Oaks, PA (Jan. 19) – Thousands of enthused racers and fans interacted with hundreds of exhibitors from across the spectrum of motorsports on Friday, opening day of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Race Car & Trade Show inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.

Megan Williams, 25, of New Tripoli, PA  was crowned Aqua Duck Water Transport Ms. Motorsports 2024, winning the prestigious crown over 15 other contestants. Lindsay Garl, Ms. Motorsports 2023, crowned her successor.  Alex Brown was named first runner-up, and  Haylie Hammond was second runner-up. Ms. Hammond  (Swimwear), Becky York  (Sportswear), Mallory Kutz (Ms. Congeniality), and Christina Contento (Interview)  were also special award recipients.

NASCAR Legend Ken Schrader was “in the house” Friday to sign autographs, meet and greet fans, and sign copies of his new book ‘Still Racing’, his second autobiography which relates Schrader’s life and times from his last 20 years in the sport.

“Joyce Standridge, who wrote the first book, reminded me that I had raced for close to 20 years since the first one came out. So we did another one, kind of like just picking up where we had  left off,” Schrader said. Books were selling well Friday at the Show.

The ‘Remembering Bob Weikert Tribute’ proved to be a popular attraction for the region’s 410 Sprint Car fans. Three of Weikert’s vintage No. 29 Sprint cars were on display and several prominent Weikert drivers were on hand during the day. Among them were Randy Wolfe and Von McGee, as well as Todd and Ike Weikert, Bob Weikert’s two sons and Steve O’Neal, Port Royal Speedway promoter.  Paul Szmal and Eric Zembower emceed a  lively Roundtable event.

“Remembering Dad today at the Motorsports Show was quite a moving experience,” Todd Weikert shared. “He was a good man, a passionate race car owner, and a good father and we are proud to continue to honor his legacy in racing.”

Dale and Brandon Planck conducted a well-attended seminar in which the merits of their DIG Shocks was discussed and questions answered.

The Haas Formula 1 car drew great attention from show attendees Friday. It was just the second time a Formula 1 car, which is a surprising 18 feet in length, has been displayed at a Motorsports Show.

Day Two of the 2024 PPB Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show begins at 10:00 a.m. Saturday.  NASCAR Cup great Schrader will return and will be joined by fellow NASCAR legend Jimmy Spencer to meet and greet fans.  In addition, the Pioneer Pole Buildings ‘family of drivers’, headed by Craig VonDohren, Freddie Rahmer, and Billy Pauch, Jr., will congregate in the PPB Booth to sign autographs.

At 2:45 p.m., Freddie Rahmer, Matt Hirschman, and Steven Snyder, Jr., the winningest Sprint, Asphalt Modified, and Micro Sprint drivers will sign autographs for fans and pose for pictures on the D-Hall Stage.

The PPB Motorsports Race Car concludes on Saturday, January 19 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.  For more information visit www.motorsportstradeshow.com

-SATURDAY, JANUARY 22th – SHOW HOURS 11 AM – 8 PM

10:00 AM: BOX OFFICE OPENS, PRE-SHOW EXHIBITS & INFORMATION  (A-Hall Entrance Only) –  The public is invited to enter the D-Hall Stage Area starting one-hour before the rest of the show opens. You must have a ticket for the show which opens at 11 AM. This will allow you easy entrance to the show when it is officially opened.

11:00 AM: Show opens to the public.

12:00 – 1:00 PM:  AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104): THE RAHMERS (Freddie Sr, Freddie Jr and Brandon. National Sprint Car Hall of Fame driver Fred Rahmer Sr. will be signing autographs with his two sons, Freddie and Brandon, top runners today in regional 410 Sprint Car competition! Freddie’s No. 51 Sprint car will also be on display.

12:30 – 1:00: MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: (D Hall Stage):  BRETT DEYO, race promoter of Del.’s Georgetown and N.Y.’s Fonda and Utica-Rome speedways as well organaizer of the Short Track Super Series will be making a major announcement. Press members, racers and fans are invited to attend.

1:00 – 2:00 PM: 2022 BIG WINNERS: (D Hall Stage) – MATT SHEPPARD, who won a northeast high 42 features in 2022, will be honored on stage with a special painting for his accomplishments. Also recognized will be other divisional leaders including MATT HIRSCHMAN (28 Asphalt Modified wins), ANTHONY MARCI (23 Sprints), KYLE HARDY (12 Super Late Models), and STEPHEN SNYDER (13 Micro Sprints). Drivers who attend will receive a special award, be interviewed on stage and join in a group disucssion while answering questions from the audience. They will then be available to sign a special AARN supplied color poster exclusive to the show. Anthony Marci unfornately will not be on hand, he’ll be away on vacation.

