Drevicki and Hock set to make SpeedSTR debuts in 2016

with ARDC, but we’ve alchassis and adding power ways had an eye on driving steering, before sending it The USAC All Pro Speedbig Sprint Cars. And then to back to the Hochs. “The enSTR division, created by have Jeff call and ask me to gine is pretty fresh and it’s Speedway Entertainment’s drive the SpeedSTR for him got a new rear,” said Lance. Rich Tobias, seem to aton Wednesday nights at Ac“It’s an older car but it’s retract champions and all tion Track USA, well, that ally in good shape.” star caliber drivers from was just to good to pass up.” Simple economics was other divisions of motor“The (SpeedSTR) compegiven as the reason for sports. Dirt Modified legtition at Kutztown is aweHoch’s move to the Speedends Billy Pauch Sr. and some; the group of drivers STR class. “We looked at Kenny Brightbill are prime in that class is excellent,” several other divisions,” examples of this, as is Billy continued Drevicki. “I am said Dylan, “but in the end, Pauch Jr., who has driven very anxious to race with it just made sense to make (successfully) just about those guys and try to put the gradual switch to these every type of race car, both Jeff’s car in victory lane. cars. We can run them close big and small, that compete It’s gonna be fun.” to home - Linda’s is about at tracks all over the northDrevicki and his dad, an hour away and Kutzeast. Pauch Jr. is now a twoDave, will maintain the town is just minutes from time SpeedSTR point chamSpeedSTR in the family’s our place - and the payout pion at the JeffreyHogueRrace shop. is pretty good compared to ealtor.com Action Track While he will continue a lot of other classes.” USA on the Kutztown Fairto pursue another National Lance Hoch added, “the grounds and Brightbill has Slingshot title as well as a return on investment is etched his name on the Acpoint crown in the Action quite a bit better with the tion Track’s list of point Track USA All Star SlingSpeedSTRs than it is with champions, too. And Pauch shot division, Dylan Hoch is other classes. If you can Sr. has numerous SpeedSTR ready to branch out and do qualify through your heat victories over the past few some SpeedSTR racing, too. or consi at Action Track, it’s years, along with the 2014 “It’s funny, really, but the $200 to take the green in National Tour ChampionSpeedSTR is just one foot the feature. The outstandship. longer and one foot wider ing field of drivers in that

Two of the most recent than a Slingshot,” noted class will only help Dylan champions to declare their Lance Hoch, Dylan’s dad get better as he learns intent to compete in Speedand crew chief. “It’s quite from them. And again, it STR activity in 2016 are a bit taller and there’s objust makes sense to run a Steve Drevicki (the 2014 viously a lot more horseSpeedSTR when you look at and 2015 ARDC Midget power than the Slinger, but the purse versus the cost to Champion) and Dylan Hoch we think Dylan is ready for run them.” (the 2014 All Star Slingshot this next step.” The Hochs would like to National Tour Champion). Hoch, who hails from visit the new Silo Speedway

Drevicki, from Reading, Mertztown, will buckle that is being built just south will steer a SpeedSTR purinto his recently purchased of Dover, DE, but admit it chased by Jeff Stricker of SpeedSTR, a used machine will be tough to get there on Roadrunner Race Fuels, from Canada that ended up Friday nights. They did not when the Action Track USA belonging to Paul Lotier Jr., rule out occasional appearopens for business in May and make his debut at Linances at the new quarterof ‘16. “I’m going to run my da’s Speedway in the spring mile facility, though, where own 358 Sprint Car at Linof 2016. “We want to start SpeedSTRs and Slingshots coln on Saturday nights beslowly and get comfortable will be featured on Fridays cause we just decided it was in the car,” explained Dylan, beginning in the spring of 16.timetodosomethingdif-“sowe’llruntheSpeedSTR‘ S ferent,” said Drevicki, who events at Linda’s and probteve Drevicki and has an Engineering degree ably enter one or two races Dylan Hoch...just two of from Penn State. “I had a at Kutztown before the end a group of “New Young blast driving the Midget of their season.” Guns” who will tackle the and I was fortunate enough Lotier is currently updatUSAC All Pro SpeedSTR dito win a pair of point titles ing the car, going over the vision in 2016.

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Dylan Hoch poses with his Slingshot after a Poker Series victory at Bridgeport. Hoch will branch into the SpeedSTR division in 2016.

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Steve Drevicki in his ARDC Championship ride in 2015. Drevicki will move to the SpeedSTR division and race at Action Track USA in Kutztown on Wednesday nights in 2016.