May 19, 2024

BAKER DOORS ADDS SUPPORT APPALACHIAN LATE MODEL TOUR 
 
MAY 16, 2024 – The list of supporters of the Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek continues to grow and six teams have shown their confidence in the series by prepaying their entry fees for all 8 of the Speedweek events in advance.
 
Baker Door Company of Mechanicsburg will pay $50 to the second and third place finishers in the qualifying races at both Lincoln Speedway and BAPS Motor Speedway. That is $100 to each of a minimum of four qualifying events at these tracks bringing their commitment to $800 or more.
 
Baker Door is a grassroots American garage door dealer serving communities in and around York, Harrisburg, and Mechanicsburg, taking pride in their 24/7 service availability to their customers and their ‘second to none’ staff of installers and technicians.
 
The drivers with entries fees already paid for all eight events in advance of the series are Brian Booze of Marion, PA; defending Speedweek champion Tyler Emory of Chaptico, MD; Kody Lyter of Lewistown, PA; Jared Miley of Pittsburgh, PA; Andrew Yoder of Middleburg, PA; and Bryan Bernheisel of Jonestown, PA.
 
In the 2023 resurrection season for the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek, 97 different drivers participated in at least one of the Speedweek events and 16 were at every track. There was an average car count of 40 cars at each of the races.
 
This season Appalachian Mountain LM Speedweek 2024 kicks off at the Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, PA, on Friday, June 7. Port Royal Speedway is next on the schedule on Saturday, June 8, followed by Maryland’s Hagerstown Speedway on Sunday, June 9.
 
After a night off on Monday, racing moves to Path Valley Speedway Park in Spring Run, PA, on Tuesday, June 11. Wednesday is the final Speedweek day off and racing gets back underway on Thursday, June 13, at Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway. The deciding final weekend starts at the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday night, June 14, moves to Abbottstown’s Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA, on Saturday, June 15, and closes out at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, PA.
 
The entire schedule can be viewed at lmspeedweek.com along with breaking news, the complete list of sponsors, the series history, photos, 2023 series videos and more. 
 
Fans and racers will want to mark these events on their calendars!

April 27, 2024

YCRC AND ARCH SUPPORT APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SPEEDWEEK EVENTS
 
April 28, 2024 - Support of the Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek continues to grow, starting with Selinsgrove Ford’s backing enabling the series to provide a $17,000 point fund. Over 25 sponsors have announced their support of this year’s 8-race series.
 
This week two of the most recognized racing clubs in the region, if not the nation, the Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown (ARCH) and the York County Racing Club (YCRC), have signed on to support the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek competitors. Each club will be assigned one of the two B-mains each night of Speedweek to provide the first non-qualifier in that B-Main with $100, provided they are club members. This is in addition to $300 provided by Bernheisel Race Cars and Precision Powder Coating to award $50 to each of the top three non-qualifiers in both of the B-Mains each night.
 
The York County Racing Club was founded in 1979 and boasts over 3,000 active members including fans, drivers, owners and promoters. While sponsoring various events and trips throughout the year promoting the sport, they also have an Injured Drivers Fund to provide financial help to any YCRC Member Driver that suffers auto racing injuries and associated income loss.
 
The Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown is also more than a social organization. The club sponsors events at several area speedways and has an injury fund to provide financial support to injured drivers. ARCH has been active in supporting auto racing since 1965. Nearly 400 active members are dedicated to the betterment of the sport of auto racing. Eighty-one of the racing fraternity’s greats have been inducted into the ARCH Hall of Fame to date.
 
The Appalachian Mountain LM Speedweek 2024 gets underway at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, PA, on Friday, June 7, with sponsorship from Strouse Electric of Bellefonte, PA. Things will move to the south to Port Royal Speedway, on Saturday night, June 8, with VP Racing Fuels the sponsor, and then just across the Mason/Dixon Line to Hagerstown Speedway on Sunday, June 9, for JDS/Penske Shocks support.
 
