Breaking News... January 5, 2012

More Announcements Coming Soon

We appreciate the amount of emails and phone calls we have received in regards to the 2012 Season. We are currently working to finalize any other plans for the speedway in 2012 and will post information as soon as those decisions are made.

Pre-Sale Tickets will be available for sale in just the next few weeks for the July 14th NASCAR K&N Series Event, as well as reserved drive in parking spots, a full schedule for that weekend's event, and so on.

Please check back - and again we APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST GREATLY - sorry about the delay we are considering many opportunities at this time.

 

 

NASCAR Racing Coming to Central Pennsylvania in 2012

(theRacewayPark.com - for immediate release)  

It was made official today - - -  Saturday July 14^th, 2012 NASCAR Racing will arrive in Central Pennsylvania as the Raceway Park in Clearfield, PA will host an event on the Nationally Televised NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule… starting the countdown to what is sure to be one of the Most Highly Anticipated Events of the Year to NASCAR Racing Fans throughout the Northeast!

“We’ve been able to do some pretty cool stuff through my NASCAR Career and my family’s involvement throughout the years in racing… and to be able to bring a Major NASCAR Touring Event to Central Pennsylvania in 2012 is just another awesome deal that I am proud to be a part of,” said Tim Bainey Jr.

“I remember a few years ago there was talk of a few investment groups looking to build a facility in the Central Pennsylvania Region that could draw a NASCAR Touring Event into the area. They went through all kinds of proposals and plans and on and on until finally… they said it just wasn’t possible.”

“My family and I were talking about it earlier this year and I said -‘I’ll bet we could make it happen’- the next day we got together and planned things out and here we are just a few months later making the announcement.”

The K&N Pro Series East, which has been in competition since 1987, is NASCAR’s premier driver development series. In recent years, Trevor Bayne, Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano have used the series as a steppingstone to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Austin Dillon, the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion, was the K&N Pro Series East championship runner up in 2008.

Tracks on the K&N Pro Series East Schedule include some of the most famous venues in the country including Richmond International Raceway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Loudon), Dover International Speedway, Iowa Speedway, Greenville Pickens, Langley Speedway, Columbus Motor Speedway, Gresham Motorsports Park  --- and starting in 2012… the Raceway Park in Clearfield, PA!

The 2012 lineup of drivers is sure to be one of the best in series history. In 2011 development programs were fielded by some of the top teams in NASCAR like Joe Gibbs Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, and others… along with a list of rather well know names who actually own teams in the series like Bill Elliott, Mike Curb, Junior Johnson, and Randy Lajoie… to name a few.

Some of the names NASCAR Fans will recognize who have either competed in the series or plan to enter select events next season include Chase Elliott (son of NASCAR Legend Bill Elliot), Corey Lajoie (son of former Nationwide Series Champion Randy Lajoie), Brandon McReynolds (son of Legendary Crew Chief Larry McReynolds), Coleman Pressley (son of former NASCAR Driver Robert Pressley), Robert Johnson (Grandson of NASCAR Legend Junior Johnson), Ryan Blaney (son of NASCAR Driver Dave Blaney), Fain Skinner (son of NASCAR Driver Mike Skinner), Jesse Little (son of Former Series Champion and NASCAR Driver Chad Little), and those are just a few.

“A lot of things have come together in the last few months, and we will be making other announcements very shortly,” said Tim Jr. “But it’s been great to see the interest we’ve had from so many parties in the region and also on a national level. I’m really excited about what lies ahead for NASCAR Race Fans in this part of the country as we continue to make plans for the Raceway Park.”

More information on the event will be released at www.theracewaypark.com in the upcoming weeks, but in the meantime... NASCAR Fans across Pennsylvania can mark SATURDAY JULY 14, 2012 on their calendar – as NASCAR Racing will be making its highly anticipated return to the region!

 

First Laps get Ran on the Asphalt Surface at the Raceway Park... Photos Below

 

"I've been to a lot of great tracks over the last few years, but I've never smiled as much behind the wheel as I did running those 20 laps," said Tim Jr. as he climbed out of a #66 USAR ProCup Car provided by 3-Time Championship Winning Driver Benny Gordon.

 

"We wanted to get on the track before winter, and with the help of some great people we were able to get that done... and man... what a nice track we have here," he smiled as he turned to talk with his brother and dad.

 

"Benny and I have been friends for quite a while and we have some big projects in the works, but I really want to say thanks to him for bringing one of his cars down today to let us run some laps. He's always been great with my family, and I want to say thanks again to him, his crew, sponsors, and everyone involved with his racing operation... they've been a tremendous help in getting this place ready to go. They've been around the top levels of racing and share in our desire to bring some big time events here to Central Pennsylvania."

 

"I always loved racing at this track, it has the perfect layout, wide sweeping corners, its the smoothest track I've ever been on, no bumps, really fast, and just a fun track to drive. We will have some more news to pass on in the next month or so... we have a few meetings in the next couple of weeks and are hoping to set some plans for 2012."

 

Welcome to the home of the Northeast's Premier 5/8 Mile Asphalt Racing Facility... the Raceway Park in Clearfield, PA.

Many new updates will be announced over the next few months as we are bringing back NASCAR Style Racing to Central Pennsylvania at the track formerly known as Central PA Speedway.

In the past few months an agreement was reached by NASCAR Truck Series Driver Tim Bainey Jr. and his family with a small group of fellow NASCAR Drivers to take control of the 5/8 mile facility that sits on 80 Acres in Central Pennsylvania... with a plan that will bring Asphalt Racing back to the area through select major events over the next few years.

"I'm proud of what we're putting together," said Tim Jr. "With the ideas we are working on, I think we will be able to have a lot of fun at the place as we look into the future."

Details of the exact plans have not been released, but could include as many as 1-3 major events as early as 2012.

"We are focusing on a few areas right now," Tim Jr. continued. "We are planning to use the facility for extensive testing as it's unique layout and wide sweeping corners shares many similarities with tracks currently on the NASCAR Truck, Nationwide, and even Cup Schedule."

"We are also developing what should be one of the TOP DRIVING SCHOOLS in the country for upcoming young drivers. With some of our contacts in NASCAR, we will be working with Major Developmental Teams as well as some of the Top NASCAR Drivers and Team Owners in the sport in putting things together."

"I'm excited, that's for sure. But this is only the start," Tim Jr. finished up.

Stay tuned for more breaking news - as plans and details will be released over the next few months!