New setting for next for PMRA Pro Modified Tour stop

First Annual PMRA Challenge June 7 at New York International Raceway Park

LEICESTER, NEW YORK (May 23, 2008) – Teams of the Pro Modified Racing Association Presented by Torco Racing Fuels Ontario will be traveling to a new venue Saturday, June 7, and the new owners of New York International Raceway Park are excited to be hosting the popular Pro Modifieds.

“This is going to be a terrific show,” said Vito Antonicelli, who along with wife Sylvia recently purchased the facility just south of Rochester, New York. “The PMRA has established itself as one of the top Pro Modified shows, and we are looking forward to having them with us.”

The First Annual PMRA Challenge presented by Vito Antonicelli Race Cars and G-Force Race Cars will be held at NYIRP, and is the second stop of the six-race 2008 PMRA tour.

“We’re looking forward to the race at New York International Raceway Park,” said PMRA Director of Operations Bruce Mehlenbacher. “This is our first time at the track, and I know our teams are enthused about racing there. We’re also happy about racing in front of new fans, and providing our sponsors with more exposure.”

Opened in 1970, New York International Raceway Park is just south of Rochester, and has been known as Motor City Raceway and Dragway 36. It is an IHRA sanctioned facility and was home to the IHRA’s Empire Nationals.

There will be three qualifying sessions on Saturday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m., 4:15 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. followed by Eliminations for the top eight qualifiers starting at 7:30 p.m.

For information about the First Annual PMRA Challenge at New York International Raceway Park call (585) 382-3030 or visit online at New York International Raceway Park or Pro Modified Racing Association

The PMRA will compete at several drag strips in 2008. There are two dates at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, June 28 and a date to be rescheduled. At New York International Raceway Park June 7 in New York State, then Dunn Tire Raceway Park July 26, also in New York State. An event is scheduled at the Sanair facility in Quebec August 16, and the season-closer will be held at the Southwestern Ontario track of the Grand Bend Motorplex August 30 and 31.