BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Eleven races running April 21 through Aug. 24 make up the Bloomsburg Fair Raceway, track officials revealed Wednesday morning.
With the exception of one Friday and one Sunday show, the season will largely be made up of midweek races.
Racing returned to Bloomsburg last year after a 34-year hiatus, but on a newly designed three-eighths-mile clay oval. Previously all races were held on a half-mile cinder track from 1922 through ’87 and primarily during the annual Bloomsburg Fair.
The season will first get underway with a pair of Test and Tune evenings April 7 and 14 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Thursday, April 21 marks the opening race night and in a big way when the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series takes the track for a $6,000-to-win main event with support from the All Pro SpeedSTRs.
Next on the slate is Thursday, May 5, featuring 25-lap events each for the Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprints and the 360/358 winged sprints. Both of those races pay $2,000-to-win.
The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models come to town on Thursday, May 19 and will reward the winner a hefty $10,000. Also on the night’s card will be the PASS 305 Sprint cars.
Fan Appreciation Night will be held on Thursday, June 2. Back for a second appearance on the year will be the Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprints along with the ARDC Midgets and the popular FWD 4-Cylinder Stocks, which will be running under the SCDRA rules.
The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled by Sunoco debuted last season and the series returns Tuesday, June 7. The modified touring group will run a combo North/South region point event with a $7,000 check awaiting the winner. Joining the action will be the STSS 602 Crate Modifieds paying $1,500-to-win.
This event has a June 8 rain date in place.
The only Sunday show will be presented on June 19 when the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car Championship tour tackles Bloomsburg as part of the annual Eastern Storm, with a $6,000 winner’s share up for grabs. The All Pro SpeedSTRs are back as well on this night.
The month of July has the first of three dates on Thursday, July 7, that being a $3000-to-win feature for late models and the Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprints doing battle in a 25-lap, $2,000-to-win feature.
The second July show will be the Super DIRTcar Series big block modifieds invading the historic fairgrounds in a 60-lap, $7000-to-win feature on Wednesday the 13th.
This series was to debut here in 2021 but unfortunately got rained out. The PASS 305 Sprints will complement the night. In the event of inclement weather the following Thursday, July 14 will be utilized.
Back at Bloomsburg on Friday, July 29 will be the Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprints along with the United Racing Club 360 Sprints and IMCA Modifieds.
358 Modifieds, running under Pennsylvania’s Big Diamond Speedway rules, will headline the action on Thursday, August 18, with a $3,500 first place prize being offered. The doubleheader program will include the Rapid Tire East Coast Sprint Cars.
The year will conclude on Wednesday, August 24, the same way it began with Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series, and like the opener it will be a $6,000-to-win feature. Closing out the night will be the wingless sportsman.
All races start at 7 p.m.
“I feel really good about the upcoming year at Bloomsburg Fair Raceway,” Bloomsburg promoter Steve O’Neal said. “I know the Fair Board members, especially (president) Randy Karschner and (track director) Brian Wawroski who have their hearts in this and want to really grow this thing and they’ve been a pleasure to work with. After last year we saw where our weaknesses are and we’ll overcome them.”
“It’s been a challenge but I’m really glad with what we have to offer for 2022 and I think it’s going to be fun and exciting,” O’Neal added.
“All those groups we have coming in are very good racing organizations and a lot of them run mainly midweek shows and in our situation as still being the new kid on the block and with everybody else already having their regular weekend nights, we certainly don’t want to come in and step on anyone’s toes and stuff like that because that won’t help any of us,” O’Neal continued.
“The schedule, we feel, is very diversified and we’re looking to get a lot of different people and different race cars to the track and welcome them to Bloomsburg Raceway,” O’Neal said.