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RACE OF CHAMPIONS READIES FOR BIG NIGHT AT CHEMUNG SPEEDROME “THE NIGHT BEFORE THE GLEN” ROD SPALDING CLASSIC 75 & TRIBUTE TO ED MCGUIRE 51

The Race of Champions will be the proud presenter of the “Night before the Glen”, Rod Spalding Classic 75 for the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series and the Tribute to Ed McGuire 51 for the Race of Champions Super Stock Series along with the Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series at the Chemung (N.Y.) Speedrome on Saturday, August 7.

The Modified Series will compete in the Rod Spalding Classic honor of the late and great driver, whose injuries spurred the development of the Spalding Foundation for Injured Drivers, headed by Betty Sherwood.

Ryan Preece of Berlin, Connecticut, who competes in the NASCAR Cup Series will join the field in one of Eddie and Connie Partridge’s cars.

The Super Stock Series race is a special event with the third ever “Tribute to Ed McGuire”. McGuire’s career spanned several seasons in the Late Model category at Shangri-La Speedway. The race will be a $1,000-to-win Super Stock special.

The Spalding Foundation for Injured Drivers will also be recognized as part of the tradition of this night. There will be a fundraising part of the night which will be announced later. The Spalding Foundation has played a role in every “Rod Spalding Classic” at Chemung Speedrome.

The Race of Champions FOAR Score Four Cylinder Dash Series returns to Chemung for a 25-lap event to round out the card.

What: “The Night before the Glen” - Rod Spalding Classic 75 (Race of Champions Modified Series), Tribute to Ed McGuire 51 (Race of Champions Super Stock Series) – Race of Champions FOAR Score Four Cylinder Dash Series (25-laps)

When: Saturday, August 7, 2021. Grandstand Gates Open at 5:00pm. Qualifying begins at 6:15pm.

Where: Chemung Speedrome

Tickets: $23 – General Admission; $20 Seniors (65 years and older) and Military; $10 Children (ages 6 to 11); Children 5 and under FREE

Directions: The track is located at 605 Wyncoop Creek Road, Chemung, NY 14825, Exit 59 off of Interstate 86 (12 miles East of Elmira, N.Y., 45 miles West of Binghamton, N.Y., and 45 miles South East of Watkins Glen, N.Y.)

More Information: www.chemungspeedome.net (Track Phone: 607.529.9998) / www.rocmodifiedseries.com

The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Waddell Communications, Image X Graphic Designs, Sherwood Racing Wheels, DirtTrackDigest.com, FX Caprara and Billy Whittaker Ford. The 71st annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2021 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.

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