Reading RacingReunion & Car Show
Reading Racing
Reunion & Car Show
09/18/06
Bob Yurko Photo
READING RACING REUNION & CAR SHOW. . . . .
BEST OF SHOW GETS ANOTHER BUMP IN 2007
Blake Tobias Motorsports has joined Laudan Seigfried to richen the pot for the
winner of the Best of Show Award at the 2007 Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show.
Along with the $100 cash posted by Seigfried, Blake Tobias Motorsports will
award a custom designed, built and maintained racing website for one year to the
Best of Show Display next year. If the winner already has a website, Blake
Tobias Motorsports will reward the winner with $200 in cash.
"I want to do this for the race driver and team who really hustle and put
together not only a nice looking race car, but also an award winning display",
said Tobias.
The dates for the 2007 Reading Racing Reunion will be confirmed and released by
the end of the week.
For additional information on custom web designs, please visit
www.BlakeTobiasMotorsports.com.
SEIGFRIED RACING BODIES ANNOUNCES CAR SHOW
AWARD SPONSORSHIP
Laudan Seigfried of Seigfried Racing Bodies announced at the BASH Racing Movie
Party on Friday night, that they will be sponsoring the Best of Show Award at
the 2007 Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show. Seigfried won the Best of Show Award
for five consecutive years and announced Friday that he will retire from
competition for this award. Instead, Seigfried will be the sponsor of the award.
Seigfried Racing Bodies will also post $100 in cash to go to the Award winner in
2007.
"I want to do something to try and get more people to do a display to get more
exposure for their race teams and sponsors", said Seigfried. Reading racing
history goes deep in the Seigfried family as Laudans grandfather, Laudan Potts
was a five time winner at the half-mile oval and one of the most popular and
well liked drivers.
"This is an outstanding gesture on behalf of Laudan and a true act of
sportsmanship", commented event organizer Bob Miller. Exhibitors are encouraged
to plan their displays early. If additional space is required for your display
next year, please advise when you register and we will plan accordingly.
21st ANNUAL READING RACING REUNION & CAR
SHOW ENDS WEEK LONG RUN
The NAPA Auto Parts/COMDIAL Telephone Communications Reading Racing Reunion &
Car Show ended a very successful week long run at the Fairgrounds Square Mall in
Reading, PA. Merchants and exhibitors as well, rank this years event as one of
the busiest in recent years. The 21st edition of the show opened on Sunday,
February 26 and ran through Saturday, March 4. A total of one-hundred and
twenty-three race cars of various divisions filled the Fairgrounds Square Mall.
Special events presented during the week included the RSCA Historical Society
Display, a Salute to Glenn Fitzcharles, the introduction of the URC STAR WARS 4,
the Gasoline Alley Live Radio broadcast, Kenny Brightbill Night, Chad Sinon and
BPG BIG 3 Thursday Night Entertainment and the always popular, Friday night
Legend's of Racing Reunion with Warren Ruffner as the Master of Ceremonies.
The event supported charities that include the American Cancer Society and the
Easter Seals. The 2007 event has a tentative date of February 25th to March 3
and this date is expected to be confirmed by the end of the week when estimated
attendance figures for this years event are expected to be announced.
One car on display that did steal the show was the original #19 Pinto driven by
Kenny Brightbill in the late 1970's. The car was displayed in its original
condition (not restored) and still carried some of the Reading Speedway dirt.
Although it looked a tad battle-worn and a bit rusty, but this car touched the
inner emotions of anyone who fondly remembers this car circling the Reading
Fairgrounds half-mile speedway.
BC-TV was certainly visible at the NAPA/Berks Auto Parts BASH Racing Movie Party
thanks to Michael Pahl of the Shillington, PA based NAPA store. BC-TV taped all
the Car Show award presentations and interviewed as many as twenty-five
different drivers for the AutoMotionTV program which will air throughout the
month of March.
Car Show award winners were acknowledged with Michael Pahl making the award
presentations. The Best Appearing Go-Kart was awarded to Dakota Kohler, the Best
Appearing Quarter Midget award went to the #121 of Tyler Fisher. Winning the
Best Appearing Micro Sprint Award was the #8 of Phil Griffith with the Bill
Wharton owned 7B taking the Best Appearing Late Model Award. There were two
awards for the Best Appearing Open Cockpit with the Mega Motorsports Champ Car
(wingless) and the Dave Cordier 410 sprint taking top honors. Winning the Best
Appearing Modified was the #78 driven by Barry Burkhart with Archie Myers #111
taking the Best Appearing Restored race car.
For the fifth consecutive season, Laudan Seigfried and his #99X Late Model
earned the best display of the show but had to share this title with co-winner
Brett Gilmore and his #00 Go-Kart Display. Seigfried announced that he will
display in the show next year, however, he will retire from competition for the
Best Display of the Show. Instead, Seigfried will take the role as the award
sponsor and he pay $100 to the winner of the 2007 Best Display of the Show.
If you were unable to attend the event and are looking for a copy of the Reading
Racing Reunion & Car Show Program Book or an event t-shirt, please contact Joe
Wylezik at: Jhcuda@verizon.net. The
Program Book is just $3 and is filled with photos of Readings great past. The
event shirt is $18 and showcases the A.T. Consoli #54, the Kenny Brightbill #19
Pinot and the Glenn Fitzcharles R-10. The back of the shirt shows a black &
white photo of the Reading Fairgrounds grandstands, a USAC sprint car and photo
of the Voice of the RSCA, Warren Ruffner. The shirt was designed by Bill Hilbert
Sportswear and is truly a collectors item.
Special thanks are extended to the Fairgrounds Square Mall for their outstanding
cooperation and support of the Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show. Within the
next week, event organizers Bob and Donna Miller will announce the confirmed
dates for the 2007 show.
NAPA Auto Parts/COMDIAL Telephone
Communications
Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show Continues . . . . .
LEGEND'S OF RACING REUNION & THE BASH RACING MOVIE PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT
The Legend's of Racing will return to the Reading Fairgrounds property on Friday
night at center court of the Fairgrounds Square Mall with the voice of the
Reading Fairgrounds, Warren Ruffner introducing the line-up of stars. Ruffner,
one of the most popular speedway announcers in the country is thrilled to be
part of this years Legend's of Racing Reunion. As many as twenty-five drivers
will be on hand to meet and greet the former stars of Reading's racing past.
