The Late Model division, along with the American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association (ATQMRA), are set to make their season debuts Saturday at Mahoning Valley Speedway.

Race time is 6 p.m. Also included the card will be Modifieds, Street Stocks, Hobby stocks and Rookie Hobby Stocks. In addition, fans will have the opportunity for a meet and greet with most recent Hobby Stock feature winner, and current class point leader Trisha Connolly, as she will have her always perfect looking No. 2 car on display from 4-5 p.m. in front of the main entrance.

This year will mark the 43rd season for the Late Model division, which began in 1970. Frankie Althouse (2019-20 champion) has moved over to the Sportsman Modified class.

However there are still the likes of Mahoning’s all-time winner Mike Sweeney - who is fresh off a win last Sunday at Evergreen Raceway - and Jeremy Miller, who both, along with Althouse, led the way the past few seasons with wins and top-three point tallies.

Samantha Osborn, the 2019 Most Improved Driver award winner, will be back and attempt to gain her second career win and more. Avery Arthofer, a top-5 point finisher and Rookie of the Year, has been on the cusp of her first in-class win, and should be poised to make it happen this year.

Also in the mix is the exciting Broc Brown, who has a knack for getting to the front, and is a constant threat to win whenever he rolls into the track.

Veteran Geno Steigerwalt, the Coopers (Todd and Rich), the father and son duo Mike and Seth VanFossen, Dylan Osborn and a number of others will also be prepared to take their first checkered flag of the year as well.

In what has become customary over the past number of years, the Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, powered by VP Racing Fuels ATQMRA, will also open its season. Saturday night will mark the time-honored club’s 64th consecutive season, dating back to 1956.

The TQ’s began racing at Mahoning in 1987 with Mike Adams leading the way with 20 career track victories. The TQ Midgets are credited with being the fastest cars to ever record a lap. Matt Roselli holds the all-time speed mark at 8.825-seconds at 101 mph.

Joey Bailey, the 2019 club champion, will lead the charge into the ¼-mile bullring, only this year he will be behind the wheel of the iconic No. 1B for owners Barry and Donna Boyd.

Pit gates open at 10:30 a.m. Heat races get underway at 6 p.m.

Adult grandstand admission is $14. There is a $2 discount for active military, students and seniors 65-and-over (must have valid ID). Children 10-and-under are free.

The track will be silent on July 4, before action returns on July 11 with race No. 2 of the Mahoning Valley Speedway Hall of Fame Series, featuring the George Wambold Tribute 81 for Modifieds paying $2,500-to-win and $500 for 10th.

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