1:00 – 2:00 PM:  AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104):  THE PAUCHES – Legendary driver Billy “The Kid” Pauch and the “Kid’s Kid” Billy Pauch Jr., a current top winner in many different classes, will be signing autographs. Billy Jr. will be debuting his new dirt Modified with a retro-paint scheme to honor his father who retired from weekly competition this past season.

1:00 to 2:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS/ READING REUNION – Stop by relive a great area in racing while metting many former Reading Fairgrounds stars that who once turned laps around the historical 1/2 mile dirt speedway. The following Legends of the Fairgrounds have committed to attend: BOBBY BRAXTON, JR. MIKOSZ, BOB JOHNSON, DARRELL HERMAN, TOM ORTH, ROD BRITENSTEIN, ALAN CARTER, DARRELL HERMAN, BOB LIS, GARY GOLLUB, BRUCE YOUNG, LEE BRISAN and DON GRETH.

2:00 – 3:00 PM: KIDS’ BIG WHEEL RACES sponsored by RAACE Foundation (D- Hall) – Children in three age groups (3-4, 5-6, 7-9) race for prizes and large trophies! Big Wheels are supplied (no one can use their own); and there is no entry fee, or need to pre-enter. Just sign up at the show before 1 PM on Sunday.

2:00 – 3 PM: AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104): CRAIG VON DOHREN the 2022 NASCAR Northeast Weejkt Racing Region and Grandview Speedway champion will be signing autographs and his new dirt Modified will be on display. He will be joined by fellow dirt Modified racer DAVEY SAMMONS. Joining them will be USAC East Sprint Car series racers JONATHAN and DAVID SWANSON along with TREVOR KOBYLARZ!

2:00 – 3:00 PM: ATQMRA AWARDS PRESENTATION (Display – 209-309): Driver KYLE TARASKA and car owner RUSS BAILEY will be honored as the ATQMRA 3/4 Midget 2022 champions in a special presentation. Stop by the ATQMRA booth and watch the trophy presentations of the top achievers on the outdoor series.

3:00 – 3:30 PM: RYAN PREECE – ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE FANS (D-Hall Stage) – Ryan Preece will go on stage to speak about his full-time return to the NASCAR Cup series driving for Stewart-Haas Racing this season. He’ll discuss the great opportunity he will have driving for them as well as his own efforts on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

3:30 – 5:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS: RYAN PREECE – (Display – 111) – Ryan Preece will be signing autographs next to a United Rentals No. 41 NASCAR Cup series Ford Mustang showcar that will be on display during the entire show.

3:00 – 4 PM: AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104): THE HIRTHLERS: Brian (Modified), Kevin (Sportsman), Jesse (Sportsman) and Kayla (Quarter Midget) will be signing autographs. Joining them will be Sportsman and Sligshot driver BRETT BIEBER  along with members of  TEAM WARNER RACING.

3:30 – 4:30 PM: BILLY PAUCH ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE FANS (D-Hall Stage) – Billy Pauch will go on stage in an open mic conversation with the fans. Before the floor is open for questions, many of Pauch’s car owners over the years will be introduced and later pose for a group photo.

4:30 PM: AUTOGRAPHS: (D Hall Tribute Area)  – BILLY PAUCH will be signing copies of  “The Last Cowboy: The Life And Times of Billy Pauch” and a special show autograph poster along with greet fans and posing for photos. Many of his former car owners will also available in the area to signing the poster as well!

  Oaks, PA (Jan. 20) –  Lindsey Garl was crowned Ms. Motorsports 2023 on Friday, Day One of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show in Oaks, PA.  Lindsey, of Reading, PA, was a popular winner among the 16 contestants in the Aqua Duck Water Transport-sponsored competition held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA Friday night.  Aqua Duck Water Transport owner Todd Baer, PPB Motorsports 2023 Show Promoter Len Sammons, and Ms. Motorsports 2022 Morgan Rochelle-Bealer made the presentation to the new winner on stage.

 The 24-year-old mental health advocate races at Shellhammer’s Dirt Track as a Slingshot competitor.  In addition to her crown, the new Ms. Motorsports earned $2,500, and a poster deal worth $1,000.

