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Warm Up At All-Tech Raceway: Friesen, Bachetti, Wight, Gular Among Recent STSS Sunshine Swing Entrants

LAKE CITY, FL – While the Northeast racing community is pushing through cold temperatures and wintry precipitation, there is hope.

That ray of sunshine,
literally, comes in the form of the
Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco ‘Sunshine
Swing’ at All-Tech Raceway in Lake City, Fla., February 5-8, 2020.

STSS Modifieds
and Crate 602 Sportsman hit the track at the half-mile oval located roughly an
hour to the south and west of Jacksonville for an open practice (Wednesday)
followed by three consecutive nights of racing.

Entries for
this inaugural program are being filed daily at the Short Track Super Series
office.

Fresh off his
title run in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors & RV Truck Series, Stewart Friesen of Sprakers, N.Y., returns
to the clay in Lake City aboard the Halmar Friesen Racing No. 44. Friesen is
the all-time leading STSS Modified winner (17 victories) and owns two
championships with the series.

Sheffield,
Mass., resident Andy Bachetti won
the first-ever Short Track Super Series race in 2014 and has been among the
most loyal followers of the program. Bachetti will tow his familiar No. 4 south
to compete at All-Tech during the ‘Sunshine Swing’ mini-series.

Phoenix,
N.Y., standout Larry Wight joined
the STSS for late-season events at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y.,
and Georgetown (Del.) Speedway in 2019. Wight said he will be racing frequently
with the series in the upcoming season, starting with the ‘Sunshine Swing’
aboard Gary Simpson’s No. 12K.

Mike Gular of Boyertown, Pa., enjoyed a breakout ’19
season that included a $25,000-plus victory at Grandview Speedway in
Bechtelsville, Pa., during the annual Freedom 76. Gular, who earned top-six
point finishes in both the STSS North and South Regions last season, ventures
to the Sunshine State aboard the Terry Fasnacht-owned No. 2A.

One of the
most promising young talents from the Garden State – Ryan Krachun – made news this off-season by announcing plans to
call Orange County Fair Speedway home in 2020. But first, Krachun will
kick-start his season in the Sunshine State at All-Tech.

Returning to
the sport to compete with the STSS in ’20 is veteran Danny Hieber, who will field the No. 11 Modified out of his ‘racing
famed’ hometown of Langhorne, Pa. Hieber heads to Florida to kick-start his
return to the sport.

Multi-time
Delaware International Speedway champion H.J.
Bunting of Milford, Del., has filed an entry with the familiar Jake
Marine-owned No. 85. The First State is well-represented with early entries
including Jordan Watson, Crate 602 Sportsman graduate Scott Hitchens, veteran
Robert Dutton, Matt Hawkins and Scott Van Gorder.

For the past
three seasons, Afton (N.Y.) Motorsports Park regular J.R. Hurlburt of Otego, N.Y., has competed with the Short Track
Super Series North Region. Hurlburt and the Jamie and Denise Page No. 6H make
their longest journey yet to Florida in February.

Crate 602
Sportsman competitors are eager to hit the whistle-clean All-Tech facility in a
showcase event for the division.

Delaware
dominant force Scott Hitchens plans
double-duty at All-Tech competing with both his STSS Modified and Crate 602
Sportsman. Hitchens is the reigning champion at the Cathell family’s Delaware
International Speedway.

Among the
recent entrants are Jim Gallagher Jr.,
a Bridgeport (N.J.) Motorsports Park regular from Swedesboro, N.J.; the Ballestero family – Tony and Michael –
out of New York’s Capital District; and Pennsylvania standout Craig Whitmoyer.

All
‘Sunshine Swing’ information has now been posted on the Short Track Super
Series website.

‘Sunshine
Swing’ times, prices and schedule of events: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Sunshine-Swing-Agenda.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Modified rules: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SunshineSwingModifiedRules.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Crate 602 Sportsman rules: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SunshineSwingCrate602Rules.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Modified registration form: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SunshineSwingModifiedEntryForm.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Crate 602 Sportsman registration form: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SunshineSwingCrateEntryForm.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Modified Feb. 6 Pay Structure: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/February6Modified.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Modified Feb. 7 Pay Structure: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/February7Modified.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Modified Feb. 8 Pay Structure: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/February8Modified.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Crate 602 Sportsman Feb. 6 & 7 Pay Structure: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/February6and7Crate.pdf

‘Sunshine
Swing’ STSS Crate 602 Sportsman Feb. 8 Pay Structure: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/February8Crate.pdf

All-Tech
Raceway is located at 1024 SW Howell Road Lake City, FL 32024. To learn more
about the speedway, visit www.alltechraceway.com.

For
Lake City area lodging, visit the following link: https://alltechraceway.com/where-to-stay/

To
learn more about the 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.

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