Sundance Vacations Speedway- Awesome Asphalt Racing in The Pocono Foothills

Sundance’s Callavini ready and set to go in 2010

November 20, 2009

By: Sundance Vacations Speedway Management

With the annual speedway awards banquet wrapping up another action packed year of racing at Joe Callavini’s Sundance Vacations Speedway last weekend, the veteran Promoter has never been so excited about the upcoming racing season. 2010, marks Callavini’s eleventh season of promoting asphalt stock car racing at the popular 1/3 mile oval located in St. Johns, PA., which provides great entertainment, without breaking the family budget.

Asphalt Modified racing has been the headline division at the facility, since the 70s, when the Spencer family promoted the speedway, then known as “Evergreen Speedway”. The new season promises to be possibly the biggest to date for the mighty Modifieds, as Callavini has raised the bar to new heights, by announcing plans for no less than five, $5000-to-win events, for the Tour Type Modifieds, in 2010.

“We love the Modifieds here in PA. There are probably as many asphalt Modified race cars and drivers in this area, as there are anywhere.”, Callavini stated. “They deserve the recognition, and we are going to make sure they get it. Modified fans are going to benefit, as well. It’s a win-win for everyone!” Callavini added.

Another division that Sundance will be looking at over the winter months is the Legends cars. The speedway is considering running an outlaw Legends class, on Hoosier tires. The Hoosier 790 13-inch tire is the same tire that the FWD cars utilize, at the speedway.

“The Hoosier 790 is a great all around tire for an entry level class, like the Legends cars.”, said Callavini.

The Legends would run INEX rules, with the exception of tires, and no INEX license would be required. A point fund would also be in place, as it was for 2009.

Micro Sprints, which are highly popular on dirt in this area, have also shown interest in running an Asphalt series at the track, for 2010. Many of these drivers compete on Friday evenings at various tracks and could possibly run a limited schedule of events for the new season. Both the 600 and 250 cc Micros, would be welcome to compete. A rules meeting is planned for the near future.

The 2010 racing season gets underway on Saturday, January 2, with the running of the Frostbite 4(degree) Enduro event. New for 2010, is a separate six-cylinder car/truck division, to compliment the four-cylinder and eight cylinder Enduro divisions. Enduro cars that compete on Dirt at tracks such as Big Diamond and Grandview raceways, are encouraged to participate in the Mountain Madness Enduro Series. The 2^nd event for the series is already on the calendar for February 27, with the remaining schedule to be announced. An Enduro series sponsor is also being sought for 2010.

The full schedule for all racing divisions is expected to be similar to the 2009 schedule, with all divisions competing on a bi-weekly basis. This proved to be popular with many of the racers by keeping costs down in a struggling economy. It also made each event that much more important, and it showed in car counts with increases in all divisions. The Sport Modified division will headline the “B” program, once again in 2010, as the division has grown rapidly in just a few short years.

Sundance Vacations Speedway staff would like to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Holiday season. Stay tuned to the speedway website at www.sundancevacationsspeedway.com for the latest news, or call the speedway at (570)788-7544.