Subject: Dirt Track Heroes News & Schedule

Attention all Quarter Midget Clubs:

The 5th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Show has set aside an evening on March 6th for all of the clubs to have their drivers interviewed at the Phillipsburg Mall Show.  This is an excellent opportunity to have your "Star of Tomorrow" highlighted on a night where the focus of attention is totally on them and will also provide special recognition to the club they represent.  If you are entering your race car in the event, please go the link provided in the Press Release.  If you are coming out to the Mall for your track and want to do a booth, please contact Bob Miller.

All drivers who are coming out on your dedicated evening, please contact Steve Pados at: steveswp@ptd.net so we can provide some advance notification to the fans who support the event.

WE are hoping for a great turnout to make this portion of the show an annual attraction for this great event.

We look forward to hearing from all of you and if I have a missed a club that may want to participate, please alert us to that as well

Best regards

Steve Pados

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- - - THANK YOU

CONTACT:  BOB MILLER   443 513 4456

NAPA AUTO PARTS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY STEPS UP TO PRESENT FIFTH ANNUAL DIRT TRACK HEROES SHOW

BY: STEVE PADOS

The 2012 edition of the fifth annual Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will undergo a bit of a change since the very first show was presented in 2008. NAPA Auto Parts of the Delaware Valley will make the transition into the major show sponsor for this years edition after coming on board last season as an associate sponsor for the event. The IRCO Community Federal Credit Union set the wheels in motion to lend their support to the show when it first launched in 2008 and have continuously sponsored the Dirt Track Heroes Car Show through the first four years of the show's existence. IRCO has opted to take a lateral move for the upcoming event set to return to the Phillipsburg Mall in 2012 with opening day set for Sunday, March 4th. The show encompasses the majority of the local short track scene and will continue through Saturday night, March 10th. The Phillipsburg Mall, located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ, has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and will offer a multitude of race cars, racing memorabilia, collectibles and photos on display throughout the course of the show. The 2011 edition of the show produced a record breaking 141 cars from all divisions of racing and filled the Mall space as the past, present and future of racing were highlighted in a week long show that celebrates the love all of us has found in attending races and meeting so many wonderful people associated with the sport. With an exciting and diverse schedule of events to whet the appetite of any true race fan, large crowds are expected to fill the wide walkways of the Phillipsburg Mall. This event is a Mall favorite and one of the leading attractions, continously drawing record breaking crowds for the week-long event.

The NAPA Auto Parts Stores of the Delaware Valley has five stores conveniently located within the immediate area and the locations are: Easton, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey locations Stewartsville, Hackettstown, Clinton and Flemington. The stores are owned by Quaker City Motors Parts with their headquarters located in Middletown, Delaware. NAPA was founded in 1925 to meet America's growing need for an auto parts distribution system. To date, NAPA has 69 Distribution Centers, more than 6,000 stores and 13,000 affiliated NAPA AutoCare repair facilities, over 320,000 parts in inventory every day and ASE-Certified Parts Professionals. To learn more about NAPA Know How, go to their extensive website at: www.napaonline.com or contact by phone at: 800-LET-NAPA (800-538-6272. All of the stores will have representation at the show throughout the week offering specials and discounts to the racers and fans.

IRCO will remain a big part of the show as they will sponsor the stage area where the nightly shows will be presented. Vice President of IRCO, Greg Collins, will become part of the announcing team lined up for the shows that include the longtime broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados from Gasoline Alley fame, veteran announcer Bobby Stull, Bridgeport and Thunder announcer Jeff Ahlum and former Lake Mocatek co-announcer Justin Beltrame. Collins, who serves as the noted historian of the Harmony Speedway, is expected to have much of his memorabilia from the Harmony Speedway for the event and Beltrame will once again spearhead and show the vast collection of Lake Mocatek material he has collected over the years.

