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Behrent’s Performance Warehouse ‘Hard Clay Finale’ Kicks Off Eastern States Weekend for Third Straight Year

MIDDLETOWN, NY – For the third consecutive season, the
Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco hosts
the ‘kickoff party’ to Eastern States Weekend.

On Thursday,
October 24, the Behrent’s Performance Warehouse ‘Hard Clay Finale’ fires off
with a fan-pleasing doubleheader of STSS big-block/small-block Modifieds and
360 Sprint Cars.

STSS Modifieds
race in the eighth and final round of the Halmar International North Region, a
50-lap main event offering a massive $10,000 to win and $500 to take the green
from a posted pay structure of $40,475 for the 50-lap distance. The series’
$12,500 North Region title will be decided at this event.

Joining the
Modifieds are the 360 Sprint Cars in a 25-lap, $3,000-to-win event presented by
Rapid Tire. This will mark the second appearance by the 360 Sprint Cars during
the ‘Hard Clay Finale’ event.

The first ‘Hard
Clay Finale’ hit the five-eighths-mile in the 2017 season as a precursor to Eastern
States Weekend.

In the event’s
first running, Stewart Friesen of Sprakers, N.Y., charged through the field
after pitting with 12 laps to go to earn the victory over Andy Bachetti, Rick
Laubach, Craig Mitchell and Jeremy Smith.

A year ago,
Boyertown, Pa.’s Mike Gular shocked the field and won the event which
ultimately led to him racing weekly at Orange County Fair Speedway this season.
Gular bested Mat Williamson, Anthony Perrego, Tyler Dippel and Mike Mahaney.

With an
all-new ‘soft clay’ surface in place at the Legendary House of Power, the ’19 edition
will be wide open.

Last year’s
360 Sprint Car debut saw Pennsylvania’s Lucas Wolfe invade and take the $3,000
triumph in a late-race battle with Davie Franek. Billy Van Inwegen, Justin
Barger and Coleman Gulick completed the front five.

Complete
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse ‘Hard Clay Finale’ information has been posted
on the Short Track Super Series website at the following link: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SaturdaySTSNInformationSheet.pdf

STSS Modified
complete pay structure: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/hard-clay-finale-stss-modified-pay-structure/

360 Sprint
Car complete pay structure: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/hard-clay-finale-360-sprint-car-pay-structure/

Located at
239 Wisner Avenue Middletown, N.Y., 10940 on the Orange County Fairgrounds,
Orange County Fair Speedway is the oldest continuously operating dirt track in
the United States. The first auto race was held at the speedway in 1919. The
five-eighths-mile oval offers fully-covered and half-covered grandstands in
addition to open bleacher seating on the frontstretch and turn one areas, with
drive-in viewing on the backstretch. To learn more, contact the Orange County
Fair Speedway office at 845.342.2573 or visit www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net.

To learn more about
the 2019 Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com, e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check out ‘Short Track Super Series’
on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or Instagram.

The
Short Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race
Fuel, Insinger Performance, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Halmar International,
Velocita-USA, Design for Vision/Sunglass Central, Rob Sherlock Roofing, ATL
Racing Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers,
Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH Springs, Escape RV, Fast
Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Henry’s Exhaust, Hig Fab, HyperCo, Kirkey Racing
Fabrication, Land Hoe Maintenance, K&N, MJK Home Maintenance, Precision
Hydraulic & Oil, QA1, Racing Optics, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car,
VAHLCO, Velocita, WELD Racing & Wilwood.

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By
Sunoco 2019 Schedule

Modified Halmar
International North Region

Sunday,
April 7 – Orange County Fair
Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Open – WINNER: MATT SHEPPARD

Sunday,
May 26 – Thunder Mountain
Speedway/Center Lisle, N.Y. – Lightning on the Mountain – WINNER: BILLY
DECKER

Tuesday,
June 4 – Big Diamond
Speedway/Minersville, Pa. – Anthracite Assault – COMBO – WINNER: MATT
SHEPPARD

Wednesday,
June 19 – Outlaw
Speedway/Dundee, N.Y. – Outlaw Showdown – WINNER: STEWART FRIESEN

Wednesday,
July 3 – Fonda
Speedway/Fonda, N.Y. – Firecracker 50 - $10,000 to win – WINNER: STEWART
FRIESEN

Tuesday,
July 9 – Accord
Speedway/Accord, N.Y. –Battle of the Bullring – WINNER: ANDY
BACHETTI

Tuesday,
August 13 – Woodhull
Raceway/Woodhull, N.Y. – Hustlin’ the High Banks 55 – CANCELED DUE TO RAIN

Friday-Saturday
October 11-12 –
Afton Motorsports
Park/Afton, N.Y. – American Racer Cup Short Track SuperNationals 12

Thursday,
October 24 –
Orange County Fair Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Finale – $10,000 to
win – CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

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