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Upcoming Event... Wednesday, May 21st - Grandview, followed by Pen Can, and Five Mile Point May 23-24


Race Review - Susquehanna Speedway May 3rd
Updated May 5th

Saturday left PJ and crew shaking their heads after a disappointing end to a frustrating night of racing at Newberrytown's Susquehanna Speedway Park.

"The uncharacteristically heavy race track suprised us; we did not expect that the track would have ever gone to such an extreme. By the time we caught up to it (the track conditions), we had overshot the setup. We'll come back... we got cut this week, but we heal quickly."
~ PJ Gargiulo

The saga continues with the Northern Swing starting Wednesday May 21st at Grandview, followed by Pen Can on Friday and Five Mile Point Saturday May 24th.


ARDC Race #2 - Susquehanna Speedway Park
Street Stocks, ARDC Midgets, Late Models, Xtreme Stock Cars

ARDC "Month of May" Begins at Susky on Saturday
By Mark Kielblock

2006 Rookie of the Year, PJ Gargiulo made an early statement charging out of 10th starting spot to finish 3rd in his new ride purchased from Gene Franckowiak in the off season. Gargiulo has high hopes of grabbing his first feature win in the former no.77 that found victory lane four times in the 2007 season driven by Dave Ely.

Grandstands Open:4:00pm
Invocation and National Anthem: 6:00 p.m.

General admission: Adults (18 & older) – $14.00
Young Adults (11-17) - $12.00
Children (10 & under) – Free



ARDC Season Opener - Susquehanna Speedway Park
By Mark Kielblock

Newberrytown, Pa. - H&B Railroad has long been a sponsor of ARDC driver Randy Monroe Jr. That seemed appropriate in the ARDC opener Saturday night at Susquehanna Speedway Park as Monroe ran through the field like a runaway freight train to take the victory in the 20-lap main event. Brett Arndt of Topton, Pa. and Bobby Goerner of Myersville brought the 25 car field to the green flag. By lap 4 Monroe charged out of his fourth starting spot and was in the lead. Other big movers through the field were Andy Martin from 7th to 4th in five laps and PJ Gargiulo who made the most progress jumping from 10th to 5th by lap four.

Once Monroe got into the lead, he began to stretch it out over second place runner Brett Arndt to a full straightaway at one point. ARDC champ Martin continued his strong run in the opener by sliding into third spot on lap 7. PJ Gargiulo then pulled the move of the night, executing a rarely seen outside pass of Andy Martin to move into third on lap 12. Veteran Frank Polimeda also began to make his presence felt up front, moving into fourth on the same lap.

From there the race began to settle down with the top five consisting of Monroe, Arndt, Gargiulo, Polimeda and Martin. On lap 17 Gargiulo was able to get close enough to Arndt to try a risky outside pass in turn two, but the attempt failed as Gargiulo ended up in the dust of the extreme outside groove. Gargiulo lost so much momentum that it nearly cost him his third spot.

One more bit of drama was provided by a turn two spin by Stephanie Stevens, bringing out the caution on the white flag lap. This wiped out Monroe's huge advantage and gave Arndt and Gargiulo one last shot to steal the win from Monroe. It was not to be as Monroe powered away from the duo, while Gargiulo made one last unsuccessful attempt to pass Arndt. As they came under the checkered it was Monroe taking the third win of his career over Arndt, with Gargiulo, Polimeda and Martin rounding out the top five. Billy Pauch, Jr. authored another impressive ARDC performance running from eighteenth to sixth as a teammate to Monroe in the H&B Railroad/WO Grubb Crane Rental number 49.

25 ARDC Midgets signed in for competition with Frank Polimeda, PJ Gargiulo and Dave Shirk taking heat race wins.


Race Fans Are You Ready???
Updated April 2008

ARDC - Where three wide and side by side is standard! We are only days away from the season opener, and you just have to be excited to watch Pennsylvania's mud slinging midget drivers 'Wheel It' around Susquehanna Speedway! Pit Gates open at 3:30pm and General Admission Grandstands open at 4:00pm.


Vic Martin Photo


New Car, Same Attitude...
Updated April 2008

The off-season is finally over, PJ couldn't be happier!

"The off-season was good to us, we enjoyed having our car on display at the Atlantic City show, and it was great to meet so many fans of the club. You get a real appreciation for how long ARDC has been in existence when so many people young and old come over to talk about races they've seen, or the ones they are looking forward to attending."

"It also allowed us to re-evaluate how we run things. We made a checklist of goals, and now just need to make them happen."

Armed with the Paul Gargiulo owned, Bill Jackson tuned, F5 racing chassis, powered by a Snyder Chevy, PJ and crew will compete in every race on the ARDC schedule.

Sperr's Fuel oil, Church's Auto Parts, Simpson Race Products, RTP Graphics, and JHG are all excited to be back for another year of thrilling ARDC midget action, and are looking forward to the taste of victory!



FOR SALE - Complete operation $16,000 or best reasonable offer
Updated January 2007
 

Contact PJ for more details: 484.576.6279
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Race Ready 33" Beast Midget & 2006 33" Stealth w/Gaerte Motorplate
347 HP Don Ott Chevy with Brodix 12 Head (Dyno sheet available)
UltraShield Full containment seat
Simpson belts

Spares...
Most commonly used gear sets (5.11-6.14)
Spare Vertex Magneto, wheels and tires, bird cages, torsion arms, springs & bars etc
2 front axles (1 hub to hub)


ARDC Representin' at Motorsports '08
Announced By Mark Kielblock
Posted January 18, 2008

Felton, DE Two of the young lions of ARDC midget racing are PJ Gargiulo and Nick Wean. These two top competitors are taking their gleaming, freshly minted machines to Atlantic City to represent the club at Motorsports 2008. The Len Sammons produced show is one of the key off season events each season. The 2008 edition kicks off this Friday night, Jan. 18 and runs through Sunday Jan. 20th.

