06/16/2005

MINI BUS RACE AND DEMO HIGHLIGHT 3M NIGHT

    The 3M night festivities this Saturday night June 25th at Riverhead Raceway will find the Mini School Buses and 8-Cylinder Demolition Derby drivers making their 2005 debut during the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series program. The Barrasso & Sons Mason Supplies Memorial for the Figure Eights will spotlight the stock car portion of the card.
    Ever since his untimely death in a Figure Eight race at Islip Speedway in May of 1982, “The Wrench” Ernie Maynor has been honored with this annual race sponsored by Barrasso & Sons Mason Supplies of Islip Terrace. As per usual Ernie’s son Roger, a five time Riverhead Raceway Figure Eight champion will be going full bore for the win along with George Sprague, Tom Kraft, Bill Steen, Ken Darch, Ken Hyde, Arne Pedersen, Will Farrell, Tom Ferrara and George Brown. The race will be a 20-lap contest and the Suffolk Association of Figure Eight Racing will also present their annual trophy to the deserving winner.
    Joining the Figure Eight troops will be the NASCAR Modifieds, Late Models and Blunderbusts. All NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series main event winners will walk off with a handsome trophy from 3M, one of the many marketing partners for the nationwide NASCAR short track series.
    After all the excitement of the NASCAR stock cars has been wrapped-up it will then be time for the Mini-School Buses to hit the quarter mile oval for a 12-lap race on the Figure Eight course. It will be the third consecutive season for this wild and crazy event where anything can and usually does occur. After this race for the Mini School Buses this Saturday the machines will then be destroyed in a Mini Bus Demolition Derby one month later on July 23rd.
    The traditional 8-Cylinder Demolition Derby warriors have been chomping at the bit since September to wreck some cars at Riverhead Raceway and all the regulars including Tim “Hammer” Smith, Bob “Whiplash” Genovese, Jimmy “Wildman” Primmy and many others will go toe to toe for the win and 3M Trophy.
    Qualifying will start at 4:00 pm Saturday night with the feature event racing to get the green flag at 6:00 pm. For additional information please call 631-842-RACE or visit www.riverheadraceway.com.

Source:  Bob Finan/Riverhead Raceway PR
Posted:  June 20, 2005