01/13/2005

LONG ISLAND DAYTONA 500 PARTY ON THE MOVE

    The much-anticipated Long Island Daytona 500 party will once again be staged Sunday February 20th and hosts Bob Finan and Steve and Tim Halpin have announced the popular event will be moving northbound for 2005. Mike's Place located in Coram on Route 25 will play host to the gathering, which increases in size year after year after a modest start some 12 years ago.
    Steve Halpin, who started the party with Riverhead Raceway's Bob Finan noted about the change in venue, "We are very pleased that the 2005 Daytona 500 party will be held at the original Mike's Place of Coram who will be supporting a local race team at Riverhead during 2005". And, indeed David Roys of Coram will be returning to the cockpit of a NASCAR Modified after most recently serving as crew chief for the great "Tiger" Tom Baldwin and will proudly fly the Mike's Place of Coram colors in '05.
    The trio of owners at Mike's Place will be pulling out all the stops for the 2005 Daytona 500 bash, including a huge 60' TV complementing numerous other television monitors at the popular eatery. A buffet will be served all race long, with drink specials also in the offering for the "Great American Race". The Budweiser Girls are slated to warm-up the February afternoon and there will be plenty of giveaways including 4 NASCAR Jackets for some lucky winners.
    The trio of owners at Mike's Place in Coram, Joe Paprocky, Chris Brady and John Deery also announced they will be pitching a big tent alongside the main building. The tent will feature several TV monitors and be heated and with New York State's Clean Air Act not allowing smoking at any pub or restaurant those who do smoke Mike's Place will accommodate them so they don't miss a moment of the greatest sporting event in the world.
    "We outgrew the Shirley location we've been at the last couple of years" Bob Finan noted, "that combined with the fact that Mike's Place of Coram will be involved at Riverhead Raceway in 2005 with David Roys made this move a win-win situation for all involved".

   Mike's Place is located at 24 Route 25 (Middle Country Road) in Coram, approximately 2 miles east of Route 112. For directions or more information please call Mike's at 631-732-9667.

Sources:  Bob Finan/Riverhead Raceway PR
Posted:  January 17, 2005