04/21/2005

RIVERHEAD OPENER APRIL 30-MAY 1

    Barbara and Jim Cromarty will ring in a new race season with a double header weekend this Saturday evening April 30th and Sunday May 1st at Riverhead Raceway with anxious race fans ready for another action packed season at the quarter mile oval. A six division NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series program is on the menu for Saturday night April 30th, while a full Enduro card will take center stage Sunday May 1st.
    Silenced since September last season, the NASCAR Modifieds are ready to roar back into action with a 35-lap main event Wayne Anderson of Yaphank, the opening night winner in 2004, is looking to get the new season off on the right foot again. Dave Brigati of Calverton won the 25-lap Late Model lid lifter in 2004 and hopes to repeat in '05, as does Roger Maynor of Bay Shore who won his first of nine Figure Eight features on opening night a year ago. Other opening night winners from 2004 hoping to repeat are Eugene Malverty of Lindenhurst in the Blunderbusts and Danny Grennan of Glen Cove in the Super Pro Trucks. The Charger opening night winner Steve Ratti sold all his racing equipment last summer and that leaves a new opening night winner to grace the winner's circle Saturday night.
    Saturday's action will start at 4:30 pm with heat races.  The feature events will go green at 6:00 pm. A 30-lap, double point Blunderbust feature will highlight the card.
    Then just hours later the cars and stars of the Riverhead Raceway Enduro Series will have their opening day Sunday May 1st at 12:30 pm. The first ever Grand Enduro on Hoosier Comanche Tires will be contested and be joined by Enduros for 8-Cylinder, 6-Cylinder, 4-Cylinder and 4/6 Cylinder Trucks. Rounding out the matinee will be a wild and wooly Train Race, One-One Spectator Drags and a Car Rollover Contest.
    For more information kindly call the track office at 631-842-RACE or click onto www.riverheadraceway.com.

Source:  Bob Finan/Riverhead Raceway PR
Posted:  April 21, 2005