 Dirt Track racing legend Billy Pauch and Funny Car Drag Racing legend Bruce Larson shared stories from their years behind the wheel with large and enthusiastic crowds Friday. Pauch was joined by fellow racers Jimmy Horton, Sammy Beavers, Fred Rahmer, Glenn Fitzcharles, and Wade Hendrickson on stage where stories were swapped in a lively roundtable discussion.

 “We all raced hard and respected each other, most of the time,” Pauch laughed.  

 Pauch will return tomorrow for day two, Saturday, January  21 of the PPB Motorsports Show on stage. He will shre stories with many of his former car owners including Glen Hyneman, Leon and Joseph Liedl Jr., Al and Dave DeBlasio, Tony Sesely, DA Hanson, George and Marilyn Van Varick, Will Brown, Mike Heffner, and Zemco’s Tommy Carl.

 Larson discussed the details of his Hall Of Fame NHRA Funny Car career with a big audience on hand.  He will also return to the Show Saturday to meet and greet fans.

Ryan Preece, recently announced NASCAR Cup full-time driver with Stewart-Haas Racing and their United Rentals No 41 Ford Mustang, will talk on stage at 3 PM about his new 2023 opportunity, his Asphalt Modified plans, then sign autographs from 3:30 to 5 PM next to the SHR United Rentals Ford.

 The winningest drivers of 2022, Matt Sheppard and Matt Hirschman, will be honored Saturday as the Area Auto Racing News winningest Dirt Modified and Asphalt Modified drivers respectively. Both will sign autographs after their presentation ceremonies that begin at 1 PM Saturday.

 The American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association (ATQMRA) will use the Motorsports Show to host its annual Awards Banquet starting at 2 PM at Booth 209-309.

 At the center of Saturday’s PPB Motorsports Show activity are a variety of wide-ranging seminars. Topics include Sprint Car 101 with Jim and Chris Shuttlesworth, engine and fuel system maintenance from VP Racing Fuel’s Fred Turza, Dirt Sportsman team development with five-time 2022 championship-winning crew chef Sam Wescott, race track media relations with Lincoln Speedway media coordinator Wayne Harper, racing photography tips from award-winning lensman Bob Yurko,  Dirt Modified Four Coil set up tips from Chuck Schmick of Behrent’s Performance Warehouse and formerly of Eibach Springs, and the ever popular Basics Of Racing with long time Motorsports Show presenter Roy Anderson.  All seminars are free of charge as part of PPB Motorsports 2023 admission.

 Also on the Saturday schedule is the RAACE foundation Kids Big Wheel Races, competitions in three age brackets for prizes and trophies racing with Big Wheels supplied by the Motorsports staff.

 The PPB Motorsports Show on Saturday, January 21 opens at 11 AM (with a 10 AM early opening for early arrivals to view D-Hall exhibits).   

For more information about the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show visit www.motorsportstradeshow.com

Opening Day of Pioneer Pole Building Motorsports 2023 Show Fri., Jan. 20 To Feature Billy Pauch, Bruce Larson Autograph Sessions; Aqua Duck Water Transport Ms. Motorsports 2023 Pageant; EZ Works Happy Hour Starts at 5:00 PM, Over 200 Race Cars, More Than 100 Exhibits Await

Oaks, PA – Doors at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center swing open at 2 PM on Friday, January 20 for the first day of the 2023 Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Show.

New this year is the EZ Work Trucks Happy Hour Friday. From 5 PM to 9 PM, two tickets can be purchased to the show for just $20. There will also be beer specials.

Opening Day highlights include meet and greet autograph sessions with Dirt Modified legend Billy Pauch and Drag Racing pioneer Bruce Larson at 5:30 PM and 6 PM respectively. Pauch returns at 6:30 PM, joined by several of his fellow competitors for some fun conversation.

At 8 PM, the Aqua Duck Water Transport Ms. Motorsports Pageant begins where reigning Ms. Motorsports Morgan Rochelle-Bealer will crown her successor.

Thanks to Aqua-Duck, this year’s winner will receive $2,500 and the swim suit winner $500. As of Thursday, 17 contestants have registered; entries will be accepted until 1 PM on Friday.

Early arriving ticket holders may enter the PPB Motorsports Show D-Hall Stage Area starting at 1 PM, one hour before the rest of the show officially opens.

Pauch’s first of two appearances at the show Friday will include a book signing of “The Last Cowboy: The Life And Times of Billy Pauch” and a special show autograph poster.

