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BIG BLOCKS MAKING
2014 RETURN TO
RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY
FOR 30TH ANNUAL ALEX
FRIESEN SUMMER
NATIONALS !
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Ransomville,
NY –
Sunday,
December
08,
2013
-
Hey
Race
Fans!!!
Look
who’s
coming
back
to
Ransomville
Speedway
for
the
2014
season!
After
an
absence
of
several
years,
the
Super
DIRTcar
Big
Block
Modified
Series
will
make
it’s
return
to
Western
New
York’s
famed
Big
R.
The
event
will
take
place
on
the
30th
anniversary
of
the
The
Alex
Friesen
Summer
Nationals
slated
for
Tuesday,
August
5th.
The
DIRTcar
big
block
Modifieds
were
a
part
of
the
weekly
program
from
the
start
of
the
Ransomville
Speedway
facility
in
1958
until
1993
when
the
Friesen
family
decided
to
switch
to
the
small
block
358
modified
motor.
Following
that,
the
big
block
modifieds
did
run
Ransomville
Speedway
once
annually
until
a
few
years
back
when
the
track
concentrated
on
its’
headlining
358
Mighty
Taco
Modified
class.
The
announcement
of
the
event
also
aligns
Ransomville
Speedway
with
Merrittville
Speedway
as
the
two
tracks
that
will
once
again
showcase
the
modified
doubleheader
that
was
so
popular
when
it
was
started
in
the
early
1970’s
to
the
late
2000’s.
Merrittville’s
Bob
St.
Amand
100
is
scheduled
for
the
previous
night
on
Monday,
August
4th.
The
Alex
Friesen
Summer
Nationals
will
be
entering
its’
30th
year.
The
highly
successful
show
that
has
thrilled
race
fans
and
has
also
been
one
of
the
longest
running
programs
in
the
northeast.
Ransomville
Speedway
co-promoter
Jamie
Friesen
has
been
pondering
a
change
to
the
Summer
Nationals
format.
“Hosting
an
event
such
as
the
Summer
Nationals
on a
weekend
limits
the
opportunity
for
many
drivers
to
attend
due
to
weekly
commitments,”
commented
Friesen.
“Putting
it
back
to a
midweek
show
where
it
was
originally
showcased
allows
our
race
fans
to
see
the
who’s
who
in
big
block
modified
racing.”
It
was
the
early
1970’s
when
both
tracks
were
owned
and
promoted
by
Stan
Friesen
and
Kurt
Uhl.
Both
were
St.
Catharines,
Ontario
businessman
and
Friesen
was
a
top
modified
racer
as
well.
Both
gentlemen
decided
to
have
a
two
day
program
which
consisted
of
twin
100
lap
events
for
the
big
block
modifieds.
“The
timing
seems
right,”
added
Friesen.
“We
are
excited
about
2014
and
this
will
certainly
be
one
of
the
many
high-lights
of
the
schedule.”
The
Summer
Nationals
has
eleven
different
modified
winners
in
its’
history
with
both
Alan
and
Danny
Johnson
leading
the
way
with
six
wins
a
piece.
In
addition
to
the
Summer
Nationals,
Ransomville
Speedway
has
also
announced
that
Wednesday,
July
2nd
will
be
the
date
for
the
fifth
annual
Battle
at
the
Border.
The
75
lap
event
for
the
DIRTcar
358
Modifieds
will
also
be a
Super
DIRTcar
358
Modified
Series
event
paying
$5000
to
win.
Danny
Johnson
was
the
winner
of
the
first
three
events
of
the
series.
In
2013,
Chad
Brachmann
interrupted
the
Johnson
dominance
and
also
winning
his
first
career
DIRTcar
Series
event.
The
DIRTcar
Sportsman
Series
will
also
make
an
appearance
on
Battle
at
the
Border
night.
It
will
be
the
first
of
two
scheduled
2014
shows
as
the
Sportsman
will
also
run
a
series
event
at
the
Niagara
County
based
oval
in
September.
It’s
going
to
be
an
exciting
2014
season
at
Ransomville
Speedway
as
the
schedule
is
starting
to
take
shape.
Check
out
ransomvillespeedway.com
for
all
up
to
date
information.
The
14th
annual
Hangover
150
is
also
just
a
few
weeks
away.
Please
call
716-791-3602
to
get
your
car
registered
if
you
haven‘t
done
so.
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