Selinsgrove’s Firecracker Month Of July Kicks Off Sunday PA Speedweek Event

Story By: STEVE INCH / SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY – SELINSGROVE, PA – With the halfway point of the 2021 season in sight, Selinsgrove Speedway has four major events lined up on the July 75th anniversary schedule, including three races for the powerful Lelands.com 410 sprint cars.

The firecracker month of specials kicks off this Sunday, July 4, at 7:30 p.m. featuring the 410 sprint cars in the PA Speedweek Finale/Middleswarth Potato Chips Opperman-Bogar-Heintzelman Memorial. The 30-lap main event will pay $7,500 to win. Joining the 410 sprint cars will be the PASS/IMCA 305 sprint cars for the open wheel doubleheader. Track gates open at 4 p.m.

The speedway swings back into action at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10, with the 21st annual Mach 1 Chassis National Open for 360 sprint cars. The fourth and final race of the season for the winged 360 sprint cars will pay $5,075 to win the 30-lap Open. The PASS/IMCA 305 sprint cars and roadrunners will round out the three-division racing program.

Selinsgrove Speedway will celebrate seven-and-a-half decades of auto racing history with a special 75th anniversary race at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, featuring the 410 sprint cars and super late models. Each of the 25-lap main events will pay $5,075 to win and $375 to start! Held on the actual anniversary date of the historic track’s opening in 1946, the July 20 race will also include a professional fireworks display!

To close out the month of July, the 410 sprint cars and super late models return at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24, for Summer Championship Night. The roadrunners will also compete in the annual Roadrunner 20 championship race. Members of the Armed Forces will be admitted FREE grandstand admission (with official military ID) for the July 24 race!