The 6:30 appearance, on the D Hall Stage, will feature Pauch joined by several of his fellow competitors and friends in a roundtable fun talk about the past. Guests include Jimmy Horton, Fred Rahmer, Billy Osmun, Glenn Fitzcharlesand Wade Hendrickson.

Bruce Larson goes on stage at 6 PM to discuss his Hall of Fame drag racing career and give insight on going down a strip at record speeds. Larson’s famed Funny Car will be on display during the entire event in the “Showcase Race Car” area located directly inside A-Hall. There, Larson will be signing autographs off and on during the entire show including a time directly after the stage appearance Friday.

New to the show this year is a “Showcase exhibit” of several special cars on display. This area, located near the front entrance in A-Hall will include a Ryan Preece No. 41 Stewart-Haas Ford Mustang NASCAR Next Gen Cup series show car.

On Saturday at 3 PM Preece will be on stage talking about his full-time return to the Cup series this season and his past victory last season on the NASCAR Truck series. He’ll then sign autographs next to the United Rentals No. 41 from 3:30 to 5:30.

Former NHRA champion Bruce Larson will have his championship-winning Funny Car in the Showcase area as well. Larson will be available for autographs, photos, and talk with fans during the majority of the show.

A Tribute to Billy Pauch Sr. will be conducted during the entire show with a showing of cars he drove and a special 50-foot wall of pictures. Two stage show tributes are also planned.

Pauch will be available during the show on Friday and Saturday to sign copies of “THE LAST COWBOY: The Life and Times of Billy Pauch” which will be available for sale at the show.

Several of the Pioneer Pole Building-sponsored race cars will be part of nearly 200 race cars of all kinds on display. Race cars will range from a small in size Quarter Midget driven by children to a Monster Truck. Circle track cars will be featured, but drag cars and land speed record vehicles will also be on display.

World Racing Group, a long-time Motorsports Show exhibitor, will give away two comprehensive Super DIRT Week tickets. The winners will be chosen from a drawing Saturday afternoon. World Racing Group’s Super DIRT Series booth will be graced with the No. 8H Modified driven on the SDS circuit by Max McLaughlin.

Other speedways and organizations will use the show to announce their plans for the new season. A continuous offering of informative racer seminars will make Motorsports Saturday a very important day for racers.

On Friday at 8 PM the Aqua-Duck Water Transport sponsored Ms. Motorsports pageant will be held. Thanks to Aqua-Duck, this year’s winner will receive $2,500 and the sw¬im suit winner $500. Contestants are urged to enter in advance.

The RAACE Foundation-sponsored Big Wheel races will be held on Saturday at 2 PM in three age groups from 3 to 9. No pre-entry is needed, children with their parents must check in at the stage area prior to 1 PM. Big Wheels are supplied.

Show hours will run 2-9 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are available at the door beginning one hour before the show opens. Free parking surrounding the Expo Center.

Motorsportstradeshow.com is your location for up-to-date event autograph, show, and seminar schedules.

Tickets are available at the box office one hour prior to the show opening each day. The A-Hall entrance allows early entry into D-Hall.

Complete Friday Show Schedule

1:00 PM: Box Office Opens at A-Hall Entrance only.

1:00 PM: PRE-SHOW EXHIBITS & INFORMATION (A-Hall Entrance Only) – The public is invited to enter the D-Hall Stage Area starting one-hour before the rest of the show opens. You must have a ticket for the show which opens at 2 PM. This will allow you easy entrance to the show when it is officially opened.

2:00 PM: Show Opens to the public

5:30 PM: AUTOGRAPHS: (D Hall Tribute Area) – BILLY PAUCH will be signing copies of “The Last Cowboy: The Life And Times of Billy Pauch” and a special show autograph poster along with greet fans and posing for photos.

6:00 – 6:30 PM: BRUCE LARSON – ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE FANS (D-Hall Stage) – The NHRA Funny Car Championship in 1989, Larson will go to the stage to discuss his Hall of Fame drag racing career and give insight on going down a strip in record speeds. Larson’s famed Funny Car will be on display during the entire event in the “Showcase Race Car” area located directly inside A-Hall. There Larson will be signing autographs off and on during the entire show including a time directly after his speech.

6:30 PM: BILLY PAUCH AND FRIENDS: (D Hall Stage) – BILLY PAUCH will be joined by several of his felllow competitors and friends in a roundtable fun talk about the past. Guest include JIMMY HORTON, FRED RAHMER, BILLY OSMUN, GLENN FITZCHARLES and WADE HENDRICKSON in some fun conversation.

