Given the potential for up to 3 inches of rainfall through Thursday, coupled with an excessively wet spring and summer, we have made the decision to close Linder’s Lot for the 34th Annual Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals. As a result, move-in will be as follows: Thursday, July 17 8 a.m.: Swap meet vendors will move in via the State Route 601 Ohio CAT Gate. We will credential and park swap meet vendors as quickly as possible. 3 p.m.: Race cars will move in via the State Route 601 Ohio CAT Gate and immediately park. Once parked, racers and crew can go underneath the Ohio CAT Grandstands to purchase credentials. NOTE: There is no overnight holding lot. Friday, July 18 8 a.m.: Swap meet Vendors will move-in via the State Route 601 Ohio CAT Gate. We will credential and park swap meet vendors as quickly as possible. 8 a.m.: Race cars will move-in via the State Route 601 Ohio CAT Gate. 8 a.m.: Car Show will enter through the State Route 18 Summit Gate. 8 a.m. Camping & Motorhome Guests will enter as advertised through the State Route 18 Wilson’s Gate. NOTE: There is no overnight holding lot. We look forward to seeing you at the 34th Annual Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals! — Bill
Track Reconstruction Project Reaches Next Phase
Crews hope to pour concrete soon.

The $1.6 million track reconstruction project by Miller Brothers Construction at Summit Motorsports Park has reached its next phase.

Crews are preparing to pour concrete by running string lines to measure a precise elevation, and when the last string line is in place, they'll wait for ideal weather conditions.

“We’re just about ready to pour concrete, but we need it to be warmer and dry to do that,” said Matt Welsh, Summit Motorsports Park project and facilities manager. “We’re hoping we’ll be able to do that by the end of next week.”

The project is scheduled to be completed in time for the 37th Annual Spring Warm-Up, April 28-29, and as part of it, the staging lanes will be new asphalt and the head of the staging lanes through 100 feet past the finish line will be concrete from barrier wall to barrier wall, with new asphalt from that point through part of the sandtrap at the the end of the track.

Summit Motorsports Park is at 1300 State Route 18, Norwalk, Ohio. For more information, visit www.summitmotorsportspark.com or call 419-668-5555.

Mary Lendzion
Summit Motorsports Park Media and Public Relations
mlendzion@summitmotorsportspark.com or 313-686-0776

(Photos by Matt Welsh and Sam Lance)
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