The series takes Monday off, before moving to Path Valley Speedway Park in Spring Run, PA, for Night on Tuesday, June 11. Veterinarian Zachary D, Crouse of St. Thomas, PA, is the sponsor on this event at the Spring Run, PA oval.
 
Wednesday is the final Speedweek day off and could serve as a rain date for the events on the first half of Speedweek.
 
Racing gets back underway on Thursday, June 13, at Selinsgrove Speedway with Donnie’s Automotive of Middlesburg, PA sponsorship followed by Friday night racing at the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday night, June 14. Pennsylvania general contractors and petroleum industry experts, Bolger Brothers of Altoona and Evans City will be the backer of the Bedford event.
 
Moving east, the tour comes down the homestretch with a Saturday night stop at Abbottstown’s Lincoln Speedway on June 15 backed by JRD Automotive of Mechanicsburg and Red Wing Shoes of Hanover, York and BellAir (MD). The AMS finale hits the track one day later, on Creekside Auto Sales Sunday night, at BAPS Speedway in York Haven, PA with series support from Cameron Construction of Chaptico, MD.
 
Driver registration is $50 per event at the track on each race night. But now through May 10, drivers can register for the entire 8-race series for $300. This discounted, full-series registration can be done totally through MyRacePass’s Appalachian Mountain Speedweek page or by completing the entry form on the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek website and mailing a check to the address indicated.

April 25, 2024

EMORY LOOKING TO DEFEND APPALACHIAN LM SPEEDWEEK CROWN

Tyler Emory of King George, Virginia, the 2023 Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Late Model Speedweek Champion, is anxiously looking forward to the 2024 series. He returns with the Cameron and Mann Motorsports team for his third season in the Super Late Models.

Emory had a break-out 2023 season taking five feature wins, including two Appalachian Late Model Speedweek victories on his way to the Appalachian crown while also capturing the United Late Model Series championship. He will again pilot the Cameron Construction / Coombs Bus and Truck Service / E-Labs / Total Machine LLC / PSI Pax Rocket chassis 72 cars this season.

Despite a limited racing schedule for late models in the northeast thus far in 2024 due to uncooperative weather, Tyler has already recorded a $4000 feature win in ULMS action at Williams Grove in March.

The Appalachian Mountain LM Speedweek will kick-off 2014 at Clinton County Speedway on Friday, June 7. Things will move to the south for the remainder of the weekend, first, to Port Royal Speedway, on Saturday night, June 8, and then to Hagerstown (MD) Speedway on Sunday, June 9.

The series takes Monday off, before moving to Path Valley Speedway Park on Tuesday, June 11. Wednesday is the final Speedweek day off and could serve as a raindate for the events on the first half of Speedweek. Racing is slated to get back underway on Thursday, June 13, at Selinsgrove Speedway followed by the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday night, June 14. Moving east, the tour comes down the homestretch with a Saturday night stop at Lincoln Speedway on June 15, and then the AMS finale a day later, on Sunday, at BAPS Speedway in York Haven, PA.

Driver registration is $50 per event at the track on each race night. But now through May 10, drivers can register for the entire 8-race series for $300. This discounted, full-series registration can be done totally through MyRacePass’s Appalachian Mountain Speedweek page or by completing the entry form on the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek website and mailing a check to the address indicated.

The first three drivers to take advantage of the full series entry fee discount early in April are Tyler Emory, Bryan Bernheisel of Jonestown and car owner Donna Bernheisel and Jared Miley of Pittsburgh, PA, and car owner John Deller.

The entire schedule can be viewed at lmspeedweek.com. Fans and racers will want to mark these events on their calendars!

April 12, 2024

The Appalachian Mountain LM Speedweek Is Back in 2024
 
The Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek returns for a second straight season this June with 8 races at 8 different tracks in 10 days. Each of those races will pay a minimum of $5000 to win and the two-week series will award $5000 to the champion.
 
