CHARLOTTE, NC., (July 29, 2020) – After a 6 month hiatus due to COVID-19, the Speed SUPER Trucks 2020 season resumes on August 6-8 with the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Road America, located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This will mark the 3rd consecutive year that the popular SPEED SUPER Trucks Presented By Menards have raced at Road America.
The trucks will take to the track many times throughout the weekend, holding practice and qualifying on Friday, August 7th, and will run 2 high flying action packed races on Saturday, August 8th. The first United States race of the season will take place right before the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. The second SST race will begin upon completion of the Trans-Am race. You will not want to miss this, as both motos will count towards the overall win of the weekend.
As in previous years the Speed SUPER Trucks will run races that utilize the front half of the circuit, crossing between turns 5 and 13, as well as the entire 4-mile track. Some of the drivers expected to compete in this year’s races include Matt Brabham, Robby Gordon, Bill Hynes, Sheldon Creed & local driver John Holtger. Stay tuned for other exciting names to be announced later this week.
“I am very excited to get back to racing at the famous Elkhart Lake Road America race track for the first USA race of our season. Road America has provided some awesome races in our SST trucks in the past two years and can not wait to see what we can do this year. The fans at this track have always welcomed us and we hope that we can put on a great show this year.”
NOTES:
Fans are welcome at Road America! To purchase tickets, please visit www.roadamerica.com or call 800-365-RACE (7223).
Robby Gordon will appear on the Dale Earnhardt Jr Download on Thursday, July 30 on the NBC Sports Network at 6pm/et (3pm/pt)
2018 Road America SST Replay https://youtu.be/nyb3w69sHO4
2019 Road America SST Replay https://youtu.be/jTOyOOjOzVI
For more information, please visit us at www.stadiumsupertrucks.com
2020 Adelaide Race #1 Results
1. Robby Gordon
2. Toby Price
3. Matt Brabham
4. Shae Davies
5. Paul Weel
6. Paul Morris
7. Bill Hynes
8. Greg Gartner
9. Luke Vanna
10. Sara Price
11. Shaun Richardson
12. Matt Mingay
2020 Adelaide Race #2 Results
1. Matt Brabham
2. Robby Gordon
3. Paul Morris
4. Paul Weel
5. Toby Price
6. Matt Mingay
7. Luke Vanna
8. Sara Price
9. Shaun Richardson
10. Shae Davies
11. Bill Hynes
12. Greg Gartner
2020 Adelaide Race #3 Results
1. Shae Davies
2. Robby Gordon
3. Matt Brabham
4. Greg Gartner
5. Paul Morris
6. Toby Price
7. Paul Weel
8. Luke Vanna
9. Bill Hynes
10. Sara Price
11. Shaun Richardson
12. Matt Mingay
Overall Weekend Results
From SPEED CAFE
Off-road racers Toby Price and Greg Gartner will contest the opening round of the Boost Mobile Stadium Super Truck Series at the Superloop Adelaide 500.
The pair have joined Team Australia alongside racing returnee Paul Weel, former Super2 Series regular Shae Davies, Toyota 86 front runner Luke Vanna, and Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 winner Paul Morris.
The Adelaide 500 round of the championship is the first of three Team Australia versus Team USA events this year.
While Price is more accustomed to two wheels, the two-time Dakar Rally winner isn’t unfamiliar with the Stadium Super Truck scene.
“I’m stoked to be back at Adelaide racing in the SSTs,” Price said.
“I have such a great time racing them every time I jump in them and get to take on those big jumps.
“I think Team Australia and Team USA will bring out some rivalries and I think we’ll see some really close racing. It should be fun!”
The drive at the Adelaide 500 comes between his FIM World Rally Championship and Trophy Truck Racing commitments in Europe and North America respectively.
Meanwhile, Gartner returns to the high flying truck racing championship after a brief hiatus. He last raced at the Adelaide 500 in 2017 and is looking forward to his return.
“I’m super excited to be a part of the Stadium Super Trucks in Adelaide, to be able to race these trucks against some of the biggest names in motorsport is fantastic,” he said.
“One of the biggest challenges for me is to change my driving style from the dirt to tar as most of my racing career has been in off-road racing and speedway.
“I wouldn’t be able to compete in this racing without my great sponsors, big and small, so thank you very much to everyone for their support.”