8:00 PM: MS. MOTORSPORTS COMPETITION sponsored by Aqua-Duck Water Transport (D Hall Stage)

Oaks, PA – The 2022 PPB Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show ended a successful two-day run Saturday at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center with a big crowd in attendance. They shared in seeing nine exhibitors lauded for ‘best in show’ laurels in a variety of categories. On stage, Penn National Speedway drivers and officials signed autographs and swapped stories with fans while Logan Schuchart announced a new sponsor for his World of Outlaws 410 Sprint team at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park booth.

Booth winners included TEO Pro Race Cars (Commercial Booth), BD Motorsports (Speedway/Club), Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. (Open Cockpit), Nick Baer (Modified), Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club (Vintage Car), Dick Vermeil (Vintage Sprint Car), Lenny Swider & Marty Resnick (Vintage Stock Car), Blackbird Quarter Midget Club (Quarter Midget Club), and Bob Dauernheim (Drag Race Car). Morgan Rochelle-Bealer, crowned Ms. Motorsports 2022 the night before, presented the awards.

Penn National drivers autographing commemorative posters and mingling with fans included Bobby Braxton, Alan Carter, Joe Vaccaro, Bruce Young, Kerry Meitzler, Lee Brisen, Bruce Young, Russ Delp, Jr., and Garry Gollub.  The track opened in 1971 and closed in 1996.

Logan Schuchart’s No. 1S World of Outlaws 410 Sprint team announced the signing of DuraMAX as a sponsor for the 2022 season, joining Drydene. Schuchart signed autographs and posed for pictures with fans. Schuchart will follow the 2022 World of Outlaws season and will be seeking his first Series championship.

A lively roundtable discussion on stage involving Billy Pauch, Sr., Billy Pauch, Jr., Fred Rahmer, Sr., and Richard Tobias drew a large crowd that included interaction.

Len Sammons Motorsports Productions announced show dates for 2023.  They are Friday and Saturday, January 20-21, 2023.

Oaks, PA – Aisles were jammed, cash registers were ringing and flashbulbs were clicking non-stop at the PPB Motorsports 2022 Show on Friday, January 21, Day One of the annual show that was unable to take place in 2021 owing to the pandemic.

The highlight of Day One was the annual Aqua-Duck Water Transport Ms. Motorsports pageant. Morgan Rochelle-Bealer of Schnecksville, PA was crowned Ms. Motorsports 2022. In addition to her beauty, Morgan is a racer, driving 600 Micro Sprints primarily at Hamlin Speedway. Megan Williams of Kutztown, PA was first runner-up and Emilee Mills of Milford, DE was third runner-up. Ms. Motorsports 2020-2021, Andrea Cap, crowned her successor.

Racing parts manufacturers, distributors, and speedway operators praised the size of and the nature of the crowd that passed through the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center throughout the afternoon and evening Friday.

JC’s Race Parts of Barberton, OH was a first-time PPB Show exhibitor. “I do 20 shows a year and Motorsports had always conflicted with another show closer to home. That show was canceled this year and I was able to be here,” Jeremy Canada, JC principal said. “I’m very happy with the way the show is turning out. I understand that Saturdays at this show are usually bigger and expect an even better day tomorrow.” JC’s sells race fuel containers, catch cans, and related hardware.

Peter Reynolds, Director of Marketing at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, NY, was ‘iron-manning’ the track’s booth that featured Tanner VanDoren’s Big Block Modified. “I’ve seen a lot of drivers who race with us here at the show, met a lot of others who are interested in racing at Orange County this year who wanted to ask some questions about our schedule, and a lot of fans who are interested in getting info about buying tickets. It was a great first day for the Motorsports Show.”

American Racer Tire of Indiana, PA, was represented by Dustin Leverknight. “I spent the whole day answering questions from racers,” Leverknight said. “It’s good to see such interest. Some of what we had to tell the racers wasn’t necessarily welcome news, but it is always a benefit to meet the racers face to face, and that’s what this show allows.”
Randy LaJoie, President of The Joie Of Seating in Mooresville, NC, said that he is coming off his best year in the past ten. “A lot of the shows we used to go to have fallen by the wayside. Getting back here to Motorsports this weekend feels good,” LaJoie said.

