(Sodus, NY) The Patriot Sprint Tour (PST) is pleased to announce its tentative racing schedule for the 2016 season which includes 36 events at 22 different venues, encompassing New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Canadian province of Ontario. A total of 27 events comprise the PST American tour plus nine additional shows in the mix to make up the PST Canadian tour.

“We’re a bit ahead with the 2016 schedule and I’m working with a few track promoters in the Northeast in hopes that we can add another few races,” said Mike Emhof, PST Owner.

Fans throughout the Northeast will have the opportunity to experience the excitement of 360 Sprint car racing. Racers will get to enjoy the diversity at a variety of venues that the PST offers.

The first PST Canadian points race kicks off in Thorold, Ontario at the Merrittville Speedway for the annual ‘Spring Sizzler,’ paying $2,000-to-win on April 23. The first PST American Series points race will be a long awaited return for the Patriots at the Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, NY on Sunday, May 1. This will be the first series race at the Quarter Mile Oval since 2005.

Tracks familiar to the Patriot Sprint Tour such as Canandaigua Motorsports Park and the high banks of Woodhull are up next. The tour rolls on to Eastern New York State for the first time in a number of years, attacking the Albany-Saratoga Speedway and Fonda Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend. Both events are $2,000-to-win paydays.

A couple of memorial events dot the schedule. The Patriots will make their annual trek south for the Joe Whitcomb Memorial at the Selinsgrove Speedway, a $2,571-to-win race with time trials on June 18. That weekend, the winner’s share reaches $3,500-to-win at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park.

A pair of races presented by Bonnell Collision Centers will fill a weekend in late June with one race at Raceway 7 in Conneaut, OH on June 24 and Stateline Speedway in Busti, NY on June 25. 

The series continues its traditional holiday bonus races to celebrate our country’s independence at Little Valley Speedway (July 1), followed by Mercer Raceway Park (July 2), and the Eriez Speedway (July 3) rounding out a full throttle sprint car holiday weekend.

Other notable tracks hosting PST American Series races include Ransomville Speedway, Brewerton Speedway, Fulton Speedway, Penn Can Speedway.

The PST Canadian Series will swing through Brockville Ontario Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway on two summer weekends. The big payday and a weekend with great prestige will be hosted by Oshweken Speedway for the $12,000-to-win Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

Be on the lookout for more Patriot Sprint Tour pre-season announcements at www.patriotsprinttour.com.

2016 Tentative PST Schedule
(*Please Note: Shows could be potentially added prior to the start of the season)

​Sat
Apr 23
Merrittville Speedway

Sun
May 1
Five Mile Point Speedway

Fri
May 6
TBA

​Sat
May 7
Canandaigua Motorsports Park

Sat
May 14
Woodhull Raceway

Fri
May 27
Albany Saratoga Speedway

Sat
May 28
Fonda Speedway

Fri
June 3
Ransomville Speedway

Sat
June 4
Fulton Speedway

Fri
June 10
Ohsweken Speedway

Sat
June 18
Selinsgrove Speedway

Fri
June 24
Raceway 7

Sat
June 25
Stateline Speedway

Fri
July 1
Little Valley Speedway

Sat
July 2
Mercer Raceway Park

Sun
July 3
Eriez Speedway

Sat
July 16
Brockville Ontario Speedway

Sun
July 17
Cornwall Motor Speedway

Fri
July 22
Penn Can Speedway

Sat
July 23
Woodhull Raceway

Fri
July 29
Ransomville Speedway

Fri
Aug 5
TBA

Sat
Aug 13
Fonda Speedway

Sat
Aug 20
Brockville Ontario Speedway

Sun
Aug 21
Cornwall Motor Speedway

Wed
Aug 24
Rolling Wheels Raceway Park

Fri
Sept 2
Raceway 7

Sat
Sept 3
Mercer Raceway Park

Sun
Sept 4
Eriez Speedway

Fri
Sept 10
​TBA

Fri
Sept 17
Ohsweken Speedway

Sat
Sept 18
Ohsweken Speedway

SODUS, NY – The Racesaver® CRSA Sprints have released a tentative 2016 schedule for the 305 winged sprint series. The current schedule includes seven familiar racing venues from this past season. A majority of races will be held at speedways east of I-81.

The season will kick off at Fonda Speedway in Fonda, NY. The ½-mile speed plant will host three races in 2016. Mike Kiser of Cooperstown won the last Racesaver® CRSA Sprints race at Fonda held in September 2015.

