FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th – 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
2:00 – 3:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS: RAY AND ERIN EVERNHAM (D Hall Evernham Car Display) NASCAR Hall of Famer Ray Evernham and his wife Erin will be greeting fans and signing autographs. Evernham raced in asphalt Modified competition in the northeast before embarking on a career in NASCAR. His ulimate achievements came as a crew for Jeff Gordon on Rick Hendrick’s No. 24 championship team. Erin Crocker Evernham was a successful female Sprint Car driver in the northeast. Erin is the only female winner of a World of Outlaw 410 Sprint car race and the only lady to ever qualify for the Knoxville Nationals (she did that twice). She currently works as an announcer for MRN’s Winged Nation.
3:00 – 5:00 PM: MUD BOSS RACING OPEN PRACTICE (C-Hall R/C Raceway) – Dirt Modified style radio controlled race cars will be practicing for racing later in the day on a speedway set-up at the show.
4:30 – 5:30 PM: READING HIGHLIGHTS (E-Hall Stage) – Video presentation of past racing action at Pa.’s Reading Fairgrounds Speedway which closed 40 years ago.
5:30 – 6:30 PM: READING MEMORIES (E-Hall Stage) – Meet some of the superstars, hear the stories and watch video of the great days of racing at the former Reading, Pa. Fairgrounds on the 40th anniversary of the closing of the speedway. Special guests will include drivers such as Kenny Brightbill, Jimmy Horton, Garry Gollub and more.
6:00 – 9:00 PM: MUD BOSS RACING (C-Hall R/C Raceway) – Dirt Modified style radio controlled race cars will be in action on a speedway set-up at the show. Stop by and watch qualifying races leading up to feature events. Stop by their pit area and watch them work on their cars and prepare their tires as they search for the winning set-up. The scaled down dirt Modifieds will be competing in a national event at the show in Mudboss Sportsman, Mudboss 13.5, Open Modified and 17.5 Sprints. The event is being presented by Rushland R/C Speedway by Torodyne.
7:15 – 8:15 PM: ONE-ON-ONE WITH RAY AND ERIN EVERNHAM (E Hall Stage) – NASCAR Hall of Famer Ray Evernham and his wife Erin will come to the stage to share great moments from their racing career. Evernham raced in asphalt Modified competition in the northeast before embarking on a career in NASCAR. His ulimate achievements came as a crew for Jeff Gordon on Rick Hendrick’s No. 24 championship team. Evernham then brought Dodge back to NASCAR racing after forming his own team with drivers Bill Elliott and Kasey Kahne. Before marrying Ray, Erin Crocker was a successful female Sprint Car driver in the northeast. Erin went full-time with the World of Outlaws where she remains today the only female winner in WoO 410 Sprint car competition and the only lady to ever qualify for the Knoxville Nationals (she did that twice). She currently works as an announcer for MRN’s Winged Nation.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th – SHOW HOURS 11 AM – 9 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.
11:00 – 1:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS: RAY AND ERIN EVERNHAM (E Hall Stage) – NASCAR Hall of Famer Ray Evernham and his wife Erin will be greeting fans and signging autographs. Evernham raced in asphalt Modified competition in the northeast before embarking on a career in NASCAR. His ulimate achievements came as a crew for Jeff Gordon on Rick Hendrick’s No. 24 championship team. Erin Crocker Evernham was a successful female Sprint Car driver in the northeast. Erin is the only female winner of a World of Outlaw 410 Sprint car race and the only lady to ever qualify for the Knoxville Nationals (she did that twice). She currently works as an announcer for MRN’s Winged Nation.
11:30 – 12:30 PM: MUD BOSS RACING OPEN PRACTICE (C-Hall R/C Raceway) – Dirt Modified styled radio controlled race cars will be practicing for racing later in the day on a speedway set-up at the show. Racing to begin at 1 PM.
12:30 – 2:30 PM: MAGIC ACT (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104) – Magician Kevin Shelly will entertain and amaze.
1:00 – 3:00 PM: AUTOGRAPHS: RYAN PREECE (TBA) – NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Rooke of the Year candidate Ryan Preece of Berlin, Conn. will be signing autographs. Preece, the 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, tested the waters in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series two years ago and took impressive victories in Iowa and Kentucky. His financial gamble paid off when Joe Gibbs offered him to drive his Toyota’s more often. This past year he added a third victory on the high banks of Bristol, Tenn. Properly showcasing his talents, Preece has signed to drive the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for JTG Daugherty Racing in 2019 full-time on the Cup series.
1:00 – 4:00 PM: MUD BOSS RACING (C-Hall R/C Raceway) – Dirt Modified styled radio controlled race cars will be in action on a speedway set-up at the show. Stop by and watch qualifying races leading up to feature events. Stop by their pit area and watch them work on their cars and prepare their tires as they search for the winning set-up. The scaled down dirt Modifieds will be competing in a national event at the show in Mudboss Sportsman, Mudboss 13.5, Open Modified and 17.5 Sprints. The event is being presented by Rushland R/C Speedway by Torodyne.
