Andy Jankowiak, Ryan Flores & Erick Rudolph, Last Three Gambler’s Classic Atlantic City TQ Winners, Seek Repeat Wins For 2020
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - When the Indoor Auto Racing VP Series storms into Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall for the 18th running of the NAPA Know How Racing Weekend on Friday and Saturday January 31 and February 1, Andy Jankowiak, Ryan Flores and Erick Rudolph, the last three winners of the headline Gambler’s Classic TQ Midget races in the building, will have the same agenda in mind: win! Rudolph, of Ramsomville, NY, and Flores of Huntersville, NC., have already tasted victory in the BELFOR Property Restoration TQ Midget...
INDOOR AUTO RACING SERIES HEADS TO ATLANTIC CITY’S BOARDWALK HALL ON JAN. 31 & FEB.1
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ January 7, 2020 . . . With two blockbuster events in the books, the 2020 Indoor Auto Racing Series fueled by VP heads to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Friday and Saturday January 31st and February 1st for the 18th annual NAPA Auto Parts Classic. Defending series champion Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, N.Y. won the opener held inside the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. on Friday night January 3rd. Ryan Flores, a native of Brick, N.J. now...
Matt Janisch Leads VP Racing Fuels Championship Standings
After two rounds of Indoor Auto Racing Series action Fueled by VP Racing Fuels, Matt Janisch is the current leader in the Championship standings. The third round of the five-race series will take place at the Gambler's Classic, Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey. With feature wins at the Allentown Indoor Race Tyler Brown and Dylan Hoch lead the Hoosier Tire Champ Kart and Action Track Slingshot Series respectively. PositionCar #NameTotal Points 115Ryan Flores243 274Tim Buckwalter210 32Matt Janisch200 449Scott Kreutter189 557Andy Jankiowak187 648Briggs Danner170 71BJoe Bailey140 812Mike Bednar140 993Ryan Bartlett137 1098Matthew...
Ryan Flores Rebounds From Friday Allentown, PA PPL Center Indoor Auto Racing Series Flip To Win Saturday TQ Midget Feature; Dylan Hoch Scores Slingshot Victory With Heady Late Race Move In Heavy Lapped Traffic; Series Heads To Atlantic City On Jan. 31 – Feb. 1
ALLENTOWN, PA (Sat.) - One night after riding out a spectacular flip early in the TQ Midget feature, Ryan Flores of Troutman, NC, came back to score an impressive win inside Allentown, PA's PPL Center in the 40-lap Indoor Auto Racing Series Allentown finale . “ There were a lot of challenges out there tonight,” Flores said. “But the car was good, good enough to run the last ten laps with a left rear tire that was going down.” Dylan Hoch of Mertztown, PA, was in the...
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
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
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
FRIDAY, 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
ALLENTOWN, 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...