More drivers are to be confirmed with a little over a week until the new season gets underway.
The Boost Mobile Stadium Super Trucks play support to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship at the Adelaide 500 on February 20-23.
Charlotte, NC (November 21, 2019)- SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks has announced its schedule for the 2020 season. It will feature a total of 20 rounds of action next year, visiting ten different tracks in three different countries.
For the fourth time in series history, the SuperLoop 500 in Adelaide, SA, Australia, will be included on the schedule in conjunction with the Virgin Australia Supercars opening round early in the SST season.
After a year absence, the trucks will be back in South Australia, and will feature drivers from both the United States and Australia in the first of three co-sanctioned events with the newly formed Boost Mobile Super Trucks.
The longest-running event on the Stadium SUPER Trucks schedule will also be back for the eighth consecutive year as the trucks take to the streets of Long Beach, Calif., April 17-19, for the 47th running of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
After a successful return to the Honda Indy Toronto in 2019, Canadian motorsports fans will revel in the thrills of STT being featured again on the NTT IndyCar Series weekend. On July 10-12, the streets of Toronto will showcase the excitement of SST racing for the sixth time.
Starting the stretch of four race weekends in a month, the trucks will the make a stop for a third time at Wisconsin’s Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., August 7-8, in conjunction with the NASCAR Xfinity Series Henry 180.
After making two visits to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2019 with all kinds of wild racing action, the loyal fans of Ohio will be treated to a return trip of Stadium SUPER Trucks as part of The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio weekend, August 14-16.
The second of three events co-sanctioned with the Boost Mobile Super Trucks will see the American drivers head back to Australia, August 29-30, for a return to the Sydney Motorsport Park in Sydney, New South Wales, for a race under the lights. This will be the first time SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks will compete on a road course at night. The first appearance of SST at Sydney Motorsport Park was back in 2018 at an event with AMRS.
Returning to the Pacific Northwest for the second straight year, Portland International Raceway will be host to SST again along with the NTT IndyCar Series, September 4-6.
To close out the 2020 campaign, SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks will return to the Gold Coast to compete on the Streets of Surfers Paradise for the fourth time. A venue favorite of the series boasting large crowds and a picture perfect beachfront track provides the perfect scenario to crown the 2020 champion. Gold Coast will be the last of three events co-sanctioned with Boost Mobile Super Trucks.
Stay tuned to StadiumSuperTrucks.com and Facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks for additional event dates to be announced in the coming weeks.
2020 SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Schedule
February 1; Southern California Stadium*
February 20-23; SuperLoop 500; Adelaide, SA, Australia **
April 17-19; Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach, California
July 10-12; Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 7-8; Road America; Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
August 14-16; Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; Lexington, Ohio
August 28-30; Sydney Motorsport Park; Sydney, NSW, Australia**
September 4-6; Portland International Raceway; Portland, Oregon
October 30-November 1; Surfers Paradise Street Circuit; Gold Coast, QLD, Australia**
TBA*
*Look for an announcement with additional dates in the coming weeks
** Co-Sanctioned with Boost Mobile Super Trucks
New for 2020, Stadium SUPER Trucks in Australia has expanded to feature its own series schedule in conjunction with existing Virgin Australia SuperCar events under the banner of Boost Mobile Super Trucks.
The Australian campaign will kick off February 20-23 with the SuperLoop 500 in Adelaide, South Australia. The opening event of the Boost Mobile Super Trucks schedule will be co-sanctioned with SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks and will feature both drivers from the United States and Australia competing.
The next two events will feature new tracks for SST with Symmonds Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania hosting an event, April 3-5. While a week later, the trucks will be loaded on a ship for the Pukekohe Raceway, April 24-26, and the first event in the country of New Zealand.
The remaining schedule will feature the Boost Mobile Super Trucks to return to venues that have hosted previously. Making a third appearance at the Barbagallo Racway in Perth, Western Australia, SST will take to the track, May 15-17, for the first of two night events on the schedule in 2020. Following Perth, the trucks will make the cross-country journey for the second appearance at the Townsville Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland, June 26-28.
Traveling to the north for the second time in the trucks history, the Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory, will be part of all the action, July 17-19.
