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-Schroeder seeking to sell all 250-laps for 71st edition of the Biggest Modified Race of the Season-
North East, Pa. – (September 7, 2021) – Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series competitors will also have a lap fund at the conclusion of the 250-lap race. Race of Champions Modified Series official and long-time racing enthusiast, Laura Schroeder of Buffalo, N.Y. is working to sell the entire race right now, which is an incredible task.
Schroeder intends to use the “lucky 15” program, where the top-15 have a chance on any lap to garner bonus funds based on a draw.
To purchase a lap you may fill out the form located at Race of Champions (rocmodifiedseries.com) or contact Schroeder at 716.868.5150 or e-mail; lschroed@alumni.keuka.edu.
The race already has an increase in purse from Race of Champions management. The winner’s share will be $13,500.71 in honor of the 71st edition of the race and $1,100 to start the event. The event which pays nearly $55,000 in racing purse alone before lap funds and bonuses are awarded. It is one of the best paying “one-day” races in the country with practice, qualifying and the 250-lap race taking place all on Sunday, September 26, 2021.
Guaranteed starting positions for the race have been offered to winners in the Southern Modified Tour (SMART) races, beginning with this past weekend at Carteret Speedway in North Carolina, where NASCAR Hall of Famer, Bobby Labonte of Corpus Christi, Texas, earned the right to a starting position in the race.
Tickets may be purchased for the weekend and will be available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office or at www.lakeeriespeedway.com. In the event that there is inclement weather, the event will be postponed to 2022.
If you are planning to attend the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend and camp at the facility, spots are being sold at the track for the designated camping areas. Tickets and camping spots for the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend are available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office 814.725.3303.
Where: Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pa.
When: Friday, September 24; Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26, 2021.
Directions: The track is located just twenty minutes of East Erie, Pa., minutes from Interstate 90 and directly of Interstate 86 at 10700 Delmas Drive, North East, Pa., 16428
What: Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend; the 68th Annual Race of Champions 250
More Information: www.lakeeriespeedway.com (Track Phone: 814.725.3303) / www.rocmodifiedseries.com
The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Waddell Communications, Image X Graphic Designs, Sherwood Racing Wheels, DirtTrackDigest.com, FX Caprara and Billy Whittaker Ford. The 71st annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2021 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.
For more information, contact;
Race of Champions Media at media@rocmodifiedseries.com
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