It’s been nearly two months since the Southern Pro-Am Truck Series held its season-opening race at Orlando SpeedWorld on April 19th but the Series will be back in action this Saturday evening at Bronson Speedway. It will be the first-ever SPATS event to be held at the Bronson “bullring,” a track considered a favorite of many Central Florida racers.
Becca Monopoli of Lakeland got the Southern Pro-Am Series season off to a great start battling Alva’s Chad Chastain in a down-to-the-wire finish at SpeedWorld. Chastain settled for the runner-up spot ahead of impressive youngster Cole Partelo, ageless veteran Joe Winchell and Taylor Hosford who recently celebrated her 21st birthday.
All five are expected in the field at Bronson along with the likes of Donnie Burkhalter, Taylor Moxley, Randy Leonard, Cody McDuffie, Derek Pugh and a host of others.
The pit gate at Bronson Speedway will open at noon Saturday. Practice for the Southern Pro-Am Trucks and all other classes begins at 4 pm with racing beginning at 7:30 pm. Along with the Pro Trucks, Limited Late Model Sportsman, E-Modifieds, Pure Stocks, Street Stocks and Strictly Stocks will be racing also. Pit passes are $25 per person and there is no pit slab fee. The entry fee is $50 per truck and the field will be racing 50 laps for $1,000 to win. Tires and Renegade Racing Fuel will be available at the track. The track will also be open for practice Friday evening from 6 until 9 pm.
For spectators, grandstand gates open at 4 pm. Adult admission is $12 while all seniors, military and students are admitted for just $8 with proper ID.
Kids aged 6-12 are $5 while all kids age 5 and under are admitted free of charge. Bronson Speedway is located at 9950 NE State Road 24 between Bronson and Archer.
In other news: The Southern Pro-Am Truck Series is partnering with the Formula & Automobile Racing Association (FARA USA) who have invited the Southern Pro Am Truck Series teams to take part in their annual Sebring International Raceway road course race event. This is an exciting opportunity for Pro Truck drivers that want to showcase their racing talents to local and international race fans along with getting some road course experience on the historic Sebring layout. The Pro Trucks will race on Saturday July 9th and on Sunday July 10th next month.
Pro Truck Drivers should visit Southernprotrucks.com for registration information (click the Sebring 500 FARA logo).
For race fans, entry at the gate will be $25.00 for all who don’t have a courtesy ticket. However, to get your courtesy ticket, just visit this web
site: http://www.farausa.com/eticket/
More information will be forthcoming on this great event.
The Southern Pro-Am Truck Series is proud to announce and welcome John Sarppraicone as its new Race Director and Series Consultant. Sarppraicone has been around racing since he was eight years old and brings extensive racing experience to the Southern Pro-Am Truck Series, from both a business and racing standpoint.
Originally from Long Island, NY, where he worked in the commercial real estate industry, Sarppraicone was a former NASCAR driver and assistant tech official for the Florida Pro Series. He raced at both Islip Speedway and Riverhead Raceway in Long Island before moving to Florida where he raced many types of cars including Modifieds and in the Classic Auto Racing Series. In 2000, Sarppraicone took over ownership of Desoto Speedway, and served as the track’s President, General Manager and Promoter for several years. The Series is proud to have John Sarppraicone on board and looks forward to a prosperous future with him.
If you have questions or comments, or wish to support the Series as a sponsor or volunteer, please contact info@driverseatracing.com or call 727-619-3125.