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02Sep2017
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Stadium SUPER Trucks UFD At The Glen
Stadium SUPER Trucks to visit Watkins Glen International for UFD at The Glen
WATKINS GLEN, New York (September 1, 2017) – SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks continue the 2017 World Championship this Labor Day weekend back in the United States with its first ever visit to the state of New York and the famed Watkins Glen International.
Stadium SUPER Trucks 1st Annual UFD at The Glen will feature Race 1 on Saturday, rounded out with Race 2 prior to the start of the Verizon IndyCar on Sunday.
Opened in 1956 the 11-turn purpose build road course has featured everything from the open wheeled cars of Formula 1 and IndyCar to the NASCAR Cup Series. Never in the 61-year history of Watkins Glen International have the racecars competing looked to take flight on purpose.
Times have now changed and ten 600-hp highflying Stadium SUPER Trucks will launch over four 36-inch tall aluminum ramps placed strategically throughout the racecourse.
Featuring two different race circuits this weekend the Stadium SUPER Trucks will race the 8-turn 2.454 mi (3.949 km) short-course that is often used by the stockcars of the NASCAR circuit. The much different open wheeled cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series will compete on the 11-turn original road course.
The starting lineup for Saturday’s race was determined from each driver’s fastest lap time in Friday morning’s qualifying session. Following the qualifying session, a full field inversion from fastest to slowest was put in place, meaning Shaun Richardson, from Scarborough, United Kingdom, will start from pole alongside Always Evolving driver Erik Davis of Burbank, California.
Row two will consist of United Fiber & Data driver Bill Hynes of Nazareth, Pennsylvania starting inside Aaron Bambach of Rochester Hills, Michigan making his second start of 2017 in the The Productivity Team Engineering Services/ LSG Insurance Partners entry.
Row three will find former Dirt Short Course driver Jeff Hoffman of Phoenix, Arizona, and Stadium SUPER Trucks points leader Matt Brabham of Gold Coast, Australia driving the DEVILBISS truck. Brabham won the Stadium SUPER Trucks last event held in Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China.
Gavin Harlien of Mesa, Arizona will start in the seventh position, along side veteran driver Robby Gordon of Orange, California. Gordon is the only driver in the field whom has won at Watkins Glen International claiming a NASCAR Cup victory in 2003.
Quick Qualifier Paul Morris of Norwell, Queensland, Australia will start in the ninth position driving the LIVE entry and Stadium SUPER Trucks rookie Steve Kendall of Santa Ana, California will make up the tenth starting position after encountering a broken rear-end housing during qualifying and not recording a time.
SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Race 1 will be contested Saturday afternoon at 12:30 P.M. local time. Tickets can still be purchased at http://www.theglen.com
Fans that are unable to come to the track are able to tune into the race by visiting https://stadiumsupertrucks.com or by visiting the Stadium SUPER Trucks Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks
UFD at The Glen SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks
Driver Roster
September 1-3, 2017
Watkins Glen, New York
No. 3; Aaron Bambach; Rochester Hills, Michigan; Toyo Tires/ TPT: The Productivity Team Engineering Services/ LSG Insurance Partners
No. 12; Shaun Richardson; Scarbourgh, United Kingdom/ United Fiber & Data/ Tow Master/ Jan Jones
No. 7; Robby Gordon; Orange, California; Safecraft Safety Equipment/ Toyo Tires/ KMC Wheels
No. 50:1; Jeff Hoffman; Phoenix, Arizona; TruFuel 50:1
No. 55; Gavin Harlien; Mesa, Arizona; Royal Purple Synthetic Oil
No. 57; Bill Hynes; Nazareth, Penn.; United Fiber & Data/ LIVE/ Think Loud Development
No. 67; Paul Morris; Gold Coast, Queensland, Aus.; LIVE/ United Fiber & Data/ Think Loud Devlopment
No. 75; Erik Davis; Burbank, California; Always Evolving/ AerNow/ Replay XD
No. 83; Matt Brabham; Gold Coast, Queensland, Aus.; DeVILBISS/ Hawk Performance/ KMC Wheels
No. 312; Steve Kendall; Santa, Ana, California; SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires/ KMC Wheels/ Menards
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30Aug2017
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Watkins Glen Entry List
Entry List For Watkins Glen, September 1-3, 2017
#3 – Aaron Bambach
#7 – Robby Gordon
#12 – Shaun Richardson
#50:1 – Jeff Hoffman
#55 – Gavin Harlien
#57 – Bill Hynes
#67 – Paul Morris
#75 – Erik Davis
#83 – Matt Brabham
1 driver TBA
September 1 – Practice – 11:15am/et
September 2 – Race #1 – 12:30pm/et
September 3 – Race #2 – 12:10pm/et
The races will be streamed right here or at the Stadium SUPER Trucks Facebook Page.
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10Aug2017
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SST To Race At Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 10, 2017) – Watkins Glen International announced today the addition of the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks to the racing lineup for the upcoming INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen Sept. 1-3.
Led by the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Labor Day weekend event features six motorsports classes, including Indy Lights, Pro Mazda, USF2000, MX-5 Cup and the Stadium SUPER Trucks.
