HOLLY, Mich. – The Must See Racing Sprint Series presented by Engine Pro will return to Jennerstown Speedway next season.
The tour’s visit, scheduled for Aug. 27, will be the first time the popular 410 winged pavement sprint car series has competed at the .522-mile speedway since 2020.
Must See Racing President Jim Hanks expressed how excited the series is to return to Jennerstown Speedway.
“Our MSR officials and race teams are excited to be back at Pennsylvania’s Jennerstown Speedway in 2022 showcasing the super-fast winged sprints in the David D. Mateer Memorial event honoring American Racer’s past president who played an integral part developing the MSR very successful spec tire,” Hanks said. :Jennerstown Speedway has great enthusiastic fans and is no doubt one of the best short track facilities anywhere. Can’t wait to see everyone on Aug. 27, 2022.”
Jennerstown Speedway General Manager Billy Hribar also expressed excitement for Must See Racing’s return to the track.
”The last time Must See Racing was here we had an overwhelming crowd,” Hribar said. “It was a great experience. Last year we were trying to recover from COVID. We kind of went a different direction to bounce back. We had a stellar season at the speedway this year. We saw a great opportunity to add to it and bring the sprint cars back.
“There is a rich history, not just in Jennerstown, but in Western Pennsylvania with sprint cars on the dirt tracks around here,” Hribar continued. “It was one of those things where we saw there was a 410 for asphalt series out there, we tried to intrigue these fans, particularly on the dirt side to come over to see that. That’s what exactly happened. It just didn’t play to the asphalt fans in the area, it also lured in dirt fans to come experience Jennerstown. We expect a big crowd.”
Jennerstown Speedway has a rich history of hosting sprint car events. The track was built as a flat half-mile in the 1920’s. It was paved in 1987. Prior to its paving the track had hosted countless sprint car events over the years. It is also the site of iconic sprint car driver Jan Opperman’s crash that resulted in a severe head injury in 1981. The injury would ultimately be responsible for his death in 1997.