Reading, PA-based DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends day-to-day operations manager Dave Ely was very pleased with PPB Motorsports 2022 Day One activity. “We were busy today. It’s important for us to be here. This show and others, to my way of thinking, deserve the support of businesses who benefit from it,” Ely shared.

– FRIDAY, JANUARY 21st – SHOW HOURS 2 TO 9 PM

1:00 PM: Box Office Opens at A-Hall Entrance only.

1:00 PM: PRE-SHOW EXHIBITS & INFORMATION (A-Hall Entrance Only) – The public is invited to enter the D-Hall Stage Area starting one hour before the rest of the show opens. You must have a ticket for the show which opens at 2 PM. This will allow you easy entrance to the show when it is officially opened.

2:00 PM: Show Opens to the public

4:30 – 5:30 PM: PENN NATIONAL SPEEDWAY VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS (D-Hall Stage) – Video presentation of past racing action at Pa.’s Penn National Speedway which closed 40 years ago.

4:30 – 5:30 PM: (Room 1) ASPHALT MODIFIEDS BY THE BOOK – MATT HIRSCHMAN, 22-time 2021 winner during another Driver Of The Year season: Driver, car owner and speed shop operater Matt Hirschman will present the proper methods of maintaining, setting up and documenting the work to become a winning asphalt Modified or Sportsman race team. He’ll be available to answer questions and offer driving advice and race planning that can especially benefit the young racer trying to advance in the sport.

6:00 – 7:00 PM: (Room 1) THE BASICS OF RACING – Set-up, tire and general maintenance on Street/Pure/Factory Stock and Front Wheel-Drive (asphalt and dirt) “U-car” divisions. Presented by Roy Anderson of Anderson Race Cars.

7:00 PM: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (D Hall Stage) – Several important announcements will be made and awards presented. Among those in the spotlight on stage at this time will be the 2021 Area Auto Racing News Northeast Top Feature Winners. Afterwards the drivers will sign autograph posters to the fans at the stage.

8:00 PM: MS. MOTORSPORTS COMPETITION sponsored by Aqua-Duck Water Transport (E Hall Stage)

-SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd – SHOW HOURS 11 AM – 7 PM

10:00 AM: BOX OFFICE OPENS, PRE-SHOW EXHIBITS & INFORMATION (A-Hall Entrance Only) – The public is invited to enter the D-Hall Stage Area starting one-hour before the rest of the show opens. You must have a ticket for the show which opens at 11 AM. This will allow you easy entrance to the show when it is officially opened.

11:00 AM: Show opens to the public.

12:00 – 1:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104): Billy “The Kid” Pauch and his son Billy Pauch Jr. will be on hand to meet their many fans. The Pauchs are well known across their country for there success in many different divisions of racing including the dirt Modifieds!

12:30 – 1:30 PM (Room 1) DIRT MODIFIED 4 COILS – CHUCK SCHMICK Technical Sales Advisor Behrent’s Performance Warehouse: Suspension Expert Chuck Schmick of Mooresville, NC, formerly with Eibach Springs, will present an information seminar on the advantage of using coil springs; stacking coils; loads vs. rates; linear, progressive, digressive rates; tunning with spring rubbers; tender spring vs. helper spring; compressed vs extended load numbers and coil spring maintenance.Schmick’s the expert and he’s will to share his knowledge and answer questions so come with your pad and pencil and have questions ready.

1:00 – 2:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104): Hall of Fame driver Fred Rahmer and his two 410 Sprint Car driving sons Freddie Jr. and Brandon will be signing autographs.

1:00 – 2:30 PM: AUTOGRAPHS (Bridgeport Motorsports Park): World of Outlaw driver, Logan Schuchart will be signing autographs in the Bridgeport Motorsports Park display.  See the new No. 1s 410 Sprint Car in the unveiled this weekend.

1:00 – 2 PM: PENN NATIONAL MEMORIES (D-Hall Stage) – Meet some of the super stars, hear the stories and watch video of the great days of racing at the former Penn National Speedway.

1:30- 2:30 PM: (Room 2): TAKING PHOTOS AT THE TRACK – Hosted by award-winning racing photographer BOB YURKO of Area Auto Racing News: For the “amateur” or the person looking to enter the business, this seminar provides “the basics” of racing photography.

2:00 – 6 PM: PENN NATIONAL MEMORIES (D-Hall Reunion Display) – Grab photos and get autographs of many of the drivers that competed over the years at the Penn National Speedway. Drivers will be autographing a collectible poster to be given away free to all attendees.

