Erick Rudolph Races To Friday Night Allentown TQ Midget Win With Late Race Pass Of Shawn Nye, Tyler Brown Takes Champ Kart Feature; TQ Midgets Return With Slingshots For Sat. Finale

admin2020-01-04T06:28:54-05:00 ALLENTOWN, PA – Four time Indoor Auto Racing Series TQ Midget season champion Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, NY ducked under Shawn Nye with 25 laps complete in Friday's 40-lap TQ Midget Indoor Auto Racing Series feature and kept Nye at bay for the remaining laps to win. Rudolph won in a car built by Mark Lafler that was fielded with ten inch tires as opposed to the thirteen inch tires all of Lafler's cars have used previously. “ The smaller tire took a...

ALLENTOWN’S PPL CENTER ARENA TRANSFORMED INTO SPEEDWAY; CONCRETE BARRIERS ERECTED, SYRUP APPLIED TO TRACK SURFACE, FENCE BUILT FOR MORE THAN 100 RACE CARS TO ATTACK FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

admin2020-01-02T23:49:55-05:00 ALLENTOWN, PA January 2, 2020. . . The PPL Center Arena in downtown Allentown, PA, is most often groomed with a Zamboni, smoothing the ice for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms home games. This past Thursday afternoon, a small army of skilled race track preparers descended on the concrete arena floor erecting portable ‘jersey barriers’ to form a race track, attaching a ‘catch fence’ around the speedway and applying soda syrup to the floor, which acts as a traction compound. Within just a...

Allentown Indoor Race Tentative Schedule of Events

admin2020-01-02T14:17:52-05:00FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 - TQ Midgets (48 or less) & Champ Karts 10am Garage Opens 10am Inspection Begins (Fueling Begins) 12pm Draw Opens for Time Trials 12pm Drivers Meeting 2-3:45pm Practice Begins: Order for Practice TQ (Tires Out), Champ Karts (Tires In), TQ (Tires Out), Champ Kart (Tires In), TQ (Tires In) 5:05pm TQ Midget Time Trials - 2 Laps 6:00pm Doors open for Public 7:30pm Racing Begins - 48 TQs / 30 Champ Karts (3) Champ Kart Heats - 10 Cars, 8 Laps - 5 Qualify (4) TQ Heat Races...

Marco Andretti To Return To PPL Center This Saturday To Shake Down TQ Midget; Fan Fest Autograph Signing To Follow

admin2019-12-30T23:48:50-05:00ALLENTOWN, PA - Marco Andretti, third generation driver, son of Michael Andretti and grandson of legendary Mario Andretti, will demonstrate his driving talents inside Allentown, PA’s PPL Center this Saturday, January 4 when he shakes down a TQ Midget. Andretti, a 14-time Indianapolis 500 qualifier, will sign autographs for fans during the on track Fan Fest between 5:30 and 6:30 PM followed by some hot laps around the arena floor speedway prior to the start of the racing program at 7 PM. Those with...

Ryan Tidman To Race For Richie Tolerico For First Time In Indoor Racing Series Races; Multi-Time Outdoor TQ Champ Has Two Chances To Snare First Indoor A-Main Win Allentown

admin2019-12-30T17:13:56-05:00ALLENTOWN, PA - ‘Flyin’ Ryan Tidman has done everything in Indoor Auto Racing Series TQ Midget racing action over the years except win one. The Holland, PA driver hopes to accomplish that goal when the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP Race Fuels opens its 2020 season this weekend, Friday and Saturday, January 3-4, 2020 inside the PPL Center in downtown Allentown, PA. “I’ve come close lots of times, won some 20-lap qualifying races and set fast time, but still am looking for...

TYLER THOMPSON & JASON SIMMONS RACING SET FOR INDOOR AUTO RACING OPENER IN ALLENTOWN ON JANUARY 3-4

admin2019-12-28T20:37:02-05:00 Dan Kapuscinski Motorsports Promotions - OSWEGO, NY (December 27, 2019) – In just one week, the winter racing scene will roar to life as Jason Simmons Racing and a host of other eager teams prepare for the opening round of the Indoor Auto Racing Championship fueled by VP Fuels at the PPL Center in Allentown, PA on January 3-4. JSR will travel to Allentown armed with four weekend entries, including two high-powered TQ Midgets for drivers Tyler Thompson and Michael Barnes,...

Four Time And Defending Indoor Auto Racing Series Champ Erick Rudolph Is Poised To Start Fifth Title Run In Allentown

admin2019-12-19T17:38:16-05:00ALLENTOWN, PA - The most prolific championship winning driver in the history of the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP Race Fuels, Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, NY, will begin his quest for a fifth TQ Midget Series title on Friday and Saturday, January 3-4, 2020 inside the PPL Center in downtown Allentown, PA. Rudolph, also one of the winningest dirt Modified drivers during the 2019 outdoor season, is the defending Indoor Series champion. Rudolph clinched the title by winning the 2019 series finale...

Matt Janisch Seek’s Second Allentown TQ Midget Win, 2020 Indoor Series Title

admin2019-12-19T17:10:35-05:00ALLENTOWN, PA - Matt Janisch comes into the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. for the Indoor Auto Racing Series fueled by VP Racing Fuels 2020 season opener with an avowed goal: to get as many championship points as he possibly can. “I”m going to do whatever I can do to be in contention to win the Series title. I’ve had some shots, was second one year by one point to Anthony Sesely. With five features in the Series, you can’t win if you...

VERSATILE TIM BUCKWALTER LOOKS FOR FIRST CAREER INDOOR AUTO RACING VICTORY INSIDE ALLENTOWN PPL CENTER JANUARY 3-4

admin2019-12-18T16:12:43-05:00ALLENTOWN, PA December 9, 2019 . . .Tim Buckwalter, one of the most accomplished and adaptable drivers in the northeast, will be aiming for victory inside Allentown, PA’s PPL Center when he takes a proven TQ Midget to post on January 3rd and 4th, 2020 for the Ironton Telephone sponsored Allentown Indoor Race. The Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP Race Fuels will open its 2020 season in the Queen City. Tickets for the fifth annual Allentown event are on sale at...

Indoor Series Racers Challenge: “Purse Increase, Double Pay For Winner If Event Is Sold Out”

admin2019-11-22T15:05:43-05:00 TRENTON, NJ - Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP Race Fuels promoter Len Sammons has issued a Racers Challenge to the drivers and car owners who will compete in the four 2020 events: “Help us sell out the house and we’ll pay the feature winners in all classes double the purse!” Sammons, who along with sons Danny and Davey organize the events, expanded the challenge to increasing all other feature finishing positions 20% if the “Sold Out” sign is posted at the...