Weedsport, NY – October 6, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director
Culminating with the headline Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series ‘Rite Aid 200’ on Sunday, October 12, the start of Super DIRT Week XXXVII at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse is just 2 days away.
Commemorating the 10th straight season of Series partnership with Advance Auto Parts based in Roanoke, Virginia, 10 of the most famous cars ever to circle the Moody Mile during the Columbus Day speedfest will be highlighted ---in numerical order--- for each of the 10 days leading up to the richest Big-Block Modified event in the nation.
During the past 36 years no less than 407 drivers have qualified for the Rite Aid 200 starting grid, with only 18 able to tame the Moody Mile and capture the crown jewel of DIRTcar Modified Racing in the Northeast. More than half of the winners have gone on to repeat their victorious ride ---often in a different car--- while an elite group of just four were able to celebrate on no less than three occasions. Up to 10 of these same legendary wheelmen that have graced the fairgrounds winner’s circle are expected to compete in the 37th edition when the Salt City comes alive this October.
Continuing to defy the laws of Syracuse, Billy Decker circled the muddied Moody Mile over the final 112 laps on just one tank of gas to claim his third Super DIRT Week Championship in 2001, then captured the 34th Rite Aid 200 Championship in ’05 marking the first time that the same race was run on two separate dates. With his fourth victory a first from the pole, Decker’s most recent triumph at the Fairgrounds oval aboard the LJL Racing no. 91 Gypsum Wholesalers entry was another record-setting performance by the Unadilla, New York pilot as he led the initial 105 circuits then the final 55 for an all-time record 160 laps in the autumn open-wheel extravaganza that was finally checkered in November.
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series
Super DIRT Week ‘Rite Aid 200’ Big-Block Modified Winners (1972-2007)
WINS DRIVER FIRST WIN LAST WIN
5 Brett Hearn #20, 10/13/85 #72, 10/8/95
4 Gary Balough #73, 10/3/76 #112, 10/12/80
4 Billy Decker #91, 10/11/98 #91, 11/5/05
3 Alan Johnson #14J, 10/9/83 #1, 10/12/03
2 Buzzie Reutimann #00, 10/1/72 #00, 9/30/73
2 Merv Treichler #58, 10/11/81 #58, 10/10/82
2 Jack Johnson #12A, 10/7/79 #12A, 10/7/84
2 Jimmy Horton #85, 10/11/87 #87, 10/9/94
2 Danny Johnson #6J, 10/12/97 #27, 10/8/06
2 Vic Coffey #32C, 10/13/02 #32C, 10/7/07
1 Billy Osmun #3, 9/29/74
1 Dick Tobias #17, 9/28/75
1 Bob McCreadie #9, 10/12/86
1 Kenny Brightbill #30, 10/9/88
1 Richie Tobias Jr. #35, 10/11/92
1 Doug Hoffman #1H, 10/13/96
1 Kenny Tremont #115, 10/10/99
1 Tim Fuller #M1, 10/10/04
The 10th Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series season continues during Super DIRT Week and concludes on October 19, 2008 with the 47th Eastern States 200 at Orange Co. FairSpeedway. Further information is available at www.superdirtcarseries.com/News/2008/September/090308_SDW_Info.aspx and www.ocfsmotorsports.com while the DIRTcar NorthEast Office (315/834-6606) and Orange County (845/342-2573) are open during weekdays. Log into the homepage at www.superdirtcarseries.com and www.dirtcar.com anytime to find out more about the entire circuit.
Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items in the United States, serves both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets As of April 19, 2008, the Company operated 3,291 stores in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Additional information about the Company, employment opportunities, customer services, and on-line shopping for parts and accessories can be found on the Company's web site at www.advanceautoparts.com.
The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB i.t., Rite Aid Corporation and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Crane Cams, Integra Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Motorsports Safety Systems, Penske Shocks and Wrisco Industries.
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