Race of Champions (modified racing)

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The Race of Champions is a racing organization owned by 1670 Sports and Entertainment as of 2016. The Race of Champions is a racing organization eight different series (Seven on Asphalt, One on Dirt).

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Race of Champions
Race of champions, modified racing, logo, march 2018.png
CountryUnited States of America and Canada
Tire suppliersHoosier
Official website https://www.rocmodifiedseries.com/

The Race of Champions race/weekend

The Race of Champions is a yearly stock car race using modified race cars. The Race of Champions is the successor to the Langhorne National Open, and uses the 1951-1971 opens as the first 21 RoC events. Champions from weekly racetracks throughout the Northeast and Southeast are awarded guaranteed starting positions. Large fields of cars from many states attempt to qualify for each Race of Champions. The 1972-76 RoC events were held at Trenton Speedway. Five different drivers won the five RoC events at Trenton. From 1977 to 1991, Pocono Raceway hosted the Race of Champions. From 1977 to 1979, the race was held on the 2.5 mile triangular superspeedway; from 1980 to 1991, the three-quarter-mile infield oval was used. Richie Evans and George Kent were the leading winners, each winning two of the fifteen RoC events at Pocono. In 1992, the Race of Champions was moved to Flemington Raceway, where it stayed through 1995 with winners; Pauch, Boyd, Siscone and Blewett III. In 1996, the race moved to Oswego Speedway. Jan Leaty winning the year it moved, Tony Hirschman and Matt Hirschman are tied for number of wins at four at Oswego Speedway. Also for a brief one year period the Race of Champions Weekend was moved to Chemung Speedrome where Matt Hirschman won. In 2017 the Race of Champions weekend gained a title sponsor in Presque Isle Downs and was moved to Lake Erie Speedway in Erie, Pennsylvania. Matt Hirschman came out victorious once again, surpassing his father (Tony Hirschman) in wins at the event and is now fourth in all time wins at the event. The man to beat at the Race of Champions 250 continues to be Matt Hirschman as he wins his sixth Race of Champions 250 topping the all-time wins list at the event. This win was also his fourth in a row at the event.

History

The Race of Champions is also a stock car racing series on both dirt and asphalt and was nominated for and won Best Touring Series on the 51's (which is an annual fan voted awards) for the 2017 season. The Race of Champions which is now a racing organization with many different series started out as one single race, the Race of Champions in which champions in modified racing from all over the country would come and try to qualify to race against the best which many were granted starting positions because of there achievements at other races or tracks. In the 2019 season a TQ Midget Series was introduced into the Race of Champions Group of Series. Andy Jankowiak became the inaugural series champion at Lake Erie Speedway. Also in 2019 the Race of Champions began experimenting with sim racing via iRacing.com one of the most well known sim racing services

Asphalt schedules

Asphalt Modifieds Series

DateTrack NameRace Name [1] WinnerWinner (Name)
4/24/21 Mahoning Valley Speedway Modified Season Opener60Matt Hirschman
5/8/21 Chemung Speedrome ROC Modifieds at Chemung07Patrick Emerling
7/3/21 Lake Erie Speedway ROC Modifieds at Lake ErieN/ACancelled
7/10/21 Holland International Speedway ROC Modifieds at HollandN/ACancelled
7/30/21 Spencer Speedway ROC Modifieds at Spencer07Patrick Emerling
8/7/21 Chemung Speedrome ROC Modifieds at Chemung60Matt Hirschman
8/14/21 Holland International Speedway 32nd Annual Tommy/Tony 11073Andy Jankowiak
9/3/21 Spencer Speedway 2nd Annual Maynard Troyer Classic60Matt Hirschman
9/26/21 Lake Erie Speedway 71st Annual Race of Champions 25073Andy Jankowiak

Asphalt Sportsman Series

DateTrack NameRace Name [2] WinnerWinner (Name)
6/5/21 Lake Erie Speedway TBATBDTBD
7/16/21 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
8/20/21 Holland International Speedway TBATBDTBD
8/28/21 Holland International Speedway TBATBDTBD
9/3/21 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
9/25/20 Lake Erie Speedway Race of Champions WeekendTBDTBD

