{"id":50520,"date":"2025-08-06T22:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T22:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/50520\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T22:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T22:18:13","slug":"nascar-cup-series-star-ryan-preece-to-sign-autographs-and-serve-as-honorary-starter-at-the-night-before-the-glen-rod-spalding-classic-speedway-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/50520\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Cup Series Star Ryan Preece to Sign Autographs and Serve as Honorary Starter at \u201cThe Night Before the Glen \u2013 Rod Spalding Classic &#8211; Speedway Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Race of Champions Modified Series will continue one of the Southern Tier\u2019s most cherished traditions this Saturday, August 9, with the running of\u00a0\u201cThe Night Before The Glen \u2013 Rod Spalding Classic\u201d\u00a0at Chemung Speedrome \u2014 and this year\u2019s event just got a major boost.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series star Ryan Preece, of Berlin, Conn., driver of the RKF Racing No. 60, will join the night\u2019s festivities to\u00a0sign autographs and serve as honorary starter\u00a0for the 75-lap Modified Series feature. Preece, one of the sport\u2019s most popular and respected drivers, has been on a hot streak and recently appeared on the\u00a0Dale Jr. Download\u00a0with Dale Earnhardt Jr., generating national buzz.<\/p>\n<p>The event will also include another round of the\u00a0Kids RoC Backpack Giveaway, following the huge success of last week\u2019s Fan Appreciation Night at Spencer Speedway. On Saturday night,\u00a070+ backpacks filled with school supplies\u00a0will be handed out to kids in attendance, continuing the initiative to engage and support young race fans.<\/p>\n<p>The night honors\u00a0Rod Spalding, a respected Modified competitor who earned the Sportsmanship of the Year Award at Shangri-La Speedway before suffering career-ending injuries in a crash at Orange County Speedway. His legacy lives on through the\u00a0Spalding Foundation for Injured Drivers, which provides essential support to racers throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s headlining act will be a\u00a075-lap Race of Champions Modified Series showdown, paying\u00a0$5,000 to win.<\/p>\n<p>The action-packed program also features the\u00a0Race of Champions Late Model Series,\u00a0Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series\u00a0(as part of the \u201cRoC-In\u201d Summer Tour), and the\u00a0Chemung Hobby Stocks\u00a0\u2014 making for a full night of grassroots racing excitement.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0EVENT DETAILS<\/p>\n<p>What:\u00a0Rod Spalding Classic\u00a0\u2013 Race of Champions Modified Series<\/p>\n<p>Also Featuring:<br \/>\u2022 Race of Champions Late Model Series<br \/>\u2022 Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series<br \/>\u2022 Chemung Hobby Stocks<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a0Saturday, August 9, 2025<br \/>\u2022 Grandstands Open: 5:00 PM<br \/>\u2022 Racing Begins: 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Where:\u00a0Chemung Speedrome\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022 Address: 605 Wyncoop Creek Road, Chemung, N.Y. 14825<br \/>\u2022 Directions: Exit 59 off Interstate 86\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Just 12 miles east of Elmira, N.Y.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 45 miles from Binghamton and Watkins Glen<\/p>\n<p>More Info:<br \/>\u2022 Track Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chemungspeedrome.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">www.chemungspeedrome.net<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Series Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocmodifiedseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">www.rocmodifiedseries.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0TICKET PRICING<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Adults: $25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Seniors \/ Military: $20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Kids (10\u201315): $15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Kids 9 &amp; Under: FREE<\/p>\n<p><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/72.png\"\/>\u00a0Advance tickets available at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocmodifiedseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">www.rocmodifiedseries.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0WATCH LIVE<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t be there in person? Catch every lap LIVE on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/offer.racingamerica.com\/race-of-champions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RoCModifiedSeries.TV<\/a>, powered by Racing America. A subscription includes full access to all 2025 Race of Champions events, 200+ short track races, exclusive NASCAR content, and more.<\/p>\n<p>ROC Mods PR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Race of Champions Modified Series will continue one of the Southern Tier\u2019s most cherished traditions this Saturday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,34486,14056,5838,634,582,9537,721,722,82,348,20828],"class_list":{"0":"post-50520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-dale-earnhardt","11":"tag-dale-earnhardt-jr","12":"tag-jr","13":"tag-nascar","14":"tag-racing","15":"tag-ryan-preece","16":"tag-series","17":"tag-speedway","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-tv","20":"tag-watkins-glen"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}