Port Colborne, Ontario-Canada – (August 14, 2023) – The Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series returns to action Sunday, August 20 for the traditional running of the 9th Annual Pete Cosco Memorial.
The Pete Cosco Memorial has been a staple event for the Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series to honor and pay tribute to “one of the nice guys” in racing.
Brad Rouse of St. Catherines, Ontario scored the victory in the Series most recent event this past Friday at Ohsweken (Ontario-Canada) Speedway.
The race will pay $2,077-to-win on Sunday evening. Adam Leslie from Wainfleet, Ontario; James Michael-Friesen from St. Catherines, Ontario and Cody McPherson of St. Catherines, Ontario are all expected to be in the field amongst other drivers.
The Race of Champions Series joins a big night at Humberstone for the Pete Cosco Memorial, which includes the Modifieds and Humberstone’s exciting divisional racing.
Where: New Humberstone Speedway
When: Sunday, August 20, 2023. Grandstands open at 4:30 pm. Racing at 6:30 pm
Directions: The track is located is just a short drive from Niagara Falls and St. Catherines, Ontario as well as just 20-miles from downtown Buffalo and the Peace Bridge at 1716 HWY 3 in Port Colborne, Ontario.
What: The Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series Pete Cosco Memorial 40
More Information: http://www.humberstonespeedway.ca (905-329-8028) / http://www.rocmodifiedseries.com
The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV, MAVTV Plus, Airport Collision, Rocket Performance, Waddell Communications, Image X Design, Sherwood Racing Wheels, DirtTrackDigest.com and Speed Sport. “The Greatest Tradition in Modified Racing” The 72ndt annual Race of Champions weekend concluding with the running the 72nd Annual Lucas Oil Race of Champions 250 will take place in 2022 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.
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