News from the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
Media Contact: Brett Deyo - 845.728.2781 or
Deyo99H@aol.com
For Immediate Release/February 28, 2010
Third IRCO Dirt Track
Heroes Show Set For Phillipsburg Mall March 7-13;
Approximately 100 Race Vehicles Expected
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ -
A mix of race cars, past and present, fill the
Phillipsburg Mall beginning next Sunday (March 7)
for the third edition of the IRCO Community
Federal Credit Union Dirt Track Heroes Car Show.
Local auto racing is the focus of
attention at the event, slated for March 7-13 at
the Phillipsburg Mall's Route 22 East location in
Phillipsburg, N.J.
Entries for the show have been
filed at a rapid pace, with only limited space
remaining.
"We will likely have 100 vehicles
in the mall for this year's event," said Brett
Deyo, who is coordinating registration for the
show this year on behalf of show founder Bob
Miller. "The IRCO Dirt Track Heroes show is
establishing its place among the top off-season
events in the area."
Attendees of the show will be
treated to a wide cross-section of race
vehicles including big- and small-block Modifieds,
Sportsman, Micro-Sprints, vintage and restored
cars, Micro-Stocks, ARDC Midgets, dirt and
pavement Late Models and much more.
New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway, the
half-mile oval co-owned by Fred Vahlsing and Bill
Miscoski and managed by Danny Serrano will be well
represented at the show. NES competitors Gary,
Mike and Clay Butler, Mike Hendershot and Willie
Osmum are among those planning to attend.
Well-known Phillipsburg, N.J., area
racers David Van Horn Jr. (358-Modified), Nick
Wean and Stephanie Stevens (ARDC Midget) and Ryan
Osborne (Sportsman) have filed entries.
Several race facilities throughout
the region will be represented including Big
Diamond (Pa.) Raceway, Grandview (Pa.) Speedway,
Hamlin (Pa.) Speedway, Kutztown (Pa.) Fairgrounds
Speedway, Borger's (Pa.) Speedway and West End
Quarter Midgets.
Among the vendors and exhibitors
will be the America on Wheels Museum, Snyder
Video, MoTorsport Video Productions along with an
expansive display for J&L Speed Supplies.
The recently-formed Flemington
(N.J.) Speedway Historical Society will have a
large presence at the show with Vintage Cars and a
salute to the Late Model division at the famed
Garden State facility. A Flemington Late Model
Reunion is scheduled for for Sat., March 13 at
noon.
A former Flemington pace truck will
be part of the display, along with plenty of
memorabilia from "The Square."
The Flemington Speedway Historical
Society will be recruiting new members during the
show. For further information, contact Bill Hanna
via e-mail at
flemspdwyrhs@verizon.net.
Honoring the 40th anniversary of
the speedway's 1970 Season Opener, the Harmony
(N.J.) Speedway Historical Society will be on hand
at the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show. Photos, race
results and articles from the 1970 opener - won by
Ray Neary - will be displayed, along with a number
of restored cars.
Through the efforts of noted racing
photographer Henry Wilt, Dorney Park (Pa.)
Speedway will be saluted at the show. Anchoring
the Dorney Park diaplay will be pictures, vintage
sheet metal, collectibles, T-shirts, trophies,
driver's suits and more. On March 13, former
Dorney Park drivers Dave Cicon, George Wambold,
Mike Garris and Russ Frantz will be available for
autographs at 2 p.m. Other drivers could be added
to the autograph session.
The Reading (Pa.) Fairgrounds
Racing Historical Society is expected to have a
presence at the show to honor the history of the
famed Berks County track.
The Pados brothers of the CARQUEST
Gasoline Alley Show return to host the nightly
events and interviews. Several guest announcers
will be on hand during the weeklong event, adding
to the festivities.
The CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Show
will open the show with a three-hour taping on
Sun., March 7. The show will air on March 8.
The IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
will again produce its own souvenir T-shirt and
program book.
Race teams looking to register for
the event should log on to the show Web site at
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.
The show flyer and entry form is located on the
main page. Teams and their sponsors will receive
mainstream exposure from the thousands visiting
the mall each day. A nominal entry fee of $25
covers insurance for the week.
The third edition of the IRCO
Community Federal Credit Union Dirt Track Heroes
Car Show is a joint effort between event
originator Bob Miller and Brett Deyo.
IRCO Community Federal Credit has
been the lead sponsor of the Dirt Track Heroes
event since its inception in 2008. To find out
more on IRCO, visit the company's Web site at
www.ircocu.com
or contact Greg Collins via e-mail at
gcollins@ircocu.com.
IRCO is holding a coloring contest
in conjunction with the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes
Show. It is open to all children ages 10 and
under. One first place winner will be chosen in
each age category (4 & under; 5-6; 7-8; 9-10).
Contestants can enter by going to
www.ircocu.com
to print the coloring page and information sheet,
or by stopping by IRCO's office at 450 Hillcrest
Boulevard in Phillipsburg (across from
Phillipsburg High School).
The completed coloring page and
information sheet can be dropped off at either
IRCO's office or at the Phillipsburg Mall's
management office. Entries can also be mailed to
IRCO at 450 Hillcrest Blvd., Phillipsburg, NJ
08865. Entries will be displayed in the mall
during the week of the show. The deadline for
entries is March 13.