The "Golden Era" of auto racing from the late fifties throughy the early eighties was an era that saw many changes take place in the way the race cars were constructed. The word "stock" gave way to ingenuity at first and followed closely by technology as the race cars became less stock appearing and relied more heavily on the latest speed part that would make the race car go faster. While the years have changed the look and the cost of racing, the spirit of the competition remains much as it was when racing in the local area was launched. The great fan base of racing can come out to this grand Mall event and be transported back to a time when they could hop into their family jitney and travel less than a half hour to witness the excitement of a night at the races. All historical racing groups including Reading, Flemington, Harmony, Dorney Park and Nazareth will have their memorabilia on display and their many scrapbooks open for the fans to take another long look at the glory years of racing and possibly find a picture or two they want to purchase as a keepsake from past glory or racing exploits.

Entries are now accepted to display in the NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Show. More information is available by calling: 443-513-4456 or you may complete the entry form located on the home page of the: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com web site. Follow the simple instructions posted on the web site to register. Space is available for race cars of all divisions, vendors and race tracks as well.

In the previous events, cars that were on display included big and small block Modifieds, Sportsman, Micro-Sprints, ARDC Midgets, URC Sprints, Late Models, go-karts and a broad variety of vintage and restored race cars. New Egypt, Grandview, Big Diamond, Bridgeport, Hamlin, Accord, Kutztown, Borger's and Snydersville will again be among the many speedways involved with the 2012 show. The week-long event will set aside one evening to salute the "Stars of Tomorrow" with a special night set aside for the budding young racing talents competing with the many quarter midget clubs in the area and this night has proven to be one of the highlights of the week as many will be giving their first ever interviews to a sizable crowd.

           The NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will again offer a great keepsake event             souvenir program book and shirt. The Phillipsburg Mall is open Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM    from Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM.

           For additional NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes information, contact show organizers Bob

and Donna Miller by phone at 443.513.4456, via e-mail at TOTH98@aol.com  or on the web:  www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com.

And don't forget, the sister event to the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show is the popular and established 27th Annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show, set for the Fairgrounds Square Mall in Reading, PA February 19-25, 2012.

Both events offer race teams a great opportunity to promote their sponsors and announce their racing plans for the 2012 racing season.

2012 Fifth Annual NAPA Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Schedule of Events

Sunday- March 4 - (Starting at Noon) - NAPA Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Opening Ceremony (Stage) - All Tracks and Driver Autograph Session: Highlighting Nazareth And Nazareth National Speedways with Reading, Harmony, Orange County, Hatfield, Dorney Park, Langhorne, Trenton, Flemington, East Windsor, Sanatoga, Moc-A-Tek, Allentown Fairgrounds, Stroudsburg, Mahoning, Mountain

Monday- March 5 - (6 PM) – Saluting ATQMRA, Borger’s Speedway, Kutztown Speedway, Shellhamers Speedway, Snydersville Raceway, X-Cel 600 Modifieds, Oreville Karts and the Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium

Tuesday- March 6 - (6 PM) Saluting the “Stars of Tomorrow” featuring Quarter Midget Clubs: Oaklane, Blue Mountain, Lehigh Valley, West End Raceway, Keystone, South Jersey and Garden State Quarter Midget Clubs

Wednesday- March 7 - (6 PM) - New Egypt Speedway and Wall Stadium Night - Saluting the Legends of the East Windsor Speedway - Invite to the Garden State Vintage Racing Club

Thursday- March 8 - (6 PM) – Hamlin Speedway, Stage One Modifieds, Accord Speedway and Orange County Fair Speedway Night with Salute to the Legends of the Moc-A-Tek Speedway

Friday - March 9 - (7 p.m.) - Salute to Thunder on the Hill Series, Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond Speedway, ARDC Midgets, URC plus the Legends of the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway

Saturday - March 10 - (Noon) - Flemington Speedway, Flemington Speedway Racing Historical Society and Harmony Speedway Historical Society

All drivers invited to return for fan-fest and Autograph Session

Saturday - March 10 - (2:30 PM) - Dorney Park Speedway Tribute & Autograph Session

Mall Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. -

*Schedule subject to change