SCHEDULE SET FOR PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS & CASINO RACE OF CHAMPIONS WEEKEND
AT LAKE ERIE SPEEDWAY FEATURING THE 69th ANNUAL “RACE OF CHAMPIONS 250
- The Tradition Continues with the 69th Annual “Race of Champions 250” to highlight Weekend –
- Tickets and Weekend Packages on Sale and Available -
North East, PA – (March 20, 2019) – The schedule for the September 26, 27 and 28 Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania has been set. The schedule includes the running of the 69th Annual “Race of Champions 250” for the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series. The event includes three days filled with racing and festivities.
Thursday, September 26: Practice will take place on Thursday, September 26, with gates opening at 3:00 pm and practice from 4:00 pm until dusk for all divisions. Information regarding a special event this night is forthcoming.
Friday, September 27; Racing will include the Race of Champions Asphalt Sportsman Modified Series in a 75-lap event that concludes the second four-race season of this dynamic series. The Race of Champions Super Stock Series will compete in a 40-lap event that will complete their season and see the Series champion crowned, in addition to the final race in the
TDH Refrigeration “Cool Performance of the Hottest Races of the Season” championship within a championship.
Saturday, September 28; The featured event will be the running of the 69th Annual “Race of Champions 250”. The event features 250 exciting laps of action for racing enthusiasts and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event to take place each year in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500. The Race of Champions Asphalt Late Model Series will conclude its season along with support from the Race of Champions TQ Midget Series. The Race of Champions Four Cylinder “Dash” Series will once again thrill fans as a champion is set to be crowned.
Tickets may be purchased for the weekend and will be available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office or at
www.lakeeriespeedway.com.
Ticket prices for Thursday, September 26; Adult, Senior, Children (Infant – 16) – Grandstands Free. Pit Pass – Member $20 / Non-Member $25.
Ticket prices for Friday, September 27 purchased before September 1, 2019; Adult General Admission Tickets - $20; Senior General Admission Tickets - $17; Reserved Seat Tickets (Regardless of Age) - $25 – Children (6-16) – General Admission Tickets - $10; Children Under 5 General Admission Tickets – Free; Pit Passes – Members $35 / Non-Members $45.
Ticket prices for Saturday, September 28 purchased before September 1, 2019; Adult General Admission Tickets - $35; Senior General Admission Tickets - $33; Reserved Seat Tickets (Regardless of Age) - $40 – Children (6-16) – General Admission Tickets - $12; Children Under 5 General Admission Tickets – Free; Pit Passes – Members $55 / Non-Members $65.
3-Day Pit Pass Combo – Members $95 / Non-Members - $115
If you plan to attend the weekend and camp at the facility, spots will be sold at the track for the designated camping areas. The price for purchase prior to September 1, 2019 per camping spot will be $30. Tickets and camping spots for the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend are available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office 814.725.3303. Where: Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pa.
When: Thursday, September 26; Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28
Directions: The track is located just twenty minutes from Erie, Pa., minutes from Interstate 90 and directly off Interstate 86 at 10700 Delmas Drive, North East, PA 16428
What: The Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway featuring the 69th Annual “Race of Champions 250”
More Information:
www.lakeeriespeedway.com (Track Phone: 814.725.3303) /
www.rocmodifiedseries.com The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, US Army, Upstate Automotive Group, Waddell Communications, Pilat Graphic Design, Jerico Performance, TDH Refrigeration, Sherwood Racing Wheels, PavedTrackDigest.com and Speed51.com. The 6i9th annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2019 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500. For more information, contact
Race of Champions Media at media@rocmodifiedseries.com
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Race of Champions 250
Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pennsylvania
*All times and events subject to change
DATE TIME EVENT
Wednesday - 9/25 5:00pm – 10:00pm Early Arrival Camping
Thursday - 9/26 10:00 am Gates open for Campers and Haulers
3:00 pm Pit Gates Open for Practice – ALL DIVISIOINS
4:00 pm to dusk Practice by Division
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Announcement Forthcoming
Friday - 9/27 9:00 am Gates Open for Campers and Haulers
2:00 pm Pit Gates Open
2:30 pm Inspection and Draw for All Divisions Open
4:30 pm Driver’s Meeting (by Division--Race of Champions Sportsman Modifieds, Race
of Champions Super Stock Series)
5:15 pm (Potential Practice Session)
6:00 pm Grandstand’s Open
6:00 pm Hot Laps by Division (Race of Champions Sportsman Modifieds, Race of Champions Super Stock Series)
Followed by:
7:05 pm Opening Ceremonies (Anthems, Invocation)
7:15 pm Qualifying Races by Division:
Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series (10 laps)
Race of Champions Super Stock Series (8 laps)
8:15 pm B-Main / Non Qualifier Race(s) if necessary by Division
Sportsman Modifieds (12-laps);
Race of Champions Super Stocks (10 laps)
8:45 pm Race of Champions Super Stock Feature (40 laps)
9:15 pm Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Driver Introductions (Drivers in car, staged on front stretch)
9:30 pm Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series 75 – (75 laps - Cautions do not count)
10:30 pm Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series 75 victory lane
11:00 pm Pit Area Closed
Race of Champions 250
Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pennsylvania
*All times and events subject to change
DATE TIME EVENT
Saturday – 9/28 10:00 am Pit Gates Open (Haulers Enter)
11:00 am Inspection and Draw for Group Begins
12:00 pm (Noon) Driver’s Meeting Four Cylinder Dash Series
12:10 pm Driver’s Meeting TQ Midget Series
12:20 pm Driver’s Meeting Late Model Series
12:30 pm Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series Driver’s Meeting in Pit Entrance Building
1:00 pm Grandstands Open
1:00 pm Hot Laps by Division (2 rounds):
Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series
Race of Champions TQ Midgets
Race of Champions Late Models
Race of Champions Asphalt Modifieds
2:00 pm Qualifying Races for Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series (6-laps)
2:30 pm Approx. G-W-C Group Time Trials for the Race of Champions Modifieds;
Immediately Following Qualifying Races by Division:
Race of Champions TQ Midgets (8 laps)
Race of Champions Late Models (8 laps)
Race of Champions Modifieds (10 laps)
Immediately Following B-Main / Non-Qualifiers (if necessary)
Race of Champions Modifieds (12laps)
4:30 pm (Approx.) Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series Feature (20-laps)
Followed by: Victory Lane
Immediately Following Race of Champions TQ Midget Feature (TBA)
Followed by: Victory Lane
5:15 pm (Approx.) Race of Champions Late Model Series (40 laps)
Followed by: Victory Lane
5:50 pm Pre-Race, cars begin to stage
5:55 pm Race of Champions Introductions beginning with special awards:
- Hall of Fame Induction
- Grand Marshall Introduction
- Honorary Starter
6:00 pm Driver Introductions
6:20 pm 
