By Brian Liskai
ATTICA, Ohio – Mother Nature may have won the battle but Attica Raceway Park and Brad Doty are determined to win the war.
After the 31st Annual Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic Presented by Racing Optics was rained out Tuesday, July 16, fans expressed their disappointment and Attica Raceway Park listened. The Brad Doty Classic is back on and will now be a weekend affair for the traditional Attica Ambush, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30 and 31 featuring the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Mobil 1.
“The fans spoke and we listened. Brad has done so much for sprint car racing and we did not want this season to go by without honoring him,” said Rex LeJeune, Director of Operations at ARP.
“I’m so honored and humbled by the outpouring of support since Tuesday. I’ve said it a million times but it is so fantastic to work with Attica and feel how the fans embrace this event. It’s going to be a fun weekend as we crown another Brad Doty Classic champion,” said Brad Doty, Co-Promoter of the event.
On Friday, Aug. 30, the All Star sprints will battle for $5,000 to win on Baumann Auto Group Night. The Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models will also race for $2,000 to win and double points to decide Attica’s 2019 track champion.
Saturday, Aug. 31 will feature a $10,000-to-win All Star sprint feature on All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Night with the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints battling for $1,000 to win.
The weekend wraps up the 2019 racing season for “Ohio’s Finest Racing” facility.
Ohio Logistics remains the title sponsor of the Brad Doty Classic and Racing Optics continues as the presenting sponsor. Also, R&R Enterprises will be the sponsor of all heat race action with Callie’s Performance Products and Priority Aviation the sponsors of the dash races. JEGS High Performance will also come back as the B-main sponsor.
“To have all our great marketing partners say they will continue to back this race just fills my heart. The racing community never ceases to amaze me,” Doty said.
Attica Raceway Park would like to remind fans who purchased a general admission ticket or pit pass at the track on July 16 you can send in your ticket or pit pass for a refund or they can be used at ANY Attica Raceway Park event in 2019 with the difference in price being refunded at the ticket window. If you purchased a RESERVED SEAT through the World of Outlaws for the July 16 event, contact the number on the back of your ticket to receive a refund.
Attica Raceway Park will open pit gates on Friday, Aug. 30 at 3:30 p.m. with racing to begin at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $22 for adults; $20 for senior citizens (ages 62 and up); $10 for teens ages 11-15; with kids 10 and under getting in free. Pit passes will be $35.
Gates on Saturday, Aug. 31 will open at 3 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults; $23 for seniors; $10 for teens and kids 10 and under get in free. Pit passes will be $35.
There is NO reserved seating for the Aug. 30 and 31 Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic Presented by Racing Optics; all seats are general admission and no stadium seats with backs are allowed.
For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com or follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.
Brad Doty Classic Winners
1989 – Steve Kinser
1990 – Jack Hewitt
1991 – Bobby Allen
1992 – Rained Out
1993 – Mark Keegan
1994 – Danny Smith
1995 – Randy Kinser
1996 – Dale Blaney
1997 – Tyler Walker
1998 – Jeff Shepard
1999 – Butch Schroeder
2000 – Kelly Kinser
2001 – Danny Smith (2)
2002 – Alvin Roepke
2003 – Dean Jacobs
2004 – Greg Wilson
2005 – Stevie Smith
Moved to Limaland
2006 – Joey Saldana
2007 – Jac Haudenschild
2008 – Jason Meyers
2009 – Steve Kinser (2)
2010 – Dale Blaney (2)
2011 – Donny Schatz
2012 – Kerry Madsen
2013 – Donny Schatz (2)
2014 – Paul McMahan
2015 – Rained Out
Moved to Attica
2016 – Donny Schatz (3)
2017 – David Gravel
2018 – Donny Schatz (4)