Asphalt Late Models Series

DateTrack NameRace Name [3] WinnerWinner (Name)
7/10/20 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
8/15/20 Chemung Speedrome TBATBDTBD
9/26/20 Lake Erie Speedway Race of Champions WeekendTBDTBD

Asphalt Super Stocks Series

DateTrack NameRace Name [4] WinnerWinner (Name)
5/22/20 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
6/6/20 Lake Erie Speedway TBATBDTBD
6/12/20 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
7/10/20 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
7/24/20 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
8/15/20 Chemung Speedrome TBATBDTBD
8/21/20 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
9/27/19 Lake Erie Speedway Race of Champions WeekendTBDTBD

Asphalt TQ Midget Series

DateTrack NameRace Name [5] WinnerWinner (Name)
6/6/20 Lake Erie Speedway TBATBDTBD
6/27/20 Lake Erie Speedway TBATBDTBD
8/15/20 Chemung Speedrome TBATBDTBD
9/25/20 Lake Erie Speedway TBATBDTBD
9/26/20 Lake Erie Speedway Race of Champions WeekendTBDTBD

Asphalt Four-Cylinder Dash Series

DateTrack Name [6] Race NameWinnerWinner (Name)
TBATBATBATBDTBD
6/6/20 Lake Erie Speedway TBATBDTBD
6/27/20 Lake Erie Speedway TBATBDTBD
7/18/20 Holland International Speedway TBATBDTBD
8/1/20 Holland International Speedway TBATBDTBD
8/21/20 Spencer Speedway TBATBDTBD
9/26/20 Lake Erie Speedway Race of Champions WeekendTBDTBD

Dirt schedules

Dirt Sportsman

DateTrack NameRace Name [7] WinnerWinner (Name)
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Past champions

Asphalt Modifieds
YearName
1994Charlie Rudolph
1995George Kent
1996George Kent
1997 Chuck Hossfeld
1998J.R. Kent
1999J.R. Kent
2000George Kent
2001George Kent
2002George Kent
2003George Kent
2004Tony Hanbury
2005Matt Hirschman
2006Earl Paules
2007Pete Brittain
2008Matt Hirschman
2009Matt Hirschman
2010Matt Hirschman
2011 Chuck Hossfeld
2012Matt Hirschman
2013Matt Hirschman
2014 Chuck Hossfeld
2015Matt Hirschman
2016Patrick Emerling
2017Mike Leaty
2018Chuck Hossfeld
2019Patrick Emerling
2020Patrick Emerling
2021Austin Beers
2022Mike Leaty

