Industrial Tire of CNY Returns As Sponsor Of Sportsman Shootout At Fulton’s Outlaw 200 Weekend
Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY – BALDWINSVILLE, NY – Major marketing partner, Industrial Tire of CNY, will once again be the title sponsor of the lucrative, driver and fan favorite Sportsman Shootout Championship 50 during the 33rd Annual Outlaw 200 Weekend presented by SUNY Canton on September 28-29.
Known as one of the crown jewels and prestigious races to win for the Sportsman in the Northeast, one had to look no further than 2017 when 111 competitors attempted to qualify for the event. It would take 10 heat races, 5-consolations and 4- last chance races to set the 30-car starting field for the Industrial Tire of CNY Sportsman Shootout 50. In the 50-lap battle 2017 track champion, Ronnie Davis III, would hold off Sportsman stars Dave Marcuccilli, Rocky Warner, Todd Root and Brad Rouse for the $2,500 payday.
The Industrial Tire of CNY Sportsman Shootout 50 will have an increased importance in the Northeast Sportsman landscape as it will be the first event in the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series ‘Fall Championship Challenge,’ the format that will see the best drivers from four different regions face off in a playoff for the Overall DIRTcar Sportsman Championship.
Following a fun and successful ‘Winter Blast’ on February 17, the 32nd Annual Syracuse Motorsports Expo on Saturday & Sunday, March 10-11 at the Center of Progress building at the New York State Fairgrounds will be the next public event for Brewerton and Fulton Speedway. Stop by the booth to pick up track schedules, purchase season tickets or pit passes and ask any questions you might have for the rapidly approaching 2018 race season. Five cars will be on display including the DIRTcar 358-Modified of Ron Davis III, Brandon Ford’s DIRTcar Sportsman, the RUSH Late Model of Chris Fleming, Mike Mullen’s Mod Lite and Nate Power’s JB Logging and Firewood 4-Cylinder.
Action at Fulton Speedway kicks Saturday, April 21 with Test and Tune followed a week later by the first big race weekend of 2018, the ‘Highbank Holdup’ weekend Friday and Saturday, April 27-28.
Friday night activity will feature the high-flying Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints and highly competitive and side by side racing of the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Central Region. Hot laps will also take place for the Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models and Modified Super DIRTcar Series cars.
Saturday, April 28 the stars and cars of the Super DIRTcar Modified Series will converge on Fulton’s high banks for the series point opener in the ‘Highbank Holdup’ 100. The first track point race of the season for the Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux RUSH Late Models and SUNY Canton Sportsman will complete the busy race card.
