Money In The Mountains Set To Take Place This Friday At Big Diamond Speedway
Story By: BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY – MINERSVILLE, PA – This Friday April 30th, Big Diamond Speedway will once again present the annual Money in the Mountains race that was postponed on April 16th due to the weather. Tony’s Meat Market in Minersville, PA will be the sponsor of the night.
Tony’s Meat Market is a supplier of Choice Beef, Grade A Poultry, Tony’s also has a full take-out menu with Pizza, Wings, Hoagies, Italian Dinners and more and also offers a full catering menu along with delivery. You can reach Tony’s Meat Market at 570-544-4800.
This Money in the Mountains race has been a staple of the Big Diamond schedule since 2013. Friday’s MITM race will be the eighth time the race has been run. Previous MITM race winners include Ryan Watt (2015 & 2017) who remains the only driver to win the race more than once, Jeff Strunk (2013), Ryan Godown (2014), Rick Laubach (2016), Duane Howard (2018) and Craig Von Dohren (2019). Last year’s MITM race was not run due to the late start of the season.
This year’s MITM race will be feature a 40-lap race with $5,000 going to the winner. The competition is tough this season in the modified division at Big Diamond and the extra money being offered this week will be extra incentive to get up on the wheel and go for the big bucks. Timmy Buckwalter and Billy Pauch Jr have won the two modified features so far in 2021.
Dirttrackdigest.TV will also be sponsoring a Modified “Dash for Cash” with $400 going to the winner and $50 for the other participants courtesy of the good folks at Dirttrackdigest.TV where you can watch all the action at Big Diamond Speedway via pay-per-view every Friday if you cannot make it to the track.
Friday’s race will be 40 laps in distance with $5,000 going to the winner. The rules have changed up this year with only PA spec head 358 motors and big block motors being allowed.
MITM Rules:
- PA Spec Head Motor on Gas – 2.275 LBS
- PA Spec Head Motor on Alcohol – 2,350 LBS
- Big Blocks – 2,500 LBS
- NO OPEN SMALL BLOCKS
- Standard Body Rules, no Sail Panels
This will be a draw race for the Modifieds only with 50 show-up points being given out to each car.
All other Big Diamond modified rules are in effect. If you have any tech questions at all, please call Jim at 570-640-4171.
The USS Achey Sportsman along with the Savage 61 Crate 602 Sportsman and the Red White and Blue Autos Roadrunners will also be in action on Friday night.
The Pit gate will open at 5:00 PM, Grandstand gates will open at 5:30 PM
Warmups begin at 7:15 PM with racing getting underway at 7:45 PM
General admission for Friday night will be $25, Kids 16 & under are free. Active military with a valid ID are also free.