Past winners

Event No.YearTrackWinner #Winner [8]
11951 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Hully Bunn
21952 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Jim DeLaney
31953 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Ted Swaim
41954 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Frankie Schneider
51955 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Pete Corey
61956 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Dutch Hoag
71957 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Glenn Guthrie
81958 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Jim DeLaney
91959 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Jim DeLaney
101960 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Dutch Hoag
111961 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Bob Malzahn
121962 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Frankie Schneider
131963 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Dutch Hoag
141964 Langhorne 1.0mi (Dirt) Freddy Adam
151965 Langhorne 1.0mi (Paved) Bill Slater
161966 Langhorne 1.0mi (Paved) Will Cagle
171967 Langhorne 1.0mi (Paved) Dutch Hoag
181968 Langhorne 1.0mi (Paved) Dutch Hoag
191969 Langhorne 1.0mi (Paved) Ray Hendrick
201970 Langhorne 1.0mi (Paved) Merv Treichler
211971 Langhorne 1.0mi (Paved) Roger Treichler
221972 Trenton 1.5mi (Paved) 99 Geoff Bodine
231973 Trenton 1.5mi (Paved) 61 Richie Evans
241974 Trenton 1.5mi (Paved) 3 Fred De Sarro
251975 Trenton 1.5mi (Paved) Ray Hendrick
261976 Trenton 1.5mi (Paved) 6 Maynard Troyer
271977 Pocono 2.5mi (Paved) 6 Maynard Troyer
281978 Pocono 2.5mi (Paved) 1 Geoff Bodine
291979 Pocono 2.5mi (Paved) 61 Richie Evans
301980 Pocono 2.5mi (Paved) 61 Richie Evans
311981 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 26George Kent
321982 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 5 Greg Sacks
331983 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 24 Jimmy Spencer
341984 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 69 Brian Ross
351985 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 12 Brett Bodine
361986 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 26George Kent
371987 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 28George Brunnhoelzl
381988 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 44Reggie Ruggiero
391989 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 1Tony Hirschman
401990 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 15 Mike Stefanik
411991 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 4 Satch Worley
421992 Flemington .625mi (Paved) Lenny Boyd
431993 Flemington .625mi (Paved) 44 Billy Pauch
441994 Flemington .625mi (Paved) 14 Tony Siscone
451995 Flemington .625mi (Paved) 14 John Blewett III
461996 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 25Jan Leaty
471997 Oswego .626mi (Paved) Tony Hirschman
481998 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 77Sege Fidanza
491999 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 22 Chuck Hossfeld
502000 Oswego .626mi (Paved) George Kent Sr.
512001 Oswego .626mi (Paved) George Kent Sr.
522002 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 93Tim Mangus
532003 Oswego .626mi (Paved) Sege Fidanza
542004 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 9Eric Beers
552005 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 22 Chuck Hossfeld
562006 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 72T.J. Potrzebowski
572007 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 6Jan Leaty
582008 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 48Tony Hirschman
592009 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 88Billy Putney
602010 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 48Tony Hirschman
612011 Oswego .626mi (Paved) Zane Zeiner
622012 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 60Matt Hirschman
632013 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 60Matt Hirschman
642014 Oswego .626mi (Paved) Chuck Hossfeld
652015 Chemung .333mi (Paved) 60Matt Hirschman
662016 Oswego .626mi (Paved) 60Matt Hirschman
672017 Lake Erie .375mi (Paved) 60Matt Hirschman
682018 Lake Erie .375mi (Paved) 60Matt Hirschman
692019 Lake Erie .375mi (Paved) 60Matt Hirschman
702020 Lake Erie .375mi (Paved) 60Matt Hirschman
712021 Lake Erie .375mi (Paved) 73Andy Jankowiak
722022Lancaster .625 mi (Paved)60Matt Hirschman

All time wins list (modifieds only)

Driver [9] Wins
Matt Hirschman48
Chuck Hossfeld28
George Kent22
Patrick Emerling17
Jan Leaty16
Sege Fidanza10
Eric Beers10
Mike Leaty10
Andy Jankowiak9
T.J. Potrzebowski9
J.R. Kent9
Pete Brittian6
Zane Zeiner6
Tony Hanbury6
Lee Sherwood4
Tom McGrath3
Tyler Haydt3
Bill Putney3
Jimmy Zacharias3
Erick Rudolph3
Earl Paules3
Kyle Ebersole2
Tony Hirschman2
Tim Mangus2
Rusty Smith2
Don Wagner2
Rick Kirkendall1
Dave Pecko1
Duane Delamarter1
Charlie Rudolph1
Tyler Rypkema1
Ken Woolley Jr.1
Wilbur Hebing1
John Markovic1
Kory Rabenold1
Ted Christopher1
William Thomas1
Chris Ammon1
Bill Woods1
George Skora III1
Brian Bowen1
Rick Fuller1
Tommy Catalano1
Scott Lesher1
Doug Wolcott1
Daren Scherer1
Kyle Strohl1
Donny Lia1
Rick Woods1
Bryan Sherwood1
Jimmy Blewett1
Tim Arre1
Bobby Holmes1
Tim Connolly1
Jeff Ulrich1
Mike Stefanik1
Danny Knoll Jr.1

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