ARDC Action Invades The "Monster Half Mile

[Downtown]

PRESS RELEASE August 1, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For Immediate Release Contact: Marcie L. Barlow marcie@ppms.com [mailto:marcie@ppms.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARDC Action Invades The "Monster Half Mile" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH, PA - August 1, 2012 - The "mighty Midgets" of the American Racing Drivers Club, Inc. (ARDC) will return to Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway this Saturday, August 4th. In addition, the Late Model Sportsman drivers will compete "topless" in the Convertible 20 feature event. The Super Late Models, Pro-Lates, Hobby Stocks and Young Guns will round out the evening's racing action.

"The feedback from the fans last year was very positive as they really enjoyed the ARDC show. In addition the ARDC teams indicated that they definitely wanted to return in 2012 so we are hoping that the fans will come out and support this Saturday's event," commented speedway owner Matt Miley.

Ryan Smith scored the win in last year's 20 lap main event, defeating Andrew Hannula and Nick Wean. These drivers as well as current ARDC points leader Tim Buckwalter, Trevor Kobylarz, Alex Bright, Brendan Bright and western PA native Joe Butera are also expected to be in action when the wingless warriors tackle the Imperial, PA oval.

This Saturday the Late Model Sportsman competitors will compete in their third Showdown Series event, the "Convertible 20." The 20 lap main event, which pays $700.00 to win, will find the drivers removing their roofs to provide the fans with a unique view of what goes on inside the cockpit. Mike Duritsky scored the initial Sportsman Super Series win in April and Pat Weldon picked up the win at the last Super Series event in June.

Pit and Grandstand Admission gates will open at 5:00 with the first green flag waving promptly at 7:00PM.

Adult Grandstand Admission for this week's racing action is $15.00. Seniors, Ages 60 and Over, are admitted for $14.00 with Juniors, Ages 13 to 16, priced at $9.00. Admission for Children aged Six through 12 is $5.00 and Children Under Age Six will be admitted Free. In addition, all children aged Six through 12 will receive a free gift when they present their admission ticket at the PPMS Gift Shop, which now features Apparel by Denise.

Pit Admission for this week's racing action is $30.00.

In 2012, the management of Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway will utilize a Sunday evening rain date in the event Mother Nature fails to cooperate with the Saturday night racing action. Times for the Sunday rain dates are as follows: Pit and Grandstand Admission Gates open at 4:00PM, Hot Laps at 5:00PM and Racing at 6:00PM.

Fans are also invited to bring their own refreshments however; glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are not permitted. In addition, coolers are limited to 14 inches or smaller in size. Don't forget that the Checkered Flag Food Court has a great variety of delicious food like hot and juicy quarter pound cheeseburgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, curly fries, fruit salad and cotton candy at "fan friendly prices."

Race fans over the age of 21 can purchase alcoholic beverages at Ed's Pub, which is located under the main grandstand. Ed's features all major brands of beer plus wine, mixed drinks, and energy drinks at local tavern type pricing! In addition, coolers are limited to 14 inches or smaller.

Fans are encouraged to sign up for free race day text messages to get the latest information on weather or traffic delays that may impact the racing action by clicking on the "Rained Out" logo on the speedway website, www.ppms.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? e=001SfAKIOyTSwXtjEabcGW8CzMdsJqeKcDAe4YL8flY2Mq89 IysYyMlwVhxP6KaXTR4B6cHIdA_Gf41ne0igBVOFYthBHfIUhW QXh_GYLp2094=&id=preview].

Additional information is also available on the speedway website: www.ppms.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? e=001SfAKIOyTSwXtjEabcGW8CzMdsJqeKcDAe4YL8flY2Mq89 IysYyMlwVhxP6KaXTR4B6cHIdA_Gf41ne0igBVOFYthBHfIUhW QXh_GYLp2094=&id=preview] or by contacting the speedway office at (412) 279-RACE (7223). Race fans can follow Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway at www.twitter.com/PAMotorSpeedway and .https://www.********.com/#!/Pittsbur...aMotorSpeedway.

Join us this Saturday, August 4th, as Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway presents the ARDC Midgets in three and four wide, side-by-side wingless action!