2:00 – 3:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104): The Hirthler family will gather for autographs and photos. Brothers Kevin and Brian are top runners at the Grandview Speedway. They’ll be joined by Kevin’s children Jesse and Kayla who are just beginning their racing careers.

2:00 – 3:00 PM (Room 1) DIRT SPORTSMAN A TO Z – MATT JANCZUK, 2021 DIRTcar CHAMPION: Oneida, NY Sportsman veteran Matt Janczuk will cover all the basics he used to win 19 features and five championships this year from the work at the race shop to race day changes. Janczuk, a nine-time champion at Utica-Rome Speedway, will cover what he feels is needed for a new race team moving up to get started. He’ll go over his weekly maintenance check-list, touch on motor maintenance, valve springs and oil. He’ll spend time on chassis set-up, shocks and springs. As a successful driver he’ll be able to answer questions on following an ever changing track surface and what tire prep is needed to be successful and save money. Drivers making the move up from small cars or current Sportsman drivers wanting to up their game need to attend with questions in hand for a driver known for helping his fellow competitors!

2:30- 3:30 PM: (Room 2): Race Track/Tour & Series Media Workshop – Hosted by WAYNE HARPER, Lincoln, Pa., Speedway press director: Open discussion between racing writers/photographers and track/series Promoters/Managers and Press Directors as to professionalism, credential usage and pre and post-event coverage. A featured topic will be “Today’s Racing Social Media”, with emphasis on how tracks/organizations are using Facebook, Twitter and related “social media” in publicizing their events; and “credential approval by tracks in the new era of social media.”

3:00 – 4:00 PM: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (D-Hall Stage): “RACER – OR JUST A DRIVER?” – Speedway Entertainment, Inc. founder Richard Tobias, Jr. will explain the differences between a ‘racer’ and a ‘driver’, in what should be a spirited Round Table Discussion among special guests Billy “The Kid” Pauch, Billy Pauch, Jr., Fred Rahmer and Mike Mahaney! Each panelist will share their views on differences between those who merely drive race cars and those who are become racers, and what it has taken them to to transition from driver to racer. Is it just consistency – or are there other intangibles? It’s a discussion that promises to be time well spent for aspiring young drivers trying to make their ways in the sport, and for their parents who seek to find the most productive path for their children in the sport!

3:00 – 4:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104): Dirt Modified driver Davey Sammons will be sighing autographs along with Sprint Car drivers Trevor Kobylarz along with Jonathan and brother David Swanson will join the group.

3:30 – 4:30 PM (Room 1) ENGINE, CARB & INJECTOR MAINTENANCE/ TROUBLESHOOTING – Offered by MARK BITNER of Bitner Automotive in Trenton, NJ: The veteran Modified and Sprint Car racer and engine builder will offer his insight to race teams on maintenance and troubleshooting problems for engines fueled both by carburetors and injectors. Bitner will outline a proper in shop maintenance program for race engines, at the track tuning and trouble shooting tips when issues develop on race night. Don’t lose valuable laps and thousands of dollars trying to solve a nagging missing engine, get some knowledge from Bitner that one day could come in handy on race night.

Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports presented by Sunoco and fueled by Insinger Performance returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA on January 21 and 22nd. The 37th annual edition of the popular show dedicated to all forms of motorsports will be filled with what is new, what is old and what is happening in the business of motorsports. Many popular figures in the sport can often be found visiting the show, greeting fans and signing autographs.

One of the must see attractions will be one of the new SRX (Superstar Racing Experience) race cars that will be featured in a second year of competition at a variety of tracks around the nation during 2022.

The series is the brainchild of Tony Stewart, NASCAR Cup Series championship crew chief and car owner Ray Evernham, former NASCAR executive George Pyne and sports agent Sandy Montag. The series enjoyied a successful first season on dirt and asphalt short trracks across the country with Stewart winning the first championship.

Some of the well-known drivers that competed in the inaugural season included Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Bill Elliott, Willy T. Ribbs, Doug Coby, Tony Kanaan, Hallie Deegan and others. Some are expected to be back for season two with some new names being added.

Races at six different half-mile dirt and asphalt short tracks were 90 minutes long with a “halftime” break so adjustments could be made. It is possible that additional tracks will be included for the new season. Details on tracks, drivers and more will be announced shortly.

Founder Stewart compares SRX to the famous IROC Series of the past which featured identical cars being raced by an all-star cast of drivers. Early in Evernham’s career he was a key member of the IROC staff making him a key part of SRX’s first season.

