Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2024 Set for Two-Days

At The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center January 19 and 20, 2024.

-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)