BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. — The six-race Pennsylvania 358 Spec Modified Tri-Track Series will open at the Grandview Speedway on May 29, after the first two events were postponed due to rain.
The series will kick off at Grandview with a series of qualifying events, leading up to the ‘Balls to the Wall’ 50, a unique event offering a possible $13,000-to-win for drivers that are pre-entered.
After numerous off season discussions, a trio of tracks united to form the Pennsylvania 358 Spec Modified Tri-Track Series, which will start out with six races on the schedule.
Big Diamond Speedway, Grandview Speedway and BAPS Motor Speedway will be the tracks making up the new series.
“We’ve hosted modified races at BAPS the last few years and have heard fans talking about that series,” said Kolten Gouse, General Manager of BAPS Motor Speedway. “That was a popular deal, and it got us thinking about doing something similar.”
Big Diamond will host the second event on June 3 with the next stop being a return to Grandview/Thunder on the Hill on June 14.
It’s back to Big Diamond on July 1 with two stops still remaining at the BAPS Motor Speedway. One date has yet to be announced, and then the series will close out at BAPS Motor Speedway on November 12.
Each event will pay a minimum of $3,000 to win and $300 to start the feature. There will be a minimum points fund for the top ten drivers that run all six events, which will feature $1,500 to the series champion and $150 for the tenth driver that runs all events.
Races that are held at each track will follow their track rules for the Pennsylvania Tri-Track Modified Series races. The format will consist of a draw for heats and feature line-up.
“We look forward to working with some of the local tracks in Pennsylvania” Big Diamond Speedway promoter Jake Smulley said. “This should help build up the PA 358 Spec Modified deal in the region and eliminate the need to travel far for special spec races. Hopefully, it will lead to bigger things down the road for the fans, racers and the racetracks”.