Story By: STEVEN PETTY / LANCASTER MOTORPLEX – LANCASTER, NY – The 65th season of stock car racing at Lancaster Motorplex will come to a close with the longest-running stock car event in Western New York, the 36th US Open, set for September 27-28.
On Friday, September 27, qualifying heats will be run for the Insinger Performance/VP Race Fuels Sportsman, Monroe Extinguisher Street Stocks, Mighty TQ Midgets, Late Models, Super Stocks, and 4 Cylinders. The 4 Cylinders will take center stage with their US Open race under the lights on the Lancaster ¼-mile oval.
Friday, pit gates open at 3pm, grandstand gates and practice will take place at 5:30pm, and racing will get underway at 8pm.
Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, Seniors (65 +) and military $10, students 11-16 $5, and kids 5 and under will be admitted free. All students 17 and under MUST be accompanied by a paid adult admission. Pit admission is $30.
Then on Saturday, qualifying heats will take place for the Rusty Diamond Core Pro 4s and the Tour-Type Modifieds will take place. Then we will head to feature mode. The Tour-Type Modifieds will run a 101-lap event. The 101 comes from the track’s 65th anniversary plus the 36 for the 36th running of the US Open. The Insinger Performance/VP Race Fuels Sportsman will race their 50-lap showdown, and the Monroe Extinguisher Street Stocks will race in a 35-lap feature. The Rusty Diamond Cores Pro 4’s will race in their 15-lap event. The Mighty TQ Midgets will race their 20-lap feature. The Super Stocks will race a 40-lap race. The Late Models will run a 30-lap event. Saturday will also feature the final King Wolf Productions Big Wheels event of the year.
Grandstand admission on the Saturday of US Open Weekend is $45 for adults, $40 for seniors and veterans, students 11-16 are $15, and kids 10 and under are admitted FREE. Pit passes are $50 for Saturday. Pit gates on Saturday will open at 9am, with practice and grandstands opening at 11am, and racing will get underway at 1pm.
Sunday, September 29th will be utilized as a rain date if needed.
Two-day pit passes are $70 and personal vehicles will cost $20 to park in the pits per day. Camping will be $25.