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – AUTOGRAPHS (Coastal 181 Booth No. 816): KEN TREMONT SR. & JR. will be signing copies of the brand-new book “Modifieds Of the Valley” on racing over the years at N.Y.’s Lebanon Valley Speedway. The Tremonts, of Averill Park, NY, have campaigned Modifieds for decades and are unquestionably one of the most successful father/son teams in American racing history. Together they have an astounding 324 victories, and a slew of track and series championships. The Tremonts will be bringing the beautiful No. 115 Tremont driven Olsen built Modified that will be on display during the entire show.
2:30 – 4:30 PM: AUTOGRAPHS: DARRELL WALTRIP (E Hall Stage) – Darrell Waltrip is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and a three-time NASCAR Cup Series runner-up. Waltrip won 84 NASCAR Cup Series races, including the 1989 Daytona 500, a record five in the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C. and a track and Series record for any driver at Bristol Motor Speedway with 12 (seven consecutive from 1981 to 1984).The man known as “Jaws” took his talents to television broadcasting when he retired and he’s become a favorite on the Fox broadcasts of NASCAR events since his retirement as a driver.
2:00 – 2:45 PM: READING SPEEDWAY REUNION (C-Hall Reunion Area) – Special Autographs of top drivers who competed at the speedway will be broken up in two sessions. The groups will be announced prior to the show. They will be autographing a collectible poster to be given away free.
3:30 – 4:30 PM: AUTOGRAPHS (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104) – Drivers present will be dirt Modified standouts Craig Von Dohren, Billy Pauch Jr. & Sr., Kevin Hirthler, Brian Hirthler and Davey Sammons. Sprint cars will be represented by Freddie Rahmer Jr. & Sr. and Brandon Rahmer. Quarter Midget driver Jesse Hirthler and Slingshot ace Brett Bieber will all be a part of this group.
4:00 – 5:00 PM: MAGIC ACT (Pioneer Pole Buildings Display – 104) – Magician Kevin Shelly will entertain and amaze.
4:00 – 4:45 PM: READING SPEEDWAY REUNION (E-Hall Reunion Area) – Special Autographs of top drivers who competed at the speedway will be broken up in two sessions. The groups will be announced prior to the show. They will be autographing a collectible poster to be given away free.
4:30 – 5:15 PM: AUTOGRAPH SESSION (Area Auto Racing News booth No. 224) – Top 2018 northeast race winner MATT SHEPPARD will be joined by divisional winners in other divisions signing a special color poster given away free.
5:00 – 9:00 PM: MUD BOSS RACING (C-Hall R/C Raceway) – Dirt Modified styled radio controlled race cars will be in action on a speedway set-up at the show. Stop by and watch qualifying races leading up to feature events. Stop by their pit area and watch them work on their cars and prepare their tires as they search for the winning set-up. The scaled down dirt Modifieds will be competing in a national event at the show in Mudboss Sportsman, Mudboss 13.5, Open Modified and 17.5 Sprints. The event is being presented by Rushland R/C Speedway by Torodyne.
5:30 – 6:00 PM: CELEBRITY MUD BOSS RACE (C-Hall R/C Raceway) – Top drivers from big-car racing will be matched up in celebrity Mudd Boss R/C car races. Drivers to compete will be named prior to the show.
7:00 PM: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (E Hall Stage) – Several important announcements will be made and awards presented. Among those in the spotlight on stage at this time will be the 2018 Area Auto Racing News Northeast Top Feature Winners.
7:30 PM: MS. MOTORSPORTS COMPETITION sponsored by Aqua-Duck Water Transport (E Hall Stage)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20th – SHOW HOURS 11 AM – 4 PM
FAMILY DAY AT THE SHOW – CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE
to enter the D-Hall starting one-hour before the rest of the show opens.10:15 AM: VICTORY LANE CHAPEL – The Racer’s Church, presented by Racing with Jesus Ministries.12:30 – 1:30 PM: HODNETT FAMILY BENEFIT AUCTION (E- Hall Stage Area) – Over 40 racing items from national and local Sprint car racers will go up for auction to benefit the family of driving great Greg Hodnett who was killed in a crash in September.
Top items included so far are a signed door panel from Kyle Larosn’s NASCAR car, signed piece of Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR car, a Kasey Kahne Sprint car wing panel, Greg Hodnett race-worn helmet and suit, Hodnett No. 27 wing panel. Auction items will be on display during the show at a D-Hall (front entrance) display. Several items will be available during the show at a silent auction. One of the No. 27 Sprint Cars that Hodnett drove will be on display at the show. A complete listing of items will be available at auctionzip.com after the 1st of the year. Greg’s wife Sherry will be attending the event.12:30 – 1:30 PM: KIDS’ BIG WHEEL RACES sponsored by RAACE Foundation (C- 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 – 3:00 PM: LITTLE MISS MOTORSPORTS (E- Hall Stage Area) – Girls in two age groups (“Tiny” 4-7 and “Little Miss” 8 -11) will compete for two crowns! There is no entry fee. Parents can sign up their daughter up until 11:30 a.m. at the stage area.2:30 – 4:00 PM: MUD BOSS RACING (C-Hall R/C Raceway) – Run What Ya Brung Dirt Modified styled radio controlled race cars will be in action on a speedway set-up at the show. The event is being presented by Rushland R/C Speedway by Torodyne.