In approximately two months the 2024 version of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek will be underway. “We were so thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive response in 2023 that we can’t wait to do it again,” stated Jim Bernheisel, series director.  “The successful formula we utilized will again be used.”
 
All tracks from 2023 are returning and BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, PA has signed on to anchor the 2024 schedule. The minimum winner’s purse has been increased to $5,000.00 with $500.00 to take the green.  The middle of the purse has been raised as well as the point fund and loyalty Money has been added.
 
The series kicks off the Speedweek action on Friday, June 7 at Clinton County Speedway.
 
The first half of the series moves to Port Royal Speedway, on Saturday night, June 8, and then the tour moves just south of the Mason-Dixon line to Hagerstown (MD) Speedway on Sunday, June 9. After taking Monday off, they move to Path Valley Speedway Park on Tuesday, June 11.
 
Wednesday is the final Speedweek Off day, as the second half is slated to get underway on Thursday, June 13, at Selinsgrove Speedway. Up next is the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday night, June 14 and Lincoln Speedway is back on Saturday night, June 15. It all wraps up with the earlier mentioned finale on Sunday at BAPS.
 
Driver registration is $50 per event at the track on each race night. But now through May 10, drivers can register for the entire 8-race series for $300. This discounted, full-series registration can be done totally through MyRacePass’s Appalachian Mountain Speedweek page or by completing the entry form on the Appalachain Mountain Speedweek website and mailing a check to the address indicated.
 
The entire schedule can be viewed at lmspeedweek.com.  Fans and racers will want to mark this event on their calendars!

April 4, 2024

In approximately two months the 2024 version of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek will be underway.  “We were so thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive response in 2023 that we can’t wait to do it again,” stated Jim Bernheisel, series director.  “The successful formula we utilized will again be used,” continued Bernheisel.  All tracks from 2023 have rescheduled and BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, PA will anchor the 2024 schedule.  The minimum winner’s purse has been increased to $5,000.00 and $500.00 to take the green.  The middle of the purse has been raised as well as the point fund and loyalty money.  The series kicks off on Friday, June 7 at Clinton County Speedway.  The entire schedule can be viewed at lmspeedweek.com.  Fans and racers will want to mark this event on their calendars!

June 2, 2023

In just over one week, Appalachian Mountain Super Late Model Speedweek 2023 will be underway!  “It’s a great time to be a super late model racer and fan in the mid-Atlantic region,” said series director, Jim Bernheisel.  “We have great tracks signed up with substantial purses, a really nice point fund, and of course awesome sponsors!  The latest addition to the sponsor lineup is Jonestown Bank and Trust in Jonestown, PA.  Race winners will celebrate their success in the “JBT MONEY IN THE BANK” Victory Lane. 

The first race in the series is at Clinton County Speedway on Friday, June 9th with the grand finale at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, June 18th.  The full schedule along with purses, point rules, and sponsors can be viewed at lmspeedweek.com.

May 10, 2023

With less than four weeks remaining until night one, the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek Super Late Model Series is ready to go.  “We have been very busy crossing t’s and dotting i’s”, said Jim Bernheisel, series director.  “We are very thrilled with the amount of interest and enthusiasm this event has garnered and we want it to go off as smoothly as possible for everyone involved.”

Many top drivers have committed to running the entire slate of events with many more indicating their desire to compete in most of the events.  The very first driver to pre-register for all eight races was Middleburg, PA hotshoe, Andrew Yoder.  All drivers that pre-registered can be viewed on the series Facebook page.

VP Fuels is the newest series sponsor to sign on.  They will be the event sponsor on Saturday, June 10 at Port Royal Speedway.

Action begins Friday, June 9 at Clinton County Speedway and concludes Sunday, June 18 at Selinsgrove Speedway.  The full schedule can be viewed at lmspeedweek.com.

April 11, 2023

As the racing season swings into action, the 2023 Appalachian Mountain Speedweek is ready to “Rock and Roll”.  “I can hardly believe we are less than two months away!”, enthusiastic series director, Jim Bernheisel stated.  “Racers are beginning to commit to the entire week and even after his devastating hauler fire, Andrew Yoder was the very first to sign up.”  A complete listing of committed drivers is expected to be available by May.