Introductions will begin promptly at 7:15 PM.
Drivers expected to attend include Hal Browning, Earl Derr, Archie Meyers,
Freddy Adams, Del Bitting, Johnny Kozak, Bruce Young, Gary Gollub, Glenn
Fitzcharles, Red Coffin, George Hudick, Ronnie Blatt, Dick Quallio, Bobby
Eppihimer, Kenny Brightbill and Dizzy Dean just to name a few.
Following this always popular event, the crowd will move to the Temple Fire
Company for THE BASH Racing Movie Party. THE BASH, sponsored by NAPA-Berks Auto
Parts of Shillington, PA is presented each year in conjunction with the Reading
Racing Reunion & Car Show held at the Fairgrounds Square Mall. THE BASH Racing
Movie Party offers great racing movies of the past and present. There is also
plenty of great music for dancing. Another highlight of THE BASH is the
presentation of the Car Show Awards.
THE BASH continues to be a great night of fun for all with many other surprises
during the night. Doors opens at the Temple Fire Company at 8:30 PM and THE BASH
will continue until 1 AM. A Cash Bar will be available during the night. Tickets
are just $10 and will be sold at the Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show event
T-shirt stand near center court in the Mall. A limited number of tickets will be
sold at the door to the Ball Room of the Temple Fire Company.
Schedule of Events:
2006 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show
Sponsored by: NAPA Auto Parts, COMDIAL Telephone Communications & Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series
Event Charity: American Cancer Society
Friday, March 3
7:15 PM Legend's of Racing Reunion Meet the Legends of Racing’s
Past and Present in the most popular show of the week.
Master of Ceremonies- - -Warren Ruffner
Winner’s announced of the RSCA Model Car Contest
Friday, March 3 8:30 PM to 1 AM
The BASH Racing Movie Party- - Temple Fire Company
Bill Bush Racing Videos, Car Show Award presentations, Music for Dancing, Cash
Bar. Tickets $10 sold at the Event T-Shirt Stand at Center Court in the Mall or
at the Door of the Temple Fire Company.
The BASH Racing Movie Party is sponsored by NAPA/Berks Auto Parts.
Saturday, March 4
1:00 PM Driver Interviews- -Quarter Midgets, Sling Shots, Kutztown,
Marsh Creek Go-karts.
9:00 PM Show Closes
Key Highlights:
>On display all week, see the restored URC sprint car driven by Glenn
Fitzcharles to the 1987 URC Championship. Glenn won 21 of the presented 34 URC
feature events that season and won 16 heat races that year. Fitzcharles is a 5
time URC Champion and is the winningest driver in URC history with 80 career
wins. The restored championship winning car is the original car that was
sponsored at that time by Don and Darleen Kerr. Glenn Fitzcharles will be at the
Opening Celebration on Sunday, February 26 at 1 PM and return for the Legend's
Reunion on Friday night, March 3rd.
>Another car that is sure to be a memory maker is the restored #19 Pinto driven
to so many feature wins at the Reading Fairgrounds. This is also the original
car, that was located in upstate New York then transported back to Reading for a
slight makeover. The will be presented in its current appearance. Some rust, and
a few dents but it still sports the original paint and lettering after it last
raced at Reading. On Wednesday night, March 1st at 7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill will
be on hand for interviews and autographs with this original Reading Memory
Maker.
>123 cars are on display including modifieds, sprint cars, midgets, late models,
600cc modifieds, 600cc sprints, Legend Cars, Restored Antique Race Cars,
Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets.
Mall Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM
Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM
Location: 5th Street Highway (Route 222) Reading PA 19605
CHAD SINON AND HIS BIG 3 TEAM TO GREET FANS AT FAIRGROUNDS SQUARE THURSDAY
NIGHT
Chad Sinon of Blue Bell, PA likes to do everything in a big way and Thursday
night, the Chad Sinon BIG 3 will be at the Fairgrounds Square Mall as part of
the 21st Annual NAPA Auto Parts Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show. On Thursday
night at 7:15 PM, the Chad Sinon/BPG Motorsports team of Craig VonDohren, Duane
Howard and the youthful and talented Ryan Watt will join car owner Chad Sinon on
the stage at Center Court of the Mall. This interview session will allow race
fans to get an up close look at this dynamic team as they prep for the 2006
season at the Grandview Speedway. Sinon like to tell it like it is and during
the Thursday night interviews, don't expect anything different. Without a doubt
Chad is one of the most accessible owners, always willing to take some time and
chat with the fans and media. The Fairgrounds Square Mall is located on the 5th
Street Highway in Reading, PA, on the site of the former Reading Fairgrounds
Speedway.
This special night is also a salute to the drivers of the Thunder on the Hill
Racing Series so expect to see a big turn out from ARDC as well as Late Models,
600cc Sprints, 600cc Modifieds and Legend drivers.
The NAPA Auto Parts/COMDIAL Telephone Communications Reading Racing Reunion &
Car Show opened on Sunday, February 26 to a huge crowd and the week long event
will continue through Saturday, March 4th. A total of 123 race cars are on
display with activities every night.
And don't forget. . . . THE BASH Racing Movie Party will again take place at the
Temple, PA Fire Company on Friday night, March 3. THE BASH, sponsored by
NAPA-Berks Auto Parts of Shillington, PA is presented each year in conjunction
with the Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show held at the Fairgrounds Square Mall.
THE BASH Racing Movie Party offers great racing movies of the past and present.
There is also plenty of great music for dancing. Another highlight of THE BASH
is the presentation of the Car Show Awards.
THE BASH continues to be a great night of fun for all with many other surprises
during the night. Doors opens at the Temple Fire Company at 8:30 PM and THE BASH
will continue until 1 AM. A Cash Bar will be available during the night. Tickets
are just $10 and will be sold at the Grandview Speedway display at the Mall, the
RSCA Racing Historical Society Display and at the Reading Racing Reunion & Car
Show event T-shirt stand.
If you would like to purchase your tickets in advance, please call Donna Miller
at 215-860-5631.
