Cinqo de Mayo Kicks Off Month Of May At Canandaigua Speedway

Canandaigua, NY – April 30, 2022 – Tom Skibinski, Canandaigua Speedway PR Director

High fives will be flying through the Ontario County Fairgrounds grandstands May 5^th as Canandaigua Speedway plays host to Cinqo de Mayo Night on Saturday.

Five (5) general admission tickets, five (5) hot dogs, five (5) orders of french fries and five (5) soft drinks for only $50 for the 5 pm show that includes a full DIRTcar Racing program of Big-Block Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds, Street Stocks and PureStox.

Unique 5-PAK ticket packages continue to be available for all regular events at Canandaigua as well as sister track Cayuga County Fair Speedway. Providing a great deal for fans, each 5-PAK of tickets can be purchased for $48.00 which results in the receipt of (1) free ticket. The regular show admission is just $12 for adults (15-64 yrs.), $10 for Seniors (65 yrs. & older) and $5 for youths (10-14 yrs.) while children 9 yrs. & under are free.

Moving into its traditional summer time frame, spectator gates will swing open at 5 p.m. on Saturday with the first qualifying heat rolling off the line promptly at 7 o’clock. Pit gates are slated to unlock at 4 p.m. for all competitors.

Sandwiched between a pair of rain-outs, Justin Haers tops the current DIRTcar Big-Block Modified point standings after scoring the only feature win of the season on April 21. Perennial favorite Steve Paine secured runner-up honors in his bid to establish a single-season DIRT NorthEast mark of eight straight track point championships.

Reigning Sportsman points king Todd Henderson returned to winning form with an opening day victory while Andy Fisk (Street Stock) and Ryan DePuy (PureStox) posted full-fender firsts in the lone April event run off at the storied ‘Land of Legends’ clay oval.

Canandaigua Speedway on the Ontario County Fairgrounds is located just east of the city, with the track being easily accessible by using either Exit 44 (traveling east) or Exit 43 (traveling west) of the New York State Thruway. Additional information can be obtained by calling 716/394-0691 on raceday, during the week by dialing the DIRTcar Racing NorthEast office at 315/834-6606 and logging in anytime to canandaiguaspeedway.com.

The DIRTcar Advance Auto Parts Modified Series is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB i.t., F.X. Caprara Car Companies and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Integra Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Miller Electric Manufacturing Company and Wrisco Industries.