USAC East Coast Sprint Cars Set For Doubleheader Weekend In NJ & PA
Story By: USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS – NEW EGYPT, NJ – The USAC Rapid Tire East Coast Sprint Cars have a doubleheader weekend on tap this Saturday and Sunday night, August 8-9 in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The first stop for the series arrives Saturday at New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, N.J. for the first time since Eddie Strada’s victory there in 2018. Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks and Rookies are also on the card. Pits open at 4pm ET, stands at 5pm and hot laps at 6pm. Tickets are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors age 65-plus, $15 for teens age 12-15 and military members with, while kids age 11 and under are free.
The following night, on Sunday, the series makes its debut at Pennsylvania’s Selinsgrove Speedway in a doubleheader with the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series. Among those doing double-duty in both divisions are USAC National standouts, Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.). Pit gates open at 3pm ET, grandstands at 4:30pm (4pm for advance ticket holders), drivers meeting at 5:30pm and practice at 6pm, followed by qualifying and racing.
Adult general admission tickets for Sunday at Selinsgrove are $25 with students ages 12 – 17 priced at $15. Kids ages 11 and under are free. Pit passes are $40. Reserved seats for all ages are an additional $2 and can be purchased by emailing promoter@selinsgrovespeedway.com with contact information.
USAC RAPID TIRE EAST COAST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Steven Drevicki-223, 2-Chris Allen Jr.-195, 3-Bill Unglert-180, 4-Joey Biasi-174, 5-Ryan Quackenbush-164, 6-Christian Bruno-132, 7-Bruce Buckwalter Jr.-130, 8-Jonathan Swanson-129, 9-Kyle Spence-115, 10-Jason Cherry-108.