In addition, series officials have contracted with MyRacePass to add another level of information, technology, and fun to the events.  MyRacePass offers the following:

• Race Day Event Information

Each race night, fans and race teams will be able to see driver event entries, official lineups, live timing, and official results for every event in real time directly on the MyRacePass app.  Fans and race teams can search for Appalachian Mountain Speedweek on the MyRacePass app and select “Next event” to keep up with the action each night.  Fans and race teams can also see official points standings, and the schedule for the speedweek as well.

• Driver Bios and Results

Fans can search for any driver on the tour and if the driver has claimed their profile and filled out their free driver bio, fans can learn about their team, past results, sponsors, and more!  (Drivers - claim your free driver profile at MyRacePass.com and fill the driver bio out for fans to see.)

• Fantasy Racing

Each race night fans will be able to make their fantasy racing picks on the MyRacePass app and play along with the action.  Once the lineups are created each race night the fantasy racing matchups will open for fans to make their picks on the MyRacePass app.  If a fan plays along each race night, they could be the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek Fantasy Champion!

March 7, 2023

The Appalachian Mountain Speedweek continues to build momentum!  “Our opening event on June 9th is coming oh so quickly,” stated Jim Bernheisel, series director.  “The enthusiasm and support from fans, racers, and sponsors has been off the charts.  We have been able to come up with an unprecedented amount of money for our local and regional super late model racers.” 

The latest sponsor to come on board is Wieland/Wrisco Aluminum.  They will sponsor the “Wieland Start Zone” as well as giving multiple racing aluminum sheets to competitors at each event.  In addition, series title sponsor, Selinsgrove Ford, has offered to back the Five for Five Bonus.  The top driver that finishes in the top five for each event will garner a $5,000.00 bonus.  Lazer Chassis has offered a Double Your Money Bonus as well.  If a driver wins any feature, the point championship, or the Five for Five driving a Lazer, the payout amounts will be doubled.  Should a driver in a Lazer win every feature, the points championship, and the Five for Five the payout would total $92,000.00.

Super late model racers will be competing for over $250,000.00 in purse money and special awards at 8 events in 10 days.

January 14, 2023

The Appalachian Mountain Speedweek Schedule for 2023 is set!  “The most challenging part of this venture has been making the schedule work for everyone,” stated series director, Jim Bernheisel.  “We’ve had tremendous interest in the series from many race tracks.  We felt it was important to stay in a specific geographical area to make it a successful venture for all involved.  All of the promoters have been great to work with and they are as excited about the series as I am.”

To accommodate the entire program, Bedford Speedway promoter, Joe Padula has agreed to host a complete show on Thursday as well as the previously scheduled Friday night event.  The schedule along with the purse and event sponsor is as follows:

Friday, June 9th – Clinton County Speedway – TBD to win – Strouse Electric, Bellefonte, PA
Saturday, June 10th – Port Royal Speedway - $5,000 to win – VP Race Fuels
Sunday, June 11th – Hagerstown Speedway - $4,000 to win – PSI Pax, California, MD
Tuesday, June 13th – Path Valley Speedway - $4,000 to win – Cameron Construction, Chaptico, MD
Thursday, June 15th – Bedford Speedway - $4,000 to win – Total Machine, King George, VA
Friday, June 16th – Bedford Speedway - $6,000 to win – Bolger Brothers Construction, Altoona, PA
Saturday, June 17th – Lincoln Speedway - $4,000 to win – Red Wing Shoes & JRD Automotive,               
Mechanicsburg, PA
Sunday, June 18th – Selinsgrove Speedway - $5,000 to win – Donnie Schick Automotive, Middleburg, PA
A streaming agreement is in place with Flo Racing as over one quarter million dollars is up for grabs in the 8 race series.  Plan to be there!