By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Everyone has taken a hit in the pocketbook when they go to fill up their vehicle lately with gas prices hovering over $3.40 a gallon. Because the economic times continue to be tough on families, Attica Raceway Park wants to give them a break. Admission prices to hours of fun and excitement at “Ohio ’s Finest Racing” speed plant will remain the same this season – only $14 for adults; $12 for senior citizens; $10 for teens ages 11-15; and as usual, kids 10 and under get in FREE. Pit passes will remain at $25.

“Family budgets are strained, but people still need to have fun and be entertained. Realizing that, we have kept our low weekly admission prices for 2011. Racing is an affordable, exciting, entertaining, fun way for families to spend three or four hours,” said John Bores, Attica Raceway Park Promoter.

Part of the reason Attica Raceway Park can keep admission prices affordable for families is due to the tremendous support from the many business marketing partners who have come to realize race fans are some of their most loyal customers.

“We are very proud of the relationships we have with our business partners. They see the return on their investment with new and repeat customers and our fans reap the benefits of affordable prices while the racers compete for good purses,” added Bores.

One of Attica’s newest business partners is O’Reilly Auto Parts, whose name will appear on the track’s state-of-the-art message center and as the division sponsor for the 410 sprints. Returning will be Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop out of Mansfield, Ohio as the sponsor for the UMP DIRTcar Late Models. The Fremont Fence Company will once again headline the 305 sprint division, as will the Computer Man, located in Fremont, Ohio, as the title sponsor of the dirt trucks.

“We are also excited to add new race night sponsors, the Croghan Colonial Bank, the Sutton Bank, Central Ohio Farmers and Bud Light,” said Rex LeJeune, Director of Operations at ARP.

Once again, the Attica track champion of the UMP DIRTcar Late Models will earn a $1,000 gift certificate toward a new Rocket Chassis courtesy of Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop and Attica Raceway Park. The driver finishing second in the late model points will be awarded a $500 gift certificate from Mastersbuilt Chassis.

Another new business marketing partner in 2011 for Attica Raceway Park will be Keizer Aluminum Wheels. Keizer will be awarding a $50 gift certificate for each heat race winner in the 410 sprints and late model divisions (only for heat race winners on weekly shows for that division). Keizer Wheels will allow up to two gift certificates to be used at the same time.

Goodyear Tire will be back in 2011 offering prizes as well. The Hard Charger in both the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints and Fremont Fence 305 Sprints at each regular season event who is running Goodyear tires on all four corners of the car (a 100 or 200 is mandatory on both rear corners) earns a tire bonus from Goodyear.

Racing begins at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, March 25th with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints, Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop UMP DIRTcar Late Models and Fremont Fence 305 Sprints. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7:45 p.m. A rain date has been set for Saturday, March 26 with gates opening at 4 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

(Attica, OH) The UMP DIRTcar Late Model Summer Nationals Tour – affectionately known as the Hell Tour – made its first ever stop at Attica Raceway Park in 2010, and ever since, dirt track late model fans have been anticipating its return. And the 2011 version promises to be even more exciting.

Attica Raceway Park officials recently announced the Friday, July 15 event will now include the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Modified Nationals tour and the Fremont Fence 305 Sprint Cars on Central Ohio Farmers Night. The Computer Man Dirt Trucks, originally on the schedule for this date, have been moved to Friday, July 22.

“It’s been many years since Attica has hosted the exciting open-wheel modifieds… what an event this will be! Fans will see some of the nation’s best late model drivers and some of the best modified drivers as well,” said Attica Promoter John Bores. “You could see some drivers competing in both the UMP Late Model and UMP Modified events at Attica.”

The UMP Modifieds will compete under the UMP DIRTcar Modified guidelines under Attica Raceway Park track procedures. Summit Racing Equipment is putting up a $10,000 point fund for the tour plus over $5,000 in Summit gift certificates for contingency awards. Modified drivers will accumulate points and be awarded points for their best seven finishes on the tour

For schedules and more information go to www.modifiednationals.com; www.summitracing.com; www.dirtcar.com; and www.atticaracewaypark.com.

On behalf of Attica Raceway Park and our fans, employees and the local race teams our thoughts & prayers are with the Genzman family.

De Genzman, Fremont, Ohio, late model driver. De began his driving career in 1955, at the age of 17, and became one of the most successful late model drivers in Ohio, winning over 100 features. He started in the strictly stock division and moved to the 6-cylinder sportsman division in the late 1950s. When Fremont Speedway started the hobby stock division in 1963, De drove the #53 car for Cliff Mesnard. He had his biggest year in 1969 winning the track titles at Fremont and Findlay. He won Fremont championships in 1971 and 1972, also winning track titles at McCutchenville Speedway and Bryan Motor Speedway. De posted 26 career feature wins at Fremont, to sit 14th on the track’s all-time win list.

God Speed De!

(Attica, OH) The decision has been made and fans of Attica Raceway Park have voted Josh Muntz’s first career feature win on August 28th as their favorite moment of the 2010 race season. Muntz’s victory won the poll with well over 400 of the nearly 900 votes collected from the fans on atticaracewaypark.com.

Back on Attica Raceway Park’s Season Championship Night, Muntz would drive to the top of the track to take the lead with Jake Trevino, Bobby Clark, Dan Hammond and Nate Dussel in tow. Clark would quickly grab second place and race right onto Muntz’ rear bumper. Muntz had to hit his marks perfectly over the course of the 25-lap event with Clark right on his tail. In the end, Fremont, Ohio’s Josh Muntz would lead every lap and earn his first career Attica victory in the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints.

Each poll featured five events that stuck out in the minds of the Attica Raceway Park staff from the past season for one particular division. The fine fans of “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant than had a month to vote to help determine what was the most exciting event for that division. Once each divisional winner was selected they were polled against each other to ultimately decide what was the greatest moment of 2010 at Attica Raceway Park.

OCTOBER: 410 Sprint Cars
Winner: Mark Keegan picking up his 56th win at Attica Raceway Park the same week of his 52nd birthday (June 11th)
NOVEMBER: DIRTcar Late Models
Winner: Rick Eckert raced through the B-Main, an early race accident in the feature that caused the radiator to be replaced during a red flag and climbed back from the tail of the field to picked up the World of Outlaws Late Models Series win (July 30th)
DECEMBER: 305 Sprint Cars
Winner: Josh Muntz picking up his first career feature win at Attica Raceway Park on Season Championship Night after leading every lap (August 28th)
JANUARY: Dirt Trucks
Winner: Brian Arnold claiming his first career track championship At Attica Raceway Park thanks to an incredible average A-Main finish of 4th place
FEBRUARY: Final poll with all 4 divisional winners going head-to-head
Winner: Josh Muntz picking up his first career feature win at Attica Raceway Park on Season Championship Night after leading every lap (August 28th)

Just over 3 weeks remain before the 2011 season opener on Columbus Equipment Night featuring the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints, Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop UMP DIRTcar Late Models and the Fremont Fence Company 305 Sprints. Gates open at 5 pm with Racing at 7:45 pm.