Thursday, March 22, 2012

Bradford Speedway acquisition: new name...lots of fun

BRADFORD SPEEDWAY WILL BE BACK IN BUSINESS FOR THE 2012 RACING SEASON…AND WITH A NEW OWNER.  LOCAL BUSINESSMAN JEFF ANDRULONIS, WHO ALSO OWNS COLONIAL RADIO GROUP—AND THIS STATION—IS ANNOUNCING THAT HE IS BUYING THE OVER FIFTY YEAR OLD FACILITY AND WILL BE PRESENTING RACING EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT STARTING JUNE 22ND.  ANDRULONIS SAYS HE PLANS TO RUN CRATE LATE MODELS, STREET STOCKS, AND FOUR CYLINDERS…AND ALSO HAS PLANS FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.  BRADFORD SPEEDWAY STARTED IN 1954—AND HOSTED A NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL RACE IN 1958…WHICH WAS WON BY JUNIOR JOHNSON—WHO IS NOW A NASCAR TEAM OWNER.  ANDRULONIS SAYS HE HOPES TO BUILD ON THAT HISTORIC LEGACY BY FOCUSING HIS ATTENTION ON SERVING THE LOCAL DRIVERS AND IMPROVING TRACK AMENITIES FOR RACE FANS.  THE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT RACING SCHEDULE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

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