KENNY BRIGHTBILL TO BE HONORED WEDNESDAY
NIGHT,
BIG 105 FM LIVE RADIO BROADCAST TO HIGHLIGHT READING RACING REUNION & CAR SHOW
A big night is planned at the 21st Annual NAPA Auto Parts/COMDIAL Telephone
Communications Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show. The BIG 105 FM will be at the
Fairgrounds Square Mall along with many friends and fans of Kenny Brightbill of
Sinking Spring, PA. The BIG 105 FM will do a live broadcast from 6 to 8 PM to
salute Kenny Brightbill, the most popular driver to ever turn a wheel at the
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway one-half mile dirt oval. On display at the show is
the original #19 Pinto driven by Brightibll along with his current day big block
modified.
Be sure to stop out at the Fairgrounds Square Mall and see some 123 race cars
and be sure to say hello to Kenny Brightbill as he returns to the Fairgounds
where he enjoyed so much success in his racing career.
Schedule of Events:
2006 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show
Sponsored by: NAPA Auto Parts, COMDIAL Telephone Communications & Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series
Event Charity: American Cancer Society
Wednesday, March 1
6-8 PM The BIG 105 FM Live Radio Broadcast
7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill Night See the Original Brightbill #19 Pinto
Reading Fairgrounds FAN CLUB Get-Together Night
Thursday, March 2 Easter Seals Night
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - ARDC Midgets & Thunder on the Hill Night
Plus 600cc Modified Drivers
Meet the BPG BIG 3 Chad Sinon Plus Duane Howard, Craig VonDohren, and Ryan Watt
Friday, March 3
7:15 PM Legend's of Racing Reunion Meet the Legends of Racing’s
Past and Present in the most popular show of the week.
Master of Ceremonies- - -Warren Ruffner
Winner’s announced of the RSCA Model Car Contest
Friday, March 3 8:30 PM to 1 AM
The BASH Racing Movie Party- - Temple Fire Company
Bill Bush Racing Videos, Car Show Award presentations, Music for Dancing, Cash
Bar. Tickets $10 sold at the Grandview Speedway booth In the Mall.
The BASH Racing Movie Party is sponsored by NAPA/Berks Auto Parts.
Saturday, March 4
1:00 PM Driver Interviews- -Quarter Midgets, Sling Shots, Kutztown,
Marsh Creek Go-karts.
9:00 PM Show Closes
Key Highlights:
>On display all week, see the restored URC sprint car driven by Glenn
Fitzcharles to the 1987 URC Championship. Glenn won 21 of the presented 34 URC
feature events that season and won 16 heat races that year. Fitzcharles is a 5
time URC Champion and is the winningest driver in URC history with 80 career
wins. The restored championship winning car is the original car that was
sponsored at that time by Don and Darleen Kerr. Glenn Fitzcharels will be at the
Opening Celebration on Sunday, February 26 at 1 PM and return for the Legend's
Reunion on Friday night, March 3rd.
>Another car that is sure to be a memory maker is the restored #19 Pinto driven
to so many feature wins at the Reading Fairgrounds. This is also the original
car, that was located in upstate New York then transported back to Reading for a
slight makeover. The will be presented in its current appearance. Some rust, and
a few dents but it still sports the original paint and lettering after it last
raced at Reading. On Wednesday night, March 1st at 7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill will
be on hand for interviews and autographs with this original Reading Memory
Maker.
>123 race cars now fill the Fairgrounds Square Mall including modifieds, sprint
cars, midgets, late models, 600cc modifieds, 600cc sprints, Legend Cars,
Restored Antique Race Cars, Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets
Mall Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM
Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM
Location: 5th Street Highway (Route 222) Reading PA 19605
GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY NIGHT AT FAIRGROUNDS
SQUARE MALL TONIGHT
Meet many of the top stars who compete in the weekly NASCAR Modified and Late
Model divisions at the Grandview Speedway tonight, at the Fairgrounds Square
Mall in Reading, PA. Driver interviews will begin at 7:15 PM, all taking place
on the stage at center court. Grandview Speedway is well represented with an
outstanding display of Modifieds, Late Models a 410 Sprint and as well as the
popular 600cc Modifieds. License applications are available at the Grandview
Speedway display along with the 2006 Schedule. Tickets for the World of Outlaws
& ARDC Wingless Midget Show on Tuesday night, May 16 are also on sale at the
display.
On Monday night, as many as fifty-three drivers, owners and other racing
dignitaries were interviewed on the popular Gasoline Alley Radio Show. A live
five hour radio broadcast took place at the show. Drivers from Orange County
Fair Speedway, Five Mile Point, URC, Grandview Speedway along with the
introduction of the JD3 Graphics Bridgeport Young Guns signed autographs and
took part in the broadcast.
Schedule of Events:
2006 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show
Sponsored by: NAPA Auto Parts, COMDIAL Telephone Communications & Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series
Event Charity: American Cancer Society
Tuesday, February 28
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - Grandview Speedway Night
Meet the top Stars of Modified & Late Model Racing at Grandview.
Wednesday, March 1
6-8 PM The BIG 105 FM Live Radio Broadcast
7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill Night See the Original Brightbill #19 Pinto
Reading Fairgrounds FAN CLUB Get-Together Night
Thursday, March 2 Easter Seals Night
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - ARDC Midgets & Thunder on the Hill Night
Plus 600cc Modified Drivers
Meet the BPG BIG 3 Chad Sinon Plus Duane Howard, Craig VonDohren, and Ryan Watt
Friday, March 3
7:15 PM Legend's of Racing Reunion Meet the Legends of Racing’s
Past and Present in the most popular show of the week.
Master of Ceremonies- - -Warren Ruffner
Winner’s announced of the RSCA Model Car Contest
Friday, March 3 8:30 PM to 1 AM
The BASH Racing Movie Party- - Temple Fire Company
Bill Bush Racing Videos, Car Show Award presentations, Music for Dancing, Cash
Bar. Tickets $10 sold at the Grandview Speedway booth In the Mall.
The BASH Racing Movie Party is sponsored by NAPA/Berks Auto Parts.
Saturday, March 4
1:00 PM Driver Interviews- -Quarter Midgets, Sling Shots, Kutztown,
Marsh Creek Go-karts.
9:00 PM Show Closes
Key Highlights:
>On display all week, see the restored URC sprint car driven by Glenn
Fitzcharles to the 1987 URC Championship. Glenn won 21 of the presented 34 URC
feature events that season and won 16 heat races that year. Fitzcharles is a 5
time URC Champion and is the winningest driver in URC history with 80 career
wins. The restored championship winning car is the original car that was
sponsored at that time by Don and Darleen Kerr. Glenn Fitzcharels will be at the
Opening Celebration on Sunday, February 26 at 1 PM and return for the Legend's
Reunion on Friday night, March 3rd.
