Kids Make Play Date Saturday At Canandaigua Speedway   Canandaigua, NY - May 14, 2022 - Tom Skibinski, Canandaigua Speedway PR Director   With still a month left in the class room, summer vacation gets a jump-start at the Ontario County Fairgrounds on May 19th when the management at Canandaigua Speedway invites youngsters out for KID'S FUN LAPS on Saturday.   The Ontario Agricultural Society headlines the trackside action that includes a full DIRTcar Racing program of Big-Block Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds, Street Stocks and PureStox. 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.   Twelve different winners in 12 feature races have set the tone for another competitive season at the popular 'Land of Legends' half-miler. Still in search of his first feature victory in the DIRTcar Big-Block Modified ranks this year, Chuck Bower has used a trio of top-five tallies to give him an early lead in the point standings after the initial three events. Lurking in his shadow are May winners to date Steve Paine and Charlie Donk along with Big-Block rookie of the year contender Russ Hefti, with Paine setting course for a DIRT NorthEast record mark of eight straight track point championships.   2006 Sportsman champion Todd Henderson is also looking to defending his track title at the Routes 5&20 oval. The season-opener victor holds a comfortable advantage over recent winner Dan Wiesner with the top-six in division points utilizing crate motors.   Reigning Street Stock track champion Blane Smith (1 win) is back on top of the points chart yet just two markers separate him from three-time (2003-05) Canandaigua points king Mike Welch. Rod Comfort Jr. finally entered his name in the Fairgrounds record book and his first career win vaulted him past three-time top-three finisher Les Excell and into the early points lead in entry level PureStox competition.   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.   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 585/394-0691 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.