Gargiulo, 2006 ARDC Rookie of the Year is coming off a 2007 season that saw him score a top-10 in the ARDC standings. He is heading into the ''08 season with equipment that has a winning track record. "We purchased the Gene Franckowiak owned equipment during the off season, and that's the car we are going to be displaying," Gargiulo revealed.

Dave Ely drove the Franckowiak no. 77 to an ARDC leading four feature event wins in the ''07 campaign. The machine is a 2006 F-5 Chassis and will be powered by a Gaerte Chevy. According to Gargiulo, the no. 51 machine now in Gargiulo racing colors will look as good as it runs. "We like to keep our graphics consistent, so the car will be black with red and yellow trim," Gargiulo said. "To make the car stand out a little bit more, the red trim is going to be a lot brighter this year. You'll be able to see us from a long way off."

Sperr''s Fuel Oil, Church''s Auto Parts and Rod End Supply make up the sponsor package for Gargiulo Racing.

Gargiulo also shared some plans that will make the ARDC display a magnetic attraction to the public. "If our great looking cars aren't exciting enough, we got together with Gary Silverman who does the ARDC videos at Big Diamond and Grandview. We're going to have a 32-inch plasma screen running DVD's of our side by side 2007 action."


View more photos from Motorsports 2008 HERE




ARDC Charges into '08; Schedule
Announced By Mark Kielblock
Posted January 2, 2008

Felton, DE - Looking to capitalize on momentum that has steadily built in recent seasons, the American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) Midgets have announced their 2008 schedule. The slate will feature 23 races that will run the gamut of established familiar race tracks, a return to legendary traditional open wheel venues, trips south of the Mason-Dixon line, and finally a first-time trip to a new facility for the Club. In embarking on their 69th season of thrilling side by side midget racing, the ARDC Road Warriors will visit 10 different race tracks over the course of the 2008 season.

ARDC has established a strong base at two Pennsylvania Speedways over the past couple of seasons, namely Susquehanna Speedway Park and Big Diamond Raceway. Fans that have come to love the ultra-competitive ARDC shows at these two tracks will be glad to see that eight shows have been scheduled at Newberrytown's Susquehanna Speedway Park and four races will take place at Minersville's Big Diamond Raceway. Fans will anticipate the great racing at Susky that has produced photo finishes between Ray Bull and PJ Gargiulo in '06 and Dave Ely and Tracy Readinger in '07.

Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa. has been a long-time favorite venue for midget fans and for 2008 they will be able to enjoy ARDC action three times at the high-banked 1/3 miler. The first visit will be on Wednesday, May 21. The second visit to Grandview will be a blockbuster event Tuesday June 3rd where ARDC will share the bill with the USAC National Sprint Cars, the third will take place on Saturday October 18th. The June 3rd event marks a return of the most talked-about series of races in 2007 that paired up the Wingless Warriors of ARDC and USAC.

The 2008 version of the ARDC/USAC swing will kick off with the aforementioned Grandview show. The next night, Wednesday June 4 will see the wingless magic continue in a much anticipated return to the legendary Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg Pa. The mighty midgets will be able to use all 340 horsepower down the 'Groves long straights and will thrill fans as they battle side by side inches apart in the corners.

The final night of the Swing will be Friday night June 5th at Big Diamond Raceway. The 2007ARDC/USAC visit to Big Diamond drew a near capacity crowd, and '08 should be no different as the wingless action will be spectacular on Big Diamond's soft clay, high-banked corners.

Another building tradition for ARDC is the annual "Southern Swing" to North Carolina. A busy month of June will see ARDC at Dixieland Speedway in Elizabeth City, N.C. on Friday night June 20, followed by a trip to County Line Raceway in Rocky Mount on Saturday night, June 21.

Highlighting the month of July will be a return to a track that ARDC visited for the first time in '07, as the Club will take to the high-banked 3/8 Winchester, Va. Speedway on Saturday night July 5.

Also in July, the growth of ARDC midget racing will continue with an Historic first ever appearance at Accord Speedway in Accord, NY. Promoter Gary Palmer has revitalized the "Ulster County Bullring" in recent seasons, and a widened racing surface should provide unprecedented thrills when the ARDC midgets debut at the Speedway on Friday night July 11.

Another "Crown Jewel" facility in northeastern dirt track racing is the New Egypt, NJ Speedway. New Egypt fans were so thrilled by ARDC Champion Andy Martin's rim-riding win from the back of the pack in '07 that the Central Jersey speedplant is going to have ARDC on the slate for two shows in '08. The first will be Saturday night May 31, and the second will be on Saturday night, August 16th.

Other dates are being negotiated and were not confirmed at the time of this report. Track promoters interested in hosting an ARDC show in 2008 are urged to contact ARDC booking agents Lou Zrinski at 908-568-5424 or Tracy Readinger at 610-587-4938

The ARDC midgets will be staging the most competitive, thrilling action on dirt from Pa to North Carolina and everywhere in between in 2008. Don't dare miss it!