>Another car that is sure to be a memory maker is the restored #19 Pinto driven
to so many feature wins at the Reading Fairgrounds. This is also the original
car, that was located in upstate New York then transported back to Reading for a
slight makeover. The will be presented in its current appearance. Some rust, and
a few dents but it still sports the original paint and lettering after it last
raced at Reading. On Wednesday night, March 1st at 7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill will
be on hand for interviews and autographs with this original Reading Memory
Maker.
>Over 100 cars are registered for the show including modifieds, sprint cars,
midgets, late models, 600cc modifieds, 600cc sprints, Legend Cars, Restored
Antique Race Cars, Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets
Mall Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM
Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM
Location: 5th Street Highway (Route 222) Reading PA 19605
READING RACING REUNION & CAR SHOW . . . .
. . .
122 CARS AND URC STAR WAR'S 4 WELCOME HUGE CROWD TO OPENING DAY
The 21st Annual NAPA Auto Parts/COMDIAL Telephone Communications Reading Racing
Reunion & Car Show officially opened on Sunday at the Fairgrounds Square Mall in
Reading, PA. This property was at one time, home to one of the most popular dirt
tracks in the country where thousands of race fans flocked to get their dose of
dirt track racing. Well, there is no dirt track on this property any longer, but
on Sunday, there were thousands of people and as many as one-hundred and
twenty-two race cars, rub rail to rub rail throughout the Fairgrounds Square
Mall.
The opening day ceremonies included the official kickoff of the RSCA Historical
Society display, always a crowd pleasing fan favorite. At 1 PM the URC STAR
WAR's 4 participated in a series of interviews that ended in a comical debate
among four of URC's best which includes Curt Michael, Kevin Welsh, Dave Ely and
Brian Seidel. Former URC Champion Glenn Fitzchales stold the show with his
comedy and great racing memories. Fitzcharles had on display his restored 1986
Championship winning URC sprint car. Other URC drivers on hand for the opening
day crowd shaker include Josh Weller, Bill Brian Jr., Mares Stellfox, Junior
Martin, Johnny Zimmerman and Brook Weibley. The two hour show was enjoyed by
all.
As the show opened at 11 AM the crowd was brisk and continued to build as the
day went on. Some twenty-five modifieds drew the most attention along with the
outstanding display of restored race cars presented by the RSCA Historical
Society. A total of fifteen different divisions of race cars filled the
Fairgrounds Square Mall which included the Modifieds, Late Models, Go-Karts,
Micro Sprints, Quarter Midgets, Restored Race Cars, Sling Shots, Sprints,
Midgets, Street Stocks, TQ Midget, Silver Crown, SCCA, ARCA and 600cc modifieds.
Along with the many race cars, numerous speedway's are present and distributing
their 2006 schedules including the Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond, Bridgeport,
Kutztown, Marsh Creek, Mahoning Valley, Shellhammer's and Clyde Martin Speedway.
Sanctioning bodies present include the United Racing Company Sprints, ARDC
Wingless Midgets, USAC, ARCA, SCCA, Phoenixville Quarter Midgets, 600 Modifieds,
Rolling Thunder Legend's and the Tobias Sling Shots.
Race fans looking to do some race car gazing of the past, are strongly encourage
to visit the popular restored race car display that includes the Kenny
Brightbill #19 Pinto which is a top crowd pleaser along with the Paul Pitzer
sprint car and the Archie Meyers #111 just to name a few. You will also see the
beginning of a restoration project on one of the modifieds previously driven by
Bruce Young. Other items on display include many driver uniforms, trophies and
even a few of the actual seats from the old Reading Fairgrounds Speedway.
Activities are planned every night with Monday's program including a live radio
broadcast by WALN Cable Radio FM 92.1. The popular Gasoline Alley Radio Show has
as many as thirty different drivers scheduled to be interviewed with all the
hoopla taking place at the stage at Center Court. The JD3 Graphics Meet the
Bridgeport Young Guns Night will get underway at 7:15 PM. The RSCA Model Car
Contest will continue for day two.
Be sure to stop by the center court area and purchase your copy of the Official
Program Book for the Racing Reunion & Car Show as well as the event t-shirt
designed by Bob Hilbert Sportswear.
Schedule of Events:
2006 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show
Sponsored by: NAPA Auto Parts, COMDIAL Telephone Communications & Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series
Event Charity: American Cancer Society
Monday, February 27
4-9 PM Gasoline Alley Radio Show Live Broadcast. WALN Cable Radio FM 92.1
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - JD3 Graphics Presents. . . .
Meet the Bridgeport Young Guns
RSCA Historical Society Display
RSCA Model Car Contest Underway
Tuesday, February 28
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - Grandview Speedway Night
Meet the top Stars of Modified & Late Model Racing at Grandview.
Wednesday, March 1
6-8 PM The BIG 105 FM Live Radio Broadcast
7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill Night See the Original Brightbill #19 Pinto
Reading Fairgrounds FAN CLUB Get-Together Night
Thursday, March 2 Easter Seals Night
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - ARDC Midgets & Thunder on the Hill Night
Plus 600cc Modified Drivers
Meet the BPG BIG 3 Chad Sinon Plus Duane Howard, Craig VonDohren, and Ryan Watt
Friday, March 3
7:15 PM Legend's of Racing Reunion Meet the Legends of Racing’s
Past and Present in the most popular show of the week.
Master of Ceremonies- - -Warren Ruffner
Winner’s announced of the RSCA Model Car Contest
Friday, March 3 8:30 PM to 1 AM
The BASH Racing Movie Party- - Temple Fire Company
Bill Bush Racing Videos, Car Show Award presentations, Music for Dancing, Cash
Bar. Tickets $10 sold at the Grandview Speedway booth In the Mall.
The BASH Racing Movie Party is sponsored by NAPA/Berks Auto Parts.
Saturday, March 4
1:00 PM Driver Interviews- -Quarter Midgets, Sling Shots, Kutztown,
Marsh Creek Go-karts.