In all, there will be 12 practice sessions, seven qualifying sessions and nine races culminating with the Verizon IndyCar Series race Sunday, Sept. 3 at 1 p.m., live on NBCSN.
The Stadium SUPER trucks will take to the track three separate times throughout the weekend holding practice/qualifying on Friday, Sept. 1 at 11:15 a.m., followed by Race 1 on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 12:30 p.m. The second race will take place in advance of the Verizon IndyCar Series race on Sunday. Green flag is set for 12:10 p.m.
“If there is anything that can add even more excitement to our INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen race weekend, it’s Robby Gordon and his series,” said Watkins Glen International President Michael Printup. “This is going to be unlike anything that our fans have ever seen at Watkins Glen International. Personally, I’m very curious to see how those trucks get around America’s fastest road course.”
The widely popular SST Series features 12 identically prepared 650-horsepower trucks that are built to take flight much like a scaled down radio-control car. Able to race on virtually any surface thrown at them, the SST trucks will race the 2.45-mile, 8-turn short course, compared to the 3.37-mile Grand Prix circuit utilized by INDYCAR.
The SST races will feature 36-inch tall aluminum ramps placed in strategic locations throughout the course, allowing the trucks to fly 20 feet off the ground and hundreds of feet down the course, all while hitting speeds upwards of 140 mph.
“For Stadium SUPER Trucks to visit the state of New York and the Northeast for the first time, I cannot be more excited,” Stadium SUPER Trucks President Robby Gordon said. “I’ve had a lot of success at Watkins Glen throughout my career, and have built a large fan base in that region. To bring the door-to-door action and big air of Stadium SUPER Trucks to ‘The Glen’ for the first time, the fans are going to be ecstatic for SST racing.”
Stadium SUPER Trucks feature a 10-event schedule in 2017 spanning three countries, touring as co-events with INDYCAR in the United States, Supercars in Australia and Monster Jam in China.
In addition to former Indy car and NASCAR driver Robby Gordon, a wide variety of drivers from all forms of motorsports will be in attendance, such as 2015 & 2016 series champion Sheldon Creed, Arie Luyendyk Jr., Bill Hynes, Erik Davis, dirt specialists Gavin Harlien and Jeff Hoffman, as well as the top two in the current point standings, Australia’s Matt Brabham and Paul Morris. With this being the first visit of the trucks to the famed Watkins Glen International, all drivers are expected to have an equal opportunity at winning.
INDYCAR returns to Watkins Glen International for the Sept. 1-3 race weekend, featuring the Verizon IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, Pro Mazda, USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda, Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup and SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks, in an action-packed event. For tickets and additional information on this can’t-miss weekend, call 1-866-461-RACE, or visit us online at www.theglen.com.
2017 SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks World Championship Winners
Round No. Race Location Race Date Winner
1 Adelaide, SA, Australia March 3, 2017 Craig Dontas
2 Adelaide, SA, Australia March 4, 2017 Sheldon Creed
3 Adelaide, SA, Australia March, 5, 2017 Paul Morris
4 St. Petersburg, Florida March 11, 2017 Robby Gordon
5 St. Petersburg, Florida March 12, 2017 Matt Brabham
6 Long Beach, California April 8, 2017 Matt Brabham
7 Long Beach, California April 9, 2017 Robby Gordon
8 Perth, WA, Australia May 6, 2017 Sheldon Creed
9 Perth, WA, Australia May 7, 2017 Robby Gordon
10 Perth, WA, Australia May 8, 2017 Sheldon Creed
11 Detroit, Michigan June 3, 2017 Sheldon Creed
12 Detroit, Michigan June 4, 2017 Sheldon Creed
13 No Limits, Texas June 10, 2017 P.J. Jones
14 No Limits, Texas June 10, 2017 Sheldon Creed
15 Darwin, NT, Australia June 16, 2017 Paul Morris
16 Darwin, NT, Australia June 17, 2017 Matt Brabham
17 Darwin, NT, Australia June 18, 2017 Paul Morris
18 Beijing, China July, 29, 2017 Matt Brabham
2017 Stadium SUPER Trucks World Championship Schedule
Round 1: March 3, 2017; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Round 2: March 4, 2017; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Round 3: March 5, 2017; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Round 4: March 11, 2017; St. Petersburg, Florida
Round 5: March 12, 2017; St. Petersburg, Florida
Round 6: April 8, 2017; Long Beach, California
Round 7: April 9, 2017; Long Beach, California
Round 8: May 5, 2017; Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Round 9: May 6, 2017; Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Round 10: May 7, 2017; Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Round 11: June 3, 2017; Detroit, Michigan
Round 12: June 4, 2017; Detroit, Michigan
Round 13: June 10, 2017; Fort Worth, Texas
Round 14: June 10, 2017; Fort Worth, Texas
Round 15: June 16, 2017; Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Round 16: June 17, 2017; Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Round 17: June 18, 2017; Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Round 18: July 29, 2017; Beijing, China
Round 19 September 2, 2017; Watkins Glen, New York
Round 20: September 3, 2017; Watkins Glen, New York
Round 21: TBA China
Round 22: TBA China
Round 23: October 6, 2017; FB Life Festival China
Round 24: October 7, 2017; FB Life Festival China
Round 25: October 8, 2017; FB Life Festival China