Also hosting three races will be Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna, PA, the first of which will be on May 20th. Eddie Strada of Lake Ariel, PA took the checkers during the tour’s last visit in August.

Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, in Fultonville, NY, is a new addition to the tour schedule in 2016.

The Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, NY will host a tour high of five races in 2016. Last year, five races were hosted and four different drivers visited victory lane. Cory Sparks of Edinburg, NY, hometown driver Brian Krummel, and Kevin Nagy of East Brunswick, NJ scored wins along with Middletown local Scott Goodrich capturing two of his nine wins in the season on the track in his hometown.

Also hosting four races will be I-88 Speedway in Afton, NY. Goodrich also claimed two victories at I-88 last season, claiming half of the wins. Krummel claimed his second win of 2015 at I-88 last July. Emily Vanlnwegen of Sparrow Bush, NY captured her second win of the season in Afton, her first coming earlier in the season at the Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, NY.

Five Mile Point Speedway, along with Albany-Saratoga Speedway and Utica-Rome Speedway will host a pair of Racesaver® CRSA Sprints races, bringing the current schedule to a total of 22 events.

The final 2016 Racesaver® CRSA Sprints schedule will be released at the Gater News Motorsports Expo at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse on Saturday and Sunday, March 12th & 13th.

For the latest news and updates on an affordable racing series that produced 11 different winners in 2015, bookmark www.crsasprintcars.com on your internet browsers. The series can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Tentative 2016 Racesaver® CRSA Sprints Schedule
April 23  Fonda Speedway
May 7  Orange County Fair Speedway
May 20  Penn Can Speedway
June 3  I-88 Speedway
June 11  Orange County Fair Speedway
June 19  Utica-Rome Speedway
July 1   I-88 Speedway
July 2   Fonda Speedway
July 9  Orange County Fair Speedway
July 22   Glen Ridge Motorsports Park
July 23  Five Mile Point Speedway
Aug 6  Orange County Fair Speedway
Aug 12   Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Aug 13  Port Royal Speedway – PASS/CRSA Challenge (non points)
Aug 19  Penn Can Speedway
Aug 20  Five Mile Point Speedway
Aug 23  I-88 Speedway - Earl Halaquist Memorial
Sept 9  Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Sept 10   Utica-Rome Speedway - New Yorker Special Event
Sept 23  Fonda Speedway
Sept 24  I-88 Speedway
Oct 15  Penn Can Speedway – King of the Can Weekend
Oct 22  Orange County Fair Speedway - Eastern States

SODUS, NY – Mike Emhof Motorsports, Inc. (MEM), a sprint car parts distributor and racing promotions company, has added to its holdings with the acquisition of the RACESAVER® CRSA Sprint Car Series. The purchase brings the number of series operated by MEM to three. The Patriot Sprint Tour (PST) & CNYMS Mini Sprint Series have been under ownership of MEM for several years.

During the offseason months, Mike Emhof and Mike VanDusen, owner of the CRSA series for the past five years, worked closely to finalize the details of the acquisition with a number of common goals to protect the integrity and future of the series. From race dates, to racing operations, competitors and fans can expect to see business as usual, with the exception of CRSA adopting the IMCA sanction.

“I’m glad that the series is going to continue under the same RACESAVER® format,” said VanDusen.

VanDusen’s comment reflects the premise of the series to offer stable and enforceable rules, consistent rules application, and fair purse distribution.

“Mike and his wife Debbie have done a fantastic job operating the CRSA series over the past five years and we share the goal of providing an affordable platform in a racing series that maintains a level playing field,” commented Mike Emhof.

​VanDusen will remain involved with the series in a technical supporting role at the track and as a consultant during the 2016 season.

Along with the acquisition announcement, MEM announced that Greg Hixson will be the Director of Race Operations for the RACESAVER® CRSA Sprints. Hixson has worked under the MEM umbrella in roles with the CNYMS Mini Sprints, then with PST. Hixson has also been the race director at Black Rock Speedway and Canandaigua Motorsports Park.

“Greg has worked with me many, many years and is well respected within the racing community. He’ll have the full support of the MEM organization behind him with the RACESAVER® CRSA Sprints,” expressed Emhof.

A RACESAVER® CRSA Sprints 2016 schedule will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.

Race fans and competitors can keep current on series activities at www.crsasprintcars.com. For more information about Mike Emhof Motorsports, Inc., log on to www.mikeemhofmotorsports.com.