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Defending Selinsgrove Speedway track champion Davie Franek. (TeeJay Crawford photo)

Selinsgrove Speedway Set For 73rd Season Opener

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Selinsgrove Speedway’s 73rd anniversary season opener is slated for Saturday night, featuring the Keller’s Auto Body & Towing 360 sprint cars, Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling super late models, and A&A Auto Stores pro stocks and roadrunners.

Pit gates will open at 3 p.m., with grandstand gates following at 4 p.m.

Engine heat will roll at 5:15 p.m. and the first official green flag of the season will wave at 6 p.m.

Saturday will also be York County Racing Club Night.

The 360 sprint cars and super late models will each compete in 25-lap main events, paying $2,200 to win to kick off the new season.

The pro stocks will vie in a 15-lap feature with the roadrunners rounding out the first four-division show of the year in a 12-lap race.

All divisions will begin their season point championship chases this weekend.

Defending champions Davie Franek of Wantage, N.J. (360 sprints); Bryan Bernheisel of Lebanon (super late models); Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove (pro stocks); and Keith Bissinger of Orangeville (roadrunners) are all expected to be in the field this weekend.

The same four divisions will also race on April 13 and again on April 20 with the United Racing Club.