9:00 PM Show Closes
Key Highlights:
>On display all week, see the restored URC sprint car driven by Glenn
Fitzcharles to the 1987 URC Championship. Glenn won 21 of the presented 34 URC
feature events that season and won 16 heat races that year. Fitzcharles is a 5
time URC Champion and is the winningest driver in URC history with 80 career
wins. The restored championship winning car is the original car that was
sponsored at that time by Don and Darleen Kerr. Glenn Fitzcharles will be at the
Opening Celebration on Sunday, February 26 at 1 PM and return for the Legend's
Reunion on Friday night, March 3rd.
>Another car that is sure to be a memory maker is the restored #19 Pinto driven
to so many feature wins at the Reading Fairgrounds. This is also the original
car, that was located in upstate New York then transported back to Reading for a
slight makeover. The will be presented in its current appearance. Some rust, and
a few dents but it still sports the original paint and lettering after it last
raced at Reading. On Wednesday night, March 1st at 7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill will
be on hand for interviews and autographs with this original Reading Memory
Maker.
>Over 100 cars are registered for the show including modifieds, sprint cars,
midgets, late models, 600cc modifieds, 600cc sprints, Legend Cars, Restored
Antique Race Cars, Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets
Mall Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM
Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM
Location: 5th Street Highway (Route 222) Reading PA 19605
Schedule of Events:
2006 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show
Sponsored by: NAPA Auto Parts, COMDIAL Telephone Communications & Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series
Event Charity: American Cancer Society
Sunday, February 26 11 AM Show Opens
1 PM Honoring URC Past, Present & Future See Glenn Fitzcharles &
The STAR WARS 4 Curt Michael, Dave Ely, Kevin Welsh, Brian Seidel
Official Opening of RSCA Historical Society Display
Preview of the week long RSCA Model Car Contest
Monday, February 27
5-9 PM Gasoline Alley Radio Show Live Broadcast. WALN Cable Radio FM 92.1
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - JD3 Graphics Presents. . . .
Meet the Bridgeport Young Guns
Tuesday, February 28
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - Grandview Speedway Night
Meet the top Stars of Modified & Late Model Racing at Grandview.
Wednesday, March 1
6-8 PM The BIG 105 FM Live Radio Broadcast
7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill Night See the Original Brightbill #19 Pinto
Reading Fairgrounds FAN CLUB Get-Together Night
Thursday, March 2 Easter Seals Night
7:15 PM Driver Interviews- - ARDC Midgets & Thunder on the Hill Night
Plus 600cc Modified Drivers
Meet the BPG BIG 3 Chad Sinon Plus Duane Howard, Craig VonDohren, and Ryan Watt
Friday, March 3
7:15 PM Legend's of Racing Reunion Meet the Legends of Racing’s
Past and Present in the most popular show of the week.
Master of Ceremonies- - -Warren Ruffner
Winner’s announced of the RSCA Model Car Contest
Friday, March 3 8:30 PM to 1 AM
The BASH Racing Movie Party- - Temple Fire Company
Bill Bush Racing Videos, Car Show Award presentations, Music for Dancing, Cash
Bar. Tickets $10 sold at the Grandview Speedway booth In the Mall.
The BASH Racing Movie Party is sponsored by NAPA/Berks Auto Parts.
Saturday, March 4
1:00 PM Driver Interviews- -Quarter Midgets, Sling Shots, Kutztown,
Marsh Creek Go-karts.
9:00 PM Show Closes
Key Highlights:
>On display all week, see the restored URC sprint car driven by Glenn
Fitzcharles to the 1987 URC Championship. Glenn won 21 of the presented 34 URC
feature events that season and won 16 heat races that year. Fitzcharles is a 5
time URC Champion and is the winningest driver in URC history with 80 career
wins. The restored championship winning car is the original car that was
sponsored at that time by Don and Darleen Kerr. Glenn Fitzcharels will be at the
Opening Celebration on Sunday, February 26 at 1 PM and return for the Legend's
Reunion on Friday night, March 3rd.
>Another car that is sure to be a memory maker is the restored #19 Pinto driven
to so many feature wins at the Reading Fairgrounds. This is also the original
car, that was located in upstate New York then transported back to Reading for a
slight makeover. The will be presented in its current appearance. Some rust, and
a few dents but it still sports the original paint and lettering after it last
raced at Reading. On Wednesday night, March 1st at 7:15 PM Kenny Brightbill will
be on hand for interviews and autographs with this original Reading Memory
Maker.
>Over 100 cars are registered for the show including modifieds, sprint cars,
midgets, late models, 600cc modifieds, 600cc sprints, Legend Cars, Restored
Antique Race Cars, Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets
Mall Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM
Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM
Location: 5th Street Highway (Route 222) Reading PA 19605
BPG BIG 3 & CHAD TO JOIN THUNDER SERIES
NIGHT AT READING CAR SHOW
The BPG BIG 3, Duane Howard, Craig VonDohren and the youthful Ryan Watt will
join team owner Chad Sinon of Blue Bell, PA to be part of Thunder on the Hill
Night at the Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show on Thursday night, March 2nd.
This night is dedicated to Grandview Speedway's Thunder on the Hill Racing
Series and the traveling ARDC Midgets with interviews galore, all getting
underway at 7:15 PM on center stage at the Fairgrounds Square Mall in Reading,
PA.
The Chad Sinon/BPG Racing Team is staging one of the most powerful assaults on
the NASCAR modified competition at the Grandview Speedway in 2006 and they'll be
wide open in all their discussions on Thursday night.
Duane Howard is a three time modified champion at Grandview Speedway as Craig
VonDohren owns five titles on the high banks in Bechtelsville. An exciting
future is in store for talented Ryan Watt, the third driver in the BPG BIG 3.
Sinon is no stranger to standing on the Grandview podium, earning the Owners
Championship title at Grandview for the last three years. Winning another
Grandview championship is one goal for Sinon and claiming his first NASCAR
Divisional title is also in reach.
Chad Sinon, Duane Howard, Craig VonDohren and Ryan Watt will be in the interview
seats on Thursday night, March 2 to answer all the tough questions so come out
to the Fairgrounds Square Mall and hear the scoop, first hand. The Grandview
Speedway season opener is set for Saturday night, April 1 the BPG BIG 3 will be
looking to get a quick start on 2006.
Also part of Thunder on the Hill Night at the Fairgrounds Square Mall will be
the stars of ARDC including Donnie Trent, Bryan Kobylarz and the Miller Sisters
just to name a few. ARDC has a great season planned and Thunder on the Hill is
part of that busy schedule.
The Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will get underway with the first of five
race dates on Tuesday night, May 16 when the World of Outlaws and the ARDC
wingless midgets team up for this doubleheader. Be sure to stop by the Grandview
Speedway/Thunder on the Hill Racing Series booth at the Reading Racing Reunion &
Car Show and pick-up your 2006 schedule of events.
The NAPA Auto Parts/COMDIAL Telephone Communications Reading Racing Reunion &
Car Show will open on Sunday, February 26 and the week long event will continue
through Saturday, March 4th. More then 100 race cars will be on display with
activities every night.
The Fairgrounds Square Mall is located on the 5th Street Highway in Reading, PA,
the very site that once was home to the popular Reading Fairgrounds Speedway.
ARCHIE MYERS MODIFIED IS HEADING TO
READING
A very familiar modified #111, driven by Archie Myers will be heading to the
NAPA Auto Parts Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show. The week long event will open
on Sunday, February 26 to Saturday, March 4. The show will take place at the
Fairgrounds Square Mall in Reading, PA, the former site of the Reading
Fairgrounds Speedway. More then one-hundered race cars will be on display with
nightly events taking place at center court. The show is free to the public and
offers a up close look at the new racing equipment for the 2006 season.
The Fairgrounds Square Mall is open Monday through Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM and
Sunday from 11 AM to 5 PM.
An event program book will again be available along with a Bob Hilbert prepared
event t-shirt.
Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show. . . . .
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ARDC IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON THURSDAY NIGHT, MARCH 2nd
Nightly activities will take place during the 21st Annual NAPA Auto Parts
Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show to take place at the Fairgrounds Square Mall
in Reading, PA. This huge auto racing show will open on Sunday, February 26 and
continue through Saturday, March 4. Show hours are 10 AM to 9 PM Monday through
Saturday and 11 AM to 5 PM on Sunday. The show is free to the public and will
offer night activities.
On Thursday night, March 2nd, ARDC will be on center stage, promoting their busy
2006 campaign. At 7:15 PM, the popular drivers of ARDC will be interviewed and
be available to meet the fans and sign autographs. ARDC will have a display the
entire week of the show with at least five cars representing their club. Two of
the ARDC Midgets that will be on display at the upcoming Reading Racing Reunion
& Car Show belong to the Two Dogs Racing Team. One of those "Dogs" is Donnie
Trent of Honeybrook, PA. Trent will have his new Spike Chassis, Gaerte-powered
no. 18 at Fairgrounds Square during the week-long show. The car was assembled
over the winter, and has already been in competition at the 20th Annual
O'Reilly's Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, OK.
Trent captured three ARDC main events last season, raising his career total to
five. A constant top-ten finisher in the point standings, this veteran midget
chauffeur feels that his new Spike Chassis will make him a championship
contender in 2006.
Like Trent, Bryan Kobylarz' Doug Starrett owned no. 49 has already been on the
race track in Tulsa's Expo Center. Wheeled by Billy Pauch, Jr., this creation
just missed making the feature in preliminary night competition. A Drinan
Chassis look-alike, the beautiful black no. 49 certainly proved that it runs as
good as it looks. Pauch, Jr. and Kobylarz will split driving duties this season,
as two-time ARDC Champion Kobylarz tutors young Pauch on the intricacies
involved with racing a midget.
Be sure to visit the ARDC display at the Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show.
READING RACING REUNION TO OPEN SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 26
The Fairgrounds Square Mall in Reading, PA is about to go through a major
transition, as more then one-hundred race cars storm the doors on Sunday,
February 26 to open the week long NAPA Auto Parts Reading Racing Reunion & Car
Show. Race cars of various division plus a huge display by the Reading
Historical Society, will remember the great days of racing at the Reading
Fairgrounds as well as kickoff the 2006 short track racing season.
The twenty-first annual NAPA Auto Parts Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show are in
the final stages and once again there will be something for race fans of all
ages on the schedule. The week-long celebration will open on Sunday February
26th and run through Saturday March 4th.
Built on the grounds of the famed Reading Fairgrounds Speedway, the Fairgrounds
Square Mall will be packed with racers and fans alike, making this show the
second highest attended week at the mall, second only to the Christmas season.
The highlight of the week is the Legends of Racing Reunion, held at Center Court
on Friday night, with the some of the area’s greatest racing talent from the
past appearing to meet and greet the fans, as well as participate in the Legends
Ceremony. After all the interviews and picture taking, the party moves to the
Temple Fire Company for the BASH Racing Movie Party, where all Car Show Awards
will be presented, along with non-stop racing movies and music for dancing.
Tickets for the BASH are $10 and will be available all week at the Grandview
Speedway booth and display in the mall.
Sunday, February 26th, the show begins with the introduction of the URC STAR
WARS 4 at 1 PM. Kevin Welsh, Curt Michael, Dave Ely and Brian Seidel will debate
their claim on the URC 2006 Championship.
Monday night, New Jersey’s Bridgeport Speedway takes center stage, with Meet The
Young Guns Night sponsored by JD3Graphics. Also part of the night’s festivities
from 5 to 9pm. will be the live broadcast of the Gasoline Alley Radio Show,
which is heard weekly on WALN Cable Radio FM 92.1. Tuesday night is Grandview
Speedway night, with the drivers from both the Late Model and Modified divisions
that battle it out weekly on the tough 1/3rd mile high banked clay oval getting
their chance in the spotlight.
Wednesday night will be a popular one with the fans, as it will be Kenny
Brightbill Night, honoring the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway all-time feature
winner. Brightbill’s original #19 Pinto will also be on hand, a big block
modified racer that won at tracks all up and down the East Coast. Making the
night even more special is another live radio broadcast from the mall, this time
by the BIG 105 FM and running from 6 to 8pm. Rounding out the evening’s events
will be a Get-Together Night for the Reading Fairgrounds Fan Club.
Thursday night is Thunder On The Hill Night, with the Grandview Speedway special
event series headlining with a special appearance by the ARDC Midget Club and
the 600cc Modified drivers. Be sure to visit the Grandview Speedway week long in
the mall. Tickets for the Tuesday, May 16 World of Outlaws/ARDC Wingless Sprint
Doubleheader will be on sale.
After the big night of fun on Friday night, Saturday will showcase the smaller
but still very important racers of the area, with quarter midgets, slingshots,
Kutztown Fairgrounds micros, and Marsh Creek go-karts all sharing center stage.
