Fan Fest coming back to Pocono Raceway
The first one was a big success. Pocono Raceway will host their second annual Fan Fest from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 27. This year’s event is free for anyone who has a 2018 Gander Outdoors 400 race weekend ticket and for kids, ages 12 and under.
The event, taking place inside ‘The Tricky Triangle’ at the Infield Block Party stage, will feature eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) drivers.
Alex Bowman – No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports driver; Chris Buescher – No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing driver; Ty Dillon – No. 13 Germain Racing driver; Chase Elliott – No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports driver; Gray Gaulding –No. 23 BK Racing driver; Denny Hamlin – No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing driver; Joey Logano – No. 22 Team Penske driver; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – No.17 Roush Fenway Racing driver.
Admission to this event is free for all 2018 Gander Outdoors 400 race weekend ticket holders. This includes Friday Grandstand ticket holders, Saturday Grandstand ticket holders, Sunday Grandstand ticket holders and race weekend Camping/RV ticket holders. Children, ages 12 and under,
will receive free admission to Fan Fest with accompaniment of an adult. Fans should have their tickets with them to receive free access to Fan Fest. For fans that do not have tickets, the at-gate cost for Fan Fest will be $10, per car load.
Fans are encouraged to follow #PoconoFanFest on social media and to visit www.poconoraceway.com/ fanfest for updates and additional information.
The Gander Outdoors 400 race weekend, taking place July 27-29, will include three, action-packed days of racing. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards (ARCA) will be on track on Friday, including the ModSpace 150 ARCA race, prior to Fan Fest. Saturday’s schedule will include two MENCS practices, NCWTS series qualifying, the Gander Outdoors 150 NCWTS race and MENCS qualifying. The Gander Outdoors 400 MENCS race is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Pocono Raceway and the American Red Cross invite blood donors to attend the 13th Annual Pocono Raceway Blood Drive and Ride for the Red on Thursday, July 5. Both events, along with two satellite blood drives, are being held to honor the memory of late Raceway employee, Ryan Yanoshak.
The Pocono Raceway Blood Drive will take place at the Raceway, located at 1234 Long Pond Road, Long Pond, Pennsylvania, from 12-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 5. Appointments to donate blood can be made by calling 1-800RED CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org and using sponsor code POCONO.
In addition to giving blood, attendees are invited to “Ride for the Red.” A $10 per lap donation will enable participants to drive a lap, or laps, around Pocono Raceway using their own vehicles. Blood donors who plan to participate should do so before they donate. All proceeds will benefit Red Cross disaster relief efforts in the Pocono Mountains, which helps families prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters, both big and small.
This year’s blood drive is being held in memory of the late Ryan Yanoshak. Yanoshak, raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was Pocono Raceway’s Managing Director of Marketing Communications and had previously works as the Assistant Athletic Director and Special Assistant to the Executive Athletic Director at the Unites States Military Academy in West Point, New York. A beloved son, brother, friend and co-worker, Yanoshak passed away in December 2017 following a courageous battle with cancer.
Presenting donors at the Pocono Raceway Blood Drive will be placed into a random drawing for (4) Terrace Club tickets to the Gander Outdoors 400 at Pocono Raceway, frontstage access to a pre-race concert and frontstage access to Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver introductions on Sunday, July 29. Presenting donors at each of the Satellite Blood Drives will be entered in a random drawing to win one of two (4) packs of tickets to the Gander Outdoors 400. Prizes and gifts are not redeemable for cash.
Late Model stock cars will be in the spotlight at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, July 7th with the running of the Firecracker 40 with $1,200 going to the winner. With the higher purse some visitors are expected to challenge the regulars at Grandview Speedway. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m. and will also include the NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds and Sportsman stock cars.
The roar of racing engines, the rush of adrenaline, and the thrill of 410 Sprint Cars has filled race fans with anticipation for Tuesday, July 24. This is the date Pioneer Pole Buildings present Jersey Rush VIII – a thrilling tripleheader featuring the region’s most popular racing divisions, plus a pre-race pit party – at New Egypt Speedway.
Jersey Rush VIII combines the only New Jersey appearance of 410 Sprint Cars, plus Modifieds and Sportsman for a full night of action on the racy Dshaped clay oval.
The 410 Sprint Cars will race for a $5,000 winner’s share, $1,000 will go to the tenth-place finisher and $300 to start the A-main. The area’s fastest Sprint Car drivers will compete in 10 lap heat races – set from time trials, and a 12 lap B-Main before the 30-lap main event.
The Modifieds will compete for a $3,000 top prize with $1,000 going to the fifth-place finisher. Modified drivers will draw for heat race groups and take part in timed warmups with an invert of four heading into the qualifying heats. Six cars will qualify with the top-four finishers locked into the redraw. There is no entry fee but drivers are encouraged to pre-register by calling 443-513-4456.
Rounding out the card, an open vs. crate Sportsman challenge. More details on the formant for the sportsman will be released shortly.
Before the racing action, fans will be treated to a special pre-race Meet and Greet from 5:30-6:15 PM. All race fans are welcome to visit the pit area and get an up-close look at the stars and cars competing in the JERSEY RUSH VIII. Spectators can enter the pit area from the gate behind the fourth turn grandstands.
Pit Gates open at 3:30 PM, Grandstands open at 5:00 PM, the Driver’s Meeting will be at 6:15 PM, Warm-Ups at 7:00 PM, Sprint Car Time Trials at 7:15 PM and racing at 7:30 PM.