For the second co-sanctioned event with the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks, the drivers from the North American series will join the Australians for a twilight shootout, August 28-30, at the Sydney Motorsports Park in Sydney, New South Whales.
The closing event in the Inaugural Boost Mobile Super Trucks season will see the high-flying trucks return to the streets of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. Similar to Adelaide and Sydney, both drivers from Boost Mobile Super Trucks and SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks will be in action for the final event in both series. Two champions will be crowned the weekend of October 30-November 1.
2020 Boost Mobile Super Trucks Schedule
February 20-23; Adelaide Street Circuit; Adelaide, SA, Australia**
April 3-5; Symmonds Plains Raceway; Launceston, TAS, Australia
April 24-26; Pukekohe Raceway; Auckland, New Zealand
May 15-17; Barbagallo Raceway; Perth, WA, Australia
June 26-28; Townsville Street Circuit; Townsville, QLD, Australia
July 17-19; Hidden Valley Raceway; Darwin, NT, Australia
August 28-30; Sydney Motorsport Park; Sydney, NSW, Australia**
October 30-November 1; Surfers Paradise Street Circuit; Gold Coast, QLD, Australia **
**Co-Sanctioned with SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks
Stadium Super Trucks to make highly-anticipated return to the 2020 Superloop Adelaide 500
In an exciting development for fans, the 2020 Superloop Adelaide 500 will host the opening round of the Stadium Super Trucks (SST) series, following their highly-anticipated return to Australia.
The popular category was today confirmed as the first support category to race at the iconic Victoria Parklands street circuit from 20 – 23 February 2020, coinciding with the release of tickets on sale.
Renowned for its spectacular, adrenalin-charged action, the SST’s return to the Superloop Adelaide 500 is a major coup for fans, says the event’s General Manager, Alistair MacDonald.
“The Stadium Super Trucks have long been a fan favourite and we are excited to announce that they will headline the support category line-up for the 2020 Superloop Adelaide 500,” said Mr MacDonald.
“We are committed to putting on a show for race-goers, and as an international category the high-flying trucks will help the event maintain its status as one of the biggest events on the Australian motorsport calendar.
“The announcement coincides with the release of tickets on sale to the general public, so we are encouraging all fans to jump online and secure their seats for the 2020 event.”
The popular off-road racing series will see four days of action with two practice sessions confirmed for Thursday, followed by a qualifying session on Friday and a number of races across the weekend.
Created by former IndyCar and NASCAR racer Robby Gordon, the American series has raced at Australian events since 2015, before a hiatus in May 2018 due to safety concerns raised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS).
“We have worked really hard to be able to have SST return back to racing in Australia under the CAMS banner, an enormous amount of work has gone on behind the scenes with CAMS and to now be able to race again is really exciting” Said SST representative Nathan Cayzer.
“We look forward to bringing the series back to Adelaide once again and showcasing our thrill-seeking sport in front of South Australians.”
Powered by a 600-hp Chevrolet LS V8 engine, the trucks weigh 1,300 kg and are built with a steel-tube frame and fiberglass body. All trucks feature a three-speed transmission, reaching speeds as high as 230 km/h.
The SST series requires that all SST trucks are identically prepared and delivered to drivers in race-ready condition, with race winners decided by driver skill rather than individual team engineering and budgets.
Current series champion Matthew Brabham is set to take to the grid in 2020 while Robby Gordon, and former Supercars driver Paul Morris are also set to line-up in Adelaide.
“I’m excited to be coming back to the Superloop Adelaide 500 event in 2020, where it all started for us in Australia,” said Robby Gordon.
“This event is my favourite event anywhere in the world and I’d like to thank all of our supporters in Adelaide, and Australia, for their continued support to see us back on the streets of Adelaide next year.”
The 22nd edition of the iconic Superloop Adelaide 500 will host the season-opener of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, alongside a number of off-track entertainment and attraction for fans of all ages.
The popular ‘Tracks of the World’ precinct will return bigger and better to showcase some of the most famous motorsport tracks and culture from around the world, while three big nights of concerts will ignite the post-race activity with acts to be announced in coming months.
The Superloop Adelaide 500 will take place 20 – 23 February 2020.
Tickets for the 2020 Superloop Adelaide 500 are on sale now at www.superloopadl500.com.au
