reunion to be held on Sat., Feb.
27 as part of the 25th annual Racing Legends Reunion
& Car Show presented by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830
AM.
The show is set for Feb. 21-27 at the Fairgrounds
Square Mall located on 5th Street Highway in
Reading, Pa., the former site of the famed Reading
Fairgrounds Speedway.
Show management has been working to reach out to
former Penn National Speedway racers, officials and
personalities. The Grantville, Pa., oval hosted its
final season in 1996.
"The response so far has been
phenomenal," said event organizer Brett Deyo. "We've
contacted drivers including Billy Pauch, Rich Tobias
Jr., Elvin Felty, Davey Wenger, Tom Mayberry and
many others. They all have fond memories of Penn
National and are looking to share some stories
during the Reunion."
Racers from all divisions at Penn
National are welcome to attend.
"Because this is our first event, we
are gathering contact information, so we are
encouraging former Penn National drivers to let us
know if they're interested in being a part of the
reunion," Deyo said.
"We are looking to include racers
from all the various divisions that participated at
Penn National."
The Penn National Reunion will take
place on stage beginning at 5 p.m. on Feb. 27, the
final day of the weeklong show.
Interested parties should contact
Brett Deyo, preferably by e-mail at
Deyo99H@aol.com,
or by phone at: 845.728.2781.
The restored Glenn Hyneman-owned,
Craig Von Dohren-driven No. 126 Keystone Racing 1983
Olsen Eagle that turned heads at the recent
Motorsports 2010 presented by VP's Street Blaze
100 show in Oaks, Pa., will be part of a tribute to
Penn National at the show. New Jersey's Kevin Eyres
owns the car.
Former Tri-Track racer Kerry Meitzler
will display his family-owned No. 3k Tobias mount
that the Kutztown, Pa., driver ran during the
track's final season. The car has been in storage
for 15 years.
During the week of Feb. 21-27, the mall will be
jammed with current-day race cars representing many
divisions and sanctioning groups, vintage and
restored race cars, speedway exhibits and displays
and vendors. Drivers of today and yesterday will be
on hand periodically throughout the show for
on-stage interviews and autograph sessions.
Among the show highlights are the 600Scene.com
Small Car Roundtable (Tuesday evening, Feb. 23 at
7:30 p.m.), the annual Reading Fairgrounds Speedway
Reunion (Friday evening, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m.) and
the aforementioned Penn National Speedway Reunion
(Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m.).
Rich "Toby" Tobias Jr. will take the
stage on Monday evening to discuss his affordable
racing divisions, including the growing SpeedSTR
Midget Series, as part of 'Open Wheel Night' at the
show.
Show awards - including the first Don Marks Memorial
Contribution to Motorsports Award - will be
distributed during the popular BASH Racing Party to
be held Friday night, Feb. 26 at the Temple Fire
Company, just blocks from the mall, beginning at 9
p.m.
The BASH Party will feature music for dancing, a
cash bar, racing movies (including 2009 footage from
the Pennsylvania Dual-Track circuit) and plenty of
bench racing.
Bert Jones, proprietor of Beer City located in
Quakertown, Pa., has signed on as the awards sponsor
for the BASH. Jones owns the No. 15 NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series 358-Modified driven by Jason
Hamilton at Grandview (Pa.) Speedway.
Lee Myles Transmissions Pennsylvania locations in
Reading, Birdsboro, Allentown, Easton, Mt. Pocono &
York will provide the sound for the BASH.
Tickets to the BASH are $10 and will be sold during
the show and at the door.
Registration for the show is ongoing. Space is
reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Race
teams and vendors should visit the show Web site at
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com
for details.
Among the 2010 show exhibitors are Grandview
Speedway, Big Diamond (Pa.) Raceway, Kutztown
Fairgrounds (Pa.) Speedway, Thunder on the Hill
Racing Series, URC, Reading Eagle, Pioneer Pole
Buildings Inc., Speedway Entertainment (Slingshots
and SpeedSTRs), Reading Fairgrounds Speedway
Historical Society, Doug Borger's XCel 600
Modifieds, Gary Silverman Productions, Clyde Martin
Memorial (Pa.) Speedway, the NEETS Enduro Series and
the Montgomery County Quarter Midget Racing Club.
Vendors will be on hand selling national and local
racing memorabilia, collectibles, racing DVDs and
much more.
Once again, the 25th annual Racing Legends Reunion &
Car Show presented by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830 AM
will produce its own commemorative program book and
apparel. Inquiries should be directed to Joe Wylezik
jhwcuda@verizon.net.
For general show information, contact Brett Deyo at
845.728.2781, via e-mail at
Deyo99H@aol.com
or on the web:
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.
25th Racing Reunion & Car
Show TENTATIVE Schedule of Events
Sun., Feb. 21 - Show
kickoff & race team move-in
Sun., Feb. 21 - (2 p.m.) -
Introduction to Enduro Racing with NEETS owner Joe
Cutri (Stage)
Mon., Feb. 22 - (7 p.m.) -
Open Wheel Night - Drivers from ARDC, URC, SpeedSTR
Series and more - Rich "Toby" Tobias of Speedway
Entertainment speaks about the state of the sport
and affordable racing technology
Tues., Feb. 23 - (7 p.m.) -
Small Car Night - Micro-Sprint, Legends Car,
Slingshot & XCel 600 Modified Drivers Invited
(Stage)
Tues., Feb. 23 - (7:30 p.m.)
- 600Scene.com presents "Small Car
Roundtable" featuring Kevin Steele, Barry Angstadt,
Mike Dicely, Doug Borger, Richie Hartman (Stage) -
Pete Knappenberger serves as MC
Wed., Feb. 24 - (3-5 p.m.) -
WEEU Live Radio Broadcast (Stage)
Wed., Feb. 24 - (7 p.m.) -
Modified Madness Night - Drivers from the area's
big- and small-block Modified divisions
Thurs., Feb. 25 - (7 p.m.) -
Late Model & Sportsman Night - Drivers from the
Grandview Speedway Late Model division and regional
Sportsman division - Kevin Kovac of the World Racing
Group reports on the World of Outlaws Late Model
Series action in Florida and looks ahead to the
summer
Fri., Feb. 26 - (6:30 p.m.) -
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Reunion (Stage)
Fri., Feb. 26 - (9 p.m.) -
Beer City of Quakertown BASH Racing Party - Temple
Fire Company (tickets available for $10 during show
& at the door) - Sound provided by Lee Myles
Transmissions
Sat., Feb. 27 - (5 p.m.) -
FIRST EVER Penn National Speedway Reunion (Stage)
Author Gary Ludwig will appear
nightly beginning at 4 p.m. and during mall hours on
Feb. 21 and 27 to autograph copies of his
best-selling book Tommy Hinnershitz, the Life and
Times of an Auto Racing Legend, which will be on
sale at the show.
- Mall Hours: Sunday 11 a.m-5 p.m.
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. -
*Schedule subject to change
