04/03/2003

RIVERHEAD RACEWAY SET FOR BUSY OPENING WEEKEND APRIL 26th & 27th

    After a long tough winter it's once again time to go racing at Barbara and Jim Cromarty's Riverhead Raceway and the husband and wife team are bringing in the new season in a big way with an opening weekend doubleheader on tap. Saturday April 26th will find the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series opener unfold with a six division card, with Sunday afternoon April 27th ringing in a new year of Enduro racing at the quarter mile oval.
    Of the six divisional champions in 2002 it appears five will defend their championships in 2003. J.R. Bertuccio of Centereach will be gunning for his second straight NASCAR Modified title, as will Scott Kulesa of Calverton in the Late Models. Tom Rogers Jr. of Patchogue is set to defend his Figure Eight crown, as will Rusty Turbush in the Chargers and Danny Grennan in the Super Pro Trucks. The only 2002 champion not running a full slate as of press time will be Blunderbust champ Eugene Malverty of Lindenhurst, who will run select shows with a 2004 Charger effort in the offering.
    The NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series will run from April 26th until September 13th and once again Riverhead Raceway will be placed in the New England Region. It's from our region that the past two NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series National Champions have come, with Ted Christopher taking the title in 2001 and Pete Daniels in 2002.
    In addition to the great heart pounding NASCAR stock car racing presented weekly, Barbara and Jim Cromarty once again have loaded up the 2003 season with great family entertainment values.  Among those shows are the Monster Trucks, Fireworks, Train Races, School Bus Races and Demolition Derbies with both full size and mini school buses and The Hollywood Stunt Show. August 23rd will be I Love America night with Clowns on hand for young and old alike and September 13th will again serve as the September 11th Memorial.
    Race teams will be busy on April 12th and April 19th as those two Saturdays serve as the dates for pre-season testing from 12 noon until 4:30 pm. The NASCAR stock cars will shake down their machines at that time and afterwards the Enduro stars will have the track for testing.
    Saturday night April 26th the first official race of 2003 will take the green flag with heat races at 4:30 pm and the feature events to commence at 6:30 pm for the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series. The Sunday April 27th action will roll off at 12:30 pm.
    For additional information please contact the Riverhead Raceway office at 631-842-RACE Monday through Friday from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm or visit our website at www.riverheadraceway.com

Sources:  Bob Finan/Riverhead Raceway PR
Posted:  April 7, 2003