Event organizers Bob and Donna Miller, who created this special winter racing
show back in 1986 to carry on the memory of the historic Reading Fairgrounds,
have scheduled seven days of racing fun for this year’s edition of the Reading
Racing Reunion and Car Show, with the show opening on Sunday at 11AM and the
nightly activities taking place at 7:15PM.
For the entire week, Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Late Models, Midgets, Go-Karts, and
many other types of race cars, as well as restored racers form the past will
line the walkways of the mall for everyone who attends to admire.
THE BASH RACING MOVIE PARTY SET FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 3
THE BASH Racing Movie Party will again take place at the Temple, PA Fire Company
on Friday night, March 3. THE BASH, sponsored by NAPA-Berks Auto Parts of
Shillington, PA is presented each year in conjunction with the Reading Racing
Reunion & Car Show held at the Fairgrounds Square Mall. THE BASH Racing Movie
Party offers great racing movies of the past and present. There is also plenty
of great music for dancing. Another highlight of THE BASH is the presentation of
the Car Show Awards.
THE BASH continues to be a great night of fun for all with many other surprises
during the night. Doors opens at the Temple Fire Company at 8:30 PM and THE BASH
will continue until 1 AM. A Cash Bar will be available during the night. Tickets
are just $10 and will be sold at the Grandview Speedway display at the Mall, the
RSCA Racing Historical Society Display and at the Reading Racing Reunion & Car
Show event T-shirt stand.
If you would like to purchase your tickets in advance, please call Donna Miller
at 215-860-5631.
THE BASH RACING MOVIE PARTY SET FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 3
THE BASH Racing Movie Party will again take place at the Temple, PA Fire Company on Friday
night, March 3. THE BASH, sponsored by NAPA-Berks Auto Parts of Shillington, PA is
presented each year in conjunction with the Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show held at
the Fairgrounds Square Mall. THE BASH Racing Movie Party offers great racing movies of the
past and present. There is also plenty of great music for dancing. Another highlight of
THE BASH is the presentation of the Car Show Awards.
THE BASH continues to be a great night of fun for all with many other surprises during the
night. Doors opens at the Temple Fire Company at 8:30 PM and THE BASH will continue until
1 AM. A Cash Bar will be available during the night. Tickets are just $10 and will be sold
at the Grandview Speedway display at the Mall, the RSCA Racing Historical Society Display
and at the Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show event T-shirt stand.
If you would like to purchase your tickets in advance, please call Donna Miller at
215-860-5631. Anyone interested in displaying their race car in the Reading Racing Reunion
& Car Show may register by calling the same number. The Show will open on Sunday,
February 26 and continue through Saturday, March 4. The Fairgrounds Square Mall is located
on the Fifth Street Highway in Reading, PA.
READING RACING REUNION GEARS UP FOR OPENING DAY, SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 26
With less than four short weeks until the opening, plans for the twenty-first annual NAPA
Auto Parts Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show are in the final stages and once again
there will be something for race fans of all ages on the schedule. The week-long
celebration will open on Sunday February 26th and run through Saturday March 4th. The
Reading Fairgrounds Square Mall, located on the Fifth Street Highway in Reading
Pennsylvania, will once again be the site for this event, which showcases over one hundred
cars from various racing divisions along with many restored racers from the past.
Built on the grounds of the famed Reading Fairgrounds Speedway, the Fairgrounds Square
Mall will be packed with racers and fans alike, making this show the second highest
attended week at the mall, second only to the Christmas season.
The highlight of the week is the Legends of Racing Reunion, held at Center Court on Friday
night, with the some of the area’s greatest racing talent from the past appearing to
meet and greet the fans, as well as participate in the Legends Ceremony. After all the
interviews and picture taking, the party moves to the Temple Fire Company for the BASH
Racing Movie Party, where all Car Show Awards will be presented, along with non-stop
racing movies and music for dancing. Tickets for the BASH are $10 and will be available
all week at the Grandview Speedway booth and display in the mall.
Sunday, February 26th, the show begins with a Salute to URC, honoring the past, present,
and future of the traveling winged sprint group, along with the opening of the RSCA
Historical Society display.
Monday night, New Jersey’s Bridgeport Speedway takes center stage, with Meet The
Young Guns Night sponsored by JD3Graphics. Also part of the night’s festivities from
5 to 8pm. will be the live broadcast of the Gasoline Alley Radio Show, which is heard
weekly on WALN Cable Radio FM 92.1. Tuesday night is Grandview Speedway night, with the
drivers from both the Late Model and Modified divisions that battle it out weekly on the
tough 1/3rd mile high banked clay oval getting their chance in the spotlight.
Wednesday night will be a popular one with the fans, as it will be Kenny Brightbill Night,
honoring the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway all-time feature winner. Brightbill’s
original #19 Pinto will also be on hand, a big block modified racer that won at tracks all
up and down the East Coast. Making the night even more special is another live radio
broadcast from the mall, this time by the BIG 105 FM and running from 6 to 8pm. Rounding
out the evening’s events will be a Get-Together Night for the Reading Fairgrounds Fan
Club.
Thursday night is Thunder On The Hill Night, with the Grandview Speedway special event
series headlining with a special appearance by the ARDC Midget Club and the 600cc Modified
drivers. Be sure to visit the Grandview Speedway week long in the mall. Tickets for the
Tuesday, May 16 World of Outlaws/ARDC Wingless Sprint Doubleheader will also be on sale.
For more information, please visit; www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com.
After the big night of fun on Friday night, Saturday will showcase the smaller but still
very important racers of the area, with quarter midgets, slingshots, Kutztown Fairgrounds
micros, and Marsh Creek go-karts all sharing center stage.
Event organizers Bob and Donna Miller, who created this special winter racing show back in
1986 to carry on the memory of the historic Reading Fairgrounds, have scheduled seven days
of racing fun for this year’s edition of the Reading Racing Reunion and Car Show,
with the show opening on Sunday at 11AM and the nightly activities taking place at 7:15PM.
For the entire week, Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Late Models, Midgets, Go-Karts, and many
other types of race cars, as well as restored racers form the past will line the walkways
of the mall for everyone who attends to admire. There is still some limited space
available for those who would like to participate in this year’s show, for more
details contact Donna Miller at 215-860-5631. A complete schedule of events will be
released shortly.