The SRX car will be one of nearly 200 race cars of all kinds on display at the two day show. Many speedways and organizations will use the show to announce their plans for the new season in Pocono Raceway, New Egypt Speedway, Bridgeport Motorsports Park, Delaware Int’l and many more. A special Penn National Speedway reunion will be held with cars that raced there over the years on display and winning drivers signing autographs.

Aqua-Duck Water Transport is returning as sponsor of the always popular Ms. Motorsports Pageant which will be held on Friday evening this year in the larger D-Hall. Cash prizes will again go to the top three with the winner receiving $1500 and a poster deal. Applications are currently available on-line at the event web-site.

Show hours will run 2-9 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday.

OAKS, PA JANUARY 17, 2022 . . . Mark the dates on your calendar. There will be so much to see and do at the 36th edition of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Trade and Race Car Show. It all happens on January 21-22 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, just on the outskirts of Philadelphia.

More than 200,000 square feet of display space will be filled with just about anything and everything imaginable in motorsports.

Show attendees are reminded that due to the Covid-19 situation masks are not required, but are recommended. Vaccinations also are not required but are suggested.

DIRTcar will be on hand with a huge display with the spotlight on Super DIRT Week’s 50th anniversary this year at N.Y.’s Oswego Speedway. DIRTcar director Dean Reynolds will be on hand to talk to everyone and two general admission Super DIRT Week passes will be given away by a lucky draw.

The display will include the 50th-anniversary pace car as well as dirt Modifieds that will follow the Super DIRTcar big-block Modified series.

The show will mark the debut of a Vinny Salerno Four Star racing Modified that it was recently announced will be driven by Montgomery, NY super star Anthony Perrego. Also on display will be Australian-born driver Peter Britten’s No. 21. Perrego will be on hand at the show to sign his DIRTcar Platinum agreement and sign autographs while greeting fans.

Promoter Brett Deyo will be on hand at his Short Track Super Series display during the show to help promote his busy season ahead which includes a new Elite Series that will make its debut at the Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC on Friday and Saturday February 25th and 26th following racing at Florida’s All-Tech Speedway.
Deyo will have a brand new Glenn Hyneman No. 126 to be driven by Dominick Buffalino as part of the display as well as an Andy Belmont owned No. 14 that Joe Toth drove to both an STSS and Georgetown Sportsman championship.

At the nearby American Racer Tire booth, Toth will have his own family NO. 9 on display next to young lion Alex Yankowski’s brand new No. 84.

The United Racing Club will be celebrating its 70th anniversary with a special display featuring its past as well as the future. Look for rising star Mike Thompson’s brand new No. 11 as part of the exhibit. Blasts from the Past will include former Sprinters driven by multi-time URC champions Curt Michael, the last car driven by Glenn Fitzcharles, and a restored Dave Kelly, several-time champion, sprinter owned by Don Hoffman.

The USAC East wingless Sprint Car series will also be on display with a sharp-looking car to be driven this year by Joey Amantea.

New Jersey’s Bridgeport Motorsports Park has some big plans for the show. Richie Pratt Jr. is returning to the Danny Pizza Pizzazz No. 51 dirt Modified for 2022 and the new car will be on display along with the Chris Fenimore Cassidy Painting sponsored 600 Micro Sprint. A yet-to-be-announced 410 Sprint Car is planned to be announced along with the possible appearance of the nationally known driver.

Del.’s Georgetown and Delaware International Speedway will both have a display at the show. Billy Pauch Jr., who enjoyed winning success at both tracks this past season, will have a Rich Holsten No. 96 in the Georgetown area.

Several speedways from the PA area will be at the event including BAPS Motor Speedway in Newberrytown, The Action Track in Kutztown, the new Bloomsburg Fairgrounds Speedway and Mahoning Valley will be on hand as well as the Pocono International Speedway.

Aqua-Duck Water Transport is returning as sponsor of the always popular Ms. Motorsports Pageant which will be held on Friday evening this year in the larger D-Hall. Cash prizes will again go to the top three with the winner receiving $1500 and a poster deal. Applications are currently available online at the event website.

And there is so much more to see and do during the excitement-filled two days of show activity.

Show hours will run 2-9 p.m. on Friday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday.

All the information that exhibitors need is available online at motorsportstradeshow.com, by sending an email to Danny Sammons at danny@aarn.com or by calling the show office at 609-888-3618.

The latest show information can be had at the show website www.motorsportstradeshow.com