Sunday, February 26 to Saturday, March 4
MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW FOR THE READING RACING REUNION & CAR SHOW
Entries for the 21st Annual NAPA Auto Parts Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show are now
be accepted. Space as always is very limited, so if you planning to display a race car,
club, organization or race track you should register at this time. To reserve your display
space, please call Donna Miller at 215-860-5631 or forward your information to TOTHILL98@aol.com. Please provide your name, phone
number, address, type of car and car number.
The show will open on Sunday, February 26, 2006 and continue through Saturday, March 4.
This week long auto racing activity will showcase race cars of today along with a great
blend of antique and restored racing equipment. Activities will take place each night of
the show but the highlight is always the Friday night (March 3rd) Legend's of Racing
Reunion. Some of the most popular racing legends come out each year for this popular
reunion.
Race teams, speedway's and organizations are encouraged to register early for this show as
space is always at a premium. To register your race car or display, please call Donna
Miller at 215-860-5631. Please provide your name, display information, phone number and
e-mail address. Pre-entry is required since space is limited.
The Fairgrounds Square Mall, which sits on the very property that once was home of the
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway, will again be jammed packed with race cars from all
divisions of local auto racing. Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Midgets, Late Models and even
go-karts line the Mall walkway and attract huge crowds each night of the show. Of course,
this event is free to the public and offers racing teams an opportunity to show off their
new car designs and introduce their sponsors to the thousands of race fans that walk the
Fairgrounds Square Mall during this event.
One of the biggest attractions of this show is the display by the Reading Historical
Society, it's a "must see" outing of racing memorabilia. Be sure to stop by and
join this outstanding organization as they work to keep alive, the history of the Reading
Fairgrounds.
The Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show was created by racing publicist Bob Miller and
begin in 1986. The goal of the show was to preserve the great memories of the old Reading
Fairgrounds Speedway. "It was sad that after the closing of the Reading Fairgrounds,
that no one made any effort to bring together all the folks who spent so many Friday
nights at the Fairgrounds and now, this show does exactly that", commented event
organizer Bob Miller. It was at the Reading Fairgrounds where Miller began his racing
interests as a fan and later worked as an official and on the editorial staff of the race
night Program Book. "I'm so glad that I had an opportunity to witness Reading in the
heydays and sad to say that I saw its' sliding demise in the final years", added
Miller.
Since 1986, many racing greats were honored at this show including the legendary Tommy
Hinnershitz, Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Bobby Gerhart, Larry Dickson, Gary
Bettenhausen, Buzzie Reutimann, Jimmy Keppley, Lynn Paxton, the family of Dick Tobias,
Warren Ruffner, the late Lindy Vicari and yes, even Mario Andretti made a visit to this
event. This list of honored greats is endless.
Following the Legends of Racing Reunion on Friday night, March 3 is the BASH Racing Movie
Party sponsored by NAPA/BERKS Auto Parts and will take place at the Temple Fire Company
from 8:30 PM to 1 AM. Racing Movies, Music for Dancing and lots of fun is always in store
for those who attend. Tickets are just $10 and are available by calling 215-860-5631.
More details will be available shortly, but for now, mark down the dates of February 26 to
March 4, 2006 and plan to visit the 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show at
the Fairgrounds Square Mall on the 5th Street Highway in Reading, PA.
EXHIBIT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR READING RACING REUNION & CAR
SHOW FEBRUARY 26 TO MARCH 4, 2006
The 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show will return to the Fairgrounds
Square Mall in Reading, PA and opening day is set for Sunday, February 26, 2006. The show
will continue through Saturday, March 4. This week long auto racing activity will showcase
race cars of today along with a great blend of antique and restored racing equipment.
Activities will take place each night of the show but the highlight is always the Friday
night (March 3rd) Legend's of Racing Reunion. Some of the most popular racing legends come
out each year for this popular reunion.
Race teams, speedway's and organizations are encouraged to register early for this show as
space is always at a premium. To register your race car or display, please call Donna
Miller at 215-860-5631. Please provide your name, display information, phone number and
e-mail address. Pre-entry is required since space is limited.
The Fairgrounds Square Mall, which sits on the very property that once was home of the
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway, will again be jammed packed with race cars from all
divisions of local auto racing. Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Midgets, Late Models and even
go-karts line the Mall walkway and attract huge crowds each night of the show. Of course,
this event is free to the public and offers racing teams an opportunity to show off their
new car designs and introduce their sponsors to the thousands of race fans that walk the
Fairgrounds Square Mall during this event.
One of the biggest attractions of this show is the display by the Reading Historical
Society, it's a "must see" outing of racing memorabilia. Be sure to stop by and
join this outstanding organization as they work to keep alive, the history of the Reading
Fairgrounds.
The Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show was created by racing publicist Bob Miller and
begin in 1986. The goal of the show was to preserve the great memories of the old Reading
Fairgrounds Speedway. "It was sad that after the closing of the Reading Fairgrounds,
that no one made any effort to bring together all the folks who spent so many Friday
nights at the Fairgrounds and now, this show does exactly that", commented event
organizer Bob Miller. It was at the Reading Fairgrounds where Miller began his racing
interests as a fan and later worked as an official and on the editorial staff of the race
night Program Book. "I'm so glad that I had an opportunity to witness Reading in the
heydays and sad to say that I saw its' sliding demise in the final years", added
Miller.
Since 1986, many racing greats were honored at this show including the legendary Tommy
Hinnershitz, Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Bobby Gerhart, Larry Dickson, Gary
Bettenhausen, Buzzie Reutimann, Jimmy Keppley, Lynn Paxton, the family of Dick Tobias,
Warren Ruffner, the late Lindy Vicari and yes, even Mario Andretti made a visit to this
event. This list of honored greats is endless.
Following the Legends of Racing Reunion on Friday night, March 3 is the BASH Racing Movie
Party sponsored by NAPA/BERKS Auto Parts and will take place at the Temple Fire Company
from 8:30 PM to 1 AM. Racing Movies, Music for Dancing and lots of fun is always in store
for those who attend. Tickets are just $10 and are available by calling 215-860-5631.
More details will be available shortly, but for now, mark down the dates of February 26 to
March 4, 2006 and plan to visit the 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show at
the Fairgrounds Square Mall on the 5th Street Highway in Reading, PA.
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